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Gaining speed switch

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Mmessmer
Posts: 872 - Karma: 43
alright when im goin down to the jump switch how can i go fast... i always seem to slow down alot

Aug 19 2005 11:56AM
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Armadaguy
Posts: 1697 - Karma: 70
you are probly negative snowplowing and not knowing it

do it for yourself and no one else
Aug 19 2005 11:58AM
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Mmessmer
Posts: 872 - Karma: 43
alirght so how do i go faster?

Aug 19 2005 11:58AM
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bermbuster49
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hmm, maybe tuck a little more, lean a little more forward so that your back tips almost manual, it could help, but yeah make sure your not doing anything to slow you like snowplowing or something.


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Aug 19 2005 12:02PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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you really have to commit to keeping those skis locked straight. also if your on a bit of a flat or whatever...either take a bunch of skates and hop switch or learn how to skate switch

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Aug 19 2005 12:32PM
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ski8990
Posts: 5961 - Karma: 19
i usually skate and get more speed than i need and then turn switch because pretty much everyone skis a bit slower switch than regular. but you should check and make sure you arent snow plowing. i used to do that

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Aug 19 2005 12:37PM
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Pklink04
Posts: 5608 - Karma: 392
if im standing straight looking back i feel that i start to snow plow, but if i lean forward, put my hands on my right knee, and look past my left shoulder, i dont plow unless i purposely do it



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Aug 19 2005 12:45PM
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*karma*
Posts: 1072 - Karma: 328
keep ur feet parrell i backwards snow plow sometimes and it is not fun undershooting a jump trying a zero spin.... so just make sure ur not snowplowing, and if u are start up a lil more than what u would hit the jump regular...

Aug 19 2005 12:45PM
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USA
Posts: 2201 - Karma: 11
yeah i used to snowplow backwards to, just practice keeping ur skis straigh ad pivoting at ur waist not in ur legs

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Aug 19 2005 1:01PM
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monkeysteez
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i dont think so, leaning forward will just push your skis into a wedge sorta. try centering your weight and remaining balanced so you dont have to move too much to correct yourself.

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Aug 19 2005 1:10PM
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FJibber
Posts: 1494 - Karma: 1,291
just lean forward, it works relly good for me


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Aug 19 2005 1:30PM
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dspin180
Posts: 163 - Karma: 10
what is switch???? is that fakey?

Aug 19 2005 1:46PM
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USA
Posts: 2201 - Karma: 11
like backwards dumbass

no me gusta acls


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Aug 19 2005 1:46PM
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dspin180
Posts: 163 - Karma: 10
backwards doing what?? walking?

Aug 19 2005 1:49PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
thats what i used to do and still do sometimes...what i do to elimintae that is 1. look over my shoulder more 2. keep ckecking to make sure that im not negative snowplowing and 3. lean forward...this straightens your skis surprisingly enough

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Aug 19 2005 1:54PM
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matthasaurusrex
Posts: 5160 - Karma: 185
bomb going forward, untill 5 feet before the take off, the pop up, do a 180, and commit.

yeah, i went there
Aug 19 2005 1:56PM
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Hedekar
Posts: 1816 - Karma: 15
wax your skis backwards.



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Aug 19 2005 2:33PM
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MattTweak
Posts: 234 - Karma: 10
this kid's name is d-spin and he has 121 posts and he doesnt know what switch is??? get the fuck off the site.

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Aug 19 2005 2:54PM
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skibum311
Posts: 277 - Karma: 10
my problem used to be that i wasn't used to the speed switch so it felt like i was going faster than i really was, so i just worked on that.. dont know if that helps but there it is.

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Aug 19 2005 3:26PM
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Fr2Planker
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 13
you damn rookies.........i usually keep one ski farther forward and i always turn my body so i get less wind resistance....and dspin is a choch

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Aug 19 2005 3:34PM
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freeskier824
Posts: 813 - Karma: 11
is it faster to ski into a jump switch or to do a 180 right before you hit the jump? like gain all your speed and then do a quick 180 before you hit it

Aug 19 2005 3:42PM
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Fr2Planker
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 13
it can be depending on the inrun but it can also look gay

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Aug 19 2005 4:02PM
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Pklink04
Posts: 5608 - Karma: 392
i hear you there, i thought i was goin so fast then i would revert around and i thought i was goin so slow



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Aug 19 2005 4:04PM
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freeskier824
Posts: 813 - Karma: 11
reverting/buttering slows you down a lot

Aug 19 2005 5:28PM
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waynewong
Posts: 1359 - Karma: 23
to much time in the park and not enough time learning how to really ski switch

you need to do whole runs switch and learn to really carve backwards, not just reverse snowplow

take everything you know about going fowards and relearn it...

use it as your morning warm up runs...top to bottom switch down long groomed expert and inetrermediate runs...learn speed control, pre-jumping, carving, etc...

your goal should be to get to the point where it does not matter which direction your going...just like good snowboarders...if you spend enough effort and have enough skill it wont matter cause it is all the same...

PLUS - nothing freaks high end carver mom and dad types more than someone laying down railroad tracks on a morning groomer...

unless your a park monkey who does not know how to turn...then your jusr screwed and will never have any flow from jump to jump

Aug 19 2005 5:45PM
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scientist
Posts: 6920 - Karma: 347
Also if you are carving make sure you look over the downhill ski shoulder, and i find staggering your feet to the fall line helps to much to even know. its also because your back tips (unless centre mounted) are shorter than your front tips, thus making to move slower.




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Aug 19 2005 6:54PM
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lamp
Posts: 3486 - Karma: 44
dude, its skiing backwords... i hope you were joking

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Aug 19 2005 7:09PM
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USA
Posts: 2201 - Karma: 11
id rather see someone point it into a jump switch, not jump switch b4 the jump, unless the inrun is way to intense or somthing, which it never is

no me gusta acls


"can anyone do a backflip, im new to two tip skis"-bikeobsession

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Aug 19 2005 7:12PM
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sketchlinefilms
Posts: 1557 - Karma: 10
if were trying to film my friend nathan and he hops into switch its impossible cuz he gains so much fucking speed...its like a crappy toyota turning into a ferrari...i dont know how he does it but something he's doing works!

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Aug 19 2005 7:37PM
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mckeeman
Posts: 2674 - Karma: 122
switch carving...edges go faster than base...

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Aug 19 2005 7:42PM
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theORANGEshovel
Posts: 857 - Karma: 99
^thats what i do

Aug 19 2005 7:45PM
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leaning foward makes you stand up strait and it looks like a big penis. what I do is crouch, lean downhill a little, and always stay on your edges. you can't even do a switch trick unless you're on your edges anyways.

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Aug 19 2005 7:45PM
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xpingxpongx
Posts: 579 - Karma: 11
its not fun overshooting a jump doing a zero spin either. i think its all about knowing your speed. get good at it regular and then start small and work your way up switch.

Aug 19 2005 8:12PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
carve and dont wedge ever

Aug 19 2005 8:31PM
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duhamelski
Posts: 3842 - Karma: 192
dont be a pussy and straight line it. you shuld learn how to carve for speed checks because pizzaing and digging your edge slow you down a ton

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Aug 19 2005 8:39PM
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Nine_Milla_Killa
Posts: 6783 - Karma: 23
Jump around to switch too, dont slowly turn and kinda butter, cause u lose alot of speed that way.

Aug 19 2005 8:47PM
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eastAR5
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yea i hate when kids stand straight up when they ride switch. Backward erect penis steez

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Aug 19 2005 8:53PM
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duhamelski
Posts: 3842 - Karma: 192
man, the backward erect penis steeze is where its at. if you dont look like a erec penis backwards, your not cool at all

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Aug 19 2005 9:07PM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
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do a cork 180 over the roller of the jump before the one you are hitting lolo styles



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Aug 20 2005 2:07AM
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USA
Posts: 2201 - Karma: 11
carving fo sho

no me gusta acls


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Aug 20 2005 2:17AM
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bucknasty
Posts: 984 - Karma: 18
another good thing to do when u go off the jump switch is to look straight ahead and then once u see ur skis have left the jump start spinning or w/e, i used to spin way too early and i was like wtf im loosing alot of speed, that helped me alot, most of all just be real comfortable doing switch and work on it, it takes practice and time dont worry

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Aug 20 2005 1:48PM
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Aasert
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stay low and keep the gangster style, u will gain uber speed

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Aug 20 2005 1:50PM
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QuazBotch
Posts: 3908 - Karma: 216
do it on one foot, you can't snowplow on one foot. Unless you start sliding sideways, then you'll go off the side of the jump and die.

Aug 20 2005 2:35PM
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waynewong
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i coached all my kids to ski on one foot ^^^ teaches great recovery and switch skills


Aug 20 2005 2:39PM
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to this day I can't ski worth shit on one ski.

because I like poop.
Aug 20 2005 2:42PM
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waynewong
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balance, practice, strength

it helps so much for recovering from off balance landings and saves your ass if you lose a ski at high speed

Aug 20 2005 2:45PM
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bourdSNAPer
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lean more on your out side eges and carve that will help a ton

Aug 20 2005 5:44PM
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bmxican_89
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i think thats what i do but i cant remember. it been to long sicnce ive skied


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Aug 20 2005 6:14PM
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skier_bum
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try it on one ski.

keep ur skis straight, and more importantly flat on the snow

Aug 20 2005 6:17PM
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TheWorst
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i try to put my ski boots so they are touching right together so my skis are really straight and close together and then i put a bit of my weight forward and tuck a little... not too much but just a little

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