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Candide's pole pole plant at the lip
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dunno if this has been discussed, but why does he do it? just curious
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i don't know but its kickass
try it sometime it makes spinning soooo different
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its from his mogul days, if you watch videos of him as a kid he used to ski moguls tons. he just grew up like that and used it on the jumps. better question though, why does sean decker do it?
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Seeing him do that on Chads Gap was ridiculous.
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A while back when I looked up how to do 3's (cuz i suck (in the park) and i ski like 5-9 days a year) it told me to plant my pole into the lip. It probably works as an adaption to arial apres ski. It probably can boost a spin a 3 more when done right.
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to get perfect timing for the biggest and floatiest spins in the world that he likes to do, duh
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i think its cause it makes you more consistent setting for spins but to me it feels kind of awkward
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You've never seen Candide ski, ever, have you?
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well he doesnt do it when he goes switch
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cuz he was a bump skier and that is how he was taught
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i think its creative, and looks sweet, but not many other people do it. thats what is sweet. sweet.
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i think you're retarded.. it is the opposite of creativity, it is how 'freestyle' skiers are taught to jump.. and on straight airs they plant with both poles.. its retarded..
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does it really help stabilize you before a jump?
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not anymore they don't. He came from a different era, but as someone who grew up with a freestyle background most of us are taught not to pole plant esp with spins because it is easier get off balance or off axis. the original purpose of a pole plant was to make sure that u had a balanced take off that u werent in the back seat
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Try it, its a different feeling.
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He probably learned it from moguls, thats what is taught, so that you are balanced and going in the right direction when you spin.
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Watch a ski movie, he does it every single god damn time.
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yeah, he does it every single time. mogul skiers are taught to do 3 pt or 4 pt take offs so they are square and get the best pop off the kickers. probly just how he learned to do it.
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tanner rainville does it too on cork 540s
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He does the FIS sanctioned four point take off, 4 point landing?
Why the hell else do you think he always cleans up any contest he's ever entered?...
I love the fact he even does them in the halfpipe...!
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He does it as a reminder that he has to land eventually, even though he could easily break into orbit.
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