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Preparing for big jumps

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ktollefson_1080
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NS is there any thing you guys can share with me about how YOU mentally/physically prepare for bigg jumps?
Me Iam a good skiier and all but I dont push my limits on actaul giant jumps. I had a bad time casing a jump once and bruised my heel hella hard.
So please NS give me YOUR step by step maneuvaer to prep for a jump you havent hit b4?
(i know im gonna get some "just huck it. or balls up.)
Jun 29 2007 3:36PM
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garrett.
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turn your music up and stop thinking. also i find it better to not strait air it so you dont know how high you are. so do a 3 or a back if your comfortable being upside down first hit
Jun 29 2007 3:46PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Here's what I do before I try something huge and before comps....

1. Meditate (you might laugh, but it works for me)
2. Crank your tunes
3. Have someone call you a bitch or something to get you pumped
4. Visualize it in your head
5. Huck your meat
Jun 29 2007 3:48PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Oh and also... stretch stretch stretch stretch! Could be the difference in tearing your ACL or not.
Jun 29 2007 3:49PM
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FNJ
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yeah you essentially have to sack up but just hit jumps until youre comfortable on them then go a bit bigger and bigger and so on.  dont be afraid to go fast either. and you can just ask other people who are hitting it like how much speed you need etc.
Jun 29 2007 3:51PM
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Legit
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^dude don't say that.


just get pumped up
Jun 29 2007 3:52PM
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GatoGordo
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close your eyes, go in the general direction of the jump, and open them when you think you are in the air.
Jun 29 2007 3:52PM
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396222687862
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what i either do is

visualize--- see yourself hitting the jump, actually imagine a real image. it really helps

OR

crank the tunes.. self explanitory, you won't have to pause, think. etc. you can't overthink a jump if you can't superconcentrate because of your music. not only will it pump you up, but help you not think of the consequences.
Jun 29 2007 3:53PM
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FNJ
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dont say what?
Jun 29 2007 3:53PM
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ktollefson_1080
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im deffinatley gonna take those in.
Sage Cattabriga Alosa does also.
meditates
http://www.skinet.com/skinet/photos/article/0,26964,1223634,00.html
Jun 29 2007 3:59PM
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FNJ
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haha yeah!

maybe i should try meditating....
Jun 29 2007 4:00PM
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ktollefson_1080
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I have meditated actaully for the past 5 months since i got more in touch with my religion but i never throught of doing it on the ski hill. i will.
Jun 29 2007 4:08PM
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skier_boy26
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if i go to a mountain that ive never (or recently) been to, and they have rather sizeable jumps, what I usually do is ill hit smaller jumps within the park to get a feel for the snow and jumps there, work my way up, and just eye it and go for a larger one. Or I might ski by the jump perhaps once, take a look, but usually after hitting many jumps you can gauge them pretty well. Sometimes, you just have to hit it to find out what itll take.
Jun 29 2007 4:13PM
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fourhundred
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this method works best for me
Jun 29 2007 4:14PM
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Black-Bandanna
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I meditate everyday. Try it out.
Jun 29 2007 4:15PM
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ktollefson_1080
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Is there anything you guys do If u think u will case
?
Jun 29 2007 4:36PM
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*rkp*
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prepare for impact ^     

but seriously, you're putting too much thought into this. just stop over-analyzing everything, because you'll psych yourself out. just rip into the jump and hit it. visualize yourself clearing it, and don't freak out.
Jun 29 2007 4:55PM
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396222687862
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i can tell if i'm gunna case. i try to roll out of a fall, sounds wierd but thats what i do.
Jun 29 2007 4:59PM
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skiierman
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I think to myself, "What's the worst that could happen?" so that if it does, I'm not surprised by it.
Jun 29 2007 5:03PM
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Edward.
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it always gets me more nervous waiting longer and watching more people hit a big jump before i first hit it, so try to be one of the first ones to hit it before your friends do
Jun 29 2007 5:07PM
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P.J.S.
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i actually don't mind guinea pigging jumps too much, once you get the first one out of the way, shits good to go.
Jun 29 2007 5:10PM
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WeK
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That, and also couple times I'll ski down like I'm going to hit a jump right beside it, but look at it as you go by it. For me it helps kinda realize how it's going to throw me and how much speed I need.
Jun 29 2007 5:13PM
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ktollefson_1080
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yea its just last time i went to camp i cased it on a giant jump and bruised my heel really bad and i couldnt ski or walk right for weeks. and dont want that to happen again
Jun 29 2007 5:13PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Nah man, last time I just ripped into a jump blind I broke my back in 3 places. I overshot it so fucking far. I agree to a certain extent though. You can't analyz it to the point where you psych yourself out, but you definitly do need to analyz it.
Jun 29 2007 5:19PM
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ktollefson_1080
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wow. broke ur back in 3 places? thats fuckin harsh man.
Jun 29 2007 5:23PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Tell me about it...
Jun 29 2007 5:23PM
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Joan
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FOR SURE, louder tunes for me make me more pumped than nervous and believe it or not spinning a 3 is alot easier than straight airing cuz u have something to do in the air, and just whatch a few people who look the same size as you who are hitting a big jump and just drop in....

remember what happens to other people doesnt mean its going to happen to you
Jun 29 2007 5:40PM
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Anders_F
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i just really spend alot of time visualizing myself in the air on the jump, find a good speed to hit it at, and tell myself i need to push my skiin to the next level and bigger jumps is the only way, i really think the best way to get yourself to go big is to just relax and dont think of the worst case sencero
Jun 29 2007 5:51PM
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invader7
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i just started by following someone in that had the speed down so i wouldnt case or overshout
Jun 29 2007 6:01PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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watch one person for speed. (only one, otherwise you get stuck watching up top and get psyched out)

close eyes and visualize

crank the tunes

drop and do a little dance, or little hops on the in run to get yourself pumped
Jun 29 2007 6:13PM
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Casey
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just close your eyes and lean back until its over.
Jun 29 2007 6:28PM
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Evan_B.
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i would but i dont no much more than u do.... u overshot it really fucking far right? and broke ur back in 3 places... thats about all i no


sry man i wish i could tell u more than u already know
Jun 29 2007 6:30PM
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BLKOUT
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I cased a jump early last season and did the same thing. there was a trace of snow on the jump so it slowed me down. It sucks cuz I was afraid to hit anything big after that. now I don't go unless I know I'll clear it. test runs help too.
Jun 29 2007 7:05PM
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stompdat
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Personally, before hitting a big jump I've never hit before, I'll watch a person hit it and see where he starts from to get the speed down. And see if he pops or not.

You can never be too careful. Watch people. But don't get nervous. When your watching people stomp the jump, just imagine that it's you doing that.

When you do finally get yourself into hitting that sick jump you've found, make sure 100% ready to hit it.

No regrets. That's how I roll.

Good luck.
Jun 29 2007 7:22PM
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hollygrove
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yell profanities

tends to give you a little more self respect.

Jun 29 2007 9:07PM
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punkrock32
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1. watch people hit it first
2. ask them how far they landed down, etc. and remember the amount of speed they took in (ex. any speed checks, any carves, straight? etc.)
3. after the first two steps, you should have an idea of what its like
Jun 29 2007 9:21PM
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punkrock32
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^2. i wasnt really thinking when i posted #2, but you probably wont be able to ask them so just guesstimate how far they over/undershot
Jun 29 2007 9:23PM
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skiierman
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Pft, if you aren't the guinea pig then you're the second hit pussy.
Jun 29 2007 9:32PM
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Peter.
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ask some people where to start for speed, ask about the lip, even ski up the lip and stop at the top and check it out
Jun 29 2007 9:37PM
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eheath
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Just learn, watch, and do.
Jun 29 2007 9:46PM
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jca
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ususally if im at another hill or something i watch someone hit it first but if there no one hitting it yet or something i just do a speed check then either straight air or 3. i think its easier to 3 a jump then to straight air it because you arent focusing on the actual jump so much
Jun 29 2007 9:47PM
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Piste.Off
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music on full
staring at the jump the whole time
think of what sick aerial moves i want to do before i hit it
pop off land clean and ride away
Jun 29 2007 9:51PM
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KyleM
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listen to music, take a deep breathe and just go for it and dont think about it, whats ever going to happen is going to happen
Jun 29 2007 10:22PM
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KyleM
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might not come out good
Jun 29 2007 10:45PM
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OAK_TREE
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smoke a bowl, loud tunes, and then go for it. works everytime
Jun 30 2007 12:13AM
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Holte
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Don't be afraid to speed check the jump once or twice before you hit it if it's a high risk jump (or even if it just scares you a lot).

Also, if it's really sketchy, always make some sucker go before you.
Jun 30 2007 12:19AM
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bemmis
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1. listen to inspiring music
2. imagine how fun it will be
3. imagine telling your grandkids about it
4. imagine how good you will feel afterwards.

If you fall:
1. Imagine telling your grandkids about it (if you survive)

Jun 30 2007 12:22AM
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4ReeL_
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smoke a bowl
Jun 30 2007 1:11AM
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Powforbreakfast.
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i don't think.  i just.. go.  if i am thinking, i think about how badass i'll be to the crowd watching.  and the ladies.  ya know, if you man up for the ladies, then they'll come flocking. 
also, i may sound crazy, but i usually do a switch 180 the first hit.  skiing backwards makes you more concious of speed, and it's realllllly easy to control how much spin you have while you're in the air.
and don't straight-air.  i crash more on straight-airs than i do on 9's, no joke.  i always end up popping wrong and landing backseat or something.  at least do a 1, a switch 1, or a 3.  pretty safe bet...
Jun 30 2007 1:20AM
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Literature
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Before hitting anything, I take a look. It is just common sense to know what you are getting into. This creates a "wasted" park lap, but it really does make things a lot safer.

Then I visualize. I try to get rid of all of my fear or apprehension on the lift and before I drop in, so I can focus on the trick. It seems to work well for me, but it is an aquired skill and I do enjoy the mind game that I am pretty sure makes up something like 90% of high level skiing.

Jun 30 2007 1:25AM
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Ryanvdonk
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for jumps i've never hit: i first watch a couple of skiers go to see how the speed is. then ask the people what the speed's like (i.e. how many speed checks or turns). after that i speed check the jumps to guesstimate if i had enough speed, not an exact science, but it helps mentally anyway. then next run through i let someone else hit them then go, taking into account things like spinning or carving which reqire more speed. then i just do a straight air, usually messing around with twisters and spreads. then next run i work on grabs and just make sure of the speed. then im all warmed up.
Jun 30 2007 1:26AM
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