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How can I teach my little sister the basics of freestyle skiing?
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No sex jokes, please...
My little sister is almost 9, and she's already told my parents she really wants a pair of twintips. She seems really stoked on jumping and skiing the steeps and stuff already (she hit her first cliff a few days ago), but she's kind of uncoordinated for her age.
Should I wait until she gets older for her to start learning some freestyle stuff, or should I let her try to huck a 3 into some soft snow?
And if she is REALLY down with it and can try it without wimping out, what are some good techniques that you instructors and stuff do to get the kids to try to progress some more and become even more stoked?
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For boxes, have her stand on a box first and show her proper body position right from the start (i.e. like most of your weight on the front foot, full 90 degrees). As for jumping make sure she understands how to POP and by pop make sure she knows that she has to use her quads to really jump off the lip and make sure she knows how to have a lot of forward shin pressure on her boots when jumping.
Let her try whatever dude, I wish I had a pair of twintips and proper instruction when I was 9 years old...
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Well first you put her between your legs...
No but seriously, just teach her the basics. Popping, wider stance on boxes, and leaning on shaped boxes.
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ya make sure she gets all the proper technique down before she starts trying spins and stuff, if she is able to get all the basics down early on, she would progress alot faster as she continues to get older
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surely learning to pop and realising the importance of popping are the first steps.....no?
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make sure you get her a leash will def help. haha only kidding. but just show her and make sure your throughougly explain what she needs to do, dont leave out details that you already have programeed into your head. explain it like a she is retarded, sounds weird but will help
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well let me tell you that i can definitely be done. i saw a 8 year old sliding rails and doing spins and shit last week. i was so happy. wish i started so young
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ya i didnt get twins until recently
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personally, i'd just get her on skis, and let her shred.
if she loves it, then she'll get into it.
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