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Russ Henshaw Dew Tour score

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gaper-raper
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is it just me or was anyone else thinking that he should have gotten top three?

Russ always gets the lower score on a constant basis and i think that it has cost him some comps over the last couple years.
Dec 18 2011 11:31PM
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remster
Posts: 898 - Karma: 261
Totally agree. Well said heath
Dec 19 2011 11:31PM
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carlos_the_dog
Posts: 81 - Karma: 20
he did a 9 and sw. 10 for his unnatty tricks and spun really fast onto a box and you wanted a top 3 finish? lol, you need a doggie treat to cheer you up. and there's a reason elias only wins preseason big airs... thanks golden retriever god... his tricks are ugly as shit but just as tasty! mmmm
Dec 19 2011 11:57PM
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pikupfulofsnow
Posts: 2077 - Karma: 9,696
1st you hate on dubs, then you hate on straight spins, no winning in this thread.
Dec 20 2011 12:01AM
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carlos_the_dog
Posts: 81 - Karma: 20
1st you film for rage then you misunderstand that unnatty dubs and rails are more tech than boxes and upright unnatty spins... there's no winning with delusional humans!
Dec 20 2011 12:06AM
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Craig114
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Well my computer is being a shit head right now so I cant embed but Gus Kentworthy had mad steeze in this video! I wish he looked this calm at all times!

Dec 20 2011 12:12AM
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TheWakes.
Posts: 685 - Karma: 235
ding ding ding
Dec 20 2011 12:46AM
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sick-as-aids
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I probably am just speaking for myself, but i think we have definitely seen enough of B&E rail skiing in general, let alone comps.

NS changes its moods every 3 seconds... One minute people think Phil Casabon should take out X games without doing a dub and its sick to see him doing other shit... and now your saying Gus is only doing shitty un natural switch 10s....


and if you are looking for tech rail tricks, a 2 on, pretz 2, in a comp, under pressure, on a dfd bar, is pretty damn tech to me...
Dec 20 2011 6:11AM
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tdollo
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no steez...
Dec 20 2011 9:23AM
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carlos_the_dog
Posts: 81 - Karma: 20
casabon was doing switch 10s to the bottom with a dub japan grab....

you humans just don't comprehend what you're watching half the time...
Dec 20 2011 10:21AM
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LeoSpaceman
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everyone seems to be missing it except for the dog, his switch right 10 and right 9 were pretty much the same exact rotation with the same exact grab. not podium worthy, not in 2011.
Dec 20 2011 10:28AM
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ski0
Posts: 2321 - Karma: 5,370
Tom has such a dirty bag of tricks for slope. he can stomp all 4 dubs on command and has the most consistent rail game out there. i predict he will win the dew cup
Dec 20 2011 10:33AM
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grambo
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 93
I would rather see jump tricks on/off rails. In fact, I would rather see wall-rides, jibs/bonks and other interesting non-jump features rather than straight rails which are boring as hell to watch. Switch-ups look stupid on skis. About the only decent thing from B&E would be Casabon's one footers from the last episode, and maybe some presses.

Rails as they are used now in slopestyle are really boring to watch for pretty much every competitor, and for sure the general public. They look a lot more stylistic on a snowboard, for skiing, jumps just look better, end of story.
Dec 20 2011 1:00PM
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Wesley.P
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speak for yourself, i like watching the rails
Dec 20 2011 1:02PM
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TijmenDal
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Let's all shut the fuck up and drool over Gus' SIIICK RUN!!! SERIOUSLY, MAD STEEZE AND TECHNICAL AS WELL.

And to the guy saying 'no dub to the right', you're probably right about that, sadly enough...
Dec 20 2011 1:24PM
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KAS
Posts: 1417 - Karma: 68
Are you pretending to be a dog?
That's kinda dumb if you are.
Dec 20 2011 1:41PM
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jreilly
Posts: 1165 - Karma: 619
i was just dissapointed i didnt even get to see b dogs creativity on this course. Gus's run was insane but damn robot steeze. beep bop boop beep
Dec 20 2011 1:42PM
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faux_real
Posts: 984 - Karma: 250
I would have agreed with you back in 2004. But it seems to me like rail skiing has progressed a shit load in the last few years, and I'm not talking about 1-footers in the latest B&E episode. I don't know how you can think that one footers and "maybe some presses" are the only decent thing in B&E.
Dec 20 2011 3:13PM
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grambo
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 93
Yes there has been progression, but to the average skier/person watching Dew Tour/X-Games it looks the same as it has in the past few years, no one cares about it other than some park skiers. People care about jumps, period. At least wall-rides/jibs/cannons are exciting.

Urban rails are different because of their size/uniqueness, consequence etc. Slopestyle rails are boring.
Dec 20 2011 6:15PM
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T.Hartman
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TJ schiller would have won.
Dec 20 2011 6:28PM
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carlos_the_dog
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i am a dog. just ask my owner, rich fahey and my second owner, steve stept.
Dec 20 2011 7:30PM
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KAS
Posts: 1417 - Karma: 68
You're pretending to be a dog, that's kinda weird.
Dec 20 2011 9:56PM
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faux_real
Posts: 984 - Karma: 250
I see where you're coming from, but in that case, why reward unnatural spins? do you think the average person watching tv cares if it was left or right??
Dec 20 2011 9:59PM
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KillaSeason
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lolwut?
Dec 20 2011 10:10PM
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Mstchief
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Word. His style has improved a lot. I guess I keep associating his skiing to that video of him at COC a couple years ago where the tricks were super tech but style es muy terrible!


Dec 21 2011 5:39PM
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grambo
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 93
I think visually you can see when a person spins in different directions off back to back jumps, it is noticible, same in the pipe. Rails are just harder to be impressed by, for skiers specifically, in my opinion.
Dec 21 2011 5:39PM
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