Would diving boards help with air awareness 4 skiing?

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Mar 30 2021 5:26PM

My local town pool has 2 nice diving boards lasts summer I was trying spins with grabs and flat spins and mistys. Basically I’m just wondering if I do enough of it will the air awareness will translate to skiing?

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AlaskaDogfart

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Mar 30 2021 5:44PM

yes

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Celery

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Mar 30 2021 6:05PM

Same goes for cliffs

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SuspiciousFish

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Mar 30 2021 6:11PM

Yes, 100%. Its probably the best training for jump body mechanics. That and you look like a G floating huge Lincoln Loops off the high dive. When I was on the CU Freeride Program we would hit up the Rec Center diving boards all the time. On of the best practice technique is to keep your eyes up when you jump on the board and not down at your feet, this will correct a lot of issues people have on park jumps.

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WoFlowz

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Mar 30 2021 6:27PM

SuspiciousFishYes, 100%. Its probably the best training for jump body mechanics. That and you look like a G floating huge Lincoln Loops off the high dive. When I was on the CU Freeride Program we would hit up the Rec Center diving boards all the time. On of the best practice technique is to keep your eyes up when you jump on the board and not down at your feet, this will correct a lot of issues people have on park jumps.

Ok will do

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DesertStix

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Mar 30 2021 7:08PM

That rec center is wild definitely one of the sicker parts of CU’s campus

SuspiciousFishYes, 100%. Its probably the best training for jump body mechanics. That and you look like a G floating huge Lincoln Loops off the high dive. When I was on the CU Freeride Program we would hit up the Rec Center diving boards all the time. On of the best practice technique is to keep your eyes up when you jump on the board and not down at your feet, this will correct a lot of issues people have on park jumps.

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TRVP_ANGEL

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Mar 31 2021 12:30AM

woflowz type of guy to play water polo

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WoFlowz

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Mar 31 2021 12:33AM

TRVP_ANGELwoflowz type of guy to play water polo

Just triggered some ptsd from a ymca summer camp when some kid tried to drown me and almost did while playing water polo. They had to pull this fucker off me and he weighed like 60lbs more than me

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dolanslebensraum

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Mar 31 2021 5:33AM

Yeah. Diving boards, tramps, ramps. Skateboarding, rollerblading, foam pits, wakeboarding. It all helps.

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MichiganCatFart

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Mar 31 2021 6:49AM

TRVP_ANGELwoflowz type of guy to play water polo

I legit play water polo

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weastcoat

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Mar 31 2021 4:24PM

DolansLebensraumYeah. Diving boards, tramps, ramps. Skateboarding, rollerblading, foam pits, wakeboarding. It all helps.

I feel like rollerblading and skating takes rail skiing consistently to the next level

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ginj.nz

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Mar 31 2021 4:36PM

MichiganCatFartI legit play water polo

same I feel offended

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MoneyMakerMike

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Mar 31 2021 4:41PM

weastcoastI feel like rollerblading and skating takes rail skiing consistently to the next level

If you can hit a rail on a skateboard your overqualified to hit a rail on skis

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WoFlowz

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Mar 31 2021 4:55PM

MoneyMakerMikeIf you can hit a rail on a skateboard your overqualified to hit a rail on skis

Lol park rails and street rails on a board are way different. There’s some park rails I can slide but if u tried to slide a rail like that in the streets I’d die. Grinding rails is to hard. Even sliding taller rails at the skate park are

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