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Watching ski movies make you better?

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freeskier824
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do u think watching ski movies makes you a better skier?

Jun 28 2005 12:23PM
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katie_gurl_84
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Well I think it can in ways, like you can learn new tricks, by watching but you have to get the gutts to do it

Jun 28 2005 12:24PM
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Me.
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not really, you can learn new tricks, but it's up to you to stomp them

Jun 28 2005 12:24PM
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RastaSkier9
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Yeah i think you can because you see good skiers, and you can use the slow motion button to see exactly how to do sometihng


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Jun 28 2005 12:39PM
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Markman
Posts: 1582 - Karma: 47
If you watch them correctly they can deffinately help you improve. You see how pros set their body, feet and rotation for spins and then visualize yourself doing. They especially help if you don't have any peers to push you and are at a higher or diffrent talent level than the people you ski with

Jun 28 2005 12:54PM
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3-6
Posts: 248 - Karma: 10
i believe watching videos makes you better. even if you don't slow it down and focus on what they are doing, just watching the same thing over and over again teaches you how it should look and feel, kinda subconsciencely. it works even better if you watch a trick and then take it to the tramp.

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Jun 28 2005 12:58PM
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The_Herring
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sure it can. you get the nice feelin' only skiing can give you and look forward to go skiing and when up on the mountain nothing can stop you man

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Jun 28 2005 12:58PM
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Pman13a
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you can see how the pros do the tricks, mimic their style, and get a little confidence so yes it does help you out

Jun 28 2005 1:10PM
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skierman_number1
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I think just watching any ski videos, on NS or in movies makes you better just because I've learned more in this year alone then my friend has in 4 years of riding park. He doesn't know about this site and only watches very little ski clips.

Jun 28 2005 1:13PM
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albatross.
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i find it just belittles everything you do, so its not as scary. Kids on local mountains with few good skiers would have no concept of where the sport is going and what kids are doing without ski movies, so it probably makes them alot better too.

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Jun 28 2005 2:56PM
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jizack
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thats like asking if you ride eric pollard pros if you'll be as sick as pollard


Jun 28 2005 3:23PM
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volklskier34
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well it will make u better if u r not justsittn there n gettin fat

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Jun 28 2005 7:33PM
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ztragnoB
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^ that was a wothless answer. But they do help, espically in slow motion. I watch all my movies in slow motion when im alone, i learn so much.




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Jun 28 2005 8:34PM
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ATLskier
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today, I didn't really feel like doing much, so i decided to watch high five. 30 seconds into the intro, I was so pumped to ski, I decided to set up my backyard rail even thoguh i had other stuff to do. By high five pumping me up to ski, it encouraged me to practice and I got a lot done and I learned a lot of new stuff.

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Jun 28 2005 8:53PM
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downhillracerfry
Posts: 317 - Karma: 10
No it doesn't. you might be able to see what you want to learn, but the only way you get good is actuall trying stuff.

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Jun 28 2005 10:01PM
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jerad
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no, not quite...if you get the initial motion down by watching a movie, it creates an electrical path in your brain with neurons...its not strong, but when you try the trick it won't be completely foreign. Once you stomp it over and over the path gets stronger and stronger with more and more neurons and then you can do it on impulse...thats how you learn new shit...for example, in school, the teacher shows you how to do a sample problem in math, and then you take it and do it yourself.

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Jun 28 2005 10:08PM
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p.hemingway
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they made me better

Jun 28 2005 10:11PM
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timoski
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what people said before...they give you ideas, pump you up, and belittle you tricks...

every time im about to pussy out of something, i think of how pussy it would look on film, especailly compared to candide. i then think im ahuge fag and commit to the trick

"BASE jumping is the best sport ever evented. Everyone should go out and order "BAse Jumping Baffin Islands" with Shane and Miles. Rails on skies look like roller blading. It's fucking gay and you wanting to watch hours of that shit makes you fucking gay. It's like comparing figure skating to hockey. SOunds like we a a lot of figure skaters on this site."-sno-man
Jun 28 2005 10:53PM
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jewdogg417
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There's a reason any good athlete knows about visualization...

Plus... they put everything into perspective... that dub kink rail in your local park doesn't seem so nasty when you think about ... pretty much any street rail in any of berman's movies

There's also the whole stoke factor issue

They help

Jun 28 2005 11:03PM
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Tze.C
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good for obeserving technique i guess

Jun 29 2005 9:09AM
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MWenzel
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yeah i think it does.

Jun 29 2005 9:13AM
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Girays_Brother
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it definetly helps in different ways

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Jun 29 2005 9:18AM
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pat-rickdaigle
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YES, i know it helps,i could never do urban rails, studied skier do em in slo mo, went out and did it like notta, it does help.







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Jun 29 2005 9:32AM
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eastAR5
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maybe for style, but its just like in skatevideos, you cant learn how to kickflip by just watching one

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Jun 29 2005 12:01PM
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hans_aschim
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^ the truth, i get more inspired for skiing by watching skate videos. such as YEAH RIGHT! and This Is Skateboarding



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Jun 29 2005 12:03PM
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1440ski
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Maybe just a litttle


Jun 29 2005 12:09PM
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7X
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i meditate to ski movies

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Jun 29 2005 12:11PM
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mommy
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watching ski movies improves your overall physical strengh. it also gives you hella balance.

Jun 29 2005 1:38PM
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pikupfulofsnow
Posts: 2077 - Karma: 9,696
if you take the jumping techniques you see off the lip to the hill, ya it makes you better. skill can't be made in the air if it doesn't start on the ground.

Jun 29 2005 1:45PM
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Dilla
Posts: 6447 - Karma: 106
You get ideas for your next tricks, and also you can study riders technique, but watching doesnt make you KNOW how to do the tricks


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Jun 29 2005 3:51PM
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Marg
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i conquere to this statement


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Jun 29 2005 7:58PM
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ECfreeski3
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THANK YOU! someone finally said it -VISUALIZATION
half of doing tricks in skiing is being able to visualize it.
and when i was first learningthe first few times i didnt even have the balls to try a 3. i watched a ski movie (i want to say the game, not sure tho) and then went out and stomped my first attempt at a 3 ever, over a 30 foot table. so it definitely helps

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Jun 29 2005 8:02PM
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Nine_Milla_Killa
Posts: 6783 - Karma: 23
Watching ski movies makes you have better, harder, longer-lasting erections.

Jun 29 2005 8:02PM
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cab_D
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yeah i defenatley think watching ski movies makes you better. but you shouldn't copy the exact same style as your pro idol, add your own unique touch to it

Jun 29 2005 8:21PM
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Me.
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wtf! Under ATLredneckskier's post count it just has "??" Is it because he's at exactly 2000?

Jun 29 2005 9:45PM
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mommy
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watching evan raps segment in happy dayz allowed to preform such tricks as the corked 720 and the corked 720.

Jun 29 2005 10:12PM
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tls5099
Posts: 216 - Karma: 51
jizack that was by far the worst comment i've read on here...he wasn't asking if by watching ski movies will you get as good as the pros in it?...he was just wondering if it helped..i think it definately helps seeing something in slow motion and figuring it out, but only to a certain point

Jun 29 2005 10:54PM
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KillerMonkey
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it makes you feel like you are a better skier because they make everything look so easy and your like o man like i can do that



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Jun 29 2005 11:27PM
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*DrewT*
Posts: 7768 - Karma: 480
It helps you know what grabs look good in what tricks and shit. And if your trying to learn a new trick you can watch it in slowmo to see how they set it and stuff.

But in the end its up to you to get the balls to try it

go skiing

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Jun 29 2005 11:35PM
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E-ZRider
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i don't think so but hey u never know

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Jul 2 2005 12:01AM
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Ktownchic
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in a way i guess...... but not really. their just movies. you need to make it all happen .






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Jul 2 2005 9:49AM
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nothanks
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Yah, watching one dosen't increase you skills. But you can look and watch how stuff gets done or the style of it....But it they really just get my more excited to go ski and push myself.



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Jul 2 2005 10:08AM
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nicke_1080
Posts: 134 - Karma: 12
you see the new tricks the pros are doing..like in session 1242 jon started the whole nose/tipgrab thing.
and u can learn a lot just by watching the pros and then take it out to the hill and practise it (if u have the guts)

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Jul 2 2005 3:01PM
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garrett.
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i dunno but i like watching them









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Jul 2 2005 3:11PM
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s_e_c_l_n_
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they do. they help you make your body positioning well and they are good for positioning. they help stancr and steeze..except you should make steeze yourself

Jul 2 2005 10:18PM
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SkiingNinja
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yes it does, I read somewhere that if you visualize the process in your mind over and over again, your muscles will get used to the process so you have a better chance of doing stuff

Jul 3 2005 10:50AM
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.John.
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Ski movies pump me up, so they make me want to try bigger tricks. like a 360.

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Jul 3 2005 10:51AM
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rachael575
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I don't think they can "make you better," but I def think they can give you the motivation to improve...

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Jul 3 2005 6:35PM
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freestyler540
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Not better, more pumped to get better!



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Jul 3 2005 9:24PM
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