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Clapping your poles for inner-peace?

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Ice-Is-Scary
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Anyone else clap their poles before they do something big/gnarly/rad/they are unsure about. I noticed in movies the other night people were clapping their poles together before dropping in, then I realised I always do that before I get radical, anyone else with me on this one?
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=nick=
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yeah man every time.
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Ice-Is-Scary
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After I clap my poles I always get really focused and "in the zone"
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Von
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yeah i clap my poles behind my back
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radskier
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yeah i've never thought about it but I do that too
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jibvermont
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i don't really clap my poles.. i kinda cup my nads and say 'yep i got a pair, lets do this!'
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timmi
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i always lift up my coat and shake my ass so everyone above me can see my ass. i dont know why...
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=nick=
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hahaha me 2 wow. wierd
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LeBlanc
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I ugualy tap the tails of my skis so that the snow on the noses fly off
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hugeairkid
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I always double tap poles with friends who are with me, kind of a ritual we have been for years now. I always kick snow in the air off my skis before I drop into something too.
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peter.doubleu
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yeah i tap my tails and then i shake my poles... and giv'er.
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TWoods
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I jump up and down a little or tap the tips and tails of my poles on teh ground. Ill have to tap my poles.
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Luc.
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yah a matter of fact rescently i have noticed that i do...and right before i hit the jump i have my hands in fists around my poles and i hit the top of my pols together twice of once or w/e...its kind of gay now that i think about it.
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TWoods
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and see if that works for me.
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AwR
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clap my poles behind my back everytime im about to hit the jump and then everything i focus and like all the noise just goes away because im in the zone
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crooks
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oh yah in the first segment in war, i think anthonys, in the very very beggining he does that before dropping in
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dead
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I reach under my coat and adjust my pants. Pull em up and down a few times and im good to go.
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gambino500014
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yea tapping a buddies pole is key, i do that sometimes
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Luc.
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yeh it is sometimes just stupid...like i might clear all the snow off my skis...or just chill there for a sec and think about it...i dont know...like...its just weird sometimes...other times like in war wextras i do like the pete olenick thing where u do like a reach and pray thing just to be gppfy and then i would like hit a rail or something...or like do the "sign" waving my poles in the air...it all depends on the mood i am in.
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Davevinc1080
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i do it after i land something big taht i have never done, or if some one else stomps something nice
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Jasmine
Posts: 1489 - Karma: 10
yeah, right after i fix my goggles, adjust my pants, unzip my jacket, flip down my hood, kick snow off my skis, hook my poles and check the wind direction. haha, no i actually do it once in a while, tho. i know what you mean.
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CooksCorner
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i always get the snow off my skis, i just have this idea that its gonna slow down my rotation.
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sexy_skier_babii
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sometimes i do it in front of me, but not everytime.
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W.o.R.d
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me too haha, i click my skis together all the time
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crooks
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hahah taht was awesome in TEAM PIZZA
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nickmcnutt
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same
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bmxican_89
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i clap my poles bejind my pack and slap my tails. sometimes i clap my poles to get the snow off the end more than anything. its not really heavy but i can steal feel it on the end and its annoying.
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BillyGoteMan
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I clap my poles everyone in a while and do some pole slapes after jumps and i always pull my pants up a little bit even if they're not sagging
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stylishskier
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sometimes poll clap but I usually adjust my pants right before I hit a rail
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actchill
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haha word, i'll leave my pants down if im jumping, but if im tryin to get super tech i'll pull my pants up quick
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O-Show
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i always stomp my feet on the in run and adjust my jacket on jumps dunno why but always have
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witty
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i flap my hands at my side like a penguin steeze....and it always gets super intense right before i do whatever it is im doing...weird little thing i do
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Kevo
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I clap my poles behind my back when I am cruising.
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Kevo
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haha my sig spelled univesity wrong
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seemeski
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I usually tap my right foot until Im ready. I clap my poles when someones done something real nice and steezy, or a gnarly fall.
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cjgncjgn
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for pipe i just sing the song im listening to out loud.

for big jumps i do the same thing as above but i usually sorta punch into the air.

for rails i usually do the same as above the pipe way for small ones and the big jump way for bigger ones.

i duno i like my music
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user098123
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I start skating really slowly towards the jump and kinda shake my head back and forth to the music i'm listen to and then just kinda loosen up my whole body and arms and shit. Then I tense up, focus, and prepare to eat shit haha.
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Jaskittin
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I acctually don't do that just because everyone else does and it just seems lame to copy whoever else does it ahead of me. I don't really do anything, I just get in kind of a zone in my head and go for it.
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BobYohan
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i bob up and down nodding my head to wtvr music i have on. and if i dont have any music i have some pump up song going in my head.
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Ice-Is-Scary
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My friends told me that sometimes before I drop into something really retarded, i'll say "cowabunga" then drop in. But I never remeber saying it. Adrenaline is a weird drug.
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t3shellvenom
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usually to the beat of my beats
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skiierman
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Wtf? The ski tapping and pole tapping I do is just to get the snow of the baskets and skis... Weird concept huh?
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TWoods
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Yea, I do that too, but it is "the Signal". fools.
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UTskier
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Pole clapping is great. Especially if you're doing it for extra GNAR points.

Pole Whacker (100)
Vigorsly whack your poles above a line for at least 30 seconds.

and a related bonus item:
Radness Yell
Before dropping into a line, vigorously wave arms while yelling at the top of lungs: “Hey! Check me out! I’m going to rip the shit out of this!”

a link to the complete rules:
http://skistyle.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=257&sid=24ed22331bb3f9df2eba64f087e7591e
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TheQuailman
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i always tap my poles for good luck
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=nick=
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haha woooooooooooooooooorrrrdddddd
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The_Future
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I my poles behind my back and adjust my pants
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scientist
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I do the pants thing before hitting small jumps. But for big jumps or cliffs i definatly rock the pole clink.
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poncho
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i that all the time
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Ice-Is-Scary
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thats the best shit I've seen in a long time. I could score a ton of points for claiming to strangers after coming down patsy marley at mach speeds
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bmxican_89
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ive never seen anyone else do it. its just kind of always been a habbit
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