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streams180
Posts: 74 - Karma: 10
I just realized today as i was in the park that the key to doing any trick is having the balls to throw it down...i go up there today wanting to finally knock my 3s down in the park and i shit out right before i get to the hit...i dont know how to overcome this? anyone any idea that help
Feb 26 2003 6:04PM
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WIfreeskier
Posts: 8125 - Karma: 65
I usually try to see the trick happen in my mind and how it is going to be executed, then my concious will sometimes tell me not to do this just before the lip of the jump, but I just ignore my concious and do it, see the landing, and stomp it. Once you try it one time, you will not be as scared the other times. I also recommend wearing a helmet when ignoring your own concious.



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Feb 26 2003 6:06PM
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What_A_Wookie
Posts: 3231 - Karma: 21
get pumped before the jump...being nervous youll prolly get a rush...use it, just get as focused as you can - a couple days beofer doing it seriously just dream and visualize stomping that trick 24-7 - also something that helped me was taking some falls before that that didnt hurt so i wouldnt be afraid of falling
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Feb 26 2003 6:06PM
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UpDawg
Posts: 2373 - Karma: 11
i know what you're talking about, i was skiing today and got kind of nervous before hitting a bigger table top and trying a 180...but like someone else said, just visualize it, and the commit- once i was in the air it wasnt that bad, and if you do crash, then it makes you realize that its not that bad (for spins at least, inverts could be a different story). good luck!
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Feb 26 2003 7:17PM
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srwinnsuco
Posts: 2943 - Karma: 1,472
This helped me a lot and it made me over come my fear
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Feb 26 2003 7:18PM
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srwinnsuco
Posts: 2943 - Karma: 1,472
hope it helped

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Feb 26 2003 7:44PM
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mauii
Posts: 6166 - Karma: 32
i always attemp a trick/rail once i start my approach..just make yourself start and dont back out. Failing to comit is a bad habit.

-Mike

::Ontario Freeskiing::


viva la resistance!!
Feb 26 2003 7:51PM
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mrb
Posts: 575 - Karma: 16
close your eyes
Feb 26 2003 8:01PM
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DizasterPE153
Posts: 281 - Karma: 10
MUSIC!......the key to overcome ur fear is just listining to some tunes when your skiing. it forces you not to think about what you are afraid to do and to just throw it down. when i first started to park a lot i always thought way too much when i skied. sit at the top...plan ur run in ur head, put on the headphones, and just ski.
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Feb 26 2003 8:29PM
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Downkink
Posts: 293 - Karma: 10
Bitch make me a sandwhich!
That is all

Ski because it’s fun. Also, ski for the ladies cuz the next best thing after an epic ski day is a fine ass chick. -John Reedy

Some place warm, a place where the beer flows like wine, where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talking about a little place called Aspen.
Feb 26 2003 8:54PM
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Swatch
Posts: 6 - Karma: 34
I like to visualize the trick in my head while I am hiking up the hill, plan what I am going to do and note things that I am doing wrong. Once I get to the top of the hill I don't think of anything. I just think of putting on my skis and thats that. As I am going down the hill I don't say to myslef, 'OK Im pullin a 3 now' i just ride down the hill towards the ramp... once I get there i honestly say to myself 'Fuck It, its easy' and pull my trick cleanly. Honestly works. Keep your mind out of it, and just do it!
Feb 26 2003 11:02PM
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DRISKEY
Posts: 2969 - Karma: 14
commit commit commit

changing the stereotype of skiiers one jib at a time

skiing is just like sex. when its good, its goooooood. and when its not so good, its still pretty good.

im tired of the mother fucking jacket!
Feb 26 2003 11:07PM
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robski1
Posts: 18 - Karma: 10
yeah, it's all about commitment. if you go in half assed your going to come out half assed aswell(i.e. eating shit). the longer you stand at the top of the inrun and think about it the more scared you get. visualize it while hiking or riding the chair and then do it. singing a song on your way in helps a ton too. just remember not to think yourself out of it. tell your fear to lick a taint and do it. falling doesn't hurt that much anyway. hey, if you fall your getting better. good luck.
Feb 27 2003 1:21AM
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SeanB
Posts: 3022 - Karma: 71
robski1 has it dead on. If you're afraid of falling or you think you're going to you've already bailed. you won't even try and do it properly, you'll just sort of toss yourself off the jump or onto the rail and get slammed just like you thought you would. visualize it like crazy and stomp it. If that doesn't work, sometimes I try and remind myself that every day there are more and more girls who can take me to school and to stop being such a little bitch.


'Math my boy, is nothing more than the lesbian sister of biology' -Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Feb 27 2003 1:28AM
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Danger.
Posts: 3476 - Karma: 58
think about pollard throwing a stylish 3 the whole time, thats what i do
Feb 27 2003 1:34AM
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streams180
Posts: 74 - Karma: 10
thanks guys i will try that all tomarrow, lets see what i can do!!!!!!!
Feb 27 2003 2:04AM
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BeckaSki
Posts: 587 - Karma: 10
I've been having your same problem. So I just started a new mental game with myself. I used to race, so I'm pretty used to doing visualization stuff, but my new thing is cue words. Like when you train your dog, train your brain. So spend time everyday thinking about a trick, like a 3. Find a word that helps you recall everything you need to do to accomplish the trick. For me for 3's it's 3. So everytime I heard the word 3, I run through it in my head, from multiple perspectives. I'm not sure if it works yet or not, but my old race coach said it might help. She also said to keep a journal and write statements like, 'I will do a 3' and other such affirmations. Even if you don't believe them, it supposedly helps. You do have to be realistic with it though. It can't be your first day on skis, and you write, 'i'm going to land a swtich cork 1440 tailgrab' or anything.
Feb 27 2003 2:16AM
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streams180
Posts: 74 - Karma: 10
ok well i went back up there today and tried it again and the first few times i kept only going 180 and then i got the full 3 the rest, well a few falls in there forsure but i did it!!!! now i can move up to bigger jumps its great!
Feb 27 2003 7:01PM
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ConceptPro153
Posts: 2584 - Karma: 58
allways ski with someone that is better than u
Feb 27 2003 7:04PM
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wilkesyachtingco
Posts: 4425 - Karma: 41
i really enjoyed benditos help link... anything that ever came from the mouth of weatherman john macky cannot be wrong.





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Feb 27 2003 7:08PM
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DRISKEY
Posts: 2969 - Karma: 14
yea so i pretty much lost all my confidence in the park a few weeks ago when i started overshooting every single jump i hit. its been goin on for like 2 or 3 weeks and i get the worst shin bang and i lose more confidence every time

changing the stereotype of skiiers one jib at a time

skiing is just like sex. when its good, its goooooood. and when its not so good, its still pretty good.

im tired of the mother fucking jacket!
Feb 28 2003 4:17PM
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SNOWMAN17
Posts: 1797 - Karma: 54
try hitting the jumps like 10 times without a helmet or even take ur jackett off and freeze, then before u try something new and big, put on ur jackett and helmet, it may sound gay but u almost feel invincible, and its all mental

me: pepsi twist taste the exact same as normal pepsi.
my friend: no it doesnt , it has a twist.
Feb 28 2003 5:04PM
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John_Hoeplinger
Posts: 634 - Karma: 19
commit, be focused and think ur better than u are during ur approach
Feb 28 2003 5:17PM
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poorboy
Posts: 917 - Karma: 10
Just see yourself riding away on the run up and always remember that pain is temporary and glory is forever.
Feb 28 2003 5:51PM
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Have 6 beer at lunch then straight line into the biggest table you can find. lean way back as you hit it.

'Dude, check out this nasty gouge.'
'Your mom has a nasty gouge.'

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Feb 28 2003 5:56PM
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freezed
Posts: 12973 - Karma: 500
just do it, dont think about it.
Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs

-Lily Tomlin
Feb 28 2003 5:57PM
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bigskia
Posts: 3463 - Karma: 35
realize that as long as you make the landing you should be ok and that if your going to do it you'll do it sooner or later so you might as well do it


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What's that?
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A cocktail, you asked for a cocktail.
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No, I asked you to give me a refreshing drink. I wasn't expecting a
fucking rainforest; you could fall in love with an orang-atang in that.


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Feb 28 2003 6:07PM
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SNOWMAN17
Posts: 1797 - Karma: 54
to me, its worse of a feeling when ur at home after and u say to yourself ''i shouldve and couldve done it'' and ur next opportunity to ski is like a month away so it stays with u, so id rather land on my face and take a hard hit than go home with something on my mind

me: pepsi twist taste the exact same as normal pepsi.
my friend: no it doesnt , it has a twist.
Feb 28 2003 6:40PM
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SeanB
Posts: 3022 - Karma: 71
SNOWMAN17 I know exactly what you're talking about. I still lie awake at night thinking about a rail I should have hit last time I was at Blackcomb. I hate it when I skip shit like that and end up wishing I'd just fucking tried. Sure I might have messed myself up (I do that a lot) but if I'd greased it I would have been so stoked! I'll make that rail my bitch soon though...


'Math my boy, is nothing more than the lesbian sister of biology' -Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Feb 28 2003 7:41PM
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Ghost
Posts: 7116 - Karma: 339
Get comfortable with the hit and then just do it.

Think of what it is going to take to pull the trick around, and if you don't quite do it think about what you did wrong and what it is going to take to fix it.

Mental.

Eat. Sleep. Breathe. Ski.
Feb 28 2003 8:53PM
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streams180
Posts: 74 - Karma: 10
wow that really helps i just dont think and do it and it works, i did the 3 off a 15 or 20 foot table no i wanna try it off the 25 footer, i know i can do it now!! Thanks for all the advice it helped!!
Mar 1 2003 1:59PM
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FalseTile
Posts: 446 - Karma: 11
Toddler Mode (n) - State of mind when performing an extreme sport where you lose the ability to think about the consequences of your actions. Webster 2003 (c)


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Mar 1 2003 3:16PM
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anomericas
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you cant back out. and you gotta be commited... yeah i knwo thats what everyone said but i was just reinforcing it

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Mar 1 2003 7:40PM
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k2skier420
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make sure you know what the jump is like first straight air a couple of times then after your comfortable bust your 3's make sure you pop off the jump the start to rotate
Mar 1 2003 7:43PM
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