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Can't Do 270's on=Noob?

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georgemihaly
Posts: 149 - Karma: 12
It seems like everyone and their grandma is throwin 270's onto rails. If you can't 270 on, is it time to give up the game and move on...to snowblades?
Dec 11 2006 11:49AM
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Squirrel_Murphy
Posts: 2195 - Karma: 1,165
if you can't do them, then focus on what you can do and get better at that. Or start snowlerblading.
Dec 11 2006 11:51AM
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CEDARIMAGE
Posts: 1428 - Karma: 257
your wrong if you cant 270 on its not that big of a deal, maybe not everyone wants to be a well known skier and just want to chill and ski.
Dec 11 2006 12:02PM
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CEDARIMAGE
Posts: 1428 - Karma: 257
but def dont snowblade
Dec 11 2006 12:02PM
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BurgRider
Posts: 1597 - Karma: 17
just keep working at it.  they can be tricky especially if you have never done them.  I think switch 270 on is easier than straight 270 on for sure
Dec 11 2006 12:29PM
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Geoffrey
Posts: 1219 - Karma: 11
its snowblades for you my friend
Dec 11 2006 12:57PM
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ArmadaAR4
Posts: 493 - Karma: 72
then your not really improving your skill and getting a larger repatoir or tricks
Dec 11 2006 12:59PM
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psychkub
Posts: 1788 - Karma: 16
Practice makes perfect. I remember the first time I tried a 270 on I ended up flying back and landing on my butt bone. Luckily, the box was short. Had I landed on the box, I prolly would have cried.
Dec 11 2006 1:02PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Jea I just learned them at the beginning of this year. It's all about popping straight up, and committing. Then it's just a matter of practicing.
Dec 11 2006 1:05PM
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123ski
Posts: 7374 - Karma: 1,415
dude...dont worry about it. It just starts to come after a while. It is definatley more important to be able to ski a big mountain that to do a 270 onto rail
Dec 11 2006 1:06PM
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dez22
Posts: 2959 - Karma: 65
I can't do 270 ons so I'll take the OPs advice and start snowblading.
Dec 11 2006 1:07PM
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snarky
Posts: 498 - Karma: 13
i have an off topic question, i can slide both ways, 270 on, sw270 on, fs su and so on, but i cant spin off, what the fuck?
Dec 11 2006 1:40PM
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mike720b
Posts: 669 - Karma: 27
please dont snowblade...if u want to do a 270 on natural then first learn to slide the rail unnatural so then when u do the 270 u know u can grind that way at least.. or if u feel more comfortable trying to spin the other way then keep trying and dont give up.. once u'v made the rotation look to the end of the rail and u should get it after a bunch of tries!
Dec 11 2006 1:48PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
yeah, thats kinda how i am, i can 270 on, but i cant 270 off
Dec 11 2006 2:11PM
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Vinci
Posts: 701 - Karma: 1,472
Speaking for the european level you´re not a n00b if you can´t 270 on any kind of box or rail...
Like 98% of the people here (including me) can´t even clear a box straight.
Dec 11 2006 2:12PM
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SIX
Posts: 4595 - Karma: 506
calm down with your 98% ! A lot of people are not that good for sure, but not 98%!
Dec 11 2006 2:14PM
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thejackal1177
Posts: 3434 - Karma: 2,724
its because to spin on you have to grip the snow and to spin off you have to grip the rail... you probably havnt quite learned hwo to grip the rail yet
Dec 11 2006 2:46PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
i tried a few this weekend. i would spin fine and get on the rail fine, but i never made it to the end, just kinda slip off the side. wat am i doin wrong?
Dec 11 2006 2:58PM
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snarky
Posts: 498 - Karma: 13
you probably drift a little so youre not coming on to the rail straight, and that momentum equates to you sliding of in the direction you drift
Dec 11 2006 3:01PM
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moonofendor
Posts: 1484 - Karma: 14
the whole point of skiing isn't to build a repatoir of tricks. the whole point is to have fun at something youre good at. even if it means you can's 270 on.
Dec 11 2006 3:20PM
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Vinci
Posts: 701 - Karma: 1,472
I´m speaking of the parks I usually ski in...
Like Dachstein Superpark or my "homemountain" called Stuhleck.
Dec 11 2006 3:33PM
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the_hawk_of_europe
Posts: 510 - Karma: 51
^ word...i see me as a pretty shitty skier, but in the last year there are so many noobs in the park...not that it bothers me
Dec 11 2006 3:51PM
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K2skier12001
Posts: 428 - Karma: 10
^i am with him all the way. if you cant 270 on its no big deal as long as your having fun thats what counts.
Dec 11 2006 4:04PM
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SIX
Posts: 4595 - Karma: 506
oh, my bad.
Dec 11 2006 4:07PM
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Ski_Unit_19
Posts: 8188 - Karma: 38
i cant 270 on but if its ok with you, i think i will continue skiing because i love it
Dec 11 2006 4:13PM
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SlickRick.
Posts: 4329 - Karma: 300
well anyone can 270 on a 12 inch wide box, but what does get tough at times is goin on an actual rail tahts more like 5 inches.
Dec 11 2006 4:55PM
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skiEER
Posts: 4089 - Karma: 79
not all of us are trying to turn pro who cares what you can and cant do.  I dislocated my shoulder trying a 270 on to a urban style down rail on friday.  Not fun.
Dec 11 2006 5:08PM
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00Snowball
Posts: 163 - Karma: 10
No way in hell can I 270 I cant even slide a straight rail (c-boxes dif) cuz I always slide off. I guess I am a noob. Even if I can do d-spin 7s.
Dec 11 2006 6:12PM
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tSki
Posts: 956 - Karma: 171
being able to do a 270 on does not make you good
and not being able to do one does not make you bad
Dec 11 2006 6:29PM
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NGA
Posts: 1458 - Karma: 186
i started snowblading..so what
Dec 11 2006 6:29PM
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Petya_Brunette
Posts: 116 - Karma: 10
oh my god this is the funniest thing i have ever heard. i didnt know there were still people that existed that couldnt 270 on but i guess there are, and yes you should snow blade because you suck, i learned to 270 on when i was 6, wow you suck it isnt even a trrick its just something you do, haha, well not you of coarse
Dec 11 2006 6:37PM
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*DrewT*
Posts: 7768 - Karma: 480
Rails really aren't that cool. IT's more something I do when the jumps suck. I like them but I've never really been all that into doing rails. Maybee I'll do more this season. 270s on are all about poping well though. You've gotta pop then spin otherwise you'll miss the rail.
Dec 11 2006 6:41PM
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Petya_Brunette
Posts: 116 - Karma: 10
you dont know what you are talking about, you need to do both to be at all decent
Dec 11 2006 6:44PM
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Goonther
Posts: 469 - Karma: 9
270s feel so great when you first do em.
Dec 11 2006 6:48PM
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.hazen.
Posts: 1451 - Karma: 659
alot of times i think about why i feel the need to do bigger tricks, and often times stupid stuff like 270s onto rails, because it will matter very little anywhere other than in the park. but i just think i like the adrenaline of learning something new, and the pride and feeling of accomplishment that comes with it. and i get that feeling with anything to do with skiing, not just rails.

it does seem like 270 on is the new 270 out though, so many kids can do it it's ridiculous. this season i learned to 270 onto boxes and rails already, and i still feel like im behind the curve in vt. holy shit.
Dec 11 2006 6:51PM
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Trashpuppet
Posts: 529 - Karma: 123
no freestyle skiing is starting to get big and if u tell people this they might switch to a different sport... just encourage who cares atleast the skiing...
Dec 11 2006 6:52PM
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*DrewT*
Posts: 7768 - Karma: 480
ya man people are crazy good at rails now. Rails are most definatly my weak point I can say. That doesn't really bother me though it's also the part of skiing I enjoy the least I'd say
Dec 11 2006 6:53PM
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NGA
Posts: 1458 - Karma: 186
rails are played
Dec 11 2006 6:57PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
wow, 6? really? you must be a pro or something. Everyone needs to start somewhere. It's definitely true that there are LOTS of legit skiiers, even jumpers, who can't consistently stomp a 270 on.
Dec 11 2006 7:14PM
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hoodratz47
Posts: 11992 - Karma: 9,212
rails ar a phase......... can do em.... not like rails are something i want to work on.. id rather be hitting a jump then hitting a rail
Dec 11 2006 7:17PM
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scofield
Posts: 7973 - Karma: 2,466
if you cant do 270 on, just try 450
Dec 11 2006 8:11PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
no it dose not mean you are a noob. it just means you arnt that good.
Dec 11 2006 8:12PM
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AhrenStein
Posts: 1941 - Karma: 177
not if you live on the east coast
Dec 11 2006 8:13PM
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Petya_Brunette
Posts: 116 - Karma: 10
how would u know you dont live on the east coast
Dec 11 2006 8:34PM
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NWFlow
Posts: 1557 - Karma: 61
I want to learn 270s on to something besides a flat box this year, and to do that I'm going to have to keep skiing, not snowblading.
Dec 11 2006 8:49PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
i take that back acutaly.. i have met kids who can do shit like D-Spins and cork spins, but cant do rails that well.
Dec 11 2006 8:52PM
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CBROOKS
Posts: 4979 - Karma: 10,708
All i have done so far this year is practice 270 on and switchups

I have tried 270 on to every rail I have hit this year.

It helps

Once you fall a couple times in your first try 270's ever, you dont fall anymore, just slide of.
Dec 11 2006 9:02PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
question: if i can spin fast and am much more comfortable grinding regular, would a 450 actually be easier?
Dec 11 2006 9:13PM
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WinSt[]NadAMz
Posts: 137 - Karma: 395
if u cant do it on just do it off
Dec 11 2006 9:25PM
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CoachG
Posts: 2546 - Karma: 448
this dude is right, i enjoy learning new tricks and stuff but thats really not what its all about to me. Its just having fun, flowing, and doing whatever feels natural. It seems a lot of people in the FS community are just focused on wanting to be the best which is cool. But for some of us we just enjoy kickin it.
Dec 11 2006 9:25PM
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