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Riding Switch

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Kyle-Taylor
Posts: 129 - Karma: 53

Well i can ride switch fine. But i look over my wrong shoulder. So there for i cant really do any switch spins. I was just wondering is there anyway that I can break this??

Thanks

Feb 9 2009 6:31PM
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Yung_Gnarley
Posts: 9091 - Karma: 3,017
ski switch the right way dude......?
Feb 9 2009 6:34PM
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the420skier
Posts: 569 - Karma: 11
learn to look over both of ur shoulders, thats what i do when i'm cruising, for the park i usually just look over my left shoulder, but i can ski a groomer switch just aswell as forward... so who knows just keep on practicing
Feb 9 2009 6:34PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,018
you are lucky, because now you can learn switch unnatural spins wayyyyyy easier. if you go into a comp all you have to do is go left 5 or 9 and then you can go into sw right 7 like its nobody's business.
Feb 9 2009 6:35PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216
The best way is an intensive program involving neck muscle strengthening, flexibility, yoga and crash conditioning. You should also know how to do both forward double cork 10s and you should be able to do just about any grab.

Once the dryland program is completed ensure you have a fairly large jump, between 80 and 90 feet. With a pow landing that is. Bomb into it switch first hit, you shouldn't straight air it a few times because then you'll wreck the pow landing. coming in at around 110 kmph should be good, then make sure you pop and it will all come together.

Or you could just start looking over the other shoulder, ya dumbass.
Feb 9 2009 6:36PM
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cobalt
Posts: 1913 - Karma: 12
Yeah that's a good call. just do everything switch unnatty.
Feb 9 2009 6:36PM
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CK_Ski
Posts: 309 - Karma: 33

fuckin genius....?

To the thread creator = I'm guessing when you look over your left shoulder you start to carve.... But not so much with your right. Same problem I have so I dont have any advice for ya but hopefully someone will be able to give you some better advice IF that is your problem....

Feb 9 2009 6:45PM
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0123456789
Posts: 9226 - Karma: 148
same prob, i spin lefit normally, switch i spin/look over my right shoulder. but im working on going the the left switch.
Feb 9 2009 6:50PM
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SloanKetterin
Posts: 53 - Karma: 10
yeah, try looking the other way.  I look either way depending on the way im turning
Feb 9 2009 7:10PM
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