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Eric Pollard is guilty...

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vzdz
Posts: 782 - Karma: 87
of pretending he's kalani robb surfing when he skiis. I've watched their nimbus japan episodes and they're clearly just hacking buckets of pillows like its a lip of a wave. Eric you can't do that. It's just not fair. if you surf you appreciate those kinds of turns props nimbus

http://www.lineskis.com/stories/94
Mar 11 2009 10:57PM
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PhilboydStudge
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....of being an inspirational and very progressive skier
Mar 11 2009 11:01PM
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Caveman.
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Pollard is guilty of many things including being under-rated.
Mar 11 2009 11:02PM
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Balto
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this
Mar 11 2009 11:08PM
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Ryanvdonk
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of saying beetle juice three times.
Mar 11 2009 11:10PM
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hartig
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i'm not sure that has ever happened..
Mar 11 2009 11:11PM
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Malcolm
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...of snow molestation
Mar 11 2009 11:14PM
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Skiingslikewhoa
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of possesion
Mar 11 2009 11:20PM
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blindside
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like weezy in mr. carter
Mar 11 2009 11:23PM
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Klick_2_klaim
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I think you should retract that statement.
Ns is on Pollards dick like herpes, we just never go away.He kills it yes, but lets be real, thats really all he does.
Mar 11 2009 11:44PM
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Caveman.
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I think you should retract your statement :)
Mar 11 2009 11:49PM
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Lubowski
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and guilty of having a rad wife
Mar 12 2009 12:13AM
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[~_~]
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...of stealing my heart.
Mar 12 2009 1:09AM
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waterfordsam
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Yup. The only thing that guy ever did wrong was to change the base graphics on the bacons from stripes.
Mar 12 2009 1:20AM
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bigsoxfan
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being the first person i think of when i hear the word steeze
Mar 12 2009 1:41AM
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Ben.
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hahahahah x2 on that one
Mar 12 2009 1:51AM
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Klick_2_klaim
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I in turn believe you should retract that statement sir!
for you are out of order!
Mar 12 2009 10:35AM
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Ryanvdonk
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apparently we're a little young for that movie reference.
Mar 12 2009 10:49AM
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A^frame
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of re-inventing the wheel!

Mar 12 2009 11:55AM
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Chronic_
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guilty of being amazing
Mar 12 2009 12:03PM
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c.hale
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i hope you're joking hahaha
Mar 12 2009 12:49PM
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DirtyMick
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Holy crap! he's married?
Mar 12 2009 1:38PM
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ShredtillURdead
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im gonna get flamed hard, but check my explanation...

Pollard is guilty of not being creative in the air

there, i said it.  IM NOT SAYING HE HAS BAD STYLE. personally, i just dont like his style.  IM NOT SAYING HES NOT GOOD.  IM NOT SAYING HES NOT ONE OF THE VERY BEST.  IM NOT SAYING HE HASNT PUSHED THE SPORT.  what im saying is, how many different grabs does pollard do?  safety grab and????  sometimes he'll uncross mute opposite safety.  if i were watching a pollard edit and said "pollard did a 5" you would know exactly what it looked like without me telling you anything else.  i wouldnt have to say 5 crit, 5 mute, 5 tail, 5 nose...you would picture in your head a 5 safety.

I think he is smooth as fuck and one of the best skiers out there.  i think his style is good.  i think he has pushed the sport an incredible amount.  i dont think he should change the way he skis.  i just think its lame that he only does safety grabs.

what would people say about a park rat who only grabs mute? 
Mar 12 2009 2:13PM
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the-big-lepowski
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Yeah, but now they're vertical stripes on mine.  Black and white still, so I declare him innocent.  Anyone noticed that his wife's name is only 1 letter different from his own? 
Mar 12 2009 2:17PM
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Matty_C
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what do you propose then mr oxymoron?
Mar 12 2009 2:19PM
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Ben.
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he does critical too i remember. and a lot of no grab stuff.
Mar 12 2009 2:23PM
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ShredtillURdead
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i dont propose anything, and i never contradicted myself.  learn either the definition of oxymoron or how to comprehend what you have read please. 

i think he should ski the way hes skis.  he is good.  he is smooth.  i understand why his style is considered good, i just dont like it and feel his airs always look the same.
Mar 12 2009 2:23PM
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scott23~
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... i gat shat and yuh can see da proof won't need a roof flyin in beetle jiuce beetle juice beetle juice
Mar 12 2009 2:42PM
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waterfordsam
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Yup. I think a lot of the no grab shit is amazing. But thats just my opinion
Mar 12 2009 4:23PM
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king.tubby
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to me that is the very definition of having style- your own totally unique way of riding
Mar 12 2009 4:46PM
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GetPitted
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EXACTLY.
Mar 12 2009 4:51PM
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ShredtillURdead
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holy shit NS needs to learn reading comprehension skills.  UNDERSTAND AN ENTIRE POST BEFORE YOU MAKE A REBUTTAL.  Please reread my post.  The parts in bold so that you wont miss them.  Actually I will just repost it.   

"IM NOT SAYING HE HAS BAD STYLE. personally, i just dont like his style.  IM NOT SAYING HES NOT GOOD.  IM NOT SAYING HES NOT ONE OF THE VERY BEST.  IM NOT SAYING HE HASNT PUSHED THE SPORT.  what im saying is, how many different grabs does pollard do?  safety grab and????  sometimes he'll uncross mute opposite safety.  if i were watching a pollard edit and said "pollard did a 5" you would know exactly what it looked like without me telling you anything else.  i wouldnt have to say 5 crit, 5 mute, 5 tail, 5 nose...you would picture in your head a 5 safety.

I think he is smooth as fuck and one of the best skiers out there.  i think his style is good.  i think he has pushed the sport an incredible amount.  i dont think he should change the way he skis.  i just think its lame that he only does safety grabs.

what would people say about a park rat who only grabs mute? "

SOOO...to reiterate....I'M NOT SAYING HE DOESN'T HAVE STYLE.  I'M SAYING I DON'T LIKE THE STYLE WHERE EVERY AIR LOOKS THE SAME.  I understand why people like his style.  He is smooth.  He looks comfortable.  However, does he look creative in the air?  Not at all. 




Mar 12 2009 5:26PM
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Kevski
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Agreed. They are still sick on this year's, which I have, but the first year's were the best graphics ever. He set the bar too high. Guilty of being a creative artist as well...
Mar 12 2009 5:35PM
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Twig
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... of designing three of the best skis I have ever ridden.
Mar 12 2009 5:41PM
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waterfordsam
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And what we are saying is that his style is his creativity. Because when you say Pollard did a 5, we will know what it looks like because it will be a Pollard 5, and his 5's are so much different and better than anyone else's because of his style. And it makes him one of the most creative skiers out there cause all of his tricks are his. Hope that made sense.
Mar 12 2009 6:36PM
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ShredtillURdead
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smooth, yes.  comfortable, yes.  creative in the air?  im not sure i agree there.  smooth an comfortable does not mean creative.  yes, he is creative while skiing a line, but his tricks are all rather stock.  what does he do that no one else does?  what tricks did he pioneer?  what tricks has he done that made you say "wow thats the first time ive seen that"

thats creativity.  when it comes to skiing lines and small to medium drops, yes he is creative, but his tricks are not, which is what my original point was (seems like that was missed).  he does stock spins with stock grabs in a lazy/comfortable style.  hes not doing anything that hasnt been done.  lazy comfortable and smooth spins happened before him.  watch Royalty for evidence

his 5s are different and better?  different i can accept, but better, thats judgment.  whats your criteria for one 5 being better than another?  i personally think many people do better 5s than pollard because i like to see someone do a 5 a bunch of different ways instead of slowly corked with a safety grab every time. 

Im not saying any of you are wrong, im saying youre missing my point and calling me wrong. 
Mar 12 2009 6:56PM
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Ben.
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style like that has never really been thrown down in the BC before him though. but i get what your saying.
Mar 12 2009 7:07PM
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waterfordsam
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No no no Im not trying to say you're wrong, I know he doesn't throw dub corks or anything. I was just trying to say that in my opinion, it seems that all the tricks he does are different than if someone else does it. Like I can always tell if its him or not when I watch a video, even if everyone just did the same trick as him. And to me, thats creative, cause its almost as if they are completely new tricks. But that's just how it seems to me. And when I said better, I was just trying to emphasize the difference. My bad.
Mar 12 2009 7:11PM
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ShredtillURdead
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^thats a good point.  he is doing the exact same tricks he was doing in propaganda, he has just changed the location.  he is one of the first to have actual park style off BC hits. 

i also think its funny that my karma has gone down about 4000 points since my first post in this thread 5 hours ago in which i merely said i dont like pollards style and then backed it up with my reasoning.  well thought out disagreements make this site better, guys.  i appreciate other people considering what i say and then giving their opinion instead of "you dont like pollard you jerk -K!!!"
Mar 12 2009 7:19PM
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[~_~]
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this is the internet, stupayyy
Mar 12 2009 7:21PM
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waterfordsam
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Ha I gave you 10/10 for having a good argument and not resorting to name calling or hate. But like a guy said earlier in this thread, ns is on pollards dick like herpes haha
Mar 12 2009 7:23PM
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twoplankerbean
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of being the subject of a comedic thread on NS.

He may not "innovate" new "tricks," but he does come up with some crazy ways of doing old ones... i.e. his style, timing, and what types of features he hits.

I do know that the first huge zero spin I saw was from pollard.  And the first nosepress I ever saw was pollard (Axis magazine, waaaay long ago, on a rainbow rail.)

Mar 12 2009 7:31PM
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rudager
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you guys should really think of not trying to suck his dick.
Yes, he's an amazing skier on many levels, but some people here see one statement that opposes him and they will just go crazy.

so settle the fuck down and do something besides being over obsessive with people
Mar 12 2009 7:50PM
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blindside
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Calm down. Apparently we're a little young for not jumping to conclusions about people's age. I'm turning 19 on monday! :D which, all things considered, is still young. Not young enough to not know that I hated all the beetle juice movies and that stupid cartoon show too. The weezy quote seemed |
Mar 12 2009 8:29PM
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twoplankerbean
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But dude its Eric Pollard! 

Mar 12 2009 8:30PM
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blindside
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I hope what you meant was: I heard somebody say church Ima need a suit, Ima need a coupe, I won't need a roof, flyer than beetle juice, beetle juice, beetle juice
Mar 12 2009 8:33PM
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Ryanvdonk
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relax, you are right that it is a bad movie, hence it would be a crime for pollard to summon beetle juice.
Mar 12 2009 8:38PM
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Durtschi
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of always having style
Mar 12 2009 9:44PM
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dangerdad
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of being a god among mere mortals and shooting lightening bolts out of his eyes
Mar 12 2009 9:47PM
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I_liketobutter
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he does this switch powder slash thing that is sick, its in a HY webisode, that ive never seen before, now i do it all the time to spray unknowing gapers. awesome. favorite skier
Mar 12 2009 10:03PM
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@skiinmitch
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EP IS GOD!!!!
Mar 12 2009 10:57PM
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