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Is there a secret to being good at skiing?

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mBall
Posts: 1690 - Karma: 2,827
Honestly its been pissing me off lately because i suck at park skiing compared to most people. Is it because where i ski? no extremly good riders or good park? Or is it because i dont push myself hard enough? Because theres those kids that pick up skis there first day and they can already kill it and stuff... If there is some secret please let me in... sorry for the rant, needed to let it out...
16 years ago
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TimmyK
Posts: 779 - Karma: 15
Do Work!!!
15 years ago
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TotallyTrevor
Posts: 4382 - Karma: 26,428
you have to cut your ballsack off


ooooooooor try something new everyday, you'd be surprised how quickly you can learn trix
15 years ago
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Jesus-FlwrSubaru
Posts: 1077 - Karma: 53
GROW A NUT
15 years ago
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019
everybody can learn how to jump and have air awareness you just have to ski a lot and hit a lot of jumps and go tramping a lot and you should be fine. it just takes a while to understand how it all happens.
15 years ago
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Yung_Gnarley
Posts: 9096 - Karma: 3,071
PROTEINNNNNN
15 years ago
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Isabelle
Posts: 947 - Karma: 1,582

be fearless, but no stupid.

15 years ago
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Kazabazua
Posts: 3529 - Karma: 1,128
this is just making excuses though. how are you supposed to know if your cerebellum is highly integrated. do you think that everyone who can do switch double cork 10's has a highly integrated cerebellum? cause i dont.
15 years ago
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Steezius_Maximus
Posts: 1152 - Karma: 22
dont pussy out... thats it have confidence in urself
15 years ago
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
start young
i started gymnastics when i was about six and i've been doing super high coordination sports ever since
now i can pick most things up really quickly
15 years ago
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robward
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DON BE GIVINIT AWAY BRUDDA SAVE DA FOR DA REEEAL SKIYAZ.

on a serious note, heres the secret recipe for success

athleticism+big balls+perserverance+pain tolerance=Pro Skier
15 years ago
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JIB_WALRUS
Posts: 671 - Karma: 130
commitment and balls!
15 years ago
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216
There are 2 secrets to being good at skiing:

Go out every day with the intention of having fun as your number 1 priority.

Go out every day and try to scare yourself.
15 years ago
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MacNsteez
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Buy all the nicest gear possible, the higher the price tag the higher number of rotations your going to be able to do


really though just get out there and try new shit everyday... try to work around the shiitty park and be creative and also try to do something new every day... ski with people that are better than you and just spin, bonk and jib shit on the sides of all the runs
15 years ago
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
a balls to the wall attitude
15 years ago
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mcweapon
Posts: 175 - Karma: 247
having friends say...
"stop being such a girl!!"
before your run ... helps a lot more then you think it would
15 years ago
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P_Steezy
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ok call me a nerd or whatever, but one of my professors once modeled success at school as a very simple math equation:

success = hard work + natural talent

so basically what some may lack in talent, they have to make up with hard work and vice versa. so I like to think of pros as the type of people who have tons of talent AND throw in a good amount of hard work. now I know extreme sports are a little different than academic success, but I think it runs along the same lines if you account for "balls" in hard work. so what I'm trying to say is if it seems like other people are much more talented than you, you're just going to have to work that much harder to be just as successful as them. I know it may suck being less talented, but that's the way you were born and there's nothing you can do about it except for compensate for it with hard work!
15 years ago
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Dainsey
Posts: 2263 - Karma: 378
THIS
listen to him

15 years ago
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Dirac
Posts: 1304 - Karma: 335
Get out whenever you can, enjoy it, scare yourself. Live to ski. Progression will come.
15 years ago
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Fischer-Addicted
Posts: 1064 - Karma: 30

The only secret to skiing is practice.............................................................

and forward pressure

15 years ago
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ecjibme
Posts: 501 - Karma: 46
amazing advice
15 years ago
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r_o_c_k
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yeah, practice is deff the only way  to really heighten you abilities. I've tought ski lessons for the last three and a half years so i never really had time to just work on the things really wanted to work on, so this year i decided to stop teaching and just go riding every day. ive skied over seventy days this season already and i know ive never skied this good in my life before.  practice makes perfect
15 years ago
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Jahseph.
Posts: 1315 - Karma: 267
weed helps a lot with this^^
15 years ago
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teleTay
Posts: 2320 - Karma: 186
Having balls?
15 years ago
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teleak
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full tilts are the only thing you can do to get good at skiing.
15 years ago
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asapCferg
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Go skiing a lot and practice! The more time your on snow the better
15 years ago
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attorv
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gotta have them big teeth
15 years ago
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jeR.
Posts: 1325 - Karma: 58
just buy an xl saga or jiberish... ditch the north face. you'll make friends and become way better at skiing without even trying
15 years ago
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mBall
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wow i made this thread so long ago, i cant believe how far its got. a ton of good advice has came out of it
15 years ago
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Davy.Crockett
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truth. it seems like something is much more scary until you try it then even if you fall your like 'Oh, that wasnt so bad', pick up your skis, and do it again.
15 years ago
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TOUCHE
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 162
^ True
the only way to get better at skiing is to buy full tilts, 6xl  (or larger) outerwear, line afterbangs, crowbars and a skullcandy bandana around you neck
15 years ago
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paulgenovese
Posts: 530 - Karma: 427
THIS
15 years ago
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SKIU4EA
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man... i gotta say, ther's some really good shit in this thread.

When i fractured my collarbone I spent my recovery time skiing switch EVERYWHERE,  and skied a lot of bumps after 3 weeks.  All this really helped my park skiing with balance, stance, and switch 3's.

15 years ago
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Hakkalugi
Posts: 145 - Karma: 10
And have some bud in your pocket so you feel good afterward.
15 years ago
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Elmo.
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thats some inspirational stuff right there.. i suck and man does that make so much sense... im going on wed next week with no lift lines so ill get maximum practice and ill do a trick on every feature im about to hit... except early i need to find the speed for each jump =)
15 years ago
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wesley.
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well having a large penis has always helped me
15 years ago
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Twaddler
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOxUAntx8I
15 years ago
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Panduh_Bayr
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Haha yeah I told the guy I was seeing last year to tell me to "stop being a bitch" or something like "youre being a fucking pussy just do it" if I was too scared.

And honestly, every time he said that in a serious voice, I would straight up send it, and most of the time it works out for the best.

Having a good mixture of supportive friends and competitive friends to take you down a few notches does wonders. Also, skiing as much as possible... I went up 65 times last season... even took a semester off, and I am 4 times better at snowboarding than I was at the beginning of the season

15 years ago
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dereklongenbach
Posts: 335 - Karma: 289
tom wallisch has it. and hes not telling us
15 years ago
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T.MARTIN
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The taller the tee, the better you are....
Jk
15 years ago
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AlexMartini
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ski 100 days a year or more and try something new everyday, you will get really good, guarenteed
14 years ago
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Chompo.
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this... surprisingly
14 years ago
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ReignMan
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GIANT GARGANTUAN SWEATY HAIRY METALLIC BALLS.
14 years ago
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skiP.E.I.
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center of mass over base of support
14 years ago
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twsnow22
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have fun..and abilities will develop.
14 years ago
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NinetyFour
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The secret has only been discovered by the elite few who've made it to Chads Gap.
14 years ago
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lands11
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Buy the most expensive gear you can find. You will be better in no time at all
14 years ago
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e.wait
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thank you sir. +k
14 years ago
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snowdon
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Practice, commitment, resources, talent. I think if you have all four you're pretty golden.
14 years ago
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mBall
Posts: 1690 - Karma: 2,827
Oh my gosh why does this keep getting bumped..... hahaha. At least there's some good help.
14 years ago
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Montana_Hoodrat
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haha this. and acrobatic coordinative skills are hereditary, so you can't get all that much better by practicing.

seriously though, if you ski with people that are better than you, it can be frustrating not being able to keep up, but well worth it when you learn a new trick every week because you tried to.
14 years ago
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