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Pro skier with lacking style?

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asian_andy
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Which pro do you think lacks style but still throws down.
Dec 6 2009 10:25PM
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tedmgee
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i hate sammy carlsons landing style.

spriggs

Dec 6 2009 11:53PM
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--ski--
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in my opinion guys like wallisch and HH  have the worst style. i just dont like this stupid wanna be thug gangsta shit. people might say there 'hyphy' or they 'afterbang' but it just doesnt seem natural it seems forced. tanner and jon, now thats style. there not trying to be something there not.

and spriggs is a dope as hell skier. he just looks like he's got style cuase he's tall. even though he does tend to open up on his double flips at times.

Dec 6 2009 11:54PM
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asian_andy
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Also to add. I love his tricks. So unique and highly skilled. I just don't like his style as a rider.
Dec 6 2009 11:55PM
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yewwwwwww
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ha that the biggest callout and even more ridiculous than the first. you are fucking retarded.
Dec 6 2009 11:57PM
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Ben.
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wait...


when did skiing become this?


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Dec 6 2009 11:58PM
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Jamie_Baril
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Dec 7 2009 12:00AM
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Caligirlzzz127
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Not to be a hater but spriggs and perry. They are sick riders but there tall and gangly personally
Dec 7 2009 12:01AM
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asian_andy
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hahaha i think the REAL question is WHEN will skiing become like this??
Dec 7 2009 12:01AM
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Jamie_Baril
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I agree about Harlaut...But Wallisch doesnt even afterbang anymore, he just lands like he never even left the ground (yes there is a difference).

Dec 7 2009 12:03AM
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asian_andy
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You sir, is a hater. Did your mom not love you enough when you were a child. Does it put you to sleep calling someone "fucking retarded."
Dec 7 2009 12:05AM
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jason...
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You're kidding right? Please dear god tell me you're kidding?
Dec 7 2009 12:11AM
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yewwwwwww
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nah just want people to use their brains before they speak/type. you've sort of back tracked and covered yourself with the "his style is sick on rails" post but then somehow within the half second of leaving the rail landing on the snow his style goes from sick to weak "without a muscle on his body"

fuck. its pathetic.
Dec 7 2009 12:12AM
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Testicles
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So I can land with my skis crossed and hands dragging on the snow and still have sick style? thanks for the update
Dec 7 2009 12:15AM
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SlickRick.
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the dudes 6'5. and unless your a freak like nick martini, you arent going to have the best style if your that tall.
Dec 7 2009 12:16AM
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skiseemore
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this is a pointless hate thread why talk about hating on people jeez the opposite of constructive get a fuckin hobby or heres a thought go out and work on your own style instead of judging others and ps dont hate on thall how quick people forget hes one of the best all around skier on the planet and just cause he doesnt wear stupid clothes absolutely has no bearing on his "style", people say snowboarding is dead, ha skiers have become the new snowboarders only caring what each other is wearing and how baggy we can make everything
Dec 7 2009 12:17AM
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tedmgee
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well first of all wallisch's style isnt gangster at all. henriks is and i like it alot.

wallisch's style is textbook.

like on snowboarders. shuan white is textbook style. and guys like chris vogt and tech 9 riders have gangster style.

you might think im talking crap but there is a diffrence

Dec 7 2009 12:19AM
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asian_andy
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Ok first of all. i didnt say his "style" was sick on rails. I said his tricks were. You are a stupid fucking idiot abo monkey dirty ass fucking pig.
Dec 7 2009 12:21AM
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yewwwwwww
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you'll keep. i'm done with this.
Dec 7 2009 12:23AM
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JaphyRyder
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word. 5XL looks like a dress if you're 5'6. Its just not functional at all hah
Dec 7 2009 12:23AM
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Piste.Off
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ns cares too much about style. whether it be clothes or tricks. you all sound like the queer eye for the straight guy people constantly judging and critiquing others because they are different.
and yes i want tons of controversy to follow this post.
Dec 7 2009 12:25AM
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asian_andy
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hahaha yes! good point!
Dec 7 2009 12:27AM
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faux_real
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Depends on the area of style. You've got your frail skiers that have already been mentioned. Then you've got sturdy dudes who land solid but wave their arms too much (Andreas Hatveit). And then there are skiers with so much raw ability that they develop their own style effortlessly, but end up looking different than the rest, which can be a little jarring (Charles Gagnier, Candide Thovex even). And last but not least, there are pros that look like every other pro, or just one other pro that is slightly better than them (e.g. Henrik Windstedt in light of Jon Olsson), making them boring to watch.
Dec 7 2009 12:50AM
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Dukeybrains
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The newschoolers.com perception of style is so incredibly wack.
Dec 7 2009 12:50AM
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Dukeybrains
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that's not wack though, that's some legit insight
Dec 7 2009 1:17AM
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jksl
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not an excuse. liam downey, collin collins, josh bibby, and numerous other tall skiers have proved this.
Dec 7 2009 1:25AM
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TheMoostafian
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personally i think spriggs is dope as fuck. but i can see why people might think he lacks style... the dudes like 7 feet tall
Dec 7 2009 1:25AM
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BrownEyeIn
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not kidding
Dec 7 2009 1:34AM
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Gorno
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To many fan boys on NS, for this to actually be a mature discussion.

Dec 7 2009 1:38AM
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alaskakid
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Your what's wrong with skiing.
Dec 7 2009 1:49AM
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GayWolf420
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god i hope this works
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Dec 7 2009 1:50AM
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Shane_McWannabe
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first of all Tanner Hall basically invented style on skis, along with JF and a couple others. 

I believe that ride away, (ride anywhere for that matter) is a big part of someones style. Style is anything on skis that looks good.

but the main thing is going out and having fun. Having fun and being stoked is the best style

Dec 7 2009 1:55AM
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nickmiles
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On one hand I completely agree with you. On the other, being able to ski and make turns is just as important as sliding the rail feature or doing the trick in mind. NOT a fan of afterbang or rideaway steeze in general, but i do think its way sicker to take off/land on edge and land in a turn. (essentially riding away on edge)
Dec 7 2009 2:41AM
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Leeyum
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mostly every kid who has posted someone for lacking style shouldn't talk because they in fact have no style at all
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Dec 7 2009 3:06AM
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LockyK
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this.

just coz someone afterbangs every trick they do doesnt mean they have a sick style. afterbang isnt even a trick, its after a trick.
Dec 7 2009 5:04AM
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Pinguu
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Andreas Hatveit
Dec 7 2009 7:57AM
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madsskaar
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i cant believe you say that, thall has sick style
Dec 7 2009 8:08AM
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sammeb
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i agree with you, but i think if u look at t hall in the backcountry or pipe, he slays and has i think really good style. like reeeeally good with his shifteees and all
Dec 7 2009 8:18AM
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madsskaar
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yeah, for sure.. in bc and pipe, he has sick style.. I also like his park style though
Dec 7 2009 8:22AM
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TheDude
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i think if everyone flailed more in the air and almost always had to revert/ skid out on landing everyone would have a little more steeze. that and wore tighter clothing.

jkjk

Dec 7 2009 9:14AM
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Mike-O
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I have two weird examples for personal preference: Gus Kentworthy and Charley Ager.

Gus is "a little" sloppy with his tricks, sometimes arms flailing around a bit, but to me it is one of my absolute favourite styles and it's pretty unique.

As for Mr.Ager, for some reason I can't stand his way of throwing tricks and the "sloppiness" aspect, albeit skillwise/technically he seems to be one of the best guys doing tricks in the BC.

What I like is that they both keep stepping up their game and don't seem to give a hoot about other people's opinions, so even this thread would not phase them. Ressspect.
Dec 7 2009 9:20AM
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bruno_catt
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instead of pointing out who is lackin' style, i'll just name a few who just have style in my opinion
andreas hatveit, jon olsson, T hall, candide thovex, PK hunder, ...
Dec 7 2009 9:34AM
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Uah
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You know what, I kind of agree with you on some sort of level. However, having said that he is one of my favourite skiers..
Dec 7 2009 9:46AM
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ThaLetterM.
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this thread is a mindfuck. skiing is doomed.
Dec 7 2009 9:54AM
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TannerCoulter.
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oh HELL no... i know you did not just go there.
Dec 7 2009 10:13AM
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sagesnow
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Charley ager style isnt necessarily bad but i would say he doesnt really have one. its so fun to watch him ski though just cause hes all over the place huckin like no other, hes definitly fun to watch if you ask me
Dec 7 2009 10:24AM
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Steezius_Maximus
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tj i just dont like his style or benchetler
Dec 7 2009 12:41PM
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snowking249
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ok i realize that this is ur opinion and everything but you have to realize that tanner hall is one of the pioineers of freestlye skiing and he doesnt need to be "out there" because he throws the cleanest tricks and he is consistent, therefore all of his xgames wins.
Dec 7 2009 1:02PM
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N.L.
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travis heed, a lacking skier with pro style.

Dec 7 2009 1:07PM
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wasatch_rat
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people are gonna say this is dumb, but it is hard for tall skiers to look good on camera unless, and heres the controversy, they wear big clothes. think about it people hated on martini's style for a long time until he got some huge ass salomon shit, granted his landings did get significantly better.

when a tall skier bends at the waist when they land, it looks really sloppy because they just look lanky and like their throwing their ass in the air. but when a shorter skier does the same thing, it they just look compact and comfortable. solution: bigger clothes, because it negates the lankiness. i know it sounds dumb, and i'm not saying that tall skiers can't have style without huge clothes, but it definitely makes it easier.

and i think that every pro has some part of their style that looks good and some part that looks bad. like bobby b looks amazing in the air, but something about his landings just look so uncomfortable, its like he reaches for the ground to early and then absorbs the impact all with his waist. on the other hand, gus looks a little sloppy in the air sometimes, despite the fact that he has some of the best grabbing skills in the game, but his landings are usually really clean

theirs really no pro that i don't find something appealing about their style, because they all do their own thing, and their fucking pro so their the best there is at doing it
Dec 7 2009 1:29PM
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SNOWPARKCHlLE
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spriggs,webster,olsson,hall,hatveit
Dec 7 2009 1:38PM
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