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whipple
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Ive got my rodeos locked and have always wanted to try a kang. Theres a very poppy 60 footer in my park i think its perfect for the trick. Im only 14 so im extremo scared just thinking about trying one. What is your guys thoughts ? I think I should wait for like a bc jump or go to windells for a week and try there.  Its so damn scary !!!!!


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RudyGarmisch
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I think you should go for the gold and one up TJ with a switch double cork 1620.
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freeskibum82
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nice age claim....



bag jump or water ramp it first..

if you go for it on the snow.. make sure you film it and upload it here
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eheath
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Brent, from what i've seen, there are two different ways to do this: 1. just send it and see what happens (obviously practice on a tramp/diving board so you know the rotation) or 2. send it on water ramps/foam pit/BC jump with lots of pow in the landing.

If you've never done any kind of double flip on a tramp or diving boards, please do something like that first or else youre going to hurt yourself.
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Alex_G
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or just tom it and do a switch right 14 cause if u double youre a bitch
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SSteezle
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If you think you have it, i'd go for it. Maybe build a backcountry booter if you have access to that.

I learned my first dub last year and tried it in the backcountry first, (dub back). My advice is just stay committed and tucked
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whipple
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yea i can stomp kangs on tramp no problem, going up to placid and trying them on ramps is a very good idea, especially to get the feel of the rotation with skis on and not just tramp.
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infedel_one
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i do kangs all day beeech
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*DrewT*
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Well I gotta say I would recomend trying them on water ramps first. The risk factor on that first one is pretty high. I'm glad I did water ramps first or I would have taken a huge fall and probably broken something.

The biggest piece of advice I can give you is to warm up with some big flat 3s, get the feel of that set solid. Then the jump before you go for the kang, do a straigh air and count to yourself in the air "1...2...switch". Get that rythm solid in your head so you can guage how fast to set. Keep that in your mind while your doing the trick to help keep you oriented, spot the landing as you come out of your first flip, but keep pulling it around smoothly. Spoting for your landing the second time is just like coming out of a rodeo 5 so that should feel familiar.

Good luck and post vids of ramping or if you decide to go for it on snow
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PacificRimJob
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My first was off a trampoline while extremely drunk last year at SIA in vegas.
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GreenHorn
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*uck it & huck it
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