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If you can cork 7;

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HIT
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do they feel easy? im ready to try them this weekend and i keep hearing theyre really easy and that once i can get over the fact of throwing corked spins they will be like a 2nd nature to me



truth?

opinions on difficulty?

anything
Mar 11 2011 9:11PM
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icon1234
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Can't do em yet, but can you do them on a trampoline? This is pretty important, as you can set it almost the same way and you will be able to bring it to your feet.

If you can't do a straight up cork 7 on a tramp, then I know people can either grab a certain way that makes them cork, or you try carving off the jump to go cork. Honestly thought I think just dropping your shoulder like you do on a trampoline would be the easiest.

Good luck.
Mar 11 2011 9:23PM
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HIT
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im not asking how to do them, i know how to do them, and its easier then youre saying. im just asking for mental aspects
Mar 11 2011 9:27PM
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DIX~
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I had no idea how to cork at all before trying them on snow. I just set my spin more (incoming difficult explanation) parallel to the jump rather than straight. For example you normally throw spins around a horizontal axis, but I just threw it on a tilted one of about probably 20-30 degrees. I did a proper cork and landed it. After that I started throwing these weird d-spin ish things that I got really inverted on and wasn't landing them too well. But from the one I did land it felt really scary, but natural and easy. At about 630 you will start to come out of your cork and be able to spot the landing really easily. As long as you don't do some fucked up flip I think learning corks is relatively safe
Mar 11 2011 9:39PM
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Jnossiff
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for me they are like second nature.. make sure u can do it on tramp first cuz its very similar. go to the mountain start throwin some 7's, tilt them out more and more each time until u get to cork
Mar 11 2011 9:41PM
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captainEMERICA
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just go with the set and feel the cork, if you freak out its not gonna end very well, just feel it and embrace how steezy you know you look in the air as you are doing it.
Mar 11 2011 9:42PM
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.lubisaurous.
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^this. i started with corked 5's like this. good tip
Mar 11 2011 9:43PM
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monkatizer
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oh, yes! thanks for that! i hav never corked before in my life and want to try it on snow next weekend when it soft! nice to hear its been done with no experience!
Mar 11 2011 9:43PM
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HIT
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i dont understand why people say drop your shoulder.
its completely wrong and the people who say it obviously cant cork.
its as easy as carving off the lip and dipping your head...
ive tried corking once, last time i skied, and this really good kid i was riding with told me that all i had to do was ear to shoulder while still looking through the 7.
i did it and was perfectly corked. i would have stomped it first try if i hadnt gotten freaked out that i was actually factually corking and opened up to sort of wash out a cork 5
Mar 11 2011 9:55PM
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skia4life91
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if you fear...you fall
Mar 11 2011 9:57PM
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KellyK
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dude its basically the same thing..
Mar 11 2011 10:04PM
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peyton
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boomshakalaka!
Mar 11 2011 10:06PM
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monkatizer
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Mar 11 2011 10:07PM
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CassiusClay
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Part of your problem might be the fact that you don't understand that dropping your shoulder is the same as dipping your head. It's completely wrong when people say either way. The people who say dipping your head obviously have only gotten lucky and corked once. If you can cork on a tramp/diving board, its no problem translating it to snow. Just curious, how did you wash out a cork 5 going for 7? You should probably have landed on your face if you did it right and been looking for some new teeth.

Anyways, to OP take your eyes to the left heel piece of your binding if you spin to the left or toss a between over the top and side arm throw (ya, like baseball) towards your heel piece. If you spin left, throw your right arm towards your left heelpiece. This will set you in the right direction. I'd really stress that you should have no problem on the diving board or tramp doing cork 7's. Once you set the cork spin you should easily adjust for a 7. If you're at the point of trying a cork 7, you should have a decent air sense. At 360 you should be facing your tips, and just past 360 you will start to spot your landing below you. Come around and stomp that like a smooth pimp.
Mar 11 2011 11:00PM
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CassiusClay
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and by 'right direction' i mean correct direction...
Mar 11 2011 11:01PM
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--ski--
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Just got to commit. I got cork 9's before I got cork 7's on look though. Find corking to switch easier.
Mar 11 2011 11:21PM
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icon1234
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are you kidding what motion does ear to shoulder do you think?
Mar 11 2011 11:24PM
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C.L
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No hate intended but in all honesty, if you felt it necessary to make this thread then you probably arent ready to do one.
Mar 11 2011 11:28PM
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HIT
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you sir, are wrong. ive already been corked before. your point is invalid.
Mar 11 2011 11:29PM
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icon1234
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No his point is actually valid, you made a thread asking about mental aspects of going cork, like wtf does that mean? You go parallel to the ground and it prob feels like doing a cork on a trampoline but on skis? The fact that you made a thread just about the "mental aspects" of the trick means your not confident that you can do it, and that you prob wont fully commit in the air so your not ready.

If your that confident about how to set the trick that you bash anyone who is telling you how to set it, than there is nothing else to it. You set the trick, you commit to the trick and land, there is no mental aspect to it if your confident.
Mar 11 2011 11:37PM
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FerrisBueller
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lol
Mar 11 2011 11:47PM
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SirFryanator
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yes they should feel effortless...
Mar 11 2011 11:49PM
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wynnyk
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if you're trying them on a big jump, set them slower than you would a regular spin, I landed my first cork 7 on a 10-15 foot jump (a little too small), then when I set a cork 7 on a 20 footer, I over rotated into a 9. so yeah, you spin a lot faster when you're corked.
Mar 11 2011 11:54PM
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Bonzalo
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Then why are you making a thread if you are a cork 7 expert.
Just throw the cork 7, is the easiest cork, just dont think about getting hurt and do it,.I can bet you will stomp it at the second if not at the first try.
Mar 12 2011 12:18AM
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murs
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i learnt on trap and got really comfortable with 7's 9's an 10's then i took 7's to snow and they were quite inverted

on my 7's i fixed my takeoff by being more patient and popping more

once you get the right axis in the air and come around to a good 4 point landing they because so fun and easy and almost all the fear is taken away

as soon as you test speed and do a 3 on a new jump your ready to cork 7 its also a matter of judging how fast you spin and a helpful tip is to spin a little faster and shifty out the end and spot your landing then come down and stop

by dropping your should i interoperate it to be when your spinning lets say right for example and you dip your right shoulder down to set the cork and off axis rotation. with cork 7's is should be a lot more gradual that other tricks like cork 5's and underflips

so spark notes. yes once you get them to your foot consistently a few times they become easy and very very fun
Mar 12 2011 1:00AM
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JBlend
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I'm not really sure at this point if you've done them or not so my advice is to make the off-axis rotation of your spin at about the same angle as the jump you're doing it off of. So if the jump you're going off of has quite a bit of lip, you're going to be more inverted than if you're trying it off a step-over jump.

In the air it's really important to have a good sense of where you are in the spin, and in relation to the landing. If you're going to be attempting a cork 7, I don't necessarily think you need to know how to cork 5 first, as they are really the same trick, but if you don't feel you have enough speed or a fast enough rotation, compensate for that and stop your spin sooner, as not to land sideways and fall. Another thing that helps me stay focused is to try and focus on the backs of your skis for the first 360 to help set your inversion, and for the second half you should see your tips to help you asses where you are in your spin. Obviously everyone has their own way of doing things, that is just mine. Good luck, post a video of your attempt and hopefully people will have more pointers for you from there, assuming you need them.
Mar 12 2011 1:45AM
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The_Cube
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do a 540, then each time try to throw it a little bit off axis, and a little more each time, then do the same with the 7. once you send it once they are no big deal.
Mar 12 2011 12:09PM
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chicken
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for me corks are a million times easier on skis than on tramp. Every time i try them on tramps i do either bios or full on dspins.

Just spin a 7 and drop your shoulder
Mar 12 2011 2:31PM
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TPalms
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This this this, +k. It's like you're buckling your seatbelt and you can't find it so you look down to the seat to find it--or in this case, your arm is going across your body, kinda towards your heelpiece, and you look in the same direction towards your heelpiece.

It might be a bit weird the first time you do it--the first time I landed it I fell over immediately after because I was so surprised that I had done it--but I honestly think it's one of the most natural spins I've ever done, the rotation just comes around perfectly imo.

It's not that bad, just think "heelpiece" and commit.

Mar 12 2011 7:24PM
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wisconsinsteeze
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IMO cork 7 is easier than straight up 7
Mar 12 2011 8:32PM
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monkatizer
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if thats true, thats awesome!
Mar 12 2011 8:59PM
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KillaSeason
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1. all of us at bristol know you wont and never will cork

2. stop posting 200 times a day.... nobody on here likes you and I recieved a pm yesterday confirming this
Mar 12 2011 9:03PM
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monkatizer
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umm..well i have only poste 17 times today and who did u recieve a pm from confirming people hate me?
Mar 12 2011 9:08PM
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HIT
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ive posted once.... hes right
Mar 12 2011 9:11PM
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ViktorVaughn
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try it on a trampoline first. then u can get comfortable with the cork before adding a hard landing
Mar 12 2011 9:15PM
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NoBigDeal
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People say "once you do it once, it will be second nature" about everything. thats because it's true. just go for it, if you have even the smallest bit of coordination in the air i'm sure you'll land it.
Mar 12 2011 9:45PM
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special-J
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honestly, the best advice I can give is just sack up. tell yourself that you are a pussy and then go for it. the are definitely easier than you think. I find them easier than a normal 7 in most situations. throw basically like a normal spin, but just throw your head down and around and try to touch the back of your bindings.
Mar 12 2011 11:03PM
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chubby3
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Another little thing that might help is just do a few normal 720's then try leaning back a little on take off and do everything the same. It will set you a little inverted strait off the bat and should be smoother, but it might take a little bigger of a jump.
Mar 12 2011 11:18PM
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1337
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shut the fuck up kid
Mar 12 2011 11:20PM
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bluehouseskis
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cork 7's were 1000 times easier then cork 5's for me. Cork 's even harder.

Its all about how corked you get when you do them. If you grab or not. all that factors in.

HOW TO DO.

1. get your 3's.5's.7's DOWN. get them down tucked. Like grab the tounge of your bootw hile spinning. GET THOSE DOWN. Or you'll die.

2. which ever shoulder you spin (left/right) Lean over your shoulder. BUT DON"T CORK or'll die. get your BODY corked not your legs/skis. GET THOSE DOWN (get cork 5's down first) you'll know what i'm talking about.

3.go into the jump. Carve into the lip POP (dem skis) and throw over which ever should you throw over. You'll get them

THE SCARIEST PART OF A CORK is when you go off the lip, you'll see the knuckle right away, but you want to look past that spot your landing, then if you're corked enough you'll see sky go blind then see your landing again.

MOST IMPORTANT STEP. after you land. afterbang.
Mar 12 2011 11:29PM
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