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Pretzels Easier?

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Its_Greg
Posts: 262 - Karma: 80
For me pretzels are easier than 270ing off in the same direction of the switch up. It feels like doing the swap in the opposite direction winds me up and then I just whip the 270 off around in the opposite direction super fast. All my friends think it's super weird. Does anyone else feel the same as me?
Dec 5 2011 9:03PM
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BlackCupid
Posts: 1533 - Karma: 9
I think of pretzel as any time I change my direction of rotation on a rail. Even 90 on, 90 out can be pretzel.
Dec 7 2011 8:17PM
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Stope.Neeze
Posts: 594 - Karma: 148
pretzel= spin on or switchup then a spin on or switchup in the opposite direction
Dec 7 2011 8:27PM
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Ruffles
Posts: 1132 - Karma: 29
Wow you guys realize you sound like a bunch of retards arguing about something so stupid right?
Dec 7 2011 8:30PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
So what I see is a bunch of kids who can't do pretzels so in order to claim them they conveniently changed the definition of what a pretzel is.

I think Tom needs to settle this.
Dec 7 2011 8:45PM
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Tree60
Posts: 1438 - Karma: 4,961
I feel bad for op. His Thread got quickly turned into a shitstorm over trick names. back to op tho. on a down rail or box i definitely find pretzels easier out after the switch up (fs switch up fs 270). However if the rail is flat, i finds kfeds much easier

Dec 7 2011 8:49PM
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bgrehan
Posts: 57 - Karma: 28
The term pretzel came from snowboarding because of the awkward arm movements required to 270 on and 270 out the other way. Now whether you like it or not our trick names are derived from snowboarding and in snowboarding it has always meant with a min roto of 180, most commonly 270 because otherwise they didn't have to contort there body enough to justify the name. now that it has been adapted to skiing the rules are the same but the reason behind the name is lost.

so saying that a 90 on to frontside 2 out is a pretzel because you changed directions just demeans the trick and makes you look like a retard in front of people that actually know what there doing.

the only time i would MAYBE consider calling a 180+ out a pretzel without a 180+ on is if it is a BS swap to BS 270 out. Although I would defs consider it a pretzel if there was 360+ of sameway swap followed by otherway 270 out

So i guess my rule for pretzels is at least 180+ one way on/during the rail and a 180+ the other way on the dismount.

only one im unsure about is 270 on to brittany.

Dec 8 2011 2:01AM
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Ian.D
Posts: 1254 - Karma: 1,093
It doesnt matter what you say, theres no definite rule book in skiing, people who ski just know what is what. A front 2 is not a pretzel. Period. It doesnt matter where your from
Dec 8 2011 2:01AM
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bgrehan
Posts: 57 - Karma: 28
To the OP.

not to take the wind out of your sails but what your describing sounds like a FS swap to FS 270 out. not a pretzel. not gonna harsh on you for calling it that just trying to educate.
Dec 8 2011 2:04AM
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pelle_munch
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FS swap to FS 270 out is a pretzle you dumbass
Dec 8 2011 2:15AM
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