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X Games: Jump Size

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BoilingMidnight
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I've always heard jumps are measured from the lip of the kicker to the knuckle.  Even in previous X Games they've shown them this way.  Now 'X Games 17' is showing them measured from the kicker lip to halfway down the lander.  If this is the new format, fine.  Now I understand why kids on tiny jumps embellish them to ridiculous sizes.

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Jan 27 2012 10:37AM
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k-fred
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here in Quebec, the jump are measured from the lip of the jump to the 1/3 of the landing. don't ask me why it's like that cause i have no idea.
Jan 27 2012 10:41AM
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DBL
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its just carboard animations imo, thwy would measure ro the nuckle IMO
Jan 27 2012 10:45AM
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ny300z
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yea i always thought it was the gap between the lip and knuckle that is the size of the jump

but wtf do i know
Jan 27 2012 10:47AM
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Sun_Ra
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Actually it's measured to the beginning of the landing when the inspector comes. Because when the park don't have a park pass, the maximum is 6 meters of flat for any jump.
Jan 27 2012 10:50AM
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manzear
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Sometimes they are measured to the sweet spot...I am not sure about the xgames case, I wouldn't read too much into it...
Jan 27 2012 10:53AM
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Mike-O
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It's gotta be just the animation.
Jan 27 2012 10:55AM
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weley
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not really a big deal and in my opinion that was the dumbest x games course that they have made yet
Jan 27 2012 11:08AM
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CoachJabroni
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maybe there just fucking with you.
Jan 27 2012 11:09AM
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k-fred
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we actually need a park pass, like every single park in Quebec.
Jan 27 2012 11:15AM
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bustinthejus
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I think they're measuring to sweet spot, as something about the big air jump being "85 feet to the sweet spot" was mentioned in the X-Games preview article... I might've read it wrong though.
Jan 27 2012 11:18AM
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ChocolateMilk.
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In my opinion it's a better way to measure because most people don't land on the nuckle they land in the "sweet spot" gives a more accurate measure of how big it actually is.
Jan 27 2012 11:26AM
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I.B
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Idk. haha probs just animation.

I know at my home mountian, they measure from lip to knuckle, then we usually add 6-10 feet or so.

50 foot jump =58 ft jump so and so on
Jan 27 2012 12:21PM
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theabortionator
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lip to knuckle. The dope 5 min photoshop pic showing the measurements halfway down the landing is not accurate.
Jan 27 2012 1:30PM
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Brentizzle
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their measurements on tv are as accurate and mike d's trick names and announcing skillz. they arent.....
Jan 27 2012 1:35PM
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Amadeus.
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this.
Jan 27 2012 2:30PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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I could care less how big they are I just think the names they call them are so sick!!!

Wall street, down payment, money booter!!!

It makes me hard.
Jan 27 2012 2:36PM
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