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How to stomp 360s

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gnarRat
Posts: 97 - Karma: 923
ive been skiing since I was 2, and can ski pretty much any in bounds run on my local hills (Snoqualmie, stevens, crystal)comfortably. I have some armada halo 2s which seem to do the trick in pow and especially for park and ripping all mtn. any ways I recently have started to get in to park and tricks, and need to know how to 360. I can 180 on small jumps easily, but want to know what the trick is when you 3. I see all these people just spin a steezy quick 3 on a tiny side hit like its nothing. how do I do this?? whats the minimum sized jump id be able to land a 3 on. help
Jan 4 2015 2:37AM 29 5
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LucasTrent
Posts: 138 - Karma: 1,460
funny im a local skier at stevens. but when i was starting I found the most important thing is to keep rotating and not spot your landing at 180. start by airing out of the end of a half pipe. its easiest to learn here because it forces your body in the right direction.
Jan 4 2015 2:51AM 5 0
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gnarRat
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AlphaSteezfunny im a local skier at stevens. but when i was starting I found the most important thing is to keep rotating and not spot your landing at 180. start by airing out of the end of a half pipe. its easiest to learn here because it forces your body in the right direction.


thanks bro
Jan 4 2015 3:06AM 0 0
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yungsteeze
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Exactly just make sure you lean forward get a nice pop and keep looking in the direcation youre spinning until you come around at 360. Imo it's easiest to learn on a smallish or medium jump
Jan 4 2015 3:24AM 0 0
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duder227
Posts: 169 - Karma: 1,175
Just get on the jump that you do 180's on and spin as fast as you can dont even think about it. It took me like 20 tries to land my first 3, I would slide out everytime. It was at snoqualmie too
Jan 4 2015 3:31AM 0 2
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Charlie*
Posts: 198 - Karma: 572
Edges. Use em
Jan 4 2015 3:32AM 3 2
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FrankerZ
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It's important to have your shins leaning on your boot tongues. Have a solid stance when approaching and remember to pop. After you're comfy with 3's, do some grabs and carve on the jump to make it look nicer.
Jan 4 2015 7:48AM 1 0
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theLiquor
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Lots of forward pressure, hands out in front of you. If you're like me, the rotation won't be the issue, landing backseat will be. I landed my first, but then went backseat for the next dozen or so.
Jan 4 2015 8:41AM 3 0
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Mingg
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Make sure you have pressure on the tongues of your boots, that'll help you to not land backseat.

Spin around your shoulder - don't look under your arm or over your shoulder because that could make you go off axis, which isn't what you want.

Carve a little bit into the jump(but not too much) if you're worried about not rotating all the way, and just keep looking around your shoulder till you spot the landing.
Jan 4 2015 11:17AM 0 0
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powerbong2000
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just jump and spin around and land.
Jan 4 2015 12:07PM 6 0
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fresh_prince
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try just jumping and spinning with out a jump and see how much effort it takes to 180 or 270 then use that as a guide for how much effort you need to do it off a jump
Jan 4 2015 3:29PM 0 0
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Spiri7o
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powerbong2000just jump and spin around and land.


+K for helpful advice!
Jan 4 2015 3:40PM 5 0
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ReignMan
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firstly get shit together.

practice on a jump similar to the middle jump or big first jump at stevens.

You have to get your muscle memory to click, so go try it.

get small and suck your legs in. think in degrees where you are, and cominsate by getting big. It all happens fast so it is best to go for it without thinking.

All your doing when you think is monologuing, which doesnt help muscle memory.
Jan 4 2015 4:56PM 0 0
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APunx176
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I just recently learned 360s and I had a lot of problems with them so I'll just explain what I did to finally start landing them.

The first thing that I was having trouble with was staying upright. I'd always either fall backwards or fall to the side. I was falling back because I wasn't leaning forward on the takeoff enough, and falling to the side was just kind of a last thought/commitment thing. It was kind of a mental barrier I guess.

Once I fixed that I wasn't getting the spin around and it was because I was focusing too much on how forward I should be. Once it started happening it fixed itself though because I started focusing on the spin too once it started happening.

Also, the first few days after I learned them I couldn't stop putting my hand down when I landed. Doing them over and over again fixed this.

And to answer your question about the size of the jump; it depends on how much air awareness you have. It'll be easier to get the spin around on a bigger jump, so if you can comfortably hit bigger jumps then I'd hit a decent sized jump. Too small wont get the spin down and too large will give you time to lose your balance
Jan 4 2015 6:32PM 0 0
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yung_deroode
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Whip it. Don't stop at 180. I learned them on small side jumps, and same with 5' and now with practice i can bring them to the biggest jumps easily (just got to slow them down). Just keep practising brotha, you will get them.
Jan 4 2015 8:12PM 4 0
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skier58284
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Smallest jump? I saw a guy stomp a 540 off a
Jan 4 2015 9:06PM 1 0
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e-dildo
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It seems to help me when i start with my skis apart a tiny bit more then usual and then as i am coming up i pull them together and pop. i dunno if thats just me or what. but maybe give that a try. Good luck op, you'll get it.
Jan 4 2015 9:15PM 1 0
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fghtoffyrdmns
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Sh4dowSmallest jump? I saw a guy stomp a 540 off a


Lol
Jan 4 2015 11:06PM 0 0
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.GUCCI.
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remember to not let your skis rotate faster than your upper body. I makes it easier and more enjoyable to look at when you keep your body together.
Jan 4 2015 11:39PM 0 0
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-WZ-
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AlphaSteezI found the most important thing is to keep rotating and not spot your landing at 180.


this took me a longgg time to figure out ahha, i would just freeze at 180 and stop looking but try to force my shoulders around. so ya, try to not spot at 180 and just keep looking
Jan 5 2015 1:35AM 0 0
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_69
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Just come up to the jump with a wide stance on your inside edges, pop, and spin. Keep looking over the shoulder you're spinning towards, and it should come around within 3 tries.
Jan 5 2015 9:38AM 0 0
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