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Getting the most flex possible out of skis.

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frickindarn
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Hey there NS, I'm turning to you guys for more help because every time I ask a question I get 1 really awesome answer %100 of the time. Recently I've realized that my skis were awesome for jumps; I was skiing the Line Invaders for awhile. I recently realized that every time I try to butter it just KILLS my knee. I went out and bought some B-Dogs after doing research on finding super flexible skis. When I got them I had a blast but I still have the same problem.
What can I do to break my skis in quicker so I can learn how to butter? I'm not a very aggressive skier and after blowing my knee out 2 seasons ago I'm pretty scared (for lack of a better word) to hit big jumps and rails constantly to break em in.
I know leaning into a butter is going to help but I need a little bit more advice including
how to break in skis
how I should position myself for presses/butters
and lastly what I can do to make sure that I don't blow my knee out again.
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N.L.
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i take my brand new skis and stand between two downed trees or anything you can find and literally jump on them to flex them as far as they can for a couple good jumps. it will loosen things up for ya, but will definitely take away from the way they turn... i have my boots set forward and are super flexible as well. you should be able to transfer weight better without straining yours knees. use your momentum more too, butters should flow effortlessly.
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Luggg
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doing manuals and nosemanuals in the t-bar helps to make your skis softer. To learn nosebutters try to slide 90 like you would to slow down, at that point start leaning on your tips and continue spinning until a little past 180 at that point your should take the weight of your tips wich will give you a little extra pop. with that pop you can pretty much spin out like a sw180
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AGOF
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I was gonna be like get a pair of invaders, butteriest ski ever. And that's what you have. Out of ideas here
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mattytru
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a lot of buttering is knowing how to do it, not how flexible your skis are. plenty of kids can butter their stiff competition park skis if they want to. you should practice nose and tail presses on rails, then practice nose butter 3s (i think they give the best intro to the skills you need to do other butters well). you want to get all your weight forward (or back for tailpress), while still maintaining a defined center of gravity and posture so that you have stability to manipulate your butter
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Petey.
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Max Hill confirmed that he lays his skis on two cinder blocks and then jumps up and down in the middle of them. Worth a try
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N.L.
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i want a pair of skis designed to perform like a skateboard.
This summer im taking on the challenge of building my own planks designed for jibbing, slashing, buttering, ollieing, ie. All Terrain Dominations
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mattytru
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N.L.i want a pair of skis designed to perform like a skateboard.
This summer im taking on the challenge of building my own planks designed for jibbing, slashing, buttering, ollieing, ie. All Terrain Dominations


i think that's the exact idea behind the afterbangs, someone correct me if i'm wrong
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