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Can't cork my 3's

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gaagles
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Well yeah, had a five year break from skiing and thought I'd give it a shot again this season. Went pretty nice, so I thought I might try learning the cork 3.

Now for some reason I can't seem to cork the spin, at all. The first one is a video of me doing just a 3 with no grab for control, and the next one is me trying to cork the 3.

What am I doing wrong?
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1041405/VID-20220430-210228-0--mp4


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1041406/VID-20220430-211459-0--mp4
Apr 30 2022 3:43PM
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Schoess
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Full carve, take off carving, let yourself cork. You're just doing straight 3's. Happy you're trying it on a real jump though. Most "it's not corking" threads the homies are out hitting their local anthill wondering why they ain't upside down
Apr 30 2022 3:51PM
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gaagles
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SchoessFull carve, take off carving, let yourself cork. You're just doing straight 3's. Happy you're trying it on a real jump though. Most "it's not corking" threads the homies are out hitting their local anthill wondering why they ain't upside down


I see. I kinda thought I might not be carving enough. I think I'm getting it just slightly off axis the way I was setting it today. I suppose I'll have to clear some time tomorrow to go and try more, since the resort already closed like three weeks ago and the next time I have free time is in a month and that jump won't exist then, lol.

So just quadruple the amount of carve, and a slightly different mindset towards the axis I'm going to be spinning on it is. I hear some people saying to lean to the side you spin to, is that important in setting the cork?
Apr 30 2022 4:14PM
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Schoess
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Focus on Carving in but ending up going straight off the jump in a carve still, not at an angle. The carve itself will do everything and you can just chill, but you gotta keep committed in the carve. Watch some edits with big cork 3's, nothing happens in the air, they just chillin
gaaglesI see. I kinda thought I might not be carving enough. I think I'm getting it just slightly off axis the way I was setting it today. I suppose I'll have to clear some time tomorrow to go and try more, since the resort already closed like three weeks ago and the next time I have free time is in a month and that jump won't exist then, lol.

So just quadruple the amount of carve, and a slightly different mindset towards the axis I'm going to be spinning on it is. I hear some people saying to lean to the side you spin to, is that important in setting the cork?
Apr 30 2022 4:25PM
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gaagles
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SchoessFocus on Carving in but ending up going straight off the jump in a carve still, not at an angle. The carve itself will do everything and you can just chill, but you gotta keep committed in the carve. Watch some edits with big cork 3's, nothing happens in the air, they just chillin


Alright, thanks! Indeed I looked back at all of the footage and noticed that I wasn't really committing to the carve, but rather carved in and stopped carving on the takeoff and most of the time ended up taking off in a straight line just going diagonally on the lip.

I'll remember these and report back tomorrow, if not hospitalized in a case of an accidental send
Apr 30 2022 4:38PM
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Schoess
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Nah you chillin man. Ez trick, you got this. You look like you know what you're doing, it's just a little different set is all
gaaglesAlright, thanks! Indeed I looked back at all of the footage and noticed that I wasn't really committing to the carve, but rather carved in and stopped carving on the takeoff and most of the time ended up taking off in a straight line just going diagonally on the lip.

I'll remember these and report back tomorrow, if not hospitalized in a case of an accidental send
Apr 30 2022 5:18PM
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Casey
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People always try to learn these on a jump like this and it’s just fighting it. Steeper lip bigger jump kind of looked like you got the feel in vid two
Apr 30 2022 7:52PM
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gaagles
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CaseyPeople always try to learn these on a jump like this and it’s just fighting it. Steeper lip bigger jump kind of looked like you got the feel in vid two


I know. If I could decide, the jump would be around double the size. There is a bigger jump up the park but there's no way in the world I'm hitting that after season, would take like thirty minutes to climb up after evert jump. Just wish I had the courage when I was at Ruka last month, but it was the first time I went skiing after the 5 year break. The medium line was great there, steep kickers and medium air.
Apr 30 2022 8:00PM
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Rusticles
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Does it help if you kinda drop a shoulder/almost hand drag when carving up the jump?
SchoessNah you chillin man. Ez trick, you got this. You look like you know what you're doing, it's just a little different set is all
Apr 30 2022 9:49PM
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gaagles
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RusticlesDoes it help if you kinda drop a shoulder/almost hand drag when carving up the jump?


Hm. Picturing it in my head it would seem like it'd throw me more off axis indeed. I'll see tomorrow if it still seems I can't make it cork enough with a proper carve
Apr 30 2022 10:08PM
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UBlome
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just do a 3 but a little bit sideways. That will fix ur issue
Apr 30 2022 10:15PM
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PhlebotomistOld
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Damn i havent skied in like 3 weeks and that jump looks realll nice
Apr 30 2022 10:42PM
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Schoess
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Just carve off the lip. That's literally it. Dropping your shoulder or doing shit in the air will make your axis go all heccd. If you are carving and let yourself go with it, you will cork. After getting them you can start to play with the axis
RusticlesDoes it help if you kinda drop a shoulder/almost hand drag when carving up the jump?
Apr 30 2022 11:33PM
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Balzin_Cider
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You gotta drop your shoulder a little bit more. It looked pretty good and think you can Fosho lace it up if you commit harder. Like others were saying carve harder and then drop that shoulder more. Think of doing a 3 but touching your feet on a wall. You got this shit dawg

**This post was edited on May 1st 2022 at 4:16:12am
May 1 2022 4:15AM
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skierman
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SchoessFull carve, take off carving, let yourself cork. You're just doing straight 3's. Happy you're trying it on a real jump though. Most "it's not corking" threads the homies are out hitting their local anthill wondering why they ain't upside down


Holy fuck, you're an idiot. You don't need to carve off the lip to do a corked rotation. Leave it to some fat fucking idiot who can't hit jumps to try teaching others how to hit jumps.
May 1 2022 8:53AM
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skierman
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Balzin_CiderYou gotta drop your shoulder a little bit more. It looked pretty good and think you can Fosho lace it up if you commit harder. Like others were saying carve harder and then drop that shoulder more. Think of doing a 3 but touching your feet on a wall. You got this shit dawg

**This post was edited on May 1st 2022 at 4:16:12am


NO MAN, DON'T DROP YOUR SHOULDER! APPARENTLY THAT'LL MESS EVERYTHING UP!



HAHAHAHAH
May 1 2022 8:55AM
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Schoess
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Footage or get fucked
skiermanHoly fuck, you're an idiot. You don't need to carve off the lip to do a corked rotation. Leave it to some fat fucking idiot who can't hit jumps to try teaching others how to hit jumps.
May 1 2022 10:48AM
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Young_patty
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From the wise words of Ian Compton:

”just tilt your head 90 degrees so it FEELS like you’re doing a cork 3”
May 1 2022 11:54AM
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gaagles
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naa still couldnt do it for shit, just more straight 360's like this attempt
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1041495/VID-20220501-WA0028-0--mp4
Wasn't really feeling it anyway because the lip and landing froze up to form a solid ice plate, so I ended up trying to perfecr my backies and hitting rails. Defintely will get the damn cork next season though, I feel like it'll be way easier from a proper sized jump
May 1 2022 4:36PM
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