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Why don't skiers do more ski specific tricks

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Farmville420
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I've seen this a lot more lately I can't lie but still not a very common thing. I feel like skiers try to ride like snowboarders. I see so many features that involve like ollies and 50-50, and stuff like that. And when they aren't riding like boarders, the are just spinning so fucking fast for no reason. Like we have two skis, fast slide and backslide aren't the only ways to use them like why tf does nobody do broken grinds and shit. I feel like you could do some inline grinds as well, there's gotta be a way to do like a fuckin acid grind on skis.

Also I know hella kids grab safety because 90% of the time when they post clips to the gram or in an edit it's like their first time doing a trick but like there is no excuse for me to not see a single truck driver grab in 3 years that is literally communism.

I'm being dramatic but I feel like everyone watched andy parry do his wizard shit and was like "yooo that was crazy" and nobody ever tried to explore that stuff further and just let it rot and die like what

Look at Mat Duf bro it is literally insane to me that this type of grind isn't a common thing it looks sick

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3 years ago
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jompcock
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wizard tricks
3 years ago
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Goretex_Vidal
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I demand more fucking venom grabs this season
3 years ago
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GayWolf420
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Liu Kang Season 2k23. All the homies love Liu Kangs.
3 years ago
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I think especially new wave tries to ski like you would snowboard. It is what it is. Skaters want to be surfers, snowboarders want to be skaters, and new wave wants to be snowboarders 🤷‍♂️
3 years ago
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jakeordie
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Farmville420I feel like skiers try to ride like snowboarders. I see so many features that involve like ollies and 50-50, and stuff like that. Like we have two skis, fast slide and backslide aren't the only ways to use them like why tf does nobody do broken grinds and shit. I feel like you could do some inline grinds as well, there's gotta be a way to do like a fuckin acid grind on skis.

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3 years ago
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mynameisgiovanni
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Valid points, learn them yourself and put out an edit
3 years ago
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_brrett
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Because broken grinds and wizard tricks look like shit 90% of the time. Same with anything with crossed legs.
3 years ago
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BingPow
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BradFiAusNzCoCaI think especially new wave tries to ski like you would snowboard. It is what it is. Skaters want to be surfers, snowboarders want to be skaters, and new wave wants to be snowboarders 🤷‍♂️


are surfers the top dog?
3 years ago
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tutipups
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a good high ollie is just clean
3 years ago
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tutipups
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a good high ollie is just clean
3 years ago
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Kyguyy
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Can’t forget to bang a kang for Wabs
DeebieSkeebiesLiu Kang Season 2k23. All the homies love Liu Kangs.
3 years ago
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Emma_Watson
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1035641/Embed-Code
3 years ago
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Emma_Watson
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been finding trick inspiration from blading this past year

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1045959/MESMER-RISING
3 years ago
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Farmville420
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Emma_Watsonbeen finding trick inspiration from blading this past year

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1045959/MESMER-RISING


Lol I watched this movie the other day. And yeah I’m also tryna incorporate hella rollerblading into my skiing, not sure how tho
3 years ago
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Raf.Diaz.
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"Do SKI specific tricks like bladers"
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3 years ago
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Farmville420
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Raf.Diaz."Do SKI specific tricks like bladers"
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Lol i don’t see what’s wrong with that logic, they literally ride with two feet on independent pieces of equipment as opposed to just one
3 years ago
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ReturnToMonkey
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One ski butters on the come up?
3 years ago
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Raf.Diaz.
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Farmville420Lol i don’t see what’s wrong with that logic, they literally ride with two feet on independent pieces of equipment as opposed to just one


If a 5050 is a boarder trick a soul grind is a blade trick?
I feel like a Snowboard 5050 and skis 5050 is two different trick idk
3 years ago
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Farmville420
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ReturnToMonkeyOne ski butters on the come up?


Toph does this and people hate it but I think sometimes it can be tasteful
3 years ago
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Farmville420
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Raf.Diaz.If a 5050 is a boarder trick a soul grind is a blade trick?
I feel like a Snowboard 5050 and skis 5050 is two different trick idk


Depends, skiers do two kinds of 5050s, there’s the one footed ones which feels way more like a soul grind than the two footed ones
3 years ago
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270on420out
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Because board sports tend to be more aesthetically pleasing
3 years ago
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GrandThings
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I'm pretty meh on most roller-blade style grinds, but you have a very good point about grabs. I feel like I haven't seen a proper Japan, bow & arrow, or truck driver in a long ass time...
3 years ago
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jakeordie
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BingPoware surfers the top dog?

https://www.boardriders.com
3 years ago
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ReturnToMonkey
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Farmville420Toph does this and people hate it but I think sometimes it can be tasteful

I think I like his tricks and think he's a good skier, but his style seems so forced. A lot of people's style is kinda forced I guess, but his looks obviously so. No hate toward Toph, he seems like a great guy. I still like his uniqueness and think you can draw inspiration from it while disliking his style.
3 years ago
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chumbawumba
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i like snowboarding cuz its steezy
3 years ago
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Farmville420
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ReturnToMonkeyI think I like his tricks and think he's a good skier, but his style seems so forced. A lot of people's style is kinda forced I guess, but his looks obviously so. No hate toward Toph, he seems like a great guy. I still like his uniqueness and think you can draw inspiration from it while disliking his style.

To be fair that’s kinda his thing, I personally like his clips and I think that he does a good job of exploring stuff which I appreciate
3 years ago
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asparagus
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Most wizard tricks are ugly but broken grinds and some other straight slide variations can be cool. Problem with broken grinds is I’d feel like I’m gonna rip out an edge.
3 years ago
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Farmville420
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asparagusMost wizard tricks are ugly but broken grinds and some other straight slide variations can be cool. Problem with broken grinds is I’d feel like I’m gonna rip out an edge.


So I thought about this, I think it’s just because people never really get super good at them. Think of your first 2p2, did that look good? Probably not but after 400 attempts you probably got it looking pretty steezy. People mostly do those kind of tricks for the novelty and not because they are actually part of their bag of tricks, but I have definitely seen steezy wizard tricks. Broken grinds are sketch but if you can pistol squat and front slide well it makes it way easier to put less pressure into the foot that’s twisting
3 years ago
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TOAST.
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More of this please
3 years ago
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jakeordie
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3 years ago
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SteezyYeeter
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Farmville420but like there is no excuse for me to not see a single truck driver grab in 3 years that is literally communism.

that's a hilarious quote XD

I'm being dramatic but I feel like everyone watched andy parry do his wizard shit and was like "yooo that was crazy" and nobody ever tried to explore that stuff further and just let it rot and die like what

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For real. When I first started watching TC I was blown away because I had never seen anything like it. The "pros", the redbull sponsored and competitors and shit never do that stuff. It's so epic.
3 years ago
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deadhead420
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So you are praising Andy but hating on 50-50s?

I am confusion
3 years ago
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Farmville420
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mrk127So you are praising Andy but hating on 50-50s?

I am confusion


I am praising nothing and hating on nothing but you pretty much just proved exactly the point I was tryna make. I wish MORE people would do experimental grinds and stuff and clean them up and get them dialed and stylish, it's crazy to me that only one guy ever has been known to do that kinda stuff. I was saying that I notice a lot of people try and incorporate more snowboarding into their skiing but not nearly as many people try to incorporate inline stuff even though fundamentally it makes way more sense. And not just inline, utilizing both skis in their tricks, doesn't even need to have insp from any other sport I just think there are a lot of progressive, techy, and gnarly things to do on skis but the majority seem to prefer adding another switchup instead of trying to excel at super uncommon tricks.

Also I already mentioned the 50-50 thing, I definitely prefer 1 footed 50-50s and think they could be incorperated in more techy stuff, that harold clip from the forre movie where he does a sw 1 to one footed 50-50 on some gnarly wooden down rail was pretty much exactly what the type of progression I was talking about, that clip got me hyped. Same with when Goepper used to do genie grab dubs, I've seen some modified daffy cork 3s that looked crazy, I feel like there's a lot of to progress the sport without doing quads
3 years ago
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chumbawumba
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Farmville420II definitely prefer 1 footed 50-50s


dude just stop
3 years ago
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chumbawumba
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BLandzBecause broken grinds and wizard tricks look like shit 90% of the time. Same with anything with crossed legs.


this
3 years ago
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Raf.Diaz.
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TOAST.





More of this please


Softish!
3 years ago
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Emma_Watson
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more on the rollerblading beat

would love to see people doing more royales and whatever allen lam does here (topsoul?)

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/743058/Allen-Lam-2009-Season-Edit

**This post was edited on Nov 6th 2022 at 5:13:11pm
3 years ago
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chumbawumba
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Emma_Watsonmore on the rollerblading beat

would love to see people doing more royales and whatever allen lam does here (topsoul?)

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/743058/Allen-Lam-2009-Season-Edit

**This post was edited on Nov 6th 2022 at 5:13:11pm


wtf no
3 years ago
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TOAST.
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Emma_Watsonmore on the rollerblading beat

would love to see people doing more royales and whatever allen lam does here (topsoul?)

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/743058/Allen-Lam-2009-Season-Edit

**This post was edited on Nov 6th 2022 at 5:13:11pm

The topsoul thing looks pretty sick when he actually pops out of it.
3 years ago
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Farmville420
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Emma_Watsonmore on the rollerblading beat

would love to see people doing more royales and whatever allen lam does here (topsoul?)

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/743058/Allen-Lam-2009-Season-Edit

**This post was edited on Nov 6th 2022 at 5:13:11pm

So sick, clip at 0:42 was executed super well, and yeah what toast said, when he actually pops off the rail it looks really cool
3 years ago
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malchik
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BradFiAusNzCoCaI think especially new wave tries to ski like you would snowboard. It is what it is. Skaters want to be surfers, snowboarders want to be skaters, and new wave wants to be snowboarders 🤷‍♂️

Yes, skiers now just want to be snowboarders in every degree but do not want to learn new things. This is crazy to me. You ski whole mountain but want to pretend to be snowboarders who are pretend to be skateboarders. And skateboarders are not the smartest or best people xaxa.
3 years ago
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Gourd
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Emma_Watsonhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1035641/Embed-Code

Andy parry a taking back Sunday fan??
3 years ago
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chumbawumba
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malchikYes, skiers now just want to be snowboarders in every degree but do not want to learn new things. This is crazy to me. You ski whole mountain but want to pretend to be snowboarders who are pretend to be skateboarders. And skateboarders are not the smartest or best people xaxa.


hate to break it to you bud,

but skiers are just as equally (if not more) retarded than skateboarders
3 years ago
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jakeordie
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malchikYes, skiers now just want to be snowboarders in every degree but do not want to learn new things. This is crazy to me.

I hear you, lot of "newschoolers" here stuck 15-20 years in the past.....you had your time boomer dudes, let the kids have theirs
3 years ago
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snowfinder
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Fav grab, grab one ski and scream while kicking out the other one like a ninja.
3 years ago
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yungcurv
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BingPoware surfers the top dog?


Most certainly
3 years ago
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Schoess
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This is what happens when you grow up with 200ft of vert to ski on with 100% fake snow. Allen definitely pioneered a lot of shit for MN. Andy Parry from what I understand also grew up with not great skiing conditions and ended up focusing on rails to see what was possible basically. I explained that poorly but TLDR: Limited resources breed creativity
Emma_Watsonmore on the rollerblading beat

would love to see people doing more royales and whatever allen lam does here (topsoul?)

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/743058/Allen-Lam-2009-Season-Edit

**This post was edited on Nov 6th 2022 at 5:13:11pm
3 years ago
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percs
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50/50 and safety grab is the only way to ski
3 years ago
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piss.boy
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do a knee slide nose grab
3 years ago
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cyphers
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vinny won slvsh cup with that kind of stuff and about half this website seethed for weeks because it was “unfair” to the other skiers
3 years ago
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