Advice for switch airs/spins.

Any good tips on how to air riding switch effectively? For example, should you be leaning towards the front of the skis or the back? How do you spot your landing in switch? Also, tips on how to spin from switch are appreciated.Thanks for any helpful responses.
 
Just keep your weight centered. It's not different from spinning regularly, your just blind to a degree, and it takes getting used to. Don't lean either way because it can end badly.
 
Dont push your shins into the front of your boot. I did this the first time i hit a jump switch and did part of a switch frontflip and slammed my face into the landing.

I like to keep my weight centered, or even push the back of my calf into my boots. After a few tries hitting jumps switch feels pretty natural. I almost like switch spins more than forward spins.
 
Believe it or not, I personally find spinning switch easier than forwards, in all aspects. Easier to set, easier to spot, basically everything. Maybe harder to judge speed but thats it.
 
I find that I need to be mindful of popping back a bit (downhill) when I spin switch to counter the angle of the takeoff. Otherwise I end up spinning corked which is problematic as getting uncorked is not something I have figured out how to do. I'm not sure that really explains it, I guess in a way I pop straight up but lean forward to get back over my skis as I spin. Fuck I'm confusing myself.
 
dont lean back into the boot, stand in your normal ski stance, the way you are gonna spin, stagger that foot so it is closer to the jump, this opens up your vision to the jump and already has your upper half 90 into the spin
 
my best advice would be to be patient. dont try spin too early as you can get caught up on the lip. and go with more speed than you think you need.
 
Riding switch, you want to have a little pressure on the shins; it makes it easier to maneuver the skis under your body since when you turn, you're going to be staggering your feet in the direction of your turn.

Spotting switch is a little tricky. First learn by just keeping your eyes on the landing of the feature. once you lock in on it, look straight uphill as you land. if you look at your feet, you will land hunched over and may fall. Once you get that dialed, you can start landing while looking at the next feature.

Taking off switch is really easy. All you have to do is just stay balanced over both feet with even weight and be patient. if you pop too early, you will catch the tip of your trailing ski. Also like mentioned above, stagger your feet in the direction of your spin. For example, spinning left, drop your left foot behind you as you approach the jump and look over your left shoulder.

Hope this helps =]
 
Fuck man I do this all the time.

I do this weird screwed up sw half-cork 3 that is terrifying and I hate it so much that I hardly ever do them.

I guess I should stop leaning forward so much...
 
Yeah that's the problem exactly. I think I have a tendancy to lean forward pretty far because it makes it easier to look over my shoulder (or under my shoulder really) but if I don't somehow counter it when I take off I land royally back seat and eat shit.
 
On a switch 1 you don't even need to set a spin. If you're looking over your shoulder off the lip you'll basically automatically do a 180, this is why zero spins are kinda hard. Switch 3 is just a switch 1 with a 180 after. This is how I think about all switch spins, the first 180 is basically free. I set switch 5s as hard as I would a regular 3
 
skeep weight evenly distributed. common mistake is taking of to early. you just have toget used to it realy
 
It´s really not that different to normal spins. I guess it´s a little harder to pop at the right time but that´s really it. And switch 180s are the easiest trick there is. You don´t even have toset it. Just go of the jump looking over your shoulder
 
Hahah we ski switch the same way.

I love crouching hard/leaning forward because it makes it so easy to look under/around my shoulder. Also I feel like a G.
 
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