Can’t figure out spins/balance shit

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WabbleDee

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I’m starting to think I have an inner ear issue or something that fucks with my balance.

I’m solid on steeps big drops and straight lining shit, cool 180s and simple grabs. I legit couldn’t get the nuts to do any 3s this year, and I also slip out on rails all the time.

I’ve been practicing 3s just sitting at home, and 90% of the time I land awkward and almost face plant. I legit don’t get it.

i do a wind up, and look behind my shoulder to land and i just land so unstable on the verge of falling.

Rails might just be a me issue, but I can do them fine but I never feel locked in or confident on them, and sometimes still hip check them.

how can I fix this or figure out wtf is wrong? I don’t understand how I’m getting so messed up while spinning that I land so uneven.

Id love to figure this out and actually progress this year. Probably gonna pick up a balance board.
 
Don't wind up so much, you don't need to use your arms. You should be using your hips and ski edges. Otherwise just practice more. More than you think
 
i can almost guarantee you are spinning to early or turning your head to fast. Pop first, then spin, and don’t whip your head. Also, a huge thing that helps me is constantly pretending theres a line going through my body out my head that pulls me upwards. Makes me stay upright better. Bend ur knees a lot too.

And the most important thing is to not give up and don’t make the same mistake 100x in a row. If you make a mistake fix it. And Btw I used to have the exact same problem, I used to straight up rage out because I couldn’t figure out 360’s on flat (just feet, no skis)
 
Ok I have had the same issue with you before, but here is the best advice that help me change that: 1. Keep your head constant, don't whip it around because that will make u lose balance. 2. keep your hands out in a T, its what all the ski academy teaches u, but it certainly helps. Imagine your holding onto a hoolahoop when spinning, this will help u keep ur balance.
 
when taking off, keep your eyes looking up to the apex of your trajectory and you gently start the rotation through your hips. this will help to keep you level. then as you approach 90 degrees, you can start to spot with your eyes. you do not need to throw a 3 particularly hard, it should come around with minimal effort. keep practicing and you'll get it!
 
The main thing that fixed all my upright spin issues was popping properly. Realized when I spun 360s on the ground that if I jumped strongly straight up, I stopped losing my balance.

Eventually started popping with fully extended legs on park jumps and I can now spin all 4 ways comfortably. Also watch stompit tutorials common 360 mistakes and ski addiction how to spin videos for extra help.
 
Holy shittin bruh thanks. It’s really all in the hips. I’m gonna hit a 900 first day back.

eureka

14447064:ReturnToMonkey said:
Don't wind up so much, you don't need to use your arms. You should be using your hips and ski edges. Otherwise just practice more. More than you think
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Just get super hammered and then try to fall asleep so you have the spins really bad and you’ll be used to spinning in the air

EDIT: do this on a nightly basis.

**This post was edited on Jul 3rd 2022 at 12:25:38am
 
14447467:WabbleDee said:
Nah id rather progress on my own. Haven’t taken a ski lesson once in my life and it’s got me pretty far
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Hey man I'm self taught too, it's great! But I gotta say, I went to a windells session and learned things about jumps i couldn't hope to learn by myself
 
Yea I get it. I was just decent enough to start riding with some really impressive skiiers and learned a lot from them. Can confidently say I can hang with just about any skiier outside of the park

14447469:druppin_jibs said:
Hey man I'm self taught too, it's great! But I gotta say, I went to a windells session and learned things about jumps i couldn't hope to learn by myself
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Chest tall, eyes up. Lead with your chest and arms, not your head. Hips foreword on takeoff. From the waist down you should pretty much be doing a straight air. When learning 3's you skis should track straight off the jump with no skidding and minimal carve.
 
14447116:bennwithtwons said:
when taking off, keep your eyes looking up to the apex of your trajectory and you gently start the rotation through your hips. this will help to keep you level. then as you approach 90 degrees, you can start to spot with your eyes. you do not need to throw a 3 particularly hard, it should come around with minimal effort. keep practicing and you'll get it!
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Its probably this. Your eyes should always be on a level axis. The second you start looking down during a rotation it throws the spin off and you will crash.
 
You might consider the fact that you’re normal and this shit is really hard for like 95 percent of people that ski. Seems like Everyone thinks if they work hard enough they could be able to be as good as their favorite pro and it’s like no. That’s not reality.
 
I don’t think I can be a pro I just love progressing and skiing is the only sport I’ve fallen in love with enough to chase that. Not many sports let u huck yourself off cliffs on snowy mountains

14448004:Casey said:
You might consider the fact that you’re normal and this shit is really hard for like 95 percent of people that ski. Seems like Everyone thinks if they work hard enough they could be able to be as good as their favorite pro and it’s like no. That’s not reality.
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14448011:WabbleDee said:
I don’t think I can be a pro I just love progressing and skiing is the only sport I’ve fallen in love with enough to chase that. Not many sports let u huck yourself off cliffs on snowy mountains
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True just saying you should expect to invest 10,000 hours of practice before assessing your success or failure.
 
for the 360 try get low with a wide stance and dont pop too hard, and so also just go a lil faster. i find this gives way more control, with grabs and stuff, as long as im not carving the trick. i find with rails its the same thing, 60-70% backfoot 30-40% front foot body weight balance is probs what u want too. speed is also key for locking into rails. idk hope this helps
 
Damn I thought it was just leaning forward for more pressure on front? I couldn’t slide a rail until I thought about it that way. Any time I feel like my back foot has more of the weight I slide out and destroy my hip on metal

14448951:just_some_casual said:
for the 360 try get low with a wide stance and dont pop too hard, and so also just go a lil faster. i find this gives way more control, with grabs and stuff, as long as im not carving the trick. i find with rails its the same thing, 60-70% backfoot 30-40% front foot body weight balance is probs what u want too. speed is also key for locking into rails. idk hope this helps
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yeah i guess i started like that too, eventually you'll realize how important the pressure on the back foot is too after a couple sticky rails. a wide stance, focusing on getting low on the rail and making sure to get that backfoot higher up the rail than you are will probably help you a lot

14449036:WabbleDee said:
Damn I thought it was just leaning forward for more pressure on front? I couldn’t slide a rail until I thought about it that way. Any time I feel like my back foot has more of the weight I slide out and destroy my hip on metal
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Yea thinking back on last season I def have been realizing inconsistency was due to not having a wide enough stance or getting low enough

14449048:just_some_casual said:
yeah i guess i started like that too, eventually you'll realize how important the pressure on the back foot is too after a couple sticky rails. a wide stance, focusing on getting low on the rail and making sure to get that backfoot higher up the rail than you are will probably help you a lot
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