Help learning new tricks.

joly.sp

joly.sp

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So yeah, basically what the title says. I got into park skiing last year. I am a solid skier and can ski almost every run.

I can spin up to 5's and right side 3's. I can mute 3 and truck 3. I can slide a rail and land switch and whatnot. I can also switch 180 and sometimes switch 3.

What are some tricks I should try to work on this year?

I was thinking switch 5's and maybe 7's? What about rails as well?

Thanks!
 
that was like me last year and this is what I did:

Try a backflip, go for the 7 for sure. Maybe a switch 5 also.

After you get the 7, go for the cork 5 and 7. The 7 won't be too hard to do if you can do the 5. Just throw it a bit harder. You can work on them at the beginning of the season after you get all your skill from last year. Backflip should come when some more snow falls, and then try screwing around off some natural stuff if you have any.

But unless you have fun doing it, it's worth nothing at all.
 
thanks NGP, I can already cork 3 just so you guys know. I should try flips into pow right? how much air do you think i need?
 
It's weird you did cork 3s before cork 5s and 7s...I tried a cork 7 as my first one. I heard it was easier.I'm trying some more corks this year since I overshot a jump and hurt myself on my last one, so I can't really tell you how to do them since I haven't mastered them.

You really don't need a ton of air for a backflip. Try building a smallish kicker into a soft landing. Huck it the first time, overrotating is WAY better than underrotating.
 
I really don't want to try flips. I don''t like the feeling. I can do them on tramps and that but I don't think that they are for me. Any other spins, grabs, or rail stuff is what i wanna try
 
Can you spin unnatural too? It's a good thing to work on. 270 on/off would be good... you could try incorporating different grabs into your spins?

I dunno... you kinda run outta things to do if you don't try flips. Maybe try a bio? It's like a cork, but leaning forward instead of back.

 
Yeah, i can spin up to 3's unnatural. 5's natural. I'll try some other grabs. Is there any spins that you are upside down at apoint I should try, like a misty? I dont really have a problem being upside down thruthe spin
 
Keep working on your spin base: right side, natural, and switch. As for inverted tricks, besides fronts and backs, mistys were the first ones that I learned. Then D-Spins and rodeos, then corked and bios. (I'm a better flipper than spinner so the inverted ones were easier than the off axis ones.) The main thing I would say is try to learn them on a trampoline or diving board before taking them to the snow. You'll take a lot less punishment. Also, make sure the jump is fitting for the trick. (don't try your first d-spin off a flat lip, etc.) Have someone explain how to do them before you attempt them too. (I'd be happy to if you're interested...)

As for rails, start trying some switch-ups on boxes and smaller rails. Work on some 270s and hiiting some rails switch...
 
I guess I've just never tried a switch up or spin on/off rails, but i made a rail to learn them on this winter
 
270's off i think are so easy now. before this weekend i had never tried one then at keystone i went into a flat bar rail that we had been hitting all day and i just hit it. i wasnt even planning on spinning out and when i got to the end it just kinda happened haha. they arent bad though. spins on however scare me more
 
^snow.please

my advice since your skiing skills are similar to mine would be to practice in the off-season....tramps help a lot, well for me at least, but you might not have a tramp so that might not be an option....but i guess just to keep practicing, and hitting it strong......practicing skiing switch helps too for becoming comfortable with landings etc.
 
dude I can dub cork 10  and do all sorts of double flips and I can't 270 on rail well and I've never even tried to 270 off, its just what you like to do. I hate rails and ski all bc.
 
yeah backies are probably next,

as with anything you have to go up and belive you will make it otherwise you will under rotate and possibly hurt yourself, doing them into water is a good way to learn them if you have the facilities, other than that a steep kicker helps
 
no offense... but try things your comfortable with, or want to do, don't try something because they say its the next thing that they tried... or something. I think the biggest thing when trying a new trick is confidence... Find a jump/rail appropriate for what your gonna try, be able to do your other tricks on it, then when you 'feel' it go for it!

Sounds silly and easy... but really being comfortable and confident is half the battle
 
very true....i forgot to mention that too be comfortable with what your trying.....also i love trying new stuff in spring....snow is so soft.....i cased a 60 footer didnt feel a thing when it normally would have cause some serious pain
 
Oh yeah, I'd recommend learning tricks you actually want to learn. All kinds of people are going to tell you what you should and shouldn't do. Just pick a trick that you would like to learn and start working on the steps to get there. You may have to learn some other tricks on the way but it is all about just having a good time.
 
yeah, misty's aren't too bad. They were the first off axis type trick I learned. Just depends on which way you throw more comfortably. Do spin or flip more naturally? If you're more of a spinner, d-spin or corked 7 might be your easiest. If you're more of a flipper, misty, underflip, or rodeo might be a better way to go...
 
find some powder somewhere build a medium sized booter and have some fun experiment only way your gonna be able to do tricks is by trying them so w/e pops into ur ehad try it on a bc booter
 
Anymore ideas? I'm sort of coming to the conclusion that I should learn backflips so I can get comfortable with other inverted tricks.
 
well I know I want to get corks and switch flips down this year...and powder booters are pretty much all the jumps I hit. So I'm pumped.

The thread starter should be definitely trying new tricks with some new snow or a smaller jump so you don't fuck up and fall down and hurt yourself on a bigger one.
 
damn this is my fist day on the site im diggen it and this thread has helped me alot in the understanding of what direction i should go in. in illinois theres not all that much snow or ski hills so im limited to what i have but im basicly at the same level as shit guy and this year im not raceing so ima j parking it up. cant wait
 
yea this sounds like me last year. if you trampoline just work on whatever youve work on on them. (whoa thats confusing) like i learned corks and bios really well on tramps so i will try them next year just keep getting comforatble going bigger and then add some spins and grabs as it feels good.
 
So I have set up my practice rail this past week. Its an 8 foot long 2.5 foot high flat rail.

So far I can..

Slide it natural

Slide it unnatural

natural 270 off a natural slide.

I want to learn to slide it natural and 270 off unnatural and land switch but i cant seem to stop my momentum from continuing a natural roatation. Idk if that makes sense but i have to "stop" myself and spin the opposite way out. How can i do that? I cant stop my rotation.

Thanks to evreyone that has helped/
 
you have to grip the rail with your edges like this /----\ the slashes are supposed to be your feet, on a lot less steep of an angle.
 
i learned 9's before even trying switch onto a box. some people just learn different stuf at different times and its not wierd.
 
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