Jacob wester afterbang?

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no, not another afterbang thread!! ;)http://vimeo.com/13474474
wasn't there once a "fight" between jacob and another pro skier because hated on tall tees and afterbangs?
i'm not trying to hate on jacob, really enjoy his blog & skiing, thumbs up for being a pro and staying "normal"... but in this edit, hes afterbanging really hard... so... what do you think?
 
I only saw one shot that resembled bang, but he never hated on it as something fun to do, only when kids take it serious and think if you don't bang, you didn't land well. Besides that was the least serious edit Ive ever seen, so think too hard about it.
 
he said that "the brogan ride-away" and tall tees were the worst trend in skiing

so beef with brogan ensued even though he wasn't directly hating on brogan but had no other way of describing afterbang

just another classic, dumb skiing bitch fight as far as im concerned
 
Sorry.

Lolo: You're fuckin ill. Nothing but respect.

What I meant is a few of the Euro pros act like wannabe movie stars.

Jacob, Jon...
 
Not really at all, because the only shot where he bangs at all is his blind 2 off of the flat box at 0:47. Other than that his landings are pretty clean and non-Brogan.
And sure, maybe his sweatshirt is 6" too long, but that isn't nearly as thug as it could be.
I enjoyed the edit though... looked really fun
 
Sprigg's first flat 3 was so cash

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i kinda like wester. Seems to me that he doesnt force thing and just has fun. But if hes trying fights thats shitty
 
I think this is sort of what happened: In an Armada interview one of the questions was "what is the worst trend in skiing right now?" And Jacob said something along the lines of "Tall tees and the Brogan rideaway." Shitstorm ensued.
 
this thread is a fail. jacob didn't bang once, so STFU. but on a more important note, jacob wester does bitch about hella shit, (yea i said hella) but it doesn't mean he's not a cool dude, hes just a bitch. and yes, the euro pro skiers that tan are kinda faggots, but for the most part i would much rather live in a european country than in the states, simply because sex and drinking is more accepted.And thats TRUTH, trust me kids, im drunk.
 
You're basing euro pro skiers' level of "faggotness" on how tan they are? What the hell is wrong with you?
 
Jacob Wester is my hero. Those who bitch about him are just jealous of his all around confidence and ability. He is such an amazing skier who just says what he honestly thinks. There shouldn't be anything to hate on. But why, when this thread originally addressed his 'after-bang,' does it splinter out into random replies of hate?
The real question is, what exactly did Jacob Wester say was wrong and is he doing it? I think he walks a fine line, not just with this video but in any video. After-bang is almost like an attitude expressed when you land. It is suppose to show an effortless, clean, somewhat cocky stomp. Really it is just adding extra style to something other than the actual trick. However, there are definitely different degrees of after-bang. A very clean, natural landing can have hints of after-bang in it. On the other hand, it can be really forced and look superficial like any other parts of the trick. If he was coming out against after-bang in general, I think he made a mistake. As proven by this thread, it is very hard not to add style to your landing and many things will count as after-bang. As mentioned, if you stomp a trick cleanly, it can look as slight after-bang. You would have to land unnaturally and sloppily to avoid any hint of after-bang. However, Jacob Wester might have been coming out against forced style in general and thought "brogan ride-away" was the prime example. In this case he is safe because nothing he does is forced.
 
Jacob doesn't try to act like a movie star. He doesn't bang, he has good ride-aways. And hes super chill. Everyone hates to hard.
 
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