Smoothness in the air

SirFryanator

SirFryanator

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So under direct quote from my friend, apparently everything I throw is "funky, jerky, wtf stuff" and how I "cant ski for shit." Both comments are untrue and piss me off a little bit. I do know that the way I set my spins makes it hard to keep smooth and keep my legs under control.

I've heard that using more of the core to spin is better than shoulders, and to pop and then wait a milisecond or so to set the rotation is key. any more suggestions on keeping super smooth in the air?
 
I hit plenty of jumps it's just a fundamental thing I got wrong and I need to fix. You can check the videos and see how I set and throw, if you have any suggestions then let me know.
 
you seem like your ok on takeoff other than throwing hard its once your coming out and landing you get flaily. try and set in a slower smoother motion rather than the whip you do, and then that should carry over into a smoother exit and landing.
 
try for a day to hold your hands behind your back.... thats in the air on the take offs lading and rails even. everything you do try and just hold your hands behind your back and pay more attention to what and where your spotting so you know exactly where you are in the air and you feel alot more comfortable you know.
 
word.

and afterbang everything.

or get a tramp, and practice the rotation over and over and over and over and over and over.

 
dont get lazy like you can on rails use your fundamentals of skiing, like shins into the boots and knees bent and in a skiing stance. then once you can do that you can relax more and more
 
I watched your videos, and it's clear you have some talent.
The one thought I kept having is "He looks like he's attempting tricks that are over his head." What I mean is that it appears that you're hucking really big tricks, as opposed to refining more basic ones. Like in your promo for example, you throw a cork 7...and yea, you "did" it, but the landing is reeeaallly sketchy and you just look generally out of control. If you're really concerned about it, I think you need to go back to square one and build your tricks back up instead of trying to learn bigger and "better" tricks. Style is subjective, so don't worry about what that kid thinks.
As I rewatch it...I don't think you land a single trick cleanly. You're dragging hands and reverting all over the place and that really takes away from the overall impression of the trick...that's probably where that kid is coming from
Another thing. You come across as incredibly defensive in the comments, it's a turn off. Try and be more humble. Obviously, you're very goal oriented as you're talking about big air comps and placing in slopestyle...I don't know, just overall I think you're fixated on the wrong things. Why is that video a "promo"? Promo for what? It's cool you want to film, but why does it have to be about promotion? How about just making fun edits? It seems like you're taking it all too seriously. I hate to rain on your parade, but you're skiing isn't anywhere near competition or pro level. That in mind, just go out and have fun, and don't get caught up in the bullshit.
 
i just watched some of his videos too and i think ^nailed it. you need to go back and slow down your smaller spins and learn to do them with different grabs. just keep doing them until they look/feel perfect
 
thanks dude. I needed that. I have only one more day of skiing this year (all the footage of that was from last year, I hate to be defensive again though) and I never really film a lot at all so I guess I should go out and do that.

I enjoy it, I enjoy making edits and skiing but yeah I do get caught up in the bullshit because I want to be really good. I worked on style and smoothness all year this year and it only really started to come together when I got super comfy with 5s and 7s and didn't really "try" to throw them. I just feel so much more accomplished and have more fun when I land something bigger than what I did before. I don't feel any accomplishment when doing a 3 or something like that. Maybe I'm just looking at it the wrong way but I'm in a pissy mood right now.
 
That's cool man, I definitely understand where you're coming from. It can be a lot of fun to push yourself and to progress...at anything. It's easy to get bored if you never challenge yourself to learn new tricks or go bigger.
I think it's just important to keep everything in perspective, and to remind yourself that it's about having fun, not necessarily to "win" this, or "achieve" that. Not to mention, if you pursue it and view it as a love and passion, the career or whatever aspect (if you're so lucky) will come as a result of that.
Anyways, I wasn't trying to be an asshole, hopefully you didn't take it that way. I was just trying to be blunt and honest with you since you were looking for feedback. Best of luck to you, and enjoy this last sliver of the season.
 
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