Spins in and out of rails are corny

Tdollasign

Tdollasign

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Riding through the park, I often see a lot of talented young rippers doing as many spins as possible on jumps and rails, but it just doesn’t look that steezy in my opinion. It’s very similar to going to the skatepark for a chill skate sesh, but then you get there and there’s some scooter kids doing some crazy double backflip 1080 type shi on the quarterpipe. It’s impressive but it’s not cool. I would much rather watch someone do a fat laid out cork 3 than a dub cork 14. I know Andy Parry gets a lot of hate for his bag but I think his rail tricks are cooler than someone who does switch 2 on pretz 4 out type variations. I think as a community, we should strive to push people to do more stylish, creative tricks with more speed, Pete Koukov is a good example of what I want to see more of. I just think that a lot of skiers take a very mathematical approach to skiing and it’s gotten very stale and boring at this point.
 
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I could watch wizard tricks for days straight.
 
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14609508:steez_apprentice said:
say what you want about spins but a super fed is one of the sickest tricks especially on kinked features.
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love me a good switch lip super fed. 2p4s also fuck.
 
Pretty cold take but IMO spin on spin off is cool when it’s 450 and below, the really wack shit is the excessive switch ups especially if it’s on a flat tube and you aren’t skiing fast
 
14609519:hi_vis360 said:
Pretty cold take but IMO spin on spin off is cool when it’s 450 and below, the really wack shit is the excessive switch ups especially if it’s on a flat tube and you aren’t skiing fast
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I agree
 
Your absolutely right but i think we shouldnt push them to do so. Honestly i wouldnt even like to see Andri ragettli or j.karsteter to doing steezy cork 3.
 
14609492:deac said:
wow man you just made a room temp take!
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Maybe within your little circle jerks but there are still plenty of people who take this approach to skiing, even outside of the comp scene
 
topic:Tdollasign said:
Riding through the park, I often see a lot of talented young rippers doing as many spins as possible on jumps and rails, but it just doesn’t look that steezy in my opinion. It’s very similar to going to the skatepark for a chill skate sesh, but then you get there and there’s some scooter kids doing some crazy double backflip 1080 type shi on the quarterpipe. It’s impressive but it’s not cool. I would much rather watch someone do a fat laid out cork 3 than a dub cork 14. I know Andy Parry gets a lot of hate for his bag but I think his rail tricks are cooler than someone who does switch 2 on pretz 4 out type variations. I think as a community, we should strive to push people to do more stylish, creative tricks with more speed, Pete Koukov is a good example of what I want to see more of. I just think that a lot of skiers take a very mathematical approach to skiing and it’s gotten very stale and boring at this point.
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nah tons of surface swaps and pretz spins go crazy but when it comes ti jump tricks I do prefer floaty tricks. Spins on rails look dope.
 
Not gonna lie, whenever I hear people say stuff like this, it just sounds like envy. Any amount of spinning can be cool if done with style.
 
14609610:bennwithtwons said:
Not gonna lie, whenever I hear people say stuff like this, it just sounds like envy. Any amount of spinning can be cool if done with style.
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i agree, siver is the best example of this
 
Cornball mad he has no tech, why don't you just focus on improving. Andy Parry used to be a beast on jumps and pete is extremely tech when he wants to be
 
14609597:Tdollasign said:
Maybe within your little circle jerks but there are still plenty of people who take this approach to skiing, even outside of the comp scene
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keep sucking your own dick man. Im sure you claim that you are “swerve” and straight slide everything because you are to much of a pussy to throw anything?
 
Different strokes for different folks but ya it depends on the feature. Doing a cork 810 out of a massive cannon isn’t the same as doing one off of a flatrail. I like the so called swaggy tricks more but versatility is better than everyone doing the same shit
 
This is what happens when ur on the east coast and the only interesting thing on the mountain is the park so you start getting brainwashed into thinking its spin to win. 90% of dope east coast mfs are urban skiers
 
I do agree with this to some point but when you see all those people like Siver they just make it look good, crazy spins can be corny but also so sick
 
14609667:tyauer said:
This is what happens when ur on the east coast and the only interesting thing on the mountain is the park so you start getting brainwashed into thinking its spin to win. 90% of dope east coast mfs are urban skiers
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This is the most inacurate thing I've ever read, most good street skiers are comp kids who either didn't make it or didn't like it. Literally every good skier and style god has a foundation of chucking spins and stuff, your favorite "style skier" can probably dub 10 they just choose not to.

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14609672:Farmville420 said:
This is the most inacurate thing I've ever read, most good street skiers are comp kids who either didn't make it or didn't like it. Literally every good skier and style god has a foundation of chucking spins and stuff, your favorite "style skier" can probably dub 10 they just choose not to.

**This post was edited on May 4th 2024 at 11:14:23pm

**This post was edited on May 4th 2024 at 11:15:01pm
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when i realized this it made me a little bit sad idk exactly why. maybe it’s because i thought street skiers were like middle class people ( like most of us) just throwing down but in reality behind 90% of good skiers it’s just the same path of ski academy and ridiculously wealthy families. Not tryna be a hater, they are still the best yknow:)
 
14609672:Farmville420 said:
This is the most inacurate thing I've ever read, most good street skiers are comp kids who either didn't make it or didn't like it. Literally every good skier and style god has a foundation of chucking spins and stuff, your favorite "style skier" can probably dub 10 they just choose not to.

**This post was edited on May 4th 2024 at 11:14:23pm

**This post was edited on May 4th 2024 at 11:15:01pm
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Mf musta not read the post or smthin. I’m talking abt the people or are “doing as many spins as possible” not just anybody who can do corks or 270’s on
 
14609634:deac said:
keep sucking your own dick man. Im sure you claim that you are “swerve” and straight slide everything because you are to much of a pussy to throw anything?
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I’m definitely a pussy but I don’t claim to be swerve or good at park skiing, I’m pretty shit tbh, but those facts don’t influence my opinions. Take a break from increasing your karma on this dying app and get yourself some puss for once u virgin
 
14609687:Tdollasign said:
I’m definitely a pussy but I don’t claim to be swerve or good at park skiing, I’m pretty shit tbh, but those facts don’t influence my opinions. Take a break from increasing your karma on this dying app and get yourself some puss for once u virgin
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haha you are fucking pathetic, do u have fetal alcohol syndrome?
 
14609597:Tdollasign said:
Maybe within your little circle jerks but there are still plenty of people who take this approach to skiing, even outside of the comp scene
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Duh most people don't ski comp mode all the time. Ferd and ahall are pretty dope comp skiers but when thats over its just big speed and big steeze.
 
14609686:tyauer said:
Mf musta not read the post or smthin. I’m talking abt the people or are “doing as many spins as possible” not just anybody who can do corks or 270’s on
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Yeah you said most of the dope east coast skiers are in the streets and I'm telling you almost all of the east coast street skiers were from either SMS, MSA, or some other academy. You don't get that good by just doing 270s your whole life all those dudes are beasts on a slopestyle course and grew up chucking crazy spins and getting super tech on rails
 
14609684:micsinthetrees said:
when i realized this it made me a little bit sad idk exactly why. maybe it’s because i thought street skiers were like middle class people ( like most of us) just throwing down but in reality behind 90% of good skiers it’s just the same path of ski academy and ridiculously wealthy families. Not tryna be a hater, they are still the best yknow:)
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comp background doesnt mean you're a trust fund kid it just means you competed. Idk about now but comps used to be pretty reasonable (like $25-50 per comp) when I was growing up and there were hella non-academy kids competing and throwing down. Academies also give scholarships sometimes when a kid can't afford it (my friend Ian got a full ride to MSA). Competing when your young and being forced to step outside your comfort zone and getting reps in doing scary tricks is what makes you a good skier, I think more young kids should try competing even if they suck because its super beneficial IMO
 
14609778:Farmville420 said:
comp background doesnt mean you're a trust fund kid it just means you competed. Idk about now but comps used to be pretty reasonable (like $25-50 per comp) when I was growing up and there were hella non-academy kids competing and throwing down. Academies also give scholarships sometimes when a kid can't afford it (my friend Ian got a full ride to MSA). Competing when your young and being forced to step outside your comfort zone and getting reps in doing scary tricks is what makes you a good skier, I think more young kids should try competing even if they suck because its super beneficial IMO
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This is why rail jams are dope. They encourage you to push your limits, and the last one I went to was 12 bucks, no lift ticket required. All ages and no need to be in some club. Plus you get to hit a park setup that hasn’t been thrashed by the public, that’s another huge advantage of skiing in comps
 
14609791:hi_vis360 said:
This is why rail jams are dope. They encourage you to push your limits, and the last one I went to was 12 bucks, no lift ticket required. All ages and no need to be in some club. Plus you get to hit a park setup that hasn’t been thrashed by the public, that’s another huge advantage of skiing in comps
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I agree, and the pressure to stomp your tricks 1st T is super beneficial. Makes you learn what your strengths are and how to hone in on them. I prefer slope comps tho because greasing 4-7 features back to back is one of the best feelings ever, even if the tricks aren't that good.
 
Spins out and onto rails take actual skill and practice to do. Hitting a lip slide with some shitty afterbang(ns user classic) isn’t sick. Finding a steezy way to pull off some nasty spins on a tube or rail is what’s rlly tight
 
topic:Tdollasign said:
Riding through the park, I often see a lot of talented young rippers doing as many spins as possible on jumps and rails, but it just doesn’t look that steezy in my opinion. It’s very similar to going to the skatepark for a chill skate sesh, but then you get there and there’s some scooter kids doing some crazy double backflip 1080 type shi on the quarterpipe. It’s impressive but it’s not cool. I would much rather watch someone do a fat laid out cork 3 than a dub cork 14. I know Andy Parry gets a lot of hate for his bag but I think his rail tricks are cooler than someone who does switch 2 on pretz 4 out type variations. I think as a community, we should strive to push people to do more stylish, creative tricks with more speed, Pete Koukov is a good example of what I want to see more of. I just think that a lot of skiers take a very mathematical approach to skiing and it’s gotten very stale and boring at this point.
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Ah yes, a statement as old as time.. All I want to say is people have different styles, if everyone skiied the same way, either style, itll get stale. As far as the kids go, they dont know any better than to bite styles, not a bad thing they just young and eventully that copying will turn into influance.
 
14609778:Farmville420 said:
comp background doesnt mean you're a trust fund kid it just means you competed. Idk about now but comps used to be pretty reasonable (like $25-50 per comp) when I was growing up and there were hella non-academy kids competing and throwing down. Academies also give scholarships sometimes when a kid can't afford it (my friend Ian got a full ride to MSA). Competing when your young and being forced to step outside your comfort zone and getting reps in doing scary tricks is what makes you a good skier, I think more young kids should try competing even if they suck because its super beneficial IMO
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i emptied my bank account a couple times for 2 days of airbag at maximise and the sight really baffled me.Most people pulling up in g wagons and porsches. they drill the fuck out of the kids till they can’t take it anymore while the parents drink champagne on the patio. if the kids don’t do enough laps per minute they let em know. it’s either that or ontarian academies. you can absolutely have an awesome time there but the vibe is sometimes a bit awkward.
 
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