Switch up help
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EmperorKuzco
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Hop on and once you hit the rail pop and keep spinning thats how I learned blind swaps.
POWDER.RANGER
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pop with your shoulders, not your feet
CassiusClay
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Pop using both, for your first few tries anyway. You really can't technically pop with your shoulders, but I get what you're saying powder.ranger. I recommend first trying to slide rails both ways - right and left foot forward. If you slide right foot forward:
FS swap: Try to 'grip' the rail with your right foot, inside edge, at an angle like so " \ ". Right before hitting the FD kink, grip a bit harder and move your shoulder towards the right. At the kink, do a slight pop. Bring'er around and land left foot forward. Keep your left tip up so it doesn't catch on the rail. While you're in the air above the rail, keep your shoulders open, i.e. keep moving them to the right to make sure you get the 180 around.
BS swap: the easy way is to spin a little harder to the left on than you normally do, pop at the kink and continue the spin. The 'true' way is to land normally on the rail, grip the rail with your right foot (forward foot) like so " /" at a slight down ward angle with your right foot, inside edge. Pop at the kink, lift your tips up (can't stress this enough) and land left foot forward. Just like in an FS swap, keep your shoulders open and not locked, but this time they will be facing up hill after setting it.
FS swap: Try to 'grip' the rail with your right foot, inside edge, at an angle like so " \ ". Right before hitting the FD kink, grip a bit harder and move your shoulder towards the right. At the kink, do a slight pop. Bring'er around and land left foot forward. Keep your left tip up so it doesn't catch on the rail. While you're in the air above the rail, keep your shoulders open, i.e. keep moving them to the right to make sure you get the 180 around.
BS swap: the easy way is to spin a little harder to the left on than you normally do, pop at the kink and continue the spin. The 'true' way is to land normally on the rail, grip the rail with your right foot (forward foot) like so " /" at a slight down ward angle with your right foot, inside edge. Pop at the kink, lift your tips up (can't stress this enough) and land left foot forward. Just like in an FS swap, keep your shoulders open and not locked, but this time they will be facing up hill after setting it.
Nikkekoivisto
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^As people are saying, the fs will be easier, you will see the whole rail for whole time, but going blind makes you blind. (horrible example)
Basically you hop on to ur press, (rail?) then after you feel your comfortable with the sliding, and not falling to side you can start settg the rotation. Try to get your leading ski little bit upwards, this will make your spinning way easier. then try to get as good pop as you can and spin as balanced as you can. Hopefully you spun enogh and ended up doing switch up!
Goodluck, and sorry for my sucking english
Heres video for it.
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Basically you hop on to ur press, (rail?) then after you feel your comfortable with the sliding, and not falling to side you can start settg the rotation. Try to get your leading ski little bit upwards, this will make your spinning way easier. then try to get as good pop as you can and spin as balanced as you can. Hopefully you spun enogh and ended up doing switch up!
Goodluck, and sorry for my sucking english
Heres video for it.
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