The Skill of Falling...

skiierman

skiierman

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After today's session on the 40ft. re-built big air at our resort, I came to think that there is a correct way for falling without getting hurt. Here is some backround information on today: The jump along with everything else was ice due to the high winds and the freezing rain that hit before the snow came and the jump it-self was a 40ft. step-down with me using it to pratice new tricks and polish up old ones off of. Even after overshooting the jump, landing on my side and other areas of the body, I skiied away to realize that not one part of me hurt. My friend who was watching thought on the overshoot I had to have to break my arm because I landed with my arm first (given that this landing is literally ice, landing strait was hard to ride away). Maybe after all the abuse I have endured over the years has never resulted in one broken bone; maybe it was my ability to know how to fall right that led me to never gotten seriously hurt on any fall you can imagine. Does anyone else ever realized that they have taken hard hit after hard hit to only ski away with no broken bones? Like they have this ability to fall right without even being aware of it.

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It can't be luck though. I mean there are just too many falls that would have resulted in broken bones on someone else that just ended in skiing away.

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I think you can learn how to fall right...If you look at Pete O's opening part in X, he goes huge on a couple of his jumps yet it looks like he just kinda slides into the landings without coming down too hard. I dont know, I could be just talking out of my ass...I sure havent figured out the correct way yet.

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its because you got jelly bones

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I've cleared the landing of big tables by about 20 ft numerous times this year, landing on the flats, and I haven't had sore heels or shin splints yet. Maybe I'm MAGIC!

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thats what they want you to think....pretty soon your gonna overclear and crack your heel!

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chummer3:Dude I once took a shit, one loaf was so huge it popped out, when i flushed the thing broke in two. In a way it was kind of like the titanic. It was probably the most monumental shit of my life.
skiierman:As the captain, you should have probobly gone down with the shit.
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^word, dont think youre invincible. you might think so until you break your first bone.

but yes, you CAN be very good at falling. but it doesnt sound like you are, you just sound really extremely lucky

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prolly like 120, me and bob white (linesnowblades) hit it once and the same time and went so big out blades fell off!!!!!!! We were like shit our blades just fell off, thats not supposed to happen!!!! What a day. -blades4life
 
i think it has alot to do with knowing how to use your body to absorb the shock and staying relaxed when you hit the ground. If found that the only times iv gotten hurt it was because i had tensed that part of my body as i landed instead of just letting it go. if that makes sence.

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theres definatly a skill to falling right.

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its not really a method its just the way you subconsciously try to protect your body. at least thats how i figure

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stay real loose, it works

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if you bring ur skis together, arms in, lean to ur side, and a little to the back, you tend not to get injured

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I know how to fall real well. Yea people freeze up and get scared and hit stiff and break stuff, if I am falling I just go with it bounce around a little and get up

 
just let go...dont try to stop it... when im in mid air, and i realize im fucked...i jsut go, out loud 'oh shit...' and bring me skis out from under me if they are in an awkward position and just sort of brace for impact without really bracing...relax.

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Yeah there is a skill to falling right. I guess you have to relax. After you fall a lot I think it comes naturally.

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^ That's what I'm figuring though. When I know I'm going to fall, my body takes over without me knowing it. It relaxes and my arms and legs moves in ways I'm not telling them too. Like the time I cased this 55ft. step-down, we didn't know how big it was, I tested it and landed about half-way across the table. I guess it was like falling 15ft. to flat compact snow. I don't know if that is a hard it but for me it didn't feel like anything, I just skiied away. To all the people saying I feel indestructable, no I do not.

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i think that after a while you do learn how to fall 'correctly' just something in your head that you 'know' how to do

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yea id say dont think your invincible

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I know a kid who is athletic and he just fell over ice skating and broke his leg. it's just falling the wrong way with the wrong momentum. But yeah if you're young and your bones are flexible that doesnt hurt either. As for me everytime im getting ready to fall I automatically toss my poles away from me, its like a natural reaction I cant control it, such a pain in the ass because if I end up skiing out of it I gotta hike back up the hill for my poles. I was knuckling switch a lot today and my bones hurt pretty good.

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i haven't broken any bones either, i guess i know when the impact is going to happen and i just sort of relax my body, which is a good habit that i like!

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When I know i'm going to eat shit i'll hit and roll onto my back and slide in circles with my feet in the air it's fun.

 
i agree that there is a right way, but its also a bit on the stucture of the person and luck.

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im a good faller, probably because thats how i spend 70 percent of my time skiing. my brother always says 'michelle you look so comfortable when you fall' hehe. talent. :)

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if you absorb the landing by touching your feet down first,and then sliding on your back or your chest, to get rid of excess speed, you can fall without getting hurt and just being a little sore. that probably didnt make any sense

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I think it's more of knowing when to fall instead of trying to stick it. If you're in the air and have already cleared the landing, making the decision to fall is probably better than trying to take the energy of you dropping 40 feet out of the air with your knees. If you can break up the fall into smaller pieces, like going feet first then going straight to your side, there's a better chance of you not getting hurt. If you'd tried to take it on your knees, you might have done something worse. Just speculation.

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Usually when I fall I try to not hit the ground, that stratagy works best.

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