What is the key to riding fakie .....

ogfeez

ogfeez

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I'm just starting (like my 4th time out) and i'm hitting kinked boxes fine, landing is solid and then when i come off fakie i of course am moving a little faster (duh) but i'm not sure how to ride fakie w/o going into a extended carve. I know you can just spin back forward, but i even have problems doing that. Used to rollerblade (aggresive inline) so it's the same idea but not sure on the technique, fucking buggin the hell out of me. I try riding fakie closer to the base of the mountain, but it just isn't workin.

Do you lean more towards the base of the mountain (towards your back) or do you lean more towards your tips. Fuck even if someone could tell me how to spin back around to the forward position after landing that would be great. I'm switching back from snowboarding for 10 years and all my friends do that, so i'm on my own here........ obi wan kanobi you're my only hope!
 
and when i say i try and ride fakie more towards the base of the mountain, i mean i practice down towards the end of the trail just to try and learn.
 
Just work on riding everywhere switch. full runs even. At first its always awkward, but you can pick it up. When just riding, it helps to stagger the feet so you can open your view down the mountain. With tons of practice, it'll just become natural. But switch riding styles will vary from person to person.
 
going back to forwards from switch: make like ur going to do a hockey stop but let yourself glide the extra 90 degrees, practice just sliding 1s and 3s going down the hill should help as well.
 
whoa chill the fuck out, fakie seems close enough to me, but fine switch, i don't see how it's switch when you are riding fakie switch would mean you spin in the opposite direction or do a rail with the opposite foot forward, but switch it is!
 
practice.

thats it. practice. there is no other weird secret. go find a patch of mountain thats got some slope go ass first and do it over and over.
 
sorry that comment was for runny_d didn't think i'd get 7 replies in 20 seconds, thanks for the info guys, just needed to actually hear techniques for it, again, thanks!
 
resist the tendency to stand on your tip toes. Instead flex your boots so that your toes are against the ceiling of the boot. bend your knees a little bit and when you turn, just let your inside ski naturally go up the hill
 
stagger your feet like said above depending on which way you're carving. look over either shoulder as necessary and do it a lot. when I started to get 180's I started to get better at switch too but I still carve out of the landing and flip back around instead of continuing switch.. I have to work on that. anyway, I'm still getting better too but the main thing is practice a lot. like skiing forward there's not much you can do but do it a lot to improve. it's also fun when people give you weird ass looks, haha.
 
I think fakie is the blading term.

but serioulsy chill the fuck out, you knew what he ment so whatevs.
 
That's a perfect explanation, I'd say. I'm glad I stumbled across this thread. I'm basically starting out freestyle as well. It's rad to see you guys are nice enough to lend your advice even to the greenest of skiers. Also, reading this should hopefully smooth out my process of attempting to perfect riding switch.
 
NO DICK FACE ITS CAB!!!!!!

well just practice riding FAKIE, and practice doing spins on the ground when you are moving and you will get it eventualy.. hard to explain without showing.
 
Seriously, thanks guys, don't need to let the thread stop, just glad to see that i asked a legit question and got some legit answers. I'm sure it helped a few others too
 
I spent about half a week riding switch down green run the whole way, now I can do it on easy blue runs too. Problem is, I often get lazy and just don't look back. I like keeping my feet shoulder width, and stagger your skis (right ski forward to turn to your left while looking uphill)

Just keep doing it
 
always look downhill. it feels more comfortable to look uphill but if you look downhill it will set your weight right and you can see where you are going
 
^ to add to that, i like to look over my left shoulder if my right foot is forward. so i'm turning left and i can see what im turning into
 
i guess i would say that just getting more comfterable on skis would help. if you super comfterable skiing forwards then skiing switch will come more easily
 
yeah bro it doesn't matter, as a matter of fact a great deal of PROFESSIONAL SKIIERS say cab. tomato tomahto bro.

bro
 
i have the same "problem," as you, i just started skiing after 7 years of snowboarding and when i land a rail switch or do a 180, i always do a large carve which sucks, so which shoulder should i look over? left? right? constantly switch? oh and how do you take off for switch 1's? thanks
 
congrats on your 1st post--hope your happy with it because its like ur virginity..once its gone its gone
 
chill out bro. we're chillin right. that's chill. wanna maybe come play some gamecube? listen to jack johnson. bro.

but. about riding backwards, just practice a lot, shuffle your feet and use leading when turning, and get comfortable looking over both shoulders so you jump switch easier. i still have trouble straightlining switch looking over my left shoulder, and since i spin left it complicates switch tricks. Just practice a lot and you should get it. and on the issue of fakie, you're technically right, it is fakie, and micah abrams would agree haha.
 
both. it depends on which way I'm turning/ heading. I'll look both ways and stick with whatever gives me the most view. I alternate too. it seems stupid to only look one way.
 
Like the video said, stagger your stance to turn your hips to turn your shoulders to let you see where you're going. Turn to the side that you're looking to, if you want to turn the other way, restagger your stance (switch it up) and turn to the side that you're looking to. It will probably feel more comfortable to look over one shoulder at first, but really try to use each side evenly; you'll be able to turn each way more easily.
 
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