Where to go next?

skierman_jack

skierman_jack

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I am at the point where I can consistently land 3’s, 5’s, and 7’s and I could prob throw a 9 if I could find a big enough jump. My question is where do I go from here? Cork? And do I start with a cork 3 or just go straight for 5/7s bc they’re easier? Misty? Should you throw a cork before a misty?

Just looking for some guidance bc I’m the best regular park skier around my place and the occasional guys who are better than me are too arrogant to give me pointers. Welcome to the East coast where toxicity is a religion

But anyways just some pointers would be greatly appreciated!
 
topic:SkylineGTR_R32 said:
Welcome to the East coast where toxicity is a religion
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lol all too true sometimes

my answer might not sound super helpful but do whatever you can see yourself doing most easily. i think it's probably time to add a flip or invert (imo people who do 7s and shit but not flips are just leaving free pussy on the table. 7s are way more technical than most flips)

i thought a side flip or rodeo should be my first invert cause they're less scary but i ended up nailing backies on the first or second try and wished i had tried them about 5 years earlier. but do whatever you can visualize doing fully, and whichever one you do will open up new avenues for you
 
14096477:SofaKingSick said:
lol all too true sometimes

my answer might not sound super helpful but do whatever you can see yourself doing most easily. i think it's probably time to add a flip or invert (imo people who do 7s and shit but not flips are just leaving free pussy on the table. 7s are way more technical than most flips)

i thought a side flip or rodeo should be my first invert cause they're less scary but i ended up nailing backies on the first or second try and wished i had tried them about 5 years earlier. but do whatever you can visualize doing fully, and whichever one you do will open up new avenues for you
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Yeah I hear ya man thanks. I’m taking a trip to Utah this year so I think I’ll try to get a Backie if I can find a nice spot with a soft landing
 
focus on spinning both ways as well as switch hits. also start with straight fronts and backs and then expand from there. no harm in taking it slow! be safe and have fun
 
Spin 3,5,7,9 both ways.

then switch 3,5,7,9 both ways.

then backflip.

then front flip.

then switch backflip. t

hen switch front flip.
 
14096660:50Kal said:
Spin 3,5,7,9 both ways.

then switch 3,5,7,9 both ways.

then backflip.

then front flip.

then switch backflip. t

hen switch front flip.
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Back and frontflip is way easier than a 9 for most people.

I suggest finding a tramp and learn front/back/lincoln, over/under flip, and cork, rodeo, misty 5 then taking whatever you find easiest to the snow.
 
trying switch stuff if the jump are a limiting factor because it will help with air awareness and looks super cool when people do switch stuff
 
14096533:SkylineGTR_R32 said:
Yeah I hear ya man thanks. I’m taking a trip to Utah this year so I think I’ll try to get a Backie if I can find a nice spot with a soft landing
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Yeah despite what I said above I’m super happy I waited for a good time (soft landing) to try my first ones. You’ll know when you’re ready to do it
 
Claiming your the best skier in the area (you’re not) and then saying the other good skiers in the area are too arrogant to give pointers is kind of the pot calling the kettle black, no?

I know 5 guys that spend every single weekend in ellicotville that can do just about any trick in the book and would probably be happy to give you some pointers on how to get a trick around and would be stoked to see u put it on your feet.
 
14096796:Chubz. said:
Claiming your the best skier in the area (you’re not) and then saying the other good skiers in the area are too arrogant to give pointers is kind of the pot calling the kettle black, no?

I know 5 guys that spend every single weekend in ellicotville that can do just about any trick in the book and would probably be happy to give you some pointers on how to get a trick around and would be stoked to see u put it on your feet.
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Nonono buddy I don’t doubt that. I don’t think you understand me here. I spent a couple nights at HV this year and there are plenty of guys there that were really good and gave me some great pointers on my rail game. But I couldn’t afford a pass there this year so I’m still skiing over at Holimont where the “park community” is me and one other person. There’s this other Parker kid that is super good but when I ask hey man could you give me a pointer or two on that he just says “chill bro” and skis away.

What I was trying to illustrate is that I really don’t have anyone to look up to for advice and tips at Holimont so I was hoping some people here could give me some help. That’s all. I wasn’t trying to give myself a trophy or anything and most the rippers at HV could kick my ass I know that. But I don’t really ski there.
 
I'm in pretty much the same situation as you, I can spin up to 7 and feel confident enough to try a 9 when the setup's right, but I don't even feel close to being able to trying a flip. I used to be able to backflip easily on trampolines, but I landed on my neck once and now I can't get myself to try one even if I really wanted to. Anyways, what I've been trying is just little cork 3s and 5s, I don't even know if they're true corks, but they're definitely on a different axis than just pencil spins. I find corks so much easier to commit to than doing any flips or even a misty because they're the most similar to normal spins. Also you're not going to fall that badly doing cork 3s and 5s.

All in all, I'd say just do what's the most comfortable for you. If you feel like you could pull off a backie, then go for it. But if not, I'd just start some small corks and progress from there.
 
Go for whatever you think is the next sickest trick. The way I have been "progressing" is anything but linear. Got 3s then was like "backflips are so sick tho" so that was the next trick I learned. went back to 5s, then cork and now we aiming to get flat 3s. If you're stoking on learning something, you'll probably get it.

Throw whatever you feel and you'll get up thinking, "hey that wasn't that bad at all...I got this"
 
Grabs in the spins. Also, I believe a cork 7 is easier than a cork 3. Once i could 7 i started just coming off the lip and dropping the shoulder in the direction i spin. The rotation will come around so long as you commit to it. Are you comfortable with switch 3,5,7s? if so, look to do a switch cork 5. because of the rotation and how you come off the lip, its pretty natural to go off axis on that one. if spinning left, come in switch and off the lip you kind of drop your right shoulder across your chest towards your left hip.

also, im an east coaster, i know what you mean but not everyone has that attitude. it really depends on where you ski.
 
14096863:TRVP_ANGEL said:
hows your rail game
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Pretty decent. I can do front and backside 270 outs, frontside swaps, left 270s on but I’m still working on right. I can also do switch hits and backslides decently but I’m not perfect.
 
14097034:freeskibum82 said:
Grabs in the spins. Also, I believe a cork 7 is easier than a cork 3. Once i could 7 i started just coming off the lip and dropping the shoulder in the direction i spin. The rotation will come around so long as you commit to it. Are you comfortable with switch 3,5,7s? if so, look to do a switch cork 5. because of the rotation and how you come off the lip, its pretty natural to go off axis on that one. if spinning left, come in switch and off the lip you kind of drop your right shoulder across your chest towards your left hip.

also, im an east coaster, i know what you mean but not everyone has that attitude. it really depends on where you ski.
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Thanks for the advice. I’ve started throwing mutes and blunts into my spins bc I love having my skis crossed during spins. I think it looks sick.

tbh I can ski well switch but I’m a bit hesitant to try switch hits but I’m gonna try to get into that.
 
14097082:SkylineGTR_R32 said:
I can do front and side flips on a tramp but no back and I can’t land corks for some reason
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You should try to learn backies and corks on trampoline before you take them to snow. For now I think you should try to do a front flip or a misty on skis.
 
14096660:50Kal said:
Spin 3,5,7,9 both ways.

then switch 3,5,7,9 both ways.

then backflip.

then front flip.

then switch backflip. t

hen switch front flip.
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Bruh what? Back flips and front flips are wayyyy easier than even an unnat 5, let alone a sw unnat 9.

The hardest part about backies and front flips is the mental barrier imo. Just find a nice little jump, park or pow, and huck your meat dude. Fuck a trampoline too, way different feeling because you have no forward momentum, but they're definitely nice for gaining air awareness/comfortability.
 
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