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Hey Guys,
Traditionally I am a mainly piste/off-piste skier, no real backcountry, and a small amount of park exposure
I'm happy skiing switch, doing straight airs and simple grabs (like safety grabs), but I want to start to learn more advanced Freestyle skiing, for example 360s and rails
I live relatively near to Hemel and wanted to start going to the Freestyle coaching lessons on Thursday evenings. They have the Freestyle Fundamentals, and the Freestyle Coaching clinic. Unfortunately they don't give a huge amount of info on what is covered in each on their website. I rang them and spoke to a girl who tried to be very helpful, but wasn't able to provide much more info.
Wondering if anyone here has any experience of them, and could recommend which one to go with?
Thanks all!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Bennisboy, can't help with hemel but Welcome to snowHeads!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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thank you sir!
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@Bennisboy, Have a look at the courses offered by Maverix and Definition. Can't comment on their skiing as a darksider, but I've done Definitions Freestyle course and have heard good things about Maverix from others.
Oh, and welcome to Snowheads. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Richard_Sideways wrote: |
@Bennisboy, Have a look at the courses offered by Maverix and Definition. Can't comment on their skiing as a darksider, but I've done Definitions Freestyle course and have heard good things about Maverix from others.
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The opposite for me, not used Definition but have used Maverix a few times. In fact my daughter is on a private session with Sian from Maverix this Friday at Hemel.
Like Richard, I've only used the for boarding though there have been skiers on the same course.
I'm sure you'll be fine with either.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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@Bennisboy, I don't teach freestyle, but fundamentals is likely to be instructing, things like switch, basic jumps, with the instructor working with the group rather than individual.
Coaching works more on your own, you can say you want to work on something particular then the instructor will give you advice on what to do, maybe demo, but let you work on it yourself.
I would imagine coaching is probably what you need.
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I decided to go with the Freestyle Coaching Clinic, I figured I'd rather push myself for 90 mins, that feel like I've wasted 90 mins being taught how to ski backwards and how to do a basic pop.
I'll report back my findings (and injuries) in case anybody is facing a similar dilemma in future!
Also thanks for the link to the day long courses, may consider one of those depending on how tonight goes 
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Hello peeps!
Went along last night and it was definitely the right class. There was only three of us in it, but the instructor was good and had us all progressing at our own rates.
Started off with a simple kicker to practice pop. Moved on to a few different grabs which was fun, then progressed on to hitting the boxes. After we got that down, we moved on to 180s off a kicker, then I tried some 360s and couldn't quite get it down.
Might go along to a couple more, and hit up freestyle nights myself as well to get some practice in
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glad it worked out for you 
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