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Switch 180 tips - results video to follow!
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

i'm not sure why but i've got it into my head that trying a switch 180 Shocked would be a good thing to do when i go skiing in a weeks time snowHead .

i'm a pretty decent skier and had a little foray into the parks last time i went and can jump forwards fine. wanted to find a little kicker this time and try a switch 180. for some reason i'd feel better trying a switch 180 than trying a standard 180, think it'd be much easier to take off backwards and land forwards than the other way round (although i may find out otherwise!).

what i want is

- a few tips on how best to pull off a switch 180.
- a few things to practice beforehand

My main concerns are:

- how to take off backwards (where to have my wieght for the kicker, anything to watch out for)

- other things to think about like how to best get the 180 in, where your weight moves throughout the jump etc.

any other tips / links to websites would be much appreciated.

As a sweetner, I'm taking a video camera so will post the results of my first attempt as an incentive to give me some tips (or perhaps that's a disincentive!).
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

DrE, hip width stance, body weight forward in boots,you should be looking over one shoulder at the kicker.Dont try and force the turn,let the kicker help you pop,your body should come round to face the same way as your head naturally,extend your legs and spot your landing.
A)Wave to the camera and take the applause Cool
B)Fail miserably and pick yourself up whilst the parkrats point and laugh. Crying or Very sad
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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?

cheers hedley.

when you say body weight forward in my boots, is forward downhill? ie should i be leaning to the back of my boots as i approach the jump going backwards? or should i be keeping centred but in the front of the boots at all times?

i have a feeling this is going to end in a large puff of snow! and B) parkrats pointing and laughing Embarassed
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Quote:

i have a feeling this is going to end in a large puff of snow! and B) parkrats pointing and laughing


Stackie Monster strikes again! This is going to be quality. And even better in slo-mo! Twisted Evil
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Damn you 2000overdrive !

Come on people, i need some tips!
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DrE, Have look on u tube plenty on there ,like this is good
http://youtube.com/v/vevPxLx5y7I but like this is very bad
http://youtube.com/v/tmW7xysIUjs Laughing
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...

sod it, gonna make this a goal for my trip next week too.
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