 Poster: A snowHead
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Simply awesome last night - in a class of his own.
Legend..!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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offpisteskiing, agreed. Good effort from Ben Kilner, shame he couldn't pull it off in the semis but he looked good in the qualies. One to watch for 2014 perhaps.
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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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Don't even bother watching the women's halfpipe it'll be so disappointing by comparison.
What I find interesting is that for a sport which supposedly is about creativity the runs were so formulaic - huge tweaked method to start, compulsory back to back double corks, a big spin etc.
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offpisteskiing, agreed, although I'm still a bit unsure about his private half-pipe thing and the competitive advantage it gives him. Does anyone know if he invited his team-mates to train with him?
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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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fatbob, ouch!
Im glad you found it interesting!
There is alot of physics involved. Unlike "summer" halfpipe sports, snow/ice cannot be pumped in the same way, hence the first trick is the simplest but most height and the last lowest but most technical.
Ben kilner is great example of how much the sport has progressed. Not so long ago, his routine would have challenged the top guys.
Anyone who thinks Shaun White is not creative (how the hell do you even visualise the double mctwist?) well! Maybe watching halfpipe is just not your thing.
Tux
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Dr John, I would imagine he does, he's very generous like that and often takes with him a huge entourage of pros and "getting theres".
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Loved the fact that even Shaun can tank on a round. The guys were superb and unbelievable in places. Great viewing !
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just watched the halfpipe highlights on the bbc iplayer and all i have to say is....
WOW!
Inspiring stuff... can't wait to see the boys on skis have a go.
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shoogly, might have to wait a while.
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Shaun was simply mindblowingly good on his second run - in some ways I wish he'd had enough speed left to put down the double McTwist 1260 with greater amplitude, as it looked somewhat messy. Still, you can't disagree that he is the greatest of all time.
I also find myself watching Kazahiro Kokubo's ultra-smooth, styled-out airs and thinking that it deserves so much more in terms of marks than it gets. His McTwist Japan was the prettiest thing I've seen on a snowboard this century.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Don't even bother watching the women's halfpipe it'll be so disappointing by comparison.
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Some of them are quite fit though 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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tuxpoo, I've watched plenty of halfpipe before and know the physics but basically the formula is White wins with a run that is one step beyond the other guys, they then "learn" his run and roll it out in the next contest - hence he needed the 1260 McMc or Whitesnake or Tomahawk or Red Zeppelin whatever they're going to call it in his back pocket. Yep there is lots of progression between seasons
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