mpdsnowman

So today me and my youngest clydesdale were having some fun on the mountain. Here is a short simple presentation on how to and how not to land a small hop..

The how toyours truly)


The how not tooHey its not easy balancing 280lbs)

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Mr. Right

Man it's taken me about three years to finally figure that out lol. I had a bad habit of leaning back when I landed and losing control of the board.

Snowolf

Yep....weight forward more and he would have stomped it.

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PapaWood

He jus needed to Push forward right as he was popping. This would have centered him up some. It is a real common thing for even experienced riders to do on occasion.

PaoloSmythe

i think both these specimens need to attack their launch pads with considerably more aggression!

both need to approach more crouched down in their stance but also more relaxed, but with the clear intention of popping an olly off their launch ramp of choice.

the one who landed on his belly, would seem to have a bit of apprehension, but that is all part of the fun and the learning curve; however, his rearward weight bias didn't occur until the toe edge dug in on landing.

i recommend positive visualisation. basically he landed with the expectation to crash. and so before even giving himself the chance to ride it out clean, he was already leaning forwards, with hands out stretched ready to break his fall.

MPD, get your boy to relax and imagine himself pulling off the perfect jump before he starts his run in. i guarantee results! now rub my belly!

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lisevolution

lol I wish I had a camera with me this weekend for a similar session I had with one of my friends! We were both hitting this kicker built off the side of one of the trails at Okemo progressively getting more and more air. So my buddy decides he wants to try a bs 180 off it and just gets all out of shape in the air and lands face first in the snow. Now I'm laughing my ass off at him just straight heckling him ruthlessly! Of course I have to back up my heckling so I go for the same thing and I swear I have never felt so stupid when I did exactly the same thing!

kri$han

Man... i have two sick video's of me doing a grab w/ about 2' vertical, and one of my first FS 180 off an actual jump...

i wanna post 'em, but my friggin cousin hasn't sent them to me yet!...arrrrgh!

they actually felt more glamorous than they looked, but hey fun is fun!

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xenster

gotta pop that, man. lookin solid, though. nice vids.

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mpdsnowman

Hey Paolo tell me if this is any better I did pickup speed here and managed to attempt my fakie


Meanwhile my 280lb counter part... well were gettin there

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PaoloSmythe

a fakie? you usually ride goofy? i thought you were regular....

for your's, try more of bring your knees to your belly, rather than heels to your arse.
(unless you're going for a method grab)

look at me the freestyle coach! uh oh!

for your boy however..... he isn't confident enuff in simple riding skills (by his own evaluation) to have confidence in himself to be able to huck thru space. walk before run.... good things come to those who wait and broken bones needn't be mandatory!

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