jumps and kicker difference??? - Snowboarding Forum

slyder · 02-23-2011, 10:51 AM

Ok
fairly new to the sport and learning the lingo. I don't know what the difference between these 2 kinds of jumps are. I know what a table top and gap jump are and a side hit is.

Can someone explain the difference and maybe post a pic of an example of each.
Sorry for the newbie question but I really don't know and I just hit the jumps we have

Goosage · 02-23-2011, 12:25 PM

i'm not a 100% sure on this,
but i think a jump is more of a wedge shape, with the ride on and the lip being linear all the way up.
like a right triangle.
and a kicker starts low and curves upwards, giving you more pop upwards.

**Donutz** · 02-23-2011, 01:20 PM

But both have ramps and knuckles, right?

tj_ras · 02-23-2011, 01:29 PM

If im not mistaken a kicker shoots u more forward and a jump shoots u up. And the kicker is shaped more like a wedge and a jump has a curve. And i believe kickers are to flat or another feature? I could be absolutly wrong. I know that in skateboarding a kicker means a wedged ramp that shoots you more forward to flat.

LSchaeffer · 02-23-2011, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tj_ras

If im not mistaken a kicker shoots u more forward and a jump shoots u up. And the kicker is shaped more like a wedge and a jump has a curve. And i believe kickers are to flat or another feature? I could be absolutly wrong. I know that in skateboarding a kicker means a wedged ramp that shoots you more forward to flat.

You're basically right, but you need to switch kicker and jump. A kicker is more curved(it kicks you up).

slyder · 02-23-2011, 04:26 PM

so I think I have this.

Jump: a straight forward ramp with a landing down ramp designed to shoot you farther with less height
kicker: a ramp with more of a curve to shoot you up higher as opposed to further

Is this an accurate description of the difference between the two???

skip11 · 02-23-2011, 04:47 PM

I was wondering about this too, and what's a table top?

DiamondCarver · 02-23-2011, 05:49 PM

I thought Jump was a broader term used to describe any snow shape that puts you in the air. Kicker would be the actual ramp(doesn't matter the shape), the knuckle is the transition right before the landing, a tabletop is a jump that's, well, shaped like a tabletop, step-ups are jumps with the landing higher than the ramp and step-downs are the opposite.

................but i could be wrong.

tj_ras · 02-23-2011, 08:33 PM

Word? Welp i learn new things everyday.

john doe · 02-23-2011, 09:10 PM

A jump is anything that sends you into the air. A kicker is a ramp with some curve to it. A table top is a jump with a strait and flat line of snow from the lip of the ramp to the knuckle.

02-23-2011, 10:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
slyder Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Milwaukee Suburbs Posts: 1,929	jumps and kicker difference??? Ok fairly new to the sport and learning the lingo. I don't know what the difference between these 2 kinds of jumps are. I know what a table top and gap jump are and a side hit is. Can someone explain the difference and maybe post a pic of an example of each. Sorry for the newbie question but I really don't know and I just hit the jumps we have __________________ Thanks -Slyder

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Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,700 Blog Entries: 177	But both have ramps and knuckles, right? __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum I hate the parts between winter...

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tj_ras -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 502	If im not mistaken a kicker shoots u more forward and a jump shoots u up. And the kicker is shaped more like a wedge and a jump has a curve. And i believe kickers are to flat or another feature? I could be absolutly wrong. I know that in skateboarding a kicker means a wedged ramp that shoots you more forward to flat. __________________ Life is a giant high five, huck it every chance you get. twitter-tastic

02-23-2011, 04:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
slyder Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Milwaukee Suburbs Posts: 1,929	so I think I have this. Jump: a straight forward ramp with a landing down ramp designed to shoot you farther with less height kicker: a ramp with more of a curve to shoot you up higher as opposed to further Is this an accurate description of the difference between the two??? __________________ Thanks -Slyder

02-23-2011, 05:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
DiamondCarver Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 360	I thought Jump was a broader term used to describe any snow shape that puts you in the air. Kicker would be the actual ramp(doesn't matter the shape), the knuckle is the transition right before the landing, a tabletop is a jump that's, well, shaped like a tabletop, step-ups are jumps with the landing higher than the ramp and step-downs are the opposite. ................but i could be wrong. __________________ Stormin' Normin

02-23-2011, 12:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Goosage Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9	i'm not a 100% sure on this, but i think a jump is more of a wedge shape, with the ride on and the lip being linear all the way up. like a right triangle. and a kicker starts low and curves upwards, giving you more pop upwards.

02-23-2011, 04:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
skip11 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 380	I was wondering about this too, and what's a table top?

02-23-2011, 08:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
tj_ras -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 502	Word? Welp i learn new things everyday. __________________ Life is a giant high five, huck it every chance you get. twitter-tastic

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john doe Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,247	A jump is anything that sends you into the air. A kicker is a ramp with some curve to it. A table top is a jump with a strait and flat line of snow from the lip of the ramp to the knuckle. __________________ 2011 Smokin Buck Ferton 155 2013 Flow NX2-SE 2013 Flow Hylite boa Burton Stagger pants/jacket Smith I/O

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