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Lip
Other
wise known as:
“The lip on that jump sucked,
that is why I couldn’t land that switch 1080.”
The lip of the jump is the very last part you will hit on your way to being
airborne. The lip is ultimately responsible for how the jump feels and how
it shoots the snowboarder. It is important that the lip is shaped and angled
well or the jump will suck.
Different shapes on the lip of
jumps make some tricks easier then others. A cheese wedge
shaped jump has minimal upward facing lip while a quarter
pipe is the exact opposite and its lip should point straight
up.
A lip closer to 45 degrees is
typically best for going farthest and is ideal for gaps.
A 90 degree lip is what is found
on quarter pipes and half pipes and is designed to only send
the snowboarder straight into the air and not off at some
angle because they want to land near the same place they
became airborne.
| Related Terms |
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| Jump |
Cheese Wedge |
| Quarter Pipe |
Gap |
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