Taking Off Switch
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Other Names
- Jumping backwards
Contents |
Learning The Trick
General Overview
Launching from a jump/ramp backwards (Fakie or Switch).
Preparation
Before taking off a jump switch make sure your comfortable skiing switch. Then start off by practicing on smaller jumps and work your way up to bigger ones. This will build your confidence and keep you from getting scared when moving onto the bigger jumps. Getting scared can sometimes be your worst enemy.
Doing It
As you approach the jump, make sure you assume the position just as if you were skiing forward. Look over either shoulder, whatever feels more comfortable so that you can see the jump, its lip, and the direction you are headed.
Don’t try and apply all the pressure to your heels, you still want to feel it in the front of your feet towards your toes. At the lip of the jump pop just as you would if you were taking off forward. As you take flight, the most important thing for me is to raise my knees almost to my chest to maintain balance.
If you plan on spinning, you can still look over either shoulder. Just before the lip, bring you head around so your facing up-hill to wind up. Then bring your head and shoulders around as you pop off the lip.
Finishing
What do you need to know to 'stick' the trick?
Mastering The Trick
Other Tricks
- Got it? Well now you have to learn how to land switch.
Media
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Credits
- Johnny S.