snowboard_freak 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 So how does everyone get amped up before taking a gnarly line or dropping a cliff or hitting a big kicker?? I tend to sing a good psyche up song to myself, think about what i'm going to do and how i'm going to do it and then go. Do you do anything? Or do you just do it and don't need to psyche yourself up? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 wouldn't U get amped after taking a gnarly line?! Link to post Share on other sites
hide 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Take a look at the scenery and think what a wonderful life. Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Screeaaaaam Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 I'm NIKE man - just do it! don't think, if you think about it, then its gone. got the latter quote from a famous "Life" magazine photographer he said " if you see a good picture - take it, dont think, if you think about it then its gone" Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Heh - good topic. I usually try to sit there for just a second, take a deep breath to calm myself down, try to clear my mind, and fully commit before I even start my approach. The same I have found works if you are jumping off a cliff into a lake (or whatever). If you hesitate you are ruined. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 It depends on the jump, cliff or line. If I have hit it before I usally just think about the trick and wait for the wind to be right. If its a cliff inbounds I want to know if someone is below me. Out of bounds cliffs I like to prob the landing first. A pow run out of bounds Im thinking about slides and safe areas. If it goes which direction is the safe zone. Link to post Share on other sites
MistaSparkle 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 I like to just go before I have a chance to think... otherwise if I wait too long, I tend to psych myself out. Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 I usually take a deep breath, smile to myself and say "Yeah, I can do this" and just believe it and dont think too much about the consequences. Having said that I am shit at freestyle, mainly because you cant get me out of the trees! Maybe this sthn hemisphere season Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 u guys all seem well balanced individuals... personally, i think anbout how grim life is already, and resign myself to the fact terrible consequences won't really make things any worse. then when i am thoroughly depressed and have lost all concern for my own well being, i give it a shot. then, if i dont die, i cheer up a bit and have another go. i thought this was normal. Link to post Share on other sites
MistaSparkle 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 That's messed up man... Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Hey isnt this a snow topic lets get it over there cause the on snow topics are lagging. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted May 29, 2003 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted May 29, 2003 Moving it now.... Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted May 29, 2003 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted May 29, 2003 Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Now thats fast service. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 This is jared not shimba - im too lazy to log out and in. If its a cliff or skiing something (no real skill just balls)then after suitable preperation (checking landing) just bang my pole tops together and go - If its something that requires skill and positive actions to do (usually in the park) then I spend a bit of time visualising it in my head and pretending to do it sorting out the order I need to think about things eg 1)Same speed as for normal avoid temptation to slow down 2) Pop and spin with ? arm back, 3)grab and tweek 4)look for landing about now I can stop thinking cos landing is a survival instinct. after everything is sorted then just go and dont think about fing up or I will chicken out. If I dont prepare properly then thats when I muff things up and huirt myself. Under pressure in a frestyle camp I was trying to do a flare in the pipe without being able to visulise it - needless to say it made for funny video and plenty of jareds head size holes in the pipe wall. (and a stiff neck the next day) Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Say "yosh" to myself in a determined manner. It impresses everyone, who then knows that I am about to "ganbarimasu". Link to post Share on other sites
Lama 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 well before riding.... i always try and listen to foo fighters - everlong on the way to the hill.... heard it years ago on a mack dawg video and decided it was the psyching song!! but as far as hitting drops/kickers etc.... just gotta do it and leave your brains at the bottom of the lift otherwise ya might get hurt Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 I'd have to agree with MistaSparkle,just get on with it otherwise my bottle goes and I debate all the negative points of what I'm about to do. Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 I am hearing alot of echoes here about what goes on in my head before going off a kicker - I take a few deep breaths, visualize the jump and the spin, and maybe the landing. I say to myself, "oh you`ve got this no problem-o." But I am usually still pretty nervous at this point, so yeah, I also visualize crashing, and tell myself that I have lived through a hundred crashes off of kickers and the worst I`ll get is a broken this or that. It is usually springtime, before I am going off the big kickers, so I rationalize it by saying that I don`t care if my season ends right now. then I`ll start my approach and hit myself in the head with a hand or two. It sounds really dumb and jock-ish, but I do it anyways, because for whatever it gets rid of the jitters, and the jitters are what kills you on a big kicker. I also have my best "go-for-it" kind of jumps after I hit myself in the head - I think it relieves tension er something. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 If its a cliff I usually stand up on top of it for as long as possible. Hopefully the in run is really steep and by now I am unable to hike easily out. Still standing on top for a bit longer deciding if i can ski out after landing or just hip check it. Finally after what seems like hours I jump off and at the bottom look up at what i just jumped telling myself that was stupid as it always looks way smaller from below. And then watch as little kids jump off it with no problem. Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan 0 Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 ILive.... I hate it when that happens, the little kids just do 'it' without a secound thought! And with more flair and panache than you ever could! One day I'm gonna catch one and make him/her tell me their secrets! Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 IF u catch one and hold on to 'em long enough to talk (any lil tacker worth his weight will be able to escape all but the most keen of detainers) they will laugh in your face. (and say something rude about your funny accent ) don't u remember being inviscible?? there is no secret. fear is something u learn. dude, u r too old already. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 Some of the kids at Whistler go freakin huge. They are so smooth to. I don't remember being that good when I was 10. Good all mountain skiers as well not just park rats. Mika is right though. Fear is a learned thing and very difficult to forget. Dam those kids. Dam them all. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Pretty much same as barok-dude. I wish it were winter. Link to post Share on other sites
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