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Ski Straight Jump.

ストレートジャンプ

キッカーでまっすぐジャンプ

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Prerequisite
01

How to

Step by step
  1. Approach at a steady, moderate speed.

    Start with a small kicker (3-5m / 10-16ft) and carry only enough speed to reach the landing slope. Too much speed sends you past the landing, so keep a comfortable margin

  2. Enter the lip (the take-off face) heading straight at it.

    Keep your skis hip- to shoulder-width apart and weight both feet evenly. Loading just the front or just the back foot will tip you forward or backward the moment you leave the lip

  3. Just before the lip, sink into a light knee bend to load (think of perching on the edge of a chair, not a deep squat), then push off both feet straight up at the very top.

    The force of extending those loaded knees is what gives you height, so time the push to the peak of the lip

  4. Look at the landing slope ahead, not at the edge of the lip.

    Keeping your eyes out front keeps your upper body upright and stops you from pitching forward

  5. In the air, hold your ankles, knees and hips slightly flexed and keep your pelvis stacked right over both feet.

    That is the position that leans neither forward nor back. Hold both arms a touch in front of your shoulders, symmetrical, and don't let either side swing

  6. Carry both poles together in front of your body, just ahead of your hips.

    Trailing the tips behind you encourages a backseat position, so keep them forward and quiet

  7. Match the angle of the landing slope: just before touchdown, extend both legs once to lay the full base of your skis along the slope.

    Landing flat onto a horizontal surface traps the impact and hurts your knees

  8. The instant you touch down, flex ankles, knees and hips together and deep to absorb the impact.

    Keep your weight centered over both feet (around the arch) without leaning forward or back

02

Tips & common mistakes

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Tips

This is the foundation of every kicker trick. It's safest not to move on to spins until you can land a straight jump consistently without tipping forward or back

COMMON MISTAKE

Pitching forward in the air → at take-off your weight rolled onto the front foot and your pelvis pushed ahead → keep your pelvis stacked over both feet at the lip and look out to the landing slope to keep your upper body upright

The rest of the tips, fixes for each mistake, and what to try next are in the app — learn them while you log. Intermediate+ tricks are for Members.

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