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Re: Please help... please

Unread postby powerplant42 » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:39 pm

Head over to the sand pit... Do jagodins from 1 left, 2 lefts (carry the pole over your shoulder for 1 and 2), and 3 lefts (use a real plant for this one), pushing your grip as high as you can while still landing in the center of the pit.

After 4-5 hundred repetitions (not in one session of course), you can start to try to swing to horizontal, keeping your drive-knee up and your trail-leg long (then turn to face the runway). After 2-3 hundred repetitions of this, you should be naturally starting to swing higher, and then you can apply this to a real pit.

A bend is achieved if you are holding high enough on the right sized pole. There is no magic, only science.
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Re: Please help... please

Unread postby VaultPurple » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:26 pm

viewtopic.php?f=27&t=17134

just read through this thread... it is everything you need

If you have any smaller poles use them first too. a 13 155 would be perfect for someone to start off with that is your size.


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