flyingpig

Most judging clinics are open to anyone that wants to attend. Have you ever talked to a judge after the event to help you understand why your score was what it was? The judges are almost always available. When I competed I couldn't afford a coach. After every event I used to spend time with the judges, not to complain but to ask them to help me understand what I could do to get a better score. I learned things like why certain tricks, even though tougher, may not get as great a score at the top of the run versus the bottom, exactly what they are looking for with each trick etc. It helped me get to the level that I wanted. I'm not saying that judges don't make mistakes. Heck, they may be watching up to 170 scoring runs per day, plus hopefully some forerunners and practice runs. Just saying that it may be more quantitative than what some folks may think.

No offense to anyone, but I see some questionable advice here. First, get a good clean take off with a properly timed pop. Then initiate your rotation. Spot the landing and be willing to retract the legs into a tuck and risk over rotation to make sure you get around. A key thing is to make sure you are doing this with a nice steep landing hill, chopped if possible. Allow yourself to over rotate and slap down on the steep landing hill as it shouldn't hurt but under rotating can mean eating it big time. Back is much easier than front. The amount of air can be debated, but make sure the landing is the best possible. Get some confidence then work on the form. Don't try twisting until you have a solid pinned layout.