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Old Sep 1, 2007, 2:23 PM   #19 (permalink)
GrilledSteezeSandwich
 
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Originally Posted by PA Ridge Racer View Post
No I wont hit the landing area. I'll go straight for the trail. Once in a blue moon I'll hit it fully. What can I tell you...I'm not a jibber.
I'm also not a jibber but I do like to hit the booters with proper speed to hit the sweet spot if the landing..nothing worse than hitting the knuckle..it happens to me a few times a season and I just brace myself for that flat icy landing..ahhhh....Overshooting the landing can be dangerous as well..that's why I always say..Look Before You Leap..and have a spotter..

On the Falls at Blue..I had a couple friends spot me and then mark with their poles where I landed to approximately measure how much terrain I covered. The thing was when they were checking the distance..they almost got clipped from above by someone who didn't look before they lept..Taking blind areas without at least a turn to check speed is a recipe for injury..
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