Terje Haakonsen is a household name in Norway but winter sports are much more relatable to the general public there so it doesn't take a computer game for them to take him seriously. The reason he became a household name is because he was an athlete and people outside of the Snow/surf/skate world can understand what that is in the US. And yeah, they have fuckin springs in their legs, you see how they utilize 100 % of the pop.Ĭlick to expand.This is it. On piste when they carve and throw easy stylish 360s they look like a typical exper rider that you see once in your few trips. It’s this half a spin more in a better style that makes the difference there. To be a pro in halfpipe you need a different set of skills like a godlike spacial awareness, agility and riding at some level that is required to do all the crazy stuff they do. To be honest they don’t really carve better than a guy who is an advanced carver. They don’t really carve anywhere close to Knapton or the guys you see in Korua or Slice and Dice or toy vids. I didn’t really benefit from the lessons. Sponsored, not an Olimpic level (but I hope he gets there one day, a cool guy) but he throws double corks and double tamedogs off jumps. On carving - I had some group lessons with a guy who is a pro in slopestyle/halfpipe. For sure he’s a legend and such vid series spread the stoke and motivation. You can be the worlds best jibber but still not be able to ride a big line or even air out of pipe.īurton ad but some people will benefit from it. Jibbing in an art, halfpipe is an art, and big mountain carves are an art. In slopestyle his biggest advantage was never jibbing but always just massive airs. Slopestyle he was exceptional but never completely dominant in the way he was in pipe. Pipe doesn't have any jibbing or big carves to do, That being said he absolutely knows how to sue his edges better than any of us. Whites always been the best and frankly is still untouchable in pipe, even the best of the best right now aren't touching what he was doing. He's never been a big mountain guy (outside the whole First Decent film which he did not fit in at all but was still fun).Īll snowboarding disciplines are completely independent. Two, that's not what any of his medals are in. One, hes been out of the game at that level for a bit now. Not nearly a fanatic enough to know if he's used canting or changed it over his career.Īs for Jib/Carve. He's ridden like that his whole career, his body is use to it. Outside of that the rest is just personal comfort. Picture putting a doorknob in the center of a door and then out of the edge, which way is it easier to open? When the knob is on the far side! the closer to the tip and tail that youre feet are the more leverage you have for rotation. There's science to having a larger stance width helping with rotation. Click to expand.He's bee notorious for his insane stance width since he first started riding.
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