good enough?

crowmobe, tantrum2blind, toe 5, heel 5, switch heel 5, tantrum2fakie, grabed toe back 180, toe back 3, moby dick, grab all 3's and some to blind, heel roll2blind, kgb. good enough to do decent in jr mens? some of the tricks i cant do but i am close to

you will do descent but not great...you need a raley based trick. it really depends on composure

yea decent but without a big spin IE back5,fs7,fs or dup 9 you wont make the top 10..

i 2nd the raley based trick tip....batwing is very popular these days.

You also need to hit the slider and the transfer.

i think you could make the top 10 if thats what you want and are willing to work at it. I was 8th overall last year and had none of those big spins. What everyone is saying about the raley based tricks is true though it is a big part of your run because you have to show that you can do a variety of tricks. spins, mobes, raley, sliders, and grabs never hurt. Just be consistent. A lot of people go into the contest thinking they have to stick the bigest tricks they have and most os those people fall at least once in their run so just stand up yours with decent tricks and you will do fine. just try not to do similar tricks like if you were going to do a KGB in your run dont do a roll to blind.
Hope that helped man, it never hurts to try and the experience you get is unmatched.

TC

here's my advice.....listen to tony!

wow tony.... that is going BIG in the profile pic!

Hell yeah. That trick won him a pile of cash last year at the Spring Ride.

thanks everyone! thats awesome tony thanks man! yah i have done krypts before but killed myself on some. im going to the first pro tour stop in acworth but thats it. i have 3 years of jr mens since im 15 right now so i want to get a lot better before i try to make the podium.

Sick shot tony! Damn son thetes a lot of man leg showing! Hahahahaha, SICK bro!

Just be glad there was something covering him up.... The last time I saw him there was a lot more than man leg showing. Put some nice looking ladies around Tony and you're never sure what he'll do.

Ha, ha, ha.... Good times, bro.

GRD!!!

Thanks everyone. Evan your killing me bro. GRD!!!
Taylor- WOW, your only 15? wish i had that bag of tricks at 15. It is a very good idea to go to the Acworth stop if for anything, experience. its good to get used to the atmosphere and learn how to control your emotions. Its important to not let anyone get into your head, they will try. Just remember that you have nothing to lose, if you do good then people will notice, if not then you will learn what you have to work on, not a big deal you have plenty of time. Also work on course management, if you fall dont freak out, just stay calm and think of what you can do from there. Last year i fell in Acworth with just enough time to get one trick in, well i just did a backroll when the boat wasnt quite up to speed then hit a crow mobe to win my heat. made it a 2 for 1. no matter what people tell you number of tricks does help.Anyways ill stop rambling because im sure your good to go now. good luck brotha. Say whats up to me in Acworth as well, ill be out there trying to get a spot in pro.
TC

Taylor, having watched Jr. mens for a few years here are some of my thoughts. That's a pretty nice bag of tricks for only being 15, nice work. If you can land all of what you mentioned in your 1st post you have a chance in the quarter finals with a stand up run. A lot depends on what heat you draw, anymore there are no easy heats, but some are better then others. the Jr. have really stepped it up in the sliders so if you can work on them it will help. Tony had a good point on course management, Study the course before you ride and plan your pass DON'T run into the sliders, every year some of the newer guys do, not fun. As others metioned, a Relay based trick would also help. Go to Atlanta and have a good time, meet the guys and enjoy the weekend. Good luck.

Tony is your dad going?

randy, i have no idea yet man. it might be a good time for me to find out haha. is alex going to the no fear stop in so cal?

Randy, I am going. Cant miss the first stop.

The trick to getting air like Tony must be those aerodynamic shorts...gotta get me sum!

Tony, no he is staying in Orlando until after the MN. stop, then coming back to the west coast.

Sounds good Ben.

thanks tony and randy! im ready now! yah i hit rails a lot so i should be fine with that. the only thing im worried about is the transfer box. do i need to hit it?

Taylor You will need to hit the box and make the transfer to the rail to have a chance at moving to the next round.

ok it shouldnt be a problem. does anyone have any tips for the transfer box?

Taylor, if you can, get out to Gravity Research to learn how to transfer, they have one there. I think you live close to them. It's a lot harder then you think, I wouldn't recommend trying it for the first time in your 1st pro contest. Could be ugly.

haha yah me and my friend are going to try and go there before the pro tour stop. i have tried transfering from the big box at owc into nessy but i havent totally commited

if you are not able to hit one before the contest then when you come up to it just look for the fin marks in the plexy or whatever they use and try to follow them up, make sure to come into the box squatted down because you need the push off to get to the other part. I still have not hit a transfer box outside the pwt haha.

Tony's profile pic is AWESOME!
Glad someone pointed it out.