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Ok how do u do a down rail?
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how do u do a rail/box that has a down slope on it? do u lean forward alot? or what? cuz i did a box that was like slanted down a little and im not too good at it. or are downs just something u practice and get a hang of? is theres a technique to it? if not tell me then
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when you land just make sure your front foot hits before back.. this will force your body to lean forward.
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umm lean forward and bend your knees like any rail, but just lean downhill more i guess
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ya just make sure ur leaning forward. not too much thogh. u dont want to fall forward. that hurts the worst.
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what do i do when i come to a kink?
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just balance on it, try to keep your shoulders paralell to it I guess. if you keep hitting one eventually you'll figure it out.
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serious
just be level with the box/rail
and if you come to a kink just make sure you keep your front edge tilted up a lil bit and commit
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thats opposite. just make sure your weight is fairly even between your legs, and have a wide stance
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look at the end of the rail it helps you to lean forward
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commitment is key. try it too slow and it can end badly
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What? That is a 1 way ticket to catching an edge and falling on your face. Just land even, which might be impossible because most down rails/boxs are urban style so the back leg always goes on first. Just lean forward and commit.
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just treat it like a flat rail, just dont lean uphill and youll be fine.
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what helps me for kinks is to look at the end of the rail instead of looking at the kink
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seously just hit it like a flat box/rail and you'll be fine. Thats what i do and you'll probably correct yourself anyway. I actually think that down rails/boxes are easier than flat ones.
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learn on a rail thats long but low
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get in the habbit of being in a wide stance and being low and youll be able to slide any sloped rail
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thanks guys, i feel pumped now to slide one now
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sw unnatty lipslide 270 bitch
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ill see that and raise it by a 3
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na jk i cant 4 onto rails
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o yea well i can 8 onto a triple kink handrail to car jib 8 out
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Word, that's the new hottness, no one throws 270's on anymore.
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wide feet brah, and weight evenly dispersed, alittle forward but not to much as to not catch your edge
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Ive NEVER seen anyone land with their front foot first on a down rail
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i cant even picture it, like i just picture myself getting all tangled up in the feet
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lean forward, you'll get the hang of it after a while. my first few times on flat-down boxes, on the down i'd manage to just edge my way down, you rarely fall if your going fast enough but after a while you'll begin to flatten out on the down
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I think I might. The idea he is saying is that if you just put down your back and your not leaning forward you'll slide out onto your ass right off.
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don't lean too far back or you will land on your leg and give yourself a deadleg for three days
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approach it from the left side and STEP onto it, font foot first then back foot.
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just do it:) you'll get it
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i used to fall back a lot but i found that landing with your feet a little wider than shoulder width and leaning slightly forward make it real hard to fall backwards. It's all in landing on the rail correctly, once you're on teh rail you are set.
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focus on having flat skis, pretty wide stance, and balance more on the front foot.
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grab your tooooooeeeesssss
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focus on the end of the rail. that'll keep your body leaning down the rail.
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