Learning rail tricks both ways

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Learning rail tricks both ways

Pac2

Posts: 794 - Karma: 2,859

Mar 27 2015 1:12PM

so normally i go onto the rails facing the right side and im just wondering would it be smart to learn tricks the other way too? I know that getting comfortable sliding both ways makes a lot of stuff easier like 270 on and front and back swaps but is it necessary to learn tricks both ways?

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steeze_louise

Posts: 548 - Karma: 2,094

Mar 27 2015 1:22PM

yeah just spend a couple hours just learning unnatural its hard at first but it gets super easy after 5or6 tries and is definitely worth it. it will also be really easy to learn some basic tricks like some swaps and 2 off and stuff if you spend more than an hour trying it.

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John18_6

Posts: 7313 - Karma: 49,160

Mar 27 2015 2:34PM

It is very smart to learn. my biggest regret in skiing is not learning how to slide rails both ways when I started.

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Titus69

Posts: 9327 - Karma: 17,742

Mar 27 2015 3:44PM

Learn them both ways early, I started getting better at unnatural this season and its so hard going from spinning left to spinning right after so many years of going one way.

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T-Van

Posts: 388 - Karma: 2,574

Mar 31 2015 5:23AM

it definetly does help alot , espescially for stuff like 2 on pretz 2, blindswap pretz 2 ... . Just go and try to take every rail unatural for 2 hours and you'll develope confidence fast!

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peterspringer10

Posts: 153 - Karma: 439

Mar 31 2015 7:50AM

I really never hit rails unnatural because I always come off early or fall, I actually find it easier to 2 on or front swap/ backswap to unnatural lol. Is this the case with anyone else?

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John18_6

Posts: 7313 - Karma: 49,160

Mar 31 2015 1:00PM

peterspringer10I really never hit rails unnatural because I always come off early or fall, I actually find it easier to 2 on or front swap/ backswap to unnatural lol. Is this the case with anyone else?

it's the case for anyone too lazy to take the time to learn how to get on a rail unnatural regularly. I'm guilty.

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