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i suck at rails

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Krongos
Posts: 5214 - Karma: 47
i suck at rails, what the hell is my problem?


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Nov 7 2002 12:32AM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
uh, maybe u should like start small and progress, like strt wth pvc ad just do shit like that, you get good fast if you keep tryin

-Grant

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Nov 7 2002 12:34AM
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NoTeefa
Posts: 9566 - Karma: 129
you are infected with 'kevins disease'


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Nov 7 2002 12:34AM
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corked180
Posts: 802 - Karma: 12
i suck at rails too, out of 30 times i made it across a 8ft flat mail box twice, i decided ill just focus on other things, and plus it would really piss me off if i got hurt on a rail.

Nov 7 2002 12:38AM
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Krongos
Posts: 5214 - Karma: 47
well, last year i wasnt that bad, on the straight one at the top of the mount snow park i could slide it and switch off, and i could do all the mailboxes they had there like half the time, but today i set a rail up at my house, and i couldnt do it like at all


The Battle for Middle Earth Begins December 18th

How many snowboarders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
10, 1 to do it, and 9 to say 'I can do that.'

'Dude, we're sick. He's pretty sick, but his muscles aren't as big as mine, so you know.'-CR Johnson
Nov 7 2002 12:42AM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
well, then again, its been a long time, so i wouldnt get all worked up on not being able to one right now

-Grant

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Nov 7 2002 12:46AM
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freestyleskier14
Posts: 638 - Karma: 8
um...don't suck on rails...
yay for skiing
Nov 7 2002 1:11AM
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lizziebeth
Posts: 1596 - Karma: 22
yah i suck at rails too, but it's a long season so don't get discouraged.


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Nov 7 2002 1:48AM
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epimitheus
Posts: 1256 - Karma: 9
think of 2 things. your speed, and your stance. when I got back on snow this year i had trouble popping of the rail for 270s. I was just going a little to slow. as for stance, keep your back leg outside your back shoulder, then you wont have you legs go out from under you. watch tanner do the bridge rail in propagana for a good example
Nov 7 2002 8:53AM
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tori
Posts: 504 - Karma: 13
GET LOW .
Dont have to drag your arms like a gorilla , but there is so much advanatage to this stance. Concentrate on keeping your feet wide, because it always feels wider than it actually is.
Come at the rail with decent speed low, pop, turn and land low, and look at the end of the rail.

My prob was that it didn't turn my shoulders sideways enough, like my body was facing too far forward.
Try to find little things like that to work on.


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Nov 7 2002 8:58AM
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Flowsion
Posts: 1461 - Karma: 11
I learned VERY small railslides last year (I only had Atomic carving skis that i didint wanna rack on rails). I'll probably get bigger ones this year because i have twins and i've practiced a shitload on rollerboots this fall, so i have the grinding 'feeling' and sense of balance down in my head. When i did do the rails, i took one very important piece of advise, SHOW THE RAIL WHO'S BOSS!! Don't be afraid of it, don't let it own you, but if you know you won't be able to slide it, bail out before you get to the rail. It may look kinda bad, but not as bad as shattering you pelvis on some shitty rail attempt that wasnt even close, and havin to sit the rest of the year out. I asked Skogen what to do in the tanner hall issue of freeskier last year, and he worte back and told me to take charge of the rail. It helped me, and i hope it helps you too!


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Nov 7 2002 9:20AM
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lineskier10
Posts: 11339 - Karma: 796
does it matter which way you turn onto the rail though, because most peole turn left and i turn right, i still havent doen a flat one well, but ive done benches and boxes pretty well
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Nov 7 2002 11:13AM
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andyrightcoast
Posts: 5220 - Karma: 18
Hmm. I'm surprised that this thread has stayed decent.

Anyways, Dan, practice makes perfect. It takes time to learn something properly. Just learn to find your balance and it'll come naturally after time.

-Andy

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Nov 7 2002 11:16AM
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kylhan
Posts: 40 - Karma: 10
Make sure the rail is in between your legs before you pop off
Nov 7 2002 1:21PM
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wasatchrider
Posts: 110 - Karma: 105
This is all you have to do.
Line up straight
get skiis perpendicular to rail
Keep back foot behind shoulder and you wont slip out
Your back foot should be flat on the rail and you front is angled a little (wide stance is better)
Nov 7 2002 2:40PM
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Flowsion
Posts: 1461 - Karma: 11
Do you rollerblade at all? I do all the time now just to get mind grinds down and help with my balance. This summer i figured out why i sucked so bad at rails, i was grinding the wrong way!! I realized that when i wakeboard, my left foot is in front, and lots of pros and people at my park do it that way. After about an hour on the rails, i perfected my grinding and now i'm doin switch onto 50-50 to 270 offs, switch royales, and huge sole grinds. I forgot to mention that, the most important part is knowin which way to get on! I am pretty good at unnatural rails


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Nov 7 2002 3:02PM
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Drail
Posts: 14011 - Karma: 10,001
get out of mount snow... they got shitty rails... it's funny - the lodge at carithia has better rails on and around the deck than they got in the inferno park...

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Nov 7 2002 3:33PM
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R.Fahey
Posts: 8602 - Karma: 539
ok....there is one way tp learn to rails......sumone prolly said this in above posts but i don't feel like readin them all......JUST LOOK AT THE END OF THE RAIL!!!!! Thats all u gotta do. jsut put like a snowball at the end and say...i am gonna shave that thing off. look at it the whole time and u will grease it.
Nov 7 2002 10:07PM
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wilkesyachtingco
Posts: 4425 - Karma: 41
maybe im different, but i dont think about the width of my stance at all... i think its pretty narrow... but staying low is good, unless you want to show everyone how much you dont care by standing up as straight as you can, and by lookig off somewhere in the distance...
Nov 7 2002 10:24PM
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