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Hard Urban in Park

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jea_killa
Posts: 955 - Karma: 88
So theres this tall urban in my park, I can get on i but I cant stay on it. This is it, It not me on the rail but its the newschooler.com famous Capurnicus.
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Mar 24 2007 8:28PM
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jea_killa
Posts: 955 - Karma: 88
any help?
Mar 24 2007 8:30PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 147
dope pic. its sick how all the guys on the lift are checking it out
Mar 24 2007 8:31PM
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-+Siver+-
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 12
how do you fall of it?
Mar 24 2007 8:35PM
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eheath
Posts: 60069 - Karma: 107,593
I think i know what you're saying, go faster into it and you should be able to get locked on better. Brighton had some tiny ass lips onto some urban style rails and you just gotta go a little faster.
Mar 24 2007 8:40PM
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unchyll
Posts: 4554 - Karma: 99
lean the opposite side that you tend to fall off on which is probaly forward so lean back and commit
Mar 24 2007 8:40PM
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Sholte
Posts: 2929 - Karma: 12
that made no seens
Mar 24 2007 10:05PM
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CrazedSkier1080
Posts: 3357 - Karma: 66
did you lose your front ski, it looks like your coming out of your binding
Mar 24 2007 10:07PM
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suji.fnacks
Posts: 1174 - Karma: 10
uh no?
Mar 24 2007 10:07PM
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andy_boy
Posts: 4434 - Karma: 107
Make sure you're 100% committed. If you don't fully 90 on, there's a very good chance you won't stay on as long.
Mar 24 2007 10:38PM
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eheath
Posts: 60069 - Karma: 107,593
Are you retarded or can you not read?
Mar 24 2007 10:40PM
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jhackbeez
Posts: 2136 - Karma: 258
yea everyone on the lift is probably like "oh man, he's stayin on it! how does he do that?"
Mar 24 2007 10:59PM
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Dustin.
Posts: 13836 - Karma: 7,645
speed has nothing to do with it, you can slide a rail by stepping on if you really want. its all about getting your feet wide and keeping your eyes on the end of the rail. if you don't watch the end your gonna slide off.

Also (though I don't know if this is applicable to you) make sure you come on straight, it helps.
Mar 24 2007 11:01PM
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andy_boy
Posts: 4434 - Karma: 107
I disagree. Speed has a lot to do with it. Try and step onto an urban rail and slide it, then try with speed. I guarantee it will be easier with speed.
Mar 24 2007 11:09PM
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Dustin.
Posts: 13836 - Karma: 7,645
Well yes i see what your saying, it will be easier with speed. But if he's falling off early, that has to do with something else.
Mar 24 2007 11:13PM
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Gez
Posts: 294 - Karma: 10
For an urban rail, like one where you can't approach it straight on but have to hop on from a side....I find that if I am sliding off one way, I'm trying to hop on the rail from too far off to the side. If I line up really tight to the rail and ollie on really close to it, I balance better.
Mar 24 2007 11:14PM
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WeK
Posts: 1894 - Karma: 11
My home mountain.. I haven't done that one yet, where are you sliding off? If you look really close, it appears the last few feet are actually bent, which is why I didn't bother trying it.

I just got the down rail down last time, I'll prolly be there tonight (sunday) and most likely will be trying that if there's enough snow to hold the rail in.

Definetly get speed, unlike the downrail were you can literally stop and just step on, since its 1 barrel speed will definetly help. When I was learning shotgun rails speed was the difference between finishing the full rail, and me barely being able to just stand on the rail for more then 5 seconds.
Mar 25 2007 1:31AM
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GreenStezz
Posts: 3570 - Karma: 720
looks easy and small
Mar 25 2007 2:01AM
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WeK
Posts: 1894 - Karma: 11
that helps him how?
Mar 25 2007 2:12AM
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drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
commit and stare at the end of the rail untill its there. lean forward (front foot) and kinda twords the tips of your skis when you frist get on (if you slipp off backwards)


just what helped me with this urban we had at our hill... maybe it will hellp you?
Mar 25 2007 2:16AM
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LBkid33
Posts: 193 - Karma: 10
haha im not picking up the bent look of it
Mar 25 2007 3:03AM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 89
Haha. wow
Mar 25 2007 11:28AM
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shagalabagala
Posts: 2101 - Karma: 10
so many kids copying timmi's signature these days!
Mar 25 2007 11:34AM
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Jamie_Baril
Posts: 2196 - Karma: 2,513
you could try stratling it. that will help you stay more center
Mar 25 2007 11:46AM
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jea_killa
Posts: 955 - Karma: 88
how am I going to do that?, I dont have 4 foot high legs, Im about a 5'6'' 14 year old. And I love how some of the people in this tread cant read, ITS NOT ME IN THE PICTURE! Anyway yes I am slipping off forward, I tryed with a ton of speed my last run and I nutted mysel.,
Mar 25 2007 1:37PM
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JockinJLoads
Posts: 3480 - Karma: 6
what armadas are those?
Mar 25 2007 1:58PM
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invaderskier36
Posts: 6192 - Karma: 41
04/05 the city ones
Mar 25 2007 2:11PM
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Commonwealth
Posts: 3729 - Karma: 11
nah its the year before i think
Mar 25 2007 2:27PM
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Capurnicus
Posts: 9947 - Karma: 1,886
yo yo! i loove that rail! but yeah, it can be tricky, because if you're not locked on 100% over the rail, you'll fall off to one of the sides. you definitely don't need a lot of speed for this rail at all, just enough to get your boots over the rail. once you're on that thing it locks in really smooth, just look at the end of the rail when you're on and keep your body all steezed and you'll nail it.
Mar 25 2007 10:59PM
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Capurnicus
Posts: 9947 - Karma: 1,886
those are 04-05 arvs with the mountains and red sidewalls
Mar 25 2007 11:03PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
what? goin faster makes it easier to balance for sure, and it also makes urban rails easier cuz you get high up on the rail, if he's goin in to it too slow he might be sucking up his legs too much so that he isn't really able to get comfortable on it.
Mar 25 2007 11:13PM
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Capurnicus
Posts: 9947 - Karma: 1,886
dude, i use my hand to get on that rail, you don't need any speed. as long as your feet are all the way over the rail, that's it. it's a down rail and it's smooth. as with any urban rail that is downwards, all you need is to get on that sucker and the rail will give you plenty of speed. if you hike like 2ft up the landing of the box before, you'll be golden
Mar 26 2007 11:10AM
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CEDARIMAGE
Posts: 1428 - Karma: 257
your prolly going into it to far to the right or left try and jump on closer to the rail
Mar 26 2007 11:35AM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 727
dude just pop and slide it look at the end
Mar 26 2007 2:06PM
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jea_killa
Posts: 955 - Karma: 88
I jump on from the right side, even though Im left foot first I find it easier to go right foot first on urbans I dont know why.
Mar 26 2007 3:35PM
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WeK
Posts: 1894 - Karma: 11
i tried it yesterday, got the first ski on clean, 2nd one somehow manages to hit the rail, slid down the entire thing 2-3 inches from my nuts
Mar 26 2007 4:07PM
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parkerhouse
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you probably spin to the left
Mar 26 2007 4:18PM
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jea_killa
Posts: 955 - Karma: 88
yeah I do.
Mar 26 2007 4:55PM
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steevner
Posts: 4502 - Karma: 47
get your hop onto it really smooth, don't land like 3/4 down the rail cause it will be harder to stay balanced on it like that. for long urbans come at the rail really tight and more or less slide on than hop with huge vertical onto it. idk how much sense that makes to you but i tried
Mar 26 2007 5:04PM
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pierceme
Posts: 1483 - Karma: 11
Hear me out on this one.  I had the same problem.  It helps me if I just line my self up about a foot to the right/left of the rail and go straight off the lip.  Dont try to angle yourself towards the rail. Once you go off the lip just turn 90 and it always helps me get centered from the start.
Mar 26 2007 7:03PM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
thts not an urban... its a down rail, urbans are rails with stairs or tht are out in the urban area.
Mar 26 2007 7:07PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
it's called an urban lip though, you can have downrails with straight on lips too.
Mar 26 2007 7:17PM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 89
Yeah park urban is an oxymoron.
Mar 26 2007 7:17PM
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KG_
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 20
try to step on with ur non leading foot first, and then just look at the end of the rail
Mar 26 2007 7:18PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
Is there a really large step on to this rail or something? i don't get it.
Mar 26 2007 7:24PM
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HHB
Posts: 683 - Karma: 14
what works for me is to look at the end of the rail and line up with that.
Mar 26 2007 7:54PM
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TWoods
Posts: 9990 - Karma: 8,143
"urban style lip"
better?

Mar 26 2007 8:08PM
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jea_killa
Posts: 955 - Karma: 88
the jump onto it is like 3ft below the rail
Mar 27 2007 3:42PM
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miroz
Posts: 10333 - Karma: 3,946
Yes, and when i jump onto round down rails, I let the bottoms of my skis hit the side and I roll onto the top instead of jumping onto the top and sliding off.
Mar 27 2007 3:48PM
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