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Down rails = slipping out?

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sullivano*b
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I can hit flat and up/cannon rails consistently now but im scared of down rails. I have a 12~ foot log at my resort i skinned and sanded to slide and its sort of down but im not hopping on to it im kinda like skiing up then sliding sideways onto it. should i have any reason to think im gonna slip out on a down rail indefinitely?
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shred14
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VermontDogFartI can hit flat and up/cannon rails consistently now but im scared of down rails. I have a 12~ foot log at my resort i skinned and sanded to slide and its sort of down but im not hopping on to it im kinda like skiing up then sliding sideways onto it. should i have any reason to think im gonna slip out on a down rail indefinitely?


I’m not a fan of downrails myself... but the key is balance. As long as you can get centered on the rail and have balance, you’re good. Especially if you can do other rails. You will land it. You will get consistent.
4 years ago
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TheDriftingDad
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keep your weight on the front foot, that's what helped me with all rails, but down rails especially
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YamKing06
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If it is a step-up, make it a ride on, then hit the rail directly not park on. This will keep your momentum centered.
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KCoCM
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does your park have a mellow down tube? i hit down rail for the first time this season and the thing that helped me work up the courage and get to sliding it was jumping completely over it, then jumping over it doing 180, then jumping over it doing tail taps. the thing i thought about the most when trying to combat slipping out was keeping my lead shoulder low, it helped me keep weight on my front foot. Also, slipping out happens, even after u get used to it you’ll still slip out every now and again
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bmick
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anyone else scared of hitting new rails because your worried they are sticky or is it just me
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sullivano*b
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bmickanyone else scared of hitting new rails because your worried they are sticky or is it just me


yeah
4 years ago
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sullivano*b
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KCoCMdoes your park have a mellow down tube? i hit down rail for the first time this season and the thing that helped me work up the courage and get to sliding it was jumping completely over it, then jumping over it doing 180, then jumping over it doing tail taps. the thing i thought about the most when trying to combat slipping out was keeping my lead shoulder low, it helped me keep weight on my front foot. Also, slipping out happens, even after u get used to it you’ll still slip out every now and again


my park is being built this week but i doubt it. but when i go to killington that’s were the down rails are and there pretty mellow tbh
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KCoCM
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good luck with it next time you get to try one out!
sullivanobrien_my park is being built this week but i doubt it. but when i go to killington that’s were the down rails are and there pretty mellow tbh
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whatsamonad
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I'm complete ass at rails but on down rails one thing that helps me make sure I'm leaning forward enough is to put my front hand down near my knee.
4 years ago
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Mattbrippin
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I thought down rails were going to hard asf when I first started hitting flat bars but they truly are quite easy once you understand it’s the same thing as any other rail just to balance out your wieght better you got it tho homie
3 years ago
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Jems
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don't be a pussy just put a lil more weight on the front
3 years ago
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_Buler
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bmickanyone else scared of hitting new rails because your worried they are sticky or is it just me


Our park had like a short ass 6ft rail that was sticky af. Everyone ate shit. I hate sticky rails.
3 years ago
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sexyjulian
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just balance and make sure you’re putting weight on that front foot and not leaning back. i found learning to hit downtubes first then moving to down flat rails helped me a lot.
3 years ago
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sullivano*b
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i made this thread so long ago bruhhh. i can hit like dfds and like almost all rails now
3 years ago
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Neives_tiddies
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sullivanobrien_i made this thread so long ago bruhhh. i can hit like dfds and like almost all rails now


Very nice

i think the fact that its a fucking log is way scarier than it being a down ‘rail’
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