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Help with metal rails

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akselit
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So I have been hitting pvc rails for almost 4 years and can do back and front 2s and swaps but i still can't hit metal rails. I try them almost every time im skiing but never get them. Every time I test if the rail is not sticky and it never is but I still always feel like my skis are not sliding on the rail when I try it.
Jan 1 2022 1:50PM
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bertBertson
Posts: 207 - Karma: 3,637
Even a nice slick metal rail will feel 'grippier' than PVC, my best advice is to go faster and land completely perpendicular to the rail with a solid wide stance so that you feel balanced and confident on-rail even if it's a little sticky.
Jan 1 2022 1:59PM
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Icant_kfed
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More speed and just keep in mind that a steel rail is a lot less forgiving with under rotating
Jan 1 2022 3:28PM
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skiP.E.I.
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start with the smallest ones, and if there are any of those big metal tubes or even a small round rail try those first because the round surface gives less resistance. Even if there's a box with round metal coping try just grinding the coping on the box or stalling on it from the side.
Jan 1 2022 3:38PM
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