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Staying on rails

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SkiKid69
Posts: 4 - Karma: 79
tldr: how to grip on rails longer

For my winter brake my fam took a trip out west and they ended there day by like noon so I spent a lot of time in the park. I have never really tried to do rails before and the only times I have I’ve ate shit. But this week I said fuck it and just hiked a rail for like and hour at the end of every day. I made more progress than I thought and was not sliding out but I couldn’t slide for that long. didn’t know if people have and tips to slide longer
Mar 2 2022 12:23PM
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Gourd
Posts: 415 - Karma: 4,551
Go faster. look at the end of the rail. Don’t look at your feet.
Mar 2 2022 12:26PM
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Parker_but_ski
Posts: 3 - Karma: 51
Try to square Out your balance and if you’re still slipping out I focus on the end of the rail/just past it, I also put a little weight onto my lead foot and have a bit of an angle towards me
Mar 2 2022 12:26PM
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SkiKid69
Posts: 4 - Karma: 79
Clips of attempts filmed on a potato
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034541/trim-4B13AE5A-8F4E-447D-90BB-6478A5516132-MOVhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034542/trim-209C899D-F805-48E9-B191-8BE1162CD91E-MOVhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034541/trim-4B13AE5A-8F4E-447D-90BB-6478A5516132-MOVhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034543/trim-B18E59DB-99BD-4FD3-A893-8857CAFA40FE-MOVhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034541/trim-4B13AE5A-8F4E-447D-90BB-6478A5516132-MOV

**This post was edited on Mar 2nd 2022 at 12:29:48pm
Mar 2 2022 12:27PM
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SkiKid69
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SkiKid69Clips of attempts filmed on a potato
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034541/trim-4B13AE5A-8F4E-447D-90BB-6478A5516132-MOVhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034542/trim-209C899D-F805-48E9-B191-8BE1162CD91E-MOVhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034541/trim-4B13AE5A-8F4E-447D-90BB-6478A5516132-MOVhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034543/trim-B18E59DB-99BD-4FD3-A893-8857CAFA40FE-MOVhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1034541/trim-4B13AE5A-8F4E-447D-90BB-6478A5516132-MOV

**This post was edited on Mar 2nd 2022 at 12:29:48pm

Also I find it more natural to slide to switch
Mar 2 2022 12:31PM
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Logi
Posts: 382 - Karma: 3,794
Doesn’t rly have anything to do with sliding rails but when you land, try to bend your knees more than you’re back. Mainly for your health, if you land with your back bent all the time it’ll start to hurt. Also looks better if you steez it out with your knees
Mar 2 2022 1:16PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Doesn’t look bad. Pretty good for first try. Get over the toe more on the rail. That’s my advice. Kinda lean over the top of the rail more as opposed to kinda keeping your weight in your heel/to the side you approached from
Mar 2 2022 1:24PM
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BLandz
Posts: 1059 - Karma: 16,335
That looks good op I think a lot of beginners’ problem is that they don’t bend their knees enough. You should feel like Marshawn Lynch on that bitch. Also put slightly more weight on front foot if u arent already
Mar 2 2022 3:51PM
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nmwninjart
Posts: 2609 - Karma: 12,513
BLandzYou should feel like Marshawn Lynch on that bitch.

I had to look him up as I never heard of him, wow he's a beast.
Mar 2 2022 10:04PM
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JackMeHoffXD
Posts: 259 - Karma: -3,105
SkiKid69tldr: how to grip on rails longer

For my winter brake my fam took a trip out west and they ended there day by like noon so I spent a lot of time in the park. I have never really tried to do rails before and the only times I have I’ve ate shit. But this week I said fuck it and just hiked a rail for like and hour at the end of every day. I made more progress than I thought and was not sliding out but I couldn’t slide for that long. didn’t know if people have and tips to slide longer


winter break* their day*
Mar 2 2022 10:22PM
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Ball_Sacker
Posts: 103 - Karma: 1,001
Go parallel to the rail when your getting on then look at the end.
Mar 3 2022 12:13AM
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CantThinkOfaName
Posts: 374 - Karma: -1,396
just jump on a rail going super slow and turn about 45 degrees so you can keep your balance, something my newborn 6 year old nephew was to retarded to figure out
Mar 3 2022 12:25AM
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IHatePedophiles
Posts: 694 - Karma: -6,876
Just do it a thousand times
Mar 3 2022 12:52AM
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BearsOnKetamine
Posts: 622 - Karma: 1,154
Speed, spread ur feet, and look at the end
Mar 3 2022 11:31AM
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Obwon
Posts: 38 - Karma: 38
Gripping the rail has more to do with spinning on and off. Look at the end of the rail, look at the end of the rail, look at the end of the rail.
Mar 3 2022 12:09PM
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