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Help with balance?

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Jacobthesadskier
Posts: 506 - Karma: 5,029
I'm looking to get more into rails and pipes but my balance fucking sucks. Any excercises or tips or anything to help improve it? Cheers NS.
3 years ago
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ryanbrueninghaus
Posts: 26 - Karma: 314
Balance boards have definitely helped me. You can buy one or if you have a skateboard deck laying around and a sturdy water bottle that works perfectly fine too. Even if you spend 5-10 minutes a day messing around on it it’ll definitely help your balance and the muscles involved with stability in your knees
3 years ago
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unijibs
Posts: 153 - Karma: 1,947
skateboarding in general helps a ton, can also help with your air awareness. or, you can try rollerblading, which has similarities.
3 years ago
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Rparr
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slacklining
3 years ago
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bennwithtwons
Posts: 1781 - Karma: 17,733
get your feet slightly wider than shoulder width and focus on the end of the rail. Your body will balance naturally with unconscious inputs. Have fun!
3 years ago
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BigmoneyMatt
Posts: 1545 - Karma: 1,216
2x4 will probably be a fairly cheap alternative to a slackline
3 years ago
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Sht_eatn_dog
Posts: 114 - Karma: 1,382
Insert finger into belly button. Balance skill level instantly goes up 10pts. Plus it keeps you from flapping like a bird when your trying to lock on to that rail
3 years ago
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Sht_eatn_dog
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3 years ago
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GeorgeBrown81
Posts: 81 - Karma: 1,398
foam roller jib sesh
3 years ago
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TRVP_ANGEL
Posts: 12721 - Karma: 120,354
one balancing exercise you can try is strapping two wooden planks to each of your feet and sliding on a long metal surface. The key is to try to stay as centered and balanced as possible.
3 years ago
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ajbski
Posts: 1313 - Karma: 5,424
im pretty sure there are other threads on this...

balance training with equipment
1- bosu ball
2- wobble board (dish with small ball in middle)
3- balance board
4- big yoga ball (you can learn to stand on them when your balance gets good enough)
5- slack line

balance training without equipment
1- 1 footed squats (shooting the duck?)
2- weighted russian twists
3- plank
3 years ago
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SofaKingSick
Posts: 9776 - Karma: 66,126
cheap skate deck on old soccer ball (more air in the ball = harder to stay on) is a great poor man's balance board

play other sports

work out
3 years ago
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Dadskierr
Posts: 45 - Karma: 389
would definitely try going into the feature with a more aggresive stance, try widening your feet which can help get more control
3 years ago
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wasatch_rat
Posts: 1774 - Karma: 3,011
Skateboarding in transition is by far the best thing you can do for your rail balance. Its honestly crazy how similar it is balancing on a skateboard and balancing on a rail with skis.

But if skateboarding isn't your jam, balance boards, slacklining, rollerblading, or even yoga can help
3 years ago
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