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Help with rails

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RussellK141
Posts: 810 - Karma: 63
so i just started rails this year, and i sorta need help. i can slide for a little ways, but then i just come off. what can i do to help balance/slide further?
thanks
Dec 7 2005 8:52PM
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Ski_Unit_19
Posts: 8188 - Karma: 38
just concentrate on the end of the rail
Dec 7 2005 8:52PM
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JONNYZ
Posts: 909 - Karma: 6
go faster maybe
Dec 7 2005 8:53PM
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SIX-SOLDIERS
Posts: 719 - Karma: 11
place a skateboard in front of you and run at it as fast as you can and jump on it and skate away on it
with out skis of course
Dec 7 2005 8:54PM
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SnowCoast
Posts: 1991 - Karma: 14
Look at the end of the rail.
Dec 7 2005 8:56PM
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Liam.
Posts: 5172 - Karma: 21
i picked it up pretty quickly. ride on rails u will be able to get within a couple of trys. but like everyone says focus at the end of the rail and commit. then work on ur style once uv progressed
Dec 7 2005 9:02PM
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cjgncjgn
Posts: 3023 - Karma: 21
look at the end of the rail that is key
Dec 7 2005 9:11PM
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logange
Posts: 1428 - Karma: 159
thats the best way, concentrate on the very end of the rail, and keep ur balance.
Dec 7 2005 9:22PM
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mski
Posts: 4791 - Karma: 3,803
dont try to do it without edges...not very smart...such thing as too little resistance....jump onto rails confident thinking quazimoto stance...then you will master the rails
Dec 7 2005 9:24PM
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dan1080
Posts: 1293 - Karma: 913
for sure and try more speed if your coming off early..after practicing its wicked easy
Dec 7 2005 9:31PM
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*T-Hobbs*
Posts: 718 - Karma: 193
relax and look at the end of the rail
Dec 8 2005 2:48PM
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JoakimHayland
Posts: 1053 - Karma: 43
^word
Dec 8 2005 2:59PM
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skier27
Posts: 7238 - Karma: 32
go fast and turn completely sideways so you commited at 90degrees
Dec 8 2005 3:03PM
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ZavierV
Posts: 5077 - Karma: 100
get more speed and hop 90 degrees and keep going ready for the 270 off the end
Dec 8 2005 3:04PM
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Wafflez
Posts: 388 - Karma: 10
COMMIT!
Dec 8 2005 6:23PM
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CORKED
Posts: 320 - Karma: 16
^agreed
Dec 8 2005 6:25PM
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DrewR.
Posts: 976 - Karma: 5
thats probably the problem and just practice on small rails
Dec 8 2005 7:04PM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 730
buy some xxl oakley and head towards the rail as fast as you can and keep your arms gorilla and then just pop off to the side and do a 180
Dec 8 2005 7:07PM
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n0gga
Posts: 1053 - Karma: 103
yeah this is a great way to learn how to do rails. often, beginners tend to not have enough balance/weight forward, and end up falling on their ass as the skis just ends up getting ahead of your body. to follow the movement you gotta place your weight more forward.
Dec 8 2005 7:26PM
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sneather
Posts: 6672 - Karma: 19
PRACTICE and looking at the end of the rail helps too
Dec 8 2005 7:30PM
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