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The State of Grinding

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BCKicker540
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 11
After watching and participating in rail jams, im dissapointed in what is being done on rails now. Last year it was spin to win, basically whoever could do a 630 on would win. Now spin to win has taken another turn, where its just a huge string of kids doing 270 on switch ups 270 off. I have to admit this looked cool at first, when Sammy Carlson was doing it in his windells edit on ns a few years back before he was famous, but now its kinda boring to see over and over again. I'd like to see it get more creative, with some 50-50's, tailpresses, nosepresses, one footers, and such. I'd also like to see more varied grinding in slopestyle comps.
Dec 7 2005 9:33PM
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eheath
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50-50s wont come back, and 1footers are gay
Dec 7 2005 9:35PM
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yellav
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 1,217
im pretty sure its going to start coming to that id really like to see more nosepresses and tailpresses starting to come into comps im not going to say anything about one footers and 5050s just because i dont want to start that whole heated debate but yeah def nosepresses and tailpresses
Dec 7 2005 9:35PM
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BCKicker540
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 11
i wasn't aware that 50-50's were ever in, ive never really seen them in any movies other than forward
Dec 7 2005 9:36PM
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JONNYZ
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I agree
Dec 7 2005 9:36PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
There was a textbook NS response if I've ever seen one. I think where rail skiing is right now is pretty cool, it seems like people are more into just getting super tech right now. But it seems that the tricks being done on rails change considerably every year, as you stated, so just hold on a little while and I'm sure people will be doing a lot of stuff that's more your type of thing.
Dec 7 2005 9:37PM
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DeakleMatter
Posts: 335 - Karma: 10
how can you reply to this? ill go fo it tho....yea. i tooooootally agree! i mean, whats up with that. when i saw em doin it i was like "OMG! Dude, WTF are they thinkin?" when i got home i seriously LMFAO!! isnt that just cheezy? FO SHEEZY THIS THREAD IS NOT STEEZY!!! HHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Dec 7 2005 9:37PM
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eheath
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but is soo true.
Dec 7 2005 9:38PM
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SIX-SOLDIERS
Posts: 719 - Karma: 11
yeah well 630 on


pshhhhhhhhh nigga please

im underflipping on to rails

get with the steeze man

ill bet you still wear camo

SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT
Dec 7 2005 9:38PM
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BCKicker540
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 11
yea i really like doing presses and 50-50's. nobody does them and i think its so much more fun.
Dec 7 2005 9:38PM
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BCKicker540
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 11
i do like how people spin different ways onto and off of rails, that shows you have so much more control.
Dec 7 2005 9:40PM
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keasbynights
Posts: 1114 - Karma: 11
in what way are one-footers gay?? i mean, the level of difficulty involved in performing one on a big rail is crazy. i think everyone has to be more open to progression, b/c even though it may not look too great at first, just give it some time, and eventually 1-footers will look really good.
Dec 7 2005 9:40PM
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CBROOKS
Posts: 4979 - Karma: 10,708
why does everyone hate on 1 footers so much? people can make them look good
Dec 7 2005 9:43PM
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BillyGoteMan
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 12
some 1 footers r aiight, but ush pretty silly looking, tail and nose presses are dope tho
Dec 7 2005 9:44PM
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General_Shredgnar
Posts: 3024 - Karma: 34
if you grab your spins on and off rails, then it regulates your uber spin factor and you look mad steezed.
Dec 7 2005 9:47PM
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levistewart
Posts: 3360 - Karma: 111
nollies are hot
Dec 7 2005 9:49PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
yeh man i knwo what u are talking about...i love 1 foot grinds and 50-50s..i have been conjuring up some new creative shit for boxes(just becasue they would be impossible to do on rails) and i cant wait to try em out this weekend...if i can do them...they will be dope i garuntee
Dec 7 2005 9:49PM
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twintipteles
Posts: 2954 - Karma: 13
for starters, they need to eliminate 90% of boxes in rail jams. most of the kids doing 270 sw-up 270 couldn't do it on a rail. and rails really make reverts alot better and more solid.
Dec 7 2005 9:51PM
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k2skierec
Posts: 589 - Karma: 10
switch rodeos to rails are fucking nuts i'd like to see more of that
Dec 7 2005 9:51PM
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BCKicker540
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 11
at the rails to riches rail jam everyone was doing it on a flat down rail. the vid was the same shit over and over again. props to the kid who won, but id like to see some variety
Dec 7 2005 9:52PM
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keasbynights
Posts: 1114 - Karma: 11
yeah man. your talking about hibbert right
Dec 7 2005 9:54PM
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4ss4ssin
Posts: 649 - Karma: 38
one footers are the shit, it takes so much skill!
Dec 7 2005 9:56PM
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holyDINOSAURS
Posts: 7038 - Karma: 639
pretzel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dec 7 2005 9:57PM
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Aseets
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 17
Imagine on a flat-down rail a switch on f/s switchup to nose press, I think that would be super sick.
Dec 7 2005 9:57PM
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ry.will
Posts: 3225 - Karma: 47
nollies are def hot, presses are hot, 1 footers and 5050s are not.
Dec 7 2005 10:04PM
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BCKicker540
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id like to see a nollie lipslide nosepress
Dec 7 2005 10:05PM
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levistewart
Posts: 3360 - Karma: 111
2 weekends ago i was watching a kid try 270 on sw up nosepress looked way dificult
Dec 7 2005 10:12PM
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levistewart
Posts: 3360 - Karma: 111
one other cool thing ive seen was cap lip nose press
Dec 7 2005 10:15PM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10888 - Karma: 2,184
you're all trippin!! one footers will be back! i recomend you all see FOCUS by theory-3 and see gagnier kill the one-footer
Dec 7 2005 10:19PM
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levistewart
Posts: 3360 - Karma: 111
stop please stop
Dec 7 2005 10:21PM
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ry.will
Posts: 3225 - Karma: 47
NO, ONE FOOTERS ARE HIDEOUS.
Dec 7 2005 10:23PM
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spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
I thought the state of grinding was either colorado or utah. Boulder and SLC have sick rails, guess i misunderstood the title
Dec 7 2005 10:29PM
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1-pippin
Posts: 1741 - Karma: -2
whats sweet is getting like super super low so your like sitting on your skis, thats what i wanna see more of, it looks super cool and ive seen one person do it, and on boxes like big butters just going straight or spinning.
Dec 7 2005 10:33PM
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strato144
Posts: 869 - Karma: 10
that would be soooo sick
Dec 7 2005 10:56PM
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FP_rida
Posts: 389 - Karma: 103
my one guy rich does some pretty smooth lookin one footers, and ive 50-50d rails for the past two years, and will this year...but were from indiana, so i guess we dont really count...
Dec 7 2005 11:01PM
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skisf4x4
Posts: 394 - Karma: 21
i think the whole rail thing will cool down soon. hopefully anyway. the crap people are doing now (switch up and stuff), while hard, isn't even really like skiing. i think jumps and bigmountain are and always will be our mainstay. for the record, i would include halfpipes in jumps. skiers are/will be dominating that stuff.
Dec 7 2005 11:06PM
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bermbuster49
Posts: 7445 - Karma: 90
tail presses and nose presses are going to be big this year, dont worry.
Dec 7 2005 11:09PM
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hiphopopotamus
Posts: 1177 - Karma: 45
lip slide nosepress switch up to lip slide nose press
Dec 7 2005 11:10PM
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1-pippin
Posts: 1741 - Karma: -2
fuck though rails are soooo damn fun, i like them better than jumps cause you can do them all day and not get worn out, with jumps if you fall a couple times it hurts alot more, with rails you just fall, hopefully not anywhere bad, and get a tiny little bruise.
i do get sick of all the spinning shit though its cool to do a switch up, 270 off, or on, but all at the same time is kind dumb, its impressive and it looks kinda cool, but when people do like a 270 on like 3 switch ups 270 off it gets stupid id rather see a 270 on and do the rest of the rail super smooth.
Dec 8 2005 12:05AM
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Parkboy
Posts: 2303 - Karma: 32
i want to see a switch 50-50. on a rainbow rail. and an s-rail
Dec 8 2005 12:17AM
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k2skier420
Posts: 719 - Karma: 13
your gayer then aids !!!

one footers are gay
Dec 8 2005 12:19AM
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brogilvie
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Mick D. That Handrail in Dubski.
Dec 8 2005 12:23AM
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t3shellvenom
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 56
cr johnson's raislide to 1 footed 5050 is what made me wanna start jibbin. look in happy dayz if you dont know what im saying.
Dec 8 2005 12:25AM
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Subjekt
Posts: 1431 - Karma: 12
i just watched ready fire aim, and the rails were much more interesting in that, manuever wise not really setup wise, and it was much more creative back in 03
Dec 8 2005 12:33AM
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albatross.
Posts: 4380 - Karma: 772
pretzels are the new in, 270 on pretzle blindside switchup to noseeslide looks pretty tech and cool at the same time
Dec 8 2005 12:36AM
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zeppelinbro
Posts: 499 - Karma: 8
dont worry presses will come, people are starting to do them more, and they are super steezzy and funn
Dec 8 2005 12:40AM
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freeride724
Posts: 274 - Karma: 19
"if you do the sickest switch cork ever people will still say why dont you have bigger pants" - Fr2planker
Dec 8 2005 12:43AM
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TechnoPotamus
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in my opinion one footers look circus like and i have yet to see someone pull it off and look stylie. I'm sure someone can make it look cool but not as of now.
Dec 8 2005 12:49AM
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westcoaststyle
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theres a difference between slides and presses you dimwits
Dec 8 2005 12:50AM
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thecarguy
Posts: 99 - Karma: 10
I liked rail comps for their variety, I am fearing that variety is starting to dwindle. Big air has become a cab-10 competition, I hope railsliding doesn't end up the same way.
Dec 8 2005 2:11AM
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skisf4x4
Posts: 394 - Karma: 21
i hardly think rails are going to dissapear... i just think their popularity will cool off a little.

and you need to get in shape if you can't ski all day without getting worn out to the point you are not having fun lol seriously though, i know what you mean. a handful of good bails off a big jump and you are prettymuch due in the hot tub. unfortionatly, i have HORRIBLE luck with falling off rails. i always manage to hit my damn hips, knees, head, face or something else i like not to hurt.
Dec 8 2005 2:18AM
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