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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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wazzucrewskier
Posts: 2269 - Karma: 151
one footed nosepress or tailpress
Dec 8 2005 2:21AM
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Hctiws_iks
Posts: 2077 - Karma: 25
yea a lot of em do,, the biggest problem is everybody is afaid they will look "uncool" if they try them. and how will anybody ever make them look good if they dont try em.And presses are already here.
Dec 8 2005 3:14AM
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feezy
Posts: 2022 - Karma: 23
to the people saying rails will disappear:

do you mean from comps or from terrain parks?
people will always love rails. it adds a new element to skiing.
a new challenge.
comps will always be around with rails... rail jams will still be around too.
but it wont be about one rail anymore.
someday it will be multiple rails, and they will be judged on variety.

you just watch.
Dec 8 2005 3:18AM
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Petey.
Posts: 5736 - Karma: 4,890
face it, both r gone forever
Dec 8 2005 12:55PM
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freeskibum82
Posts: 6355 - Karma: 5,058
rails are the way a ski resort can say they have a terrain park. its you want to be creative.. grab your skis when you slide it.. or slide a pole along for a 3point slide.. haa
Dec 8 2005 1:02PM
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feezy
Posts: 2022 - Karma: 23
oh shit.
four point slides to pole plant 630 out....
Dec 8 2005 1:52PM
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*DrewT*
Posts: 7768 - Karma: 481
I think nose/tail presses are sick but there isnt a whole lot else you can do with them. Maybee if you tried for a long time you could get 270 on nose press but it would never be consistent enough to throw in competitions. And that's why most comps suck and why Eric Pollard and pretty much everyone else who doesnt compete hates them
Dec 8 2005 1:56PM
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linemaverick16
Posts: 534 - Karma: 10
Yeah it would be sick to see some steezy nose and tail presses being thrown down
Dec 8 2005 2:39PM
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freeskierdave
Posts: 105 - Karma: 10
swith unnatty, 270 on, switch up, to 450 out, thats what it is now
Dec 8 2005 3:17PM
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QuazBotch
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50-50 to 270 switchup down a kink could be grand.
Dec 8 2005 3:24PM
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BCKicker540
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 11
^ i wanted to try that at a rail jam but i pussed out. id really like to see it done though
Dec 8 2005 6:30PM
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SkiBunny69
Posts: 82 - Karma: 10
all the spinning is gettin old, especially when its all in the same direction.
Dec 8 2005 6:38PM
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freeride724
Posts: 274 - Karma: 19
I like spinning, sometimes in one direction, sometimes in the other direction. Sometimes one way, and then right after that, the other way. One after the other.
Dec 8 2005 9:07PM
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90ski0er
Posts: 122 - Karma: 26
50-50 are way fun but fuck one footers
nose and tail presses if done right are the sickes shit ever
Dec 8 2005 9:13PM
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Antoine.
Posts: 1269 - Karma: 6
nose presses are so ill
Dec 8 2005 9:13PM
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andrewkane
Posts: 364 - Karma: 11
1 footers and 50 50s are as cool as AIDS.
Dec 8 2005 10:32PM
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skisf4x4
Posts: 394 - Karma: 21
1 footers and 50 50s are gayer than AIDS
Dec 8 2005 10:36PM
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reBlocke
Posts: 762 - Karma: 1,502
The problem with rail jams are that the features are so stale. There's only so much you can do on a flat-down.
Dec 8 2005 10:46PM
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Kendo
Posts: 902 - Karma: 11
you have the funniest sig ever
Dec 8 2005 10:56PM
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ThePoopSock
Posts: 2619 - Karma: 22
i think judges need to give better points for orignaility, i want to see some true butters to nollies on some rails and pretezels are always sick, if we dont reward individuality, just spin to win, rails will never progress
Dec 8 2005 11:39PM
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forfun
Posts: 4916 - Karma: 66
Tim D did a switch up to nosepress. except that it was on a 65 foot long box and he held the nosepress for about 40-45 feet of it
Dec 8 2005 11:49PM
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k2skier420
Posts: 719 - Karma: 13
i think falling on a rail is worst thats like tanya harding banging the inside of your knee with a lead pipe
Dec 9 2005 9:24PM
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alc
Posts: 566 - Karma: 23
dude i think that you need to watch that video over again. there was a lot of creative stuff done on those rails: the shift over the kink, the amazing prezals, and some sick press. it wasn't just the same shit over and over. Bons did a good job in not repeating any tricks. More cool tricks they did: lip 270 on, 360 switch up, lip to nose press, 270 on to sit down thing, etc... Next time watch the video before you say it's the same shit over and over again
Dec 9 2005 9:44PM
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minty
Posts: 317 - Karma: 11
i was grinding with this chick in the club the other day....we ended up hooking up. Ohhhhh rails, word.
Dec 9 2005 11:00PM
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BCKicker540
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 11
i did watch the video, there was a good amount of creative stuff, but it was mostly just spins on and switch ups
Dec 9 2005 11:36PM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
sorry, but can someone explain what a pretzel is ? ( not the delicious salty snack)
Dec 9 2005 11:57PM
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ThePoopSock
Posts: 2619 - Karma: 22
spin onto the rail one way, spin out or do a switch up the other, thats what a pretzel is
Dec 10 2005 12:10AM
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*542*
Posts: 1224 - Karma: 19
I saw a skier switch hands with his poles behind his back...on a kink rail. It was pretty sick.
Dec 10 2005 12:22AM
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r5tommy
Posts: 3608 - Karma: 90
whats needed= more nollies, REAL butters, and presses
Dec 10 2005 1:02AM
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PeterTosh
Posts: 910 - Karma: 615
HAHAHAHAHAHQAH
Dec 10 2005 11:46AM
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poopdonkey
Posts: 133 - Karma: 98
i like doin 7s onto flat boxes, sliding them straight, then doing another 7 off. thats where railsliding needs to go
Dec 10 2005 5:19PM
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