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Down boxes/rails HELP

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JayDope
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ok so i just got back form mt creek and i was trying this down box they have there and i kept falling and landing on my hip i tried leaning foward more but it still happened any help would be great
Dec 23 2005 10:27PM
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lalalalaura
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put more weight on your front foot... there's not much more help people can offer you... just commit and tell yourself you're going to grease it...
Dec 23 2005 10:28PM
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snoopy
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join the trick tip cult! pm anathema
Dec 23 2005 10:28PM
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ihatemyscratches
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when your doing any rail just imagine your running and jumping on a stationary skateboard. For down rails/ boxes dont pay attention to which foot your weight is so much as your center of gravity- that it much more important to staying upright
Dec 23 2005 10:31PM
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ZavierV
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Jus' giver and remember to not lean back. its like when you're just crusin' down the hill. you should be centered over your skis. Try with a wide stance first then work in the steeze.
Dec 23 2005 10:31PM
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JayDope
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will do with the wider stance
Dec 23 2005 10:32PM
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4frntSkier
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wider stance try lipsliding or goin on from side and it prolly is your skis
are the edges sharp?
Dec 23 2005 10:42PM
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JayDope
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skis r almost brand new edges sharp
Dec 23 2005 10:44PM
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snoopy
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thats definately not going to help you
Dec 23 2005 10:52PM
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DuncanK
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definitelt stay forward, and keep your feet wide, and your eyes at the end of the rail
Dec 23 2005 10:55PM
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skoganskier101
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if your edges are sharp then your edges will catch.
Dec 23 2005 11:07PM
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t_walker
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you gotta ben your knees, get low so your center of mass is lower and widen your stance a bunch before you hit the rail
Dec 23 2005 11:22PM
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Literature
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Lean forward, and keep equal weight on your feet that are shoulder width apart.
Dec 24 2005 12:59AM
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