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uosdwiSrjewoH
Posts: 4220 - Karma: 122
i've been skiin in the park for like a month and i can hit clear all my parks jumps, its a small park so the biggest gap is like 25 feet, but whenever i hit rails or boxes, my skis fall out from my. I dont care if i'm called a poser or newb or whatever but im not sure whats up, am i to far on my edge or what
Dec 28 2005 10:22PM
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TheProfitSkier
Posts: 3901 - Karma: 9
ya man same with me a while ago. the key is having a nice wide stance, and keeping your weight forward. keeping your weight forward is key. and if your imtimidated, buy some padded shorts for under your pants. they take the pain out of falling. message me for some good ones

-weight forward
-wide, relaxed stance
Dec 28 2005 10:24PM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
Posts: 4220 - Karma: 122
do you have to jump to the rail, cus i didnt try that
Dec 28 2005 10:25PM
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iridefattwins
Posts: 1126 - Karma: 16
ya what he said ur 1st rection is to lean back so u dont catch an edge or but u need to put ur weight forward and look at the end of the rail
Dec 28 2005 10:27PM
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Lukey_1080
Posts: 618 - Karma: 679
yea u should jump onto it, dont just slide sideways on cause that puts your weight back and hence, you fall back
Dec 28 2005 10:28PM
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=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
i was like that last month...just be confident and keep ur weight low....gorilla steeze is key
Dec 28 2005 10:29PM
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kickerlicker
Posts: 820 - Karma: 11
just keep trying it will come to you eventually
Dec 29 2005 1:37AM
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AngryFromBend
Posts: 779 - Karma: 9
just commit.
if youve only been a few times, lear to ski outside the park.
dont be a park monkey who cant ski.
Dec 29 2005 2:30AM
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VKarma185
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Lot's of good advice here...but yea definitely jump on...easier to keep your weight forward instead of back.
Dec 29 2005 2:40AM
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VTskier3
Posts: 542 - Karma: 13
yah the only way you are going to stay on it is if you look directly at the end of it. you will go where you are looking..so if you look off to the side..you'll slide off of it
Dec 29 2005 2:42AM
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xcjumpx
Posts: 141 - Karma: 24
make sure you are going right at the rail/box. when i was learning rails, i was too afraid to commit. i would come at the rail from the right too much and would just slide off the side of the rail. then i went right at the rail and nail the whole thing first time. moral of the story is to go straight at it and look at the landing.
Dec 29 2005 12:22PM
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dtn13
Posts: 1543 - Karma: 143
make sure you pivit all your body instead of just your legs so your perpindicular to the rail
Dec 29 2005 12:57PM
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hartig
Posts: 8192 - Karma: 10
i saw u yesterday... you certainly like doing butters on the landings huh?
Dec 29 2005 1:10PM
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keasbynights
Posts: 1114 - Karma: 11
don't listen to that kid when he says that.
Dec 29 2005 2:31PM
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eheath
Posts: 61603 - Karma: 123,072
are u kidding me? You suck at skiing.
Dec 29 2005 2:32PM
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=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
^^^ lol by that i meant stay low...which is definately good advice...
Dec 29 2005 9:54PM
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RWalker
Posts: 384 - Karma: 11
commit










AK pride
Dec 29 2005 9:55PM
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sneather
Posts: 6672 - Karma: 19
look at the end of the rail keep your weight foreward and practice!
Dec 29 2005 10:16PM
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marik
Posts: 556 - Karma: 10
wide stance, lean forward some or stay centered, make sure u look at the end of the rail (helped me a lot), make sure ur edges under boot are dull, and im sure im missing stuff
Dec 29 2005 11:48PM
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
im like that right now as well, i can do anything you throw infront of me, steep, powder, jumps, but when it comes to rails, i just dont know
Dec 29 2005 11:54PM
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Gnarshred
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 18
^wow, you just described my skiing perfectly, we should have our own cult, like, skiers who rip but ret ripped on rails.
Dec 30 2005 12:41AM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
jump onnto it, but only enough that you land gently on the rail, landing hard on the rail really makes it hard to slide, oh ya and dont be afraid if speed it helps a ton, other than that just keep a wide stance, stay low and slide on your bases not your edges
Dec 30 2005 1:02AM
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dtn13
Posts: 1543 - Karma: 143
ya pretty much
Dec 30 2005 1:17AM
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STAUSS
Posts: 8232 - Karma: 3,311
yup.
Dec 30 2005 1:19AM
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