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HugeBx9
Posts: 30 - Karma: 10
today pretty much sucked, i started to try some rails and pretty much was unsuccessful, any tips on how to do them? which side should my tips be pointed towards?
Feb 16 2003 11:07PM
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five0
Posts: 11466 - Karma: 36
whichever one your comfy with....i guess it'll be the way you prefer to spin..i spin to my left naturally so thats how i do them...whichever feels good is the way to go
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Feb 16 2003 11:51PM
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streams180
Posts: 74 - Karma: 10
ya i am about to start to grind and i am leary about falling off and breakin a ski, but i am goign to try!
Feb 17 2003 12:03AM
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five0
Posts: 11466 - Karma: 36
in the rare event your ski does break...get new ones...warrantee or prostitution
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Feb 17 2003 12:05AM
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Caden
Posts: 3213 - Karma: 10
haha simply dude, find a small rail, rotate your 90, keep your weight as centered at possible, make sure both skis are on sideways about shoulder width apart(maybe a bit more if thats what you like), and dont worry about popping out till you can slide it ok... you will probably slip back at first because you wont anticipate the rail, but try your hardest not to lean into it or you'll catch and edge.




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Feb 17 2003 12:13AM
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Ds91260
Posts: 9984 - Karma: 19
i hear a lot of ppl i know talking about the difficulty of rail sliding, but its about 70% having the balls and 30% balance, all u have to do is rotate 90 and stand on the rail, the sliding part is just a minor detail unless the rail is sticky, and when u get on the rail good, ull know it cause it just feels good
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Feb 17 2003 12:17AM
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WIfreeskier
Posts: 8125 - Karma: 65
Keep your knees bent, put whatever foot feels good to put forward, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO HAVE CONFIDENCE AND BALLS. If you aren't the slightest bit committed, you will not do it. you probably will panic or just completely rack yourself. Just see yourself doing it before you actually do it, approach it with a little speed, rotate 90 degrees so you're perpendicular to the rail, and keep your knees bent. Oh yeah, it also helps to look at the end of the rail.
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Feb 17 2003 10:23PM
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HugeBx9
Posts: 30 - Karma: 10
ya i dont think it was the commitment part, it was the technical, thanx for all the help
Feb 18 2003 12:37AM
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C.Royce
Posts: 1031 - Karma: 187
i spin right and slid left
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Feb 18 2003 12:41AM
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C.Royce
Posts: 1031 - Karma: 187
*slide im a really bad speller
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Feb 18 2003 12:41AM
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Jackpot
Posts: 4243 - Karma: 138
I slide 'unnatural' and it feels natural. That's what skating did to me.

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Feb 18 2003 8:36AM
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Flowsion
Posts: 1461 - Karma: 11
Rails are pretty easy after your first one. Most people slide right foot first, I don't but whatever feels comfy. What else is important is your speed, don't go too slow or balancing will be 100 times harder. Just try to keep most of your weight on you front foot and your edges up a little or else you will catch an edge or completely slip back.


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Feb 18 2003 8:53AM
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Whistlermann
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And don't look directly at your feet.. keep your eyes on the end of the rail...
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Feb 18 2003 9:14AM
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bob_dole
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 1,580
DONT LEAN BACK ! it took me forever to learn this...it hurts...so be commited and dont lean back wiht feet wide apart and youll be set


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Feb 18 2003 12:22PM
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the-east-isnt-that-bad
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 6
What are the names and descriptions of some grinds that I've probably seen but never tried...
Feb 18 2003 2:18PM
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SeanB
Posts: 3022 - Karma: 71
50-50: just like on a snowboard, ride right onto the rail only on one ski. Can also be switched to from regular grinds. Check out CR's railslide to 50-50 downkink in Happy Dayz, it's sick. Other than that, I think when you switch from natural to unnatural on a rail or vice versa it's called a sex change and I can't really think of much else, except rail transfers and spins to rails, which are crazy. For those of you trying to learn rails, listen to all the advice everyone has given but above all, MAKE THE RAIL YOUR BITCH! If you think you're going to fall, you already have. You won't even make a concerted effort to do it properly. This applies to everything else as well. Pretty much every time I've thought I was going to bail trying something I have. Be confident or don't do it at all.


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Feb 18 2003 2:43PM
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TBarnes
Posts: 974 - Karma: 711
also make sure to talk shit to the rail. call it names and make it feel unwanted, it'll be easier to take advantage of this way.
Feb 18 2003 4:47PM
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Lateralis
Posts: 1228 - Karma: 332
wouldnt a 50/50 be both skis on the rail at the same time,and one ski should be a 5/0,just like skating,both trucks on,its a 50/50 and when one is one,5/0
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Feb 18 2003 5:07PM
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s34nLINE
Posts: 34 - Karma: 10
omg - what kind of rails are you doing if you can put both skis on riding forward? theyd have to be as fat as brad holmes. and dont even compare skating grinds to skiings, because as you may have noticed, skis are very unsimilar to a deck. a 50-50 is one ski on the rail riding forwards (no 90 on)
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Feb 18 2003 5:18PM
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bigairhuckster3
Posts: 1050 - Karma: 15
im with Ds91260 on this one, its mostly getting the balls to do one, sliding isnt really hard. thats how it was for me, i couldnt do it till this year, now im doing all kinds of rails. i guess just keep your weight centered or a little forward, otherwise you'll slide out. also look at the end of the rail and go kind of fast, its harder to slide if you go slow. good luck bro

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Feb 18 2003 5:42PM
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SeanB
Posts: 3022 - Karma: 71
yes perhaps I should have mentioned that the 50/50 should only be attempted on flat rails and the odds of racking yourself are incredibly high



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Feb 18 2003 5:47PM
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