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HELP with rails

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splooshie
Posts: 644 - Karma: 8
whenever i hop on a rail, i get like halfway down and then either my tails or nose fall off the rail. any suggestions on how to fix it?
Dec 26 2006 9:13PM
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philipc
Posts: 6651 - Karma: 1,286
commit
Dec 26 2006 9:27PM
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splooshie
Posts: 644 - Karma: 8
yano... u could be a little more specific than "commit"
Dec 26 2006 9:28PM
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BRMN
Posts: 439 - Karma: 14
go faster, land in the center of the rail not on ur tips or tails, and COMMIT!
Dec 26 2006 9:30PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
keep your balance and commit.
maybe even go a little faster commin off the kicker.
Dec 26 2006 9:31PM
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dubage
Posts: 1127 - Karma: 688
line it up right inbetween your legs, go fast, pop 90, and slide it hard
Dec 26 2006 9:41PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
yeh, if ur coming off left and right, its cos ur not going fast enough and your subconciously giving urself an out. commit and commit hard.
Dec 26 2006 9:48PM
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mistaskia
Posts: 1252 - Karma: 32
basicly everything everyone else has said but make sure ur looking at the end of the rail the whole time. dont look right in front of you.
Dec 26 2006 9:48PM
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CaseyR
Posts: 251 - Karma: 208
omg im such a scardy cat it takes me soo long to commit and to try the rail... im so scard and i dont get y!!!
Dec 26 2006 9:57PM
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jea_killa
Posts: 955 - Karma: 88
I find it easier when you keep your weight centered on the search bar
Dec 26 2006 10:01PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
get low and centre ur weight as much as u can
Dec 26 2006 10:51PM
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PeteyG
Posts: 2946 - Karma: 49
yea i did that a ton last yr. u might be going at it at an angle and ur just slippin off it. or ur turning 90 degrees too late and still kinda spinning on the rail. ull get it just keep practicing
Dec 26 2006 11:50PM
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Pigletpen
Posts: 1137 - Karma: 18
20 bux youre not lookin atthe end of the rail.
stare it down like it fucked your girlfreind... then grease it!
Dec 26 2006 11:53PM
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Alex_thedroog
Posts: 3433 - Karma: 2
Center mount your skis and bend you knees. That was actually my problem the fist year I started.

I think that is goin in my quote.
Dec 26 2006 11:56PM
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PeteyG
Posts: 2946 - Karma: 49
JEA
Dec 26 2006 11:57PM
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Pigletpen
Posts: 1137 - Karma: 18
oh and try to keep your hands down. it helps alot.
your hands by your side, will help you balance more. so if you have to shift your weight you can use your arms a little more, and itll help you keep a lower center of gravity. so as long as you keep looking forward at the end of the rail, youll grease that shit like a denny's grill.

Dec 27 2006 12:00AM
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skinnylove
Posts: 6807 - Karma: 167
look at the end of the rail. helps a tonne.
Dec 27 2006 12:02AM
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TMswitch06
Posts: 987 - Karma: 11
im having the same problem..today i feel like i lost my ability to slide rails, i always get like halfway and then fall off switch
Jan 13 2007 6:10PM
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Wis_Skier_23
Posts: 2263 - Karma: 245
it might be the way you jump on to the rail because i had that problem too....i actually look like 5' ahead of me instead of the end of the rail but its your personal preference
Jan 13 2007 6:35PM
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