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Falling forward on rails

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switched
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Does anyone fall forward on rails? I never see people fall head first, but last week I was hitting a rail and my front ski cought an edge and threw me head first. I hurt my shoulder pretty bad, so I wanted some advice on how to prevent that. And I can't just lean back other wise I will slip out. Anyone know what I'm saying?
Jan 11 2007 6:07PM
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roussillon
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well that's a little bit about the rail. but you can put an angle on your skis using your knees and ankles, but it's not that easy to do well.
Jan 11 2007 6:09PM
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Nick1234
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put a really big base bevel on your edge. usually skis will be somewhere around 1degree, if you do it by hand go to like, 4degrees, itll give you more room to screw up before you go on edge, and youll be able to slide over bigger bumps in the rail
Jan 11 2007 6:22PM
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Pigletpen
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ya keep your front ski on the back edge, it only will happen if youre on a sticky box, or there is a burr in the rail.
just appy pressure to the inside of your front foot. its all hotness and sparks from there.
Jan 11 2007 6:26PM
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eheath
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I've done that, was about to come switch out of a flat down, caught my edge, straight to back/head. Got a nice little concussion outa it.
Jan 11 2007 6:33PM
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Tom.
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damn, owch.

you guys killed the lil flat rail btw.

Jan 11 2007 6:38PM
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skithebert
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yea i just did that last night. not really sure how it happened. i was lucky i was going fast enough so i feel on the landing instead of the rail. still fucked up my neck though
Jan 11 2007 6:55PM
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tSki
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stay center tilt up front ski a lil
Jan 11 2007 6:55PM
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poofartpee
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naturally ur front ski is tilted up a bit but make sure to put an effort in not letting the front edge of the leading ski on the rail...thats my technique
Jan 11 2007 7:01PM
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lunchmeat
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i like your charles grind
Jan 11 2007 7:34PM
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truckerhucker
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i didnt get enough air up to the flat of a titanic rail it sucked
Jan 11 2007 7:36PM
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doublexl
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dull ur edges
Jan 11 2007 7:58PM
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crunkasfuck
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not very often, but if you ski catches? it can happen
Jan 12 2007 11:33AM
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tribefan226
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thats happened to me a couple times on an up-flat rail. dont kno how to stop it though
Jan 12 2007 2:43PM
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Albino
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what everyone else said
Jan 12 2007 3:09PM
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DopeSauce
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Yup, that happened to me last night on a box, but only because I hit it switch at a reeeeally bad angle and it had a rutted takeoff. What I normally do is have my stance wider on rails and turn my ski so that I rail on the inside edge.
Jan 12 2007 3:30PM
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DopeSauce
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Can sorta see it there
Jan 12 2007 3:36PM
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