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R.Z.A.
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hey i feel like a total noob for posting this so dont liek crucify me on this. but after taking a couple of bad spills on rails last season, im more or less pretty scared of them. so i was wonderin if i could get some tips on how to hit them or how you guys hit them.
Jul 30 2007 9:37PM
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sHrEdAgE
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look at the end of the rail not at ur feet
Jul 30 2007 9:40PM
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Piste.Off
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focus on the end of the rail the whole time and commit
Jul 30 2007 9:49PM
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406
Posts: 2302 - Karma: 92
dont be a bitch
Jul 30 2007 9:50PM
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BenJAMIN4aWhil3
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Keep your weight as centered as you can... start off on nice low wide boxes to get you confidence up. As with anything you need to be commited so if you build confidence on easier boxes you will be more able to commit when you get to bigger more difficult rails and boxes. So commit..centered weight and look at the end of the rail the whole time.
Jul 30 2007 9:50PM
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Ceru
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the trick is...dont be a pussy(contructive critisism im not trying to be a dick.) just go for it, you cant wimp out of it halfway through or youll get more hurt than you orrigionally would if you had confidence. seriously, its like doing a trick for the first time, you go off the jump, and you have confidence, and you almost land it, but you fall. you say, woah, that was sweet, you try it again and you nail it. now what if you go off the jump without confidence in yourself, and you totally just bail and get all disconbobulated in the air, then you get mad fucked up. basically, the point im trying to make is believe in your own skills, go for it, dont pussy out, turn a full 90 degrees, look at the end of the rail, stomp the mother fucker, and ride away thinking your the awsomest dude ever.
Jul 30 2007 9:51PM
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EastSteez.
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screw you man. hey brotha just have confidence that your gonna stomp it. go into it with the right speed wide stance, 90 on keep centered with a wide stance then 90 out
Jul 30 2007 9:56PM
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JTL
Posts: 2275 - Karma: 338
there was just a thread on this like 3 hours ago
Jul 30 2007 9:58PM
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R.Z.A.
Posts: 778 - Karma: 11
i searchbar-ed it first and didnt get anything
Jul 30 2007 9:59PM
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R.Z.A.
Posts: 778 - Karma: 11
but thanks to all for the help so far
Jul 30 2007 10:01PM
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freeskeemcghee
Posts: 188 - Karma: 10
definately have to have a wide stance so u dont slide out pop and land 90 dont turn on look at the end of the rail to finish it
Jul 30 2007 10:03PM
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Big--Ben
Posts: 508 - Karma: 296
get some rollerblades and grind sum shit in the summa to get your balance on
Jul 30 2007 10:05PM
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mike_e
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yeah as everyone has said, the key is dont wimp out, and look at the end of the rail
Jul 30 2007 10:06PM
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Franny
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Well sometimes you should look at the rail when you are first starting on like an s-rail.
Jul 30 2007 11:34PM
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sHrEdAgE
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i dont think hes just starting on s rails
Jul 30 2007 11:38PM
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860
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Committing is key, if you don't commit your going to eat shit
Aug 22 2007 12:25AM
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breckfreeskier
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agreed, you can't go half ass it at the last second, or else it will fuck you up
Aug 22 2007 12:29AM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
werd dont think about all the times you crashed, be confident and just think about nailin it. if you think about falling you probably will.
Aug 22 2007 12:32AM
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eastAR5
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close your eyes and pray 4 the best
Aug 22 2007 12:37AM
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Gnarshred
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as weird as this sounds, i broke my collar bone falling off a rail last year, and when i got back, i tore it up on rails(relatively speaking) but for real, my confidence went way up after that.

Not sure that will help. Uhh, what always helped me was just to take a couple of breaths before hitting said rail, then clearing my mind right before i ollie. If you think too hard-especially about falling-youll eat it hardcore.
Aug 22 2007 12:43AM
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860
Posts: 2930 - Karma: 166
You could try also listening to music while your skiing, it helps me not think about what I'm doing and just go for it
Aug 22 2007 12:47AM
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max.
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confidence is key! good luck.
Aug 22 2007 12:52AM
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Gnarshred
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Oh one thing that helped me a lot was picking up longboarding. Just getting used to standing sideways helps a lot! Also, it sounds weird, but get really good at running and jumping on the board, at like any angle and any speed... that helps for getting on.
Aug 22 2007 12:55AM
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Billek
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You have to lean alot more forward than you think, then you won't slip out and land on your hip which hurts pretty bad.
Aug 22 2007 1:27AM
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Alex_G
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most of your weight on your front foot go a full 90 degrees and dont bitch out on speed. the more speed you have the easier it is trust me.
Aug 22 2007 1:33AM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
not trying to be a dick at all, but you'll definitely get even better info if you type in "rails" in the searchbar, theres already tons of threads on this. they should give you some good pointers.

basically though, keep your weight forward/ balanced, DONT LEAN BACK, look at the end of the rail, and just go for it. start small and you won't die when you fall. trust me, once you get more confident on them, rails are so much fun. goo luck
Aug 22 2007 1:34AM
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Pirruccio
Posts: 1301 - Karma: 70
lean foward more then you think you should
i use to always slip out
Aug 22 2007 1:09PM
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GGreene
Posts: 993 - Karma: 42
self esteem
pretend your in the xgames and everyone in the freeskiing world is watching u
Aug 22 2007 1:22PM
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luke8
Posts: 130 - Karma: 54
MONKEY STYLE
Aug 22 2007 2:12PM
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Klick_2_klaim
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as much of a dick move as it is to say that. doods right.
just man up and dont stop hitting it till you figure it out. A million people can sit there on there keyboards and tell you the same thing, pop turn look at the end of the rail and keep ur weight forward, but untill you go out and do it, youll keep getting gaysted by grind bars.
Aug 22 2007 2:16PM
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PilleDaKid
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Last year was the first year I started hitting rails and as the year went on I found if you just stay commited and actually plan on doing the whole rail you will slide alot further and it will be much steezier. Whenever I tried a new rail last year I would tell my self I was going to try and slide the first half and bail off but dont do that thats a terrible way to learn new rails.
Aug 22 2007 2:20PM
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