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Spinning off of rails

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Peter.
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how high should the rail be for learning?
Dec 25 2007 10:16PM
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VTtreeskier
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And any advice on how to pop higher off the rail when you spin, and its easier to learn them frontside right?
Dec 25 2007 10:20PM
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K_9
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i too would like to know

Dec 25 2007 10:22PM
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golf
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For me I spin to the left and I hit rails with left foot forward which makes it really easy to jsut grip and rip off rails. I learn 270's off a up rail which helped but you could probably 270 off anything higher than 1' off the ground. As for popping off a rail I really don't know maybe jsut bend your knees when you spin.
Dec 25 2007 10:28PM
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eheath
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I did my first fs and bs 270 off on like a rail that was a foot off the ground.
Dec 25 2007 10:30PM
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ThaLetterM.
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shift your body weight the direction you want to spin, bend your knees, and jump

its really that easy

aaaand ive done 270s off of like 6 inch high rails..depends on how high you canjump
Dec 25 2007 10:38PM
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-+Siver+-
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you don't need the rail that high and just you have to grip the rail, like you will feel when you will be able to do the 270s
Dec 25 2007 11:03PM
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MiniMeDanny
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ya i wouldnt worry too much about the height of the rail, i think it would be way easier to spin off rails in the direction you naturally spin, ie if you spin lefside youd want to spin a leftside 270 out
popping and spinning off the rail might seem pretty difficult to commit to at first, and while you mite not get the full 270 rotation, as you keep on practicing it should come fairly easily
Dec 25 2007 11:12PM
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doublexl
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wrong. at least for me.
Dec 25 2007 11:26PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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for most people yes, because there scared to go blindside. try both, and see which one you like more.
Dec 25 2007 11:36PM
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MiniMeDanny
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i dont think blindside or fronside would be as important as spinning the 270 in the direction you naturally spin
Dec 25 2007 11:39PM
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spudz
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if you just break it down in your mind, its really not that much of a body motion your doing it. its definatelly a feel you get when your on the rail that you are gonna do a 270. if the rails are short, you gotta feel that shit before you hit it. like at gore mountain www.skitoga.com
Dec 25 2007 11:49PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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short enough so you won't rack yourself
Dec 26 2007 12:11AM
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InfernoHits
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I learned my firt ones of a pretty short rail. Just turn your head to where you want to spin to while still lsiding the rail and at the end pop. its easier than it looks
Dec 26 2007 9:20AM
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miroz
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I learned on a rail that was about one foot high, but the ground fell away at the end, so I was jumping off down a hill.  I learned bs 270 first, because I could grind naturally and spin naturally, even though those are harder.  Now that I've gotten better I like fs 270s better b/c I spot my landing.  Here's what I do for a fs 270

1.  Jump on the rail (duh)
2.  I'm not really sure how I do this, but I stop my rotation when my skis are almost perpendicular to the rail
3.  When you get to the end, just jump and spin the other way.  You'll probably only get 180, but you can easilly butter that around.

Good Luck! :)
Dec 26 2007 9:38AM
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finnafuckyobitch
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i learned them blindside off a one foot high rail
Dec 26 2007 10:22AM
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heFF
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just grip that edge bitch and lemme see what you got
Dec 26 2007 10:29AM
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crazyfuck
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can you 180 on flat ground?  i'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say "yes", because it's about as easy as shitting your pants.  ok, now, imagine you were about a foot off the ground and threw that same spin... you'd probably rotate another 90 degrees or so before you landed.  you don't need to be that high off the ground, you just need to commit to the spin.
Dec 26 2007 10:42AM
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thenakedcellist
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same
Dec 26 2007 11:44AM
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Billiards.
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You can learn 270's off of smaller stuff, just dig your edge or lean to one side and follow the spin.
Dec 26 2007 11:52AM
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J-Flow
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My first 270 was off an 8" rail
Dec 26 2007 1:57PM
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titsLOL
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a solid 2-3 feet is best if you aren't scared of it, but the most important thing is that it's a rail you're confident enough on that you'll commit to it. up rails are nice.
Dec 26 2007 2:23PM
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Lineskiah11
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id say a foot or a foot and a half is perfect for learning. i learned blindside first though which is kind of weird i guess ^ like some one said
Dec 26 2007 3:22PM
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zesty_buddy
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as you get on to the rail you just drag your back foot to stop your spin and you just open up your body and keep looking round with your head and shoulders. you just naturally fall the 270 off
Dec 26 2007 4:55PM
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NicoChile
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for me its a bit easier frontside also the first one that i made... i just blocked myself trying it blindisde but after a while you'll get both jus PRACTICE
Dec 26 2007 6:00PM
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