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PretzELS..

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SPENSWORD
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better to try on rails or boxes?? i can get the two sevs on boxs all the time i cant get the.. grip for the pretzel. and i havent had the chance to do'm on rails this year so, wich is better to do'm on?
Nov 27 2008 8:34PM
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unchyll
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personaly its harder for me on boxes to pretzel cus the box is wide and it is harder to get that scissor in than on a rail where you can just sip grip and drip
Nov 27 2008 8:36PM
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sirskizalot
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generally i would say its easier to learn stuff on boxes, but if you can 270 onto rail good i would say that its easier to scissor on rails to spin off.

Nov 27 2008 8:37PM
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MatRich
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definately on a rail is easier because youi dont have to figure out the perfect angle to come onto the box so you can set your edge. but rails can be scarier. so if you can find an easy low rail go for that but if not, a narrow box is always good
Nov 27 2008 9:18PM
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TheBeardedOne
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pretzels are good with warm, melty steeeeze
Nov 27 2008 10:37PM
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orange.
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its hard on boxes because you have to tilt your ski alot. on rails if you can do a good 270 on its way easier
Nov 27 2008 10:48PM
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rynmartn
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pretty much wats already been said. its easier to 270 onto a box. but easier to scissor on a rail. take your pick
Nov 27 2008 11:08PM
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hedgehog
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aim for the far side of the box so more of your ski hangs off, its easier. i did my first pretzel the other day. and it was on one of those corrugated giant pipe things. it was fun.

Nov 27 2008 11:24PM
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SPENSWORD
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thanks guys.
Nov 28 2008 8:36AM
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ataraxia
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its easier to two sev out of rails but its harder to two sev out of boxes. If you can't two sev on yet i would first try it on boxes. If you can get the two sev on and pretzel it out on a box, your pretty set to try it on rails
Nov 28 2008 9:28AM
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Style+eeze
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rails definitely
Nov 28 2008 12:41PM
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Tanner-D
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I was tryiing to learn them on a fat box at Boreal. I got a 270 to switch. Correct me if Im wrong but it almost seems like when people pretzel on boxes they do a 180 onish thing and let there front ski catch to pretzel. It took me a lot of effort to even get the coming off switch from a 270 on.
Nov 28 2008 10:00PM
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spudz
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just go do it man.
Nov 29 2008 12:37AM
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KLovelace
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lol


p.s. same sig!!  I am still laughing about that.
Nov 29 2008 12:40AM
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the.hoffman
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It kinda depends on how you plan on initiating the pretzel. If you wanna do the scissor thing you're gonna want to do it on the rail because it's hard to scissor on a wide surface.
For pretzels though you can also just dig both your edges down into the box/rail. If you do it this way it would be easier on a box because this motion can be done on either, but it'd be easier to balance while doing it on a box.
Nov 29 2008 1:08AM
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TechnoPotamus
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sip grip and drip haha true story
Nov 29 2008 1:15AM
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stevef
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if you can do 270's onto a rail i wud do it on them but have u tryed gas pedaling? it makes it so much easier to get the 270 off

Nov 29 2008 5:04PM
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null_
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def on rails, the scissor motion is way easier
Nov 29 2008 5:30PM
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peyton
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railss.. grip easier
Nov 29 2008 5:40PM
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hedgehog
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gas pedaling ? explain.
Nov 29 2008 7:21PM
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A.R.
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great quote
Nov 29 2008 7:40PM
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spliff.Life
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oh, how i wish i could pretzel :[
Nov 29 2008 8:35PM
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stevef
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its hard to explain but gas pedaling is after u 270 or w.e your doing on u take ur front foot an u tilt it so its on its edge and this stops your rotation and makes it easier to spin off

Nov 30 2008 7:29PM
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RMillz
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How should i visualize the gas pedal?>

Do you need to bend your knee? or just swing your foot back? and up?
Nov 30 2008 7:32PM
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Tanner-D
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otherwise known as a scissor

Nov 30 2008 9:03PM
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TheButterHashira
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I like a skinny box for learning new things like that.
Nov 30 2008 9:07PM
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landonn
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its defintly way easier on rails but if your not comfortable with two ons for a box, just try to catch the side of the box so that its more like a rail with support from the rest of the box.
Nov 30 2008 9:13PM
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stevef
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u need to bend ur knees  and right at the end of the rail pop and spin 
Dec 2 2008 7:11PM
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