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I find boxes harder than rails?

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klimp
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So, I've noticed that when it comes to doing spins off of rails/or boxes or doing switch ups, it is way easier for me on rails then on boxes, whenever i land on a box i feel like i lock up and can't really move, but i never feel that way on a rail. Anyone else feel this.
Dec 1 2008 12:58AM
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TechnoPotamus
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yeah man its wayyyyy harder for me to switch up or spin off boxes because you can't get a grip on the edge of the dam thing. plus its just like....more awkward haha

idk but i hear you.
Dec 1 2008 1:00AM
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Jamie_Baril
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your weird.

naw dude, some people are just more confident with rails, might be something to do with, how do i say it... lateral stability i guess, like its easier to slip out to your side on boxes..does that make sense?

Dec 1 2008 1:01AM
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c.Q.
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well they are definitely wider and that makes it much harder to set your feet and your spin. 

Dec 1 2008 1:01AM
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hemlockjibber8
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i hate boxes. i learned to grind on single barrels rails before there were any boxes to be seen and still prefer rails
Dec 1 2008 1:02AM
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Caveman.
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Word, I agree with you I can do so much more on rails than boxes. I would also like to point out that I find boxes to be exponentially gayer than rails as well.
Dec 1 2008 1:09AM
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TechnoPotamus
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haha they're fun and easy......but yeah way gayer its true.
Dec 1 2008 1:10AM
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skiingonskis
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Dec 1 2008 1:40AM
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123ski
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For Me:

Spinning off of a rail = easier than off of a box

Spinning onto a box = easier than onto a rail

I think most people are that way?
Dec 1 2008 2:10AM
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wnab21
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i could see what you mean. YES! i looked out my window and its snowing!
Dec 1 2008 1:26PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247

boxes=lame

its harder to switch up and spin off because you cant grip the edge the box like you can on a rail and there is more surface under neither your skis so its harder to jump kuz you gotta lift more off the ground.    

Dec 1 2008 1:34PM
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skiEER
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yeah for sure
Dec 1 2008 2:17PM
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gcp
Posts: 184 - Karma: 806

i dont see why the comparison?

their two different types of features. if you dont like doing one thing on one thing, get creative, try something else. you cant really compare the two because they are completely different.

its like saying i find step ups harder than step downs. or vice versa. they are ment for a completely different style of tricks i would say.

Dec 1 2008 2:34PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
For me, the edge control just needs to be much more subtle on a box, otherwise you catch, or can't make what you want happen.
Dec 1 2008 2:55PM
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Malcolm
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the best comprimise is something thats too wide to be a rail and too skinny to be a box.  but smuggs staff are a bunch of cross eyed retards
Dec 1 2008 2:56PM
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salomon.-.mca.
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definitely agree, rails are harder to spin onto but wayyy better all around... looks better too
Dec 1 2008 2:58PM
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*DrewT*
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It's damn hard to have good edge control on a box.  Fat flat rails FTdubs
Dec 1 2008 3:35PM
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Peter.
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yeah, switch ups are harder on a box though, because you aren't locked on really, you are just on the top of it
Dec 1 2008 3:42PM
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Dhane
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boxes, not my favorites. and also, they tend to be lower to the ground than rails
Dec 1 2008 3:47PM
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ataraxia
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yea man rails look better and are easier to get tech
Dec 1 2008 3:48PM
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Big_Spence
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yeah, i know thats true for me.

im not as concerened about spotting my landing.

i think its easier to do switch ups on boxes too.

Dec 1 2008 3:49PM
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hedgehog
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when you guys do a blind 270 or more out of a rail do you still scissor your feet ? I never thought of trying it that way but i think i will next week
Dec 1 2008 4:00PM
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inactive
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i once saw someone pretz a box that was like 2 ft wide, and it was so cool becasue it looked so damn trickey



Dec 1 2008 6:00PM
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salomonskiier12
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we all had to learn somehow. I know that i learned on boxes then progressed to rails.  However, I can't do any tricks off the rails and i'm not consistent with sliding it till the very end.
Dec 1 2008 6:19PM
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Eric.S
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The trick is to grind the box a little diffrently then you would normally. Almost as if you were doing a nose or tail press with your middle of the foot not in the middle of the box but rather towereds one of the edges, so it is a lot easyer to grip and set a spin.
Dec 1 2008 6:19PM
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jaylib
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rails = easier to grip because they are skiiny.

boxes are fun though
Dec 1 2008 6:21PM
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-BRENT-
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this is right
Dec 1 2008 6:29PM
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YT.SKEEZE
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Yeah I just "edge" alot more on boxes to set spins or switchups. Pretzel anything is definately alot harder on boxes.
Dec 1 2008 6:33PM
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Karcher
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dude your definitely not the only one. its cause its easier to grip and push off a rail
Dec 1 2008 7:41PM
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joly.sp
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i like rails so much more, we have a flat-up box at sun peaks last year and i could never do it, i tryed all year and it kicked my ass and now i hate boxes haha
Dec 1 2008 7:47PM
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J-Evs
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ya, on rails it i feel like i can get a better grip and do stuff off and switch up and stuff but on boxes i always fell like im going to fall back and dont have as much grip to do stuff
Dec 1 2008 8:42PM
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skiRay
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yup!. even switchups seem easier to me on rails.

Dec 1 2008 8:54PM
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JordanClarke
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i agree. rails are way easier to spin off of
Dec 1 2008 9:28PM
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Celone
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i honestly disagree, i feel way more comfortable doing 270s on to flat rails than onto flat boxes.  I feel that its way less scarier on a box but it seems to be more comfortable on rails for me.


Dec 1 2008 9:38PM
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-dAvE-
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yea i think thats normal.. its harder to place your skies well on somethign wide to spin off or switch up.. u can do it better on rails...but boxes is easy bcuz u can kinda be sketchy to a certain point and still pull it off bcuz its so wide. rails, if your sketchy or dont spin enough, it wont work....
Dec 1 2008 11:34PM
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chewy15
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boxes suck
Dec 1 2008 11:39PM
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Bob_Gnarley
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hhaha. I find flat boxes alot harder than the down rails for some reason.
Dec 1 2008 11:43PM
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klimp
Posts: 933 - Karma: 18
It's kind of a catch 22, because I do find rails easier, but I also find them much more intimidating.
Dec 2 2008 10:51AM
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Steezius_Maximus
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spinning onto boxes is easier than on rails but spinning off rails is easier than boxes
Dec 2 2008 12:48PM
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*Jib_life*
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i had the same problem but if u just get onto a box closer to the edge u want to grip than its easier but it also depends on the width. also just keep hitting them really slow and try gripping all different ways and switching up and stuff so u can get a feel for it. it works dude i had the same problem
Dec 2 2008 4:30PM
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Dr.Scholl
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same here
Dec 2 2008 5:06PM
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DownhillDink
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true
Dec 2 2008 5:11PM
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