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Help with rails

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Robs
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I can slide rails/boxes fine without falling, but i have problems getting off. I can't seem to rotate my upper body at all and can just barely make the 90 degree turn off the rail by using only my feet. I wanna start doing 270s off, but just can't seem to unwind my upper body. I can spin fine off jumps, but rails are giving me problems.

any suggestions?

thanks a lot
Jan 17 2009 6:27PM
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anxju
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pop and huck. dont forget to grip the rizzail
Jan 17 2009 6:28PM
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easternsteezin91
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all you gotta do is keep lookin at the end of the rail with your head and shoulders facing the end if your doin a 270 off with your left foot forward. right foot forward focus on the beginning of the rail right before you pop then pop evenly and twist your head and shoulders around, stomp and roll out.....hope that helps a little

Jan 17 2009 6:35PM
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Robs
Posts: 123 - Karma: 27
whats grippin the rail? is that where u kinda swipe ur ski to the side of the rail to help u stop rotating in one direction?
Jan 17 2009 6:49PM
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EasyEast
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haha i think he was just messn with ya

but spinning off just turn your upper body your legs will follow make sure your spinning your head to spot your landing

Jan 17 2009 6:53PM
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Alex_G
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just keep skiing and hitting rails every time you go out there you will get it.
Jan 17 2009 7:02PM
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Robs
Posts: 123 - Karma: 27
lol i def fell for that one.

so i normally grind by spinning to the left so my right foot leads...when i try and 270 by spinning to the right do i need to do anything to help switch the direction of my rotation, or just pop and spin like i would off a jump?
Jan 17 2009 7:04PM
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Dukeybrains
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you have to grip the rail with your skis so you pop right and can set a spin.
Jan 17 2009 7:13PM
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Robs
Posts: 123 - Karma: 27
sorrry im still new at this, but how do u grip the rail right so u can properly set the spin?
Jan 17 2009 7:20PM
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anxju
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im not messing with you, ahha

you have to grip the rail. this means if your grinding right food forward, us the inside edge of your right ski and like push it into the edge of the rail, so it creates a lot of friction and you can set yourself to spin. watch this vid and notice how twall doesnt have his skis perpendicular to the rail when hes preparing to spin off. hes "scissoring" the rail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHzY8yAES9s
Jan 17 2009 7:24PM
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Eastcoastskier09
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k
Jan 17 2009 7:32PM
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Steezius_Maximus
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i dont know i kinda have the same problem so i go nopoles witch does wonders with me ( 4 out)!
Jan 17 2009 8:10PM
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Robs
Posts: 123 - Karma: 27
thanks a lot for all the tips. i can't wait to get back out there and get to work!
Jan 17 2009 9:11PM
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Happy.
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Kinda off topic, but what was the flip at :42 of that video? it looked really weird but also really sick
Jan 17 2009 9:20PM
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traylortrash
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Jan 17 2009 9:49PM
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anxju
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rodeo 7 i believe
Jan 17 2009 9:58PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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turn both shoulders
Jan 18 2009 7:23AM
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50in07
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DRAG YOUR EDGE
Jan 18 2009 11:50AM
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WeK
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rail = scissor. So if you wanna spin out left, right food leaning down, left foot pushing up. Or you can just do 1 foot, so if you wanna spin left just pushing the right foot down should be enough. If you wanna spin right, right foot up, left foot down. The latter felt awkward as hell for me, took a while to get used to the position but once you get it it gets easier than going left.
for box, either the dropped front foot to spin left, or if you wanna spin right, ie: fs 270 out, going on right foot forward, stay to the right half of the box, and get ur right foot out in front with your edge under the boot diging into the coping to set your spin
Jan 18 2009 3:52PM
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