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Any Advice For Rails?

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AdolfShitler
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K i need some advice to learn how to do rails and look pimp so if anyone has some info that would help please shout it out. im gonna make a summer setup and anything would be great. thanks
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VCharette
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join the jib 101 cult mang
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Zent33zy
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well i mean it really depends on what you are trying
but in general just commit
tell me what tricks you planing on doing
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VCharette
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build-a-jib 101

my bad
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AdolfShitler
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i dont even know what they would  be called sorry haha  but  at first just sliding and then doing a 180 out then 360 and work on doing spins while still on the rail
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deleted5
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keep your arms down out your side nothing says gapper like a kid skiing with his arms up in the sky
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El_Barto.
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first i would say learn the correct trick names otherwise people arent gonna know what the fuck you are talkin about. with rails its just practice, after you try it for the first few times and fall and dont die you wont be hesitant to try tricks on/off and sw ups. after you get it once its pretty straight forward from there
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BlaCkManSteeZE.
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it takes practice u need to have good ballance on the rail before u can start doin any actual tricks on it. my advice is to make a summer set up and practice till u get better
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Zent33zy
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allright well you need allot of work so just go with what ma man blackmansteeze. said
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Malcolm
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hahahahaha no way im calling bullshit. still made me laugh though
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BC.
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he said what you plan on doing...not what he is doing
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Malcolm
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maybe im just tired but i read what you said about 70 times now and i still dont know what youre trying to say
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HR8938Cephei
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key word is SLIDE rails i feel that the word GRIND gives you the wrong idea makes you think the rail has resistance which makes you think that hockey stopping the rail is correct which is not true just jump on to it like your going to slide on a patch of ice
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BC.
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the original poster was answering this response to his thread, answering the tricks that he is hoping to learn, not what he can actually do
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Twaddler
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i agree with this. if you can learn to be stylish on a summer setup then youll be extra stylish when you get back on snow
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nickyp
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duh, he wants to 180 out of the rail, then move on to 360s out.

In all seriousness, slide the rail straight, 90 on, front and blind 90s out until you can do that shit blindfolded.
Then start throwing in variations.

Walk before you can run.
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Peter.
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/thread
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polka.yardSAIL
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that's an amazing song!
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AdolfShitler
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i said i dont know what they're called....thats why i tried to explain but apparently it wasn't good enough...
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Zent33zy
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ma bad
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Zent33zy
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wait hold on
can you like rewrite that
didnt really make sence
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EasyEast
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practice a ton this will get you used to balancing then start to try different variations take it slow there is no need to rush into it if your building a summer set up you have a couple of months to get in multiple lines.
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jamodeo
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commit commit commit and dont think about wat u need to do just do it
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i.am.a.skier.
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donttt lean back pretty much thats all you need to know.

ps. is that purple jacket yours? Thats a pretty sick setup you got there for not being able to slide a rail?

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artfullydodged
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rails are tricky, there are some good tips that im sure have been stated already but ultimatley its about repition. Just pick a rail you like and sesh the living shit out of it until you can do it in your sleep, by doing this you'll find what works for you and then you can go crazy on the rest of the mountain. Just be persistent
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coop-son
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learn how to dip your skis, it will open up 270s out and on, switch ups, pretzels, 450s etc. by dip it means to grip the rail or box
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BigJew
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Never have your legs completely straight on a rail. If there's no bend in your knees if you catch or even slightly lose your balance then you're going down. If your legs are bent you can always pop off of the rail if things turn ugly.

The other advice I have is to keep your legs wide. It looks steezy and helps so much with balance.
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AdolfShitler
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\thank you everyone! great advice and i finally learned the proper spins out of a rail from my brother.
i want to learn to 270, 450, 630 out of a rail. sorry to those of you i confused
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*teh-steeze*
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wow. for a beginer that will take some practice. but i belive in you :)
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HamFaceGirl
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well all that might take a while but just start out on boxes, just popping, 90 then 90 out. do that about 100 times then move to rails and ride them regular a ton and then start 270 and 450 and 630s. Overall it takes a while but thats how i learned. Oh and throw some switch ups on the learning too
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Mr.Huck
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Nah, build a 4 foot tall single barrel and start with a few 180 ons.  When you get that down, you need to try and zero on.  That would be sick.  Sorry, couldn't resist.  One real solution without having to build a whole summer setup, is to pick up a cheap skate rail and practice jumping on just wearing shoes.  I posted this on the balance help thread too, and I already grabbed shit for looking goofy.  I'm not proud; here's my footage.

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Gangspar
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First of all when u do a rail you must be concentrated in what u're gonna trick on the rail. If u have fear you will fall back and destroy u're bottom.

I always imagine me on the rail doing the trick I want to do then I think if it's possible or not for me.

Good luck!

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sklermang
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never thought about it this way. i like it.
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