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Looking to get better at rails.

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Drew_ski.
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so i want to improve my rail skills this next year but i dont know how to work on them in the off season. do any of those balence boards help;. i have a summer drop in but we broke the only good rail and have not had the time to make a new one?

Jul 17 2009 12:25PM
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jimmer
Posts: 3586 - Karma: 80
rollerblading helps quite a bit. i just have some shitty roces skates from like 6 years ago and a PVC rail, and whenever i get bored i just set it up in my driveway and sesh it for 30 minutes. it helps with balance  and comfort/confidence on rails, and it helped me with switchups and spinning out.
Jul 17 2009 12:29PM
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InitialG
Posts: 1505 - Karma: 14
Yup, I bought piece of shit skates and made a 10ft pvc rail and it's pretty much perfect for when I'm bored.
Jul 17 2009 12:31PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
i have a mini ramp and i take skates on it quite a bit its pretty fun about as close to actually skiing as your gonna get
Jul 17 2009 12:50PM
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weskisea
Posts: 317 - Karma: 12
if you want to get better at rails, and already have the setup to do so (almost?)

make another rail, actually doing rails will help you get better at rails more than anything else.
Jul 17 2009 1:01PM
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16candles
Posts: 1728 - Karma: 516
a couple years ago i never even went in the park, but this year, I went in it about 65% of the time...I got switchups and 270s on and off...the key i believe is comitment to your trick 
Jul 17 2009 1:26PM
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Bodeau.
Posts: 1637 - Karma: 48
This. A new rail will take almost no time to build and only about 15 $ to make. This will help your rails the most. Its also an investment because you will have it for summers to come.
Jul 17 2009 1:28PM
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Casey
Posts: 7840 - Karma: 24,150
just gotta ski a 3-4 times a week, even if its just a couple hour night sesh in the park. I suck now compared to when I skied all the time, but honestly you progress so fast when get that comfort level on your skis.
Jul 17 2009 9:16PM
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Malcolm
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2 in to everything you see. i did that one summer and the next season i had them dialed haha
Jul 17 2009 9:20PM
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