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Learning rails

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the.cheat
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so i got my girlfriend to buy park skis this year, and i was thinking of teaching her how to hit a rail on my drop in. its 7 feet tall and not too bad of an angle, all carpet. i also have a like 4 inch wide or so rail (pvc shotgun) which i'd get her learnd' on because its so wide and easy. thoughts?
Nov 22 2010 10:32PM
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ejm
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yup, the wider the rail the easier to learn on
Nov 23 2010 9:35PM
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the.cheat
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so you think it wouldn't be to bad to learn how to hit a rail for the first time on a summer set up?
Nov 23 2010 11:36PM
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m.brus
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I would take her to a mountain or something. find a big box, like wide enough to go straight, just for her to get the feel of. and then get her slowly progressing. because right away she will probably slip out and become afraid of rails.
Nov 23 2010 11:47PM
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the.cheat
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i was thinking that, but we don't even have snow yet here at all. mountains wont be open till before xmas and i wanna teach her. shes good with balance cause she plays hockey and shes not the type to get scared of the rail.
Nov 24 2010 2:17AM
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ejm
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a summer set-up might not be the best way to learn how to hit a rail but you could always try, if she gives up then I would just wait for snow then teach her on a box at your mountain like said above^  then when shes ready to improve her skills then teach her on your set-up. 

Nov 24 2010 12:13PM
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the.cheat
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thats what i figured. thanks for the help everyone
Nov 24 2010 9:40PM
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Mr.Huck
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If she plays hockey,  Just get her on there.  I would say that she will pick it up faster if she has something she can 50/50 on first.  The disco box I made took me about a day to make. 
Nov 26 2010 11:06AM
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the.cheat
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how much did that cost you? and how'd you make it?
Nov 26 2010 9:33PM
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Mr.Huck
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I used scrap wood, so that didn't cost me anything.  The 1 inch PVC is about $2.50 for a 10 footer.  1 used 9 10 footers with space in between for rope lights.  I think I used 4 or 5 rope lights.  They are the most expensive thing.  They cost about $10 each.  If you wanted to make a super wide box without the disco lights, buy about 15 1 inch PVC pipes.  That will cost you about $40 with tax.  Find plywood and scrap 2 x 4's.  I have taken a few photos of the bottom of my box, so you can see how it was made.  Unfortunately, every time I have tried to load them Firefox has crashed.  I'll try again in awhile. 
Nov 27 2010 3:33PM
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the.cheat
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oh i saw a picture of that somewhere in build a job. congrats, cause that box looks amazing. i really dig the lights
Nov 28 2010 11:23PM
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Emma_Watson
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Breakdance box -> normal box -> Double Barrel PVC/Rail -> Flat down's -> etc.
Jan 30 2011 6:56PM
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sskier
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teach her on a butter box or something?
Feb 8 2011 3:11PM
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