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How do u do ''scissors'' on a rail?

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MarkP596
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i mostly go down the rail left foot first. any tips would be bangin
Aug 30 2011 6:18AM
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DGski
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just tilt your left ski back
Aug 30 2011 6:50AM
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Relish_man
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i had a problem with scissoring before but i just took a bit of pressure off my front foot to get comfortable with it.
Aug 30 2011 7:21AM
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Asterisk
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what helped me with scissoring was learning switchups. I couldnt scissor before I could switchup, but once I could do switchups then for some reason scissoring came naturally for me and I could feel it better
Aug 30 2011 10:19AM
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bananas
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if its what i think you mean, spread your feat, horozontaly and verticaly. dont be ashamed to stand on a rail in your local park just to get the feel.
Aug 30 2011 10:52AM
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*TURBONERD*
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You need to scissor to switchup, unless you're doing a really fast backside one. It's a cause, not an effect.
Aug 30 2011 10:56AM
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bdarb207
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urban style rails helped me with this because you kind of catch the rail when you get on.
Aug 30 2011 11:27AM
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Asterisk
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That's the thing though. I couldnt scissor, but then I started doing some front swaps and while learning that, the scissoring came naturally. I don't know.. Maybe it's just me
Aug 30 2011 11:29AM
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Emma_Watson
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Think of 'digging' your front foot's heel into the rail.


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Aug 30 2011 1:28PM
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Emma_Watson
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And then your ski's should look like a scissor.
profit.
Aug 30 2011 1:28PM
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207
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dig your heel in, eventually, you'll do it naturally.
Aug 30 2011 1:42PM
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*TURBONERD*
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There's just about no way that you could stop your motion like that on a rail without gripping it, which would require scissoring, except absurd levels of abdominal strength.
Aug 30 2011 4:11PM
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Asterisk
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I agree. But I meant that I couldnt, but switchups forced me to. If that makes sense
Aug 30 2011 4:12PM
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*TURBONERD*
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No, I think I understand now. I guess the same process happened for me scissoring unnatty.
Aug 30 2011 4:13PM
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dom_daq
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Yeah same. The first time I pretzeled was the first time I did a fs switch up.
Aug 30 2011 4:36PM
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MarkP596
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thanks dude good picture can see what is needed now. prob gonna bail a few times looks pretty hard but i guess ill get used to it. cheers again
Aug 30 2011 5:00PM
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Njens.
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:D
Aug 30 2011 5:09PM
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