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Pain V.S.

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SkierPT
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 Hey theres rail v.s. jumps thread but only which do you prefer. I was just wondering what everyone thinks is more painful to progress on...jumps or rails. Where do you take the biggest, worst, or overall most hits when progressing? For example, when you're beat up and a little injured do you play around on rails or jumps for fun? For me  progression on rails hurts more and I take more hits. Metal = harder than snow. How about you guys?
Sep 17 2011 11:25AM
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AWALLRUS.
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I HATE FALLING ON RAILS THE LEAST. IF YOU CATCH SOMETHING WHEN YOU FALL ON A JUMP YOU CAN FLY ALL THE WAY DOWN THE KICKER AND YOU GET COVERED IN SNOW, AND ITS ALSO WAY EASIER TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED, HENCE WHY SOME RESORTS TOOK AWAY JUMPS(FUCKING RETARDED).

BUT FALLING ON RAILS CAN SUCK TOO, YOU CAN NUT YOURSELF, BUST UP YOUR SKIS HARD, AND CATCHING THE FRONT OF RAILS ALWAYS SUCKS. ALSO THIS CAN HAPPEN:
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Sep 17 2011 11:33AM
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Hogis
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Jumps sucks to progress on, so much injuries..
IMO on rails you just step it up another notch, you already got the basics down and try to throw in another spin or another lock. Jumps are all inverts and scary things.
Sep 17 2011 1:06PM
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Da_CONK
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I fractured a vertebrae 270'ing onto a rail and got a concussion 450'ing off a cannon rail... I'd go with rails for more painful
Sep 17 2011 1:12PM
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icyburr
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i think rails hurt more. A lot of people assume they're not that bad because you're not going as big. Though it can all depend on the fall. I think you can hurt yourself worse on jumps, it just doesn't happen as much.
Sep 17 2011 7:59PM
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lukemeahan.
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Agreed.
Sep 17 2011 8:04PM
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SteezoSaurus
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Yeah I would have to agree that rails are more painful. Jumps can be pretty bad particularly if you overshoot or undershoot. However, rails can get you in many different ways.
Sep 17 2011 8:11PM
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pelle_munch
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broke my kneecap just sorta slipping off a rail, so rails suck more
Sep 17 2011 9:43PM
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AWALLRUS.
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YEAH THIS. IVE NEVER HURT MYSELF ON A RAIL BUT IVE GOTTEN FUCKED UP ON JUMPS. TORN LIGAMENTS, DISC INJURIES, CUTS ON MY ELBOW. ITS ALL THE JUMPS.
Sep 17 2011 10:25PM
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Jahrassicpark
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I crash waaayyyy more on jumps than rails, I find I do crash a lot on jumps but landing a new trick on a jump is 100x more rewarding for me.
Sep 18 2011 1:23AM
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SkierPT
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Thats what I was thinking. Rails = more smaller crashes....jumps = less big crashes
Sep 18 2011 8:32PM
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Mister.F
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I ruptured a kidney on a handrail. I like jumps better now.
Sep 18 2011 8:34PM
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jamodeo
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gotten hurt way more on rails but am way more comfortable on them so if i am beat i will only ski rails i forgot the question
Sep 18 2011 9:06PM
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Supergyro
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There's a lot more on rails that can hurt you. If you straight-air a jump, there's not much that can happen.
Sep 18 2011 10:41PM
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CKpolicy
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This is all highly dependant on knowing how to fall correctly.
Sep 19 2011 11:53AM
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Thick.Black.Gurl
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Depends on how big the jump is
Sep 19 2011 1:08PM
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SkierPT
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How do you fall "correctly"?
Sep 19 2011 4:10PM
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SkierPT
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How do you mentally do that?? Your quickest reaction is to catch yourself
Sep 19 2011 11:15PM
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That_One_Dude
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Id say falling in jumps seems to hurt more for me especially because I'm on the east coast with icy landings. However, rails I always have awkward falls and end up hurting shoulders and hips alot. It all depends on the fall.
Sep 20 2011 3:19AM
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TheTristanator
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i don't feel pain

Sep 20 2011 4:44AM
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Capurnicus
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Jumps have sent me to the hospital a number of times and landed me in multiple surgeries.

Rails are always nice to me, never really seriously injured on a rail.

So I'd have to say rails are nice, but I'm sure its all personal preference.
Sep 20 2011 1:01PM
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Blurst
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I "fell properly" with my arms tucked in and broke my collarbone.

I ski jumps more probably and like them a lot more but definately get beat on jumps way harder. Anyone who says rails are more dangerous is just dumb.
Sep 20 2011 1:12PM
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Joonas
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Jumps of course, when you learn a trick you propably have no idea how to throw it and the first few hits you just try and see how its done, and after you got the basic idea, you can start trying to land it. But for rails, you dont go corked or inverted, its basically like walking, your shoes are just a bit longer..
Sep 20 2011 1:27PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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im pretty new to freestyle so i think rails are more painful. on jumps im only doing 3s on 20ft kickers and easy stuff like that, so its pretty easy to not fuck it up. on rails im doing 270s off and switch ups, but im still not comfortable enough to avoid having my feet slide out from under me once in a while, resulting in falling directly on the rail which hurts. but if i got better at both, rails would be less painful cause its not as big a fall and if your trying inverts on a jump it get a lot hairier.
Sep 20 2011 1:36PM
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AWALLRUS.
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DEPENDING ON WHAT GRAB YOURE DOING, THERES A CHANCE YOU'LL ALREADY BE TUCKED IN TO SOME DEGREE.
Sep 20 2011 6:37PM
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