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I Lean Forward

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_Ryan_
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yeah,

so i have figured out why i suck dick at rails...... i am very off balance... i lean forward. alot, if its when im ice skating, aggressive inlining , or skiing . i lean forward... every time i hit a rial ( on skis and aggressive inlines) i fall off with tips down aka, forward leaning. I'm wondering if anyone has any solutions or similar problems. i really wanna correct this before ski season. any tips or tips please just let me know!


thanks!

Oct 2 2011 7:46PM
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LAME.
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practice

Oct 2 2011 7:49PM
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HARVERSACE
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inb4 lean back
Oct 2 2011 7:49PM
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b.utters
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Try stomping your back foot down. I had the opposite problem and that's what I did to fix it.
Oct 2 2011 7:49PM
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SacZiplock
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hm , Lean back ? haha just kidding ! I really don't know what causes this , but on rails , make sure to bend your knees and always look at the end of the rail , it helps bro !
Oct 2 2011 7:50PM
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SacZiplock
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This
Oct 2 2011 7:50PM
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Funnel
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I'd be willing to bet that you're looking off the side of the rail. Look at the end of the rail the whole way through. Problem solved.
Oct 2 2011 7:52PM
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_Ryan_
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thanks for all the help!!
Oct 2 2011 7:58PM
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SK1ERDUDE
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stick your ass out and straighten your back
Oct 2 2011 8:16PM
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GavinW
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lean back and put most of your wait on your back foot
Oct 2 2011 9:14PM
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MRoden
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look at end of rail. (said in tarzan voice)
Oct 2 2011 10:05PM
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DW.
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This is a blessing, not a curse. Just nose press fucking everything.
Oct 2 2011 10:10PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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for sure
Oct 2 2011 10:31PM
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traylortrash
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This used to happen to me nonstop... I'm not sure if this is the way it is for you, but for me, I figured out that a lot of the time the problem actually came from my pop. For some reason I wouldn't pop squarely, more towards one side if that makes sense, and that would send me off the rail... For a while I just came into the rail at a slight angle (away from the side I'd fall off on, of course), and that seemed to do it for me. Maybe not the most efficient solution, but the problem is gone now, so I'd suggest at least giving it a shot...
Oct 2 2011 10:43PM
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skiP.E.I.
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Listen to this
Oct 3 2011 12:44PM
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gombo8
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bro. whats the oppoaite of forward??? backwards!!!!!!! oh shit i know
Oct 3 2011 12:49PM
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wasatch_rat
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first of all you gotta have a good stance actually skiing. pressure in the front of your boots=good bending forward at the waste a little is ok as long as its comfortable, but you want to have your torso pretty upright.

if you've already got that just make sure your popping onto the rail squarely so that your momentum is going towards the end of the rail. if you skateboard think about it like your running up to a stationary skateboard and jumping on that. your weight is evenly distributed on both feet and and centered over the skateboard (or rail) so that the skateboard goes as straight as possible
Oct 3 2011 1:35PM
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Pow.yuHdig*
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most of this advice wont even help you just go hit a ril a couple dozen times and youll be golden
Oct 3 2011 1:41PM
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