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Advice on 270 on

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FreezerKid
Posts: 744 - Karma: 274
can do them on box's want to start taking to down rails, any advice
Dec 23 2011 3:41PM
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120494435941
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probably should learn on flat rails first

Dec 23 2011 3:44PM
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FreezerKid
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sorry mean to say can do them to flat rails too
Dec 23 2011 3:46PM
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willy_baller
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do a few 180s over the rail landing on the other side first. just to get the feeling of getting your tips up and over the rail while spinning. then, bring your tips over the rail and spin the last 180 after your tips are already over the rail
Dec 23 2011 3:47PM
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FreezerKid
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sounds pretty good cheers k+
Dec 23 2011 3:49PM
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zerospinskier
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Just start small. Ideally you can find a small urban style down rail to first try them on. Then once you are comfortable, move up slowly.

If you don't have this option, its just gonna take more balls. Just remember your spin comes from your outside arm. Pull it back behind you and throw it across your body up towards your inside shoulder. You want to go up to your shoulder a little bit because this will help you spin leaning downhill a little bit and put you more forward to land on the down rail and not slide back on your ass.
Then remember to keep your tips from catching on the rail by leaving your knees straight. Don't bend them too much once you're in the air because that will dip them into hitting the rail.

Just man up and be willing to take some falls. Its a fun trick!
Dec 23 2011 4:33PM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
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learn how to do them onto the box from the side not straight on, that'll give you a feel for going at the rail from the side
Dec 23 2011 5:01PM
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dylanb
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I recently learned them onto rails setup handrail style, what helped me a lot was just going through the motions in my head and then just going for it.
Dec 23 2011 5:05PM
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A.Eberhard
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Make sure you can do a 270 on and actually hold the slide by pretzeling the rail and coming off switch. Problem I see alot is people can do them on straight rails/boxes but there just throwing themselves on and then since they don't have a lot of control they either come out forward or do a random fs 2 out. Then when they take it to a urban style rail they just end up going over the other side constantly especially if it is longer. So just having some control on flat rails will make it a ton easier to do on urban style features.
Dec 23 2011 6:03PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
look at the start of the feature while spinning. so if you're hitting a down rail, look at the highest point of the rail throughout your rotation. once you land on the rail, turn your head to look downhill at the end of the rail, like any normal rail.

now disasters on, i have no idea
Dec 23 2011 6:25PM
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dompuch
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commit man.
Dec 23 2011 6:27PM
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j_hamborg
Posts: 560 - Karma: 745
2 things. Like most people said focus on getting your tips over before you start spinning. And secondly keep your eyes on where you want to land the whole time. Spot your landing.
Dec 24 2011 7:48PM
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DBL
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Try and kinda keep your skis pointed down hill while your body spins, the whip the skis around and voila, 270 on
Dec 24 2011 9:46PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
Focus on spinning a 270, not a 360. Most people just spin like they are trying to do a 3 and as a result fall hard or just keep spinning on the rail. So don't set the spin as hard, and spot it early than you are used to. Also focus on landing on the rail as gently as possible, and kind of catching it with your edges. And always commit to the full spin.
Dec 25 2011 9:23AM
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joshua
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Oops thought this was for just 2 on in general not down rails haha.
Dec 25 2011 9:23AM
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