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Switchup Help

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meckel
Posts: 37 - Karma: 317
I've been trying to learn switch ups on rails for a while now but I'm having trouble with the spin. Any tips?
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Toaster-Tony
Posts: 3531 - Karma: 5,850
Practice on low rails that you can't nut and commit your upper body. Once you get one of them, you'll be surprised as to how easy they are. It's also easier if you come into the rail slower for your first few times.
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meckel
Posts: 37 - Karma: 317
Thanks!
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M.M
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 4,494
i dont wanna make a new thread so can i get some help. when im on rails it feels like a cant move kinda and i resitate to do anything like switch ups and 270 out
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meckel
Posts: 37 - Karma: 317
I've gotten Pretzel 270s out a few times. How I do it is I put my front ski up on an angle and use my front foot to push off the rail and spin
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Ali_Dibden
Posts: 1966 - Karma: 1,689
I had this problem, what helped me was getting better at rails, i made sure i could slide loads of them rails both natural and un-natty which helped me gain some confidence, after that i found that i could 270 out and switchup with ease.
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E__
Posts: 5751 - Karma: 4,636
Yup this. It has a lot to do with your upper-body as well, use it to generate momentum for switch or 270's out. Start turning your upper body the you want to spin and jump and your lower body will spring with you (not completely but with less effort and awkwardness). 270's just keep rotating your upper body after you've pre-loaded and jumped.
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CKpolicy
Posts: 2587 - Karma: 2,463
gotta grip it, and that "helpless" sensation fades fast. learn to scissor, and youll be golden.
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SkiBrightonBadly
Posts: 152 - Karma: 67
Ride in super slow to a low tube rail. Hop on and land with your front edge set, kind of like pointing your tip up in the air, then just commit. At least that's how I learned front switchups. Backside switch ups feel like I have to spin a little off the lip to start the spin. I used to always ride in to switchup and then hesitate on the rail and end up 270'ing off, you have to just ride in and put your big boy pants on and do it once, after you get it once it's one of the easiest tricks you can do.
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Wolfgang.
Posts: 807 - Karma: 866
scissoring is key, but also dont forget balance/locking onto the rail. Getting fully on centered on the rail will help a whole lot, once you feel locked on and balanced, scissor. Going slow is recommended, more time to do shit. On another note, scissoring can also help you lock on to the rail.
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SOSA69
Posts: 265 - Karma: 185
Same problem brah
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JWoods
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When you say "pretzel" I hope you mean that you spun on...
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M.M
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i can hit every rail natural and flat rails unatty, like im super comfortably natuaral and i can sissor allot just fin but it seems like i cant move but i know i can do it, its wierd, and i can spin up to 7 also so its f'd
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Ali_Dibden
Posts: 1966 - Karma: 1,689
^ i suppose then the issue is to really push/force your mind to get that spin, as it seems like rails are really no problem for you. I likewise find the mental block far harder to overcome than the physical block.
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Posts: 1556 - Karma: 6,418
spin the same way as when you do when you get on.  If you are left foot forward getting on from the right then spin left.  If you are right foot forward getting on from the left spin right.
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Ski.o.die
Posts: 28 - Karma: 454
What helped me was I would set my shoulders so that I would commit, eventually you will get it.
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gingaskier
Posts: 623 - Karma: 263

You need to "scissor" (it gives you a grip on a rail/box) they will make spinning while on a rail and spinning off of rails like 1000x easier.

Frontside scissor:

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Blindside scissor:

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