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Balance on rails

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ethanfrayne
Posts: 190 - Karma: 1,196
Im pretty new to freeskiing and love it! I can hit rails and rails to switch. My main enemy is the round rail/ tube. At my local hill they curretly have a large tube about 1-1.5 feet wide and about 10 feet long. Whenever I try to hit it i can get about half way at most and then fall off to one side. I also have not tried any round rails or big down round rails. What do i have to do diferently to slide a round rail than a flat bar? Thanks for any help i get! Happy skiing:)
Jan 2 2014 4:58PM
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J-Wile
Posts: 481 - Karma: 804
If you keep falling off the front, try to land on your toes a little more, and vice versa. Make sure you pop and then turn 90 in the air, so you keep your momentum in a straight line. I know what you mean I used to slip forward off tubes all the time. You just gotta find that middle point and then it'll be easy.
Jan 2 2014 5:09PM
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theTRIBE101
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 856
feet shoulder width apart, full 90 degree rotation on, keep your dick over the rail
good luck
Jan 2 2014 5:18PM
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ethanfrayne
Posts: 190 - Karma: 1,196
Thnx but my problem is that i slide off the side like im not balancing right.
Jan 2 2014 5:28PM
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BROSEIDON
Posts: 3702 - Karma: 1,495
Go faster
Jan 2 2014 5:40PM
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STAUSS
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Jan 2 2014 5:41PM
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level_juan
Posts: 137 - Karma: 167
this, i find that speed helps a lot when going into tubes
Jan 2 2014 5:46PM
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jordangaebel
Posts: 365 - Karma: 92
Yeah this would help you so much easier.. I remember I had the same problem and the problem was pretty much just solved with practicing/going faster.

Also try scissoring the rail with your skis acts as kind of a lock.
Jan 2 2014 5:50PM
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J-T
Posts: 269 - Karma: 697
He knows, he means that you're falling of the side of the rail on the side your toes point; the forward direction your body is facing.
Jan 2 2014 9:56PM
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SimplyClean
Posts: 556 - Karma: 1,752
Make sure you're spotting the end of the rail and not just staring at the middle once you hop on. Chances are, you're falling off right where you're looking.
Jan 3 2014 12:22AM
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CheddarJack
Posts: 5203 - Karma: 7,380
Keep your shoulders parallel with the rail and look at the very end. You'll have it in no time.
Jan 3 2014 1:14AM
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Theskiingguy
Posts: 476 - Karma: 2,514
Don't you want your dick to hang over just slightly? I mean we don't have vagina's here, out stuff sticks out.
Jan 3 2014 1:30AM
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theTRIBE101
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 856
well i don't know about you, but my penis adds a great amount of counterweight, so im pretty much leaning into a tailpress all the time
Jan 3 2014 11:13AM
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Prairie_jibber
Posts: 17 - Karma: 15
Keep your eyes locked on the end and have more speed going into it
Jan 3 2014 11:51AM
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hippy_killa_
Posts: 68 - Karma: 30
This.
Jan 3 2014 11:56AM
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Easy-E
Posts: 751 - Karma: 1,686
dont pop too high, try to stay as close to the rail as possible, this will help when you start trying kinks.
Jan 3 2014 12:25PM
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Theskiingguy
Posts: 476 - Karma: 2,514
oh duhh, another benefit of having a large penis that I'll never get to experience
Jan 3 2014 3:30PM
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ReignMan
Posts: 1852 - Karma: 226
tape ur wiener up i guess and use ur leading skis inner edge to stop and diagonal inertia.
Jan 3 2014 3:52PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
Posts: 426 - Karma: 51
As people above have said, more speed and looking at the end of the rail will help you out tremendously
Jan 3 2014 3:52PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
you could be having some balance issues due to where your skis are mounted
Jan 3 2014 4:02PM
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Ribss.
Posts: 3442 - Karma: 3,344
Just pucker your butt and keep your sticks together.
Jan 3 2014 4:35PM
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mski
Posts: 4791 - Karma: 3,803
Go faster than you plan
Jan 3 2014 6:29PM
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