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seti44
Posts: 52 - Karma: 32
When I go on rails and boxes I have some difficulty spinning off or swapping up. I generally just grind through it with no spin. How do you pop while on a rail and is that the right way to swap up or spin off?
Feb 1 2014 8:25AM
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McLS
Posts: 1985 - Karma: 6,454
Yeah switch ups are hard. You need to learn how to pretz first: when you re on the box/rzil (learn it on boxes, its easier) balance yourself on your back ski and put the inside edge of your front ski (tip or tail depending on which way you wanna go) and that will stop your rotation and make you spin the other way. Kinda hard to explain, im sure theirs plenty of tutorials, but im on mobile so no vids sorry. Just search how to pretz, might find something. Hipe this helps
Feb 1 2014 8:38AM
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alexg1687
Posts: 1505 - Karma: 1,581
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Feb 1 2014 10:12AM
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goat00
Posts: 240 - Karma: 528
gotta get the scissor. say your right foot is forward, you gently rock your right heel down, raising your tip a bit, and your left toes down dropping that tip down. this will give you some leverage for a front spin out or sw up.
Feb 1 2014 11:55AM
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WU-sconsin
Posts: 565 - Karma: 1,301
Yes you need to scissor. It will give you grip to change your rotation, like in the picture above.
Feb 1 2014 12:27PM
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coby
Posts: 156 - Karma: 398
all about edge pressure
Feb 4 2014 10:39PM
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S.J.W
Posts: 7609 - Karma: 31,186
I say find a corrugated iron rail, they are super easy to pretzel on so if you find one of them in your park sesh that and just go slow and use your edges it will come pretty quick
Feb 4 2014 10:48PM
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270on420out
Posts: 7512 - Karma: 51,139
Question: i can get back swaps fine but i get stuck at 50/50 whenever i try front swaps. What do i do to correct this?
Feb 4 2014 10:52PM
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Wolfgang.
Posts: 807 - Karma: 866
Also, think of moving your shoulders in the desired direction.
Feb 4 2014 11:27PM
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Negromancer
Posts: 1014 - Karma: 1,499
Pop more and make sure you rotate your shoulders/upper body around not just your boots and skis.
Feb 4 2014 11:45PM
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