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how to get onto a rail?

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lineskis_16
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how to get onto a rail?

Dec 15 2004 8:39PM
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acc
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jump. spin 90 degrees. land with feet spread should length apart and balanced.

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Dec 15 2004 8:40PM
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MtHoodCork9
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pop and turn ur skis and then slide and turn ur skis and keep riding


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Dec 15 2004 8:40PM
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nothanks
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your starting to flood ski gabber with new skier questions...just use the search bar. they questions have been asked many times


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Dec 15 2004 8:40PM
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1080ski
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go up to the rail so you can spin onto it and be balanced (find out where that is on your ski, usually around your foot). land on the rail and DONT lean back, just stay in the middle, and spin out of it when you reach the end.
Dec 15 2004 8:41PM
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FUUUCK
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HEAD STraight at the rail so youre perfectly lined up, pop off the kickr hard enough to spin 90 degrees, when youre on the rail try to stay centered, youll likely lean too far back automatically so try leaning forward a bit, keep your eyes on the end of the rail the whole time, when you reach the end make sure to spin ninety deghrees again or you fall on your face

if youre comfertable landing switch its easier
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Dec 15 2004 8:46PM
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Meh42
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and depending on how sharp your edges are/how jangey the rail is, keep your leading edge elevated so as not to catch
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Dec 15 2004 8:53PM
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Latch
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Concentrate keeping your upper body close to perpendicular to the rail. Resist the instinct to lean back like you're stopping.



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Dec 15 2004 8:54PM
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ECfreeski3
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dont lean back!!
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Dec 15 2004 9:05PM
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patrickcowan
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make sure once you are on the rail you grab for your ankles. and never do a rail unless you have xxxxxxl pants and jacket.
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Dec 15 2004 9:11PM
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strode
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watch like 100 videos in the rails section and pay attention to how the good people do it.



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Dec 15 2004 9:15PM
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fr33rid3r
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there should be a jump. it'll get you up there.






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Dec 15 2004 10:11PM
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D-40
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in your profile it says you can do a '180 on a rail and a sick 270 off'

so why are you asking this
Dec 15 2004 10:15PM
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IHOP
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There is only one way to learn how to pop on rails: Practice. Just do it and fall a couple of times, because your gonna fall a lot your first couple of times anyways, so wether you know how to pop on or not your still gonna fall the first few times. So just do it.
Dec 15 2004 10:29PM
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IHOP
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Oh and good luck.
Dec 15 2004 10:30PM
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180iwish
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make sure your shoulders are level with the rail and that you dont stick your edges into it
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Dec 15 2004 10:32PM
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*GP*
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Just go do it, dont ask on the internet.. the only way to learn is to actually try it.
Dec 15 2004 10:43PM
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rk1080
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don't go slow idiot



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Dec 15 2004 11:27PM
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skiierman
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Just pratice, it'll come soo natural it'll scare you.





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Dec 15 2004 11:35PM
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Racked
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OK so ya wanna slide rails like all the big boys on the site...ok heres what you need

1. A set of obnoxiously expensive skis boots and bindinns.
2. Some snazzy poles
3. A big ass piece of metal pipe
4. Snow (opitonal, i learnded in the gravel remeber)
5. an article of clothing that somewhere says Tanner Tall

Now lets begin. Get in your sickest pose. Ok got it. now look in both directions, giving proper respect to the other boys and girls around you trying to enjoy the park. NOW ski at the big ass peice of pipe that we will now call a rail. once your there, jump. Now the important thing to do is use style. Gotta make sure someone is watching. once you land, use a thing we like to call balance and more of that style. jump off. strike cool pose. Repeat untill your ego is big enough.

Then get sponsored.

hope that helped. do that and youll be cool.

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Dec 16 2004 12:08AM
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jibtastic
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^ One of the many stupid responses that has NEVER been done before. Jeezus..you are so original with your work.



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that is quite jibtastic, sir.

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Dec 16 2004 12:22AM
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saucerboy84
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when i pop off the lip i look at the rail between my legs and then spin the 90 degrees, that how i was taught and it kept me balanced.
Dec 16 2004 1:15AM
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McGoo
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I heard of a progression that went something like this:
1. Get a plastic pipe flat on the snow, no skis on, and try and run up to it and jump as if you were going to slide it, aiming so that you land on the middle of your sole onto the pipe. Keep doing this heaps, like 30 times, until you can stick it every time.
2) Do the same thing again, but with skis on
3) Now go to a real rail, and just slide on real slow, getting someone to hold your tips so you dont slide off backwards or split your cajones. Do this a few times until you are happy.
4) Try it for real. This usually works by this stage, most people are pretty damn good after all this work.

You dont have to do all this, but it usually works.



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Dec 16 2004 3:54AM
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nsnski240
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best advice from EastCoastBalla, if your that concerned about it than grind with boots or something. Just try it since you can already '180 on'

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Dec 16 2004 9:34PM
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twintipteles
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i have one more question, y is ur sn lineskis and u have pistols, which somebody refresh me might not be made by line...
oh yah they're made by k2 but i can see y u got confused cuz k2 and line sound very similar
Dec 16 2004 10:06PM
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Freestyla_01
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Why does everyone care about user names?
My name has the 01 in it, but that was almost 4 years ago. Boo fucking hoo. Eat shit.
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Dec 16 2004 11:35PM
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Ghost82nd
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^^^^Great advice McGoo...damn thats good.
thanks a lot!
Dec 17 2004 12:35AM
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yellav
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my old freestyle team coach taught me by taking some of us to the little kid park yea you know what im talking about the park taht has like the rails that are like 2 feet long and basically just had us side step up onto it step onto the rail and side step down it

i learned pretty well with it people got fucking pissed but who cares i did that for like an hour went into the other park and was sliding 90 percent of the rails by the end of the day it comes reeeeally natural
go big or go home
Dec 17 2004 12:54PM
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1080chubs
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yeah it comes quick, best way is just to fall and learn to lean forwards...

Come up to the rail with the rail aligned so its in between your legs, hop on, keep your arms low and look at the end of the rail, if you point your arm and can look down your arm to the end of the rail, you'll prolly do fine.

its easy though, i learned on a box, then just moved to the kink (we didnt have a straight rail at holiday valley) and then i just moved to the dub kick, and other stuff like that. the next day i started doing disasters and shit on the kink, and then the third day i was doing fast slides on the kink. its all just how you progres...

A balance board really seems to help me with my railsliding.
Dec 17 2004 1:40PM
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