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Switch up on rails

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PissWizard69
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Im trying to learn how to switch up on rails. Any tips would be helpful
Feb 18 2021 11:35AM
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Young_patty
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If you’ve never done one then try a front/ blind 2 early so you accidentally swap the very end of the rail and get the feel for them
Feb 18 2021 11:51AM
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asparagus
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I think it’s very important to have all the 270 out variations before doing swaps because it makes it way easier
Feb 18 2021 12:37PM
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armchair_skier
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If you can't slide rails both ways...
Feb 18 2021 12:41PM
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KCoCM
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this suggestion works. did my first front swap yesterday. If you’re only working with smaller rails like i am in my backyard setup what it took for me was to get comfortable front 2 out with less and less speed so that when u start trying to swap u actually have some rail left to tap and get the feel for it
Young_pattyIf you’ve never done one then try a front/ blind 2 early so you accidentally swap the very end of the rail and get the feel for them
Feb 18 2021 3:00PM
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Tcraig13
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Find some nice fat tubes
Feb 18 2021 3:06PM
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GANDALF
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armchair_skierIf you can't slide rails both ways...


Meh, I dont think thats necessary. I learned how to slide rails un-natural BECAUSE of switch ups. I found committing to unnatty rail slides was easier after that. To each their own.
Feb 18 2021 3:12PM
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KCoCM
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Tcraig13Find some nice fat tubes


yea, deff dont try it on a rail you can get nutted on until youre confident with the swap lol
Feb 18 2021 3:17PM
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bertBertson
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If you can, find a setup that's just a big tube lying on the ground. Go slower than you would for a 2 out. Hop on then try jumping off (really jumping up and off the tube, not just sliding off) at the middle of the tube and landing forward with one ski on either side of the tube. Once you have that down just do it again with slightly more rotation, voila: switch-up.
Feb 19 2021 7:58AM
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jjdsteeze
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armchair_skierIf you can't slide rails both ways...


I cant think of any of my friends who learned to slide rails both ways before learning switch ups.
Feb 19 2021 8:17AM
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little1337
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armchair_skierIf you can't slide rails both ways...


Definitely helps a lot but idk if it's really a necessity. As long as you can slide a rail pretty comfortably, you kind of have a good intuition on how to stand after the switch up. I find it was almost natural to keep my legs spread as I landed when I learned them.
Feb 19 2021 9:42AM
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Tcraig13
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jjdsteezeI cant think of any of my friends who learned to slide rails both ways before learning switch ups.


Definitely easier to swap to un natural then to get on un natural. I can do swaps with 2s and 4s out and still am a little shaky going straight un natural on.
Feb 19 2021 7:02PM
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