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I can't progress on rails

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WilliTheLuck
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I feel like I can't progress. I'm always trying to do new tricks but I can't do it. Today I've been jibbing a rail to learn blind 2 and I didnt do it. I feels like I'm blocking on rails.
Mar 5 2022 2:20PM
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tdollo
Posts: 3770 - Karma: 18,512
You have to be comfortable having a pole between your legs and riding it. Hit your homies up for a group session, thats what I do
Mar 5 2022 4:17PM
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sullivano*b
Posts: 1233 - Karma: 8,109
for blind 2 is pretty much just about looking over your shoulder. but for rails in general just hike a lot and really think about what your doing and what you need to do while on the rail and before.
Mar 5 2022 4:46PM
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KilaTsunami
Posts: 3005 - Karma: 28,637
Don’t quit
Mar 5 2022 5:00PM
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WilliTheLuck
Posts: 26 - Karma: 319
KilaTsunamiDon’t quit

Ik but I don't have any fun I have no friend to ski with
Mar 5 2022 5:04PM
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JackMeHoffXD
Posts: 259 - Karma: -3,141
WilliTheLuckIk but I don't have any fun I have no friend to ski with


ski with me ill make u 10x times better. usually railing a line of k or coke before each hit will help ya greatly. If ur a puss, use smelling salts
Mar 5 2022 5:24PM
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KilaTsunami
Posts: 3005 - Karma: 28,637
WilliTheLuckIk but I don't have any fun I have no friend to ski with


Then go send some side hits, fool around a bit. Too much rails gets me kinda burned out. I’m on the lift alone rn actually lol sometimes u just gotta go solo dolo 🤷‍♀️
Mar 5 2022 5:52PM
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nmwninjart
Posts: 2992 - Karma: 15,056
When you get frustrated like this , go do something else for awhile. Come back to the rail later or even just wait for the next day if you can. Alot of times you need that night of sleep for the mind to process everything and the body to rest.
Mar 5 2022 6:44PM
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TreeJam
Posts: 352 - Karma: 3,336
Try a large variety of tricks. That’s what keeps me going
Mar 5 2022 7:55PM
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BarryMcKockinner
Posts: 28 - Karma: 56
Same here OP good post
Mar 5 2022 8:12PM
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Chrischi69
Posts: 652 - Karma: 5,060
Work on pop on rails thats key for spins. Also scussoring
Mar 5 2022 9:59PM
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The_Best_Bread
Posts: 202 - Karma: 1,439
am in the same situation with snowboarding, i just worked on jumps more for a couple weeks then got back into it
Mar 6 2022 12:10AM
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tominiemenmaa
Posts: 573 - Karma: 3,387
Freeskiing is a repetition sport. Eat shit and repeat. Slide the rail to a point where you have the level of comfort and confidence to try something like that. It takes somewhere between a 100 and 1000 tries, depending on your level of athleticism and skiing ability. There's a ton of good content in youtube as well. Stomp It tutorials has got a high quality web course with a decent price tag. That's how I learned.
Mar 6 2022 12:14AM
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PimpChimpin
Posts: 1287 - Karma: 12,570
KilaTsunamiThen go send some side hits, fool around a bit. Too much rails gets me kinda burned out. I’m on the lift alone rn actually lol sometimes u just gotta go solo dolo 🤷‍♀️


Dis ain’t fornite bro
Mar 6 2022 12:20AM
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BigmoneyMatt
Posts: 1545 - Karma: 1,185
It's cause you haven't taken the proper steps to success. Step number 1 is to do it on an iced up 2x4. Then you can take it to rails, now you probably think I'm joking... I'm not, it's easy, find a 2x4. Ice it up. Sesh the 2x4. Then hit a rails I'm telling you, the difference will be night and day.
Mar 6 2022 12:31AM
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Schoess
Posts: 2078 - Karma: 24,835
Success takes more than 1 day my guy
Mar 6 2022 12:49AM
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Pakanaka
Posts: 316 - Karma: 1,954
WilliTheLuckI feel like I can't progress. I'm always trying to do new tricks but I can't do it. Today I've been jibbing a rail to learn blind 2 and I didnt do it. I feels like I'm blocking on rails.


no such thing as can't. you do. or do not.
Mar 6 2022 1:16AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13082 - Karma: 18,719
Practice on boxes first, the take them to the rails? Blind 2 is not an easy trick.
Mar 6 2022 8:07AM
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fdWEARer
Posts: 248 - Karma: 235
freestyler540Practice on boxes first, the take them to the rails? Blind 2 is not an easy trick.


correction blind 2 is the only trick
Mar 6 2022 8:40AM
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Jacobthesadskier
Posts: 491 - Karma: 4,840
I can't do a 90 on and off a box to save my life, and that's after 3 months of trying, trust me, you're not the slowest progressing skier out there.
Mar 6 2022 9:43AM
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tri_photo
Posts: 1530 - Karma: 7,195
ski with some buddies or other locals at the hill that are also learning new stuff - or better yet, ski with someone who is flat out better than you. I mean I don't have to do that because I'm like the best rider at my mtn but you know there are options


**as I proceed to catch my edge on a completely zeeched front 270 off of a flat rail**
Mar 6 2022 12:29PM
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KilaTsunami
Posts: 3005 - Karma: 28,637
PimpChimpinDis ain’t fornite bro


L + ratio + not funny + ur mom lipslides my rail every night
Mar 6 2022 12:57PM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
Rails are all about scissoring/wedging.

How angled is your front ski pressing on the side of the rail? Scissor a lot! Bend your front knee lifting your heel to your butt. The ski should be very angled with the tip pressing into the side of the box.

Point your front arm forward down the hill. Then pull that arm in to spin the blind 2 while you pop and look over your shoulder.
Mar 6 2022 1:10PM
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tutipups
Posts: 1686 - Karma: 10,559
JacobthesadskierI can't do a 90 on and off a box to save my life, and that's after 3 months of trying, trust me, you're not the slowest progressing skier out there.

you might have a point about slowest progression
Mar 7 2022 9:24AM
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asparagus
Posts: 2476 - Karma: 28,189
hike, literally the only answer. I’ve never learned a rail trick from lapping
Mar 7 2022 1:43PM
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Casey
Posts: 7846 - Karma: 24,294
Might be hitting the ceiling of what your bad technique will allow you to do. I don’t mean that to be critical but if you are not progressing time to go back to basics
Mar 8 2022 12:11AM
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PimpChimpin
Posts: 1287 - Karma: 12,570
KilaTsunamiL + ratio + not funny + ur mom lipslides my rail every night


What has this world come to
Mar 8 2022 12:14AM
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