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How do you guys commit to going to 90* on railslides

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thebusiness19
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Rails are definitely not my strong suit in the freestyle game. I feel like on most features I usually zeech even when I feel committed to greasing. I try hitting it as centrally as I can when the lip allows for it. Doing lipslides actually helps me when the feature isn't too hectic, because that is just more of a committed maneuver in general. But I don't want to have to resort to lipslides always, they are hard haha.

My brain will always slightly err on the side of 'safety' and just zeech a little bit, even if it is 85* or so. On harder features, I balk so hard, I sometimes just do a 5050 on accident which is actually kinda lit lol.

Tips or tricks? Please no troll answers :p lolz
10 days ago
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bootspace
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bend your knees more and think about going to switch, it helps to pop full 90 and then kind of squat down into the slide
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SendyMcSendyface
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Knees bent, feet a little more apart than you think, and focus your eyes on the end of the rail (when you take off anyways), shift your focus downslope as you slide.
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outlawdaffies
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try drinking more
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thebusiness19
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bootspacebend your knees more and think about going to switch, it helps to pop full 90 and then kind of squat down into the slide


Damn that actually sounds like it could be the missing piece, I almost always set it to go to regs. So thinking of it as like a broken up 180 could make this work 🙏🙏
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thebusiness19
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SendyMcSendyfaceKnees bent, feet a little more apart than you think, and focus your eyes on the end of the rail (when you take off anyways), shift your focus downslope as you slide.


thanks bro! ya def been working on the knee bend, but wider stance for sure

i might work on some unnat slides too bc, as with most peeps prob, my nat direction of spin for 90* puts me into unnat slide 🙃lol. Weird brag but, that might be why I actually did a decent 270 on attempt the other day loll
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thebusiness19
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SendyMcSendyfaceKnees bent, feet a little more apart than you think, and focus your eyes on the end of the rail (when you take off anyways), shift your focus downslope as you slide.


thanks bro! ya def been working on the knee bend, but wider stance for sure

i might work on some unnat slides too bc, as with most peeps prob, my nat direction of spin for 90* puts me into unnat slide 🙃lol. Weird brag but, that might be why I actually did a decent 270 on attempt the other day loll
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bootspace
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speed is your friend too, work your way up to going quick and it’ll help you not fall off early
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thebusiness19
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outlawdaffiestry drinking more


i already have a few mountain beers every time im out there :/
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thebusiness19
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bootspacespeed is your friend too, work your way up to going quick and it’ll help you not fall off early


speed heals all 🙌
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rudolph
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Freeze mag trick tips said to minimize impact and do it with your knee. Also big piece of the puzzle would be to not hinge your torso, instead stack your weight and square your shoulder, hips and knees.
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gnarley_marl
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ski more… hit more rails. Get those numbers up
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chills__
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tokyo drift onto every feature. Problem solved
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thebusiness19
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gnarley_marlski more… hit more rails. Get those numbers up

hell ya! I usually opt for jump line, but def focus more on the rail hits leading up to it. 🤙 It can be tempting to just kinda do whatever on the rails, bc youre really anxious about what you about to try on the jump loll
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thebusiness19
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chills__tokyo drift onto every feature. Problem solved


haha I like it. Fasssst and furious.

Either that or just 5050 everything, except the little kiddy boxes hahaha
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Disvo
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Only possible on 189 wets sorry bruh
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SofaKingSick
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thebusiness19Damn that actually sounds like it could be the missing piece, I almost always set it to go to regs. So thinking of it as like a broken up 180 could make this work 🙏🙏

That's def how a lot of people learn it. And then as you get used to it/better at it and get some edge control, then the next step is being able to come off forward as well

also I think watching old school tamber footage when he was all about gorilla style helps because it kind of just exaggerates the fundamentals of rail slides-- wide stance, leaned forward, committed
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thebusiness19
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SofaKingSickThat's def how a lot of people learn it. And then as you get used to it/better at it and get some edge control, then the next step is being able to come off forward as well

also I think watching old school tamber footage when he was all about gorilla style helps because it kind of just exaggerates the fundamentals of rail slides-- wide stance, leaned forward, committed

Sheesh ... my thread is popping off with all this knowledge!

I assume you mean Tanner, right? That is such a good visual, because I don't even think about leaning forward (mostly just getting to 90 with bent knees). Shit, I might be hitting challenge rails by next time :D
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SofaKingSick
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thebusiness19Sheesh ... my thread is popping off with all this knowledge!

I assume you mean Tanner, right? That is such a good visual, because I don't even think about leaning forward (mostly just getting to 90 with bent knees). Shit, I might be hitting challenge rails by next time :D


oops sorry yeah tanner. yeah, leaning forward is a big part of it for sure. i swear 80% of people fall backward as opposed to forward when they're learning rails (plus slipping out backward generally sucks much more than tumbling forward in a fall). but yeah tanner is just generally a good person to watch to learn actually cause he has great style but it's in a way that kind of exemplifies good solid fundamentals. watch a bunch of his older footage where he's really exaggerating the gorilla style and i think it will help you key in on the important parts

just like most skiing situations, lean forward, push your shins into the tongues of your boots, and flex your core
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BCski95
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Besides the knees bent and athletic stance, I like to have people land switch over and over until their confidence grows and it forces them to do the full 90
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X_ANKILLA
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thebusiness19Rails are definitely not my strong suit in the freestyle game. I feel like on most features I usually zeech even when I feel committed to greasing. I try hitting it as centrally as I can when the lip allows for it. Doing lipslides actually helps me when the feature isn't too hectic, because that is just more of a committed maneuver in general. But I don't want to have to resort to lipslides always, they are hard haha.

My brain will always slightly err on the side of 'safety' and just zeech a little bit, even if it is 85* or so. On harder features, I balk so hard, I sometimes just do a 5050 on accident which is actually kinda lit lol.

Tips or tricks? Please no troll answers :p lolz


It's all in repetition. I was the same way a decade ago. You just gotta keep hitting rails and telling yourself to commit. Rails get easier and more controllable when you're full 90. Just keep at it. There's not quick fix to a mental block. Just slowly gotta prove to yourself that its safe and better that way. Zeeching is how you get hurt more times than not.
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hanksauce
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i also find it a bit intimidating to commit to going fully sideways on a rail, but I find it helps to keep your head forward and eyes on the end of the rail, because if I commit to the 90 it still feels like I’m facing forward. If you find you’re falling doing the 90, put more weight on your front foot and it should help you to do better and gain confidence on rails
6 days ago
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theabortionator
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hanksaucei also find it a bit intimidating to commit to going fully sideways on a rail, but I find it helps to keep your head forward and eyes on the end of the rail, because if I commit to the 90 it still feels like I’m facing forward. If you find you’re falling doing the 90, put more weight on your front foot and it should help you to do better and gain confidence on rails


Honestly not 100% but most people slip out uphill when learning rather than catching down hill
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hanksauce
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theabortionatorHonestly not 100% but most people slip out uphill when learning rather than catching down hill


I know I’m saying put more weight on the front foot, as in the foot facing down the hill
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Mr.Bishop
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thebusiness19Rails are definitely not my strong suit in the freestyle game. I feel like on most features I usually zeech even when I feel committed to greasing. I try hitting it as centrally as I can when the lip allows for it. Doing lipslides actually helps me when the feature isn't too hectic, because that is just more of a committed maneuver in general. But I don't want to have to resort to lipslides always, they are hard haha.

My brain will always slightly err on the side of 'safety' and just zeech a little bit, even if it is 85* or so. On harder features, I balk so hard, I sometimes just do a 5050 on accident which is actually kinda lit lol.

Tips or tricks? Please no troll answers :p lolz


Come off switch.
2 days ago
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skiguy04
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All in da hips
2 days ago
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