SkierFromOhio
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I can do normal boxes and rails and am looking to try a down box. How much more difficult are down rails then flat rails. Any tips will help
Are down rails hard to do?
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.GaperMan.
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Go slower
hop on the rail normally,
keep your weight a little more on your front foot, after bang
hop on the rail normally,
keep your weight a little more on your front foot, after bang
owen.greene_
Member
idk try one and figure it out like I did
Blindsurfer
Active member
easier
AlexFogo85
Member
For some people it can be harder to lock, just be really focused on keeping the weight of your front foot side shoulder and hip down hill
Ron_Jeremy
Member
I think down rails are much easier. Down rails to me seem much easier than down boxes idk why. As long as you keep your weight a little forward you'll stomp it
will_powder
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13346516:dickrabbit said:
Go faster
dispatchQ_main
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13346777:will_powder said:
i agree go faster
skitheweast
Member
Stay flat and level on the rail, dont lean back and you're alright. same thing as flat rails.
Youngfeiler
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13347304:j_s said:
Yeah make sure not to lean back.
13347355:milk_man said:
Truuu I've eaten shit on down tubes sometimes when they are mad slippery and I don't expect...
But yea you will won't to lean more forward than you think, and my biggest advice is to get low and have mad tortilla steeze. The lower you are the better balance on the rail you will have (for slipping out/falling forward)
alistair.garland
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Super easy, just keep your weight even, if anything slightly on your front foot
assatrailz
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Just don't lean back and it will be easy af
Huck-e-Cheese
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if you just go do it i'll bet 95% chance you stomp it first try
yu.pang.12
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I do the down things with a little drag of my feet, so they will create a nice angle with the rail.
MLJ
Active member
Personally, I find downrails to be much easier than flat rails. They are also less scary imo, just going straight i feel like I eat shit a lot less and no nutting ( on the rail I use)
My tips would be to come in slow, feet wide and make sure you come in parallel with the rail, but to the side. Then when you hop on you can either step on close foot first or pop and twist, I personally step on but apparently thats the worse way to do it.
Good luck!
My tips would be to come in slow, feet wide and make sure you come in parallel with the rail, but to the side. Then when you hop on you can either step on close foot first or pop and twist, I personally step on but apparently thats the worse way to do it.
Good luck!
Nucks4Luck
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13347529:parkplayground said:
essential to any trick
Prof.Pretzel
Member
Personally down rails are way easier for me and more fun. Just go in with a comfortable amount of speed and do it just like any other rail or box. Make sure you commit to it so you dont slip out tho.
fresh_prince
Member
close your eyes, you can't be scared of what you can't see
naturally youre going to want to lean back and youd fall on your butt. dont lean forward too much to the extent that you catch your front edge though. its more of a 60/40 distribution of your weight- 60% on your back foot and 40% on your front foot. if anything you should put more weight on your back foot though. the fall backward will be much less painful than the fall forward
supersquid
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i think rails are easier than boxes the big surface are feels weird. my biggest tip for learning down rails is dont concentrate on leaning forward to match the angle of the rail. your body will naturally land where you need it. just stay loose and dont lean to far forward or backward
Jcollette44
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Like everything, practice makes perfect but first you have to try it
perryhunter
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13346516:dickrabbit said:
Agree! You can also do your own techniques. Do whatever you're comfortable to do. I guess nothing's hard. It just a matter of how well you've practiced it!