Down Rail/Tube Tips

[450out.]

Need some tips on down rails and tubes. Once I get them, I can usually slide them fine, but it takes hours and a ton of falling before I can get them on lock, while I see other guys get them in just a few minutes. Anybody got any pointers?

 

[Miomo]

What you're saying is that you can get one rail in a few hours, but once you move onto another one, you can't stay on or something?

Just practice. Get more experience.

 

[stupendous-man]

Its like any other rail... just... down. lean forward more, look at the end of the rail.

 

[Tacocat]

If you get off early try to jump on it parallel to the rail not coming in sideways. Well that's what helps me. (I hope you understand, my English isn't the best)

 

[johnnyBuz]

Lately I have been hitting all rails from an urban angle, whether they are urban or not. Like, even if I can go straight on I still hit it from the side.

Is this good practice or bad form?

 

[will_powder]

It's way better IMO. Look better, lets you lock onto the box or rail easier. Plus you can work on your "lipside" tricks even though there isn't really a lipside.

 

[egg.]

Tubes = boxes, for real though

 

[Tacocat]

Not really.

Tubes are way more fun

 

[yuck]

this is all you should need to hear OP, the rest is up to you.

 

[Tikayt]

Maybe take a bit more speed, I dunno how fast you hit them but often I advice to go faster than what you are used to.

 

[egg.]

I agree but as far as difficulty thay are practically the same

 

[IanAvery-Leaf]

um what?

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[first_rodeo]

i feel like tubes are for skiers who cant do corrigated or normal donkey dick FDs

 

[edai]

Bend your knees and get lower to the rail once youre fully on.

 

[CrotchKiller]

or for skiers who like tubes....

corrugated tubes are bunk

 

[~Gotama~]

wtf are you trying to say?

 

[Jibberino]

First of all, I think you mean lipsLide. And second of all, yes, there is a lipslide, it's a trick. However you can only really do a lipslide on a urban setup rail/box.

 

[~Gotama~]

lipslipe just means your tails (or tips, if youre switch) go over the rail. the set up / height of the rail over the lip doesnt make a difference, other than that it looks cooler and is ballsier on an urban set up.

 

[CrotchKiller]

no one counts it as a LIPSLIDE unless you actually have to get your tips over something

 

[FIRETHECANNONS]

Its basically the same as any other rail, just a bit more slippery and and smoother. I prefer them actually, but just slide it like any other rail, and maybe lean forward just a touch more.

 

[will_powder]

Hence why I put "lipslide" in quotations because its not really a lipslide.