Fast Rail Sliding

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123ski

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Ok you guys told me that i would be able to keep balanced on rails if i Hit them fast. Now i am hiting them fast but by the time i get 8-10 feet down the rail I am on the very tips or tails of my skis and i fall off. what else am i doing wrong?

 
now that you can do them fast. slow it down a bit and try to gain your balance.

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practice.... you'll get it.

'Hey, don't make me come over there and beat you with your dads belt' - My Brother on the speaker phone to his friend
 
Make sure that your 90 degrees to the rail, and make sure you stay at 90 degrees.

T-lo
 
The trick is to line up the rail on the inrun... Look down the rail as if it's the barrel of a shotgun, and do not turn on your approach... Ski straight for the rail, using the snowplow if you need to slow down. If you can, focus on skiing straight for the end of the rail, even before you get onto it. When you take off, the rail should be directly under your crotch (let the rail go between your legs on your way up...) Keep your legs bent, twist to 90, with your feet shoulder width apart, trying to keep your hands and shoulders square with the end of the rail. Suck your knees up to meet the rail, instead of taking too much air and banging down on it. Once you get more comfortable, your hands will naturally stay at your side as you relax and grease the shiznit with style.

There is no right or wrong way to jib rails, and mileage is the best tecnique, but this method works well for me.

 
never set all of your weight onthe rail. suck up the pop from the jump and set you feet lightly on the rail, this makes sliding easier, and when it comes time to pop off, you can put more pressure on the rail to pop.

 
Like natedawg said, all this stuff helps, but its all in the mileage. Do it a ton and you'll get used to it.

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Make sure when you land on the rail, your feet are right on top of it. If they are too far forward or back, you're going to eventually fall. Getting on the rail makes the biggest difference I think to whether it will be a successful slide or not.

 
Couldn't have said it better. It's all about practice. I had never tried rails until the other night so I spent like three hours hitting this one rail and then hiking back up and hitting it again. By the end of the night I could slide the whole 15 feet.

Where did you find it?

I don't know. I was too excited. We're in the Lesbian stronghold
 
you just pop into it and turn your ski perpendicular to tha rail. ( for trapezoid)

but, hte angle of the rail must fit with tha angle of tha snow before it.

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Key is not looking at the rail, look out to the horizon line or a lift tower or something to keep your head up. be sure to keep your feet wide as not to land on your dumper. Trapozoids are a little different you can either jump on to it or slide right onto it. If you jump its about the same as a straight, look for the top kink and land with your legs apart, when you get to the first kink you have to press with your front leg to you keep contact. If you slide on, you need a lot more speed and when you hit the rail you need to keep your weight way forward.

 
Who the hell told you to hit the rails fast...hit them as slow as possible so you can stay more stable on the rail.....if you hit them to fast you slam down onto the rail and that where you loose all your balance.....

-my name is sirjibsalot i like to jib rails alot, curved ones,kinked ones, long ones, short ones, rainbow ones, and hand rail ones, because my name is sirjibsalot-
 
well my problem was that i could get onto the rail and then i would fall off after about 2 feet. now i can do the whole thing going fast after everyone told me to go fast, and an article said to go fast. so now i can go fast but i still dont have balance. what is the trick to balancing sir jibs alot?

 
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