GRINDING A RAIL
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carbon.pulse
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come up to the rail with some speed, pop, and then turn roughly 90 degrees and lean forwards down the hill. but most of all COMMIT!!!
ShredtillURdead
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^haha nice
look at the end of the rail, not your feet, you dont need to lean forward or angle your skis at all, just look at the end of the rail and thats where your balance will be focused on.
look at the end of the rail, not your feet, you dont need to lean forward or angle your skis at all, just look at the end of the rail and thats where your balance will be focused on.
zesty_buddy
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commit. if u dont commit you will crash!
dont lean bak eitha. its sorta like dropping in on a skateboard..
need ta keep ya weight forward
dont lean bak eitha. its sorta like dropping in on a skateboard..
need ta keep ya weight forward
TheButterHashira
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most people call it sliding a rail but that really dosent matter just no matter what you do never call it a skier slide like that dude in that aspen free ride vid.
but id say start out on boxes to get a feel for it.
but id say start out on boxes to get a feel for it.
nathanielstyza
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what i thought about when i learned, was to make sure that u came off of the jump before u try to spin. wait till ur in the air and then start thinkin about the 90...be patient...be relaxed...and most of all commit.
MadSteezin
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Its fuckin common sense! Theres no wrong way to grind a rail, its whatever your comfortable with.
Klick_2_klaim
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find a sick grindbar, build a nice ramp with a little kick.
get some speed, hit the ramp and commit to the stunt.
preferably with your eyes on the prize!
get some speed, hit the ramp and commit to the stunt.
preferably with your eyes on the prize!
rocktheLPs
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find a ride on and turn on before. then youll start to do it in the air. then just move to one with a gap. it worked for me
-NY-STeeZE-
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idk bout that, id say searchbars are less slippery than boxes, and great to grind
TheButterHashira
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i tryed a rail before a box. it was before i skiieed park and i had been skiing pow all day and figured if i fell it wouldnt hurt. i fell off but felt cool but then tryed to slide a box and fell and hit my hip
jp_draves
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rail inbetween feet, pop, turn 90, stay low (gorilla steeze) and put a little more wieght on your front than your back if your falling back. To do so just put one hand in frong of your boot and the other kind of in between your legs, its hard to explain but once you do that you wont fall back.
rorybw
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yes but what about WEIGHT? I reckon there are some differing opinions about sliding down rails. some people say weight in between legs while others say relentlessly that you need ALL your weight on the downhill ski??? which is best?
anyway i'm trying to progress a little and can't work out if its better to keep your leading foot flat on the rail or at a slight angle? are there any official answers for a clean 90 on 90 off rail?
in fact do people either think:
Weight: between legs/all on leading leg?
Leading foot angle: flat/slight angle?
anyway i'm trying to progress a little and can't work out if its better to keep your leading foot flat on the rail or at a slight angle? are there any official answers for a clean 90 on 90 off rail?
in fact do people either think:
Weight: between legs/all on leading leg?
Leading foot angle: flat/slight angle?
Mex_LineJib^a
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wow, i'm pleasantly surprised to see no hate in this thread... just plain good advice. well done kids.
Mex_LineJib^a
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and yeah do what everyone else says... takes a bit to get comfortable
Mooose...
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Railslide is one of the many tricks that you can perform on straight
rails. In this section, learn how to do a Railslide. You can use the
animation as you go through our easy-to-follow steps.
STEP 1: To start off, ski at moderate speed and approach the rail.
STEP 2: As you reach the rail, twist 90 degress so your Skis will be perpendicular to the rail. Make sure that the soles of your Ski Boots are at the center of the rail to maintain balance.
STEP 3: Glide smoothly and keep your weight centered
on both feet in order to stay balanced. Focus at the end of the rail.
This will really help you to finish the trick sucessfully.
STEP 4: As you reach the end of the rail, turn your
shoulders the way you want to exit. Your Skis should be parallel to the
rail before you land.
STEP 5:
Slide off the rail for a smooth landing and then ride away.
This is one of the basic maneuvers that you can do on straight rails.
Get comfortable in moving on rails or boxes so you can progress to more
difficult tricks.
rails. In this section, learn how to do a Railslide. You can use the
animation as you go through our easy-to-follow steps.
STEP 1: To start off, ski at moderate speed and approach the rail.
STEP 2: As you reach the rail, twist 90 degress so your Skis will be perpendicular to the rail. Make sure that the soles of your Ski Boots are at the center of the rail to maintain balance.
STEP 3: Glide smoothly and keep your weight centered
on both feet in order to stay balanced. Focus at the end of the rail.
This will really help you to finish the trick sucessfully.
STEP 4: As you reach the end of the rail, turn your
shoulders the way you want to exit. Your Skis should be parallel to the
rail before you land.
STEP 5:
Slide off the rail for a smooth landing and then ride away.
This is one of the basic maneuvers that you can do on straight rails.
Get comfortable in moving on rails or boxes so you can progress to more
difficult tricks.
TerminatorX
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STEP 1: To start off, ski at moderate speed and approach the rail.
STEP 2: As you reach the rail, twist 90 degress so your Skis will be perpendicular to the rail. Make sure that the soles of your Ski Boots are at the center of the rail to maintain balance.
STEP 3: Glide smoothly and keep your weight centered
on both feet in order to stay balanced. Focus at the end of the rail.
This will really help you to finish the trick sucessfully.
STEP 4: As you reach the end of the rail, turn your
shoulders the way you want to exit. Your Skis should be parallel to the
rail before you land.
http://www.abc-of-skiing.com/images/tutorials/railslide-step4.gif[/img
[b]STEP 5:[/b]
Slide off the rail for a smooth landing and then ride away.
[img]http://www.abc-of-skiing.com/images/tutorials/railslide-step5.gif
STEP 2: As you reach the rail, twist 90 degress so your Skis will be perpendicular to the rail. Make sure that the soles of your Ski Boots are at the center of the rail to maintain balance.
STEP 3: Glide smoothly and keep your weight centered
on both feet in order to stay balanced. Focus at the end of the rail.
This will really help you to finish the trick sucessfully.
STEP 4: As you reach the end of the rail, turn your
shoulders the way you want to exit. Your Skis should be parallel to the
rail before you land.
http://www.abc-of-skiing.com/images/tutorials/railslide-step4.gif[/img
[b]STEP 5:[/b]
Slide off the rail for a smooth landing and then ride away.
[img]http://www.abc-of-skiing.com/images/tutorials/railslide-step5.gif
Here's a great exercise that you can practice at home to help you figure out your balance/weighting:
Put a skateboard on the ground in front of you and hop forwards to land on it. Start small and then gradually increase the gap.
Once you can do that, try taking a bit of speed into it, walking in at first and then eventually coming in at a jog and hopping on with some good forward momentum.
Obviously, the board is going to move when you land on it, and the balance that you need for landing on and rolling with the board is almost identical to how you will need to balance when you hop onto a rail.
The other nice thing about this exercise, is it will teach you to land with feet at 90 degrees.
Remember to start small, and if you are really sketched out on trying it at first you can even have somebody spot you by standing to the side and holding your hand (no homo
) the first few times. It will get easy after some time, just like rails....
Hope that helps, have fun!
Put a skateboard on the ground in front of you and hop forwards to land on it. Start small and then gradually increase the gap.
Once you can do that, try taking a bit of speed into it, walking in at first and then eventually coming in at a jog and hopping on with some good forward momentum.
Obviously, the board is going to move when you land on it, and the balance that you need for landing on and rolling with the board is almost identical to how you will need to balance when you hop onto a rail.
The other nice thing about this exercise, is it will teach you to land with feet at 90 degrees.
Remember to start small, and if you are really sketched out on trying it at first you can even have somebody spot you by standing to the side and holding your hand (no homo
) the first few times. It will get easy after some time, just like rails....Hope that helps, have fun!
andrew.
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thats actually how i learned. someone told me that it was like running and jumping onto a skateboard. the truth is, theres no wrong way to do it. just go for it the first few times and eventually you will figure out a way that works for you. so next time youre thinking things through, just go for it, falling off wont hurt all that much anyways
MC_POUTINE
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if youre on a down rail look jump on where the rail is level to the lip
Where-am-I
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committing is very important, if you dont you will either wuss out or suddenly realize oh shit i'm on a rail