Grinding help

look to th end of the rail to help staying centered. if you're thinking about spinning off rails you need to "scissor" or "pretzel" your skis to help lock onto the rail to begin the spin.
 
What do you mean by "can't do anything"?

Do you have trouble sliding at all or do you have trouble doing tricks on them?
 
make sure to not lean back put most of your weight on your front foot so you don't slip out and then way the end of the rail and you will get it

 
also remember to jump then turn. people always seem to turn the jump and they just slide off the rail. it seems obvious but a lot of ppl do it
 
not sure this kid is looking to spin off just yet...

pop, spin, square your shoulders to the rail and look at the end of it. make sure you arent leaning back, a lot of people do this i think because they expect the rail to bite in and slow them down, but it wont, and if you are leaning back youre gona get some nasty bruises. keep a mid wide stance too.

practice makes perfect but it might help to start on boxes first.
 
So for your first rail you are going to want to chose something fairly low to the ground, with a classic style lip. (Easier than skate style at first if you are just starting,) Try and find a rail with the lip as high as the rail.

1. Radness call-out first, obviousely. Give a solid "HEY CHECK ME OUT SLIDING THIS RAIL!"

2. You have to drop in confident, if you drop in thinking you are only going to slide half the rail, you probably will. Come in with more speed than you think you need and be ready to slide the whole thing.

3. Give a solid pop off the lip. This will help you get on the rail smoothly, and you will have to do this once you start hitting rails that aren't ride-on. Don't try and turn into the rail before you are in the air.

4. Try and land as lightly as possible and imagine you just ran and jumped onto a skateboard. Land with your weight balanced, not leaning forward or backward. As soon as you land on the rail and are stable for a moment, look at the end of the rail, and try to move as little as possible. The last point sounds weird but I find it works well on the simpler rails.

5. Land, ride away like a boss.

6. CLAIM HARD
 


Heres a good example of why you need to pop on the rail, actually jump even if its a ride on, trust me, you will get why Em saying this when you get better at it and move on to harded rails
 
what i used to do a lot was go too fast for the rail, then pop up way high so that i came down hard on the rail. that makes it hard to stay balanced. so you want to come in and when you pop your only a couple inches above the rail and when you land on it its not too hard and you will have more forward momentum
 
for me its my transition from the jump to the rail, like the kid above me i used to pop too high thinking i had to and i didnt have much practice, rails were scary then. but once you get it, it becomes natural and for most rails you really dont have to pop at all..after that its footing and the way your feet grip the rail..then its all balance...check the trick tip forum or any like that and you can get some more in depth advice. but i got good through practice, falling a lot, and approaching the jump look at the beginning of the rail.once youre on, look at the end of the rail...you wont progress by looking at your skis
 
Talk to yourself all the way from the drop in to the slide. Just keep repeating weight centered, eyes forward, legs shoulder width. I found this to help because I'd always forget one of those things and fall backwards. Once you do it a few times, it becomes easier to the point where sliding simple rails takes no effort.
 
prolly the most important tip for just starting. you can avoid a lot of frustration and cluelessness to why you keep sliding off the side of the rail.
 
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