Help with rails

[beau90]

Hey so I know this is probably stupid but how do you ride kinks? Last year I hit our down flat down and ate shit a couple times. So I would really appreciate the help. No hate please thanks guys!

 

[SimplyClean]

You have to commit and stay centered as you hit the kink, or you'll slide off the side at the flat. But make sure to have soft knees to absorb the kink and make sure you're looking down the rail.

 

[life_is_hood]

To quote the great Tammy Whamsticks: "You just hop on, and grind it all the way to the end".

 

[Plankton]

if its going from flat to down, adjust your center of gravity so you are still centered above the rail and your bases are parallel to the rail. also keep looking at the end of the rail as you slide it

 

[Meeds]

and dont come off early. thats important too

 

[beau90]

Can you please elaborate on where your edges should be and when? Thanks man!

 

[.Duncan.]

On the rail…

 

[beau90]

I may be stupid but not that stupid I was talking about like if you lean your ski back right before the kink or something

 

[snakerton]

Honestly just do it a bunch of times and get a feel for the rail. Don't think about it too much

 

[Plankton]

When a lot of people are first hitting rails, their first instinct is to lean back on their edges, because that makes them feel comfortable for some reason i guess. this makes them slide out and have a bad time landing on their back on the rail. the trick is to keep your edges perpendicular to the rail, and the bases of your skis flat to it-not leaning down the rail or back. I don't remember what the first kinked rail I hit was but I remember that if you just keep looking and let yourself kind of naturally adjust it wasn't hard at allgood luck!

 

[beau90]

Thanks man!! K+

 

[tvonny]

suck your legs in right before the kink

 

[270on420out]

Might sound stupid but as you hit the kink try "stomping" down on the rail. Stay centered and look at the end of the rail.

 

[Nuno812]

athletic position... stay loose and absorb the kink...practice

 

[averageMIskier]

Just go for the disaster. Once you learn that you can easily hit the kink because you learned how to do the last part first.

 

[.Rybak.]

Don't let the rail control you.

 

[theabortionator]

Hit it with your ski pole once or twice to let it know who's boss. Then simply jump on the rail and clean it.

 

[awhipple]

just take in the kinks almost. If its a down flat down rail always remember to have your weight shifted forward