Learn unnaturals?

[Toona]

Should I learn how to slide a rail unnaturaly before I attempt any back or front swaps? I've been trying but I keep bodyslamming the rail whenever I try and slide my unnatural way so I'm wondering if I really need em

 

[Slowbro]

Should I learn how to slide a rail unnaturaly before I attempt any back or front swaps? I've been trying but I keep bodyslamming the rail whenever I try and slide my unnatural way so I'm wondering if I really need em

It would help you

 

[ScootSkiLyfe]

After skiing park for 7-8 years I just recently started hitting more rails unnatural. It makes a hugeeee difference. I am now way more confident at swapping more aggressive rails (kinks, etc) and I am more confident at swapping earlier on features.

Just start off small with low to the ground, ride on features. It’s kind of like relearning rails but a bit faster because you know how it feels to slide a rail already. Just commit, put more weight on your front foot than you think you need to, and you got it.

 

[Hard]

The sooner you start going unnatural the better. The longer you wait the harder it becomes (but I guess if wait really long and get really good then it will get easier, but why wait). Skiing certainly isn't pipelined or the same progression for everyone, but I recommend: slide small rails both left foot and right foot forward, both ways to witch, both ways with both 2 outs, and then starting swaps. After swaps 2 on and switch on will come a lot easier.

 

[asparagus]

Learn your unnatural side and then learn every new rail trick both ways. It doesn’t matter too much if you can spin left and right on a jump but nobody wants to see a rail line with zero variation. Also it makes it easier to swap

 

[Toona]

Just got em down feels good after thinking about it all day in school

 

[freestyler540]

I learnt them through the 270 in on boxes. Then accidently hit the next rail unnatty from forgetting which way was natural at the last minute.

 

[Obwon]

Switch on to a box is a good way to start unnatural slides because you end up going straight of and you can turn on your natural direction. I thought the hardest part was commiting to the turn onto the rail. Also if if you go straight on unnatural doing a switch off will help u commit to the rail instead of just shifty with your feet onto the rail/box