Rail practice?

P_Steezy

P_Steezy

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rails have always been my weakness, and it seems like everyone makes them look easy as shit in all these edits floating around. is there a quick and easy way to practice rails over the summer?

I know lots of people build summer rail setups, but I'm looking for an easier way, like tramping during the summer... it may not be as beneficial as a Woodward session, but it still helps your air awareness
 
i dont know if it really helps with rails but if you just jump on things around the house, in the yard, or on the street like you would rails that may help. Also BALANCE is key.
 
Hiking a rail until you get it makes it much easier. Also, be generous with the amount of speed you have, it will be scarier at first, but with most rails it's better to come in fast. Especially down rails.
 
Sorry for the dub post, but if your having trouble with staying on your feet just imagine you are jumping onto a moving skateboard, should help.
 
When I'm skating I often do 270 ons to my board and go right into a trick, or something along those lines, also adding sex changes to skate tricks really helps your awareness of balancing on something changing position and landing back on it, my favorite trick liek that to do is a kick flip with a sex change.
 
I had some experience aggressive blading before I started skiing, and sliding rails came really naturally. The thing that some people don't notice that they need to work on the most in terms of balance is not the forward/backward balance, but the left/right balance. Balance boards are ok, but if you use them, try keeping your feet almost completely together.

Having a strong core and being in good shape will help tremendously too.
 
I'm dumb I totally forgot about aggressive blading, which is really fun and also how I have learned a lot of my rail tricks.
 
lol thats how i learned to slide left foot forward because im regular skating but i normally slide right foot forward
 
I know you don't want to build one, but a summer setup really helps you the most. Just make a really low flat box to get the feel of it, then you can start learning tricks
 
... Idk if you noticed but you're not in the air when you're on a rail so... "tramping" probably wouldn't help...Idk how good you are/ what you're trying to do but try to think about rails as a way to express yourself (not to sound artsy) if it suits you it'll flow better than if you're trying to force a style. You don't have to have the best flow or most tech tricks to be good at rails, so do what you feel and really think about what you wanna do 1st and don't be afraid to ask how to do a certain trick you like... You'll eventually reach a point where you'll be comfortable enough sliding, switching and pressing that you'll be able to do almost any trick but you can't do that if you don't understand how it works 1st... But as for working on it in the summer... skateboarding helped me (even though I suck at it). the thing that will kill you on rails is feeling like you suck... it happens to everyone, but the fact of the matter is with skiing and snowboarding you end up getting the trick right the 1st time more than most other things... it may take 4 hours or a 2 days to learn how to 450 out but that really becomes nothing once you've tried to learn how to heelflip... plus it hurts way less to fall on snow than concrete or asphalt... so skateboarding definitely (and it's easy to get started and again with that don't be afraid to ask ppl for help)... and the last thing I'll say is if it's possible build a set up all you need is a little hill some carped and a corrugated pipe... all cheap and easy to set up and take down...
 
not too lazy to build one, just seeing if there is a quick, easy way around having to build one that serves just as much benefit. I'll definitely look into it though cuz it seems pretty simple to make a pvc rail, just the drop in might be kinda tough
 
I wasn't talking about tramping helping me out on the rails, I was just giving an example of what I was looking for, but in terms of practicing jumps
 
no, not really the same... you either need to build a setup or spend november hiking rails..

reps=proggression
 
yes the same

gets you comfy landing right on top of rails

that's why i was able to slide rails and boxes both ways my first day
 
the way i sometimes practice, when im not on my summer set up, i push my skateboard a little bit, then jump on it while its moving, do a couple switch ups and a spin off, helps balance
 
if you have any kind of hill at your house build a small pvc rail. you can hike it all you want and never pay for ski tickets. thats how i learned how to switch up both ways and 2 on
 
At first glance I thought this idea was super gay, but now that I think about it, bombing a hill with tight trucks doing all 4 swaps would be fucking badass
 
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