Really Annoying and Stupid Problem

[teflon66]

So I can 270 on, fs swap, 270 off, and stay on long rails at mountains

But for some fucking annoying reason, I keep falling off midway through my pvc rail.

I put a 10-foot rail together with an 8-foot rail, but always fall off before the end.

Any help would be great, this is really bugging me.

 

[Swandog7]

patience might be key, could be something with your upper body, or might just be your setup. Might be crooked or something idk. I get fazed a little to on my setup a lot.

 

[teflon66]

I just spend a few hours today trying different things, but I still fell off early like 90% of the time

 

[BWalmer]

You probably don't have enough speed. At mountains/on snow you typically go much faster than on a backyard setup (without really realizing it).

 

[teflon66]

I definitely have enough speed, I can slide the rail to the end and do 270s, I keep falling off because it's something I'm doing, but I don't know what

 

[Swandog7]

You probably don't have enough speed. At mountains/on snow you typically go much faster than on a backyard setup (without really realizing it).

This as well. It can be a little easier with more speed. Take a bike for example, when you are cruising you don't think of balance at all, and if you can ride no handed you'll agree it's easier to do at higher speeds. It's a lot easier to ride a bike going 10mph (let's say that's what you get on the hill) versus going like 2 mph in your garage (say that's your set up). That wasn't a great analogy but hopefully you get the gist of it.

 

[270on420out]

Make sure your rail is perfectly centered, or that you are locking in your grind correctly.

 

[teflon66]

Any tips for balancing myself on the rail better?

 

[VV.XTREME]

Any tips for balancing myself on the rail better?

get low, look at the end of the rail, and speed factor needs to be up

 

[teflon66]

get low, look at the end of the rail, and speed factor needs to be up

I'm doing that, but I don't understand why I'm sliding off before the end

 

[270on420out]

I'm doing that, but I don't understand why I'm sliding off before the end

Is your rail on a perfectly flat surface?

Is it completely parallel to your landing?

Do you straddle the rail to get onto it, or do you urban on?

 

[teflon66]

I'm pretty sure that the hill my rail is on is completely flat.

My rail is parallel to the landing.

I straddle the rail

 

[maxstr]

Show a video

 

[L0gic]

Show a video

Yeah, it's really hard to give advice when we can't see what you're doing.

 

[zwilly]

Is it a box or a tube rail? For summer a box is hard lock on too, tube pvcs are easier.

 

[teflon66]

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/watch[/video]

 

[teflon66]

Alright I'm a noob how do you upload videos

 

[tdollo]

snort come

 

[fredyferl]

Look in front of you or towards the end of the rail, that's the best tip I ever got. It's simple but it works. Looking at your skis is the worst thing you can do

 

[_salty_]

snort come

This is some really solid advice I started doing pretzels like Todd wallmuts when I started doing this.