Summer rail setup vs tramp
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BianKarrett
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Imo i would rather have a tramp. Summer setups are a lot of work and you cant always apply ticks youve learned on short pvc tubes to the metal rails of a ski area
zakattack66
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Tramp for jumps, Rail set up for rails. what do you want to be better at?
270on420out
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Get a tramp. There's only so much you can learn with a summer setup. (Unless you build a ton of crazy rails and have a huge yard. If that's the case, then I'd get a summer setup)
fries
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Coming from someone who has had both i would say my summer setup helped me a ton and really improved my rail game, before it i could barely slide rails and now i can blind swap, k-fed etc. . My trampoline didn't help with much but thats because I havent went for much on snow other than backflips and 360. So basically, If you are a jump person trampoline is almost a necessity for getting comfortable on tricks rather than learning them first time on snow, and a great way to kill time over the summer, but if you want to be really good at rails then get a setup and put some hard work into building it.. you wont regret it.
Pole-Less
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Sometimes professional help is important with tramp if you aren't going to get pads etc. if you enjoy jumps more get the tramp, if you like rails get rails, or base it on skill level. I would make a rail setup because there is more variety to tricks you can do on rails then on a tramp, plus rails are fun and IMO less tiring then tramp work. Hope it helps.
gnar_whal
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Honestly, I would think this through. Do you have trampoline/gymnastics facilities near you that you could use to practice jumps? Lots of times they will have olympic tramps which are way better than regular tramps. That way you could build a summer setup while still being able to practice both rails and jumps. If not tho, I would go with the tramp. I didn't have a summer setup (but had a tramp) the past summer so I just used these carpet shoe things on a metal pole. Works aight if you have no other choice
brov1
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first off if you ask any real coach if tramp translates to snow they will tell you not at all excluding simple flips (backies, fronts, flats, etc) the pop is different the throw angle is off its not at all the same. if you go to any ski training facility all the little kids can throw dubs, but can they cork 7 or rodeo 5 on snow, nope. the only thing trams really train is air awareness, which is essential.
a summer rail setup translates immediately to snow, so if you want to get good at rails fast and have a nice big backyard than the setup is easily the way to go.
i think tramps are way more fun though
a summer rail setup translates immediately to snow, so if you want to get good at rails fast and have a nice big backyard than the setup is easily the way to go.
i think tramps are way more fun though
shin-bang
Active member
Summer setup. Period. Endless sketchy rail combos. It helps your rail Game so much. I went from barely locking onto to rails, to swaps, kfeds, switch on, 2s on, +others, and the confidence/balance/scissoring ability for rails
also so my resort has no jumps, so I built a rather large setup Since I really have no hope for nice jumps like park city, Jackson, or targhee. I do have to say it's paid off.