Switching up on rails?

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iamdan.

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Got a quick question, since I want to learn these this year...

First...easiest type of rail to learn these on? I am very comfortable on rails, switch ons, reverse 270's out, etc, etc...but what type of rail is ideal for these switch ups on rails? F-D? Straight rails? Length? Anything...?

Second...now I know I am most comfortable sliding left foot forward on any rails...have yet to try left foot forward (should I try before doing switch-ups?). But which way do you start a rail knowing your going to switch-up...do you start your natural way, then pop the 180 and slide the rest your un-natural way? Or is it vice-versa?

Thanks, hope to see some discussion... :)
 
if youre doing them on a rail front side is easier in my opinion, if youre doing them on a box blindside switch ups are easier, if you go switch onto the box and do front side then it might be easier
 
i do natural to un natural, just on a flat rail is probly easyer than anything. If its longer you have more time to set up so it should be better for you.
 
So...I should start on boxes first from the sounds of things...

I hate boxes though, I feel like my skis are so restricted on them...whereas rails are just simply free to allow my skis to do anything. Anyone else get this feeling?
 
i'm left foot forward also.  i usually go unnatural-natural on backside switchups and natural-unnatural for frontside.  a mellow flatdown is the best place to learn.

 
boxes are about 10x harder to switch up on, you can get a grip to to it like a rail to spin. If you spin left then switch to left foot forward to fs switch up will get your confedence up a lot very easy it just flows around.
 
You should really just start out on whatever you feel the most comfortable on, and if thats rails then go for it, everyone has their preferences.
 
if you can do 270s on then on boxes its easy to just do a 270 on then since you have the momentum to do a blindside (or uphill) switch up.
 
i just learned them this season, its easiest on a longish flat, i went unnatural to blindside to natural, but thats because it was the only way i could spin natural and keep my momentum
 
I'd say it's easiest on Flat Down rails or Rainbow Rails. Mainly because you don't need to jump up as much as a flat rail. I did my first switchup backside on a F-D rail but then I did frontsides on a rainbow. I find it way harder to do them on a flat rail.
 
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