Trouble with urban- on rails

J_Steez

J_Steez

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inb4 gaper, inb4 pussyI can hit rails pretty good with a slight urban on, I just learned front 4's out of flat box but other than that I am not a great rail skier or park skier in general. I have trouble hitting dfd's and donkey dicks that have a larger urban on. I fell once pretty hard catching my tips on the rail so im kinda pussy when it comes to these rails. I was just wondering best way to hit them...
 
if it's a down rail it's a lot easier than you think. just go in with speed and if you have enough you barely even have to pop because your speed will carry you to a lower part of the rail. dont know if that made sense but yeah.
 
im the opposite. i can only hit rails with a nice urban on and i find it easier to do tricks. ride on rails or small lips make it harder to balance on and i usually slip off the side.
 
Draw an imaginary line going out from the lip at the same angle as the lip. Where that line touches the top of the rail is where you want to visualize yourself landing. Come in with some speed, it is better to go to far down the rail than not make it on top. When you get more comfortable with it you will be able to go slower and ollie harder to get you on. You do not want to land directly on top of the rail, aim for the side a little and when you hit it kind of roll over to the top of the rail, this will keep you from sliding off the other side.
 
god I hate when the jumps to get on rails are so small ;-; It definitely intimidates me to the point where I won't even try it anymore and I'm excellent at rails. However, when I'm about to pop up onto the rail, while on the jump, and the rail itself is almost up to my ribs....well you get the idea
 
Yeah just get some speed, and try to land further down on the rail while looking at the end of it. Don't worry too much about catching your tips. Just be patient, and turn your legs after you're above the rail.

I've personally never understood the point of urban-style rails in the terrain park. It literally just wastes the first 5 feet of rail, because you have to take speed into it to stay balanced, so the rail has to be at least 30 ft to actually have enough time on it to do tricks. Urban setups are for urban environments, where you don't have enough space to get a good set-up or in run.

If I were to design a park, it would have a nice 3 foot gap between every rail and the lip, so you could get onto the beginning of the rail with speed, and ride the whole thing, instead of barely being able to tap the end.
 
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