Confidence Confidence Confidence! Thats what it boils down to. But I might have a few tips for you. I'm not the biggest fan of rails and boxes, but I've done a few, so anyone with any better tips please weigh in.1st off, work up to it. Make a few passes right next to it to set your speed. The 1st time you hit a box, most peoples biggest mistake is going really slow and trying to feel it out.This is a bad idea. Most boxes at terrain parks are very slippery, so when you go really slow and cannot use your edge, you slip off. Then again, if you hit it at full speed withoutknowing what is going to happen, you'll probably fall too since its your first time. The trick to the 1st one is, find a speed that you won't be scared of, but is fast enough thatyou won't stall on the box. If you can find a short box, even better!2nd tip is, hit it square. Make sure you
Confidence Confidence Confidence! Thats what it boils down to. But I might have a few tips for you. I'm not the biggest fan of rails and boxes, but I've done a few, so anyone with any better tips please weigh in.1st off, work up to it. Make a few passes right next to it to set your speed. The 1st time you hit a box, most peoples biggest mistake is going really slow and trying to feel it out.This is a bad idea. Most boxes at terrain parks are very slippery, so when you go really slow and cannot use your edge, you slip off. Then again, if you hit it at full speed withoutknowing what is going to happen, you'll probably fall too since its your first time. The trick to the 1st one is, find a speed that you won't be scared of, but is fast enough thatyou won't stall on the box. If you can find a short box, even better!2nd tip is, hit it square. Make sure you've done your speed check far enough away that you can align the board and box straight on for your first 50-50. If you're off angle, you mightspin, or fly off one side or the other. You might get away with using your edge ONCE. But I find that anytime I go up on edge, it catches or it slings me off. The more experienceyou get on boxes, the more you'll figure out how to distribute weight on your nose and tail to readjust. But for the first time, try to dial it in on the prep work.3rd, Have fun. You're going to fall. Maybe not your first hit, or your second, but it is going to happen. It happens to everyone. Its not humiliating to fall in a terrain park. Take sometime and just watch everyone else. On average, I fall 10-15 times hitting the jumps. And honestly, if people laugh its because the wrecks are funny. They're not laughing at youbecause you couldn't do it, they're laughing at you because you've probably landed on your back and end-overed. Just laugh it off and continue on. When you progress, you crashsome. But by now you have enough skill to know how to fall and not take a big hit, instead of the days of learning where it hurts bad.Just take a day and work up to it. Pop off the ramp that leads to the box without going over the box a few times and just get it in your head “I'm going to do this.” Sooner or later,you will!Hope this helps!
