# What is a rail combo

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [August 29, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-rail-combo/292481 "2018-08-29T21:43:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![CosmicCaleb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cosmiccaleb/32/19010_2.png) [@CosmicCaleb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CosmicCaleb)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-rail-combo/292481/1 "2018-08-29T21:43:01Z")

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What is a rail combo?

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**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-rail-combo/292481/2 "2018-08-29T21:47:24Z")

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A combo where the yoyo slides along the string but never leaves the string. Skin the gerbil is the first rail combo most people learn.

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-rail-combo/292481/3 "2018-08-29T23:17:10Z")

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Aha like a rail grind in skateboarding

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/c/d/fcd09982d3c28a1bc95d625be3a7c4d0a8f819db.jpeg "Skateboarding Tricks : How to Grind a Rail on a Skateboard") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdtr90RIkHk)

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**Author:** ![YoYoExpertEric](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexperteric/32/602379_2.png) [@YoYoExpertEric](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertEric)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-rail-combo/292481/4 "2018-08-30T14:38:57Z")

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also this:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/c/2/3c2a3b5d49a293f08a41f8b3f87c702a753e2406.jpeg "【yoyo】20111123\_present condition【Rail Combo】") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJYC3rzeFU8)

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**Author:** ![YoYoExpertEric](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexperteric/32/602379_2.png) [@YoYoExpertEric](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertEric)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-rail-combo/292481/5 "2018-08-30T14:40:23Z")

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also another very popular rail/speed combo people look up is this:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/6/0/c6040001f343522e426e746cd41557a984b008e7.jpeg "Gentry Stein tutorial - speed combo yoyo trick") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKOYkx5emxQ)

This is a great way to rack up some serious points in competitions! 🙂