OK so practice is the only thing?

I have got Elise and Zoe to 'Master' level quite easily
(working on Moby now) but I still end up missing some
rails completely.. (and that often results in me banging
my head on them!) -- Elise is definitely the best character
in the game.. very fast and quick at tricks..

I find that if i approach at a slight angle I can get on
easier.. I think it might be possible to approach in a
straight line do a small jump when near the start of rail
and flick the board sideways and land on the rail..

I will have to see because sometimes when i try to do
a small jump i end up jumping the entire rail because i'm
at max boost. *Need to learn how/when to jump onto it..