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Title: BSTS
Post by: curbslayer on April 03, 2019, 09:18:26 AM
https://www.instagram.com/bstails/

found this insta page dedicated to the best feeling trick of all time!!!
figured yall would appreciate the collection of sick slides enjoy
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: the snake on April 03, 2019, 09:25:56 AM
Just understood rear feet position watching a few vids of those, thanks dude
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: iKobrakai on April 04, 2019, 09:04:17 AM
Just understood rear feet position watching a few vids of those, thanks dude

I can do them during one session a year. The only time it makes sense. Next session it's over.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: curbslayer on April 04, 2019, 09:11:07 AM
all in your neck you look over your shoulder it works perfect look under your arm you slip out every time at least for me
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: streetsoup on April 14, 2019, 05:44:18 AM
I cant wait to get off work, fak
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: ihatejulio on April 14, 2019, 07:43:40 PM
Gospel.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8t4SIMo8xVc/T02Mw1D_MiI/AAAAAAAARgY/su4-FuFQefI/s1600/thedifferenceis.jpg)
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: curbslayer on April 15, 2019, 08:44:14 AM
Kenny has the best form
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: mongopushingmallgraber on April 16, 2019, 11:45:04 PM
Kenny has the best form

But Carrol gets those extra zest points due to that mandible claw action.  Both are insane, my fave one is Carrol's
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: offkilter on April 19, 2019, 12:01:53 PM
Lee Smith's looks pretty gross
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: nwgrandpapa on April 20, 2019, 02:54:52 PM
Lee Smith's looks pretty gross

its what kept crailtap an arms length away
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: rusty knees on May 04, 2019, 12:32:34 PM
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ec/b6/7c/ecb67cf7c472bc366354d21461da653b.jpg)
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: SSBS1080CBBSNP on October 21, 2019, 01:11:02 AM
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyr4dmrYP21r92x2wo1_400.jpg)

(https://media1.giphy.com/media/iK4R8DeGSTzqdTfsIE/giphy.gif?cid=4d1e4f294719b10c4debcfc4409665b10d43aa18cacf17b4&rid=giphy.gif)
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: rocklobster on October 21, 2019, 06:14:00 PM
Just understood rear feet position watching a few vids of those, thanks dude
Break it down for us uneducated peasants please.

I landed my first proper one after years of trying them on and off, where your shoulder is pointing heading into the trick is critical, as is pre-winding the shoulders slightly into the ledge, if that makes sense.

Justin Strubing and Ethan Fowler had some sick, high speed ones.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: HyenaChaser on October 22, 2019, 09:54:02 AM
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d7/56/01/d75601207526e7ba8fdeb324778dbf5c.jpg)
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: FS-OverKOOK on October 23, 2019, 12:13:41 PM
someday :(
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: rocklobster on October 24, 2019, 09:12:17 AM
After close to 2 decades of skateboarding (on and off) I finally managed to do more than 1 in a session. Rolled away fakie on all 3 of them but goddamn it felt good. Shoulders pointing into the ledge and slotting the board alongside the ledge really helped me from not sticking every attempt.

I'll get them coming out forward soon.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: waltercronkite on October 24, 2019, 02:02:35 PM
Dutch master delaney
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: HyenaChaser on October 25, 2019, 10:26:43 AM
(https://www.monsterchildren.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-850x566.jpg)
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: JohnnySaintLethal on November 07, 2019, 03:43:53 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4jKlQVpMS5/?igshid=manliwpcrxa9

Shameless plug. It’s my favorite trick to do. Friend took this picture back in the summer.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: art hellman on November 08, 2019, 08:46:52 AM
http://www.instagram.com/p/B4aMvZiFYkx/ (http://www.instagram.com/p/B4aMvZiFYkx/)

http://www.instagram.com/p/B4kI9NnF8fJ/?igshid=urr5cm4dswul (http://www.instagram.com/p/B4kI9NnF8fJ/?igshid=urr5cm4dswul)
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: HyenaChaser on November 08, 2019, 02:50:38 PM
^Oohhh, so that’s how you skateboard. Jeez I’ve been doing it wrong this whole time.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: Algar on November 08, 2019, 06:25:48 PM
I can barely do them on a ledge but on transition it's my go to trick, there so fun to push!and they sound awesome
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: FS-OverKOOK on November 11, 2019, 01:19:50 PM
After close to 2 decades of skateboarding (on and off) I finally managed to do more than 1 in a session. Rolled away fakie on all 3 of them but goddamn it felt good. Shoulders pointing into the ledge and slotting the board alongside the ledge really helped me from not sticking every attempt.

I'll get them coming out forward soon.
can you go into a little more depth on this topic please.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: rocklobster on November 12, 2019, 08:38:20 PM
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After close to 2 decades of skateboarding (on and off) I finally managed to do more than 1 in a session. Rolled away fakie on all 3 of them but goddamn it felt good. Shoulders pointing into the ledge and slotting the board alongside the ledge really helped me from not sticking every attempt.

I'll get them coming out forward soon.
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can you go into a little more depth on this topic please.

The shoulders bit I got from rewatching a Ben Degros video where he was crushing BS tailslides on a ledge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD9PL9hWPzM
At the 2:08 mark you can see him rolling up to the ledge at a slight angle, probably 15-20 degrees. I always thought you had to roll parallel with the ledge but I could never lock in because my tail ended up too far away from the edge; my tail wouldn't lock in flush with the edge.
At the 2:22 mark you can see his leading shoulder pointing into the ledge slightly, like he is pre-winding his torso to get into position on the ledge.

As for "slotting the tail in" I cultivated a bad habit over the years of slamming my trucks, nose and tail on top ledges when I skate. I struggled with FS tailslides for years because I was popping way above the ledge and trying to stomp it in and hope to slide. I find for tailslides I do better when adopting a light pop, short ollie (depending on the height of the ledge), and scooping your tail into position. I find this helps me lock in my tail at just the right height instead of trying to muscle and stomp my tail in like I'm killing ants.

Last thing I would add in pinpointing where you want your tail to land on the ledge as you're rolling up to it. I found myself looking and landing my board in a spot well past where I could stand up tall to slide. While I would lock in and slide I couldn't control and always came out fakie.

That was a whole lot of words for a trick, but feel free to PM me and we can nerd out over this trick.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: HyenaChaser on November 12, 2019, 10:33:35 PM
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After close to 2 decades of skateboarding (on and off) I finally managed to do more than 1 in a session. Rolled away fakie on all 3 of them but goddamn it felt good. Shoulders pointing into the ledge and slotting the board alongside the ledge really helped me from not sticking every attempt.

I'll get them coming out forward soon.
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can you go into a little more depth on this topic please.
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The shoulders bit I got from rewatching a Ben Degros video where he was crushing BS tailslides on a ledge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD9PL9hWPzM
At the 2:08 mark you can see him rolling up to the ledge at a slight angle, probably 15-20 degrees. I always thought you had to roll parallel with the ledge but I could never lock in because my tail ended up too far away from the edge; my tail wouldn't lock in flush with the edge.
At the 2:22 mark you can see his leading shoulder pointing into the ledge slightly, like he is pre-winding his torso to get into position on the ledge.

As for "slotting the tail in" I cultivated a bad habit over the years of slamming my trucks, nose and tail on top ledges when I skate. I struggled with FS tailslides for years because I was popping way above the ledge and trying to stomp it in and hope to slide. I find for tailslides I do better when adopting a light pop, short ollie (depending on the height of the ledge), and scooping your tail into position. I find this helps me lock in my tail at just the right height instead of trying to muscle and stomp my tail in like I'm killing ants.

Last thing I would add in pinpointing where you want your tail to land on the ledge as you're rolling up to it. I found myself looking and landing my board in a spot well past where I could stand up tall to slide. While I would lock in and slide I couldn't control and always came out fakie.

That was a whole lot of words for a trick, but feel free to PM me and we can nerd out over this trick.

Nah nah nah, let’s nerd out over it right here. My tentative grasp on this trick has me over-intellectualizing the rights and wrongs.

I’d like to hear some more anecdotal advice from whoever has any.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: rocklobster on November 13, 2019, 05:47:56 PM
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After close to 2 decades of skateboarding (on and off) I finally managed to do more than 1 in a session. Rolled away fakie on all 3 of them but goddamn it felt good. Shoulders pointing into the ledge and slotting the board alongside the ledge really helped me from not sticking every attempt.

I'll get them coming out forward soon.
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can you go into a little more depth on this topic please.
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The shoulders bit I got from rewatching a Ben Degros video where he was crushing BS tailslides on a ledge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD9PL9hWPzM
At the 2:08 mark you can see him rolling up to the ledge at a slight angle, probably 15-20 degrees. I always thought you had to roll parallel with the ledge but I could never lock in because my tail ended up too far away from the edge; my tail wouldn't lock in flush with the edge.
At the 2:22 mark you can see his leading shoulder pointing into the ledge slightly, like he is pre-winding his torso to get into position on the ledge.

As for "slotting the tail in" I cultivated a bad habit over the years of slamming my trucks, nose and tail on top ledges when I skate. I struggled with FS tailslides for years because I was popping way above the ledge and trying to stomp it in and hope to slide. I find for tailslides I do better when adopting a light pop, short ollie (depending on the height of the ledge), and scooping your tail into position. I find this helps me lock in my tail at just the right height instead of trying to muscle and stomp my tail in like I'm killing ants.

Last thing I would add in pinpointing where you want your tail to land on the ledge as you're rolling up to it. I found myself looking and landing my board in a spot well past where I could stand up tall to slide. While I would lock in and slide I couldn't control and always came out fakie.

That was a whole lot of words for a trick, but feel free to PM me and we can nerd out over this trick.
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Nah nah nah, let’s nerd out over it right here. My tentative grasp on this trick has me over-intellectualizing the rights and wrongs.

I’d like to hear some more anecdotal advice from whoever has any.

Couple things from yesterdays session:
1) Waxing the side of the ledge helps a lot
2) Wheel shape does make a difference, IMO. I'm still learning them so I need all the help I can get. Got a better slide when doing them with Spitfire Lock-Ins than with Classics, which was strange since they have a much larger contact patch. Or I could have been exhausted and my legs were full of lactic acid.
3) Committing to putting your weight on the tail make a world of difference. I was getting pretty lazy with them midway, I was locking in, not sliding and just bouncing off every time. Then the weird kid at the park (every park has one) mentioned that it looked like I was not committing to it. Decided to push a little harder and sit into my tail which really helped.

(Christ I could spend 2 hours at a ledge spot just doing that 1 trick)
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: fang on November 15, 2019, 08:05:34 AM
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ec/b6/7c/ecb67cf7c472bc366354d21461da653b.jpg)

hand steez champ
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: Salsa Verde on November 15, 2019, 07:48:06 PM
Kenny has the best form

Of course he does. He always has the best form for everything. Carrol holding it down as well.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: Salsa Verde on November 15, 2019, 07:49:05 PM
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d7/56/01/d75601207526e7ba8fdeb324778dbf5c.jpg)

Such a nice photo. He is surely missed.
Title: Re: BSTS
Post by: rocklobster on November 15, 2019, 09:25:24 PM
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d7/56/01/d75601207526e7ba8fdeb324778dbf5c.jpg)
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Such a nice photo. He is surely missed.

Brought back the Impossible too. I like looking at his development from grom (Quiksilver and Osiris video) to a hybrid of Dill and AVE (Mindfield) to Kirchart inspired but more stylish and tech (Gravis).