Author Topic: Backside tailslides. (Read 1981 times)

Mullet Man · « **on:** April 01, 2007, 09:36:15 AM »

Help me.

jrock · « **Reply #1 on:** April 01, 2007, 09:37:11 AM »

learn em nollie first

defiantnate · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2007, 09:49:21 AM »

When you get in, keep your shoulders parallel to the ledge unless you want to go fakie and push through it with your back foot. You want most of your weight on that back foot.

Mullet Man · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2007, 09:56:00 AM »

Do you ollie from an angle, or parallel with the ledge?

defiantnate · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2007, 09:58:50 AM »

An angle might be easier at first, but I always ride pretty parallel to it. It's really all in the back foot. Remember that.

jrock · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2007, 11:25:39 AM »

maybe try going straight on and ollie-ing over the back. Don't make it a habit, but it might help to learn it. I usually hit it with a slight angle, and I almost always go to fakie. Its probably better to learn it to forward though; you have more control that way. Do what Nate said about keeping your shoulders parallel to the ledge.

Universal Remonster · « **Reply #6 on:** April 02, 2007, 04:12:05 AM »

ollie above then jam it in

sheffledge · « **Reply #7 on:** April 02, 2007, 04:54:52 AM »

learn back five owz

killbot · « **Reply #8 on:** April 03, 2007, 02:39:14 PM »

^

1. roll up with your shoulders parallel to the ledge.
2. compress nice and low to focus on the pop and make sure you get the tail above the ledge
3. get the part of your board directly under your heel onto the ledge
4. put all your weight on your back foot and push that fucker in front of you as much as possible.
5. come out to regs because everyone knows it looks better

Mullet Man · « **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2007, 06:25:03 PM »

Thanks, fellas. I'm a'work on this shit.

It's always been one of the illest tricks ever, but one that I slept on forever because I found them so difficult.

OttoMaddox · « **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2007, 10:44:02 PM »

Disregard thee last posts.

Learn to stall them on a curb or low ledge. Learn them real good.

Find a ledge which is a bit higher, maybe a bit lower than a bench.

Slight angle works better. Don't overwax. This trick is best when it is pushed, not sat upon.

Ollie straight up, then poke and push with your back foot.

Keep shoulders straighter if you want to come out to regs, turn them for fakie.

Most important part is learning to stall them on curbs.

Good luck.

j....soy..... · « **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2007, 10:56:39 PM »

really? cause i've been able to do them to stall since like...88...but never done a b/s tailslide on anything higher than a curb...

OttoMaddox · « **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2007, 11:05:25 PM »

Quote from: jsoy on April 04, 2007, 10:56:39 PM

really? cause i've been able to do them to stall since like...88...but never done a b/s tailslide on anything higher than a curb...

You must approach this trick with reckless abandon. Do you skate really slow?

killbot · « **Reply #13 on:** April 05, 2007, 11:52:24 AM »

yes
be a bitch and learn them to stall i'm totally wrong.

Peter · « **Reply #14 on:** April 05, 2007, 12:04:16 PM »

I basically owe my backtails to ryan smith's tricktip on the dc site.

tehmizzark · « **Reply #15 on:** April 05, 2007, 12:06:35 PM »

learn them going straight on then learn them legit

TotallyAwesome · « **Reply #16 on:** April 05, 2007, 12:07:18 PM »

i did a back tail to face plant in some grass the other day on a downhill curb...leaning too much is not cool.

Mullet Man · « **Reply #17 on:** April 05, 2007, 02:31:07 PM »

Quote from: LettusBee on April 04, 2007, 10:44:02 PM

Disregard thee last posts.

Learn to stall them on a curb or low ledge. Learn them real good.

Find a ledge which is a bit higher, maybe a bit lower than a bench.

Slight angle works better. Don't overwax. This trick is best when it is pushed, not sat upon.

Ollie straight up, then poke and push with your back foot.

Keep shoulders straighter if you want to come out to regs, turn them for fakie.

Most important part is learning to stall them on curbs.

Good luck.

Yes, I thought about learning them this way o I can get used to transfering my weight to my back foot. It's nice out, I'll try a bunch today.

moustache · « **Reply #18 on:** April 05, 2007, 03:09:26 PM »

speaking as someone who has never understood the concept of backside tailslides, but as someone who has previously had the nollie version on lock, the other day I spent an hour or so figuring out how to get into them on curbs. I think this is good, if only for getting used to the motion. If you concentrate on it too much, then you're going to find it hard when you try and roll up to anything higher with any speed.

That said go skate a curb and scoop the shit out of that back foot, it's all in the shoulders, and I'd suggest a slight angle at first....

Feel free to ignore all this though, as I've only just worked out the motion to get my tail onto a curb and the aforementiond nollie version on blocks has long since left the building anyway... Just know sliding a backtail to regs to fakie from regular or from nollie feels awesome. And that's what counts. Now if only I could do back 5's on anything higher than a curb, and then figure out how the hell you get into a Backsmith smooth enough to grind the shit out of it...

Fucking winter.

cahl · « **Reply #19 on:** April 05, 2007, 08:40:19 PM »

gave up on reg back tails and started learning kf bs tails...some reason i think they're easier

Author Topic: Backside tailslides. (Read 1981 times)

jrock

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jrock

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