I posted this a few pages back for slappy FS crooks but figure it might help for people who missed it:
Watch the video to see what I’m talking about…..
Here’s my tips FWIW…
Wax helps but too much wax means you slip out easy.
I don’t weight my heel at all,
Front foot is at 45 degrees maybe toes very slightly hanging off, back foot on the bolts or just behind. ( edit like the post above, my back heel is hanging off the heel side edge.
Approach at a bit less than 45 degrees and carve in on your toes ever so slightly on final approach ( so you hit at about 45 )
Just before your wheels hit, (& this is the key bit!) push the board slightly in front of you and unweight the front foot so the front wheels are weightless as they actually hit the curb and can ride up.
Immediately weight the ball/ toes of your front foot and stand up on it but still pushing forward if that makes sense!
Hopefully you can see the above in this clip, I’ve kinda scrubbed back and forth to show what I’m describing,
https://i.imgur.com/Sc1wNLP.mp4EDIT: To get out to regs I find I focus on pushing the ball of my front foot away from me again so I’m leaning back slightly then transfer your weight to the back foot like you’re coming out of a Fs nose slide. You can pivot out a bit that way too. It’s easier on a more waxy curb.
To come out fakie you just stand up on the front truck more and your momentum pulls you out. This is the easier option on a sticky curb.
I don’t think learning FS noseslides helps much, it’s a different action.
Also for SW crooks ( at least BS ) I find really exaggerating that push away from you while making sure you keep your shoulders “closed” to the curb rather than open really helps.
My Final 2 cents on the question of vertical curbs. That’s all we have too. You just need to really lean back and really go light to let the board ride up….
This is a totally vertical curb. See how straight my front leg gets as my wheels hit……
https://i.imgur.com/HLbMGF2.mp4