Author Topic: How do you work up the courage to learn back lips? (Read 4985 times)

nkarasch · « **on:** April 03, 2009, 09:04:33 PM »

I can't even do them short flat bars, I am to scared. I have good backside 180s, back tails, and front boards but lip is scary.

Any tips?

What was the first thing you did them on?

Tom Servo · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2009, 04:07:19 PM »

Yea they can be kind rough. Just be good enough on flatbars so you can take a fall without getting hurt because you're gonna fall on back lips when you learn them. Also, try just doing them at the very end of the rail at first. practice locking into them on curbs if you're still worried.

nkarasch · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2009, 02:10:52 AM »

Well, I set up about a 6 inch tall piece of steel that is about 4 feet long and covered it in WD40. I figured out if I try a back smith (can't do them either) I end up in lip position. The only problem is I heard some board crunching going on. If I do front lips on a flat rail to low I always break my board.

I guess when I go to a park and have access to a real flat rail that is taller I will just try a back smith and hopefully do a lipslide.

Do you guys think about it like a backside 50-50 and then just turn it at the last second? or do you pop it straight over?

Ronald Wilson Reagan · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2009, 05:25:48 PM »

back lips are back lips. Just make yourself do it. Go fast so that if you fuck up and slam you'll just land on the ground, not the bar

rocklobster · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2009, 07:43:16 PM »

watching mindfield religiously for a week helped me..... watch arto and kircharts part and you'll notice that they do them by first ollieing up then rotating that back foot/torso into the rail....

hand and looking-back steeze is critical too....

ah fuck, i did them once after trying them for 3 weeks, im just happy i can say i did that trick once in my life....

Commercial D · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2009, 11:47:45 PM »

Learn 'em on ledges first.

H8R part 4 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2009, 08:16:46 AM »

beer!
works every time.

Murdock · « **Reply #7 on:** April 06, 2009, 12:44:39 PM »

Quote from: Commercial D on April 05, 2009, 11:47:45 PM

Learn 'em on ledges first.

I first learn to stall them on a flat curb approaching really slow and not sliding then tried it on a flat bar and a couple tries later i locked it kind of. Long time ago i did one.

nkarasch · « **Reply #8 on:** April 06, 2009, 11:39:06 PM »

it just started snowing here so i haven't had a chance. maybe I will try the beer method.

nkarasch · « **Reply #9 on:** April 11, 2009, 10:21:37 PM »

ok well I finally started landing on the rail, but I ended up breaking my board.

How do you not break boards doing front/back lips on flat bars?

angryfacedman · « **Reply #10 on:** April 12, 2009, 06:31:47 AM »

Quote from: nkarasch on April 11, 2009, 10:21:37 PM

ok well I finally started landing on the rail, but I ended up breaking my board.

How do you not break boards doing front/back lips on flat bars?

smoke meth!

Corby Tender · « **Reply #11 on:** April 12, 2009, 08:26:57 AM »

^What he said.

Canuck · « **Reply #12 on:** April 14, 2009, 09:51:30 AM »

Learning them on a mini-ramp helped me a lot too.

H8R part 4 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 14, 2009, 10:10:31 AM »

Quote from: nkarasch on April 11, 2009, 10:21:37 PM

ok well I finally started landing on the rail, but I ended up breaking my board.

How do you not break boards doing front/back lips on flat bars?

learn them on curbs or ledges.

CaptainMorganFreeman · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:57:16 AM »

Quote from: nkarasch on April 11, 2009, 10:21:37 PM

ok well I finally started landing on the rail, but I ended up breaking my board.

How do you not break boards doing front/back lips on flat bars?

go faster dont try to slam your board down so hard

Mr_Snickers · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:07:32 AM »

Quote from: faster! on April 06, 2009, 08:16:46 AM

beer!
works every time.

Back to 0 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2009, 04:53:54 AM »

Quote from: Mr_Snickers on April 23, 2009, 08:07:32 AM

Quote from: faster! on April 06, 2009, 08:16:46 AM
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beer!
works every time.

[close]

if not drink some more, untill it works.

cant do em either, just nollie back lip

nkarasch · « **Reply #17 on:** April 27, 2009, 08:05:49 PM »

Quote from: Back to 0 on April 27, 2009, 04:53:54 AM

Quote from: Mr_Snickers on April 23, 2009, 08:07:32 AM
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Quote from: faster! on April 06, 2009, 08:16:46 AM
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beer!
works every time.

[close]
[close]
if not drink some more, untill it works.

cant do em either, just nollie back lip

anybody ever tried a fakie front board? on decent sized rails they are the scariest thing ever, I just kinda have to guess when to pop because I can't see where the rail is

VeganShawn · « **Reply #18 on:** April 30, 2009, 07:48:31 PM »

go faster you fat fuck

nkarasch · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2009, 04:22:03 AM »

Quote from: VeganShawn on April 30, 2009, 07:48:31 PM

go faster you fat fuck

I'm 150 pounds.

You think going faster will stop the board breakage?

Mr_Snickers · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2009, 05:18:51 AM »

learn them on small hubbas before handrails it's a lot less intimidating and easier to learn them(that was the case for me). in the end, it may cost you your wheels, but if you fuck up, it'll save your nuts.

nkarasch · « **Reply #21 on:** May 01, 2009, 05:27:18 AM »

Quote from: Mr_Snickers on May 01, 2009, 05:18:51 AM

learn them on small hubbas before handrails it's a lot less intimidating and easier to learn them(that was the case for me). in the end, it may cost you your wheels, but if you fuck up, it'll save your nuts.

yeah i can't even do boardslides on ledges, i don't understand that shit. they are easy on quarterpipes but i just stick on ledges

dyingtoliveRWTF · « **Reply #22 on:** May 08, 2009, 04:42:33 AM »

start off getting used to them by doing it nollie first

VeganShawn · « **Reply #23 on:** May 08, 2009, 09:20:55 PM »

Quote from: nkarasch on May 01, 2009, 04:22:03 AM

Quote from: VeganShawn on April 30, 2009, 07:48:31 PM
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go faster you fat fuck
[close]

I'm 150 pounds.

You think going faster will stop the board breakage?

yes you fucking moron

biggums mcgee · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2009, 08:18:28 AM »

I think learning them fakie (fakie ollie to backlip) helps build your confidence, seeing as how you're riding up to the bar/ledge frontside.

Cookie Monster · « **Reply #25 on:** May 09, 2009, 10:42:34 PM »

barely wax the rail or not at all so your not scarred about smacking your face

VeganShawn · « **Reply #26 on:** May 10, 2009, 11:40:09 AM »

Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 09, 2009, 10:42:34 PM

barely wax the rail or not at all so your not scarred about smacking your face

this is extremely counter productive advice.

Cookie Monster · « **Reply #27 on:** May 10, 2009, 03:53:57 PM »

Quote from: VeganShawn on May 10, 2009, 11:40:09 AM

Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 09, 2009, 10:42:34 PM
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barely wax the rail or not at all so your not scarred about smacking your face
[close]

this is extremely counter productive advice.

thats how i learned them i just pushed a little faster and leaned a little farther back and it didnt freak me out as much besides you barely need wax on a flatbar unless its brand new or rusty

dyingtoliveRWTF · « **Reply #28 on:** May 10, 2009, 04:05:40 PM »

Quote from: Cookie Monster on May 09, 2009, 10:42:34 PM

barely wax the rail or not at all so your not scarred about smacking your face

then youll stick and fall back and slam ur head

VeganShawn · « **Reply #29 on:** May 10, 2009, 04:17:44 PM »

waxing flatbars is not cool. go faster pussy.

Author Topic: How do you work up the courage to learn back lips? (Read 4985 times)

Tom Servo

angryfacedman

Corby Tender

Mr_Snickers

VeganShawn

Mr_Snickers

dyingtoliveRWTF

VeganShawn

biggums mcgee

Cookie Monster

VeganShawn

Cookie Monster

dyingtoliveRWTF

VeganShawn