The Biggest Factor to My Boardslide Progress

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[fenderman]

friendly suggestion for all viewers, if you have a parking lot or similar area to this with grass next to the pavement, I recommend setting up your rail or other obstacle with one end going into the grass. You can attack it with more speed and get a feel for sliding or grinding while landing safely in the grass

[Nayr]

Your very much a real skater Sarah. Love watching your progression and learning from you videos! Keep it up!

[zak]

..been watching u over time....great progression...amazing

[cathy]

I love your note about needing to go at it 20 times slowly before actually trying with more speed. Most of the time when I can't get the ollie up onto a tall mani-pad or a board slide, everyones always advising me to go fast! But like you said, I feel like I definitely need to internalize and get that SPARK to want to go fast. Love your content Sarah!! Hope you're doing well :)

[drillofthedeath]

I relate to this a lot. I learned boardslides almost a year ago, but I had nowhere to practice them besides the little park I learned them on, and I didn’t like that place, so when a new park was built, the first thing I wanted to do was a boardslide out of a hip… it took me 3 months to do it again, but I didn’t really got it back. Now, they’re fixing this new park and had to go to the old one again, took some tries, but finally got them consistent, so if I can say anything is just: Don’t give up on them, try a 1000 times, try different foot positions, try getting into the rail at an angle, try going a bit faster, try absolutely anything, just to find how to fell comfortable coming towards the rail, getting on top of it, sliding, and coming down. Keep it up and don’t give up on them!

[modal-kkurt]

Deck rails will make it easier to slide slower. Have fun and keep up skating/videos. We love them!

[ryanrowe]

Frontside boardslide help on the bar to reaching the rail of skating other tricks in a flatbar to transfer the skillsets of jump over the rail to become a skater

[dataghost]

I just learned board slides. I watched the video to see if I could improve on anything. One day I wasn't landing them, I'm always scared to put wax on the rail or board. I was obviously doing something wrong. After waxing and a little speed, I didn't stick and I got it. I realized going slow is actually more dangerous for this one. Those unstable rails scare the crap out of me 😅 keep it up! 👍 You got this!

[Hesgotdocumentation]

Tips that helped me:
- Stay crouched on the rail, like more than you think. It makes the balance almost automatic. In fact, for longer slides you actually have to consistently crouch as you slide forward.
- Focus on popping harder / lifting your back leg more than you think.
- Don't half ass the angle of the slide, it should be perpendicular, and attempting that actually makes the trick easier surprisingly. It should "feel" like your front foot is going a bit behind you when getting on the rail if that makes sense.

[madfisch]

i’m surprised you started with such a tall —i’m building one today that i don’t need to ollie onto so i can get into the feeling of sliding and balancing.

[Dseated]

Thank you for the video. Very encouraging!

[goofyfootgreg]

Keep it up! I found that, for me, there is definitely a Goldilocks height when it comes to rails.

[YBA]

I’m relearning them too. Never stop! All the best!

[JohnAvillaHerpetocultural]

I think you are 100% right about speed. Two other details I found helpful to focus on were A; ollie as high as you can so you are over the obstacle and do a late 90 into the slide. This helps keep the board directly under you and this skill is prerequisite for lip slides later. B; lean forward slightly.

[YBA]

BTW, maybe think about board rails. They really help to stabilize the deck once you’re on the rail. They also help with feebles, hurricanes, etc.

[AmputeeAdele]

I've got that rail too! It's been brilliant for learning boardslides and other beginner slides ❤😊❤ great video Sarah

[Wait_who_am_i]

Me and my cousin have been doing a ton of board slides we found an old parking block and sanded it down then waxed it. It helps to trick your mind into thinking it’s safer, however I have eaten it pretty good.

[swr]

Glad you got a bar! Excited to see your progress. Tbh, that bar still kind of looks tall to me. I’ve been trying boardslides on the couple of curbs that are at parks sort of nearby me. Curbs are still a bit intimidating, but it doesn’t require an ollie at all, so it allows me to focus on the speed, pivot, and balance more. I’m sure you’ll get this with your bar and your skills, but if I were to get myself a beginner bar, I would find or make something only like 6” high.

[wonsku]

i like your videos, you explain so calmly. and no music, thanks!. im beginner.

[lexaest]

As a chicken skater, i feel so much understanding from your video