Frontside Boardslide is the term for sliding with the middle of your board on a rail or ledge that is in front of you therefore “Frontside.”
The FS version of the Boardslide is slightly harder than the BS version because you only turn your hips into the slide instead of your whole body. This makes it more difficult to balance. It will help you to have BS 180 Ollies on lock to get a feeling for the movement.
1.Approach the ledge almost parallel while you put your feet in an Ollie position and Ollie up towards the ledge.
2.To get the middle of your board on the ledge you have to do half a Backside 180 Ollie, so a Backside 90 degree Ollie.
Aiming with the middle of your board is not too difficult because the middle of your board has a lot of space to slide on. To prevent your board from cracking you should try not to jump too high and to land smoothly on the rail or ledge.
3.To have a good balance while sliding, try to have your feet on top of the bolts of your trucks and your bodyweight centered to avoid slipping back.
It’s Important that you only turn your hips into the slide position and keep your shoulders straight. Also, try to look in the direction you are sliding.
4.At the end of the ledge or rail, move your hips back to the straight riding position and roll away clean.
5.Try to land smooth with your feets above the bolts of your trucks to channel the pressure well.
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Boardslides are fun no matter which direction you go. Keep practising them and try out new spots. Are you hyped and want to learn more? Than go for a FS Noseslide!
For beginners, this is going to be a lot harder than a 50-50, but only because it's new. Once you get the hang of it, it's maybe even easier, because you can lean side to side to stay balanced on the rail.
The FS version of the Boardslide is slightly harder than the BS version because you only turn your hips into the slide instead of your whole body. This makes it more difficult to balance. It will help you to have BS 180 Ollies on lock to get a feeling for the movement.
Lipslides look similar to Boardslides with the difference that you lift your back truck instead of your front truck over the rail. A Backside Lipslide is perfomed with a BS 180 before you lock in on the rail or ledge with the middle of your board. Therefore, it's good to have BS 180 Ollies and Boardslides on lock.
Bend your knees, wind your shoulders up slightly, and do a frontside ollie about 90-degrees to get your front wheels over the rail, and the rail under the middle of your board. Land on top of the rail with your feet on or near the bolts. As you slide forward, be careful not to slip out by leaning back.
To do a boardslide, you will approach the box with a little speed, pop in the air and spin 90 degrees, land on the box with a flat base, then pop off the end and ride away regular.
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