Backside Bluntslide

also known as: Back Blunt · BS Bluntslide

slide streetpark difficulty 7/10
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surface obstacle

Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.

How it works

The board locks past vertical of a tailslide: the back wheels ride on top of the obstacle with the tail jammed against the edge below them, deck pitched steeply nose-high, entered with a backside quarter-turn. The wheels-plus-tail contact wedges the board against the corner, so the slide runs on urethane and the tail's kick simultaneously - stable once set, but the pitch puts the rider's weight high over the back axle and any hesitation tips them off the near side. Exiting needs a defined pop: the rider snaps off the tail to unjam the wheels, levels out, and drops to flat (popping in, out to forward, or to fakie).

Step by step

  1. Approach with the ledge or rail on your heel side, faster than for a tailslide.
  2. Ollie higher than the obstacle and quarter-turn backside, aiming the back wheels at its top surface.
  3. Land the rear wheels on top with the tail wedged against the edge, board pitched steeply up.
  4. Stand tall over the back axle, front foot high on the pitched deck, chest over the obstacle.
  5. Slide on wheels-and-tail, holding the wedge with downward back-foot pressure.
  6. Snap a pop off the tail to release, level the board over the landing side, and roll away.

Body mechanics

Front footHigh on the steep deck, keeping the nose from swinging; light, ready for the level-out.
Back footDrives the wedge - heavy pressure down through the tail against the edge - and fires the exit pop.
ShouldersRotated the quarter-turn with the board, chest over the ledge line.
ArmsSpread high for the tall stance; leading arm marks the exit direction.
GazeOver the leading shoulder to the end of the obstacle.