Frontside Boardslide

also known as: Front Board · FS Boardslide

slide streetpark difficulty 4/10
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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

A boardslide entered with the rail behind the heels: the rider ollies the nose over the bar rotating slightly backside, landing the deck's middle perpendicular on the rail - but here the chest ends up facing back up the rail, making the slide semi-blind and the balance more committing than backside. Weight must still fall dead-center through the deck-rail contact while the rider sights the exit over their leading shoulder; the pop-out turns the board back frontside 90 to land rolling forward. This position on coping, slid along the lip, is the frontside boardslide of ramp skating as well.

Step by step

  1. Approach with the rail on your heel side at a slight angle and steady speed.
  2. Ollie up and back over the bar, letting the nose cross it as the board turns 90 degrees.
  3. Land the deck center on the rail, chest facing up-rail, head turned to sight the exit over your front shoulder.
  4. Stack hips directly over the contact patch; resist folding at the waist.
  5. Slide with even foot pressure, reading the rail's end over your shoulder.
  6. Turn the nose frontside 90 off the end, drop to the wheels, and roll away forward (or continue to fakie).

Body mechanics

Front footOver the front bolts; guides the nose across the bar and initiates the frontside turn-out.
Back footOver the rear bolts, weighting the deck onto the rail evenly with the front.
ShouldersQuarter-turned backside during the slide; the head counter-rotates to watch the exit.
ArmsLeading arm points down the rail as a sight-line; trailing arm balances over the tail.
GazeOver the leading shoulder at the end of the rail throughout the slide.