Tail Stall
also known as: Tailstall
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Shown for a regular-footed rider riding fakie. 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
Riding up fakie (or turning into it), the rider sets the tail on the coping and stands balanced in the drop-in position before re-entering. Mechanically it is a drop-in you build from momentum: the board decelerates to zero exactly as the tail kisses the coping, weight settles onto the back foot, and the trick resets your line while you pick the next wall. It teaches the coping-trust that every harder stall is built on.
Step by step
- Roll up the transition fakie with just enough speed to reach the lip.
- As the tail approaches the coping, lift the nose slightly and let the tail hook over onto the coping.
- Shift your weight onto the back foot and stand up in the stall, front wheels hanging over the transition.
- Pause in balance, exactly like a drop-in setup.
- Lean forward, stamp the front bolts down onto the transition, and re-enter.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Rests over the front bolts during the stall and drives the nose down for re-entry. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Takes nearly all the weight, pinning the tail to the coping. |
| Shoulders | Level and square, drifting back slightly at the catch and forward at the drop back in. |
| Arms | Loose at your sides or slightly raised, making small fore-aft corrections. |
| Gaze | At the coping arriving, then out across the ramp during the stall, then down the transition to drop in. |