Toeside Rail Stand

also known as: Toeside Primo · Toe Rail Stand

balance freestyle 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 rail stand on the other edge: the board rests on its toe-side rail rather than its heel-side one, which makes it a quarter heelflip rolled into rather than a quarter kickflip. The rider stands with both feet on the upper rail, weight stacked directly over the contact line so the deck neither rolls flat nor over. It feels different from the heelside stand because the wheels are now on the far side of the deck from the rider, so the balance point is the near edge and the correction is made with the toes rather than the heels.

Step by step

  1. Lay the board on its toe-side rail, wheels pointing away from you.
  2. Place the ball of the back foot on the upper rail directly over the back truck.
  3. Step the front foot onto the upper rail over the front truck and stand up slowly.
  4. Stack your hips over the contact line and grip the edge with your toes.
  5. Hold, correcting drift with toe pressure rather than by moving your feet.
  6. Exit by rolling the board flat toward the wheels and stepping onto the bolts.

Body mechanics

Front footOn the upper rail over the front truck, toes curled over the edge for grip.
Back footMirrors it over the back truck, carrying most of the weight while you find the balance.
ShouldersLevel and square over the deck; a dipped shoulder rolls the board flat immediately.
ArmsOut wide, making the constant small corrections a one-centimetre contact line needs.
GazeDown at the rail line, not at your feet.