What is a FS Boardslide?

What is a FS Boardslide?

FS Boardslide. 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.

Is Boardslide easy?

The boardslide is the easiest rail trick to learn.

How hard is Boardslide?

Learn forward a bit, if you stick try not leaning forward as much. If you lean back you’ll slip out and it can suck. Boardslides ARE hard though, doesn’t seem to be any real trick to balancing them.

Is it easier to 50 50 or Boardslide?

I definitely found boardslides to be easier, simply because they are a lot less accurate. When 50/50’ing you have a much smaller surface area to land on. I find that boardslides on low rails to be more fun, rewarding, and easier to get out of if need be. Completely IMO though, so try both out!

What is a 50/50 snowboard?

50-50 Definition: 1. A snowboarding term describing a box or rail trick where the rider’s board is parallel to the feature they are sliding on. “Oh man, that was a radical 50-50!”

How do you not slip out of Boardslide?

To prevent your board from cracking, you should try not to jump too high and to land smoothly on the rail. 4. 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 and falling back.

What is a lazy grind?

Popularized by Willy Santos. Very rarely executed, the Willy is done with the front truck sliding on the grinding surface (as in a nose grind) while the back truck hangs down below the surface on the side to which the skateboarder approached. Also called “Lazy Grind”, “Nosesmith”, or “Scum Grind.”

What is a 5 0 in skateboarding?

A frontside 5-0 grind is a grind trick where the skateboarder uses an obstacle, like a skate ramp or the edge of a swimming pool, to grind between the skateboard’s back truck. The skater approaches the lip of the structure with the frontside of the board, lifting up the nose, and letting the back trucks grind on it.

How do you not fall back on a Boardslide?

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 and falling back. 5. At the end, turn your hips and shoulders back in a straight riding position and come off the end of the rail or ledge and ride away clean.

Is a boardslide easy?