Primo Slide

The two tutorials with transcripts approach primo from opposite ends. Rob from GoSkate teaches the stance itself, getting up onto the rail and back down, and treats it as a pure balance skill: feet straight over the trucks, a light press into the toes to roll the board onto its edge, a straight up hop rather than a backwards one, and eyes down aiming to land a foot on each wheel. Sto Strouss skips the stance entirely and teaches the sliding version on an obstacle, where a kickflip to rail is the real prerequisite and the front foot is set higher than a normal kickflip so the flip is softer and stops in primo. Both agree that the primo position has to be comfortable before anything else happens, whether that means practicing standing on a board laid on its side or having the kickflip to rail already wired. They differ on control input: Rob is all about a small, precise toe press and a vertical hop, while Sto is about speed and a waxed surface keeping the board tracking straight. Both also stress that the exit is passive rather than forced, letting the board fall back flat or simply riding off the end of the obstacle. Sto is candid that the trick took him around two weeks to click, so expect a long learning curve.

• →Get comfortable balancing on the board's rail first; set it on its side and practice standing on it before trying to get in or out of primo
• →Entering primo is a light toe press plus a straight up hop, not a backwards jump; over-kicking sends the board past the rail and you miss the wheels
• →Look down and aim one foot onto each wheel as the board comes up
• →For the sliding version, learn the kickflip to rail first and set your front foot higher than a normal kickflip so the flip is softer
• →Carry enough speed on the obstacle and wax it well, otherwise the board wanders sideways instead of tracking straight
• →Coming out is passive: shift a little weight to the heels, hop slightly and let the board fall flat under you

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