How to BONELESS on Street & Transition! Pro Tips, Slow Motion, Ability Challenges, How to Bail

What this video teaches

Skatepark Lessons (JB) treats the frontside boneless as a frontside grab plus a front foot plant that you spring off, and teaches the whole sequence on flat ground before taking it to a bank or quarter pipe. From normal riding position he wiggles the front foot back so the heel hangs off the edge, grabs near the front wheels with the back hand, leans weight into that grab so the front foot slides off onto the ground, then springs off the planted leg while swiping the tail out and away from the body. He is specific that the tail swipe is what builds momentum into the jump, and that the grab hand pulls the board tight to the feet at the peak so you can land bolts with bent knees.

Key tips

• 1Grab close to the front wheels with your back hand; a grab further forward is more balanced and gives better control into the jump
• 2Wiggle the front foot back until the heel hangs off the edge, then lean weight onto the grab hand and relax the toes so the foot slides off cleanly
• 3Stay crouched with the knees bent before you jump so the planted lead leg has maximum power to spring from
• 4As you spring off the front foot, swipe the tail out and away from your body with the back leg; done right it makes an audible swipe sound and the board turns out to the side
• 5At the top of the air pull the board tight to your feet with the grab hand, then bend your knees on landing to absorb the impact
• 6Bail rule: on flat ground just let the board fly out of your hand, and coming into a bad landing push the board away into a run out or knee slide

Summarized from the video transcript.