HOW TO DARKSLIDE THE EASIEST WAY TUTORIAL

What this video teaches

Braille Skateboarding teaches the traditional Rodney Mullen version, a frontside half flip in with both feet landing on the rails of the upside down board and a pop out to fakie, and builds it by stages: dark stalls on the lowest thing available, then baby slides, then rails and bigger obstacles. The advice they repeat most is to lean forward, because the effort of getting into the trick naturally leaves people leaning back, and to keep the feet wide on the edges of the deck rather than tucked in the middle, which gives far more control and leverage to pop out. They also cover positioning along the board, avoiding drifting too far toward one end and consciously not over rotating the flip in, plus the practical points that you should wax the ledge and dedicate a board you are willing to destroy.

Key tips

• 1Progress in stages: dark stall on the lowest obstacle you have, then small baby slides, then rails and bigger setups
• 2Land with the feet wide on the two rails of the upside down board, not tucked in the middle, for more control and better leverage to pop out
• 3Lean forward once you are on it; the effort of getting in leaves most people leaning too far back, which is the most common failure
• 4Do not over rotate the flip in; consciously hang the board back a little rather than letting it keep turning past the upside down position
• 5Aim to land nearer the middle of the board on the obstacle rather than drifting toward the very end, since position changes how much leverage you have to get out
• 6Wax the obstacle and use a board you are willing to ruin, so you can relax and take the many attempts the trick needs
• 7On a round rail you must be centered, and instead of popping out to fakie you can simply push down and let the board fall out

Summarized from the video transcript.