(Lock That Back Truck!) How To: AXLE STALL on a Skateboard | Axle Stall Tutorial
(Lock That Back Truck!) How To: AXLE STALL on a Skateboard | Axle Stall Tutorial by Tom's Tutorials is a skateboarding tutorial for the Axle Stall. Tom Rohrer builds the axle stall around one idea: lock the back truck into the pocket where the wheel hugs the coping rather than putting the whole truck up on top of it.
What this video teaches
Tom Rohrer builds the axle stall around one idea: lock the back truck into the pocket where the wheel hugs the coping rather than putting the whole truck up on top of it. His back foot hangs the toes just slightly off the back edge of the tail so he can still press through the heel, and the front foot sits high on the board over the bolts and slightly angled. He is emphatic about speed control, since too much speed pushes the truck all the way over the coping and leaves you with more truck to bring back in. The turning cue is that the head and torso lead and the legs follow, and the weight sequence is all on the back foot to lock in, then onto the front foot as you set the front truck down.
Key tips
- Hang the back toes just slightly off the toe side edge of the tail, not far off, because you still press down through the heel to lock in
- Put the front foot high on the board over the bolts and at a slight angle
- Lock the back wheel into the pocket against the coping rather than getting the whole truck up on top, so the truck and wheels stay on the ramp side and are easier to set back down
- Set the back truck first, then set the front truck down; that order gives you control over the whole trick
- Turn your head and torso before your legs, and keep that turning motion going through the entire trick
- Angle your body out from the quarterpipe rather than standing vertically above the board, so momentum carries you back in
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Axle Stall