THE SAFE SECRET TO BLUNTSLIDES AND HOW TO DO THEM
THE SAFE SECRET TO BLUNTSLIDES AND HOW TO DO THEM by KEEN RAMPS is a skateboarding tutorial for the Bluntslide. A myth-busting tutorial arguing the bluntslide is actually one of the safer slide tricks once you understand the real mechanics, built around keeping the baseplate near-vertical and your body weight on the entry side of the rail rather than trying to ollie fully across it.
What this video teaches
A myth-busting tutorial arguing the bluntslide is actually one of the safer slide tricks once you understand the real mechanics, built around keeping the baseplate near-vertical and your body weight on the entry side of the rail rather than trying to ollie fully across it. Recommends learning on the lowest possible rail and stalling into the position slowly before attempting full-speed slides.
Key tips
- Don't try to ollie all the way across to a tailslide position, the trick lives with your body weight staying on the side of the rail you came from
- Aim to get your baseplate grinding on the rail as close to vertical as your balance allows
- Learn on the lowest rail setting you can find so you're not committing hard just to clear it
- Practice by standing next to the rail, setting the board in the blunt position, and giving yourself a slow push to feel the slide
- Learn in the middle of the rail rather than at the very end, so you're forced to keep your weight on the correct side instead of relying on the rail's edge
- If the board keeps sticking instead of sliding, aim to go slightly further and turn out to fakie, the extra rotation makes the slide come more naturally
- Keep your approach angle slightly diagonal rather than dead parallel to the rail, so you don't clip your trucks on the way over
- Make sure the rail is well waxed and start with small, slow inches before committing to a full slide
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Bluntslide