I only do flat rails because I'm old and arthritic. Lol. Plus I'm only 2 years back into skating. Don't always get to skate as much as I want to. I appreciate all of your videos and insight. Mad respect for you
this video did me wonders when I learned how to boardslide. only took me a couple hour sessions! plus your kickflip explanation has made my kickflips 1000000% better. thankyou Professor Corrigan :)
“So if youre using a flat bar or a round flat bar...” Im using the base of a street sign propped up on two six by sixes that i pull out and put on the road. I live in the middle of nowhere and the asphalt is rough as balls
haha ha same man my local skatepark is terrible and the grind rails and stairs are about 1, 1/2 feet high and i cant grind something that high so i litterately found some random pole tied it to 2 rocks and grind it
I find it funny people think this is easier on a ledge. When there are so many other things that come into play, on a ledge. Like wheels sticking to the top and pitching your ass off. It is scarier on a rail but so much easier.
One big tip is lean a little too forward the first time and each try it. Afterwords lean a little more back until you get used to sliding on a board slides
Dan, you deserve more clicks and subs. You have kind of an abrasive personality at first, but after a few videos, I could see you're a really cool guy with strong friendships.
ive been skating for 10 years can do all basics off of drops and i skipped boardslides because i felt like i was too heavy to do them without focusing my board lmfao, so i came to the guy who skates as a science dan, id love to hear from andy too.
This is like my 7th time watching this video its so good and always gets me back on track. I can front board but sometimes i lose it. I feel i dont really know how to sit on rhe rail comfortably & hold the front board. I should’ve probably learned backside first like everybody else but im weird for some reason idk.
This actually really helped me out today and I finally summoned the courage to do it and I got it on a ledge and a curved rail 😊 Thank you very much, Dan!
this was the best tutorial I’ve watched by far. I had attempted boardslides a few times to no avail but I watched this video and then went to go skate and I was able to actually land my first one and get it fairly consistent (I only kissed the rail but it’s more progress than I’ve made before). I’m going to attempt to get more centered and getting longer slides but this video helped a LOT
Get really comfy with Ollies and fs180s will make this much easier. I landed one in like 20 minutes without even falling once. Just gotta get over that mental barrier. I hope everyone learning this trick gets it, it's so fun to do!
dude thank you for real i always had it in my mind that I had to slide at least a foot for a board slide or get on in the middle but your tutorial helped me remember i only have to tap it in the beginning
I did notice this is a 'all of nothing' trick for me. Mostly because as a beginner with a slight fear it's kind of hard to commit to ending up fully balanced above the board. But to me the easiest way to board slide is when fully balanced over the board (kind of makes sense I guess). This is kind of why I do think flatbars are the way to go when first learning. For me it doesn't work landing at a slight angle (or rather, it can make it more difficult really). Maybe even do a caveman boardslide with the board already on the flatbar to get a feel for how it can slide too. I've noticed that took away a lot of the fear for me. In reality, boardslides are not a difficult trick, once you find a speed you're comfortable with and are able to ollie fairly controlled into them.
Hey Dan, I am 44 and skating for a year now. The whole time I wanted to learn how to skate a rail but I didn't know were to start and was really scared. You took that fear away with this vid! Can't wait for my ankle to heal and start skating rails :D Btw. Love you insta clips with music!
Just got back into skating after years, would love one of these on lipslides especially! Very good tutorial for beginners or for just a quick refresher. Well done man.
Such a good video. You really are the trick tip master! I'm so tired of pussin out on rails for no reason. Can't stop leaning back so I'm consistently slipping out. I know I'll get it if i can just force myself to get over the trucks. I'll probably stop falling too. Grab me some ice packs and try again after lunch🤕
My tip. If you’re totally new to board sliding, don’t start with a rail. Start with a modest ledge or low kerb - and start with just kissing the end as Dan showed. Using a ledge or kerb avoids getting tangled and caught up in the rail. It has the added benefit in the case of a kerb, of providing a wider surface to slide on which reduces the amount of ‘balancing’ required. Once you’re confident on those obstacles it’s easy to take it to a rail.
I love the way u teach on dales channel so whatever trci kyou will teach it can be very basic or more advanced will be insightful to me esp taling about how to get out in certain situations, learning steps etc
i think that to learn bs boardslides its better to learn on ledges where you can slide using your front wheels, that feeling is the same you can feel when you do a boardslide on rail, cause the angle and balance its practically the same. so when you get a long and stable slide on ledges you autmatically can do the same on rails. its a fact that you must use more wax on ledge at the wheels contact zone, cause its tends to stuck with ease, and for me something I learned is to slightly lean foward before make ollie into boardslide, cause that prevent to lean backwards when you get over the rail
Love the tutorials. Can you please do some more advanced tricks. Maybe switch Front bigspin or fakie biger spin I find it hard to progress cause no one does tutorials for harder tricks
I have this issue where when I get into it properly, and have to bail forward, I automatically try to lift up one foot instead of jumping of with both feet. So I end up duckwalking, not getting my feet of the board, and have slammed like a bastard a couple of times. Anyone have tips for getting proper bailing into my muscle memory? I've considered jumping up and "stalling" on the end of the rail, then jumping of, but I donno...
idk why but i can picture that slam perfectly in my mind and it makes me laugh so hard. i dont know if you're still having this issue but i guess just try to remember to either jump off with both feet, or just dont jump off at all
Yeah for beginners like your self I would suggest getting comfortable riding a board , especially with some speed. Able to do pivots, kickturns and reverts reasonably well. Frontside 180 and Backside 180. Some people choose a preference of the two tricks but both are necessary. For example Im a backside guy. Kickflip and or Heelflip. Pop shuvits, shuvits. Varial kick flip. Ollying up a curb and down a curb. Technically imo ollying up and down curbs with ease will give you board slide ability. Rails will always appear more daunting than curbs but they offer less friction. So it ultimately becomes a smooth cakewalk when you know you can get on and off.
I tried a boardslide on a ledge earlier today, i tried to get on a part of the ledge where I still had about 4ft of ledge to slide Ended up slipping out backwards but falling beside the ledge, could've been way worse
You have impeccable timing Dan, I was thinking of learning BS Boardslides on a rail yesterday and planned to search for videos. Guess what I find in my sub box haha. Stay safe!
I learned board slides on a maddgear round skinny rail on the first day, i have 3 days straight trying to board slides a square rail, i hate square rail too 😂
Im thinking a doublesided curb would be useble. Im 48y old and like over 225lbs and 6.5f tall so slams are like often dayenfing. I feel a curb is less angular and a little wider and impactspreading.
I can’t believe you didn’t suggest that these kids learn slappy back boards first. That’s how I learned to sit on a board slide, and it taught me to bring them to regular without just going off the end of the rail.
That's exactly what it is, a flatbar. If it wasn't flat it would be a downrail or uprail. You're probably thinking about square rails, which are box-like as opposed to round rails.
I cannot for the life of me turn back regular after grinding the rail. I've been stuck on this part for months. And I see a lot of people with the same problem.
Maybe you roll on in a too steep angle and your body weight pulls you to the other side while grinding, so the only way to land is coming out on the other side. But If you try to approach the rail as flat as possible, you shouldn't have any problems getting back out regular
Is boardsliding a curb easier than a rail? because I cannot do a curb but I really want to attempt a rail. I dislocated my shoulder snowboarding a rail so they freak me out
I did parking block first then stopped for like ~2 months, had to relearn on a small rail. Both took like 1-2 hours, one good sesh and you can learn either way 🦾
my problem with this is coming out, No matter how many times I tell myself to swing my shoulders back to parallel I just cant do it and the board lands primo
I don't think I've ever seen such a good boardslide tutorial ever.
Please do more. You're a great teacher.
I’m working on them!
I hit a 10 rail today but I’m still watching this because skaters talking about skating is just so fun to listen to.
I wished I watched this before I got completely destroyed 😂
Same dude, legit just got the worst wrist sprain haha
Lean forward and bend the knees can’t fall backwards then
When the board launches out from under you harder than an apollo mission
@@harrassmentpanda6736 Can’t launch out if your leaning foward with bent knees
@@jonahgreene9700 I fell forward and broke my elbow and dislocated it at the same time, requiring surgery 😅 🙃
I only do flat rails because I'm old and arthritic. Lol. Plus I'm only 2 years back into skating. Don't always get to skate as much as I want to. I appreciate all of your videos and insight. Mad respect for you
this video did me wonders when I learned how to boardslide. only took me a couple hour sessions! plus your kickflip explanation has made my kickflips 1000000% better. thankyou Professor Corrigan :)
Heck yes man that makes my day
“So if youre using a flat bar or a round flat bar...”
Im using the base of a street sign propped up on two six by sixes that i pull out and put on the road. I live in the middle of nowhere and the asphalt is rough as balls
haha ha same man my local skatepark is terrible and the grind rails and stairs are about 1, 1/2 feet high and i cant grind something that high so i litterately found some random pole tied it to 2 rocks and grind it
I miss this Dan so much. He still amazing but seeing him do this type of content is so good and helpful
Just landed my first boardslide after watching this like 7 times the night before!!! APPRECIATE YOU DAN!!
Thank You Dan, for taking time out of your day to show people how to have fun!
Just landed my first boardslide today after I watched your video and it really helped me with the mental aspect of the trick. Thanks Dan!
I find it funny people think this is easier on a ledge. When there are so many other things that come into play, on a ledge. Like wheels sticking to the top and pitching your ass off. It is scarier on a rail but so much easier.
So tru
It's harder on a rail
One big tip is lean a little too forward the first time and each try it. Afterwords lean a little more back until you get used to sliding on a board slides
Agreed
Dan, you deserve more clicks and subs. You have kind of an abrasive personality at first, but after a few videos, I could see you're a really cool guy with strong friendships.
His gf skates great too
Dan please keep making tutorials! We need more in depth videos like these. You’re the man!
ive been skating for 10 years can do all basics off of drops and i skipped boardslides because i felt like i was too heavy to do them without focusing my board lmfao, so i came to the guy who skates as a science dan, id love to hear from andy too.
This is like my 7th time watching this video its so good and always gets me back on track. I can front board but sometimes i lose it. I feel i dont really know how to sit on rhe rail comfortably & hold the front board. I should’ve probably learned backside first like everybody else but im weird for some reason idk.
This actually really helped me out today and I finally summoned the courage to do it and I got it on a ledge and a curved rail 😊 Thank you very much, Dan!
Best tutorial ever!!!!!! Dan you are the best teacher! Please do more tutorials. Thanks!
Thank you, Father. I always have trouble committing but I know I can I can do it since I’ve done it before, you got me hyped to learn it
I’m hyped to hear about you landing it!
these make me feel so comfortable bro, why are these tips said so good
this was the best tutorial I’ve watched by far. I had attempted boardslides a few times to no avail but I watched this video and then went to go skate and I was able to actually land my first one and get it fairly consistent (I only kissed the rail but it’s more progress than I’ve made before). I’m going to attempt to get more centered and getting longer slides but this video helped a LOT
great tutorial Dan! Wish I had this level of depth when i was learning these as a kid
This was extremely helpful. Thanks for putting this out there.
Died and got grade 1 inversion ankle sprain yesterday tryna do this lol. Watching this while recovering, we gonna be back next week 😎
Dude literally same sprained my left ankle coming out fake. Took 2 recovery days and tried to come out regular AND SPRAINED MY RIGHT ANKLE!!
How'd it go
@PotionSeller369 guess he died again lol
@@netwatch7261 lmaaaoooo
if i get good at skating i will personally thank you for it permanently , you explain this shit so well
I am proud of myself (not sure if i should b tho) that i got my first drop-in done before i learned an ollie
Same here
you should be its scarier than landing tricks on flat ground
It's scarier, but the mechanics of dropping in are a lot simpler than ollieing.
Other tip : wear wrist guards when learning them and you’ll narrow down de injury possibility by a lot
thank you really helps. I was feeling really weak because of my fear off the rail and the video helped me a lot
Get really comfy with Ollies and fs180s will make this much easier. I landed one in like 20 minutes without even falling once. Just gotta get over that mental barrier. I hope everyone learning this trick gets it, it's so fun to do!
dude thank you for real i always had it in my mind that I had to slide at least a foot for a board slide or get on in the middle but your tutorial helped me remember i only have to tap it in the beginning
Yeah. Thank you. You’re really good at trick tips
I did notice this is a 'all of nothing' trick for me. Mostly because as a beginner with a slight fear it's kind of hard to commit to ending up fully balanced above the board. But to me the easiest way to board slide is when fully balanced over the board (kind of makes sense I guess). This is kind of why I do think flatbars are the way to go when first learning. For me it doesn't work landing at a slight angle (or rather, it can make it more difficult really). Maybe even do a caveman boardslide with the board already on the flatbar to get a feel for how it can slide too. I've noticed that took away a lot of the fear for me. In reality, boardslides are not a difficult trick, once you find a speed you're comfortable with and are able to ollie fairly controlled into them.
Wtf man cave man boardslide? That’s way harder than just boardsliding
Hey Dan, I am 44 and skating for a year now. The whole time I wanted to learn how to skate a rail but I didn't know were to start and was really scared. You took that fear away with this vid! Can't wait for my ankle to heal and start skating rails :D
Btw. Love you insta clips with music!
Dan you're my favorite skateboarder you remind me of my best friend !
Same
tbh living in a van have my own rails/obstacles with me... best thing i can imagine
Fuck yes, man, i love your tutorials; they were a big part of why i love Dale's channel. Super helpful, this old skater appreciates it lol
Just got back into skating after years, would love one of these on lipslides especially! Very good tutorial for beginners or for just a quick refresher. Well done man.
Such a good video. You really are the trick tip master! I'm so tired of pussin out on rails for no reason. Can't stop leaning back so I'm consistently slipping out. I know I'll get it if i can just force myself to get over the trucks. I'll probably stop falling too. Grab me some ice packs and try again after lunch🤕
My tip. If you’re totally new to board sliding, don’t start with a rail. Start with a modest ledge or low kerb - and start with just kissing the end as Dan showed. Using a ledge or kerb avoids getting tangled and caught up in the rail. It has the added benefit in the case of a kerb, of providing a wider surface to slide on which reduces the amount of ‘balancing’ required. Once you’re confident on those obstacles it’s easy to take it to a rail.
To Late, but fortunately my first board slide was in a handmade rail
I'm from Brazil🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 but this video helped me a lot ... thank you very much
If you’re from Brazil make sure to wax before you grind
I'm from Earth
Winter in SoCal looks like fall everywhere else
Im stoked on this channel! Dan's such a sick skater, super good at teaching, and funny as shit! What's not to like? Subbed.
Hell yeah thanks big dawg
NEEDED THIS ive been meaning to try a little round flat in my local but it terrifies me
Train this at the end of some ledges and go with your knees bend 😎
Just want to come back and say thanks. This helped. I was bailing weird because I'm awkward. Way better now.
Hey dan would you do tutorial on how to slappy crook or feeble on ledges?
Dunno why it took me so long to subscribe, always love the way you teach tricks
I love the way u teach on dales channel so whatever trci kyou will teach it can be very basic or more advanced will be insightful to me
esp taling about how to get out in certain situations, learning steps etc
Cheers Dan, Always struggled with fs boardslides, will try these points tomorrow. Love the content keep up the vids!
I really wish you’d do a pop shov video struggling with consistency love the content man
i think that to learn bs boardslides its better to learn on ledges where you can slide using your front wheels, that feeling is the same you can feel when you do a boardslide on rail, cause the angle and balance its practically the same. so when you get a long and stable slide on ledges you autmatically can do the same on rails. its a fact that you must use more wax on ledge at the wheels contact zone, cause its tends to stuck with ease, and for me something I learned is to slightly lean foward before make ollie into boardslide, cause that prevent to lean backwards when you get over the rail
thanks for making this video i appreciate it . sending positive energy
Big love for you and your tips.
Love the tutorials. Can you please do some more advanced tricks. Maybe switch Front bigspin or fakie biger spin I find it hard to progress cause no one does tutorials for harder tricks
Please do a bs feeble tutorial on rail 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Your vids are actually helpful thanks g
I wish you did a fs boardslide vid. I need that shih
Best boardslide clip I've seen, thanx Dan
dude i saw u and dale at the whittier skate park a week ago!
I have this issue where when I get into it properly, and have to bail forward, I automatically try to lift up one foot instead of jumping of with both feet. So I end up duckwalking, not getting my feet of the board, and have slammed like a bastard a couple of times. Anyone have tips for getting proper bailing into my muscle memory? I've considered jumping up and "stalling" on the end of the rail, then jumping of, but I donno...
You're reacting out of fear,, gotta calm your breathing
idk why but i can picture that slam perfectly in my mind and it makes me laugh so hard. i dont know if you're still having this issue but i guess just try to remember to either jump off with both feet, or just dont jump off at all
Idk how many people are going to see this but i think you need to learn bs 180s before you start board slides (which isn’t too hard)
I agree but I think you meant FS 180s
@@obmguitarist yeah i ment fs
Yeah for beginners like your self I would suggest getting comfortable riding a board , especially with some speed. Able to do pivots, kickturns and reverts reasonably well.
Frontside 180 and Backside 180. Some people choose a preference of the two tricks but both are necessary. For example Im a backside guy. Kickflip and or Heelflip. Pop shuvits, shuvits. Varial kick flip. Ollying up a curb and down a curb. Technically imo ollying up and down curbs with ease will give you board slide ability.
Rails will always appear more daunting than curbs but they offer less friction. So it ultimately becomes a smooth cakewalk when you know you can get on and off.
Can you do the same type of video but how to 50-50 a round rail for the first time?
Never mind I just saw that you have a video for this. Awesome!
I tried a boardslide on a ledge earlier today, i tried to get on a part of the ledge where I still had about 4ft of ledge to slide
Ended up slipping out backwards but falling beside the ledge, could've been way worse
Keep your legs bent and have you shoulder lean more on ur front foot for balance… its. All in the core
Every step he told...absolutely legit!
Dude I had no idea u had ur own channel I love u on dales plz keep uploading
I shall!
Any tips on living in a van? It’s something I’m considering for when I can travel
You have impeccable timing Dan, I was thinking of learning BS Boardslides on a rail yesterday and planned to search for videos. Guess what I find in my sub box haha. Stay safe!
I learned board slides on a maddgear round skinny rail on the first day, i have 3 days straight trying to board slides a square rail, i hate square rail too 😂
I did a bored slide without doing a ollie😅
Oh yes the sandman returns
Im thinking a doublesided curb would be useble. Im 48y old and like over 225lbs and 6.5f tall so slams are like often dayenfing. I feel a curb is less angular and a little wider and impactspreading.
I can’t believe you didn’t suggest that these kids learn slappy back boards first. That’s how I learned to sit on a board slide, and it taught me to bring them to regular without just going off the end of the rail.
I need learn fs board down rails 😭
Bro look like the hunter from jumanji 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣
Skate is great mate
I'm gonna try and board slide a parking curb with this
Wish me luck I'll keep y'all updated
He dead
@@Dr3bnia It was to windy to skate
Have you figured them out yet
@@JohnDoe-wt3pj you get em?
i think he hates square rails
My skate buddy has too much in faith me… I’m here out of desperation.
skating is 98% mental
Whats the other 2%
@@alextomas1478 physical
So real
@@alextomas1478crack cocaine
“A round flatbar” - skateboarder, 2021
That's exactly what it is, a flatbar. If it wasn't flat it would be a downrail or uprail. You're probably thinking about square rails, which are box-like as opposed to round rails.
Thanks man. I really want to bs but too afraid to do it cause I don't know how to do it safely at the first place
Key take away: Dan hates squirrels.
So sick!!
I cannot for the life of me turn back regular after grinding the rail. I've been stuck on this part for months. And I see a lot of people with the same problem.
Maybe you roll on in a too steep angle and your body weight pulls you to the other side while grinding, so the only way to land is coming out on the other side. But If you try to approach the rail as flat as possible, you shouldn't have any problems getting back out regular
Your shoulders need to be parrell with the rail
Swing your arms the opposite direction that you want the board to turn. Use your hips as well.
Do you want your knees bent or straight when getting onto the rail? Feels weird committing to getting both feet on bc maybe my legs are too bent?
I think bent would be more stable
Bend your kneees bro I learned them today kinda n bending helps
Also practice just setting your board on top if u got a flat bar and hop on it and balance
Probably could have used this video yesterday when I got smoked pop shuving the step up at the indoor park
You don't need a square rail! You need a good parking block or a skinny short wall!
This is better explained then Braille army 😰
dirty daddy dan teaches us how to ride his rail
but fr ur a great teacher
Thank you my son
Shirts damn sick bro!
Also good morning!
Morning :)
Is boardsliding a curb easier than a rail? because I cannot do a curb but I really want to attempt a rail. I dislocated my shoulder snowboarding a rail so they freak me out
Try boardsliding a parking block cause a curb ur wheels stick then u can determine if your ready for a rail
I did parking block first then stopped for like ~2 months, had to relearn on a small rail. Both took like 1-2 hours, one good sesh and you can learn either way 🦾
Dan can you tic tac up a 20 stair?
I tried boardsliding on one of those parking curb things and I fell on my back and I got on 😭😭
i am afraid of sliding back and hitting the back of my head how do i get over this fear
I now have this fear
Just send
helmet
@@1fashionsouls have to be one with your inner andy anderson
Lean forward
hey,even though this video is really old,but i have a question.what do you use so the rail doesn’t slip around?
He said skid stoppers
@@sae4493 yeah but like which brand cause these are really good
ollie front side onto a rail is near impossible maybe kiss the rail will help
Amazing mo rail vids plz
my problem with this is coming out, No matter how many times I tell myself to swing my shoulders back to parallel I just cant do it and the board lands primo
I had this problem too, I fixed it buy keeping my balance over the board and not leaning back as much.
thank you Dan
bruh i need a skateboard mine 12 yrs old💀