WakeTips – Rails
Rails Sliding Terminology 50-50 Slide BS Boardslide / FS Lipslide FS Boardslide / BS Lipslide Rail Spins Gapping Rails Rail Transfers
50-50 Slide
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Fahkrudin YasinPhoto : David Ngiam A 50-50 Slide is probably one of the first slides you should attempt if you are learning to slide for the first time. Its pretty a straight forward slide where you approach the rail straight on and the nose of the board remains pointing in …
BS Boardslide / FS Lipslide
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Daniel GrantPhoto : Jeff Langley A Backside Boardslide or a Frontslide Lipslide is basically a slide where your board is sliding sideways perpendicular to the rail with your body facing the direction of travel. The difference between the 2 is basically in the direction of approach (see Sliding Terminology for …
FS Boardslide / BS Lipslide
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Daniel GrantPhoto : Jeff Langley A Frontside Boardslide or a Backslide Lipslide is basically a slide where your board is sliding sideways perpendicular to the rail with your back facing the direction of travel. The difference between the 2 is basically in the direction of approach (see Sliding Terminology for …
Rail Spins
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Tom FoosheePhoto : Ryan Siow Once you’re comfortable with boardslides, its time to add some spin variations! Try to spin 180s first which should be pretty straight forward. To do a 360 spin, don’t rush it at first. Get into a boardslide with your handle close to your hip, knees …
Gapping Rails
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Aum ThanatornPhoto : Tatsanai Aye Gapping rails is when you pop over a section of the rail or in some cases, there’s a literal gap between 2 rails. Gaps are most commonly performed on an A-Frame where a rider gaps from the up rail to the down rail, airing over …
Rail Transfers
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Fahkrudin YasinPhoto : Brett Eisenhauer A Transfer is similar to gapping rails. The difference is that for Transfers, you pop from one rail to a different rail at the same level or higher and usually on a different line. The approach and pop is pretty much the same as gapping …
Sliding Terminology
Tips by David NgiamPhoto : Obstacle Types Sliding Terminology Sliding Terminology can get pretty confusing at first, especially when referring to Boardslides and Lipslides. Try to read through the description carefully and visualize the trick. Types of Sliders There is really no standard definition of what an obstacle should look like, but here are a …