WakeTips – Rails
Rails Sliding Terminology 50-50 Slide BS Boardslide / FS Lipslide FS Boardslide / BS Lipslide Rail Spins Gapping Rails Rail Transfers
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 …
50-50 Slide
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SLIDER-50-50-FAHKRUDIN_YASIN.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Fahkrudin Yasin Photo : 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 …
BS Boardslide / FS Lipslide
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SLIDER-BOARDSLIDE_BS-DANIEL_GRANT.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Daniel Grant (BS Boardslide) Photo : 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 …
FS Boardslide / BS Lipslide
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SLIDER-LIPSLIDE_BS-DANIEL_GRANT.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Daniel Grant (BS Lipslide) Photo : 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 …
Rail Spins
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SLIDER-BOARDSLIDE_BS_540_PRESS-TOM_FOOSHEE.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Tom Fooshee Photo : 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 …
Gapping Rails
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SLIDER-BOARDSLIDE_BS_GAP-AUM_THANATORN.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Aum Thanatorn Photo : 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 Transfers
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SLIDER-TRANSFER_HS-FAHKRUDIN_YASIN.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Fahkrudin Yasin Photo : 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 …