Bob's Trick Tips

Approach the ledge frontside, at a slight angle. Spot the place on the ledge where you want to touch down for the slide. You need to be going fast enough to get a good slide. Ollie nice and high - high enough to get the tail up there.

As you ollie, turn your body and board 90 degrees frontside, so you can land with the tail on the ledge.

Frame 4 shows probably the most critical part of the move -- the initial smack down of the tail on the ledge. You want as much tail up there as possible, so that the board isn't just dangling on the edge. The rear trucks's baseplate should be slapped up against the ledge as close as you can get it.

Obviously, most of your weight should be on the rear foot, keeping the board suspended out into the air. The ball of your foot should be right in the middle of the tail.

Once you are locked into the tail-to-ledge position, you just stand there calmly, keep your balance, and let it slide.

Fletcher does this move to fakie, which I think flows really nicely. As he approaches the end of the box, he begins to turn his body and board another 90 degrees frontside. As he does this, he unweights and gives the tail a little push to get it around, and comes down solidly, rolling fakie.