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This may be a little basic for some of you, but getting into a Heelside Railstand is a critical freestyle skill, and also good for learning Primo Slides. It's not super hard, but takes a little practice to do it with confidence.
This is called the "Heelside" railstand because the top of the board is facing your heels. You need to make sure your board is stable when sitting on its rail (edge). Check out the video clip here. |
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Start this move stationary. Put one foot along the one edge of the board. Move the other foot so that it is hanging off the side of the board, above the truck.
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Keep your body centered over the board. In these two frames, you'll see that the foot that was hanging over the edge is positioned so that it will be on top of the wheel when the board makes it on to the rail. The other foot, after tipping the board, is stepping toward the other truck. |
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As the board comes to rest on it's rail (that's what the edge is called in freestyle), I put my other foot down on top of the other wheel. Since I have my board set up to be very stable in this position, the whole thing feels very solid. |
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