How to 50 50 grind

After learning how to board slide and Ollie the next grind that you will want to learn is the 50 50 grind.  The 50 50 grind is when you grind across the top of a rail on your trucks.  This means that your wheels will be on both sides of the rail while you slide along the metal truck which attaches them to the board.  In order to do this trick you will need to learn how to pop your Ollies forward.  The easiest way to learn how to do this is to try and pop Ollies from the street onto your curb.  To pop an Ollie forward is the same motion as a normal Ollie but, you have to jump in front of you.  The easiest way to do this is to visualize yourself jumping forward and to keep your eyes on the location where you would like to land.  After mastering the ability of Ollieing forward, next is to take it to a ledge.  The 50 50 grind can be used on rails or on such things as hubbas, benches, and ledges.  The 50 50 grind should be learned on one of these mediums first before attempting a rail.  To 50 50 grind a ledge is much less dangerous and much easier than performing this trick on a rail.  When doing this trick on a ledge you can fall forward or off the ledge without getting hurt, slipping off a rail is a different story.  To land a 50 50 grind on a ledge all you need to do is to Ollie forward and come at the obstacle at a slight angle, unlike board slides going faster will not really affect your balance either way.  After locking into the obstacle and grinding it, the next step is to get off the obstacle and ride away clean.  The easiest way to accomplish this is to just grind the entire obstacle and come off at the end, although you will see more experienced skater popping out of the 50 50 grind whenever they desire.