How To Front Board Slide

Front board slides are very similar to board slides except, front board slides are much scarier.  For the front board slide you will be sliding the grind towards your back.  In order to do this grind successfully you will need to follow a few basic guide lines.  The first thing you will want to do is have board slides mastered, if you don't this trick will be nearly impossible.  For the front board slide you will have to be approaching the rail with it directly in front of you, as opposed to the back board which required you to have your back to the rail.  For this trick you will need to be in the Ollie position and to be ready for your front foot to be on the bolts when sliding along the rail.  Approach the rail in your Ollie position with a very slight angle about eight inches away from the rail.  Pop the Ollie and get the board to land with the middle of it on the rail.  When doing this trick, make sure you turn your body so that you can look to see where you are going.  A very common mistake for this trick is that skaters try and attempt it without turning their body so that they are grinding blind.  While grinding blind there is a huge chance of missing the end of the rail and taking a very heavy fall.  By looking back you will be able to spot your landing as well as be less likely to slip out of the grind and fall back on your head.  For this trick I would recommend wearing a helmet just to be safe.  Another tip on learning this trick is to practice it on a flat bar rail.  A flat bar rail is much easier to practice this trick on than a circle rail since flat bar rails are much easier to grind.