How to Get Good at Skating Rails

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Ай бұрын

Skating rails can be extremely frightening to beginners. I know it was for me. Here are tips I picked up, from many talented skaters, and a method to help you improve at/learn to skate rails. It may be scary at first. But, if you follow this routine, you'll be confident enough to skate flatbars and handrails.
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@pauli.9243 Ай бұрын

"Dont conflate smt you love with it being different than everything else" now thats a very wise comment in my opinion. Sounds like a very good father to son advice or something. Much respect to Norman. Greetings from Austria (Europe).

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

Thank you! Greetings from Los Angeles. I had to learn this lesson myself. As a young person, I also assigned disproportionate value to things I was interested in, relative to the interests of others. But, you live and you learn, hopefully 👊🏾

@pauli.9243 Ай бұрын

I feel like i did the exact same thing when i was younger, now i am 32 and a skater but also a father and thats one reason why i try to reflect more bout things i did or thought in the past. Now when i heared what you said i thougt why didnt i say that bevore cause its exactly how it is. I guess its hard to verbalize things like that. So glade that you answered. Love your videos and tipps, im skating every day at my local curb/ Plaza (lendplatz , Graz, Austria)and the flipping out thing took my a while but your Videos helped me a lot. ❤

@gnarlywagner8171 Ай бұрын

"How do you do an ollie?" "You just skate fast and commit, dude."

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

I got so many of these non-answers in 1998 😂😂😂😂

@kylemcmanamy4072 Ай бұрын

Bro that krook nollie heel was righteous.

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏾

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

thanks for sharing. I love hearing when these help. Keep shredding ! I’m jealous. Hip acting funny the past few days, and I can’t skate.

@gavinex Ай бұрын

Dude this came in an amazing timing for me, i’ve been skating for 12 years but never got a flat bar to pratice, only a pump to square rail on my local park so i freak out skating flatbar, just built one at the local and im getting fked up by every grind lmao, going to try these tips to see if i unlock my fifties and feebles lol

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

Nice to be timely. I hope this gets you grinding 👊🏾

@Gmfdawg69 Ай бұрын

You’re amazing dog, love the trick tip vids!

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

@Pauli846 Ай бұрын

You are the best skateboarding-teacher out there! Thank you so much Norman

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏾

@danielwood5510 Ай бұрын

I'm 38 years old and skated from 12 to 24 then quit, I just started back in January and there wasn't this type of info back then. I'm progressing at my current age now, and I never quit working out so I have the strength and stamina to keep it up. People think I'm only 24-26 when they meet me haha. 😊

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

You’re in a great spot. I’m only a year older. So, I remember the void of used info, back when we started. But, since you’re healthy and fit, you can take advantage! Happy shredding 👊🏾

@danielwood5510 Ай бұрын

thank you man, I will continue a long as I can. thank you for the excellent content

@danielwood5510 Ай бұрын

Bro.. your shoulders video fixed my back 180s on my session today! I was doing a flatground session like you talked about and worked on back 180, kickflip, heelflip, and tre.

@taterstoolboxskates Ай бұрын

Funny you mentioned this, I’m learning to grind in transition, and some slappy’s! Congrats on the new video stuff!Thanks Norman🙏🏻💯🤙🏼😎

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

Man! Those sucked for me. Transition was nowhere near, when I started skating. So I was already pretty far along, when I learned. Even grinding the smallest mini was a challenge. Two tips, from Max Barrera, that helped me were: 1) get on top 2) stay still once you’re up there.

@taterstoolboxskates Ай бұрын

@@NormanWoods appreciate that Bro!🙏🏻🤙🏼😎

@milesmcdowell8817 Ай бұрын

This was hella helpful thank you 🤙

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

Always pleased to help!

@AlexNiedt Ай бұрын

Great advice! 🙌 The universal truth for me on rails and holding tricks is that having my weight in the scariest spot is typically the correct technique. I remember when I was first learning to hold 50-50s on round rails, and I wanted to lean forward where it feels safe to jump off to the other side. But that makes it impossible to actually do the trick, and confidently placing my weight centered over the top of the rail and a bit in the "back seat" was always the key, even if it initially felt like certain death. 😆 Now I'm very aware of where my head is placed in relation to the rail (or whatever obstacle)

@LameBalsam Ай бұрын

PERFECT just needed this, Thanks norman. Best Skateboarding Teacher ever!

@moldyrefrigerator Ай бұрын

This is just the video I needed. Thank you for going so in-depth!

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

I’m glad this one will be useful for you. Wish I’d gotten a couple of these tips a bit earlier myself.

@planbphillyplanbphilly331 Ай бұрын

🔥

@jordanaya-ay952 Ай бұрын

🙌🏻🙌🏻

@erickvasquez001 Ай бұрын

Def helped. Will send when the 5050 is unlocked properly 🎉

@danielclark7063 Ай бұрын

Love these videos! For FS 5050 is sitting more on the back truck something you do as well? Appreciate all the tips and insight man!

@andrewashford5617 Ай бұрын

That’s why I didn’t like skating when I was little and got sponsored for redline bmx instead. It wasn’t till metrogrammed ig shhhh where I saw the art and style and actually wanted to start learning after u could slow it down on ur phone

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

I wish I had the ability to slow things down, when I was younger. BMX is gnarly though. Whole other set of risks. If you can get past those, anything is possible.

@Alexander-km8es Ай бұрын

Trial and error remember insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results Soo I try something differently each attempt

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

Yes! You have to adjust, after seeing something doesn’t work.

@jeroenretsok Ай бұрын

Goddamn you're good

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

🙏🏾

@jeroenretsok Ай бұрын

@@NormanWoods Make a back three trick tip! This is my 25th year and i still can't do 'em..

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

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@lZlSHINTANi Ай бұрын

I'm an older guy who started skating late, and I have to say watching a lot of your videos has definitely helped with my progress. I'm still struggling with boardslides on a rail at the moment and I know when I improve a bit more I'm going to attempt more grinds. I'm definitely going to come back to this video when the time comes.

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

Take your time. But, you can apply this concept to boardslides as well. Just learning to balance on them, and then jumping off will be great for your progress.

@Benster1 Ай бұрын

You are the best, I truly appreciate you time here with us and all your knowledge, this is a topic I have been wanting to get into and very happy to see this! Much love Norman 🛹🙏🏽🎨💯😎

@NormanWoods Ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope this rally helps. I wished someone had hit me with this five years earlier, once I’d learned it 👊🏾