Frontside (Soap Slide)
Difficulty: 1/5One of the most simple and common Soap Shoe tricks is the frontside.
It doesn't matter whether you jump front or back foot first for this trick so go with your preferred method.
Take a diagonal run up and jump for the rail ensuring your grind plates lock on firmly as you hit. Your feet should be spread about shoulder width (or greater) apart. Use your arms to balance as you slide by holding them out horizontally from your sides. Lean very slightly forward over your feet. Your weight should be spread evenly over both feet.
Warning:
Frontsides can be a very fast trick and with little control over speed it's very easy to loose balance. Similar tricks such as UFOs and Royales allow for much more speed control.
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