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Tail Press and Going Straight

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#1 ·
I keep having this problem while holding a tail press and going straight. The board always wants to turn. Sometimes, I can hold it straight, but most times, the board wants to turn. That means that my upper body isn't properly aligned but I just can't seem to figure it out. On flat ground, I can do it easily but soon as I take it to a mellow slope, it's either a hit or miss. Anyone had this problem while starting to tail press?
 
#2 · (Edited)
Need video to know what you're doing wrong, but here's a question, are you riding down the fall line of the slope? Typically if you're doing tail presses you want to be going straight downhill, in the same direction as the slope is slanting otherwise your board will want to turn and move towards the slant of the slope.

Also, the other big place people go wrong with their tailpresses is they try to lean back and lift their front foot up instead of shifting their bodyweight backwards and staying centered and balanced over their tail.

Kind of hard to help you without seeing video though, could be a million things you're doing wrong, but most likely you're drifting left/right because you aren't keeping your body centered over the tail of your board.
 
#4 ·
Well the slope will always be slanted downhill, but are you riding WITH the direction of the slant instead of against the slant when you try to press? That's one of the keys, otherwise it makes it harder to keep your tailpress straight (can still be done, but I wouldn't recommend learning tailpresses that way).
 
#6 ·
So I should hold the tail press in line with the slope right? Not against it?
Yeah. You can do them against the slope later as you get better, but I definitely wouldn't be learning to do tailpresses riding against the slant of the slope.
 
#10 · (Edited)
Its basically leaning back, being centered and aligned...and if u got some speed it doesn't matter as much about the slope because you got momentum in the direction of travel and you continue in that direction. But defer to Jed...I just like doing them in the fluff even though my form is bad...its a geezerly thing to do. :D
 

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#17 ·
I think this is probably exposing posture issues that are already there. Be sure to keep your shoulders and hips inline with the board and really get the hip aft rather than bend at the waist as your basic press position. Make sure you keep the read knee outside of your foot (not tucked in pointing forward).

To pop the 180 out from the tail press, you need to use counter rotation not rotation. So practice some counter rotation 180s first then take them to your press. but its really pretty easy once you break down the steps and looks fairly rad IMO. Have fun!
 
#20 ·
hmm, if you are getting your arms fully counter wound and decent pop you should be able to sna the board around fairly easy. Are you winding up as you pop the nollie into the tail press, or are you pressing then winding up? And do you think you are getting to the full position?
 
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