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| description = A [[Rail Whip]] is a | | description = A [[Rail Whip]] is a [[:Category:Rail Tricks|Rail Trick]] where you balance on one wheel with the ball of your foot and kick the board with your other foot to spin the board 360 degrees around the axis of your balancing foot and catching the board in the same rail position you started from. Most skaters kick the board backward but you can also kick it forwards like [[Denham Hill]] does. | ||
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Here are a few tips: | Here are a few helpful tips: | ||
# | #Use [[List of Freestyle Wheels|offset wheels]] for the most stable platform possible. | ||
#Use [[Axle Washers]] to bring the wheel out flush with the rail. This will help reduce the downward pressure and friction on the rail. | #Use [[Axle Washers]] to bring the wheel out flush with the rail. This will help reduce the downward pressure and friction on the rail.<br>[[File:Wheel Flush with Rail.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Wheel flush with rail for reduced friction.]] | ||
#Do this trick on a smooth surface to reduce friction. The smoother the surface, the less effort required to spin the board. | #Do this trick on a smooth surface to reduce friction. The smoother the surface, the less effort required to spin the board. | ||
#Use a [[Deck|deck]] with a [[Hans "HAZZE" Lindgren|Lindgren]] cutout design like the [[Moonshine Skateboards Tony Gale Pro Model Deck]] or [[Decomposed Hans HAZZE Lindgren Original Crowbar Deck]]. Again, there will be reduced friction with less wood scraping against the ground. | #Use a [[Deck|deck]] with a [[Hans "HAZZE" Lindgren|Lindgren]] cutout design like the [[Moonshine Skateboards Tony Gale Pro Model Deck]] or [[Decomposed Hans HAZZE Lindgren Original Crowbar Deck]]. Again, there will be reduced friction with less wood scraping against the ground.<br>[[File:Schmitt Stix Hans Lindgren Crow Bar Deck 1986.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Original Schmitt Stix Hans Lindgren Crow Bar Deck, circa 1986]] | ||
#Sand or file out a wheel well to help prevent your toes from binding up against the board during the | #Sand or file out a wheel well to help prevent your toes from binding up against the board during the [[Rotation]]. [[Witter Cheng]] does this on his setups.<br> | ||
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File:Wheel Well (Bottom).jpg|Custom wheel well on one of [[Witter Cheng|Witter's]] [[Decomposed Witter Cheng Vampire Fairy Deck]]. | |[[File:Wheel Well (Bottom).jpg|thumb|top|150px|Custom wheel well on one of [[Witter Cheng|Witter's]] [[Decomposed Witter Cheng Vampire Fairy Deck]].]]||[[File:Wheel Well (Side).jpg|thumb|top|150px|Different angle of the wheel well.]] | ||
File:Wheel Well (Side).jpg|Different angle of the wheel well. | |- | ||
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
Trick tip video by [[Mike Osterman]].<br> | Trick tip video by [[Mike Osterman]].<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:52, 22 April 2018
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| Short Hand | Rail Whip |
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| Difficulty Level |
Intermediate |
A Rail Whip is a Rail Trick where you balance on one wheel with the ball of your foot and kick the board with your other foot to spin the board 360 degrees around the axis of your balancing foot and catching the board in the same rail position you started from. Most skaters kick the board backward but you can also kick it forwards like Denham Hill does.
Here are a few helpful tips:
- Use offset wheels for the most stable platform possible.
- Use Axle Washers to bring the wheel out flush with the rail. This will help reduce the downward pressure and friction on the rail.
Wheel flush with rail for reduced friction. - Do this trick on a smooth surface to reduce friction. The smoother the surface, the less effort required to spin the board.
- Use a deck with a Lindgren cutout design like the Moonshine Skateboards Tony Gale Pro Model Deck or Decomposed Hans HAZZE Lindgren Original Crowbar Deck. Again, there will be reduced friction with less wood scraping against the ground.
Original Schmitt Stix Hans Lindgren Crow Bar Deck, circa 1986 - Sand or file out a wheel well to help prevent your toes from binding up against the board during the Rotation. Witter Cheng does this on his setups.
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Video
Trick tip video by Mike Osterman.