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Walk up, nose stance, foot drag stall, backside nose slide, walk to tail, fakey frontside slide to kickturn
After the frontside nose slide, the next in the natural progression of these slide walking tricks is the walk up and backside nose slide.
This photo sequence includes a couple of elements that were not in the frontside routine. I include a foot drag stall in the walk up, to slow down the board. I end the whole routine with a fakey frontside slide into a big kickturn, the whole turn going about 270 deg around.
Walk up
Before this frame I've gotten up some speed by pushing down the walkway and am entering the open area where there's enough room to slide. In this frame I take the first cross step off the tail and onto the front third of the board.
I try to keep my chin up when I'm walking and look down at the board by glancing my eyes down, not tipping my head forward. In this way I don't throw off my balance. This simple technique can correct your balance in a big way, and it works for all types of skateboard tricks, not just walking.
This frame shows that there is no rush to get past the cross step. I keep the steps smooth and even. In order to do this I must be able to balance on one foot, with either foot, and steer the board while I'm walking up.
Nose stance and foot drag stall
After two steps to the nose I plant my front foot. My front foot is turned in slightly, and fully weighted on the front trucks. This will allow me to pick up my back foot and brake with it.
It's useful to learn to adjust your speed while walking up and back. I use foot brakes and cross pushes. In a later routine, I use a backwards push.
I put my right foot down a bit forward crossed past my left foot. I bend my left knee to lower the right foot. My foot is turned way out, toe pointing angled backward. I brush the ball of my foot against the ground and scrape off some speed. This stall has a cross stance feel to it. I keep some pressure on the board with the side of my foot while dragging. I find this stabilizes the braking.
There are different ways to foot brake. I could've put my foot down toe forward and dragged my toe, sole, or heel. This stall is a bit more stylish and hard to master, but it works really well. My shoe won't hang up on the ground, it scrapes off speed evenly.
Set up for nose slide
I put my back foot on the board, again, this time in a slightly wider stance. It's wide enough to get some leverage to throw a backside slide.
I bring my back arm across my body, pointing it forward as a wind up for the slide. I usually perform backside slides by torquing, rather than simply twisting as with the frontside slide. Hence I wind up my shoulders to prepare.
