Axle Stall

All three coaches treat the axle stall as an extension of the backside kick turn, and every one of them says to have kick turns on the transition dialed before you go near the coping. Foot placement is broadly agreed: back foot on the tail near the back bolts (Tom Rohrer specifically hangs the toes slightly off the toe side edge so he can press through the heel) and front foot high on the board around the front bolts. The lock-in timing is the same across the videos: as the front truck passes over the coping and the back truck arrives, press the tail slightly and turn 90 degrees, with SKATEDELUXE cueing it from the hips and Tom Rohrer cueing it from the head and torso leading the legs. Where they differ is how much truck should end up on the coping. SKATEDELUXE describes both trucks on top; Tom Rohrer and Spencer Nuzzi both argue for locking the back wheel into the pocket against the coping instead, because a full lock leaves too much truck to bring back over when you kick turn in. Spencer Nuzzi is the most progression-heavy, rehearsing the motion on a taped line and a parking block first, while Tom Rohrer adds the speed warning that going too fast pushes the truck all the way over the coping. Everyone agrees on the exit: press the tail, turn the hips and shoulders toward the bottom of the ramp, and lean forward as the wheels touch the transition.

• →Get backside kick turns on the transition comfortable before trying an axle stall, since the stall is that same motion held at the top
• →Back foot on the tail near the back bolts with the toes just slightly off the toe side edge, front foot high over the front bolts and slightly angled
• →Turn your head, shoulders and hips first and let your legs follow, and keep that turning motion going through the whole trick
• →Lock the back truck first with your weight on the back foot, then set the front truck down and shift weight forward
• →Aim to hug the back wheel in the pocket against the coping rather than putting the whole truck on top, which makes the kick turn back in much easier
• →Control your speed on approach; too much speed pushes the truck all the way over the coping
• →Rehearse the motion on a taped line on flat ground or a parking block before committing on a real quarterpipe

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