I'm guilty of jumping to the coping, can't wait to try that step by step technique. This is why I gave up trying to learn aggressive in the 90s, i had no direction so I just threw myself at obstacles hoping something would stick. After getting sick of hurting myself without making any progress, I gave up. So glad for social media these days.
WOW riding the coping is brilliant. Great way to get comfortable getting on top of the ramp without the risk of slipping out of a grind. I can definitely see this being a HUGE benefit for learning on your "switch" side or whatever folks prefer to call it.
Great stuff Law, as always! One good tip I got when I was struggling is that if you’re going to fall, make sure you sit down and push off with your hands so you just gently slide down, instead of having a huge slam
Im always afraid of falling back in the transition.... So most of the time I overshoot and siting on the deck .... Next time I'm going to skate a mini ramp it will be a full session of " riding the coping " thanks a lot for this great tip !
My balance is off so most of the time my grinds ended up on going gown the transition if I try to lean more over the coping I'm landing on the deck ... I'm on skates since April this year and have a lot to learn but I'm working on it and often im to scarred of injury my self .... But that's a mindset I have to let go , i waer protection all the time so it's the mindset I have to reset , with riding the coping I hope I can do it
@@dudedude5688 Absolutely dude, the doubt is the toughest part. I learned so many things the hard way being the only blader at my park. Just work up to things gradually, stay calm, but really commit to each move you do, because it's when you don't fully commit you tend to get hurt because your posture won't be right.
Solid advice and nice video! Backside though is very different for people depending on which way you turn. Backsides have always felt scary to me, so to some it might be easier to actually try it "switch". The "riding the coping advice is great! Never thought of it that way but thats certainly more helpful than just stay inside the ramp (of which advice I am guilty of ;-)
@@BacktoBlading Ah wow, interesting! I guess it really depends what people are more comfortable with: switch foot or switch rotation. Funnily enough I'm ok with souls as its switch rotation (although I prefer a topsoul, which is natural), but then again I prefer a switch makio stall over a normal makio stall because a normal makio is so prone to miss rotating to my weak side.
dude, thank you for this! I'm having trouble with transition and really want to conquer it and the "riding the coping" thing def sounds like a missing link! can't wait to practice this!
Solid. Never thought about riding the coping! p.s. I got the shorter core frames, and it makes anti turn better like flat. Hopefully, will get off my ass and 3D print something interesting.
I always thought coping looks super easy. You just roll up onto the rail. When I started to try it myself I quickly found out how wrong I was. Never fell so much.
I see you bring your back slightly backwards when on the backside ramp. You are supposed to bend forwards even on the backside, which gives a much better pump. No arching of back as that takes speed away
Agreed. My local parks have spine ramps as tall as me, I can front side the coping and drop back in backwards, but spinning a 180 to backside it is proving a challenge. I’ll try carving more, and try his riding the coping trick next time and see if it helps at all.
I feel this. Next time I go out I figure I need to work on the earlier steps longer is all. I did a frontside stall and tried to drop 180 and drop in fell backwards and messed up my wrist and knocked the wind out of me. I really need to get comfortable enough to do a front side stall and drop back in fakie before I try grinding the coping I think. I've been just practicing riding fakie in general while my wrist heals up.
As most, I started out as a core street skater, and was consistent for years until I entered the coping game. I was easily jumping nearly 10 inches up to every coping grind before I pretty much gave up on it. Once I learned to actually ride the coping and flow with it, it made of lot of sense that you really don't have to work as hard as you think you might to achieve your grinds. Also, I know you've worn that shirt before, but VG5 was the first skate video that I ever bought, and I need to know where you picked that up!
I’m comfortable skating transition but griping is scary as hell. I used to skateboard as a kid, and sucked at flatland but skated transfer pretty well and always wanted to get air. One thing I can say is as an adult I get too much air 🫠
Ladies and Gentleman, this costed me 2 years of my life to learn. Now for the next 2 years I will be learning how to "ride the coping" I guess :) Vert Ramp you just wait for me I am coming for you!
As someone that's never even tried a coping grind in my life I'll be interested to see what you've got to say. Defo adding this to my favourites. Next step find some transition!
Coping grinds take awhile to adjust to the approach, but once you get it, you unlock quite a few tricks. With some experience, It's also one of the safest obstacles to session . . . once you learn how to approach and how to fall properly, you can just slide down the ramp gently.
Awsome video/tutorial Law! I’ll definitely be using these methods at my regular Monday night indoor park/ramp session! Exactly as you said, ledge grinds no worries, transition coping grinds? frontside is all I’ve managed consistently so far
I would consider myself a very experienced transition skater and can confirm that all of the advice here is rock solid! Nice work Law!
I'm guilty of jumping to the coping, can't wait to try that step by step technique. This is why I gave up trying to learn aggressive in the 90s, i had no direction so I just threw myself at obstacles hoping something would stick. After getting sick of hurting myself without making any progress, I gave up. So glad for social media these days.
Thanks Law. Small stuff that we all forget sometimes.
The "riding the coping" tip is really great! I've always had a hard time explaining how to stay inside the ramp to people.
And I’ve heard the “stay inside the ramp” explanation ad nauseam, but it never made sense. This helped me a lot. (And how’s that audio?)
@@BacktoBlading A touch hot but sounded great!
Always improving. Now I just need to fix the lighting in there
Wow riding the coping might also help me finally carve bowls, can't wait to try it out
WOW riding the coping is brilliant. Great way to get comfortable getting on top of the ramp without the risk of slipping out of a grind. I can definitely see this being a HUGE benefit for learning on your "switch" side or whatever folks prefer to call it.
Agreed
Great stuff Law, as always! One good tip I got when I was struggling is that if you’re going to fall, make sure you sit down and push off with your hands so you just gently slide down, instead of having a huge slam
Awesome tutorial, riding the coping will really help my grinds going forward
Really good and kind xplanation😉
Nice video breaking it down. Thanks for the tips!
Excellent tips! Thanks! Gonna practice riding the coping and not jumping!❤️
Between you, Acosta and Flowersherolls I’ve been able to hit the ground running to re learn how to skate. Thanks for the content
Im always afraid of falling back in the transition.... So most of the time I overshoot and siting on the deck .... Next time I'm going to skate a mini ramp it will be a full session of " riding the coping " thanks a lot for this great tip !
It’s scary for sure. Soul tricks especially. Maybe stick with grooves this next session? Good luck
If you lock, you won’t fall back. The good news is that sliding down a ramp usually won’t hurt you
My balance is off so most of the time my grinds ended up on going gown the transition if I try to lean more over the coping I'm landing on the deck ... I'm on skates since April this year and have a lot to learn but I'm working on it and often im to scarred of injury my self .... But that's a mindset I have to let go , i waer protection all the time so it's the mindset I have to reset , with riding the coping I hope I can do it
@@dudedude5688 Absolutely dude, the doubt is the toughest part. I learned so many things the hard way being the only blader at my park. Just work up to things gradually, stay calm, but really commit to each move you do, because it's when you don't fully commit you tend to get hurt because your posture won't be right.
Like the riding the coping idea. I would try to have my foot below the coping riding closer to the coping however.
Great video as always, Law. You are definitely rocking that topsoul.
Solid advice and nice video! Backside though is very different for people depending on which way you turn. Backsides have always felt scary to me, so to some it might be easier to actually try it "switch". The "riding the coping advice is great! Never thought of it that way but thats certainly more helpful than just stay inside the ramp (of which advice I am guilty of ;-)
Very true! My topsoul is switch, but it’s my normal turn so it feels more natural.
@@BacktoBlading Ah wow, interesting! I guess it really depends what people are more comfortable with: switch foot or switch rotation. Funnily enough I'm ok with souls as its switch rotation (although I prefer a topsoul, which is natural), but then again I prefer a switch makio stall over a normal makio stall because a normal makio is so prone to miss rotating to my weak side.
So helpful. Thank you.
muito bom. eu estou tentando mandar topside no couper.
Great video and tricks. Now let's make that happen! :)
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This video was PERFECT ty
Great stuff Law!
This was helpful. Thank you.
dude, thank you for this! I'm having trouble with transition and really want to conquer it and the "riding the coping" thing def sounds like a missing link! can't wait to practice this!
You got this! Also remember to crouch low and use your arms to balance your weight.
Excellent tutorial, thanks. I just subscribed. 😁
Great vide! I can't wait for the weather to dry up here so I can have a crack
Can't believe people backside stall before they can drop in. I've been dropping in for five years but still can't backside stall 😂😂
thanks for that great tutorial :)
Thank you for this
great tutorial; good job!
Great stuff. Lots of good tips!
I pulled off my first frontside grind on coping the other day, but i'm riding flat aeons and i kept getting wheel bite
Solid. Never thought about riding the coping! p.s. I got the shorter core frames, and it makes anti turn better like flat. Hopefully, will get off my ass and 3D print something interesting.
Nice! Try our 58mm wheels or the Roces 60mm for even more control skating anti. Thanks for watching
I will give it a go, but scared 😱 it will be painful 😖🤘🏼😮💨👍🏼💪🏼
Give it time. Get really comfortable carving up high first. If you fall, squat down and aim for the transition. You got this
I always thought coping looks super easy. You just roll up onto the rail. When I started to try it myself I quickly found out how wrong I was. Never fell so much.
I see you bring your back slightly backwards when on the backside ramp. You are supposed to bend forwards even on the backside, which gives a much better pump. No arching of back as that takes speed away
Should you wax the coping before this? I find that I'm coming at the rail on a 45 degree angle yet I still don't slide far on a frontside.
Waxing coping is a good idea, but you more speed is probably all you need.
@@BacktoBlading I'll give that a try and I think I tend to jump too.
The problem is that most of the skatepark ramps are to big for beginners to practice...You have a nice small ramp there so the fall is not big deal.
Agreed. My local parks have spine ramps as tall as me, I can front side the coping and drop back in backwards, but spinning a 180 to backside it is proving a challenge. I’ll try carving more, and try his riding the coping trick next time and see if it helps at all.
I feel this. Next time I go out I figure I need to work on the earlier steps longer is all. I did a frontside stall and tried to drop 180 and drop in fell backwards and messed up my wrist and knocked the wind out of me. I really need to get comfortable enough to do a front side stall and drop back in fakie before I try grinding the coping I think. I've been just practicing riding fakie in general while my wrist heals up.
Is this an miniramp in your garage ?🤣🤣😍
Leider geil
is your coping steel?
Yes, 2”
What skates are they ?
As most, I started out as a core street skater, and was consistent for years until I entered the coping game. I was easily jumping nearly 10 inches up to every coping grind before I pretty much gave up on it. Once I learned to actually ride the coping and flow with it, it made of lot of sense that you really don't have to work as hard as you think you might to achieve your grinds.
Also, I know you've worn that shirt before, but VG5 was the first skate video that I ever bought, and I need to know where you picked that up!
I think it was from the videogroove website a few years back. Not sure they’re made anymore but I can ask DAP
I’m comfortable skating transition but griping is scary as hell. I used to skateboard as a kid, and sucked at flatland but skated transfer pretty well and always wanted to get air. One thing I can say is as an adult I get too much air 🫠
Ladies and Gentleman, this costed me 2 years of my life to learn. Now for the next 2 years I will be learning how to "ride the coping" I guess :) Vert Ramp you just wait for me I am coming for you!
sweet. what are the dimensions of your ramp?
It’s 3’ tall, 6’ transition, 19’ wide and 19’ total length with the decks. Small but perfect for me
As someone that's never even tried a coping grind in my life I'll be interested to see what you've got to say. Defo adding this to my favourites. Next step find some transition!
Coping grinds take awhile to adjust to the approach, but once you get it, you unlock quite a few tricks. With some experience, It's also one of the safest obstacles to session . . . once you learn how to approach and how to fall properly, you can just slide down the ramp gently.
Great informative video....
Ok bro 2 things number uno I buy ur new 50/50 weels I’m gonna put them to the test an second when I can slide true to skate ur coping
Awsome video/tutorial Law! I’ll definitely be using these methods at my regular Monday night indoor park/ramp session! Exactly as you said, ledge grinds no worries, transition coping grinds? frontside is all I’ve managed consistently so far
Great advices! I'm going to try to ride next time. The problem is my practicing miniramp is three times as high as yours with a little vert. 😱
Lol, I wouldn’t call that a mini ramp then. But same concept should work just 3x as scary!