Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

How to do tailpresses

profile picture
ATLskier
Posts: 8203 - Karma: 406
I search for tailpresses and I couldn't find anything so don't give me shit.

So, I'm having trouble staying on rails/boxes when I try tailpresses, I come off early and slide my tails out. what am I doing wrong?
Dec 28 2005 10:25AM
0 0
profile picture
Snowcase
Posts: 11456 - Karma: 634
try for a little at a time and make sure u lean really far back i have the same problem with tail presses but for nose presses that seems to work
Dec 28 2005 10:28AM
0 0
profile picture
AKoblitz
Posts: 1201 - Karma: 113
your gonna want to try to pretend like your sitting in a chair... thats what I do at least. That way your wieght will stay centered while your still leaning back. IF you just try to lean back then you will either slide off the rail fowards.. which makes you come off switch, or you will fall on the rail and slide it with some sort of body part. It sounds like you may just be pushing your weight back which will make your skis slide foward off the rail. Try the sitting thing, and take it a little at a time. Boxes are the best to try it on because you can get on them like if you were gonna slide it midsole, and the sort of move your skis out for a press... hopefully that all makes sense, and gl
Dec 28 2005 10:44AM
0 0
profile picture
Skipig25
Posts: 10729 - Karma: 256
^good advice. think about buttering, how you stay on your tails, then just try to tail-butter the box
Dec 28 2005 10:48AM
0 0
profile picture
selfportrait
Posts: 1632 - Karma: 16
That is indeed good advice. Another technique that is easier starting out, although it looks somewhat more forced, and you will not be pressing the entire feature, is to get on the box or rail centered and poke your tips forward and sit.
Although if you can sit initially, do that! It is all the nicer.
Dec 28 2005 11:00AM
0 0
profile picture
Dilla
Posts: 6447 - Karma: 106
^^^that is the best tailpress advice ive ehard in a long time
Dec 28 2005 11:42AM
0 0
profile picture
AKoblitz
Posts: 1201 - Karma: 113
if your talking about my post, Thanks!

I've got tons of shit just waiting for ppl to find out... that didn't come out right, let me say that another way... I've done lots of homework for myself on how shit is done in the park, and out of the park, and i'm glade to share my experiences
Dec 28 2005 11:53AM
0 0
profile picture
bmxican_89
Posts: 2617 - Karma: 23
yeah i think the easiest way to learn is just get on the box in a normal position pretty much.

in you want to start out in a press go up the side of the lip that your boots will be closer to when hanging hanging off the rail. Like if you are coming in for a nosepress and grind right foot forward, start a little bit farther right than you normally would. For a tail press, once again sliding right foot forward, go up the left side of the lip.
Dec 28 2005 12:21PM
0 0
profile picture
ATLskier
Posts: 8203 - Karma: 406
thanks yall. akoby7, that was really good advice, thanks.
Dec 28 2005 5:09PM
0 0
profile picture
AKoblitz
Posts: 1201 - Karma: 113
no prob dude... its akoby9 though... lol, dude come find me if you have more questions
Dec 28 2005 5:12PM
0 0
profile picture
SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
tail presses are lame on skis.
Dec 28 2005 6:15PM
0 0
profile picture
t3shellvenom
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 56
nose preses are especially easy, i am gonna try a tailpresss tomorrow
Dec 28 2005 6:21PM
0 0
profile picture
wskibum176
Posts: 1536 - Karma: 13
they are so much easier than you think, your just going HUGE tailpress. A good trailpress has alittle space between the rail and the back of your binding. Just go up w/ a fair amount of speed and hit it a little to one side. You'll get it after practice
Dec 28 2005 8:30PM
0 0
profile picture
skirodeo7
Posts: 182 - Karma: 11
you're lame on skis
Dec 28 2005 10:09PM
0 0
profile picture
DuncanK
Posts: 1040 - Karma: 2,634
Shit, for some reason nose presses have always seemed steezier than tail, but thats just my opinion
Dec 28 2005 10:22PM
0 0
profile picture
=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
agreed. and i dont know why.
Dec 28 2005 10:30PM
0 0
profile picture
t3shellvenom
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 56
in tbx tanner does the steeziest tailpress ive ever seen on a down urban rail, i think its wood
Dec 28 2005 10:35PM
0 0
profile picture
STAUSS
Posts: 8232 - Karma: 3,311
lean back
Dec 28 2005 10:36PM
0 0
profile picture
monkeysteez
Posts: 2655 - Karma: 99
Practice and they will get easy. try it on small rails first. its how i learned.
Dec 28 2005 10:38PM
0 0
profile picture
wskibum176
Posts: 1536 - Karma: 13
i agree, but i find that they are harder, so learn tailpresses first
Dec 29 2005 12:44AM
0 0
profile picture
AKoblitz
Posts: 1201 - Karma: 113
tail presses are harder than nose presses because its harder to center your weight on a tail presses.
Dec 29 2005 12:59AM
0 0
profile picture
bmxican_89
Posts: 2617 - Karma: 23
for me nosepresses are easier, but a little more intimidating, because your face is basically headed straight for the rail, where as on a tail press its just your ass.
Dec 29 2005 1:05AM
0 0
profile picture
spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
yea ski boots push you forward which makes it easier to lean forward on nosepresses
Dec 29 2005 1:14AM
0 0
profile picture
kickerlicker
Posts: 820 - Karma: 11
yeah sit in the chair^^^^^ and eventually it should come pretty natural to you
Dec 29 2005 1:21AM
0 0
profile picture
Jaskittin
Posts: 5606 - Karma: 195
I think starting switch really helps to get the weight over the tails. I dunno, I have trouble doing them when I try going foward.
Dec 29 2005 1:23AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)