How To Axle Stall On A Mini Ramp

In this video I teach you How To Axle Stall On A Mini Ramp
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It can be difficult when first learning how to skate a mini ramp to learn how to axle stall. I often see people doing axle stalls on the “inside” of the ramp when attempting to learn them. It’s very important to keep practicing and learn how to do them on top of the coping so you don’t form any bad habits.
By learning axle stalls (50-50’s) on top of the coping you drastically reduce the risk of hanging up as well as improve your consistency. Just make sure when you start getting the feel of getting on top of the coping that you don’t lock in with your whole truck.
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[@lbedu9960]

this guy actually has really helpfull tutorials

[@MultitaskingGuy]

eduard0Fernandes the best

[@benphillips5065]

Yeah

[@LyonLars]

Both VL skate and Braille do not have any really good vids on this. Thanks a ton

[@ChadCaruso]

Thanks Brian!

[@ChocolateHabanero22]

I agree. I recently learned how to ollie from VL Skate's teaching (he's a fantastic teacher), but they don't have much half pipe stuff.

[@SeanSiquig]

these are the exact people i was looking for to have a video on this, but they don’t which is weird to me as it is a very basic but important beginner trick

[@danfromzr3289]

This guy n trog army have great tuts

[@bigfranchise]

VL skate and Braille aren’t transition skaters, that’s why they don’t have vids on this.

[@GhosteMage]

just landed my first axle stall, feeble stall, and feeble grind. the “stand on the coping” was repeating in my head and that helped a lot. you’re a legend bro thank you

[@amskateboards]

This makes so much sense. I'm trying to learn this trick at the moment and I'm doing exactly what you talk about a quick stall on the inside of the ramp. The putting your weight on the heels is the simply bit I have been missing but I didn't know until I heard you say it. It's crazy to think that I missed such a basic thing out but I guess thats what most people do when they doing things wrong. Thanks man great vid.

[@presleyseamans366]

Same with me

[@wewhogame8747]

Been skating way to long and same for me skating mini on Friday putting this to good use for sho

[@hectorjuarez6723]

It's common, and why Im here I got back into skating after years, I thought myself watching others at the local park and I decided to watch a bunch of trip videos and basically I restarted saying from the basics and sense I already knew how to do so much I flew through everything and being almost 30 now I'm already better then when I was 19, can't jump down stuff anymore but that's ok.

[@amskateboards]

@@hectorjuarez6723 I have a similar story. I stopped skating for 10 years or so and then got back into it as well. I'm 35 and I feel Im way better than I ever was as a kid too. That said I still have a lot to work on to improve.

[@Owen4368]

I've been filming myself every so often with the camera aimed down along the coping. Being able to watch myself, I quickly realised what I felt was good, was often the problem described here. I thought I could do 5050s, but on camera they were mostly just like a slash grind on both trucks, rather than a 5050 on top of the coping. Pumping for speed helps, and I've started getting up on feebles which gives me the sensation of getting upright more which is helping to improve the axle stalls. 5 years later and this vid is still relevant!

[@adrichigh9478]

I’m at the skatepark right now and was struggling with them. Watched up until 1:04 when you mentioned weight on the heel. & I got it first try! Thanks so much!

[@KingaGorski]

Just got my axle stalls today! Watched this tutorial before I left to the skatepark this morning. Thanks for the tips 🥳

[@alexfloquet4851]

So many videos about this trick and I can't remember anyone mentioning putting pressure on the heels!! I feel this is the key element I was missing, thanks Chad!

[@lindaforgione9331]

You're the best at breaking it all down 👌🏼

[@joewalker5976]

Chad Caruso is like the best teacher ever!! Keep it up man, love your vids!

[@johanfreesk564]

Thanks man! Great tutorial! I’ve been watchong some of yours now as i started to get back in skateboarding and realized how fun miniramp is. You have a great way of making me understand things with simple explanations. Very greatful Greetings from Sweden🙏👌

[@thorgren1316]

I’ve got so many of these stall tricks on lock on one mini ramp. Then I start skating bowls and these plaza style parks and I can’t axle stall on any of this. I fly out to the deck basically no matter what I do. I’m hoping I can take this “stand on the coping” advice and start making this work. And I’m hoping I can use this to be able to deal with the speed judgement difficulties that come with bowls and plaza style spots. I appreciate you man. Thank you!

[@yeahlol4473]

This helped me a lot. My problem was i was coming up at an angle and couldnt get to the top to stand up on it. Once i started riding straight until my back truck hit i nailed them!

[@paulm1799]

Thank you for taking the time to do this, Chad!

[@barmacuts5865]

Thanks bro, will try it again tomorrow. Got some good advices, I think

[@mattwells8832]

Really appreciate your videos ... show the finer points to many tricks Keep up the good work

[@chronictraingaurd1717]

Also I have a good tip for everyone. You can learn this trick in 45 minutes if you learn how to slash grind on coping before learning this trick

[@Chrispchicken121]

I learnt slash grinds so I will try this!

[@flip184fencing]

So how do you progress from slash grind to 5050 ?

[@chronictraingaurd1717]

@@flip184fencing teaches you how to ride on the coping

[@zyzzbrah12345]

Thank you for the tutorial it really helped me

[@traceyvalentine4027]

Great work, nice! I just started skating again after 20 years off. I can't stall consistently (lmao), and then I started to realize I needed more weight on my back heel, just like you said. But I didn't realize, I am trying to put too much truck onto the copping. Great tip man. I can hear the cells in my wrists and knees thanking you already.

[@TrucksandFins]

Just what I am working on. Thanks for this tutorial mate. Going to hit the park and give it a go.

[@areee3915]

Great Video! Great Job as Always Chad!!

[@jesslester6970]

Thanks so much for being actually helpful!! 🥳🥳

[@faxrepairgreg5417]

Great video. I always seem to turn too early and only get my front truck on before coming back down.

[@eliasvaldiviezo4346]

Hell yeah..greetings for Ecuador... Chad...You are the man.. thank You so much

[@AC-hg4fr]

This is great. It made it click in my head. Now to go try it out.

[@martinlangby9887]

Great explanation Chad. Can you do a Rolling into (drop-in) a mini vid? Cheers n beers man!

[@strawberryjpeg6000]

Thankyou tor this! Gonna learn it this week

[@brettdawson3992]

If you find your weight is always inside the ramp and you can only axle stall for a quick second before you have to go back in try this: I swear someone left a comment on this video saying to put your trucks on the coping and start/drop in that way like you’re coming back in from an axle stall. For some reason that’s what made it work for me. It showed my brain how my weight should be when I get to the coping. I struggled with this for years before I tried it, and once I did, I finally got axle stalls right.

[@aboutdesouffle_]

nice tutorial man! greetings from Perú!

[@JohnAvillaHerpetocultural]

We always called these 50/50 stalls. That was back in the 90’s. I also never had trouble locking in all the way on top. Didn’t cause me to get hung up.

[@michaelgreenwell9809]

Finally A good video

[@ryanwilliams9984]

Chad you rip, man. Watched that video of you back smithing that ancient vert ramp in Greenport. Trying to work on my transition skills and like how you explain tricks without getting overly pedantic.

[@torechristianhelliesen8576]

Thanks for good instructions.

[@victorr_o4]

You the Man

[@ericjimenez2447]

Dude your actually the best

[@alaamc2475]

This helped alot thanks

[@andrewrulez]

I been looking for something like your channel forever, you seriously have the best mini trick tips and makes sense. Keep putting it out there!!

[@ChadCaruso]

Really appreciate that Andrew

[@miikkapyykkonen7306]

Hey Chad, your videos are real helpful, one got me to realize how I should really take the wheel from behind the coping when coming out of fs axle stalls, blew my mind when I learnt that, thanks for that one. Do you know what to call axle stalls when going regular and using nose and front truck to kick turn? Switch fakie :D?

[@TheSonicDeviant]

Cheers dude!

[@localhotdad]

Sooooo helpful !

[@mohamedmusaid9312]

Damn these videos are super helpful

[@alexfernandez7067]

Good video 👍🏽. Ty my friend

[@thomasfogarty3607]

Cool video, thanks 🙏🏼

[@davidcampbell1760]

I've always had a hard time with these. I can drop in on vert, get weak rocks and backside airs but going from in the transition to out of it is hard for me.

[@pawechabrowicz2895]

lol the autogenerated youtube subtitles mangled your name into "jackaroo" when you introduce yourself at the beginning of the video. thanks for the quick tutorial dude, I just learned rock to fakie and I wanna figure out these next

[@steezinit2957]

Very well explain

[@rileykinssheesh44]

Thanks man

[@mario6148]

I like your videos. If you could give a how to Ollie and frontside Ollie (not sure which is easier) on transition that would be great. Also, do you know how to frontside air? Just curious cause you seem like you’ve been skating a while but I’ve never seen you do it

[@vampirickingdom]

Thank you

[@rudyrico7484]

Dig the help. Thanks dude. Peace ✌ Be safe.

[@ChadCaruso]

Thanks Rudy!

[@Trev612]

Frontside air next trick it's hard for me to do this axle stall I keep leaning forward into the ramp thank you for the info about putting weight on your heel

[@zmwoob]

digging these how to's. no fluff just right to the point! if only there was a miniramp where i live

[@ChadCaruso]

Thanks! Yeah New York really needs some more parks

[@bloodyymary]

Hi, thanks for all your vidéos. Great job. My question : What IS the Size and high of these ramp ? Thx

[@handywithshovels]

Cess slide 50-50 trick tip, like you showed as one of the variations at the end of this video

[@uroborospd2691]

Mini😂😂

[@k0nu93]

ye it is called mini ramp-..

[@hyoungjinlee9414]

The scariest thing, standing up straight on the coping😂 I still can't get used to it

[@tomhyde8977]

Do a switch blunt tutorial idk how to pop in no hand yet I can only Indy grab in

[@SylwekGrega]

Awesome!

[@josephmay5822]

Skateboarding is more like 5% skill 95% commitment

[@Serium237]

While riding ramps, yes. While trying to do tricks, it's the other way around

[@runswimplayball]

@@Serium237 Yup learning flatground takes alota muscle memory and muscle building.

[@JohnAvillaHerpetocultural]

Commitment gains you skill. Skateboarding is mostly skill. The rest is courage.

[@tyler23sb]

Replace the word skateboarding with guitar and all of a sudden he’s offended hehe

[@hogg8888]

fucking love this channel just getting back into skating and i always shy-ed away from transition when i was younger. i definitely owe some mini ramp bails to my younger self

[@arley550]

that was good :)

[@kim8kp]

Can you do a tutorial for backflip to rock to fakie and yes this is a serious request?

[@cheviot2988]

i tried my first axle stall drop in on my birthday on the 4th of november over rotated and slammed hard on my elbow as it was a small mini ramp, fractured elbow only starting to heal properly now !!, but I've got the pads for the good weather coming in 2021, wish me luck !!!!

[@lal5555f]

i usually slip out heel side and butt to coping or slip out toe side and knees to coping head dive scorpion

[@gerardsk8ordie]

what's the song at the ending of the video? It's really cool

[@ivanglamuzina4810]

do a video on heelflips...been skating forever and can't heel for the life of me

[@lastdance29]

Hey Chad, hope you are well. May sound silly but a quick question: could I put the board on top of the mini ramp and just turn in to learn that movement first, then focus on staking up to the coping and performing the axle stall?

[@TheGreatestLemon]

Thanks for making this, if anyone doesn’t feel safe not putting the whole truck on, then put the entire truck on, and shift your back foot forward to be barely on the coping before going back in

[@emmanuelbarrera2399]

I recently learned how to axle and feeble. How do you roll out fakie?

[@drieshemerijckx1773]

i can't get over the fact how much he looks like the guy from the Punisher And nice videos, thanks

[@rogierverhagen]

2:22 ...pfff here was being happy with a normal axle stall😂

[@susansk8sorrell123]

Cool!

[@chronictraingaurd1717]

I can do axle stalls but I have this habit we’re my front wheels completely miss the coping and just sit on the top of the ramp while my back wheels are locked on. Some times this looks really cool and could be a variation

[@bonsaiibeats9801]

That is called a Feeble Stall

[@gudelis2171]

Same

[@rodericktracey]

Hey man, excellent tutorials thanks so much for making them. I'm trying to get better at mini ramp but the issue I'm having is transferring my weight to the vertical to be standing on the coping. I can slash grind no problem but stopping my momentum and being up on a mini ramp is difficult. I can do it on a 3' quarter pipe but my local mini is about 4-5' and I just feel like my weight is in the wrong spot. Any tips appreciated!

[@damianb2374]

same for me and what am aiming for is that speed/enough speed to imagine myself standing up there.

[@andrewtam9527]

Do a kick flip on to the copping

[@Kill3rB345T]

I got bodyslammed on concrete when I just tried to drop in from axle. literally got shit on came here to see if I can get any tips lul

[@lar2757]

same lmfaoo

[@jobasti98]

put your wheel to the coping so the coping sits at the edge of the truck that's towards the deck of the ramp. the left side if you stand regular.. really put your wheel next to the coping - slide there by pushing your back foot towards the transition. Then just turn your shoulders and drop in - don't worry about how it might feel to have your wheel come over the coping - it's not any different than a kickturn! Hope this helps

[@cc4969]

I keep doing feebles every time I want to do this :( feebles are cool but I want to do grinds eventually!

[@ShreadsEBS]

I’ve done many axel stalls before on mini-ramps and quarterpipes but trying to stall on a pro full size halfpipe, I feel like I’m learning all over again. Every attempt I make I bail... hard. Lol. Is it the steep incline that is hard to get over??? Do I need more practice just riding and getting used to the pipe perhaps? This half pipe is pretty scary but I want to own it.

[@julianmoore231]

Super helpful vid as always thanks Chad. I have a question about dropping back in from 5050 when stationary. A few times my front foot has slipped off the board toeside (as i lift up my front truck and start to come back in) and i’ve fallen to flat. I’m wondering if i have to lean into transition and not be upright when i start to come back in? I really want to get bs5050 proper stalls on bigger tranny but i always get spooked and just tap both trucks and immediately come back in. Thanks for any help

[@ChadCaruso]

Interesting.. it could be a fear thing that’s causing you subconsciously take your foot off. Try dropping in from axle stall position a bunch of times to get used to it before locking in. Practice that on whichever size quarter pipe you feel comfortable on and work your way up.

[@julianmoore231]

@@ChadCaruso Hey thanks so damn much, the standing on heels tip really helped to get up and be locked in right. I'll give those tips a go:))

[@LewReviews]

My first week back at age 30 and I decided to drop in from axle stall because a dude was with me who is 36 at the park he's only been skating 2 year and he landed it I never learned this trick as a kid so I decided I would drop in axle and did it. But I could not get Into the stall until I watched this video it explained exactly what I need to do and now I can kiss the copin with both trucks but I am having difficulty getting up on top of the copin to like do that cool stand there and flex for a second I kinda like feel to far forward I am trying to throw my shoulder back and land on top to copin but I just can't do it i end up in like febal stall position

[@sycoo3575]

Tip: u can get u're trucks fully against the copin you will just have to kick out the back of your board a little so the wheel isn't touching the copin before u lean and turn in

[@benmiller9854]

GQ skater yo

[@cadenjones4618]

What is the difference between an axle stall and 50-50 grind

[@josephweller2724]

I can’t seem to stand up on top of the coping. I feel like I’m facing downwards and my trucks lock in but like sideways. I don’t know why🤷‍♂️

[@MrOhnouhoh]

Wish I'd watched this video 3 hours ago before I broke my foot trying to figure this out.

[@jtgym1252]

Yeah but I’m having trouble dropping in once u go up on the axle stall ? Please help :)

[@TwinkiesAtWar]

is this Tanner Park LI??

[@SlamHammer]

Hey.. I can’t stand upright for some reason. I have the lock in but I keep wanting to lean forwards into the ramp. And the board like springs out from under me. That and I can’t stand upright when I first lock on with the truck.

[@dombackay4806]

maybe redundant question but what wheels do you usually ride? I ride both park and concrete mini, occasionally street and I was thinking about getting 58-60mm 90a wheels but I wonder if they are hard enough? I like to pop really high and powerslide a lot and I don't think it would make such difference but I want to be sure. And thank you Chad for your tutorials, they are next level and they helps a lot!

[@ChadCaruso]

Thanks Dom, I ride 54mm 99a or 101a usually, the softer your wheels are the harder it is to powerslide generally. I’ve never tried 90a wheels before but I could see them feeling amazing in a concrete park.

[@marcelomagario]

great tutorial!! I’ve been trying to do axle stall for about 7 months now and this trick doesn’t come to my head at all. I even did some 50-50 grind however my body is inside the ramp instead of the deck. I notice that when I’m almost hitting the coping, my backshoulder and my back arm is pointing to the nose of the skateboard... this makes me stall in kind of feeble most of the times. 1-) which spot do you look when you approaching the coping AND after you feel the coping with your back truck? 2-) Do you pump and leave your body lightweight when your are approaching the coping? thanks man! I appreciate any help as this trick is getting so hard for me.

[@marcelomagario]

at the exact moment that you feel the backtruck hitting the coping, where do you look? (nose, nose/coping, beetween your legs, bottom of the ramp, back foot)?

[@fidev3467]

Why do I Rock to fakies great on a 3 feel quarter pipe but then when I move to a five feet one I can’t do it?

[@reeceparriah4772]

Hey 👋, so is it easier dropping in and doing an axel stall, or just rolling right off and doing it. I tend to get more speed when I just roll off, but wanted your opinion?

[@jobasti98]

maybe put your board in an axle stall and drop in from that - speed should fit👍🏼 plus this helps to get comfortable dropping in from the stall

[@humansaremonkeys]

Whats the name of the last trick? I think its the most stylish mini ramp trick. Looks magical😁✌🏻

[@ChadCaruso]

It’s an alley-oop bs 50-50. I just filmed a tutorial on that trick, should be up next week!

[@MrPopestar]

For ideas: Why don;t you do 'How to's ' for every trick in your MINI RAMP SKATEBOARDING TRICK-O-PEDIA? Be an awesome playlist to reference for everyone.

[@ChadCaruso]

That’s a good idea, it may take a while but I’m definitely gonna try

[@MrPopestar]

Rome wasn't built in a day. One a week and you'll be there in 2 years!

[@stevethomas8126]

What do you think is easier out of a FS tail stall or FS tail slide? Cheers

[@ChadCaruso]

Definitely Fs tail stall

[@stevethomas8126]

So you would tool straight at the ramp and 180 Ollie into it?

[@martinsonowa8243]

My timing isntgood turing to early how can I correct this

[@chronictraingaurd1717]

I struggle with this trick. I’ve learned feeble stalls but they aren’t really stalls. I roll up and like slide a tiny bit and I’m not completely 90 degrees and then my front wheel catches on the coping and then I roll back down the ramp

[@colemanlewis5080]

Do you have any tips for staying up on the coping longer instead of going back into the ramp right away? I am confused about how much speed I have and how I should approach an axle stall vs a 50 50 grind.

[@simondean9127]

@Coleman Lewis you just nailed it! I was looking for a comment like yours because the way this guy does his stalls and his grinds are the same, but they shouldnt be. It depends on if you need to keep moving or if you need to stop, which at busier parks you often do. There is a 5050 stall like the one he does, where you are basically turning around to come straight back down, then theres a stall where you stop and wait before you drop back in. There are grinds which are short and more like better versions of the slash/carve ones to help you move along a ramp, then there are grinds where you want to get all the way to the end of the ramp and choose when you come in. This is all about whether you lock in against your heel side wheel or your toe side wheel. Heel side to stall quickly or grind across it, toe side to stall and be able to stop as long as you need or to grind all the way to the end (add speed to go further) without falling back in.

[@simondean9127]

I should add, most people would regard the stalls and grinds this guy teaches as kind of not doing it properly, but actually they are really useful a lot of the time

[@nmndza]

I ride goofy so if I kickturn to the left, would it be fine?

[@ricoshaneyfelt7239]

Fernando_ it’d be fine, I skate goofy too, but kick turning right would still be better

[@nmndza]

Rico Shaneyfelt okay thank you. Since i ride goofy, I’m more comfortable with kick turning to the left.

[@scubaking3370]

Fakie big spin?

[@yogawithcarl2920]

What’s the sizes of the board and trucks and wheels ? Thanks a lot

[@ChadCaruso]

8.2 board, Indy 144s, karma 52mm wheels