How to slackline for beginners

We teach highline rigging but in case you are new, here are the basics of slacklining.
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[@HowNOT2]

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[@JamesMadelin]

A great tip that helped me greatly when starting, was that when you have one foot on the line and your other foot on the ground, press your inner thigh of your grounded foot into the line gently. This helps reduce the line wobbles and makes it easier to stand up on your front foot. It's also easier to start out by standing up on the first third, or last third of the line and not the middle.

[@sebseb9890]

From my personal experience and from teaching others I have a couple pointers. 1. Standing straight up is a good cue but its not super true because If I stand straight on my right leg my C.O.M is actually a bit to the left of my right leg. 2. When first starting to learn to stand on the line its a lot harder if you put both feet on. Put one foot on and use the other as a counterbalance. Most of your time on a slackline will be spent on one foot 3. There are many ways to use your arms to balance but my favorite is straight up and noodley like those car dealership noodle guys 4. And finally, be patient. You will likely spend hours trying to just stand on the line for a couple of seconds. Some people get it in an hour some get it in 5. Take everything at your own pace.

[@everlybuehler9253]

Thanks, this helped! My sister got a slack line for her birthday and we are setting it up right now and I wanted to know some tips and this was really helpful.

[@greentobacco2824]

First time I seen a slack line was In Hawaii, tried it and fell and knocked the wind out of me. Just bought my own slackline 8 years later and I'm loving the exercise.

[@EarthRockerAdam]

It's important to know how to fall, cause you're gunna fall

[@HoboDan]

Agreed!

[@nataliebyrnes]

Very true

[@pjbottoms839]

God bless

[@matthewbinney8494]

Hail satan

[@Sidekix9o]

When ever u fal I will be there - Ground-

[@HoboDan]

I'm really learning to love the, "because if you do this... YOU"RE GOING TO FALL!" lines.

[@neru7391]

why did i search this up? i dont plan on doing this but i watched the whole video anyways.

[@EarthRockerAdam]

I did the same thing

[@edsmeds7233]

You should put a link to this in all your big spectacle videos. It's amazing how entertaining those vids are but this is what will actually give people a tool to deal with life. Thanks for the vids!

[@HowNOT2]

You actually like this video? I feel like my target audience is people who are already slackliners and I don't want to bore them with super basics but I want to reach out to a larger audience. This has very little entertainment value and I try to have 50/50 funny to education in every video. I consider this a throw away video haha.

[@edsmeds7233]

I think there is a ton of knowledge of complex elements of lining on your channel. It's somewhat intimidating for me and I am a slackline veteran. If you could create an organizing video that links to other video groups and post that on your channel homepage, folks stumbling in would have a chance to start taking steps towards these awesome things. This video, or one like it, would be a great entrance on how to perform on a line.

[@HowNOT2]

eD's MeDs meditations i could make an organizing video the intro. Good idea

[@Ryan-Herron]

@@HowNOT2 for what it's worth, I tried walking a line for 20min or so having never touched one, and never took a step or really even got up. Watched this video overnight, realized I was doing many things wrong, and walked ~15ft the next day after a couple hours. Super helpful video

[@martiansnoop]

@@HowNOT2 I found your channel because the climbing content, so the n00b slackline stuff is actually new and interesting to me

[@AsifAAli]

Thanks. Imma order one right away, and tomorrow I shall be doing it on the tallest building in my town. Wish me luck! 🤤

[@TravisBarton]

Really cool that you guys are doing stuff for beginners too. Would love to see more stuff on some skills for walking a long and highline. Also, any word on when you would do any videos on establishing and bolting a new line? You guys are the best. Cheers

[@HowNOT2]

Bolting videos coming soon. Really soon. Glad you like them. I will be filming lots in Europe when i go in a month. Maybe I can get a big name to teach the longer stuff or just get a compilation of techniques into one video

[@TravisBarton]

HowNOTtoHIGHLINE when you guys come to Oz, let me know, I got some good hookups for ya.

[@TravisBarton]

HowNOTtoHIGHLINE and WAY looking forward to your Europe videos.

[@datosinteresantes5535]

How

[@stereothrilla8374]

OMG!!! The perspective!!! She looks like a giant!!! LOL

[@PFMediaServices]

This is very exciting. I had no interest in doing any of the things on your channel but really enjoyed the content. While telling a roommate about it I learned they've got a slackline for the backyard. Will be trying it for the first time this week, and your videos have given me more confidence than I already had (in the equipment, at least!)

[@vinuzo9548]

how did it go?

[@PFMediaServices]

@@vinuzo9548 Thanks so much for asking! Found the line but haven't tried it yet as it's a reward for completing a task I keep avoiding. With this reminder I'm going to put the box in plain sight and DO IT already. Cheers!

[@suzieprice7595]

@@PFMediaServices how did it go?

[@CarmitaSmilesofSYWM]

Super helpful tips! Thanks so much 😀

[@general5104]

Good video. I barely can keep my balance on a one foot high kitchen stool, much less on a stretched out binding strap! But its fun to watch. Thanks again!

[@alexanderfontaine2344]

I'm new to this, and this video was super helpful.

[@BreakingDawn2471]

As a kid I did this and thought it would be a cool sport and woweee to my surprise life is funny in this way.

[@danielforrest3871]

The unintentional forced perspective when she was first holding his hand was hilarious.

[@JonathanHolt1988]

Put up my Slackline today and tightened it too much and had the ratchet strap undo itself...it was super loud, think I saw a spark, and it was terrifying lol But the strap was fine, and I didn't get hurt, so it was all good.

[@nunodfes2]

I would set the line a little lower for starters. And a shorter distance if you have to

[@alexqzed]

I like how it makes it look like the background is green screen

[@christopheradrien4643]

Figured I'm metaphorically walking a slackline in my life so I might as well do it literally

[@adamsmith7885]

"Narrow is the road and small is the gate that leads to life, and only a few find it." -Jesus

[@davidshore3523]

Slacklining looks like it would help build self confidence. Am I wrong?

[@nataliewallace3836]

Man, you're awesome!

[@meglyons585]

You good at that.

[@priscillavandam6969]

How far apart should the trees be? I’m having trouble with the shakiness

[@Blessed_Mama611]

My 6 year old has great balance and very strong and agile. He has been wanting one of these for over 5 months. Is there a beginner brand that you can recommend?

[@macwell6389]

Gibbon or zen monkey both have great beginner lines

[@DarthMessias]

The size difference between him and his friend is staggering...! (3:40)

[@kabukiarmadillo]

LOL... thass what I thought!

[@stevemartini470]

Its tye angle

[@Indusxstan]

It's much less than it appears

[@Mounta1nKing]

It's really helpful if you have a friend to assist you that happens to be a giantess. :)

[@stevemartini470]

Its thenangle

[@sandro14esandro14e]

Never done this but Wanna try with a couple poles or something

[@MrHenriqs]

Vontade de começar praticar

[@johnsmith-hs1we]

Can you attach a slackline to brick walls with expansion bolts? Thanks

[@morrows10]

What do you recommend if trees are not available? 4x4 post set in the ground? How deep? Concrete? Thanks in advance.

[@HowNOT2]

I don't have trees in my backyard that I can set up a slackline on either so I will have to build a ground anchor and an A Frame. Basically, put something in the ground (stakes, bury a board, etc) and tie something to it having it come up and over a wooden A shaped frame. It magically stays in place when under tension. Lots of videos about it online, here are some recommendations. Easiest one is kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGG3qH-eqK19b6s Others are... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ2cp62VpsZkmc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2XSZoubhat2mKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZyre6Gul8dsaKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6LJnGBmo5Wbjq8 I literally have used 2x4's buried in the ground sideways before and saw horses so anything that won't come out and anything that will hold it up :). Cheers.

[@datsteezyfatzac9130]

Dig a 3 foot hole. Put in a round post, around 10 foot in length x 6 inch diameter. Concrete. Repeat once more desired distance apart.

[@chucknoob7041]

ala ska - Plant trees that are the ideal distance and.................wait.

[@sendit2873]

i bet that takes a shit ton of practice

[@bigPianist99]

It took me about an hour on the line to make my first steps

[@nataliebyrnes]

bigPianist99 same here. Once you get the hang of it and become comfortable on it, it gets much easier

[@rl9817]

“It’s really important to know how to fall. Because you’re gonna fall.”

[@olamidotundavid6077]

No way I'm doing this! Good tutorial tho 😌

[@alexqzed]

That’s action friendship

[@MikeB12800]

“Oh no! Ah” 😂

[@codiserville593]

Those shoes, what brand are they again?

[@mahaveerchaplot3587]

For my kid is 7 year old . Which slackline i can buy in india.

[@gravelman5789]

When you use a Highline Leash why dont you use a Figure 8 to conect to your main line?

[@HowNOT2]

we use figure 8s on our leash... we just don't use them on our webbing since it is a weaker knot compared to others. Is that what your asking?

[@gravelman5789]

@@HowNOT2 im @gravelmans1 on twitter, a picture explains my idea better.... 😆😆😆

[@gravelman5789]

so i was talking about a Figure 8 descender, i only have a rescue 8, but thats my general idea. also im learning to tig weld, and it seems like your cross braces for no tree slackline would benefit from stainless steel tubing cross or tripod with a Smooth webing guide tube... 🤔🤔🤔😁

[@HowNOT2]

@@gravelman5789 I've used a figure 8 descender before. It's not bad but I don't think that is what they are designed for. You just need 2 and the holes aren't always big enough. Its fine if that is what you have.

[@callumpero6030]

It says the kit is out of stock on Amazon and I can’t find it anywhere else. Are there any other places to get it?

[@HowNOT2]

All slackline companies have one. You can see all the companies at the beginning of our textbook for Highlining 101. www.slackline.com/highlining101

[@notasquid6110]

I low-key wanna try this out but why do I do things where falling is a big factor??😂 (I currently ride horses)

[@georgfotbalista9281]

This makes no sesnse

[@notasquid6110]

@@georgfotbalista9281 oh in horseback riding falling off is pretty common. And probably in this too

[@patefutch6168]

Hey where’s that girl?

[@pjbottoms839]

God bless

[@Zeffer32]

Great advice but misleading thumbnail, kept switching from a how-to to a how-not-to but there is a lot of potential here! Keep it up!

[@HowNOT2]

We are going to have better tutorials on slacklining in a few months.

[@MasterML]

Nice channel justmade a video of a pro in slakline

[@ebonyneal1192]

Is there a weight limit for this

[@HowNOT2]

no, you just pull tighter or rig it higher

[@caroles5258]

Is this the new name for tightrope?

[@codiserville593]

it's a looser tightrope, so it's a slackline

[@GlobalTubeTruth]

I recorded a pretty cool slackline walker recently doing a 600ft walk on the California coastline in Humboldt County. Check it out here; kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIqldoqridOmaqs

[@nadinevogt9571]

"You probably shouldn't even slackline".... excuse me?

[@HowNOT2]

Cheesy theme... i always say since something isnt perfect with whatever the episode is about then "therefore you shouldnt highline". So i include it in this one for continuity. What is funny is slacklining has more risk of getting hurt than highlining cus you land on ground each time you fall and up high is just a short somersalt flip.

[@3lushie799]

Who else is here from the office?

[@NewbTube69]

Are you really telling beginners to place a slack line at chest height?

[@HowNOT2]

Its not a 2" gibbon rachet. When you stand on it, it is barely above the ground. How else can u set it up?

[@NewbTube69]

@@HowNOT2 you can make a shorter line so you don't have to place it as high.

[@AsifAAli]

But, wobbling would give me hips that won't lie... 🤤

[@RichardBronosky]

I'd love to see a video on "How NOT to teach a child to slackline", because I'd never put my 3 year olds on a slackline. 😉

[@winterdome]

69, yes

[@LTV_inc]

Human beings don’t slack line in the wild……

[@danaacatrinei3928]

Human beings don’t dance on a pole in the wild and it’s still a sport

[@bobbywilson9864]

They do though. It's just not a slack line they buy on Amazon.

[@チョコ-b9p]

Why did my mom send me this

[@Viaquer]

You couldn't find a better spot for this? The cars are really annoying!

[@Fredrick703]

slacklining isn’t a sport; it’s an image, a gimmick performed for the gaze of the public. As a trend, I can only hope it goes the way of the Tamagotchi.

[@HowNOT2]

it is only for our instagram photos. It isn't fun at all trying to overcome the challenge and staying calm haha

[@schulme123]

Yet here you are contributing to the "public gazing". If you want a trend to go away, maybe don't watch videos about it and then comment on said video; it's counterproductive to your motive.

[@wesleyfields2423]

Looser. Lol. It's more loose. Proper grammar. Where you from? I thought only Appalachians used bad grammar. Apparently not

[@schulme123]

Get over yourself!