don’t scrape your manuals | how I avoid razor tail

What I do to reduce my chances of getting razor tail #shorts
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[@cesarmoore7996]

Of the 15 years I’ve been skating that never once crossed my mind 😂 so simple yet so effective, this is why I find your videos so great and your journey amazing, you really have a unique point of view. Thanks miss Sarah 🌷

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you Cesar! 😃 I was working them one day inside and did this for some reason, and I was just shocked at how much it helped at the end to get the nose back down when I was loosing control. Had to make a video about it right away :D

[@juztcris2385]

Great advice! And also, woah, that loop was seamless :P

[@SarahParkMatott]

the loop 🙈

[@garretteverett2613]

This is a great tip. Tailsavers are also great, you can make one out of an old cutting board and screw it to your deck. Kooky, but great especially if you have a more expensive longboard.

[@marsbase3729]

Also, a layer of hot glue on the bottom edge of your tail every so often helps alot

[@solxil]

ok but like ive never heard this tip before, but its dead useful, and really helpful. thanks so much!

[@SarahParkMatott]

ay, stoked to hear that :D

[@likeSK8]

AWESOME advice ! I’ve been working on these a lot lately and was JUST watching some other videos about this and have not seen anyone else say this. I’m going to try this out for sure! thanks !! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🤘🏼🛹

[@SarahParkMatott]

Hope it helps you too! It's definitely been helping me. Trying to turn it into an automatic habit at the moment 💪

[@nathanwilliams9695]

Great stuff Sarah Park Matott

[@irondeau]

Don't just leave us hanging like that!

[@lugustavoguadalupe]

Nice tip! I was very happy to see you on Braille too :D

[@SarahParkMatott]

ah thank you Luis :D Was happy to help Mike represent freestyle!

[@guybartlett9587]

Thank you, 65 and learning it

[@온새밀]

Oooo imma try this later. This might help

[@mikehulsebus]

I haven't seen this tip before! Thanks yet another time for new info :)

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you Mike :D

[@imthebesthaha6124]

Thank you☮️

[@MsAvatar44]

Ahh nice one 👌

[@Rizzito69420]

Omg THANK YOU I've been trying to work on my manuals but I just gave up for a while

[@SarahParkMatott]

sometimes a break is just what we need. A reset 💪

[@codewolf2834]

yo Sarah!! I saw you on braille! (lol this is probably a very late comment XDD)This is actually a pretty good way to practice manual and avoid razor tail while doing so. Also so sick to see your progress these days.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Yeah! Was out representing freestyle with Mike :D And thank you!

[@ASHESPREVAIL]

True

[@jamescat2386]

I got back into skating after 30 years and when I first watched your videos I thought, really nice person but I'm more advanced than this, then I went out and rode my board, now I am back but now when I watch your videos I am thinking that I have a lot to learn from you :-)

[@SarahParkMatott]

😂 haha there is always more to learn. Part of what I love about skateboarding. 💪

[@naomt2427]

That Miata in the background❤

[@jmacdizzle2070]

Did you make this just for me Sarah? Lol nice vid!

[@jmacdizzle2070]

I was actually practicing in gravel with my board over a low curb waiting for the bus yesterday. It was a nice cheat.

[@epicturtleo]

Finally another girlie skater yess

[@SarahParkMatott]

💪💪💪 gotta unite

[@lucasimonelli5038]

I use my nose when practicing my manuals so it doesnt mess up my tail but this works too and i nevet thought of it.

[@SarahParkMatott]

ahh that'd help if you don't do any nollie tricks :D

[@FickleWid]

Took a nasty slam doing tail manuals at speed down an incline last week, this probably would have saved me because my bail scooped my tail and swung me off too fast to react. Will try this technique since the slam did add on a mental toll. Now my nose manuals are way better instead :')

[@SarahParkMatott]

ahh sorry you took a slam! The technique isn't fail-proof, but helps a ton to help you get the front trucks back down. Hope you get back to full confidence and keep shredding💪

[@FickleWid]

@@SarahParkMatott This technique actually extended my stationary manual by like 4 seconds! Some weird rewiring that forced my hips to get involved in the balance

[@SarahParkMatott]

@@FickleWid yesss that’s awesome 💪

[@6lu5ky86]

I've been standing and feeling out the board on carpet. My core is getting a workout.

[@sam_9228]

Damn I’m getting razor tail from practicing manuals… I should’ve done this before 😞

[@shred-sensei]

🔥♥️

[@leeshin6574]

Idk how to explain but manules were easy for me because all i did was ever so slightly move my front foot up but my backfoot is straight (like the same postion as the bored) it looks really ugly😭 but im to lazy to do it normally.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Do them how you want to 💪 that's sick!

[@JL-eu5ef]

Helmet gangg

[@mrpngII]

Hey, off topic and not sure you’ve covered already, but could you do a video on hard/soft wheels? I skate streets and love soft 78a wheels but have a set of 99a wheels I swap out sometimes. I really hate the feeling of the hard wheels, like little hard rocks that can’t take anything but smooth perfect concrete. Are they just for skate parks etc? Would like your takes on the uses for both.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Hey Patrick! I haven't had the chance to go into this topic because I simply haven't been able to skate enough wheels yet. I actually just got a softer pair of wheels, but they're still 92s which is pretty hard. You are right though. Soft vs hard comes down to style, preference and comfort. With softer wheels rolling over streets easier, but being a little stickier for some tricks (especially reverted ones), whereas harder wheels roll better/faster on smoother concrete and make some tricks like reverted tricks easier. Finding the right hardness/stickiness all depends on how and where you skate. It'll probably be while before I have enough first hand experience to discuss it in depth though!

[@mrpngII]

@@SarahParkMatott Word. I’ve got a set of Ricta 78a and a set of Bones Filmer 80a and they’re heaven.

[@SarahParkMatott]

@@mrpngII looks like I know what to try next 🧐😂

[@mrpngII]

@@SarahParkMatott I can see though that hard wheels are great for tricks, sliding and landing stuff. They don’t bounce like soft wheels. I’m currently trying to work through fear of jumping on and off and hard wheels might help.

[@SarahParkMatott]

@@mrpngII hmm if that’s the case, something more like a 92 ricta cloud might be a good in between. That’s the pair I just got. Not miserable on street, but also not really bouncy either. I didn’t notice any bounce after having only skated harder wheels. I know there are some other in between like street tech formulas for tricks over cruising too. 🤔

[@lizzard13666]

I'm the worst tail scraper ever, thanks for the tip!

[@joce_ollin]

This "short". I've been deceived.

[@SarahParkMatott]

😬 😬 😬