Issue
Can't Slide
Jumping Too High
Mechanism / Why It Happens
Lifting the nose higher than necessary can cause the board to lock up as soon as it lands on the ledge.
On a typical ledge, simply pressing the tail down until it touches the ground will often raise the nose above the height of the ledge. This means the nose is already high enough to get onto the ledge. However, popping the tail from this position raises the nose even higher. When the nose rises higher than necessary, it gains downward momentum as it falls back toward the ledge, creating strong friction at the moment of contact. This is why the board can come to an abrupt stop as soon as the nose lands on the ledge.
What to Do
To keep the nose from rising unnecessarily, you could try popping the tail more gently, but...
Ideally, you would pop just enough to bring the nose up to the height of the ledge. However, there i
