Snowboard · Jib
Tail Press (PVC).
テールプレス（塩ビ管）
塩ビ管上でのテールプレス
How to
Step by stepApproach the pipe straight on at a slow, controlled speed and lock into a 50-50, board parallel and directly on top of the pipe.
Keep your weight even and your knees softly bent so you have room to absorb the entry.
As soon as you are on, bend your back-foot knee deeply, to roughly 75 to 85 degrees, and shift your hips over and slightly behind your back foot (toward the tail).
Move your weight to about 35 percent front foot, 65 percent back foot, pressing the pipe through the middle of your back foot between the heel and the ball. Loading with the hips, not just the ankle, keeps the press far steadier.
As the back foot drives down, lift the nose (front) about 15 to 30 cm.
Keep the front leg slightly bent rather than locked straight and lift through your toes to hold the nose up. Do not lift so much that you fall backward; stay in the range where you can still feel the tail pressing into the pipe.
Keep your upper body over the bent back foot, with your chest turned down the pipe and placed a touch forward.
Look at the exit of the pipe and beyond. Looking at your feet drops your head, leaves your weight back, and leads to sitting down.
Because a plastic (PVC) pipe is round, the board contacts it almost at a single point and slides off sideways easily.
Keep pressing the very top line of the pipe with the soles of your feet, and when you tip, tighten your core and correct with small turns of the hips. Spread your arms for balance, and if you start to tip, reach the arms toward the opposite side to pull your weight back over the pipe.
As the end of the pipe nears, lower the nose while bringing your hips back to the center of the board, returning from 35/65 to an even 50-50.
Bend both knees evenly so the whole base catches the snow, keep your eyes down the run, and ride away.
Tips & common mistakes
In the app — learn while you logThe tail press feels less scary than a nose press and is easier to commit to, but a PVC pipe is thinner and rounder than a steel rail, so the board contacts it almost at a point and the sideways difficulty is the same. Pressing the top line of the pipe with your soles is the key.
Sitting down backward → caused by leaving the whole upper body behind while trying to lift the nose, so the center of mass drops past the back foot → keep the back foot deeply bent, set your chest slightly forward down the pipe, and fix your eyes past the exit.
The rest of the tips, fixes for each mistake, and what to try next are in the app — learn them while you log. Intermediate+ tricks are for Members.
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