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One of the more common problems that you may experience when learning back side 50/50s,
is the same as front side. Sometimes you hit the ledge on the way up, this just means that
you need to Ollie above the ledge and then come down and land in the grind position.
Sometimes people Ollie and then they catch on the way up. So you want to Ollie high enough
and then come down on the ledge to make sure that you get into a clean 50/50. Another common
problem is that people don't put enough weight on the back side of the board. They don't
put enough weight on their heels, so this causes them to grind and fall off eventually.
If you put more weight on your heels you're more apt to stay on top of the ledge. Another
common problem that people experience learning back side 50/50s is learning it at different
places. Some places only allow you to Ollie into the 50/50 in the middle of a ledge and
some places like 3rd and Army, allow you to go over the top of the ledge into the 50/50.
The only advice I have for that is just being a little more versatile and just being able
to test it at different spots and learning how to do it in more places.