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The user of the moment is billtzen
Since: 2032 days
Posts: 2
From: Sandy Ut

What is your most common skate injury?

Rolled ankle [ 6 ]

Jacked-up wrist [ 2 ]

Hippers [ 0 ]

Banged knee [ 1 ]

Swellbow (swelled elbow) [ 2 ]

Shoulder [ 0 ]

Foot jam, turf toe [ 1 ]

Head [ 0 ]

Chest, ribs [ 1 ]

Back [ 0 ]

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Backside - When you have your back towards the object or you spin your body around backwards
Frontside - When you are facing an object to do a trick onto or when you spin your body around fowards
Grip tape: sandpaper affixed to the top of the deck with adhesive, used to increase the friction between the deck and the skater’s feet.
Nose: the front of the skateboard, from the front truck bolts to the end.
Rail: the edge of the skateboard, also, plastic strips attached to the board’s underside.
Tail: the rear of the skateboard, from the back truck bolts to the end
Trucks: the front and rear axle assemblies that connect the wheels to the deck and provide the turning capabilities for the board.
Wheels: usually made of polyurethane and sized between 39 and 66 millimeters in diameter; their hardness is measured by durometer, a number ranging from 0 to 100—soft wheels have a durometer of about 85, hard wheels have a durometer of 97 or higher
Wheelbase: the distance between the front and back wheels, measured between the two sets of innermost truck holes.
Air: riding with all four wheels off the ground; short for aerial
Caballerial: a 360-degree ollie while riding fakie, named after skater Steve Caballero
Carve: to skate in a long, curving arc
Fakie: skating backwards—the skater is standing in his or her normal stance, but the board is moving backward (not to be confused with "switch stance")
Goofyfoot: riding with the right foot forward, the opposite of "regular foot"
Grind: scraping one or both axles on a curb, railing, or other surface, such as:
Crooked grind: grinding on only the front truck while sliding
50-50 grind: grinding on both trucks equally
Nosegrind: grinding on only the front truck
5-0 grind: grinding on only the back truck
Kickflip: a variation on the ollie in which the skater kicks the board into a spin before landing back on it
McTwist: a 540-degree turn performed on a ramp, named after Mike McGill
Mongo-foot: a style of pushing where the back foot is kept on the board and pushing is done with the front foot. lame.
Nollie: an ollie performed by tapping the nose of the board instead of the tail
Noseslide: sliding the underside of the nose end of a board on a ledge or lip
Ollie: a jump performed by tapping the tail of the board on the ground; the basis of most skating tricks
Railslide: a trick in which the skater slides the underside of the deck along an object, such as a curb or handrail
Regular foot: riding with the left foot forward, the opposite of "goofyfoot"
Shove-it: a trick performed by spinning the board 180 degrees beneath the feet while traveling forward
Switch stance: riding the board with the opposite footing than usual, i.e., "goofyfoot" instead of "regular foot"
Tailslide: sliding the underside of the tail end of a board on a ledge or lip
Street skating: skating on streets, curbs, benches, handrails and other elements of urban and suburban landscapes.
Half pipe: a U-shaped ramp of any size, usually with a flat section in the middle
Vert ramp: a half-pipe, usually at least 8 feet tall, with steep sides that are perfectly vertical near the top.