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Pro (professional)- A skater who is so good, companies want to put his/her name on their products Pro Ho- A girl who likes hanging around with pro skaters Pump- Flexing your legs at the right spot on a transition to build up speed Push- With one foot on the board, the other pushes along the ground to get speed Pyramid- A pyramid shaped obstacle with a flat top Q Quarterpipe (quarter)- A ramp with only one concave transition (two quarters positioned facing each other would make up a vert or mini ramp, minus the connecting flatbottom) R Rad- see gnarly Rail- Any type of railing of any size, material, and height Rasta- A certain genre of skaters known for their laid back style, high ollies, dreadlocks and pot smoking abilities Regular- You are regular footed if you skate with your right foot on the tail Revert- A trick that is added on to the end of any other trick, and it means to spin one's self and the board 180 after completing the initial trick Ripper- A really good and consistent skater Riser Pads- Rubber or plastic spacers used between the baseplate and the darkside of the deck for a softer ride, to keep mounting hardware from loosening, and to prevent wheelbite Roastbeef- Grab your heel edge with your back hand, in front of your back leg Rocket air- Once in the air, putting both feet on the tail facing lengthwise and grabbing the nose with both hands, keeping one's body as straight as possible so one looks like a rocket Roll-in- A smooth convex transition going from a flat platform into a steep transition S Sack it / Nut it- To land on an obstacle usually a narrow one like a handrail, right on your jewels Salad grind- A grind on either truck, with the opposite end of the board pointing forward, up, and towards the obstacle Session- Any time a group of skaters get together at a spot Sex Change- A body varial while doing a trick Shifty / 9090- Shifting your board 90 degrees, with feet still in contact with the board, then bringing it back to starting position Shuffle- A sidewards reentry into a transition, which is then turned fakie Sick- see gnarly Skate Camp- A summer camp for skateboarders where street obstacles, ramps, bowls, and banks can be skated without hassle from cops, parents, etc. Skate Key- Any tool made specifically for a skateboard Skatepark- An area, publicly or privately owned, that has a variety of obstacles designed specifically for skating, and where you are safe from tickets (unless the nazis in blue see you padless) Skate rock- A term coined in the early eighties and made famous by Thrasher magazine, that catagorizes the bands whose members rode skateboards; could be any type of music, but is noted for its generally uptempo beats Sketch or Sketchy 1.- Used to describe an obstacle or trick when either lacks smoothness and apparent ease Sketch or Sketchy 2.- Used to describe a person or situation that is fishy Slam- A hard fall Slappie- A grind on a ledge without ollieing Slide- Any trick in which any part of the deck is sliding atop an obstacle Slob- A mute grab while airing frontside Smith grind- A grind on the back truck, with the nose pointing forward, down, and away from the obstacle Snake 1.- Someone who cuts you off or steals your line at a park or spot Snake 2.- To cut someone off or steal their line Speed Washers- Small washers placed on the axle on both sides of the wheels to limit friction Spin- To spin your board is to make it rotate on its vertical axis as in a pop shuvit Spine- A ramp consisting of two quarter pipes back to back with a narrow spine, usually coping, separating the two Sponsored- Having your skateboarding supported by someone or some company who gives you discounts or free product Sponsor me video- A video made by a kid to send in to a company to see if he has the skills to get sponsored Spot- Any place any where that has anything to skate Stalefish- Grab your heel edge with your back hand, behind your back leg Stall- The act of getting your board into a sliding or grinding position on an obstacle, without sliding or grinding Stances- The different ways you can stand on your board Stick- To land a trick solid and clean Street Course- The part of a skatepark with obstacles that mimic those found while street skating Street Skating- Skating which is done using only those objects or obstacles found in the urban environment Stress Cracks- Small lengthwise cracks on your deck that extend from the mounting holes and are a result of the stress created by the mounting hardware Swellbow- When you fall on your elbow and it gets abnormally large Switch- You are skating switch when you are not using your predominant foot to initiate a trick T Tail- The part of the deck in back of the furthest back two mounting holes which is shorter and more mellow than the nose Tail Slide- A slide on the tail of the deck Tail Grab- Grab your tail with your back hand Technical (tech)- Any trick that is usually performed on flat ground or on a fairly low ledge, that involves plenty of technical skill such as combinations of flips/spins and slides or grinds. Also, a skater can be called tech, or a tech dog, if they are partial to these types of tricks. (Daewon Song is a tech dog) Tic Tac- To pivot left and right on your back wheels, either as a means of acceleration or to keep your balance when landing a trick off center, tic-ing and tac-ing your wheels to the ground Tools- To a skater, tools are any of the following: a phillips head, hex key, 3/8" wrench, 1/2" wrench, or 9/16" wrench, or anything else that can be used on a skateboard Topsheet- The top ply of the deck Tranny- Transition Transfer- Whenever a skater transfers from one area to another; ex: from one ramp to another, approaching an obstacle from one side and riding away on the other side, etc. Transition- Any surface for skating that is not horizontal or vertical Trick- A trick is any maneuver performed on a skateboard Triple set- see Double set, and go from there Truck- The axle assembly, made up of the following: hanger, baseplate, axle, kingpin, bushings, axle nuts, bushing cups, and usually speedwashers Tuck knee- Grabbing your toe edge right near the back wheel with your back hand and pulling the board back as you push your knees forward Tweak- To add style to a trick be exaggerating or contorting it V Varial / Shuvit- The spinning of the board along its vertical axis, without popping the board in the air Vert- Vertical W Wallie- Getting all four wheels on a vertical wall before ollieing Wallride- A trick entailing riding your board on a very steep or vertical wall Wedge ramp- Two launch ramps, touching at one corner, with a triangle shaped platform between them Wheel- Skateboard wheels are made of urethane; four of them let the skateboard roll Wheelbite- When too much weight is applied to one side of the board, causing the darkside of the deck to touch a wheel and stop its rotation Wheelburn- The marks on the darkside of your deck made by wheelbite scraping the paint off the deck |
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