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A list of commonly misconcenpted skateboard tricks
this is a list of skatebaord tricks.

i am a skateboarder. i understand and talk about these tricks daily. most of these tricks have more than one name. but here are the orignal names of them.

frontside, backside???? which is what???
a frontside 180 is where you 180 while you face forward. for most skaters this is the easier form. now a backside 180 is when you 180 blind and the rotation is behind you. if you are baordsliding a rail and its "behind" you, its called backside because its at your backside. but if the rail is in "front" of you its called frontside because you are facing it. now 180 rotations are opposite, and thats where most people get confused. if you do a backside boardslide then the same rotation is a frontside 180.

the basics
ollie - this is the most basic street trick ever created. it was created by alan "ollie" gelfland to make him get higher on a vert ramp. people eventually graduated it to the streets and it became very common among street. the ollie was the most important trick ever created in skateboarding. it led the way for all the other tricks. if you are skateboarding and want to grow as a skater, you must learn ollies before any other tricks. if you learn to ollie before your other tricks then you will advance 3 times faster than if you didn,t. the ollie helps you understand the tricks better.

manual - a manual is the act of balancing on the back two wheels. (most people think that if you hold up your front wheels for a split second you have done a manual. thats wrong. you have to at least balance for a moment of time for it to be called a manual.) then there is the nose manual. its the same as a manual but instead of using your back wheels, you use your front ones. for some its easier and others its harder.

pop-shuvit - this is a simple trick that if practiced enough is easier than an ollie. this can be done in two different ways. you can "shuv" the board behind you or in front of you. now when you throw your back foot behind you its called a backside pop shuvit. but if you pop your back foot in front of you then its called a frontside pop shuvit. frontside pop's are harder and need alot more practice because its more of an odd rotation.

180 - there are two ways of 180'ing too. there is frontside and backside. frontside is where you 180 and the rotation is in front of you. a backside 180 is harder and takes more practice. the rotation is behind you and therefore you are blind and cant see where you are going.

pivot out - this is not a trick. this is a technique that you can use to help finish your rotation. if you do a 160 or 150 you can set your nose wheels down and

nollie - (n{nose}-ollie) this trick is the same as the ollie except its backwards. you use the nose of your board instead of your tail. for it to be called a nollie you have to be moving forward. its harder but its alot more accurate in its name.

boardslide - this is the act of sliding the wooden part of the skateboard. this is one of the easiet grinds there is. the position of the rail compared to you is what determines its name. if its in front of you, its called a frontside boardslide (for confusion on rotations vs. boardslide positions see -frontside, backside???? which is what???-) but if its behind you its a backside boardslide. (backside boardslides are normally the easiest)

50-50 - this is one of the most common grinds too. the 50's comes from each truck representing a 50. when both trucks are grinding its called a 50-50.

5-0 - this is where only the back truck is grinding. its normal for the tail to touch while doing this trick.

flip tricks
kick flip - this is one of the hardest basic tricks. it was created by rodney "the mutt" mullen. its where the front foot flicks off to the side of the board in order to make it barrel roll.

heelflip - the same thing as a kickflip but the skater uses their heel to make the board flip. (you flick your heel towards the top and off to the side)

nollie kickflip - this is a more advanced trick. it is the same thing as a kickflip but your feet switch jobs. in order to call it a "nollie" flip you must be moving in the direction of your nose and while moving you kickflip with your back foot.

nollie heel flip - the same as a nollie flip but you also use your heel to do the flipping

varial - this is a combo of the kickflip and a rotation of the board going in a 180 degrees. to do this the skater must know how to pop-shuv it first. the board must rotate in front of them and should make the full 180 degreees.

hardflip (inward varial) - this is the same thing as a varial but its backwards. this is an advanced trick and is really hard to get down. (the secret is in the back foot's pop.) this is a combo of a frontside pop and a kickflip. the hard part about this tick is the you really have to get your front foot out of the way.

heel(flip) varial - this is a combo of a frontside pop and a heelflip. this is easier than a hardflip but harder than a varial.

inward heel varial - this is like a hardflip but alot harder. this is a combo of a frontside po and a heelflip. the hard thing about it is that you have to get your entire foot out of the way after you have flipped the board.

360 kickflip (tre flip, 3 flip, tre) - this trick is a need-to-know trick if you plan on getting sponsored or get yourself caught in a game of skate. this is where the board does a 360 and a kickflip at the same time. your body does not rotate. only the board does.

360 heel flip (3 heel [partially known]) - this is a backwards treflip with your heel. this trick is super advanced because frontside pop shuvs and hard to get to 360 while hitting it with your heel. it takes a lot of pop.

rotations and flips
180 frontside kickflip (frontside flip)

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