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Tricks Explained

Back Flip: Flipping backwards off a jump.
Backside Grind: Jump with back towards rail and sliding.
Bio 360: Grabbing the skiboards while completing 1 full rotation.
Bio 540: Grabbing the skiboards while completing 1 1/2 rotations and landing backwards.
Bio 720: Grabbing skiboards while completing 2 full rotations.
Corkscrew: Sideways front flip with a 180 twist and landing backwards.
Fakie: Backwards.
Frontside Grind: Jump up facing the rail and sliding.
Grab: To grab either or both skiboards with one or both hands.
Frontside or backside Grind: Rail sliding.
Hand-rails: Riding on hand rails.
Landing Fakie: Landing backwards.
Late 360 cross-up: Cross the right leg over the left and assume an almost horizontal position in the air, then at the last second, bring it around and complete a 360 before landing.
Late: Used to describe doing a trick or style late into the jump. Also referred to as stall.
Method: Grab right foot with right hand.
Misty Flip: Dropping shoulder, rotating 540° on your side and landing fakie.
Mr. T: The rider goes huge and stretches vertically.
Mute Grab: Grab with the right hand over the top of the left foot and pull the feet off to the opposite side (or reversed)
Nutcracker: While doing a sideways split, the rider grabs the tip of the skiboard on the front leg and the tail of the skiboard on the back leg.
Parellel Grab: Reach over the top of the knees and grab the left foot with the right hand (or reverse).
Rim-Flip:
Ride into hit fakie, air to 180. Now you are facing forward in the air, you then throw a 720 misty flip. Spot the transition and stomp your landing.
Rodeo or Bio Flip: Going off the jump, the rider rotates to do an almost back flip with a twist, like a corkscrew.
Sock-eyed Salmon: Front grab with a twist.
Spins: 180, 360, 720, 900 (2 1/2 rotations), 1080 (3 full rotations), etc.
Stale Japan: When a trick is intentionally started late into the jump.
Switchback: Ride into hit fakie, throw a back flip as you air. Spot your landing and ride it out.
Tweaked Out: Tight grab while performing trick.
Yoda: Crossed-leg position in the air.
Yoda 360: Assuming the Yoda position in a spin.


 

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