some abbreviations used in dance diagrams
| Roller CIPA (FARS) | Ice ISU | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Sl | Slip | Slide or Slip |
| Swing | Sw | Swing |
| examples are | ||
| RFO-Swing | RFO-Sw | Right Outside Forward Swing |
What is a SW flip?
A Switch Kickflip or Heelflip is simply a Kick- or Heeflip in your switch stance position. It’s also called Switch Flip! The switch stance position is the opposite position of how you would normally ride.
What words do skaters say?
Common words include:
- Newb or Newbie- A Beginner.
- Sick – The connotation varies.
- Insane – Way crazier than sick.
- Sketchy – A negative word.
- Stoked – Excited or happy about something.
- Pop – Slamming the tail of your board into the ground (what must be done to do most tricks).
- Nose – The front of a board.
What are the 4 skateboard stances?
So, what are the four skateboard stances? You can adopt four different types of foot placement when riding a skateboard: natural, nollie, switch, and fakie stance.
What are the 2 stances in skateboarding?
There are two stances for skateboarding: regular and goofy. Goofy-footers skate with their right foot at the front of the board and push with their left foot. “Riding regular” means that you skate with your left foot as your front foot and push your board with your right foot.
What is a kickflip to fakie?
A fakie kickflip is pretty much a switch Nollie flip and you are in a regular stance just going backwards. Josh Double. Switch is riding with your none dominant foot forward and popping off the tail. Fakie is riding switch but popping tricks off the nose.
What do skaters call falling?
It doesn’t get used all the time, though; some people just say “fall” or “crash.” The word “bail” is more traditional in skateboarding, but if the people around you don’t use it much, you might sound like you’re trying too hard if you say “bail” all the time. Poseur.
How do I look like a skater girl?
How to Get Skater Girl Style
- Wear loose-fitting t-shirts and sweatshirts for comfort and casual styling.
- Opt for sneakers with a flat and chunky sole.
- Try graphic t-shirts and layering long-sleeve shirts.
- Keep comfortable with mom jeans or loose-fitting chinos.
- In the warmer months, swap out pants for shorts.
What do skaters call their boards?
Before I started skating (i.e. skateboarding) if someone said, “Please get me a deck” I would have assumed they meant an audio tape player or playing cards (since I am old school). But in the urban sport of skateboarding, deck means the skateboard itself.
Is Tony Hawk goofy?
explaining to all you what exactly they’re doing. Is Tony Hawk goofy footed? Yes, I am goofy footed. and yep, I’m goofy footed.
Are most skaters goofy or regular?
While the majority of skaters (about 75%) skate with the normal stance, about 25% skate goofy on the regular. There is really no way to tell which stance is better for you.
Do lefties ride goofy?
This is why most right-handed people have a regular surfing stance and most left-handed people have a goofy surfing stance. However, this isn’t always the case. Some right-handed people prefer surfing goofy while some left-handed people prefer surfing regular.
Is goofy stance rare?
No. Of the 4,000 skaters in the Skatepark of Tampa Database, about half are goofy (44%) and half are regular (56%). But this near equality between skate stances doesn’t align with statistics on handedness. According to Scientific American, 90% of people are right-handed.
Is skateboarding tiring?
Believe it or not, skateboarding is a rigorous cardio workout.
Is fakie same as switch?
A fakie Ollie is riding in the opposite direction but having your feet positioned as if you were riding regularly. Fakie is where you roll backwards in your regular stance and switch is where you ride in your opposite stance.
What does riding fakie mean?
A fakie is when you ride backward with your feet in your particular stance; when riding goofy and riding switch the nose of your board is in front, but when riding fakie the tail of your board is in front.
What is riding nollie?
Nollie. Nollie stance is when you’re riding with your primary front foot forward, but your feet are shifted to the front of the board with your front foot on the nose. The word nollie is literally short for Nose Ollie.
Why is it called a Rick flip?
Varials start to pop up in videos too, mostly by Rick Howard. He’s a big name in heelflip history. You might be familiar with the name “Rick flip”, which is another way to say fakie bigspin heel.
What is a gazelle flip?
Gazelle flip/ 360 Bigspin Kickflip
A flip trick in which a 540-degree board flip is combined with a 360-degree body rotation in the same direction. So basically a big flip (big spin with kickflip) then immediately after landing 180 pivot. The trick was invented by Mullen in 1981.
Who did the first laser flip?
One of the first laser flips was seen performed by Mike Hayes in Alien Workshop’s 1997 “Timecode” video. According to Hayes, the trick was named laser flip because it is supposed to flip fast. He also claims he was doing it since August 1991.
Why do skaters say Yew?
Used to show excitement. “Yew!