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Skateology: frontside double kickflip (1000 fps slow motion)

Adam Shomsky1 skater recommend it · 1 mention in 2012
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47K views · 15 years ago · Trick science

Adam Shomsky's Skateology entry on frontside double kickflips, shot at 1,000 fps on a Redlake N3 camera in 2011. Scott Hartzel does all the skating.

Why skaters like it

Cited in a naming debate about what makes a trick frontside, since slow motion shows how the board and body rotate separately.

“I thought that a frontside meant the tail had to rotate in front of you. It's kind of ambiguous cuz his body turns....”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/fhsd42642012 · 2 points

While we're on that... Why is this a frontside double kickflip? [VIDEO] I thought that a frontside meant the tail had to rotate in front of you. It's kind of ambiguous cuz his body turns....

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