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Skate Trick Names Make No Sense

Progress Daily2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2022 to 2024
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Progress Daily shop video where John Hill and crew go through skate trick names that contradict each other. Skaters include Irving Juarez and Zach Gillespy, with Dan Hare shooting photos.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in threads arguing over nollie, fakie and switch, and why trick naming is not a consistent system.

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“Plenty of examples where skate trick names are contradictory and it’s not a fluent system”

u/LilGoldiii

What skaters said on Reddit

u/BobbySeidens2022 · 3 points

In street skateboarding at least, nollie and fakie only refer to which foot is leading, and what your normal stance is. The direction an asymmetric board is facing doesn't have a name as far as I know. If it did, there would be 8 stances. Instead of normal, nollie, switch, fakie, we would need: - Normal snapping off nose - Nollie snapping off tail - Switch snapping off nose - Fakie snapping off nose If the skater is

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u/LilGoldiii2024 · 1 points

Plenty of examples where skate trick names are contradictory and it’s not a fluent system: [VIDEO] there’s plenty of skaters who’d agree with me but you’re a Reddit warrior so you right bro I’m not a real skater.

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