How to FRONT FEEBLE GRIND in 3 EASY STEPS
How to FRONT FEEBLE GRIND in 3 EASY STEPS by Arjun Shah is a skateboarding tutorial for the Feeble Grind. Arjun Shah breaks the front feeble into an approach, a toe-side pinch lock-in, and a simple lift-out exit, and recommends practicing on a round rail first since it pinches more easily than a square one.
What this video teaches
Arjun Shah breaks the front feeble into an approach, a toe-side pinch lock-in, and a simple lift-out exit, and recommends practicing on a round rail first since it pinches more easily than a square one. His key insight is that the front foot carries zero weight, it only points the board over the rail, while all your weight rides through a toe-side pinch on the back truck, and he gives a universal exit cue: lift into a 5-0 to level the board out of any feeble or smith grind.
Key tips
- Practice on a circle (round) rail before a square rail, round rails are easier to pinch your truck against
- Approach the rail at a slight angle, around 45 degrees or a bit less
- Aim your ollie and back truck the same way you would for a front side 5-0, then let the truck settle into the toe-side pinch of the feeble rather than balancing flat on it
- Put zero weight on your front foot, use it only to point the board over the rail and dip the feeble down
- Distribute all your weight through the toe-side pinch on your back truck, as if you were standing in that stance on flat ground with no board
- If you feel yourself dipping forward or falling ahead of the board, that's a sign you're mistakenly loading weight onto your front foot, recenter it
- Expect front feebles to feel different from backside feebles since you're hopping onto the rail from the opposite side, give yourself time to adjust
- To exit any feeble or smith grind, front side or backside, simply lift up into a 5-0 grind so the board levels out, then bend your knees and land on all four wheels
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Feeble Grind