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HOW TO : OVERCROOK GRIND TRICK TIP - JEREMIAH JOHNSON !!
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HOW TO : OVERCROOK GRIND TRICK TIP - JEREMIAH JOHNSON !! by Johnny is a skateboarding tutorial for the Overcrook Grind. Jeremiah Johnson walks through the overcrook step by step, from prerequisite tricks through foot placement and the exit.
What this video teaches
Jeremiah Johnson walks through the overcrook step by step, from prerequisite tricks through foot placement and the exit. He stresses precise front-foot placement and staying parallel through the grind to avoid rolling an ankle on the pop-out.
Key tips
- Get comfortable with frontside boardslide from a lip, frontside crook, and 50-50 before attempting the overcrook on a flat bar
- Learn it on a square flat bar before a round one; square rails behave more predictably
- Set your front foot even with the nose of the board, angled into the crook position but committing to going frontside
- Place your back foot right behind the bolts in the tail pocket, kept as parallel to the board as possible
- Approach at a slight angle, then pop and land over the bar committing fully to the crook position
- Do not lean too far to either side through the grind; overleaning one way sends you into a nose-bonk, the other way risks your ankle
- Pop out or lean back slightly at the end of the grind to exit cleanly instead of riding it out flat
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Overcrook Grind