How To Salad Grind
How To Salad Grind by Laveen Ruban (TWO FINGERS) is a skateboarding tutorial for the Salad Grind. FLAGGED - thin, conversational transcript with gaps: in this short interview-style trick tip, Sanders Thomas walks through the salad grind by first stalling into the position on a ledge or curb, then building toward a 5-0 that gets turned slightly to become the salad.
What this video teaches
FLAGGED - thin, conversational transcript with gaps: in this short interview-style trick tip, Sanders Thomas walks through the salad grind by first stalling into the position on a ledge or curb, then building toward a 5-0 that gets turned slightly to become the salad. He warns against leaning back too much once locked in, since a well-waxed curb can flip the board out from under you.
Key tips
- Practice stalling into the salad grind position on a curb or ledge before trying to grind through it
- Learn a solid frontside 5-0 first since the salad grind starts from the same entry
- Pretend you're locking into a 5-0, then add a slight turn as you settle into the grind
- Don't lean back too much once you're in it, or you risk flipping out, especially on a well-waxed curb
- Practice the stall repeatedly to build a feel for how far to turn before committing to the full grind
- Ease into the rocking motion gradually rather than snapping into the pinch all at once
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Salad Grind