HOW TO SMITH GRIND ON A LEDGE OR BOX
HOW TO SMITH GRIND ON A LEDGE OR BOX by SKATE HACKS is a skateboarding tutorial for the Smith Grind. A ledge-specific smith grind tutorial from SKATE HACKS that identifies the three problems unique to ledges (not rails): the front wheel scraping the ledge face and killing the grind, shoulders hovering too far over the ledge shifting weight onto the top wheel, and the top wheel needing to slide rather than just roll.
What this video teaches
A ledge-specific smith grind tutorial from SKATE HACKS that identifies the three problems unique to ledges (not rails): the front wheel scraping the ledge face and killing the grind, shoulders hovering too far over the ledge shifting weight onto the top wheel, and the top wheel needing to slide rather than just roll. The coach's fixes are all about positioning: keep the front truck off the ledge face entirely, keep shoulders at or behind the ledge edge, and wax the top surface for the wheel slide.
Key tips
- The front wheel must not touch or scrape the ledge face at all; that contact stops the grind and sends you forward
- Shoulders should stay lined up with the ledge edge or slightly behind it, not hovering over to the other side
- The back wheel on top of the ledge slides as well as rolls; the top surface needs wax to allow that sliding motion
- Too much weight over the ledge loads the top wheel and prevents grinding; lean back slightly compared to a rail smith
- These three issues are specific to ledges and boxes; rails are more forgiving on all three points
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Smith Grind