The Proper Way To Do EVERY GRIND Trick
The Proper Way To Do EVERY GRIND Trick by John Hill is a skateboarding tutorial for the Crooked Grind. John Hill covers the crooked grind as part of a five-grind breakdown on rails, pairing it with the nose grind because both use the same core grinding mechanic.
What this video teaches
John Hill covers the crooked grind as part of a five-grind breakdown on rails, pairing it with the nose grind because both use the same core grinding mechanic. His main coaching point is keeping all weight on the top-left pocket of the board (for regular stance) with the wheel pressed firmly against the rail, and leaning forward to stay directly on top of the obstacle rather than off to the side. The video is rail-focused but the technique applies equally to ledges.
Key tips
- All weight goes in the top-left pocket of the board (regular stance), wheel pressed firmly against the rail so it prevents the truck from slipping off
- Never grind in the middle of the truck; the wheel contact point is the lock
- Lean forward and stand straight up over the obstacle; leaning left or right causes a teeter-totter fall
- The more directly on top of the rail you are, the easier and longer the grind holds
- This video covers a multi-grind comparison across feeble, 5-0, bluntslide, and crooked; use it alongside a ledge-specific tutorial
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Crooked Grind