Back Smiths - I got one by accident on Saturday trying to learn back 5 Ohs. I then stopped working those and started working on back Smith and couldn't do a second one. It was really tough getting the truck over the coping to dip the nose. Always landed in a cross locked axel.
Protip: if you're worried about trying these on any sort of bank or transition first or don't have access to one, you can get a feel for decking & turning back out on curbs, just do them slowly so you're not bashing your trucks & baseplate into the curb too hard. I know this seems & looks gross, but I actually enjoy practicing tricks in a really "gross" manner or environment like this so that the brain & body constantly gets different feedback for what's happening when a trick is being done. Like right now this idea makes me want to go out, slap my board across a curb, and practice 180s out from a stationary, decked out position just to force my body & brain to think & move in ways it's not used to. Would this look gross to most people? Yep. But are you learning something? Yep. I feel if you operate too "cleanly" or consistently sometimes that you become too familiarized with the processes and stop being aware of them. Sometimes you have to put yourself in an environment that is unorthodox or fights with you to really feel what is happening.
I just learned about “decking” the other day! It does seem scary to get so much of the board up there, but right now I’m only comfortable with rock fakies where it’s mostly my front trucks over the coping and I don’t rock too much. Decking actually does look like it’ll feel more stable, and definitely more stylish 😅 I’m gonna try this in my next sesh!
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I did my first Rock to Fakie on a mellow ramp a week or two ago and got the advice to learn them "decked out" since it's actually easier. So I'm trying to do that in 0min 45sec in this video for example ua-cam.com/video/hoRHGUR2RUQ/v-deo.html And yes, it makes you feel more "in control" and I also thinks it helps to put your body in a position where you are more prepared for rolling back fakie. Your body will be more centered/over the back wheels when you extend your front foot and push the board way up on the deck.
i actually learned frontside rocks easier. i can do both ways but backside just feels harder for some reason lol. thanks for the tips tho hopefully i can get em locked in.
Yes! I need to deck my rock n rolls. Thanks for tip. I agree that it is more dangerous to not deck them. I just got psyche myself up to deck it! I’m also still too scared to rock to fakie.
i had the same problem with rock fakies... fear, go figure! find yerself a 2-foot transition and learn 'em on that then take 'em to higher levels. you'll get them down in no time with this recipe. i'm now doing them in the 7' shallow end of toronto's beautiful california bowl at ashbridges bay skatepark. skateboarding fuck yeah!!
Really great video, somehow this makes it seem less scary to learn. Would you say that decking also makes rock-to-fakies more manageable? I hung up and took a big slam on those so I'm trying to figure out how to get back to working on them. A friend also told me he thinks rock and rolls are actually easier than rock to fakie
When decking on rock fakies I tend to pivot out still then sorta powerslide my back wheels into fakie motion - to avoid hanging up the front trucks.
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I did my first Rock to Fakie on a mellow ramp a week or two ago and got the advice to learn them "decked out" since it's actually easier. So I'm trying to do that in 0min 45sec in this video for example ua-cam.com/video/hoRHGUR2RUQ/v-deo.html And yes, it makes you feel more "in control" and I also thinks it helps to put your body in a position where you are more prepared for rolling back fakie. Your body will be more centered/over the back wheels when you extend your front foot and push the board way up on the deck.
Huh, I'm in the uk and although I know what you mean I've always said decked rock'n'rolls and hear it from most others 🤷🏼♂️ There's no other way to do one 😉 Smash that back truck and get them toes over the tail
Dear Zack! I was having trouble doing rock-n-rolls in miniramps for more than 2 years. The basic technique wasn’t working for me personally. But decking and and swaying shoulders in the opposite way before the actual turn has revolutionary effect on the execution of the trick. More then that - it gives a wow effect due to a bigger amplitude of the movement. It’s much more stylish then basic technique. Thank you so much sir 🤙🙏
Good timing, dude! Back in the day I never touched vert/tranny, so a lot of these basic but fundamental tricks aren't even in my repertoire and I've been slowly adding them in this summer and this is one to work on lately. Problem is I haven't tried them in weeks because I bought a small quarterpipe to practice on and when I went up to do a reeeaaally laid back one, I pushed the whole damn ramp out from underneath me and ate shit. Makes me wanna cry that I can learn these in a day but have a ramp that will try to kill me if I try lol.
This is just what I needed, especially the reminder to hunch up when coming back down. I just started skating transition and got rock to fakies down on a little practice ramp this weekend, making sure to deck it. Then I took it to a 3.5' halfpipe and got a few good slams. Now I realize that it's because I was straightening up too much on the descent. I'm going to try rock-n-rolls next time I go out... I feel like they'll be easier than rock to fakie.
Hell yeah🤘 fast and kinda teetered. Helped me get em decked and I ll get the back foot tweak if I do it fast enough yet smoooooth. Saw it in like a pool vid mark partain and just took it 👌 Alley ooping back Ds too. Goes right in. Later brotha
Ah these are how ramp banks should be : smoothly curved transition. Not like overhere in our skatepark : ___/ no curve, just flat and square up. It sent me flying past weekend. Ribs bruised, ankle sprained.
Trying to learn these over the summer and the decked out part is what I need someone to tell me! Snowboard season now, but I'll be on it with these tips when the snow melts in the spring. Thanks Zack!
Great video! As always. I have never met a skater who finds frontside Rocks easier than Backside :-) I'm in the process of learning frontrocks. I can do them without fully decking, but hope to be able to do that one day... Backside is so much easier, but a little less steezy in my opinion.
Thanks for the useful tips. I've restarted skateboarding after many years with a street surfskate and I've been trying to rock roll for 2 or 3 sessions with some painful results, luckily I had all my pads on. On a surfstreet skate this trick seems to be easier than the rocknroll to fakie because the front truck makes the fakie so unstable. So I'll put all your tips into practice today! :)
That's sick I got back into skating with a Carver, on the CX truck. I learned how to carve bowls really well, and now I have a transition setup, don't be scared to try it; you'll feel much more stable! And also learning coping tricks is going to be waaaay easier on regular trucks
@@mchungleplumble Thanks for the advice, makes a lot of sense. In the meantime I was able to progress on the rock n roll thanks to the tips in the video, just need to try it on higher ramps progressively!
What transition tricks do you want to learn next?!?
All of them.
Ooh can you do frontside or backside disasters?
Back Smiths - I got one by accident on Saturday trying to learn back 5 Ohs. I then stopped working those and started working on back Smith and couldn't do a second one. It was really tough getting the truck over the coping to dip the nose. Always landed in a cross locked axel.
I want to learn ollies/ 180s in transition and on coping
Feeble grind, backside, frontside and variation of the Trick.
Protip: if you're worried about trying these on any sort of bank or transition first or don't have access to one, you can get a feel for decking & turning back out on curbs, just do them slowly so you're not bashing your trucks & baseplate into the curb too hard. I know this seems & looks gross, but I actually enjoy practicing tricks in a really "gross" manner or environment like this so that the brain & body constantly gets different feedback for what's happening when a trick is being done. Like right now this idea makes me want to go out, slap my board across a curb, and practice 180s out from a stationary, decked out position just to force my body & brain to think & move in ways it's not used to. Would this look gross to most people? Yep. But are you learning something? Yep. I feel if you operate too "cleanly" or consistently sometimes that you become too familiarized with the processes and stop being aware of them. Sometimes you have to put yourself in an environment that is unorthodox or fights with you to really feel what is happening.
Such a good tip
New trick: slappy curb rock n' roll
Great idea though! Definitely going give this a try
It’s so nice to relearn all the details about these tricks, these vids definitely help so much
Bro you’re the man I love your videos they help so much.
"Banana to opposite of banana, then back to banana" made way too much sense
Seriously though, love these super detailed explanations!
Haha I felt crazy saying that but it makes sense in my head :D
I just learned about “decking” the other day! It does seem scary to get so much of the board up there, but right now I’m only comfortable with rock fakies where it’s mostly my front trucks over the coping and I don’t rock too much. Decking actually does look like it’ll feel more stable, and definitely more stylish 😅 I’m gonna try this in my next sesh!
I did my first Rock to Fakie on a mellow ramp a week or two ago and got the advice to learn them "decked out" since it's actually easier. So I'm trying to do that in 0min 45sec in this video for example ua-cam.com/video/hoRHGUR2RUQ/v-deo.html And yes, it makes you feel more "in control" and I also thinks it helps to put your body in a position where you are more prepared for rolling back fakie. Your body will be more centered/over the back wheels when you extend your front foot and push the board way up on the deck.
i actually learned frontside rocks easier. i can do both ways but backside just feels harder for some reason lol. thanks for the tips tho hopefully i can get em locked in.
Love this trick. Just learned both ways last summer on a small QTR I'm still trying take them bigger so thanks for this!
YOU ARE THE BEST ! THANKS BRO
Yes! I need to deck my rock n rolls. Thanks for tip. I agree that it is more dangerous to not deck them. I just got psyche myself up to deck it! I’m also still too scared to rock to fakie.
Totally, it's more scary for sure. Once you do it a bunch it because less scary though.
i had the same problem with rock fakies... fear, go figure! find yerself a 2-foot transition and learn 'em on that then take 'em to higher levels. you'll get them down in no time with this recipe. i'm now doing them in the 7' shallow end of toronto's beautiful california bowl at ashbridges bay skatepark. skateboarding fuck yeah!!
I’m learning so mich
Really great video, somehow this makes it seem less scary to learn. Would you say that decking also makes rock-to-fakies more manageable? I hung up and took a big slam on those so I'm trying to figure out how to get back to working on them. A friend also told me he thinks rock and rolls are actually easier than rock to fakie
When decking on rock fakies I tend to pivot out still then sorta powerslide my back wheels into fakie motion - to avoid hanging up the front trucks.
I did my first Rock to Fakie on a mellow ramp a week or two ago and got the advice to learn them "decked out" since it's actually easier. So I'm trying to do that in 0min 45sec in this video for example ua-cam.com/video/hoRHGUR2RUQ/v-deo.html And yes, it makes you feel more "in control" and I also thinks it helps to put your body in a position where you are more prepared for rolling back fakie. Your body will be more centered/over the back wheels when you extend your front foot and push the board way up on the deck.
I think learning the rock-fakie precedes the rock n roll
I just learned these decked out the other day 🤣
🙏🏻
"Decking it" in England means falling off - hitting the deck..! :D
Really!?! Wild
I always stack it and that hurts more than decking it.
To deck someone in England is to knock them out!
Huh, I'm in the uk and although I know what you mean I've always said decked rock'n'rolls and hear it from most others 🤷🏼♂️
There's no other way to do one 😉
Smash that back truck and get them toes over the tail
Good vid
Dear Zack! I was having trouble doing rock-n-rolls in miniramps for more than 2 years. The basic technique wasn’t working for me personally. But decking and and swaying shoulders in the opposite way before the actual turn has revolutionary effect on the execution of the trick. More then that - it gives a wow effect due to a bigger amplitude of the movement. It’s much more stylish then basic technique. Thank you so much sir 🤙🙏
Good timing, dude! Back in the day I never touched vert/tranny, so a lot of these basic but fundamental tricks aren't even in my repertoire and I've been slowly adding them in this summer and this is one to work on lately. Problem is I haven't tried them in weeks because I bought a small quarterpipe to practice on and when I went up to do a reeeaaally laid back one, I pushed the whole damn ramp out from underneath me and ate shit. Makes me wanna cry that I can learn these in a day but have a ramp that will try to kill me if I try lol.
Haha that sounds scary!! Maybe some cinderblocks behind it to stop the moving.
I’m sorry, what is the name of the park? I am new to the area and having trouble finding it in my list of SD parks. Thank you!
What's the name of the background song at the beginning?
i've been learning rock n rolls the last few weeks! this is perfect timing
Yo can I know what music you have in the background?
Do you/should you deck your board for rock to fakie ?
This is just what I needed, especially the reminder to hunch up when coming back down. I just started skating transition and got rock to fakies down on a little practice ramp this weekend, making sure to deck it. Then I took it to a 3.5' halfpipe and got a few good slams. Now I realize that it's because I was straightening up too much on the descent. I'm going to try rock-n-rolls next time I go out... I feel like they'll be easier than rock to fakie.
Glad it hyped! Stay compressed always works to your benefit when getting in/out of transition tricks, use the transition to your advantage.
Thanks for your advise to skate early!! God bless you!!
That’s a proper and stylish way to rock’n roll. Back foot tip was!👌
but when I deck it i look like duane peters
Doing them alleyoop is super fun. And easier , think.
Solid tip! I want to try that now
Hell yeah🤘 fast and kinda teetered. Helped me get em decked and I ll get the back foot tweak if I do it fast enough yet smoooooth. Saw it in like a pool vid mark partain and just took it 👌 Alley ooping back Ds too. Goes right in. Later brotha
Go Slap a Rock! Tail tap next :)
Interesting, thanks for the video. I’ll try decking it but I don’t have coping where I’m at so… I donno but thanks for the ideas, sir.
I do but I just like dis one park and I don’t wanna go anywhere else right now stop reading dis.
Don’t think I don’t know I’m a spaz.
Been busy all summer with class but just got out yesterday, wanted to try this one NOW I CAN!
Stoked!
Ah these are how ramp banks should be : smoothly curved transition.
Not like overhere in our skatepark :
___/ no curve, just flat and square up.
It sent me flying past weekend.
Ribs bruised, ankle sprained.
Please
I love watching your videos, thanks for making them! And i just want to say, you've got great hair;)
Can finally do rock and roll, new skatepark opened up in my home town and they had smaller quarter pipes so was easier to learn.
Turn your head your shoulders will follow some people do it slow others go fast truck jam ok thanks
👍✨
Hi Zack, nice video, this is the trick I‘m currently learning. May I ask what wheels you are riding?
My friend recently broke his ankle doing a rock and roll, he was drunk, so that probably had something to do with it.
Skating drunk is no joke!
@@ZackDowdy I don't think I like doing any physical activity under the influence. Skateboarding is the influence!
That's a fun little park. They need to put a flat bar or something in the open space.
Great breakdown, I appreciate this so much. I am more ready to get this now 🙌
Trying to learn these over the summer and the decked out part is what I need someone to tell me! Snowboard season now, but I'll be on it with these tips when the snow melts in the spring. Thanks Zack!
When dowdy uploads a video that’s how u know it’s gonna be a good day
I will go and relearn this trick today. Thanks!
when you lock in the rock and roll its so much more fun
Wow man, you explain it so well. Thanks a lot!
Thanks man,I've been avoiding this trick for a long time.
So -decked out, ankle angled, stall and move shoulder, ankle leverage.
OK I'll try.
Yes!
I wanna learn these so perfect timing:)
I can't express how much i am thankfull for your videos. Because of You i came back to skate transitions. Great work bro!
That means a lot, stoked to hear it.
I needed this. I can rock fakie and rock n roll but only by tapping the wheels over. Gonna work on this this week!
Stoked!
Can you do a video about front tail or back tail slides on transition? Thank you Zach, appreciate the content.
Yes!
Where’s this park?
Great video! As always. I have never met a skater who finds frontside Rocks easier than Backside :-) I'm in the process of learning frontrocks. I can do them without fully decking, but hope to be able to do that one day... Backside is so much easier, but a little less steezy in my opinion.
Checkout Jim Tesnar! He blows my mind with frontside rocks
@@ZackDowdy Thanks Zack! I will look him up.
Thanks for the useful tips. I've restarted skateboarding after many years with a street surfskate and I've been trying to rock roll for 2 or 3 sessions with some painful results, luckily I had all my pads on. On a surfstreet skate this trick seems to be easier than the rocknroll to fakie because the front truck makes the fakie so unstable. So I'll put all your tips into practice today! :)
That's sick I got back into skating with a Carver, on the CX truck. I learned how to carve bowls really well, and now I have a transition setup, don't be scared to try it; you'll feel much more stable! And also learning coping tricks is going to be waaaay easier on regular trucks
@@mchungleplumble Thanks for the advice, makes a lot of sense. In the meantime I was able to progress on the rock n roll thanks to the tips in the video, just need to try it on higher ramps progressively!
Swoosh factor 😎
You are the man
Top style
Great!
Would you learn these before rock to fakie?
Yeah I would. Although some people are more comfortable with fakie first.
great vid!