I struggled so long with the Crooked grind, everytime i came off the ledge, the board flipped... Today i watched this clip, and landed the crooked grind on lock. Thanks for that! That pinching tip did the trick :-)
I disagree. Slight angle works better for me, similar to a nose slide. If I’m approaching parallel, I end up leaning too far out so I fall out of the grind or have to pivot out to fakie. If I come at a slight angle, it allows me to be more on top of the ledge, making it easier to hold the grind and pop out.
It blew my mind when I realized you are supposed to nudge your nose toward the ledge and not in front of you, I struggled for so long but I got it finally
I think you do the best tutorials I've ever seen... You really take the time to explain. And seing a hundred times the same perfect trick makes it printed in our brain. I think I'm gonna have this trick down soon thanks to you :)
This trick is possibly the easiest ledge trick I’ve ever learned (besides maybe noseslides) i was able to learn to lock into a crooked grind within a days work
I see on your channel you haven't done any balance tutorials. It is one of the essential tips for me to land tricks. It would be sick to see a tutorial on your point of view.
Yo, maybe you've worked it out on your own by now, but with nose mannies getting in is the main trick. This goes for manuals in general, of course, but with nose mannies you can't afford any nose drag or you'll stop dead and go flying, so a huge part is just mentally committing to keep that tail up. You may also have to compensate if the surface of the mannie pad is less smooth or feels different than the ground you're skating on. The trick, for me, is to really throw your weight into the trick to overcome the inevitable inertia from a rougher or slower-rolling surface: roll up at moderate speed, pop that tail, but then focus on shifting your body weight forward onto the curb. Don't just ollie and drop onto the nose, but try to ollie INTO the nose mannie, as this helps to overcome the shock of landing on your front wheels. Then the trick is to find your balance and hold that nose mannie. For me, it helps to keep the bulk of my weight on (the inside of) my front foot, while exerting slight pressure on the back foot to control the board. Hope this helps.
Great vid! I can't do that grind with speed... I manage to lock in at low speed but when I try increasing my speed it feels so different, i loose all my precision and body positionning to get into the grind. Any advice?? :)
Learned these 3 days ago but cant go back to regular i always have to turn to fakie when i try to get back to regular i get into a willy grind then pop out :/
no theyre easier imo 5050s you have to accurately pop and lean back when you land crooks you just kinda shove your front truck on to the ledge and if you hit it right its butter everytime
Was wondering if you could do backside 180s or any tips, i can do frontside but ive struggled with backside for alot of my skating that ive done and its really annoying not being able to do a backside 180, would really help thanks bro. ps love your videos and your skating talent
I use to suck at bs 180s but the one key thing for me was to make sure i look at i nose before the pop and then focus on SPOTTING the landing after the pop. Also try to keep your back straight
My biggest issue with this trick is the heel of my front foot touching the ledge.Even though i hang my front foot toes over the toe side edge of the board before i pop my front foot still shifts too far to the heel side edge of the board causing too much of my foot to hang off and my heel to touch either killing my grinding distance or just dead stopping me.How can i fix this?I've landed a couple of crooks but this is stopping me from getting them on lock.
Damn this is the exact thing that happens to me! It infuriates me. Even if I position my feet exactly as this tutorial it my foot still makes contact with the ledge stopping me dead. I don't know how to fix it 😭
this guy really know how to explain his skateboarding, excellent trick tips. best ive ever seen
I struggled so long with the Crooked grind, everytime i came off the ledge, the board flipped...
Today i watched this clip, and landed the crooked grind on lock. Thanks for that!
That pinching tip did the trick :-)
the most important thing to remember is to come up PARALLEL not at an angle
Totally I realized this u can’t grind if you come angled
I disagree. Slight angle works better for me, similar to a nose slide. If I’m approaching parallel, I end up leaning too far out so I fall out of the grind or have to pivot out to fakie. If I come at a slight angle, it allows me to be more on top of the ledge, making it easier to hold the grind and pop out.
now thats a proper trick tip
Who else has missed the ledge and ate shit bc the board slipped out?
Ryan Rodriguez me 😂
Hahaha we must’ve been at the same park when that happened.
I definitely ate shit
Ryan Rodriguez just did that like 2 days ago. Flew off the fucking ledge 🤣
Ryan Rodriguez
Me to
Bruh same
It blew my mind when I realized you are supposed to nudge your nose toward the ledge and not in front of you, I struggled for so long but I got it finally
I think you do the best tutorials I've ever seen... You really take the time to explain. And seing a hundred times the same perfect trick makes it printed in our brain. I think I'm gonna have this trick down soon thanks to you :)
Thank you so much. I've been wanting to learn crooked grinds for years.
you don't understand how much your videos have helped me out
thanks for the tutorial, after watching this, I learned them the next day.
man this video helped landed them finally! i found as a taller guy, the bigger ledge trick helped a ton, everything just clicked!
Love your vids you have amazing style
nice video. bs smiths or smith grinds in general would be nice too
Das pinch!!
this park is so perfect!
This trick is possibly the easiest ledge trick I’ve ever learned (besides maybe noseslides) i was able to learn to lock into a crooked grind within a days work
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best trick tips ever
I see on your channel you haven't done any balance tutorials. It is one of the essential tips for me to land tricks. It would be sick to see a tutorial on your point of view.
yo this hard af
I feel like crooks are similar to nose slides honestly
you are pro material, but not even flow. keep it up bro i love your vids and never change!!
i think in one of his vids he talked about how he was sponsored by his local shop and habitat and that they gave him way too many boards a month
Paul Konye yeah i saw that vid. he should have asked for less or whatever, maybe they wouldn't though.
do a skate hacks for nose manuals!
I second that.
It's the same exact thing with regular Manuels ... Balance
+Josiah Ortega i meant like specifics on how to get into them
Yo, maybe you've worked it out on your own by now, but with nose mannies getting in is the main trick. This
goes for manuals in general, of course, but with nose mannies you can't afford any nose drag or you'll stop dead and go flying, so a huge part is just mentally committing to keep that tail up. You may also have to compensate if the surface of the mannie pad is less smooth or feels different than the ground you're skating on. The trick, for me, is to really throw your weight into the trick to overcome the inevitable inertia from a rougher or slower-rolling surface: roll up at moderate speed, pop that tail, but then focus on shifting your body weight forward onto the curb. Don't just ollie and drop onto the nose, but try to ollie INTO the nose mannie, as this helps to overcome the shock of landing on your front wheels. Then the trick is to find your balance and hold that nose mannie. For me, it helps to keep the bulk of my weight on (the inside of) my front foot, while exerting slight pressure on the back foot to control the board. Hope this helps.
Arno Theadorno thanks heaps man
Great vid! I can't do that grind with speed... I manage to lock in at low speed but when I try increasing my speed it feels so different, i loose all my precision and body positionning to get into the grind. Any advice?? :)
Ollie earlier
Very helpful
I can get them perfectly locked in but can’t get out of the grind 😭
SAME DUDE IT SUCKS I CAN ALSO GRIND THEM ON ROUND RAILS BUT CAN'T GET OUT OF THEM SMHHHH
cool!
I was trying for a straight hour today and I was grinding every time I just really struggle getting out of it
Learned these 3 days ago but cant go back to regular i always have to turn to fakie when i try to get back to regular i get into a willy grind then pop out :/
i hate this trick so much. some days i got them on lock other days i cant even get one.
I always end up getting into a board stall instead of locking on to the crook
Everytime I crooked grind my board drips like straight away like I lock in then my board just falls off, please help I can nose grind pretty good
plantrider: 7:19 video how to crooked
me: trying bs 50-50 and land in crooked hahah
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fs smith pls
Can you do a skate hack on 5-0s
Orlando Angel
Train Ollie to manual than train it on a edge
I see now. No more of those weird flip things
I want to go to that park so bad
LIKE DO YOU SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL 3 STAIR IN THE BACKGROUND???
#SkateStairs
Texas has the best skate spots. i believe this is san Antonio
Ayo that’s my local skatepark
I was so scared trying to do this
I’m the 1000th like that means I must learn this now
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Wallenburg ?
it's all in the pinchh
idk if I'm getting a proper pinch
is it bad i think im better at crooked grinds then 50-50s haha?
no theyre easier imo 5050s you have to accurately pop and lean back when you land crooks you just kinda shove your front truck on to the ledge and if you hit it right its butter everytime
Was wondering if you could do backside 180s or any tips, i can do frontside but ive struggled with backside for alot of my skating that ive done and its really annoying not being able to do a backside 180, would really help thanks bro. ps love your videos and your skating talent
I use to suck at bs 180s but the one key thing for me was to make sure i look at i nose before the pop and then focus on SPOTTING the landing after the pop. Also try to keep your back straight
The pinch huh..
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My biggest issue with this trick is the heel of my front foot touching the ledge.Even though i hang my front foot toes over the toe side edge of the board before i pop my front foot still shifts too far to the heel side edge of the board causing too much of my foot to hang off and my heel to touch either killing my grinding distance or just dead stopping me.How can i fix this?I've landed a couple of crooks but this is stopping me from getting them on lock.
KratosMayhem you know that expression 'to stay on ones toes'? :)
Damn this is the exact thing that happens to me! It infuriates me. Even if I position my feet exactly as this tutorial it my foot still makes contact with the ledge stopping me dead. I don't know how to fix it 😭
@@SimonSaysRun ive struggled w the exact same issue for like half a year
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Errytime i try i dont grind i tired bigger ledgens but still dont work Any tips ?
Either you're not going fast enough, not using enough wax, or not locking into it with a pinch
try going more parallel to the ledge
Lean back a little when you lock in, make sure your front foot isn't coming to far forward
Is anyone else's pop out more like a kick turn out? Mine are and they're ugly af.
Tom Davidson learning china ollies might help.
Every time i ollie into it i get stuck no matter how much wax i put
Keep your weight centered on front feet slightly lean back, don’t lean forward and pinch with the arch/heel of your foot
i can do them good but when i try to flip into it i cant
i know that park
baby rod yup
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Don't get it fucking pop out