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2. Half-pipe - Wikipedia

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   Vert ramp at the 2010 Boardmasters Festival during the first skateboard free practice session. Frame and support for skateboard, BMX, and vert skating half-pipes frequently consist of a 2×6×8" lumber (actual 38 × 140 × 184 mm) framework sheathed in plywood finished with sheets of masonite or Skatelite. Also, a metal frame finished in wood ...

3. 1260 (skateboarding) - Wikipedia

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   The 1260 is a skateboarding trick, performed on a mega ramp, in which the skateboarder makes three-and-half revolutions (1260 degrees of rotation) while airborne. It was first completed successfully on a mega ramp in August 2019 by American skateboarder Mitchie Brusco. [1] This trick has not been performed on the classical vert ramp.

4. List of skateboarding terms - Wikipedia

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   Mini ramp: Usually a half-pipe that is shorter than the rider; most mini ramps are not tall enough for the transition to reach vertical. Mega ramp: A very big ramp, usually for vert skateboarding. Quarter pipe: A single ramp transitioning from horizontal to any obtuse angle up to vert. Bowl: Empty in-ground pools serve as good bowls. Concrete ...

5. Vert skateboarding - Wikipedia

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   Vert skateboarding, short for vertical skateboarding, is the act of riding a skateboard on a skate ramp or other incline and involves the skateboarder transitioning from the horizontal plane to the vertical plane in order to perform skateboarding tricks.

6. Lip trick - Wikipedia

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   This is a quick, common and easy lip trick performed mostly to link tricks together on mini ramps. The front truck is placed over the lip of the ramp and then the board is "rocked" slightly before coming back down backwards (fakie). Sally Rock: Ollie air straight up and then landing in a rock and roll to fakie. Proper execution is done fluid ...

7. Pump (skateboarding) - Wikipedia

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   Pumping is a skateboarding technique used to accelerate without the rider's feet leaving the board. Pumping can be done by turning or on a transition, like a ramp or quarter pipe. [1] When applied to longboards, it is also known as Long distance skateboard pumping or LDP. Pumping is a technique similar to pumping a surfboard.

8. Aerial (skateboarding) - Wikipedia

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   Most of the different types of grabs were originally aerial tricks that were performed in ditches, empty pools, and vert ramps before flatground aerials became common. Aerials can be executed by ollieing just as the front wheels reach the lip of a ramp, or can be executed simply by lifting the front wheels over the coping (or lip). The former ...

9. 900 (skateboarding) - Wikipedia

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   The 900 is a 2½-revolution (900 degrees) aerial spin performed on a skateboard ramp. While airborne, the skateboarder makes two-and-a-half turns about their longitudinal axis, thereby facing down when coming down. It is considered one of skateboarding's most technically demanding tricks.