How to Do an Invert on a Ramp on a Skateboard

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Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Skateboard Pads
• Skateboard Wheels
• Skateboards
• Skateboard Helmets
• Skateboard Trucks
• Skate Rails
• Skateboard Parts
• Skateboarding Shoes
• Skateboard Decks

1. Drop in on the ramp (bigger and steeper ramps are best for inverts), and do a few kick turns and grinds to get up a good amount of speed.
2. Ride toward the part of the ramp where you want to execute the trick. As you approach the lip of the ramp, start to reach down toward the board with your front hand while you reach up and out to the side toward the coping of the ramp with your back hand.
3. Grab the toe edge of your board with your front hand between your feet (slightly closer to your front foot).
4. Straighten your back arm, and grab the coping so that your thumb is on the deck and your fingers are inside the ramp. Make sure your arm is stiff.
5. Use your momentum to go up into the air. Once you are starting to go up, use your planted hand as a pivot, and simply let your body and board rotate up and over like a clock arm. Once you get it dialed you can stall and contort the trick in all sorts of ways while you are upside down.
6. Release the coping as you are just about to put the wheels back on the surface of the ramp, and release the board around the same time. You will be very tucked up the entire time, so begin to stand back up as you head down into the transition.
7. Thank Daryl Delgado for inventing the trick 20 years ago.

Tips & Warnings

• Try not to overrotate when you are coming back into the ramp.
• Skateboarding is an inherently dangerous activity that can result in serious injury or death. We recommend that you seek proper training and equipment before attempting this activity.