Smith Grind Mistakes

Video Transcript

"Some of the common mistakes that people have learning how to do a front side smith grind, are that sometimes that edge holds on to your truck and board, and makes it so that you can't pop out. There's two ways to fix this. One way is to make sure that all of your weight is on your tail. The most important thing is to have your foot on the tip of the tail during this grind, so that when it?s dipped down you're able to push it back up to get it out. The other thing that will help you is to remember to keep your weight off from the front. What you want to do is imagine in the smith grind that your front foot is actually sideways just for a second. Now, it may not end up sideways, but poke your foot down that way just enough to guide the board but not put weight on it. That way when it comes time to get out, you can pop out. The reason that you get held on the edge is that the front part of your truck, right here around the king pin, and ends up getting hooked on the ledge. It may actually hook your king pin, so the metal that your truck king pin is made out of, is a lot harder than the metal of the truck is made out of. That's why when you fifty-fifty, your truck can actually get grinded apart, but the metal that?s in your king pin is very hard, so when that hits the ledge it kind of stops you. So the way to fight that is to make sure that the tip of your tail, the tip of your toe is on the tip of the tail, and able to make it so that you can pop it out and roll away, from a front side smith grind."