How to Grind a Skateboard

Video Transcript

"Hey guys, what's up? This is Jacob from the Skate Barn skateboard park in Hempstead, North Carolina. Today we're going to learn how to do a grind on the skateboard. The ramp we're going to grind on is a 3 foot quarter pipe. When you grind, the most important thing to know is how to drop in on a skateboard, how to manual a skateboard and how to balance in a 50/50 axle stall. The number one thing I would try to do before learning how to grind would be to set your board down on the quarter pipe in the grind position. Stand on your board on the quarter pipe in the grind position in your skateboard stance and get familiar and comfortable with balancing on the coping. Once you are comfortable with this, you must now learn how to drop in. This is where the manual comes into play. When you do a manual, you lift up on your front truck, balancing your wheel and all your weight on the back axle of the bar. From this, you'll then shift your weight forward and drop into the ramp. That's the stall. For the grind, you'll come at an angle after you drop in and do what I just showed you here. Stall, manual off into the transition. Here we go, I'm going to try one right here. And that's the grind."