Skating
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Air-Braking
To stand up and assume the open arms position to increase wind drag and reduce speed while skating.
Baltic Birch (BB)
Baltic Birch is a plywood made from solid birch hardwood, typically from Eastern Europe. It is popular with furniture builders for its high strength, ease of manufacturing, and attractive faces. Deck builders like it for the same reason. Baltic Birch plywood comes in various thicknesses, made from thin plies. 1/4" thick is usually 5 plies. 1/8" thick is usually 3 plies. It is usually sold in 5 foot by 5 foot sheets at lumber yards dealing in finer hardwoods. Home improvement stores do not carry Baltic Birch.
Bail
When you fall off your board and hit the ground. See also Road Rash.
Blem
A defect in manufacturing, often used to describe a board. Such as I got this sweet deal on a "blem board".
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Braking
Conserving momentum and slowing down around a cone.
Bro Down
If you are bro down you are friends with a representative of a company, getting free gear, boards, sticker t-shirts or at least a discount.
Bump Draft
When a rider comes up from behind another as like normal drafting, but the following skater pulls up behind the lead skater and bumps into the rear of him/her, pushing the lead car skater, to maintain momentum. It can make the lead rider loose his/her balance.
Bushing
A barrel or cone shaped piece of urethane in the truck which is deformed in order to make a turn. Provides a return to center using the rebound of the bushing.
Camber
Describes the arch midpoint on a skateboard deck between the nose and tail (the opposite of a rocker). a variation of which is the \"s-cambre\" where the deck slopes downward past the rear truck (rocker) before arching upward about three quarters towards the nose of the deck.
Cockroach
A person with an ugly longboarding style.
Concave
The curved rise from the middle of a board towards the outside edges perpendicular to the length of a deck.
Cones
Pylons arranged down a slalom course.
Coned/Coning
The state wheels reach when they are worn to the point that the the diameter of the wheel is wider on one side than the other. Often happens to wheels that are drifted and slid to excess. Some wheel companies make wheels that are pre-coned for carving, but those are wider on the inside than on the outside.
Conehead
Course marshals who attend the cones during events, mainly slalom.
Contour
In skateboard building the contour denotes variations in elevation of the skateboard platform. kick (nose and tail), concave, convex (and/or rolled edges), rocker and camber (also cambre) and variations thereof refer to changes in the decks surface elevation and therefore indicative of contour.
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Criddle/Criddling
Hitting a cone on purpose to gain a faster line during a slalom heat.
Davis
When you knock out at least more than one person in the beginning of a race.
Drafting
The technique used to gain speed. One gets behind the rider in front within close proximity. This causes the person in the back to gain speed due to the lack of wind resistance the person in front creates.
Drop Deck
A type of board that is low to the ground but raises up at the spot were the trucks are to be mounted. Usually a very sharp rise.
Drop Through
Speedboard where truck baseplates are mounted through the deck to allow for more stability and a lower ride. Usually cut out for large wheels as the low ride of the board can easily cause wheelbite.
Duro
The hardness of the wheel. Measured on the Shore A scale for urethane wheels.
64a: Rubber A/T Wheels 75a: Softest Urethane wheel 78a-92a: Common Longboard wheels 92a-99a: Sliding, Pool, and Park Wheels 101a: A BS Hardness rating used by shortboard companies 74d: Hub duro of some wheels
Durometer
Also see Durometer
Element
Board building elements are specific features of a board that together define the overall characteristics of a deck. Examples of elements are: Kick tails - the length of deck extending from the outside edge of a truck baseplate to the tip of the skateboard. Concave - the downward curvature of the board deck perpendicular to the length of the board Rocker - the downward arc of the board over the length Camber - the upward arc of the board over the length Transition - the point at which elements meet for instance, the point at the outside edges of the deck where the concave flattens out and moves to the kick tail
Fall Line
The line a sphere will take downhill when released at a given point on a hill. This is generally the fastest way down in a straight line
False Start
Jumping to an early start. The first time usually followed by good natured laughter, after that it's a bit less funny.
Flatspin
Any slide where you board rotates completely around your body. also known as pressure spins.
Flatspot
When half of your wheels is flat making you sound like you are riding a skateboard with a two stroke engine. Tends to happen when doing long extended slides perpendicular to the fall line of the hill.
Flush Mount
A drop through truck with additional material removed so the truck lays flush with the deck surface.
Foot-Braking
Placing a foot on the ground and dragging it to reduce speed,
Footbite
What happens when you step on your wheel while pushing. See also Road Rash.
Full Face
A helmet that covers the face.
Glue-up
The process of laminating and pressing Materials together with Glue/epoxy in order to form one solid board.
Glue
The adhesive used to bond the schedule of laminates during the manufacturing process. variations of pva (polyvinyl acetate) and epoxy (two part) are generally employed for assembling a skateboard deck.
Grade
How steep a hill is, measured in vertical change in feet for every 100 feet of distance. A 13% grade, for example, would mean that for every 100 ft traveled, the road drops 13 ft.
Grey Hair Army
Any old person who yells at you for no good reason while you are skating.
Grom
A young rider or someone new to the sport.
Hands-down
Sliding with one or both hand(s) on the ground.
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Highside
When your wheels grip the road at an odd angle when you aren't expecting it, causing you to topple forward downhill
Hodad
Someone who owns a longboard but doesn't actually ride.
Hot Girl Curse
The tendancy for a rider to bail in a most humiliating manner when in front of an attractive girl.
Jesus Style
When you stand with with both legs together in the center of your board, and you arms out like jesus
Komodo
A old school move where you crouch at the nose of your board and hug you knees.
Kook
A rider who thinks they are better than they are. A rider who is a danger to themselves and others.
Leathers
A protective suit worn by riders to prevent abrasion injurys. Often made of cowhide, usualy contains some sort of internal armor for more safety. mostly appated from motorcycle racing suits. Highly expensive and exclusive Speed board specific suits exist from a couple of makers such as NJK.
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Marquetry
The sawing of images, both lifelike and abstract, with a hand saw or scroll saw then gluing those pieces back into a field somewhat like a puzzle.
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Offset Cone
Cones set some distance to the left or right of the centerline of the course.
Parquetry
The use of geometric shapes like squares and triangles that are cut and then re-glued together to create a pattern.
Parachuting
When you use a Sporting-Sail, or button down shirt, to catch wind, resulting in a drop in speed.
Pendulum
Any slide that rotates over 90 degrees and then back.
Pie
Good
Poker Run
A poker run is a great way to unite skaters and benefit a good cause. At the start of the poker run all riders hop on their boards, give their donation, and receive their first playing card. Once everyone has received their first card they ride to the second stop where they then receive their second playing card. This pattern continues for the third and fourth stop allowing for an easy evening of cruising with fellow riders. At the fifth stop each rider is given their last card and the opportunity to trade up to 3 cards for 3 new ones, just as in a regular game of poker. Once everyone has had the opportunity to trade out cards the hands are compared. We award shwag to the highest and lowest hand along with fastest time and whatever else we deem appropriate. After all the shwag is distributed it’s time to kick back, eat, and enjoy some live music together.
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Pump/Pumping
Using the body's strength, rhythm, and momentum to accelerate. Also see [1]
Pylon(s)
Cones arranged down a slalom course. Can also refer to pillars found in some parking garages.
Quiver
A collection of (usually 3 or more) Longboard skateboards.
Rail
Railing a corner is when you sharply take a corner while maintaining complete traction.
Roadrash
What results when unprotected flesh meets the quickly passing surface of the street.
Robot
A person who is very stiff and/or doesn't flow with the board
Rocker
The opposite of camber. When the board sags down in the middle so it is slightly lower to the ground. Usually only used on cruiser boards.
Rolling Down The Windows
What one often does before a bail. A good sign that a rider is out of control.
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Rubbing
When two or more racers come in contact with each other while rolling, commonly on turns. If you aren't rubbing, you aren't racing.
Shlongboard
A shortboard that has been modified to accommodate a set of longboard trucks and wheels on the nose and tail. Also occasionally "Schlongboard" from the German "schlangebrett".
Session
Any period of time spent riding a particular terrain or area. It can be scheduled or random. A session tends to be more than one rider. However the intensity of the session is left up to the individual rider.
Shinner
When your deck attacks your shins with intent to inflict bodily harm, usually a tactic of retribution for not paying attention to edge pressure.
Skitching
The act of hitching a ride on the rear bumper of a car. The skitched vehicle can either be aware of their load or unaware. When the skitcher is discovered by a previously unaware driver, the driver's reaction is sometimes negative. This is a leading cause of skateboarder fatalities.
Skogging
SKOGGING is the art of enjoying a \"danciful\" jog or a run while sidewalk-surfing a skateboard both short and preferably long distances on mostly flat terrain surfaces with the main objective: a roll your own exercise, tight rope ride on wheels while one totally transitions/transfers their weight from one side to the other while leg/knee/ankle/foot pushing the skateboard forward in either a straight or curved direction.
Slaler
Slang for a slalom setup
Sliding
When your deck breaks traction and rotates so that is perpendicular to the fall line of the hill. In trick sliding rotations, manuals and other modifications are made to utilize this aberrant force.
Slop
Unnecessary movement. Commonly referring to worn out pivot cups, loose kingpins, loose wheels, etc.
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Snake Run
A section of bank that curves in a serpentine manner.
Speed Suit
An other kind of body suit worn by riders. These suits sacrifice most of the protective qualities of leathers in favor of superior aerodynamics. Made of spandex, very thin leather or idealy a wind impermeable material called Isofilm these suits fit extreamly tightly and conform over the body as to not have any bits sticking out into the air stream.
Speed Wobbles
When you are going down a hill and your board starts to swerve back and forth uncontrollably. Usually followed by a statement unfit for repeating. Can be avoided by carving out of them, tightening your trucks or learning to soften up your legs and knees.
Speedcheck
When the rider executes a small, quick slide to shed some speed.
Stance
The way you ride your deck, often a matter of preference.
Regular
Left foot forward
Goofy
Right foot forward
Mongo
Pushing/Braking with the front foot
Can also refer to how you ride your deck, surfstyle, dropknee and a varity of other ways. When referring to a slide deck it is often used to imply a shoulder width space on the deck.
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Stinkbug
Grabbing your board between your knees, instead of behind your back knee. Considered improper by some, as well as critically altering your center of balance which is dangerous for anyone. Grabbing stinkbugThe \"right\" way
String Inlay
A thin line of contrasting wood either straight or curved that is usually done with a router and small router bit.
Stinger
A string of close-set cones (reminiscent of TS), typically as a break-up for a hybrid course.
Stringer
A stringer or stringers are reinforcements that run over the length of a board. Stringers are typically an internal feature however finished boards may be tuned for desired flex by the addition of external stringers. Stringers may be constructed of any material - wood, plastic, metal, composite, and may be constructed in a variety of methods though most commonly by horizontal or vertical lamination of veneer or composite strips.
Surf
To execute a tight corner while standing up, using no hands on the board or the pavement.
Superman
As the name implies a bail in which you attempt to fly, as you may well find out man was not intended to fly.
Tail slide
Any trick where only the tip of the tail of your board is in contact with the ground,usually necessitating a grab to lift the wheels out of play.
Tailwind
A wind source that goes downhill; speeding up the racer. Also when using a sail on flatland to propel the rider.
Template
A tool used to trace the outside edge or shape of a skateboard. most often made of a flat material upon which a deck design\'s curvature is cut into. common usage is to have a template of only one side of the deck, by flipping the template over an outline can be obtained with both sides the exact mirror of the other.
Toe-block/Toe-stop
A device attached to the front of the deck to limit the lateral movement of the front foot on the deck
Tuck
The positioning of the body, in order to lessen the frontal area of the rider that is exposed to the wind. The rider usually tucks their rear leg's knee behind the forward leg creating somewhat of a "narrow pedastal". The rider's upper body is usually lowered down to the board in some fashion. The rider's hands are either tucked behind the rider's buttocks, out to the side resting on the hip to cut through the air, or in front of the rider's helmet in a prayer-like position to cut through the air
UHMWPE
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, used for slide glove pucks.
Vacuum Lamination
Also known as vacuum bagging. A vacuum bag is a bag made of strong and resilient material, open at one end, and used to bond or laminate materials. The item to be laminated is placed inside the bag, the open end is sealed, and air is drawn out with a vacuum pump. As a result, uniform pressure approaching one atmosphere is applied to the surfaces of the object inside the bag, holding parts together while the adhesive cures. The entire bag may be placed in a temperature-controlled environment and gently heated to accelerate curing.
The Violator
When you bail and one side of your rear has less traction than the other.
Wheel Well
Grooves or sections where material from a deck is removed to allow wheels to have more clearance to avoid wheelbite.
Wheelbite
What happens when wheel meets deck, often the result of wheels too large or trucks too loose. It usually results in a superman style flight threw the air. See also road rash.
Wilson
A bail where your legs shoot up into the air and you slap the ground full body.
