| G-L |
| Word |
Definition |
| Gay twist |
While riding fakie, usually at the lip of a ramp, to complete a 360 in the air while grabbing and head back down the ramp forwards. |
| Goofy foot |
To ride with the right foot forward. |
| Grab |
Grabbing either or both boards with one or both hands. Frontside or backside. |
| Grind |
To ride on an object like a ledge or handrail with just the trucks making contact. |
| Grip tape |
Adhesive backed sandpaper material fixed to the top of the board to provide traction. |
| Half cab |
A 180 degree Caballerial. |
| Half pipe |
A type of ramp that is shaped like a "U" and used for vert skating. |
| Hand plant |
A type of trick where one hand grabs the skate while doing a one handed handstand on a ramp, or obstacle. |
| Handrails |
What riders slide and grind on, looks like and is a handrail. |
| Hang up |
When either the back or front truck catches on an obstacle, usually causing a fall. |
| Hanger |
Part of the truck that gets the most abuse. When grinding it is done along the top of the hanger. Contained inside the hanger is the axle. |
| Heelflip |
While performing on Ollie, the heel pushed down on the edge of the board causing it to flip over. |
| Heelside edge |
The edge of the board closest to the riders heels. |
| Helicoil |
A metal cylinder threaded on the outside for tightening into and threads on the inside for attaching a screw. To repair either a stripped insert or a drilled hole in a board which was used to attach a binding. |
| Hip |
The spot where a ramp or obstacle comes to a point. Tricks are done while flying over or off of it. |
| Hit |
A jump |
| Horizontal lamination |
Layers a component, most commonly wood, that are bonded together on top of each other to form a strong material from otherwise weak elements. Used as either the full deck material or the core in the construction of a board. |
| Invert |
Another name for a hand plant. |
| Jump ramp |
A small ramp used to give the skater some air to perform a trick. |
| Kick turn |
When pressure is applied to the tail of the board, lifting the front and turning it in another direction. |
| Kicker |
A name for a jump ramp. Kickers usually have the property of throwing you up into the air rather than giving you distance. |
| Kickflip |
The same as a Heelflip except the toe pushes down to flip the board. |
| Kingpin |
The bolt that holds the hanger and base plate together. |
| Knee pad |
A type of protective padding worn on the knees. |
| Knee slide |
A way of controlling a fall by sliding on plastic caps on the knee pads. |
| Landing fakie |
Landing backwards. |
| Late |
A term used to describe incorporating something into a trick just before its completion and landing. |
| Launch |
The moment a rider starts to execute a jump, and the time he is actually flying through the air. |
| Lid |
A helmet. |
| Line |
The route a rider chooses through a tricky section. |
| Lip |
The top edge portion of the halfpipe wall. |
| Lip trick |
Any trick performed on or near the lip of the wall of the halfpipe. |
| Lipslide |
To force the tail over the lip and slide on the surface before re-entry. |
| Load up |
To put weight on one side of the trucks or the other. |
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