"Berrics 5 was won by Ladd, after he defeated Capaldi, with O'Neill placing third. Battle at the Berrics 6, the sixth installment in the series, will be played according to the theme of ""goofy versus regular"", a reference to the stance of a skateboarder—that is, ""goofy"" is the name given to riders who place their right foot at the front of the board while skateboarding, and ""regular"" is the opposite stance. A promotional video was published on the Berrics website on January 9, 2013, featuring Koston, Johan Stuckey, and Jamie Thomas—the video commences with a spoof skit, in which Koston"
"a rider is ""regular"" or ""goofy"". One method used for first time riders is to observe the first step forward when walking or climbing up stairs. The first foot forward would be the foot set up at the front of the snowboard. Another method used for first time riders is to use the same foot that you kick a football with as your back foot (though this can be an inaccurate sign for some, as there are people who prefer goofy though are right handed, and therefore naturally kick a football with their right foot). This is a good method"
"is as vertical as possible, whereby the board wraps around the foot. When the trick is executed with the front foot, the trick is named a ""front-foot impossible"". In a ""trick tip"" video presented by professional skateboarder Lee Yankou, the trick is described as a ""scooping motion"", rather than a trick that is launched with the execution of an ollie. The trick was invented by Mullen in 1982, who shared the idea of this trick with some of his older friends who believed the board rotation of the trick to be ""impossible"", hence the name. In the 21st century, professional"
"Both feet are side by side with no gap larger than an inch or two between them. The rider puts pressure onto the end of the board, using the foot that is not on the wheel. It pops the board up and you grab it with your hand on the same side of your body as the foot that was on the wheel. This trick is the method used to go from Heelside Railstand to a Pogo or 50/50. You can catch the board with your foot as well rather than your hand making it a Butter Flip to a"
"the back foot backwards (diagonal on the riding direction). Like many others, this trick was invented by Rodney Mullen, and comes with an array of variations, including fingerflips and 180 spins. Done with the board straight up against your legs, this move uses the skateboard as a pogo stick. One foot is on the bottom truck, and one or both hands grab the nose to help lift the board up as the rider hops. It can also be done by squeezing the board between both legs in a no-handed variant, or stood with one foot on the truck and the"
"Whereas the upper surface of the board is smooth, the stomp pad has a textured pattern which provides grip to the underside of the boot. Stomp pads can be decorative and vary in their size, shape and the kind and number of small spikes or friction points they provide. There are two types of stance-direction used by snowboarders. A ""regular"" stance places the rider's left foot at the front of the snowboard. ""Goofy"", the opposite stance direction, places the rider's right foot at the front, as in skateboarding. Regular is the most common. There are different ways to determine whether"
"are Regular footed you turn left to right. If you are Goofy footed you turn right to left. Kickturn The kickturn is a basic skateboarding trick. It can be done on any ramp or slope. It is the process of riding up on a ramp or slope and then turning to ride back down. To complete this trick you must ride up the ramp with considerate speed. Then ride about halfway up the ramp and push back on the tail end of the board until the deck almost touches the ramp. Then make a 180 degree turn and ride back"
"""Morey-Boogie"": body board) devised the first professional surf contest around timing nose rides. The ""nose"" area was defined as the front 25% of the board. While success at this subgenre is grossly measured in proximity to the tip of the board and time spent there, the acknowledged stylists move forward and backward fluidly on the board by cross-stepping or ""walking"" foot-over-foot and/or shuffling with poise and economy of movement, resolving changes in upward pressure with subtle adjustments to their center of gravity using knees, waist and hips (upper bodies ever quiet) and position on the board; never the arms waving."
"it is directed forward and outwards away from the rider's toe side (diagonal), so that the last part of the foot to leave the board is the heel, hence the name. While the heelflip is similar to the ollie, it is not a direct variation of the ollie. In performing a standard heelflip you will see the skateboarder: Variations and extensions of the standard heelflip are very common - some of these are: Favorite trick of San Francisco Bay Area pro skater Aaron Kyro Heelflip The heelflip (a.k.a. heel or heelie), is an aerial skateboarding trick where the skateboarder kicks"
"Fakie In boardsports, fakie is riding backwards with the tail facing in the direction of travel. When used in conjunction with a trick name, like ""fakie ollie"", it means that the trick was performed as it would normally be done with the exception of riding backwards. Not to be confused with ""switch"" or switchstance which is literally ""switching"" ones stance. (from either regular or goofy to the opposite.) with the nose pointing in the direction of travel. In snowboarding, riding with the weaker foot forward is called riding switch, and tricks done while switch are called switch tricks. The two"
"No Handed 50/50. A trick where the skater using one foot wraps the board around their other leg which is planted on the ground, then unwraps it to land back in a riding position. Mike Vallely helped bringing popularity to the trick. ""Flamingo or Figure Four"" was the original way of doing it because it looks like a Flamingo or the number 4 – where the board is touching the inside knee/thigh. This trick had little use till later faster versions were perfected (to accommodate the backside 180 re-entry on banks and ramps)Thus ""wrapping your calf"" instead of your knee."
"should not touch the ground and the board should not lift off the ground more than about an inch, the board should quickly spin 180 degrees. The skateboarder then catches the board with his or her feet after it has completed the 180 degree rotation and lands on it. There are 2 types of shove-its, a frontside (when the user pushes the tail of the board forward with their back foot) and a backside shove-it (when the user pushes their back foot backwards as if to jump forwards). A backside shove-it (commonly shortened to just shove-it or shuv) is performed"
"is reduced. The predominant force on the lower leg is the torque from the upper leg and torso. Since the foot is free to rotate on the board, the leg naturally rotates in the same direction as the upper leg, and the ability of the foot to rotate accommodates this. The two motions described leave the foot, ankle and knee in the best position to continue riding after landing, increasing the probability of a successful landing, improving overall enjoyment, and reducing risk of injury from a less-than-optimal landing. The rotating device is usually installed between snowboard and binding or integrated"
"front wheels leave the ground first. This motion is attained with a snap of the tail (from the backfoot) and sliding your front-foot forward to reach any altitude. A lot of technical tricks transpire from this element (e.g. the kickflip, heelflip, 360-flip). A nollie is when the back wheels leave the ground first by snapping the nose of the board, with the back foot sliding towards the tail. A ""Grab"" involves floating in the air, while using either hand to hold the board against the feet or keeping constant and careful pressure on the board with the feet to keep"
"Kicktail Kicktails are the upwards bent tips of a skateboard deck, today considered vital to a skateboard. The front kicktail is usually called the ""nose"" while the back kicktail is referred to as the ""tail"". Kicktails are nowadays key to maneuvering the board, especially in street skateboarding. As the name suggests, kicktails first emerged in the back end of a skateboard only. As street skating progressed, they were made to the front ends of skateboards in an attempt to increase the height of ollies, succeeding beyond all expectations and pushing the sport even further. Kicktails are also found on specific"
"Fingerboard (skateboard) A fingerboard is a working replica (about 1:8 scaled) invented by Cameron Fox Bryant, of a skateboard that a person ""rides"" by replicating skateboarding maneuvers with their fingers. The device itself is a scaled-down skateboard complete with graphics, trucks and moving wheels. A fingerboard is commonly about 100 millimeters long, and can have a variety of widths ranging from 26 to 34 mm. Skateboarding tricks may be performed using fingers instead of feet. Tricks done on a fingerboard are inspired by tricks done on real skateboards. professional skateboarder Lance mountain is widely credited as making the first fingerboard,"
"posture. 'Nollie' (nose ollie) is when the front foot takes off when one is riding in their normal stance, the same foot that jumps when doing tricks switch. In nollie position, the body and shoulders are facing forward as much as when riding in normal stance. Generally switch and nollie are done off the nose, whereas normal and fakie are done off the tail. In skateboarding, most tricks that are performed riding backwards — with respect to the rider's preferred stance — are exclusively categorized as ""switch"" (in a switch stance) or as fakie, with the general rule that tricks"
"rotational tricks on flat ground, frontside means that for the first 90-180 degrees of the rotation, the rider rotates to face the direction of travel. For a rider traveling in the ""regular"" stance (left foot leading), frontside means to rotate counter clockwise (as seen from above). Conversely, a skater doing a backside rotation/trick is rotating clockwise. The same applies to horizontal board-rotation tricks, where the skater does not rotate: a regular stance skater performing a frontside shove-it spins the board counter clockwise, as seen from above. When riding fakie, the term is reversed. For example, a rider in the ""goofy"""
"the four stances—natural, fakie, switch, and nollie—and all flip tricks can be performed frontside or backside. When the board spins on both axes, it is more common for both to spin in the same direction, such as with 360 flips and laser flips; however, the board flips in contrasting angles for hardflips and inward heelflips. A finger flip requires the skateboarder to flip the board in any direction using their fingers on the nose or tail; the first ollie finger flip was invented by Mullen in 1986. Mullen has been filmed executing finger flip 360-flips and Tony Hawk executed the"
"front (the toe-side) of the skateboarder. To carry out a frontside boardslide, a regular-stance skater will rotate slightly clockwise before sliding, facing away from the direction of travel. This is the opposite direction of rotation to a frontside ollie. In snowboarding, frontside and backside have the same meanings as in skateboarding. When turning, backside is analogous to a heelside turn, and frontside is analogous to a toeside turn. In the air, frontside means that 90 degrees into your first rotation you will be facing forward downhill and backside means that 90 degrees into your first rotation your back will be"
"the first-timer and give them a shove, enough for them to put one foot forward to stop themselves from falling. Other good ways of determining which way you ride are rushing a door (leading shoulder equals leading foot) or going into a defensive boxing stance (see which foot goes forward). Most experienced riders are able to ride in the opposite direction to their usual stance (i.e. a ""regular"" rider would lead with their right foot instead of their left foot). This is called riding ""fakie"" or ""switch"". Stance width helps determine the rider's balance on the board. The size of"
"the skateboarder will be facing in the opposite direction. A heelflip that is executed at the front of the board, whereby the heel of the back foot executes the flip. Professional skateboarder Josiah Gatlyn has stated that the variation is ""basically, just like a backward switch heel[flip]"". Also known as a 'nollie backside 360' (not caballerial, caballerial is fakie), this is a nollie variation whereby the skateboarder and the skateboard rotate 360-degrees after leaving the ground. The trick was invented by Rodney Mullen and can be seen in the """" video during the section when Mullen is skateboarding on the"
"or in a stationary position. The skateboarder can either start on the board or on the ground (if the board is rolling, the skateboarder usually hops off the board first). The skateboarder places his/her hands on the board and then quickly pulls the board's edge up, causing it to flip, and then the skater lands on the board with both feet. For a rail flip, the skateboarder stands on the side of the board and uses the back foot to flip the board with pressure. A Railstand nightmare flip is a double-kick flip shuvit executed from a ""primo"" position. A"
"skateboarder's feet never touch the ground during this trick. A modern casper is performed like a kickflip, but the skateboarder catches the board after it has flipped upside down and lands in the casper stance. A casper can be performed either when standing still or when moving. The balancing can also involve sliding on the tip of the tail. Exiting the trick can involve rotating, flipping or wrapping the board around the foot. It is recommended that beginners learning to incorporate the Casper initiate the move while riding fakie; riding tail-first allows the use of momentum to assist in lifting"
"of the jump, the rider lifts the rear leg and pushes the front foot forward, which levels the board and keeps it in contact with the back foot. The skater can gain greater clearance from the ground by jumping higher, popping faster, sliding the front foot farther forwards (starting the jump with the front foot farther back), and pulling the legs higher into the chest to raise the feet higher. Skaters attempting record-setting ollies even contort the legs so that board and feet are not directly below them, allowing the board to rise at or just below the level of"
"rider uses backfoot pressure to flip the board into the ""dark"" position, standing on the underside of the board's tail and nose with either foot. Then, in one swift movement, the skateboarder applies pressure to the side of the board, with either foot lifting up onto the opposite side of the board. The skateboarder then uses the other foot to scoop the board over and around, while jumping to land back on the right side of the board. A nollie casper flip is a half-nollie flip that is caught upside down, with the front foot under the front trucks; the"
"may continue to ""hop around"" the board until a most desirable foot placement is achieved and for as long as a proper speed is maintained. Hopping around may even more easily produce better results than getting off the board and getting back on again. A much more difficult means of replacing the feet while riding is attempting to correct only one foot at a time, increasing the risk of shifting his/her weight too far forward or backward and falling to the ground. In order to steer properly on a caster board, the front foot must lean into the curve while"
"of the title ""nose ollie"", a nollie is an ollie executed at the front of the skateboard when the rider shifts his stance from the bottom to the top of the board. The rider then uses his front foot, instead of his back foot, to propel the board upwards. Professional skateboarders Paulo Diaz, Karl Watson, Shuriken Shannon, Tuukka Korhonen, Sean Malto and Tiago Lemos have been recognized for their ability to perform the nollie trick. A switch is a stance that is opposite to one's natural stance. For example, riding with your left foot forwards as opposed to normally riding"
"and depresses the lever to tilt the skateboard upwardly into a position for the desired maneuver. Kicktail Kicktails are the upwards bent tips of a skateboard deck, today considered vital to a skateboard. The front kicktail is usually called the ""nose"" while the back kicktail is referred to as the ""tail"". Kicktails are nowadays key to maneuvering the board, especially in street skateboarding. As the name suggests, kicktails first emerged in the back end of a skateboard only. As street skating progressed, they were made to the front ends of skateboards in an attempt to increase the height of ollies,"
"Lacey Baker Lacey Baker (born November 24, 1991) is an American professional skateboarder from Covina, California, who rides ""goofy-footed"" stance. Lacey Baker is a part of a small group of professional skaters. She began skateboarding at the age of 5, but she only started focusing on it at the age of 11. Baker lists her proudest moment as the first time she landed a kickflip. Baker is said to be one of the best female skaters in the world. In the March 2007 edition of The Skateboard Mag, Baker is featured in 2 photo sequences showing her perform a 360"
"without touching a foot to the ground. In a skateboarding world full of kick flips and 900's, pumping had become virtually extinct. Now it is beginning to make a revival with the popularity of alternative transportation and longboard distance skating. Early grabbing is a technique of achieving height that originated in old school skateboarding, in which the rider grabs the board and lifts it while initiating a jumping motion. The most common technique of doing this is by placing the right hand (for goofy riders) or left hand (for regular riders) on the backside of the board between the legs,"
"it in the kickflip or heelflip direction—this trick was invented by Mullen in 1992. While skateboarding on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Mullen performs numerous variations of this flip trick in his ""Almost: Round Three"" video part. A shuv-it, with a late underflip performed by the back foot. While professional skateboarders rarely perform this trick, numerous segments of home video footage, in which unsponsored skateboarders perform the trick, has been published on the Internet. The rider uses the same pressure that would be applied if he/she is attempting to adopt a ""primo"" position (when the board is positioned on its"
"back from the vertical. The motion requires that the board be twisted back and forth so as to move either just the back foot or both the front and back feet side to side, essentially pushing the board forward at the outside of the movement, before the foot is brought back in the other direction. In principle, the act is similar to what is required to propel one who is riding inline skates forward, as opposed to how skateboarders push with their feet on the ground. Riding a caster board requires using a twisting motion of hips and legs. A"