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Dancing

Doing menuevers on a board standing up, usually with all four wheels on the ground. The most common dancing move is a Cross-Step.

Davis

When you knock out atleast more than one person in the beginning of a race.

Drafting

Technique used to gain speed. One gets behind the path taken by the other in front. This causes the person in back to gain speed due to the hole in the air that the first person makes.

Drift

A cornering method in which you slide through the corner to control your speed throughout the turn.

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


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