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Glossary of terms used on this site
There are 128 entries in this glossary.
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| 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.
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| Tailwind |
A wind source that goes downhill; speeding up the racer.
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| 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.
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| The PDR Special |
a one-footed slide variant where you go for a coleman 360 but instead of completing it you would crank your back foot up...way up.
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| The Violator |
When you bail and one side of your rear has less traction than the other.
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| 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
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| Toeside |
When you slide going in the direction your toes are pointing.
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| Top Challenge |
A gravity sports competition held in Montreal. Visit the website.
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| Top Mount |
When your trucks are mounted so the baseplates are underneath the board.
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| Traffic-surfing |
the act of riding a longboard on a busy street, usually in an urban setting. Care must be taken to (somewhat) obey road laws, and generally ride in a way that does not obstruct traffic. being quick to go at green lights is a must. Might include skitching.
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| 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.
 An example of a tuck |
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