Backside 5-0 Grind

also known as: Back 5-0 · Five-O

grind streetparkvert difficulty 4/10
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Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.

How it works

Only the back truck grinds while the nose is held up in a manual position, approached with the obstacle on the heel side. The balance problem is a manual on a moving pivot: weight stacks over the rear axle, and the front foot holds the nose level rather than lifting it higher - over-rotating onto the tail scrapes it (turning the trick into a tail-drag) while dropping the nose plants the front truck into a 50-50. Because all the rider's mass presses on one hanger, friction is higher than a 50-50 and the grind slows faster, so more speed or more wax is needed.

Step by step

  1. Approach at a shallow angle with the ledge or rail behind your heels, slightly faster than for a 50-50.
  2. Ollie and shift your weight back in the air, lifting the nose so only the back truck lands on the edge.
  3. Lock the rear hanger on the corner with your hips directly over the back axle.
  4. Hold the nose level with light front-foot pressure - think manual, not wheelie; do not let the tail touch the edge.
  5. Ride the grind with knees bent, adjusting fore-aft balance from the ankles.
  6. At the end, either let the front truck drop and roll off, or push the nose down and forward to pop out with a small nose-drop ollie motion.

Body mechanics

Front footJust behind the front bolts, toes relaxed; it feathers the nose height like a manual and pushes down to exit.
Back footCovers the whole tail pocket with 70-80 percent of body weight directly over the rear axle.
ShouldersSquare to the obstacle; a slight rearward lean of the chest keeps the manual angle without pushing the tail down.
ArmsFront arm forward as a counterbalance for the lifted nose, back arm low and behind.
GazeAt the lock-in point, then at the nose and end of the obstacle to hold the manual angle.