Backside Feeble Grind

also known as: Back Feeble · Feebs

grind streetparkvert difficulty 5/10
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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

The back truck grinds while the front truck hangs over the far side of the obstacle, nose angled slightly down, with the deck's toe-side rail resting on the edge between the trucks. The deck-on-edge contact makes the feeble extremely stable - the board is literally shelved on the rail - at the cost of extra wood-on-metal friction, so a fast approach or a round steel rail keeps it sliding. Approached backside (obstacle behind the heels), the front truck is thrown across the rail during the ollie and the rider settles into a boardslide-like straddle that still grinds on the rear hanger. On coping this same position grinding along the lip is the classic feeble on transition.

Step by step

  1. Approach with the rail or ledge on your heel side at a shallow angle.
  2. Ollie and push the front truck across the obstacle so the nose hangs over the far side, slightly down.
  3. Land the back truck on the edge with the toe-side deck rail settling onto it.
  4. Center your weight over the rear axle, front foot resting the deck on the edge rather than pressing hard.
  5. Grind with hips low and square, letting the shelved deck do the balancing.
  6. To exit, lift the nose back over the edge with the front foot and pop lightly off the back truck, landing back on flat.

Body mechanics

Front footOver the front bolts, steering the nose across and down over the far side; light pressure keeps the deck seated.
Back footOn the tail, carrying most weight over the grinding truck and supplying the exit pop.
ShouldersSquare to the direction of travel, chest slightly over the rail.
ArmsSpread level for lateral trim; the near-side arm guards against falling back off the edge.
GazeLock-in point first, then the end of the rail past the hanging nose.