Backside Overcrook

also known as: Overcrooks · Overkrook

grind street difficulty 7/10
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obstacle

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

A crooked grind locked past the edge: the front truck crosses over so the hanger grinds on the far side of the rail while the nose edge pinches from beyond, tail skewed out over the far face - the mirror skew of regular crooks. Getting there requires ollieing higher and farther than crooks, floating the front truck completely over the obstacle before pinching back down onto it, and the over-locked geometry means the rider's weight hangs partly past the edge, held by the jam between hanger and nose. Popping out means nollieing back toward the near side, un-hooking the truck from over the rail.

Step by step

  1. Approach with the rail or ledge on your heel side, slightly faster and straighter than for crooks.
  2. Ollie high enough to carry the front truck over the obstacle, nose leading.
  3. As the board crosses, press the nose down so the front hanger hooks the far side of the edge and the nose edge pinches on top.
  4. Skew the tail out over the far face, weight forward into the over-locked pinch.
  5. Grind with your chest over the obstacle - hanging back unhooks the truck mid-grind.
  6. Nollie out and slightly back toward the near side, freeing the hanger, and level out to roll away.

Body mechanics

Front footDiagonal on the nose driving the over-the-edge pinch; controls how deep the hanger hooks.
Back footHolds the tail up and angled over the far side, setting the reverse skew.
ShouldersOpen slightly past parallel so the chest stays above the obstacle rather than the near side.
ArmsFront arm reaches beyond the rail as a counterweight; back arm trims the tail float.
GazeWatch the front truck cross the edge, then hold the pinch point in view.