Backside Willy Grind
also known as: Back Willy · Willie Grind
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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 front-truck version of the feeble: the front hanger grinds while the back truck hangs over the far side of the obstacle, tail angled down, with the toe-side deck rail shelved on the edge behind the front truck. The rider effectively stands in a nosegrind whose tail end is draped across the rail, so the deck shelf takes the balance burden that a nosegrind would demand - but the forward weight commitment over the front axle remains, and the exit needs a nollie-flavored unweight while drawing the tail back over the near side.
Step by step
- Approach with the ledge or rail on your heel side at a shallow angle.
- Ollie in nose-first, pushing the tail across the obstacle so the back truck hangs over the far side.
- Land the front truck grinding with the toe-side deck rail resting on the edge behind it.
- Weight forward over the front axle, back foot resting the tail down-and-over at the willy angle.
- Grind the shelf, keeping chest over the front truck.
- Nollie lightly while steering the tail back over the near side, then level out and roll away.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | On the nose carrying most of the weight directly over the grinding hanger. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Drapes the tail across and over the far side; rests the deck on the edge without stomping it. |
| Shoulders | Square, dipped forward toward the nose. |
| Arms | Back arm high to keep the chest from burying; front arm low along the grind line. |
| Gaze | Lock-in corner, then the runway just past the nose. |