Frontside 5-0 Grind

also known as: Front 5-0 · Five-O

grind streetparkvert difficulty 4/10
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roll 0° yaw 0° pitch 0° body 0°
surface 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 back-truck-only grind approached with the obstacle in front of the toes. The rider ollies onto the edge and settles all weight over the rear axle while the nose floats level, chest kept slightly over the ledge so the single point of support does not roll them off the outside. On transition this is the grind half of the classic frontside 5-0 to tail patterns on coping, where the round coping cradles the hanger and makes the lock more forgiving than a square ledge corner.

Step by step

  1. Roll at the obstacle at a slight angle with it on your toe side, at good speed.
  2. Ollie in, lifting the nose during the float so the rear hanger alone lands on the edge.
  3. Stack hips and chest over the back axle, pressing through the ball of your back foot.
  4. Keep the nose level and pointed a few degrees toward the ledge so the truck tracks the corner instead of sliding off the near side.
  5. Balance the rolling manual as you grind, arms making constant small corrections.
  6. Drop the front truck onto the edge to exit in a 50-50 roll-off, or unweight and lift off the side back to flat.

Body mechanics

Front footBehind the front bolts, holding the nose in a level manual and steering its angle relative to the edge.
Back footBall of the foot centered on the tail, carrying most of the weight directly over the grinding truck.
ShouldersSquare, chest slightly over the obstacle to counter the tendency to fall away from it.
ArmsFront arm out over the ledge, back arm trailing for fore-aft trim.
GazeLock-in spot first, then the end of the grind; peeking down at the tail breaks the manual.