Frontside Feeble Grind
also known as: Front Feeble
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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
A feeble approached with the obstacle on the toe side: the front truck is punched over the rail so the nose points down the far side, the heel-side deck rail shelves on the edge, and the back truck grinds. Throwing the front end over a toe-side rail forces the rider to open their hips over the obstacle and trust the deck shelf while their toes point across it - the lock is as stable as backside feeble but the exit is semi-blind, released by drawing the nose back over the near side and unweighting. On transition, the frontside feeble on coping is the position historically called the Losi grind.
Step by step
- Roll at the rail on your toe side, angle shallow, speed moderate to high.
- Ollie and drive the nose across and down over the far side of the rail.
- Land with the back truck grinding and the heel-side deck rail resting on the edge.
- Open hips and shoulders over the rail, weight majority on the rear axle.
- Ride the shelf, keeping the nose angled down just enough to hold the deck seated.
- Pull the nose back over the near side, unweight, and drop off the back truck to flat.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Guides the nose over the rail and rests the deck on the edge; sudden pressure here pitches you over the far side. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Firm on the tail over the grinding truck; controls exit timing. |
| Shoulders | Open across the obstacle so the chest floats above the rail line. |
| Arms | Wide and level, the leading arm pointing down the rail. |
| Gaze | Across the rail at lock-in, then down the line to the exit. |