Half-Cab (Transition)
also known as: Halfcab
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Shown for a regular-footed rider riding fakie. 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
Half of a caballerial: from fakie, the rider floats a backside 180 above the lip and comes back down the wall - landing fakie relative to the takeoff's fakie, i.e. rolling down the transition in their natural stance direction reversed once. On transition the half-cab is the connective tissue of lip trick lines: it converts fakie approaches (after rock to fakies and tail stalls) back into forward-riding tricks, and it is the rotational seed of the disaster and the cab family above it.
Step by step
- Roll up the transition fakie at moderate speed, shoulders slightly wound backside.
- As you reach the lip, pop lightly (or let the transition float you) and release the shoulders.
- Rotate a compact backside 180, head turning to spot down the wall immediately.
- Keep the board sucked up under you through the turn above the coping.
- Set the wheels down pointing into the ramp and ride down forward.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Steers the nose through the 180 and absorbs first on touchdown. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Delivers the small fakie pop and trails the rotation on the tail. |
| Shoulders | A modest backside wind and release - the trick needs restraint, not power. |
| Arms | Low and swinging naturally with the turn, closing when the rotation should stop. |
| Gaze | Over the leading shoulder, spotting the transition landing before the board is halfway around. |