Rock and Roll
also known as: Rock 'n' Roll · Rock n Roll
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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 rock to fakie that exits with a backside 180 kickturn instead of a fakie pull-back, so the rider re-enters riding forward. The deck rocks on the coping exactly as in rock to fakie, but the exit is a pivot on the rear truck: unweight the nose, swing it backside off the coping while the shoulders lead, and set it down pointing back into the transition. The frontside version, pivoting the other way with your back to the ramp, is markedly harder and treated as its own achievement.
Step by step
- Ride up and lay the middle of the deck over the coping, front wheels hanging into the flat of the deck side.
- Settle briefly in the rocked position with weight centered.
- Shift weight to the tail and lift the front truck clear of the coping.
- Pivot backside 180 on the rear wheels, shoulders and head leading, swinging the nose over the coping and down the wall.
- Plant the front wheels on the transition and ride away forward.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Presses the deck over the coping for the rock, then steers the nose through the 180 pivot. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | On the tail; supports the whole pivot on the rear truck during the exit. |
| Shoulders | Square during the rock, then rotate backside hard to lead the exit turn. |
| Arms | Trailing arm swings around the torso to drive the pivot; leading arm points down the ramp. |
| Gaze | Coping on the way in, then over the leading shoulder down the transition as you pivot. |