Before hitting the street …
Today I would like to share with you all the skateboard tricks that I have compiled during my learning practice.
I hope that you can use this skateboard tricks list as a reference for your development. These tricks are very cool to perform and have a mixed difficulty depending on your skills.
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You might even learn faster if you own a specific skateboard for tricks. These skateboards are designed for top performance and coolest movements, just right for YOU!
So don’t miss this out and let’s jump right into my list!
Skateboard Flip Tricks
In my opinion, the flip tricks are the coolest among everything in my skateboard tricks list.
Imagine you are flying in mid-air while your skateboard is flipping multiple times.
Is he/she going to land it smoothly? There might be failures and injuries? It goes on and on…
Everyone around you is too afraid to do these tricks, while you are the only one can accomplish.
That is the impressive feeling you could ever wish for.
These tricks require lots of practice and your trials with errors. You might not get them right away, as long as you keep moving forward, I believe you will eventually do them all.
Here they are!
| Easy difficulty | Description | Hard difficulty | Description |
| Backside Flip
Backside Heelflip |
Using your upper body strength to flip the tail to switch place with nose while you make a 180-degree turn. More complex when you use your heel! | Alpha Flip
Disco Flip |
Flipping your skateboard mid-air while at the same time turning your backside 180 degrees |
| Bigspin
Halfcab |
Spinning your skateboard mid-air while at the same time turning your side 180 degrees. More complex when you use your heel! | Anti Casper Flip | Flipping your skateboard nose upward, then also turn it counter-clockwise so the tail switch position with the nose and you land safely on the deck |
| No Comply | Stepping off your front foot and let your back foot to turn the skateboard 180 degrees | Big Heelflip
Big Flip |
Flipping your skateboard to deck turn 360 while at the same time turning your side 180 degrees |
| Ollie North
Ollie South |
Kick, pop your back foot and jump mid-air along with your skateboard without spinning or flipping it | Bubble flip
Feather Flip |
Flipping your skateboard upside down half-way then immediately use your back feet to kick the deck 180 degrees and flip it back up again |
| Kickflip
Illusion Flip Heelflip Pressure Flip |
Kick, pop your back foot and jump mid-air along with your skateboard while it is flipping | Caballerial Flip | Flipping and/or spinning your skateboard to deck turn 360 while at the same time turning your backside 360 degrees |
| Kickback Flip | Flipping your skateboard upside down half-way then immediately use your back feet to kick the deck to flip it back up again in mid-air | Casper Flip
540 Flip Inward Heelflip |
Flipping your skateboard so that it both rotates and flip 180 degrees at the same time, while you land normally |
| Shuvit – Shove It
Pop Shuvit |
Kick to spin your deck 180 degrees with your back foot, lighten your front foot to let the deck spin. | Daydream Flip – Varial Double Heelflip
Nightmare Flip – Varial Double Kickflip |
Flipping your skateboard nose upward, the deck will both spin and flip 360 degrees 2 times then you land normally |
| 360 Shuvit – Shove It
Plasma Spin |
Kick to spin your deck 360 degrees with your back foot, lighten your front foot to let the deck spin. | Frontside flip
Frontside heelflip |
Flipping your skateboard so that it both rotates and flip 180 degrees at the same time while you also land 180 degrees |
| Ghetto Bird | A hardflip of your skateboard combines with turning your backside 180 degrees | 360 flip
Laser Flip |
Flipping your skateboard so that it both rotates and flip 360 degrees at the same time, while you land normally |
| Hardflip | You combine a kickflip with a shuvit so your skateboard flip 360 degree | Gazelle Flip
Gazelle Spin |
Flipping and/or spinning your skateboard to deck turn 540 degrees while at the same time turning your backside 360 degrees |
Grind and Slide Skateboard Tricks
With grind and slide tricks, you just step in a higher level of skateboarding. These tricks require great balance and controls on a rail, stairs, edges, or curbs.
Make sure you have mastered all of the basics tricks and flips first before attempting any grind and slide tricks.
It is also an opportunity to test both your skateboard and your style. If you are wondering where to find a good skateboard brand for these tricks, why don’t you have a look at my review list here on Bamargera.com?
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| Easy difficulty | Description | Hard difficulty | Description |
| Backside Blunt Slide
Frontside Boardslide Lipslide Tailslide |
Pop your skateboard, get on a rail and slide with the back side/front side of your skateboard while maintaining balance till safe landing | Darkslide | Pop your skateboard, get on a rail, immediately flip your skateboard upside down, slide on it till the end of the obstacle, flip your skateboard back and land normally |
| Boardslide | Pop your skateboard, get on a rail and slide with the center of your skateboard while maintaining balance till safe landing | 5-0 Grind | An advance 50-50 grind variations. Pop your skateboard, get on a rail, and grind your skateboard’s truck on the rail. Keep your pressure and weight on the back foot to let only the tail’s truck slides on the edge. |
| Crail Slide | Roll upward a ramp, turn 90 degrees and slide with your tail on the top edge of the ramp, then transition to rolling down the ramp normally | Hurricane
Salad Grind |
Roll upward a ramp, lock-in your truck and slide on the top edge with the tail, keeping your back foot firm and steady. Your front foot will manage the balance as long as you can. |
| Crooked Grind
Noseblunt Slide Nosegrind |
Pop your skateboard nose upward and grind/slide it on the edge of a rail, curb, flat surface. Transition most of your weight to your front foot | Layback Grind | Roll upward a ramp, slide on the top edge with the tail. Then put more pressure on the tail to stall the slide while lean down and grab your hand on the top edge. Looks like your surfing the top ramp |
| 50-50 Grind
Feeble Grind |
Pop your skateboard, get on a rail, and grind your skateboard’s truck on the rail and land normally at the end | Tailblock Grind | Roll upward a ramp, turn 45 degrees to have the tip of your tail balance on the edge while holding the nose with your hand |
| Smith Grind | Pop your skateboard, lock-in your truck on the backside, and keeping your back foot firm and steady | Front side 270 | Pop your skateboard, get on a rail, and grind your skateboard’s tail, then transition your weight back to the front foot to pivot 270 degrees with the nose and land normally |
Grab and Air Skateboard Tricks
These tricks look similar to flip tricks, without the flipping of course. You can do these tricks with obstacles, ramp, trail, edges, and curbs.
Let’s jump right into these!
| Easy difficulty | Description | Hard difficulty | Description |
| Front side 180
Backside 180 |
Similar doing an ollie but you also turn your head and shoulders 180 along with your skateboard | 900
720 540 McTwist |
Roll upward/downward a ramp several times to earn momentum, then turn the necessary degrees with your whole body mid-air and land back safely |
| Front side 360 | Similar doing an ollie but you also turn your head and shoulders 360 along with your skateboard | Benihana | Roll upward a ramp, pop your skateboard on the nose and extend upward so you can grab the tail of your skateboard mid-air |
| Airwalk | Roll upward a ramp, pop your skateboard on the tail so you can grab it mid-air and land back safely | Body Jar
Crail Grab Nose Grab Tail Block Saran Wrap |
Roll upward a ramp or, turn 180 degrees and also grab your skateboard nose while suspending on top of the ramp’s edge |
| Cannonball | Rolling off a steep stair, gap or ramp, lean down and grab both the nose and tail with your both hands. Mix it with a 180-degree turn along with the skateboard. Land heavily like a cannonball drop | Crossbone | Roll up to a pyramid or an incline obstacle, pop your skateboard nose upward, turn your skateboard around 45 degrees, then grab it and turn it back the original position |
| Frontside Air
Tuck Knee Stalefish Grab |
Roll upward a ramp, grab the middle of your skateboard and bring it near to your knees. Then turn 180 degrees and land normally | Madonna | Roll upward a ramp, lean back and stretch your back foot out while your front foot applies slight pressure so you can grab the tail in mid-air. Turn 180 degrees, let go your hand and put your back foot to land safely |
| Roast beef Grab
Tail Grab 360 Boneless |
Similar doing an ollie, but you grab your skateboard mid-air and combine with other complex moves | Superman Grab | Roll upward a ramp, pop your skateboard on the tail hard so it moves upward. You then grab with both hands and your whole body stretch out like Superman flying. Immediately put your skateboard back to your feet position to land safely |
| Rocket Air | Roll upward a ramp or, turn 180 degrees and also grab your skateboard nose while suspending mid-air and land safely |
Ramp and Footplant Skateboard tricks
The last of my skateboard tricks list involves creative tricks while you skate on-ramp. They are impressive to look at and also challenging to push your limit.
Let’s wait for no further and dive right in!
| Easy difficulty | Description | Hard difficulty | Description |
| Axle Stall | Roll upward a ramp, then lock-in both your trucks on the edge, stall for few seconds then drop back in. | Disaster
Frontside Pivot Stall Pivot Fakie |
Roll upward a ramp, then lock-in your backside trucks on the edge, stall for few seconds then drop back in. |
| Fastplant
Sweeper Texas Plant |
Roll upward a ramp, lean back and stretch your back foot out to plant firmly on the top edge. Your hand grab the deck, turn 180 degrees and put your foot back to land safely. | Egg Plant
Layback Air |
Roll upward a ramp, turn inverted, have your hand grab and plant firmly. While your feet and skateboard push upward the sky. Turn 180 degrees to reverse and land safely |
| Nose Stall
Tail Stall |
Roll upward a ramp, transition your weight a bit to the front/back foot so you can stall the nose/tail on the top edge. Then turn 180 degrees and drop down normally | Nose Pick | Roll upward a ramp, turn 180 degrees and immediately stall the nose on the top edge of the ramp. Grab your hand on the center to balance and drop back in normally. |
| Staple Gun | Roll upward a ramp, allow the skateboard to fully go up on the flat edge while your back leg supports the stall. Then drop back in by pulling back your skateboard and land your back feet on it. | Rock and Roll | Roll upward a ramp, balance yourself and let the skateboard center slide along the top edge, turn 180 degrees and drop back in safely |
That is it, boys and girls. Hopefully, you get all these tricks down and develop your own style.
Good luck and have fun!
