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Word |
Sport |
Definition |
Makio |
INL |
Skater
riders with front foot soul, back foot grabbed.
Created by a Japanese skater name Makio. The
topside variation is called Fishbrain, created
in 1995 by Tom Fry. |
Manual |
BMX |
Where
a rider does a wheelie across the top deck before
returning to the ramp. |
Manual |
SKT |
Another
name for Wheelie. |
Mcegg |
SNB |
An
invert where the rider plants the front hand
on the wall, rotated 540 degrees in a backside
direction and lands riding forward. |
McMetz |
MTX |
Double,
simultaneous Saran wraps. Both legs pass through
the arms simultaneously and both arms release
at the same time to allow the legs to pass back
through to the foot pegs. |
Mctwist |
SKT |
A
540 degree turn performed on a ramp. Named after
Mike McGill. |
Mctwist |
SNB |
An
inverted aerial where the rider performs a 540
degree rotational flip. The rider approaches
the halfpipe wall riding forward, becomes airborne,
rotates 540 degrees in a backside directions
while performing a front flip and lands riding
forward. |
Melonchollie |
SNB |
The
front hand reaches behind the front leg and
grabs the heel edge in-between the bindings
while the front leg is boned. |
Method |
SNB |
The
front hand grabs the heel edge, both knees are
bent, and the board is pulled up behind the
rider. In the halfpipe, the rider's body can
become almost parallel with the ground. |
Michalchuk |
SNB |
Mike
Michalchuk's signature halfpipe trick, self-described
as my backside flip - sort of like an inverted
backside 540 or a backflip backside 540". Essentially
a backside rodeo. |
Miller
flip |
SNB |
An
invert where the halfpipe wall is approached
riding forward, the front hand is planted, a
360 degree frontside rotation is made, and the
rider lands riding fakie. |
Miller
flip |
INL |
A
backflip with 360 turn degree turn. |
Mistrial |
INL |
A
skater rides with the front foot soul, back
foot on the outside plate with toes turning
out. The topside variation is called an Overpuss
for the exposure it gives to the skaters pelvic
area, the reverse topside variation is called
Misfit. |
Misty |
SNB |
Can
also be used as an adjective to describe a spin
that gets a bit sideways ( somewhere between
upright and inverted). |
Misty
flip |
SNB |
Partially
inverted bacside spin. Named by Ali Goulet. |
Misty
flip |
INL |
A
move first popularized by Ryan Jacklone. The
move involves a front somersault with a 540
spin. |
Miszou |
INL |
A
grind with the front skate in the soul position,
and the back skate perpendicular to the rail
or obstacle. A few years ago, the Miszou was
the trick of choice for transferring from one
rail to another, usually to frontside. Miszou
is Japanese for water. |
Moguls |
ETC |
Skiers
are judged on how they ski a mogul run, including
two mandatory air offs which skiers perform
tricks. Pro mogul competitions have racers competing
head to head in an elimination format. |
Monocoque |
SNB |
A
form of integrated structural design that used
the outermost material or skin to bear the load
of strength of an object. To reduce weight and
enhance torsional rigidity and edge responsiveness
and eliminate the need for separate sidewall
material. |
Mute |
SNB |
The
front hand grabs the toe edge either between
the toes, and front leg is boned out. |
Mute |
INL |
A
crossed-grab air. |
Nac
Nac |
MTX |
Rider
brings one leg over the rear fender to the other
side of the bike, as if he's dismounting in
mid-air. |
Natural |
INL |
The
direction that the skater feels best performing
a trick, right skate forward or left skate forward. |
No
Hander Lander |
MTX |
Landing
a jump with no hands on the bars. |
No-Footer/No-Hander |
BMX |
Any
air pulled without feet/hands touching the bike. |
Nollie |
MULTI |
Much
like an Ollie only you spring off of your nose
instead of your tail. |
Nollie
frontflip |
SNB |
Springing
off of the nose while going off a jump and leaning
forward, allows you to do a frontflip. |
Nose
bonk |
SNB |
To
hit an object with the nose of the board. |
Nose
grab |
SNB |
The
front hand grabs the nose of the board. |
Nose
poke |
SNB |
Any
maneuver where you bone your front leg and "poke"
the nose of the board in a direction away from
your body. Usually while grabbing. |
Nose
slide |
MULTI |
Sliding
on the nose of board on the edge of an obstacle
like a handrail, ledge, or ramp lip. |
Nose
Wheelie |
BMX |
Where
a rider rides the front wheel while the back
wheel is in the air. |
Nosegrind |
SKT |
Just
the front truck is grinding. |
Nothing |
BMX |
When
a rider fully lets go of his bike with his hands
and feet in the air so that no part of his body
is touching the bike. |
Nuclear
air |
SNB |
The
rear hand reaches across the front of the body
and grabs the heel edge in front of the front
foot. |
Ole |
ETC |
A
rider rotates with the handle over head. |
Ollie |
SNB |
A
method to obtain air by first lifting the front
foot then lifting the rear foot as you spring
off of the tail. |
Ollie |
SKT |
A
no handed air performed by tapping the tail
of the board on the ground or ramp surface.
Named after Alan Gelfend. |
One-Footer/One-Hander |
BMX |
Any
air pulled with one foot/hand off of the bike. |
One-Handed
Superman |
MTX |
Superman
with one hand off the handlebars and grabbing
the rear fender. |
Open
mold |
SNB |
A
form that is used to assemble and hold the parts
of a snowboard during the pressing process that
allows the expansion and bleeding of the bonding. |
Palmer |
SNB |
A
kind of method where the grab is near the nose,
the board is pulled across the front of the
body, and the nose is pointed downward. Named
after Shaun Palmer. |
Parabolic |
ETC |
A
super sidecut ski intended to make skiing easier
for beginners. |
Phillips
66 |
SNB |
An
invert where the rider approaches the halfpipe
wall riding fakie, plants the rear hand on the
lip of the wall while doing a "front flip "
and lands on the transition riding forward. |
Pick |
BMX |
Where
a rider balances one part of his bike on their
coping, stalling for a moment before returning
to the ramp. Usually involves stalling on the
front tire (Nose) or either front or back or
both pegs. |
Ply |
SNB |
Short
for plywood. The most commonly used material
for the deck. Usually seven layer ply. |
Poptart |
SNB |
Airing
from fakie to forward in the halfpipe without
rotation. |
Pornstar |
INL |
Skater
riders with the front foot soul, back foot on
outside of grindplate with toes pointing in.
This trick was purportedly named by Brooke HOward
Smityh and is probably the only trick that Brooke
has not named after a Mortal Kombat character. |
Pre-jump |
ETC |
A
maneuver in which the skier jumps before reaching
the crest of a bump so that his trajectory follows
the contour of the bump, resulting in less air
and more speed. |
Pre-peg
fiberglass |
SNB |
A
stiff sheet of fiberglass previously treated
with epoxy resin. Used as an alternative to
fiberglass. Generally a matter of manufacturer's
production progress. |
Ptex |
SNB |
One
of several names for the plastic base material
used on boards. |
Quadratic
sidecut |
SKT |
To
soften the transition from the entrance to the
exit of a turn and provide a more forgiving
feel. |
Rail |
SKT |
The
edge of the board. Also refers to plastic strips
attached to the underside of the board. |
Rail |
SNB |
There
are tow rails on a snowboard; each comprised
of a sidewall and an edge. |
Railslide |
MULTI |
Also
called boardslide. To slide on an obstacle or
lip with the contact point being the underside
of the board. |
Ramp
boards |
SKT |
Large
deck and firm wheels mounted on wide trucks
to make the board as stable as possible. |
Rear
foot |
SNB |
The
foot mounted closest to the rail. |
Rear
hand |
SNB |
The
hand closet to the tail of the board. |
Regular
foot |
MULTI |
To
ride with the left foot forward. |
Retainer
/ keppers |
SKT |
Keep
the ball bearings spaced correctly. |
Revert |
SNB |
To
switch from riding fakie to forward, or from
forward to fakie, usually while the board is
still touching the ground. |
Rewind |
SNB |
A
term used to describe any maneuver where a rotation
is initiated, stopped and its momentum reversed. |
Rewind |
INL |
To
complete the arc that a skater begins when coming
off a grind or stall by spinning. |
Rippey
flip |
SNB |
Straight
back flipping frontside 360 , with a method
grab (Jim Rippey). |
Riser |
SKT |
Plastic
piece under the base of the truck to raise it
for better wheel clearance. Often used with
larger wheels. |
Roast
beef |
SNB |
The
rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs
the heel edge between the bindings while the
front leg is boned. Also, the wrist is rotated
inward to complete the grab. |
Rock
and roll |
MULTI |
A
trick where the underside of the board and wheels
are tapped on the lip before a kickturn to reenter. |
Rocket
Air |
INL |
A
trick were you grab both skates with both hands,
while skates are straight in front of the skater. |
Rocket
Air |
BMX |
When
a rider takes both feet off the pedals in the
air and places them on the back pegs, then returns
them to the pedals before landing. Can be landed
in this position also. |
Rodeo |
SNB |
Turning
frontside 180 while completing an inverted 360
rotation for a total of 540. A rodeo 720 is
when you would turn frontside 360 while completing
an inverted 360 rotation for a total 720. |
Rodeo
flip |
SNB |
Partially
inverted 360 with a back flip. |
Roll-in |
BMX |
A
portion at the top of a ramp that riders can
use to roll into the ramp rather than dropping
in over the vertical section of the ramp. Often
used to gain more speed entering the ramp and
as a gap to air over depending on where it lies
on the ramp. |
Rolling
down the windows. |
SNB |
A
phrase used to describe when someone is caught
off balance, and they rotate their arms wildly
in the air to try and recover. |
Royale |
INL |
Skater
riders with the front foot on inside plate,
back foot on the outside plate, toes pointed
in. Brooke Howard Smith was the founder of the
Royale. He 'royaled' the big rail on the first
X Games. |
Rubber
dampening systems |
SNB |
Incorporating
rubber into the construction of the board to
dampen vibrations and provide certain performance
characteristics. |
Run |
MULTI |
A
series of tricks in a sequence. |