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Aerial (skateboarding)

Type of skateboarding trick

Type of skateboarding trick

Aerials (or more commonly airs) are a type of skateboarding trick usually performed on half-pipes, pools or quarter pipes where there is a vertical wall with a transition (curved surface linking the wall and the ground) available. Aerials typically combine rotation with different grabs. Most of the different types of grabs were originally aerial tricks that were performed in ditches, empty pools, and vert ramps before flatground aerials became common. Aerials can be executed by ollieing just as the front wheels reach the lip of a ramp, or can be executed simply by lifting the front wheels over the coping (or lip). The former is preferable on shallower ramps where the skateboarder has less speed to lift them above the ramp.

Common aerial tricks

Wall-RideA trick where a rider transitions onto a vertical wall and continues to travel along it with all four wheels touching the wall until then transitioning to the flat ground, a bank, or a curved ramp. A wall ride can be combined with other tricks such as the kickflip, both in and out, and doing so adds a significant increase in the difficulty level.

Aerial terminology

Vert rampA half-pipe, usually at least eight feet tall, with steep sides that are perfectly vertical near the top. These are typically used to perform aerial tricks.

References

References

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  6. Hawk, Tony. ""For nearly 40 years, we've shamelessly referred to this trick as the "mute" air/grab. Here is the backstory: around 1981, a deaf skater and…"".
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