How do you slappy grind?

[arnold schwarzenegger]

After looking up some vids on the interwebs, I tried it myself. Somehow it just ain't working. Anyone mind explaining it thoroughly?

[happenstance]

Approach at a sharp angle lift up your front truck, lean over your toes (for backside) and just smash into that shit.

Edit: Turns out I have been doing them wrong all these years - don't lift up your front truck. Now I know why I never had them consistent.

[sleepypancakes]

There really is no explaining it thoroughly. Happenstance is right, just smash into that shit. Go fast, scrape it really loud, roll away feeling a little manlier.

[skateohio]

center of balance is key, U gotta stay on top or a little behind your board so you got that momentum working for ya, if all else fails you aren't going fast enough or find another curb 

[Uluru]

Slappy grinds are such a bitch to learn. Just do what the instructional vids say, but its definitely not going to come easily.

[HATE!]

"Smash into that shit" is the key.

This is not a trick that makes sense.  It honestly defies shit- you shouldn't be able to do that on a skateboard, but you can and that's why it's magical.

it's all about where your weight is and when you need to shift it.

[Made In China]

Try em on parking blocks. I can do slappy front 5-0s on parking blocks but no way in hell could I do one on a curb.

[A.J.K.]

Backside just imagine doing a 50-50 on a ramp, or a little wallride.  As for frontside this is all that can really be said.....

"Smash into that shit" is the key.

[donster]

slappies on curbs are really one of the few tricks im quite good at, and the key is that you don't lift your front truck at all. you smash the front truck into the curb and it will get on top of the curb automatically. put your front foot on the front bolts for that, maybe even further. the harder part is getting the back truck up the curb then, so you let your heel hang off a bit and really push it up the curb.

it's about slapping the board into the curb quite hard, it's not a smooth trick at all.

[oyolar]

I'm trying to get these down now, and the one thing that sucks is if I mess up, the curb is the perfect height to start grind my axle.

[GISM]

I'm trying to get these down now, and the one thing that sucks is if I mess up, the curb is the perfect height to start grind my axle.

Extra washers on the axle so your nut is flush.

[floop]

I'm trying to get these down now, and the one thing that sucks is if I mess up, the curb is the perfect height to start grind my axle.

Extra washers on the axle so your nut is flush.

that's what she said

[slogant-shirt]

find a little ass curb or get some big wheels is a good way to learn, i approach them pretty straight and then turn into about a meter or so away from the curb.

they're pretty easy, im sure you'll work it out soon enough

[brent]

think of it as an axle stall on a curb

[Tomasz Low]

Big tires, big loose trucks, crunchy painted curb, preferably red or yellow. Approach the curb with some speed at a pretty straight angle, put pressure on your front foot's heel, let your front foot's front wheel get on top of the curb as you smash it in there, your back wheels are just gonna get on there with the pressure. Grind for as long as you can, curb dance, get off, and do it again. Watch the Grosso Loveletter to Curbs.

[apad88]

just smash into that shit.

[Otso Perasaari]

Trick Tip | Mike Anderson

This helped me. It just takes some time to figure it out. Be patient and try and try again

[floop]

Trick Tip | Mike Anderson

This helped me. It just takes some time to figure it out. Be patient and try and try again

that's a pretty man sized slappy curb.  kudos to him

[Dick Butkus]

Go to your local DMV on a saturday or sunday (preferably sunday so you can #slappysunday on instagram and look cool as fuck) and just go for it. "Slappys are 10% skill and 90% attitude" -Eric Koston