Struggling hard with BS Crooks. I get into the Crook position almost every try but usually fall forward or stick which I know is too much weight forward.
It doesn't really make sense to me to get the truck/nose onto the ledge but still lean back enough to grind? When I do get the grind to work my board usually flips over off the end of the ledge.
Any help is appreciated, it's getting really frustrating, been trying them for over a month now. I'm thinking maybe I need to learn nose manny to get the board control.
The folks on here can probably do a better job than I can, but I'll just share some of my observations relearning this trick.
If you're sticking:
- You could be putting too much weight on your nose and not enough on your truck; it's a grind more than a slide, so your truck will be taking the brunt of the damage
https://youtu.be/KjOvwoExz8E?t=87- In the slow motion part of the video you can see the tilting of the truck as it grinds crooked on the ledge, that is what you should be aiming for. If you check out the rest of his truck review videos he talks about getting the crooked grind mark, that is where you should be aiming to have your truck land during the grind.
- Foot placement on board when grinding should be in the pocket of the nose with slightly more weight on the trucks / front bolts, too much weight on the nose will cause you to stick instead of stand up on your grind.
- Stand tall your board and above the grind, the weight distribution on this trick really determines if you're going to stick have the board shoot out from under you. The more over your board (and front truck) you are on the trick, the easier it is to balance and pop out.
When exiting:
- Speed really helps with a good exit and it makes this trick so much fun. The faster you go, the timing for locking in gets trickier, but the grind and exit feel so good, especially on a nicely waxed ledge or worn in trucks.
- If you have your feet setup like I mentioned in my previous point, exiting is just a matter of nudging the board off the end slightly.
- (everyone else here can probably teach you about how to pop out mid ledge, that's a sexy trick)