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What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« on: May 22, 2022, 08:18:31 AM »
Front foot impossible is indeed a rare bird but still considered canon as far as I’m concerned. Ocean Howell was a prominent practitioner but that was nearly three decades ago and few have stepped up since. Are they in danger of extinction?

How about the switch chain wallet ie switchstance varial flip? Bit of a head turner, maybe some ill received grumblings under an observers breath, perhaps a tinge of jealousy? (you never know!), uncommon for certain but no ones gonna focus your board over that one.

Various heelflip variations also fit the bill, not too many people doing frontside heelflips (that one is a level ten out of ten difficulty) or fakie varial heel on flat. Shoutout Mike Hayes but if you rip a lazerflip for funsies you’re def going to jail so let’s keep this discussion within the bounds of civil society.

What flat ground trick is just not happening midline these days?
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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2022, 08:21:59 AM »
Inward heelflips are a lost art.
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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2022, 09:40:50 AM »
Inward heelflips are a lost art.

was just thinking this the other day. If anything, I guess it's kind of hard to do one without rocketing, so maybe people think the juice isn't worth the squeeze. I don't even see many hardflips these days, but then again, they were never much of a "flat ground" trick.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2022, 09:42:43 AM »
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Inward heelflips are a lost art.
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was just thinking this the other day. If anything, I guess it's kind of hard to do one without rocketing, so maybe people think the juice isn't worth the squeeze. I don't even see many hardflips these days, but then again, they were never much of a "flat ground" trick.

I feel like nollie inward heels were more of the fat ground go-to trick.
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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2022, 09:44:11 AM »
Can’t speak on the legality of a fakie v heel but I like them when done proper… maybe a Rick flip also.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2022, 09:47:00 AM »
Chaz Ortiz beat me in a game of skate with a front foot impossible.

Asked him why he hasn’t gotten one in a clip and he said (could be misremembering name) Jason Hernandez called them a gimmick. I think they’re sick tho Tom pennys one in menkimati stands out to me I’ve tried them can’t get close

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2022, 09:47:48 AM »
Casper flip/pressure flip variations? Those always seem to confuse and anger people

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2022, 10:00:11 AM »
Fakie Hard
Switch Hard

Brandon Turner is on it tho so they'll be back in no time

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2022, 10:47:33 AM »
Fakie Hard
Switch Hard

Brandon Turner is on it tho so they'll be back in no time
Last year I called fakie hards as the next mid line trick. I feel like I've been seeing it pop up more on IG lately.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2022, 11:00:57 AM »
Chaz Ortiz beat me in a game of skate with a front foot impossible.

Asked him why he hasn’t gotten one in a clip and he said (could be misremembering name) Jason Hernandez called them a gimmick. I think they’re sick tho Tom pennys one in menkimati stands out to me I’ve tried them can’t get close
of all the sweet things Stíz Ortíz does:
Front foot impossible is where he draws that line
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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2022, 11:35:54 AM »
ff impossibles, dolphins, inwards, lazers, done right i love em all.  cant do any of them for jack shit though.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2022, 11:47:38 AM »
Inward heelflips are a lost art.

The first flip trick I could ever do.

I'm need to relearn them.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2022, 11:49:08 AM »
i wanna see someone do a back 3 ff impossible.  so the board looks like it stays still and you do a little pirouette

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2022, 12:01:05 PM »
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Inward heelflips are a lost art.
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The first flip trick I could ever do.

I'm need to relearn them.


I vote for fakie inward heel, you just never really see em

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2022, 12:34:36 PM »
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Inward heelflips are a lost art.
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The first flip trick I could ever do.

I'm need to relearn them.
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I vote for fakie inward heel, you just never really see em
I fantasize about seeing a fakie inward heel over a bump to bar or bump over something so much. I think they look sick

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2022, 01:05:19 PM »
you don't see fs 360 flips too often

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2022, 01:41:42 PM »
Switch inward maybe? 

Re front foot: I can’t get through a week w/o seeing && do one….also Alex Moul is in the starting line up of all time front footers….

Inward: unfortunately Joslin is holding down that trick….

I watched Ted Degros part recently, he’s got a nice one, it gets all in front of him…

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2022, 01:56:43 PM »
Shove-it rewinds don’t get enough air-time and frontside heel has always been a unicorn.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2022, 02:49:19 PM »
fakie hard mid-line is the one i'd like to see more of.

also this will be controversial but id take a few more 3 shuvs, not wrapped in parts. don't understand the hate on those. they are harder than impossibles and 360 flips and take way more control to pull off. sebo is the only one ive seen in recent memory.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2022, 03:06:21 PM »
fs 360 shove-it is pretty rare, but possible to make stylish i´d say.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2022, 03:17:44 PM »
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you don't see fs 360 flips too often
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https://youtu.be/zQj3L6u6EEI

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Sorry I meant with the body turning too like a fs helicopter.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2022, 03:19:50 PM »
Nollie fs 3 flip and nollie back 3 heel are two of my favorites

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2022, 03:23:21 PM »
3-flip revert is a cool flat-land SKATE trick.

I did a V flip revert once, it felt cool, but probably looked goofy as fuck. <-- looked up youtube videos of this... this might look worse than the pressure flip.
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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2022, 03:42:56 PM »
Switch inward maybe? 

Re front foot: I can’t get through a week w/o seeing && do one….also Alex Moul is in the starting line up of all time front footers….

Inward: unfortunately Joslin is holding down that trick….

I watched Ted Degros part recently, he’s got a nice one, it gets all in front of him…
Switch and Nollie Inwards are things of beauty when done right.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #25 on: May 22, 2022, 03:51:47 PM »
fs bigspin flip or bs bigspin heelflip

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #26 on: May 22, 2022, 03:51:52 PM »
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you don't see fs 360 flips too often
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https://youtu.be/zQj3L6u6EEI

1:34
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Sorry I meant with the body turning too like a fs helicopter.

I’ve seen him do one of those in person. It was like a big spin flip, but frontside.
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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #27 on: May 22, 2022, 04:32:12 PM »
switch backside 360, when done properly (aka fully rotated and not a "switch back 180 pivot 180"), is an extremely rare but very legal (imo) flatground trick. if you can throw a flip in there, by all means, but i think just the switch bs 360 is pretty rare and cool on its own

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #28 on: May 22, 2022, 04:47:36 PM »
Can anyone think of a time someone has done a backside 360 heelflip? The kickflip version is pretty common (mike arnold can even do them switch) and I can't recall a single bs 360 heel.

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Re: What is the most rare “legal” flat ground trick?
« Reply #29 on: May 22, 2022, 06:53:52 PM »
Can anyone think of a time someone has done a backside 360 heelflip? The kickflip version is pretty common (mike arnold can even do them switch) and I can't recall a single bs 360 heel.

A voice in my mind shouts Chris Cole's name here, but I can't remember where.