Smith Grind

All three tutorials teach the frontside smith grind on ledges and agree that the back truck carries the weight while the front truck and nose hang below the ledge surface. SKATE HACKS pinpoints the three ledge-specific failure modes: front wheel contact, shoulder position over the ledge, and friction on the top surface. SKATEDELUXE gives the clearest locked-in mechanical description: all weight on the back truck, front leg stretched downward pressing the nose beside the ledge. Sean Brown adds the most transferable mental model: approach and lock in exactly like a 50/50 but let the front truck miss, leaning far back to hold the nose down through the slide.

• →Think of the entry as a front 50/50 but miss your front truck off the ledge; the back truck locks the same way and the mental model removes the tendency to overshoot into a lipslide
• →Once locked in, lean far back on the back truck to keep the nose dipped below the ledge surface and let the trick slide through
• →Keep the front truck and wheel completely clear of the ledge face; any contact stops the grind
• →Wax the ledge edge for the back truck and the top surface where the back wheel slides, and go faster than feels comfortable since speed helps the board slide rather than stick

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