Information:
The crooked grind has some name variations. It is also called k-grind, krooked
grind, or crooks. Any name is correct and it's all the same trick. Before
learning this trick you should know how to 50-50. Being able to nosegrind will
help, but isn't needed to learn this trick.
Description:
While rolling the skateboarder jumps and the skateboard comes off the ground
with him/her. He/she lands with the hangar of the front truck on the obstacle.
He/she turns the back end of the board out, away from the object so that it is
crooked and continue riding while the truck and the obstacle grind together.
He/she jumps off the obstacle with the board and land on all four wheels.
Technique:
1. Find something to grind. If it's not a rail, it will be easier and less scary
to learn on.
2. Get rolling. The faster you go the longer you'll be able to grind for.
3. Ride parallel up to the object you're going to grind with your feet as you
would have them an ollie, but you might want your front foot a little closer to
the nose.
4. Bend your knees and pop your tail. Ollie up and point your nose down at the
object by straightening your front foot, but keeping your back leg a little
bent. As soon as your front truck hits the object (or even before if you want)
push your back foot forward to make the board turn out at an angle (so that
you're crooked).
5. Push your nose all the way down with your foot completely over the nose and
parallel with the object you're grinding. This will keep you locked in. Since
your nose is dragging you will slowed down a bit. Make sure that you have a
decent amount of speed when you're trying this trick or you won't grind.
6. When you're at the end of the object take some weight off of your nose so
that it lifts up a little bit. Then push it back down quickly to sort of nollie
out. Land on all four wheels and roll away.