Crooked Grind
Also called crook, k-grind, krook, crooked nose grind
What it is
A nosegrind with the nose angled across the obstacle and the tail kicked up high — one of street skating's signature grinds.
- Lessons
- 8
- Channels
- 2
- Other stances
- 3
- Level
- 3/5
Crooked Grind
How it works
- Ollie into a nosegrind but angle the board so the nose points across the ledge and the tail rises steeply.
- The front truck locks in at an angle; balance over the nose with the back foot light, then pop out at the end.
8 lessons
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Lessons by the channels that made them, played on YouTube’s own player. The views count for them.
Crooked Grind
Other stances
The same trick from another stance. The lessons above still apply; the ones made for a stance are listed under it.
Nollie Crooked Grind
The lessons above applyFakie Crooked Grind
The lessons above applySwitch Crooked Grind
1 lesson for this stance
Grinds
Same family
Grounded in Wikipedia: Skateboarding trick (k-grind); THPS 1+2 trick list
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Set it
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