Darkslide
Also called dark slide
What it is
The rider flips into the trick and lands on the board upside-down, sliding on the griptape side with feet on nose and tail. Created by Rodney Mullen.
- Lessons
- 2
- Channels
- 1
- Other stances
- 3
- Level
- 4/5
Darkslide
How it works
- Do a half kickflip or heelflip onto the ledge so the board lands upside down, and place the feet on the upturned nose and tail.
- Slide along on the griptape side, then flip the board back over (usually with a half-flip) and land on it.
2 lessons
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Lessons by the channels that made them, played on YouTube’s own player. The views count for them.
Darkslide
Other stances
The same trick from another stance. The lessons above still apply; the ones made for a stance are listed under it.
Nollie Darkslide
The lessons above applyFakie Darkslide
The lessons above applySwitch Darkslide
The lessons above apply
Slides
Same family
Grounded in Wikipedia: Skateboarding trick (Dark Slide)
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Set it
in a game.
Global SKATE: one trick, one try, days to answer. Free, in the app.