Indy Grab

We came. We whined. We conquered… Sort of.

Steve Howell actually thanked us for correcting him, but I suspect he’s a lot more polite than we are. He’s updated the skateboard dictionary entry for the term “Indy” on About.com.

The Indy can be a sticky trick to name – a lot of skaters use the term Indy for any grab where the back hand is holding the board between the toes, but technically, this is only true in snowboarding. In skateboarding, traditionally the term Indy refers to the same grab, but it implies it is backside.

No matter what snowboarders may call it, the move was invented skateboarding, and has a specific definition. Technically, it’s a backside air, trailing hand grab between your legs. Frontside and backside are the same on both boards. It shouldn’t matter what you are riding. Then again, rollerbladers have all kinds of goofy names for their moves too. OK. It’s not perfect but we’ll take it. We’re making a difference here at Skate and Annoy.

Discussion

3 thoughts on “We came. We whined. We conquered… Sort of.

  1. so what’s the technical name for that grab if you air frontside or just go straight?

  2. Frontside air. Some call it stinkbug. If you grab behind the back leg with both knees in front of your arm it’s… tuck knee

  3. […] By Kilwag No matter what snowboarders may call it, the move was invented skateboarding, and has a specific definition. Technically, it’sa backside air, trailing hand grab between your legs. Frontside and backside are the same on both boards. … skateandannoy.com/2007/11/06/we-came-we-whined-we-conquered-sort-of/ […]

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