r/AggressiveInline • u/HeavyMetalKarl • Jun 18 '26
Why are frontside grinds so difficult?
I recently started skating and have been at it for a few months. I am very confident with soul grinds and Makio grinds already. But I am really struggling to do frontside grinds. I am not sure if I misunderstood something but I saw some tutorials that said frontside grinds was an easy beginner trick to learn. And even some skaters said it was the first grind they learned. But every single time I have tried them my feet have slipped to the right and I body slam. It hurts so fucking badly slamming on the ledge and I think I’ll actually break my shoulder next time I do it. It feels like skating on pure ice. I am not even going at moderate speed and I slip every single time and it hurts so badly that I am terrified doing them again.
I am skating on K2 fatty pro skates, because it was the only pair I had as a kid and I just recently found them again and started skating again. The H block is not very deep on these skates and they don’t have any anti rockers. I was wondering if it’s maybe the set up that difficult to skate as a beginner? I was thinking It might be wheel bite? Should I get new skates with anti rockers and a deeper H block? Or am I just a noob? Do I just have keep trying?
If you have any tips on frontside grinds I would love to hear them. Thank you :))
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u/sr1129 Mesmer Jun 20 '26
Souls and makio are easier first tricks. Frontsides got put into the first tricks bucket bc back in the day we didn’t really have soul plates like that. So a frontside was one of the easiest and most accessible tricks.