Can we just lay this to rest now? There’s a trick that’s been trending for the past year that nobody really seems to agree what to call. The trick, mostly done on rails, is similar to a boardslide or lipslide, with the balance point being towards the back of the deck, by the back wheel, as opposed to the middle of the deck. In skateboarding, the closest translation would be feeble/smith, as the back truck is locked in and the rest of the board hangs over. But this is an issue because feebles/smiths are already a trick possible on rails-if you’re grinding on your back peg/dropout, and your front wheel is on the rail, the BMX world considers it a feeble. So by what precedent should we name this trick?
There are a handful of names that people are calling them,
depending on the area. Feebzer is one I’ve
heard, the origins of which I’m not familiar.
Another is churchburner, which I believe Elliot Arnold came up with. Hanger is one as well, but then we already
have toothhangers. Is it a zeach? Countless instagram comments might lead one
to think that. But IMO a well done “feeble” is way different than a zeach. East coast head John Cottle had this to say- “If
you hang on with the back peg churchburner, no peg feeble. But I still call it
a feeble if it’s a good one either way.” Ledge/rail tech wiz Luis Oppel said he calls it a feeble, because ""I just think if you do it right it looks like a feeble on a skateboard."
Maybe one day the gods of scootering will convene to
officially name this trick, but until then, the debate will live on. What do you think it should be? Drop a comment, vote in the poll, let us know
what you think.
Feeble because what would you call a smith
ReplyDeleteA zeach is an unsquared boardslide, and is a mistake. this is purposeful and moves the balance point. im keen to go with a feebzer.
ReplyDeleteTodd
I hear people say feebzer by I think it would be cool if it was called a feeb-hanger
Deleteliterally just feeble. curse whoever made it complicated
ReplyDeletefeebler
ReplyDeleteSmith = Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen
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ReplyDeletefeeble (~_~;)
ReplyDelete¢lit
in aus we call them hangers which everyone seems to be set on
ReplyDeleteIn France & Switzerland it's referrer to as Feebzer, familiarised by Flavio Pesenti who has been doing it a long time.
ReplyDeleteAs it is a Feebzer of course there is frontside & backside, if you hop on as a lip it becomes smithzer as we have seen.
Also a variation of this grind where the nose of the scooter is facing the floor has be named "antismith" but this is just in the borough of certain areas.
Theses tricks should become a bit more "official" to add credibility to the sport.
Feebzer and smithzer ... mostly brought by Flavio Pesenti i think...
ReplyDeleteand the reason why is they simply come from the street-zer, don't ask more.
Ive heard "anti-feeble" and "anti-smith", depends on if you are jumping into it as a boardslide or a lipslide.
ReplyDeleteHanger for sure. The 'toothhanger' reasoning is bullshit. It's a tooth whether your back wheel is over the rail or not.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who does actual feebles on flat bars, I dont think they should be called feebles.
ReplyDeletebalth said it .. brought by Flavio years ago ^^ its like a smith and feeble (of skate) so to do not be confused you call it feeblezer and smithzer like everyone do here in Europe :)
ReplyDeletefeeble is basically back peg + front wheel on the rail ... feebzer back peg on the rail + front wheel in the air , crook is like left back peg & right front peg on the rail
ReplyDeletesmithzer is just the same in a lipslide way... that's it.
And it's definitely Flavio!
But then one must distinguish crook and crooked,
Deletewhat's rather confusing
SALAD, its a salad
ReplyDelete-chris pollak
DeleteHe's fucking right Dewd. It's a salad
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