Dark slide
Encyclopedia
The Darkslide is a skateboarding trick
that is similar to a boardslide
, but with the skateboard face up. The skateboarder thus slides perpendicularly on an obstacle, feet set on the face-side of the nose and tail.
Though the dark slide was invented by Mark Gonzales
in 1991 as a caveman
trick (Gonzales had grabbed his board face-side up, jumped, landed his board onto a rail grip tape-side down, and slid down) for a photo shoot, Rodney Mullen
is credited as having taken the dark slide seriously, and first performed it sequenced from an ollie in the 1993 Plan B
video Virtual Reality.
Skateboarding trick
A skateboarding trick, or simply a trick is a maneuver performed on a skateboard while skateboarding. Learning and perfecting new tricks is the primary goal of many skateboarders, for whom most of the time spent skateboarding is spent on tricks....
that is similar to a boardslide
Slides (skateboarding)
A slide is a skateboarding trick where the skateboarder slides sideways either on the deck or on the wheels. This includes primo ..-Slide tricks:Anti-Casper SlideBert SlideBluntslideBoardslide, aka railslideCasperslideCrail SlideDarkslideLipslide...
, but with the skateboard face up. The skateboarder thus slides perpendicularly on an obstacle, feet set on the face-side of the nose and tail.
Though the dark slide was invented by Mark Gonzales
Mark Gonzales
Mark Gonzales , also known as "Gonz" and "The Gonz," is an American professional skateboarder and artist. He is known in the skateboarding world as a pioneer of modern street skateboarding, currently skateboarding's most popular form....
in 1991 as a caveman
Caveman (skateboarding)
In the sport of skateboarding, caveman is a trick done by jumping onto one's board into a grind or board slide.Caveman is also used as a verb to describe attempting a trick from midway, usually by setting the board in position with one's hands, then jumping on the board...
trick (Gonzales had grabbed his board face-side up, jumped, landed his board onto a rail grip tape-side down, and slid down) for a photo shoot, Rodney Mullen
Rodney Mullen
John Rodney Mullen is a professional freestyle and street skateboarder. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential street skaters in the history of skateboarding...
is credited as having taken the dark slide seriously, and first performed it sequenced from an ollie in the 1993 Plan B
Plan B Skateboards
-History:The Plan B Skateboarding team was founded in 1991 by Mike Ternasky, Jackson Kontzer, and Gabriel Torres.In 1994, Mike Ternasky was killed in a car accident, leaving the ownership of the company in the hands of Danny Way and Colin McKay, and Michael Ternasky's wife who temporarily shelved...
video Virtual Reality.