Dark slide

Dark slide is a skateboarding trick where the skateboarder slides on an obstacle with his board upside down.

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The dark slide was invented by Mark Gonzales in 1991. He grabbed his board upside down, jumped and placed his board onto a rail upside down and slid down it like in a board slide, but sliding on the griptape side of his board, and then flipped his board the right way up at the bottom of the rail, landed on the board and rolled away.

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Rodney Mullen was the first skater to perform a dark slide without grabbing in 1993. Instead of jumping while holding the board in his hand he made a half kick flip and landed it on a ledge. Mullen's trick was originally called half flip darkslide. Also, the Rowley Darkslide is Geoff Rowley's signature trick.

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Dark slides are often performed on well waxed ledges instead of rails.

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Mark Gonzales: Mark Gonzales (born June 1, 1968), also known as "Gonz," is a professional skateboarder and artist. He is known in the skateboarding world as a pioneer of modern street skateboarding, currently skateboarding's most popular form....

Board slide: Board slide, or rail slide, is a skateboarding trick where the skateboarder slides on a rail, curb or coping on the middle of the deck....

Griptape: REDIRECT Grip tape...

Dark slide related Images and Photos (experimental)

Slide	Dark Blue	Dark Star	Dark Woods
Dark Water	Dark Angel	Dark Trees	Dark Cloud
Dark Flame	Dark Water	Dark Riders	Dark Beauty