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[[File:Kicktail.jpg|thumb|none|300px|The kicktail on a [[Decomposed Marco Sassi Koi Deck]] ]]
[[File:Kicktail.jpg|thumb|none|300px|The kicktail on a [[Decomposed Marco Sassi Koi Deck]] ]]


A '''kicktail''' is where the skateboard deck bends upward behind the [[Tail]] or [[Nose]]. The '''kicktail''' acts as a lever and is vital for manoeuvrability. Freestyle decks typically have two styles of '''kicktail''', [[Single Kick]] and [[Double Kick]]. In the early days of skateboarding, the '''kicktail''' was only at the tail end, but now [[Double Kick]] decks (with a kicktail on the nose and tail) are far more common.
A [[Kicktail]] is where the skateboard deck bends upward behind the [[Tail]] or [[Nose]]. The '''kicktail''' acts as a lever and is vital for maneuverability. Freestyle decks typically have two styles of '''kicktail''', [[Single Kick]] and [[Double Kick]]. In the early days of skateboarding, the '''kicktail''' was only at the tail end, but now [[Double Kick]] decks (with a kicktail on the nose and tail) are far more common.
 
{|
| [[File:Powell-Peralta Kevin Harris Natural Mountie Deck.jpg|thumb|x300px|none|[[Single Kick]] - [[Powell Peralta Kevin Harris Mountie Re-Issue Deck]] ]]||[[File:Cirus Marius Constantin Dracula Freestyle Deck (Side).jpg|thumb|x300px|none|[[Double Kick]] - [[Cirus Marius Constantin Dracula Freestyle Deck]] ]]
|}


You can browse Double Kick or Single Kick Freestyle [[Deck]]s below:
You can browse Double Kick or Single Kick Freestyle [[Deck]]s below:
*[[:Category:Double Kick Decks|Double Kick Decks‎]]
*[[:Category:Double Kick Decks|Double Kick Decks‎]]
*[[:Category:Single Kick Decks‎|Single Kick Decks]]
*[[:Category:Single Kick Decks‎|Single Kick Decks]]
==History==
The [[Kicktail]] was invented by Larry Stevenson, founder of Makaha Skateboards, in 1969.<ref>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=3,565,454.PN.&OS=PN/3,565,454&RS=PN/3,565,454 United States Patent 3,565,454]</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Skateboard Anatomy]]
[[Category:Skateboard Anatomy]]
[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 01:54, 14 December 2016

The kicktail on a Decomposed Marco Sassi Koi Deck

A Kicktail is where the skateboard deck bends upward behind the Tail or Nose. The kicktail acts as a lever and is vital for maneuverability. Freestyle decks typically have two styles of kicktail, Single Kick and Double Kick. In the early days of skateboarding, the kicktail was only at the tail end, but now Double Kick decks (with a kicktail on the nose and tail) are far more common.

Single Kick - Powell Peralta Kevin Harris Mountie Re-Issue Deck
Double Kick - Cirus Marius Constantin Dracula Freestyle Deck

You can browse Double Kick or Single Kick Freestyle Decks below:

History

The Kicktail was invented by Larry Stevenson, founder of Makaha Skateboards, in 1969.[1]

References