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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.
 
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| [[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]] ]]
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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]]
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