It’s grind time! Grinding is one of the more basic skateboarding tricks around, but when done correctly and well can be a great trick for others to watch and provides you with material to impress your friends or the casual observing stranger. There are several different types of grinding tricks. Let’s start with the 50/50 grind. This has traditionally been a popular trick in freestyle skateboarding. The grind involves grinding both “trucks” along your surface of choice. The grind is still performed by professional skaters, including Rodney Mullen. The 5-0 grind is a kind of natural progression of the 50/50 grind. You want to grind on two trucks? Fine, I’ll grind on one. As you may have picked up, the 5-0 involves grinding on one of your trucks, specifically the back truck, while the other remains suspended in the air. It is a bit more impressive looking than the 50/50. If you want to take the progression a little further than you meet the “nosegrind”. You guessed it, this grind involves hopping onto your chosen edge on the front truck and grinding your way forward. This trick is not easy to master, but once you do prepare for impressed bystanders.What’s 1 more click? Your boss isn’t watching… GRIND FOR LIFE and JACK’S BOARDHOUSE PRESENT A MATT KLINE BENEFIT