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Flip Skateboards is a United States–based international skateboard company, co-owned by Jeremy Fox and Ian Deacon. The company produces skateboard hard goods (decks, wheels, bearings, completes, and hardware), soft goods (T-shirts, tops, sweatshirts, hats, beanies, and socks), DVDs, and accessories.
Geoffrey Joseph Rowley Jr. (born 6 June 1976) is an English professional skateboarder, former co-owner of Flip Skateboards and owner of the Civilware Service Corporation. [1] He received Thrasher Magazine 's "Skater of the Year" award in 2000.
A varial flip is a type of skateboarding trick in which the skateboard rotates around its vertical axis, or its vertical axis and its horizontal axis simultaneously. The first flip trick, called a kickflip but originally known as a "magic flip", was invented by professional skateboarder Rodney Mullen.
Along with other team members, Rowley, Scott and Glifberg, Penny exerted a significant impact on the skateboarding sub-culture with his small part in the Flip industry section in 411VM's "Issue 11"; his switch frontside flip at the Carlsbad Gap; and a five-trick downhill run that ended in a backside tailslide on a nine-stair handrail.
A McTwist is a transitional trick that was invented by McGill and consists of a front flip combined with a 540-degree rotation. [1] McGill first performed the manoeuvre on a wooden half-pipe in Rättvik, Sweden in 1984 [2] and then at the Del Mar Skate Ranch's concrete bowl, called The Keyhole, when he returned to the United States (U.S.).
The 360 Kickflip, 360 Flip, Trè Flip or 3 Flip is a skateboarding trick invented by Rodney Mullen. [1] This trick is a combination of a 360 pop shove-it and a kickflip. The 360 Kickflip has become a standard street trick and has also come to be one of the most recognizable. The 360 flips are often stylized by catching with the front foot first.