H
7 skate terms starting with H.
- Half-pipe U-shaped ramp with two vertical walls and a flat section in the middle. The walls end in coping.
- Handrail A rail that runs down a set of stairs. The most committing obstacle in street skating.
- Hanger The big part of the truck the bushings sit in. It's the one that has its size stamped in millimetres (143, 145, 147, 149...).
- Heelflip Variation of the kickflip where the board flips the other way, flicked outward with the heel of the front foot.
- Hesh Punk/raw skate style: basic clothes, big boards, heavy transition. The opposite of "tech" or "fresh".
- Hip A corner where two ramps meet at an angle, used to jump from one to the other.
- Hubba An inclined ledge running down alongside a set of stairs, made to grind and slide downhill.