{"id":147854,"date":"2019-04-12T10:15:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T08:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/?page_id=147854"},"modified":"2019-04-12T10:15:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T08:15:49","slug":"bank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wiki\/skateboarding\/obstacle-guide\/bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post clearfix\">\r\n\t<div class=\"large-2 columns\" id=\"Bank\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-8 medium-2 large-12 columns small-centered\">\r\n\t\t\t \n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#round-hover-content-1 {\n\t\tbackground-image: url(\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bank-icon.jpg\");\n\t\tbackground-repeat: no-repeat;\n\t\tbackground-size: cover;\n\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t<div class=\"round-hover-container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"round-hover clearfix\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"round-hover-content-1\" class=\"round-hover-content clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"date-day top-bordered\">Bank<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"date-month\">Obstacle Guide<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"large-10 columns\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<p align=\"center\">A bank is a slanted wall that you can skate up and do tricks on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"medium-10 medium-offset-1 columns\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/obsctacle-guide-bank.jpg\" alt=\"Skateboard Obstacle Bank\" title=\"Skateboard Obstacle Bank\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<p>Usually, banks are used to do <a href=\"\/blog\/en\/trick-tips\/skateboard\/flat\/\" title=\"Skateboard Trick Tips Flat\" target=\"blank\">flatground tricks<\/a> like Kickflips and other flip tricks. Banks with an edge (curb or ledge) or an attached rail can also be used for drop-ins, grinds, slides or stalls. \r\n\t\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<p>One of the most iconic bank spots is the Brooklyn Banks in New York City. It was an integral part of the skate scene in the city since the \u201880s and helped shape it tremendously. Keith Hufnagel, Jason Dill, Chad Muska, and many more legends had countless sessions on this spot. In 2009, this spot was shut down. From time to time, however, you can still find current footage of the spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\">Best practice tricks:<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>The best trick to practice on a bank is an <a href=\"\/blog\/en\/trick-tips\/skateboard\/flat\/how-to-ollie\/\" title=\"Trick Tip Ollie\" target=\"blank\">Ollie<\/a>. Even if you&#8217;re already comfortable with the Ollie on flat ground, you&#8217;ll need to adjust your technique because of the bank&#8217;s tilt. Once you&#8217;ve mastered an Ollie on a bank, try a <a href=\"\/blog\/en\/trick-tips\/skateboard\/flat\/how-to-pop-shove-it\/\" title=\"Trick Tip Pop-Shove-It\" target=\"blank\">Pop-Shove-It<\/a> or <a href=\"\/blog\/en\/trick-tips\/skateboard\/flat\/how-to-kickflip\/\" title=\"Trick Tip Kickflip\" target=\"blank\">Kickflip<\/a> next. 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allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>   \t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"medium-6 columns\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\">Famous Spots:<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Brooklyn Banks &#8211; New York<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>China Banks \u2013 San Francisco<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Train Bank Spot &#8211; Malm\u00f6<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"medium-6 columns\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\">Skilled Riders:<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Pontus Alv<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Dick Rizzo<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Alex Olson<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a style=\"margin-bottom:1em; margin-top: 1em;\" title=\"All 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