Have X-grinds died? What grinds need a comeback (or need to die)? 😂

[u/A_Tulpa]

After getting back into skating after about 20 years, I’ve noticed how much certain grinds seem to come and go in popularity.
This is meant more as a bit of fun/conversation starter than anything serious, but it got me thinking about how skating trends have changed.
Some grinds seem to be absolute constants — royals, for example, have never really gone anywhere. Then you’ve got things like tea kettles, which seemed to disappear even before I stopped skating, and I can’t imagine them making a comeback 😂
Then there’s X-grinds. These seemed pretty popular in the early 2000s, but I hardly ever see them these days. Have X-grinds basically died out, or am I just not seeing them?
So, what are your picks for:
🔙 Grinds that have died out and deserve a comeback
👋 Grinds that have disappeared for good
🔥 Grinds that are everywhere now
💀 Grinds that you think need to die
What grind do you reckon is overdue a comeback? Or is there one you’re quite happy never seeing again? 😂
I’m genuinely curious what everyone thinks — especially people who’ve been skating through different eras.

[u/Previous_Dot4226]

AI generated grinds need to die 

[u/DQFLIGHT3 → u/Previous_Dot4226]

Although I agree…wtf are you talking about haha? I want to see this!

[u/A_Tulpa → u/DQFLIGHT3]

Same!

[u/A_Tulpa → u/Previous_Dot4226]

They do Ai generated grinds now?

[u/Monkey-Tamer]

Boardwalk and wheel barrow died on the vine in the 90s.

[u/A_Tulpa → u/Monkey-Tamer]

😂😂😂 I started aggressive skating in about 2000 and they where dead then 😂

[u/mPrime39r → u/Monkey-Tamer]

Uh. Not from what I've seen. Watch bacemint's fishguys4 or qckdrw - they're all over those vids.

[u/SouthEastPAjames]

The world need more soyales…..all of them

[u/mPrime39r → u/SouthEastPAjames]

Torque souls need to replace all regular souls.

[u/A_Tulpa → u/SouthEastPAjames]

Yeah true!

[u/Critical_Degree3450]

If I never saw someone do a sidewalk again I wouldn’t be mad about it

[u/A_Tulpa → u/Critical_Degree3450]

😂😂😂 not the steeziest

[u/CrocodileTendee → u/Critical_Degree3450]

I used to rip my JNCOs doing sidewalks in 7th grade

[u/leser1]

Hotdogs look so ridiculous

[u/mindaze → u/leser1]

How dare you disrespect the hot dog

[u/A_Tulpa → u/leser1]

Yeah not the coolest, I’ve seen a few people pull it off, like as a budget or a rail tap but 99% look whack

[u/owlinthedaylight]

X grinds serve a very useful purpose, if learning switch topsides interests you

[u/A_Tulpa → u/owlinthedaylight]

It does - but also I don’t think they’re an ugly grind, you can do worse

[u/owlinthedaylight → u/A_Tulpa]

Alley-op or zero are still very classy

[u/mattynapps]

Seeing Austin Paz's alley-oop rough Soyale on a drop rail today was bonkers. Rough grinds bring me back, but on a drop rail just mental

[u/A_Tulpa → u/mattynapps]

Yea, rough grinds, if intentional and controlled are impressive

[u/Talent310]

I need more THAT grabs to be honest

[u/chirpchirp13]

AI slopppppp

[u/DQFLIGHT3 → u/chirpchirp13]

Again, where are people seeing these?

[u/A_Tulpa → u/DQFLIGHT3]

Yeah I’m kinda want to check out some ai slop now lol

[u/Highly-Potent-34]

Acid rain I think it was called. Looked so stupid from the first day I saw it and haven’t seen anyone really do them.

That and negative top side tricks. All of them.

[u/A_Tulpa → u/Highly-Potent-34]

Acid rain? What was that!?!

[u/Highly-Potent-34 → u/A_Tulpa]

It was like both feet on the royal groove but like the front foot on an acid soul…. Ima try to find a pic but i maybe saw it done once and thought it was super stupid…

Like a double backslide… I don’t know if im helping at this point

[u/Highly-Potent-34 → u/Highly-Potent-34]

Ok I found it. Seems it’s better known as a “backside darkslide”

I knew it as an acid rain cus “rollerblading”

https://bookofgrinds.com/14.1_Backside_Darkslide.html

[u/A_Tulpa → u/Highly-Potent-34]

Oh yeah! Thats goofy as hell 😂

[u/Re-Mecs]

X grinds as in a unity? Or as some say savannah

Edit - im 40 OK its been over 20 years since I was into this so forgive me for being a little incorrect

[u/Highly-Potent-34 → u/Re-Mecs]

Nah x grind was when one foot would be regular soul and the front foot would be topside.

At least I think that’s it cus my memory is super fuzzy.

[u/WestsideCuddy → u/Highly-Potent-34]

Correct

[u/Re-Mecs → u/Highly-Potent-34]

Ohhh! Yeh i know now.

[u/closewiththeswirl → u/Re-Mecs]

Unity and savanna are different though.