Types of Fingerboard Ramps

Fingerboarding is a sport where you push a miniature skateboard around with your fingers as if to simulate actual skateboarding. The sport is growing in popularity and features a variety of board types, contests and even sponsorships. In addition, there are many ramps you can use to practice your tricks. These ramps usually mimic the ramps you would find at a skate park or in a skate contest. Learn about the types of ramps that are available for your fingerboarding enjoyment.

  1. Fun Box

    • Fun boxes are flat features that have wide surfaces on which to slide. The wider surface area is generally considered to be easier to slide on. Fun boxes can be flat all the way through, or have kinks in them, which are a quick transition in the box, adding to the difficulty. Fun boxes can go flat to down, of flat to up, or for a very technical combination the box can be up-flat-down.

    Ramps and Kickers

    • Ramps and kickers are basically the same thing. They are made for boosting air off of. The ramps can vary in size and shape. Some are low angle and send the fingerboard longer distances while others have higher angles and are made for maximum hangtime. You can also have gap jumps where there is a specific distance to clear before there is a safe landing zone.

    Halfpipes

    • Halfpipes for fingerboarding are the same concept as halfpipes for any other sport discipline. The board can continually flow back and forth between the walls of the ramp so, in theory, you can pull off an endless variety of tricks and maneuvers. The apex of each wall comes to a completely vertical point, making certain tricks possible. Big airs, spins and even kickflips are available to the advanced rider.

    Rails

    • Rails are a very common feature for both skateboarders and fingerboarders. The idea is to grind the skateboard while it is on the rail, which is usually made out of metal. The board can slide in many different ways. Fifty-fifty is when the board slides parallel to the rail and the rail is touching the trucks of the board. A boardslide is when the rail is in contact with bottom of the deck and the board is perpendicular to the rail when sliding.