Method
Jib/pipe: approach; slide; press; pretzel; lip; coping; vert; alley-oop
GLOSSARY
These terms describe how riders approach features, what they do on them and the parts of a halfpipe. Each has its own entry with context and common confusions.
Context and distinction
A wall label does not decide a spin direction; an alley-oop depends on the uphill relationship described by the source convention.
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Jib/pipe: approach; slide; press; pretzel; lip; coping; vert; alley-oop
Approach. The travel and positioning before feature reception or departure. Feature side, travel stance, line and rotation direction are separate properties.
Preparation and setting
A terminology reference: use an existing matching technique for a reproduction lesson.
Execution / application
- Identify the term in one existing movement.
- State its feature and travel context.
- Compare the observable property with its nearest confusion pair.
- Link the exact established lesson.
- Keep disputed source conventions alongside the definition.
Learning and practice
Explain the term in plain English using a source-matched example. This is terminology application, not a new drill for every word.
Errors, limits and corrections
Do not substitute a body pose for a board-mechanics definition or derive movement from a name alone.
Observable checks
The reader can define each listed term and identify what it does not establish.
Slide
Continued supported travel along a feature. Contact position and entry/exit orientation identify the specific application.
Press
Deliberate loading of a board end with changed fore/aft support. Lifting the free end alone does not establish the intended loaded movement.
Pretzel
An exit relationship that reverses the entry's rotational direction in the retained convention. State both phases rather than equating it with every switch exit.
Lip
The upper/departure boundary of a transition or jump. Actual shape and the location of release depend on the feature.
Coping
A boundary/contact element at a feature lip in the source context. A snow halfpipe need not have the hardware found on a skate ramp.
Vert
The near-vertical upper portion of a transition wall. Not every quarterpipe or beginner feature has a developed vert section.
Alley-oop
An uphill-directed rotation relative to down-pipe travel in the retained pipe convention. Wall and actual rotation direction remain separate fields.
Editorial status
definition_draft; coaching review pending.
Evidence and review limits
New explanatory and teaching text is SBSweet editorial synthesis grounded in existing material. Referenced source scope is stated; it is not a source-certified curriculum. No video/image review or live-site validation. Existing Packages1–4 — Definitions synthesize already indexed concepts and retained source distinctions. Exact glossary wording is new editorial text; term-level review pending.
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editorial review notes
Imported from the supplied editorial package; technical and coaching review remains required.