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Dropping in is a skateboarding trick with which a skateboarder starts skating a half-pipe by dropping into it from the coping instead of starting from the bottom and pumping gradually for more speed. When a skateboarder drops in, they use their gravitational potential energy to gain initial velocity, allowing the skater to skate longer before exhausting themselves and thus to take more runs.

When a skateboarder drops in, they stand on the deck of a half-pipe, put their back foot on the tail of the skateboard, and push it so that the back wheels just roll over the coping into a position like in a tail stall. They then put their front foot on the deck, which now hangs over the half-pipe, lean forward, and start skating the half-pipe.

Gallery of skateboarders dropping in

• Bob Burnquist dropping in on a mega ramp
• Dropping In with assistance
• A woman wearing a bikini positioning herself to perform a dropping in

References

1. ^ RIDE Channel. "Tony Hawk Teaches How to Drop-in on Vert."
2. ^ "How to: Drop In - Skateboard Trick Tip | skatedeluxe Blog". Retrieved 2020-09-05.
3. YouTube video things to think of before dropping in
4. About.com http://skateboard.about.com/od/tricktips/ss/HowToDropIn.htm Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine

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