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                                         ...  meaning that impacts such
        as those from handrail slides or any boardslide type tricks are
        not being dispersed along the lenght of the board when landings
        are performed incorrectly. Instead the deck is often gouged,cut
        or otherwise weakened or damaged. Likewise,"shove-it",heel-flip
        and  kick-flip moves performed incorrectly often result in very
        heavy  landing with  the  feet rarely  landing in  the intended 
        position. Landing any trick with the feet positioned at extreme
        nose or tail or in the centre of the board is enough  to  break
        most decks.  Often,  if the trick is not pulled off, the skater
        will land with the boards upside down, flexing it to the ground
        causing over-stress or breakage. Board breakage isn't covered,
        as  breakage  is  not  directly  related to the decks' relative
        strenght. Often it is only a matter of how 'destructive the use
        has been ...
                                                     ... fotzencompany.