Hang Ten Explained

"hang ten" is a nickname for any of several maneuvers used in sports, especially surfing, wherein all ten toes or fingers are used to accomplish the maneuver.

• surfing: the surfer stands and hangs all their toes over the nose of the board.^[1] Usually this can only be done on a heavy longboard.
• basketball: the basketball player dunks the ball and hangs onto the hoop.
• BMX: a flatland move.
• Jiu Jitsu: any of a number of grips, chokes, escapes, or maneuvers which involve all toes touching the mat or all ten fingers gripping gi.
• skateboarding: a nose manual named after the surfing maneuver.

See also

• hang loose
• nose ride
• glossary of surfing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Surfline.com. Definition: Hang Ten. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927134610/http://www.surfline.com/surfing-a-to-z/hang-ten-definition_69256/. September 27, 2013. dead.