Hang Ten

For the sportswear brand, see Hang Ten (brand).

"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.^[citation needed]
• BMX: a flatland move.^[citation needed]
• 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.^[citation needed]
• skateboarding: a nose manual named after the surfing maneuver.^[citation needed]

See also

• hang loose
• nose ride
• glossary of surfing

References

1. "Definition: Hang Ten". Surfline.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013.