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Bottom turns are turns in surfing that are executed at the bottom of wave faces.
As in the kick carve sequence, the skater fades the board left to the side of the road while winding up his upper body to prepare for a right turn across the hill.
The shape of the two turns is an S that is similar to a surf bottom turn and cutback.
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