pitch pull

I found this.

Explaining his reasoning, Pyles cited what is called a "pitch-pull,"
when a sailor's weight is shifted incorrectly
or the fore of the boat digs into a wave,
causing the front of the boat to stop while the back
continues to move forward.
Pyles said that this often results in the sailor being thrust

That's interesting. Thank you, Optilang. I guess it's a term that's not common to everyone, only to those in sailing community.

New2grammarThat's interesting.

I agree. In other sports, your conveyance would probably flip end for end. But I can imagine a toboggan travelling rapidly downhill in deep snow, going over a "jump," and noseing into a drift, stopping abruptly, and "pitching" the riders ahead, past the conveyance and into the snow. The "pitching" part of your expression is q

I love your examples. Thank you Avangi. There are a few new things to me in your post.

While I was trying to find the term for you, I saw quite a few results connected with aviation, particularly helicopter flying. I have to admit that I had never heard the term before.

The sailing term is pitchpole, and it refers to a sailboat pitching forward and essentially doing a somersault.

There is an aviation phrase - "pull pitch" or pulling pitch, which in helicopters is a reference to the pitch control - the lever you pull to create lift (called the collective). If you pull pitch you are basically trying to get up and out of a location. Some folks jus