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Skateboarding-Tips Please

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Sleater3

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Hey Everyone!

So today I just bought a new skateboard, however, I've never actually learned HOW to skateboard. I've always wanted to and saved up some money to buy a decent one. Can anyone please give me some tips on how to start? What are good ways to start? I was just planning on going to the park (not a skate park) by my apartment to try. I just really don't know what the best way to learn.

Any ideas? How did anyone else start out?

Thanks everyone :)
 
Go out someplace fairly level and relatively smooth. A lightly trafficed parking lot or a tennis/basketball court is ideal.

Stand a bit behind the board and step forward. Left foot forward is regular foot, right foot forward is goofy foot. Although those might be antiquated terms.

The most important thing is to establish a smooth relaxed stance so you can direct the board. Keep your front foot roughly over or a little behind the front bolts, your back foot somewhere just behind the back bolts. Now you want to lean a bit on your heals to turn to your backside. Leaning onto the balls of your feet will get your turning frontside.

That is the most basic thing you want to have down before graduating to the ollie.



I think there are more than a number of online tutorials and trick tips.

www.youtube.com might be a good place to start.







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my first two boards were old school. my recent boards have been sector 9 dual kingpin carver boards. i love bombing hills and sidewalk surfing. the style has always appealed to me more than new school tricks. i like big, soft wheels, good bearings. its all good with skateboards man. its like flying. have fun and stay safe.

stay on the board is the only advice i can think of right now.
 
Thanks guys :)

I snowboard once and while, and the first time I did it, I just went for it. There were definite repercussions the next day :) But it was really fun.

I'm excited to learn because I want to skate to classes at my university...but I'll have a backpack so I need to master just actually being able to skate without that.
Do I need to wear certain shoes? I normally wear chucks are those good?
 
To start they are okay.

They are flat and gummy on the bottom. Plus they are very thin; you will get a really good board feel through the soles.

It isn't unlike snowboarding in a lot of respects. You tend to pivot more from your rear foot though, as opposed to using your front foot when you are carving edges.

After you feel confident enough to really move, attacking hills and banks is a similar rush.
 
Go to youtube and check out tony hawks trick tips. Its a dvd thats perfect for beginners. I learnt alot from it because he explains things very straight forward, and also throws a few funny jokes in there too.
 
I actually own some Nike SB's! That's perfect. Yeah I think I'm going to watch instructional stuff first before hitting the pavement. Thanks for all the help! :)
 
Start off slowly. Skating can take yrs to master. Learn how to ollie properly. Then practice ollieing up curbs, over newspapers, bottles, and anything else you feel like.
 
I'm pritty good at skateing, i've been skating for about 7 years infact! The only way to learn is to just get out there and do it, start by just rolling about etc, learn to tick tack, learn to push properly (Not mongo lol!) then the next step is obviously to learn how to ollie, and once you have that, you watch other people and just take it from there!
 
I snowboard once and while, and the first time I did it, I just went for it. There were definite repercussions the next day But it was really fun.
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you are going to fall and hurt yourself. its gonna happen at some point. and its not like snow where theres at least some cushioning. so as strange as it sounds, practice falling so that when it does happen, you might be able to recover enough to not actually hit the ground, or at least keep yourself from being injured.

that being said, have fun, stay safe, and dont be afraid of pads (especially wristgaurds) when ur just learning
 
^yeah, getting hurt is part of skateboarding. thats how you learn and improve your skills.
 
And its always good to be in shape. Flexibility in your legs is better than heavy legs that you cant even lift.
 
Find someone to skate with and practice practice practice. If you aren't willing to spends months learning how to ollie and do basic fliptricks, you are in for a surprise...or you're gifted at skateboarding.
 
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