Yeah true. One of the very few that are thorough and specific enough to really get something out of it. Of course, it will never take away the time spent on a board just learning the trick. But plenty of those videos where they say jump, flick and land are just bordering on the ridiculous. I mean, most beginners will understand the front foot in a kickflip has to 'flick'. It's the _how_ part or timing part that is valuable, not the 'do a flick' part indeed.
Here is some off the tips I've learned trough the years : 1. Don't force yourself to improve. Work on your tricks but don't worry if it's not clicking. Usually,progress comes in waves. 2. Don't skate when you are tired. Make sure that before you go out skating,you are feeling well and rested. Find a good stretching routine if you feel stiff. 3. Watch skate videos. Find who's your favourite skater/ team and watch their stuff. It will get you motivated to skate more. 4. Support other skaters around you,be hyped on their skating. People will appricate it and will do the same for you. 5. Put the time in. The more honest you are with you skating,the more time you put in the better you will be. Is that simple. 6. Have sessions where you are only having fun and doing the tricks you know how to do. Even if that just means skating around. Not every session should be a battle for a trick. 7. Commit. If you are trying a trick,there is no point in doing it over and over again if you don't eventually commit. Try it out,test it out but eventually commit to it. 8. No matter your level of skating,your skating can be just as important as someone who's been skating for years. As long as you are going for it,skating hard,you are on the same level ! 9. Skate as much as you can 10. I'll write this last but I think is the most important one. Find ways to build your confidence. Not just on your board but in general. Having confidence can make or break your skateboarding.
Really underrated comment, thx for those tipps. Started skating again and finally getting some more progress (just learned a frontside 180 and tail stall im so proud of it😭🫶🏻)
Being well rested is a great advice for any dangerous sports, really. Every broken bone/serious injury I had was when I was tired, doesn't just slow your reaction time and coordination but also makes it harder to notice when you're pushing past your limits.
@@neindochoh6465 The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I remember getting a skateboard a 1 or 2 months ago I think I skated around the street for about 1 or 2 weeks and then stopped because I didn't have anyone else to skate with and it got a bit boring currently retrying it and learning how to shuv it instead of skating in the narrow road I've decided to start waking up early and going to the basketball court to skate there I'm still pretty lonely but its whatever
I ain’t even gon cap when I started skating in 2019 I didn’t know anything and he’s one of the few people that actually teaches u thanks to him I can finally fakie big spin🙏
@@aquarius_hufflepuff4446 same lol. Used to be able to ollie on spot but got back on after a couple of months and felt like i did a full restart and couldn't do anything. So frustrating.
ok i have a question.... isnt it bad to skate in the rain. Im new to this and so i only have one board so i avoid any type of rainy weather or wet surface so my barrings dont get rusty
As someone who's coming back to skating after a 10-year break, I love this video. Because some of the topics were super relatable and still very helpful.
Great video. Im 34 and starting to skate again after 16 years. Ive recognized each of these issues relearning myself. Ive also learned that practicing bailing on a trick and even learning how to fall, roll and all that has made skating less painful and frustrating, while also helping me to commit my feet. Honestly I will take my board out and kick it around, jump on and off, and basically make it my b$%&@, and now my feet are comfortable, my knees work right, and I get a Boss feeling over my board. I cant believe I ever stopped! What a great way to de-stress, get exercise, and even connect with your kid or even the neighborhood hoodlums. The best release. Thanks again for the video!
Bro if I wouldn’t have had some random dude hyping me up I would have never Ollied my first 5 stair. It was so scary and I didn’t think I was ever gonna be able to do it. It’s crazy how much of a mind game skating is & how much the littlest things help. Having a hype man is the best tool for skateboarding.
I just ordered my first real skateboard after years of always wanting to start but never commiting, i just wanna thank you for all the tips and tricks! I really appreciate it and youre making me even more hyped to start my skateboarding journey! :D
The first time I see this video, those advices gave me hope, i used to skate alone and my brother and friends start with me, then i was just me and it doesnt feel nice, now I got more friends to skate, even i teach a friend the basics and he is always with me, i think all this advices more than prepare to move forward, prepare your mentally to try things by your own, skate can teach u how to be independent and thats a important thing, anyways, great video forever
One idea I would like to recommend, is to follow skateboarders or just skateboard topic profiles on social media. I mainly use Instagram, just don’t get stuck in there, keep in mind you have to skateboard too lol
@@kxrxkt6741 Yep like @JohnHenry Ford said, the motivation aspect of skating will lead you into actually skating in your time, therefore leading into skating better
Yea but im tired of seeing literally the most insane shit ever done on a skateboard every time i open instagram. I love the videos of people taking forever to land a good trick like a heelflip or something like that because it gives me motivation to want to learn the tricks im working on. I saw this guy that skated for toy machine who ollied onto this metal barrier surrounding a garden that goes in a circle and he rode that shit around like twice. Yea it was cool asf but not motivating at all because that was just a level that seemed impossible to reach. Like it puts my dreams of being pro in the dirt if im ever gonna be getting compared to these guys who will continue to get better as well as me. Heres the toy machine clip: instagram.com/p/CNnHTP2pMrk/?
@@iaganfoss I just saw the clip u linked to and I’ve got to say, it’s impressive, and to tell you what I was thinking when watching it was that I will eventually be able to do that with enough practice. Now that is a mindset you might want to follow since the word “compare” was said in ur reply, that is never a good reason to stop.
bit unrelated, but if anyone could chime in: one of my trucks tends to always turn to the right when its in front so when i push, the board tends to drift to the right and i end up losing my balance. ive tried putting consistent pressure to try squishing the bushing, tried repositioning the bushing, and i believe i tried readjusting the truck mount but i cant seem to fix it. the only solutions i have are to either put my front foot on the far left when pushing to counteract the right turning or to use the other truck at the front. love ur videos btw, was glad to see a new upload. ur tutorials are so detailed and intuitive. especially the ollie, almost no other tutorial gets the minute details of what u should be doing
It's either a piece in your truck is broken, bushings may have gone soft, or your weight on your front foot is more on the right. If your board happens to turn to the right even when you're not on it you should probably replace the trucks
@@kiddf4ygo821 well theyre not fairly worn in and as i said i push fine with the other truck in front. it does very well turn right when im not on it. thing is that their condition is like new and im not exactly keen on wanting to shell out for a whole new pair of trucks
My favorite is don't compare yourself to others. It's cool to see everyone's progression and different strengths. I'm just now getting decent ollies while my homies are almost landing kickflips, but I skate transition much better
Stay consistent. Probably the biggest tip. Aside from switching up foot positioning or improving basics or using the nose instead of the tail.. once I learn a trick or work on a trick if I keep trying the next couple of days it’s insane how much your body will adjust. Stay consistent and they’ll stay for good
I just got my board yesterday, I started watching your videos and thanks to you, I know how to push, turn and stop. And for Tomorrow I will start learning ollie, and I know I will fall many times but, I will never give up. thank you so much for the tutorials :>
I broke my hand while skating A few weeks ago but I will learn to do the shove it A couple days ago, I’m so happy 💯 The amount of little steps it took, definitely worth it
Great video! Some great reminders in there. As someone who just came back from a 15 year hiatus, relearning the foundation and balance is becoming a huge step for me to get more comfortable with tricks. Also, great point on not comparing yourself to other people. When I used to skate with friends 15+ years ago, we each had things we were good at. I was the expert on the rail going down the 4set at the park, while one friend was great at transition, and another was good at flip tricks and manuals. We all sort of helped each other get better in other areas, it was great.
The way I warmup is by stretching, and then doing every trick I know regular and fakie + switch and nollie. It helps keep me from losing tricks, and it's really satisfying to know you've landed every trick in your bag before your session even starts. (unless you know a lot of tricks, then I'd just pick a good 15 or 20 tricks to do)
Repetition is huge. Just got back in and mostly skating bowls. I've been working for a month to dial in a BS pivot to tail. I'ts finally paying off where I'm nailing it about 70% of the time. Glad I've spent most of my sessions just trying to dial that trick. Also the don't be afraid to try random tricks is big as well. I'm really comfy doing blunt transfers on spines (more so than rocks) where this trick terrifies most people.
25 years after I learned to ollie, literally 2 months ago I started almost desperately wanting to skateboard out of nowhere, and I got into it, so hard to balance life now without the support I had when I was young, and I skateboard every day I can usually at least get a little chance to get out there
love the vid bro, especially the part "dont get mad at yourself" XD been on deck for about 6 months now. getting really frustrated ( reeeallly frustrated) because I can't seem to land my tre double flip, fakie bigger spin, etc. people look at me like im an idiot for not seeing that its already awesome I built up the muscle memory to even perform these flips/spins. but I always seem to dodge a land with my back foot. been doing kick flips since the first month, but I also broke my ankle and fibula couple years ago on my first day of skating. so 5 yrs later I figured I should try again and im in love once more. but I feel that mental block which has an attitude of " I will kick in whenever I feel like it" making it so I can land tight kick flips at one moment. and completely lack the commitment part at another. this mostly goes for backside tricks and flips. I get chickenfeet and dodge the land with my back foot, making it so that I get the ultimate frustration of performing the trick to a T and nicely underneath me and yet, at the moment of a land, my back foot goes auto pilot and swoops to the side/back to avoid a complete land. its really messed up, because at this point I can do a tre double flip with the same effort as a kick flip but I land em both the same, with front foot on the deck and back foot next to it... so im really trying to find that button.. and why I do commit when popping a pretty high pop shuvit, either fs or bs, when chances of it flipping primo is just as plausible as having it land primo with a flip trick. man sorry for the long text, maybe someone can find him/herself in this story as well, that "last moment one foot bail out".... sounds like a trick tho rite? "kickflip 2 Late back foot bail out". XD ait everybody best of luck and lotsa motivation to y'all , all feet on deck!!
honestly i quit skateboarding because i couldn't get over the fear of falling from trying a trick but i think im gonna pick up my skateboard again cuz why not?
Tip #1 is so real. I used to skate with my friends in the campus parking lot at night but now living 1.5 hrs away from everyone and working a 9-5, it's up to me to do the solo work to improve. On and off skating for a few years-- watched some tips on different ways to brake and didn't use any of them today when skating cuz i needed to get a feel for my board again. It's fun either way :-) i don't mind taking it slow!
The two hardest things for me in skateboarding are not comparing myself to others and not getting frustrated I've been skating for over 20 years and it is still the hardest thing to do.
2:40 amazing and very important tip that exact thing happened to me i had my ollies down decent enough to go up curbs and go down stairs but then i went straight to kickflips after and then i stopped being able to do decent ollies but now ive gained them back decently enough while i still mostly practice kickflips
This channel is the main reason I know as many tricks as I do, thank you dude! I’m still struggling like hell with landing tre’s after two years, but I’m determined I’ll get them if the last thing I ever do. I’ve landed a few but never managed to roll out…has anyone got any tips on how to keep my front foot out on them, that’s all I’m doing wrong to not land them, I’ve slow motion video’d’ my tre attempts like 1000 times and it seems that’s my main issue is just my front foot not fully committing all the way out forward? Not sure if maybe it’s my weight distribution too? I think I’ve taken from this video that I need to warm up a little more before trying them, and maybe focus on getting my varials consistent before I fully can commit to tre’s. Be safe everyone, skate and have fun 🤘🏻
I was afraid of coming back to skating because I'm overweight now, but yesterday I got a chance with a friend's board and I did land an Ollie and a Shuvit! i was so happy and now i'm refiled with energy to comeback after 8 years of not skating
I finally started to skateboard and what I realised is that need to tighten my trucks because I can barely stand properly let alone turn without shitting myself. I finally have a reason to get myself up and out. Helps with me getting out of my diet depression. I can't go out now because I'm worried about it being slippery and I'm waiting for my back to heal because of an unrelated injury. I'm just glad he motivated me to start.
He mentioned it a lot in the video, but being super comfortable with a skateboard is like 80% of being able to do anything more advanced on it. The more thorough and disciplined you are at learning the basics, the easier it'll be to progress super quickly after that. I've seen people who can barely roll down a ramp try to land ollies and kickflips and get stuck on them for months, but the people who spend time learning how to cruise around and feel good in the board will often pick these tricks up in just a few days with good instruction. Finding good tutorials or teachers online or in person can also make a big difference. I've seen people land a kickflip they were working on for a long time because they learned they had just been kicking down in the board instead of up into the nose. They had just never had a good teacher to tell them proper technique and landed the trick easily after learning how to do it properly. Don't listen to people who give over simplified or vague directions on tricks as that's just confusing. Beginners need detailed and clear instructions to succeed and progress well. It sounds like a sellout move, but at the very least I really suggest trying the Skateboarding made Simple vol 1 video from Aaron Kyro. There are a few others he made, but the first one teaches you the basics you absolutely need to get out of the beginners stage and it's totally worth the $6.50 it cost. It saved me months if not years of learning when I first started. The rest of the stuff after can be learned with TH-cam tutorials from various other creators, but that first volume one was super useful to getting me going.
To echo the muscle memory point, do your tricks over and over, incrementally faster and harder each time. The best looking skating is fast and you don't need to have huge amounts of pop to gap it.
I'm the guy that learned shuvits before Ollie's, it's a lot easier to do a shuvit on a longboard than it is to Ollie. Getting my first skate deck this week and I'm super excited to start doing some flip tricks.
The random tricks is so true. I grew up on braille vids thinking that I can't move on to more advanced tricks if I can't FS shuv well or have consistent textbook kickflips. Well, I've landed switch heels, inward heels, fakie inward heels, nollie varial heels, nollie heels, nollie BS heels and hospital flips within the same amount of time it took me to land a front shuv. I'm going to work on kickflip variations this year. So varials, hardflips and a more consistent treflip.
I have something to say... at 4:20 when he says don’t compare your self to others he just means don’t put yourself down. Comparing your progression to others is a good way too advance by seeing what others have done to progress and learn!
Not getting mad at yourself is actually great advice, I get so frustrated cause: I can shred the bowl, frontside grind, drop in, and a bunch of other shit, but I can't Ollie for the life or me. I spent 6 hours at my local park trying to ollie, one spot, continuously. Don't do what I did, don't get pissed off at yourself so easily -- It'll hinder your skating for the day. If you can't get that trick down cold in one day, take a break from it, do something else, then come back to it.
I live right next to a skate part so that is easily accessible for me and there are people there who do try and help you and not laugh at you ! the skater community is one of the richest ones out there.
I learned to skate better by switching to a longboard and the switching back to my main one, I taught my friend the basics in one day on a longboard. I highly recommend.
how I learned was i quit trying to do them standing still, just keep focusing on moving and it will come to you, practice it everyday for an hour or 2 and you should get it, basically is the same thing but your leaning forward a bit
Adding to your warming up tip: if you’ve got no tricks down because you’re still trying to get your Ollie’s consistent, cruise around a bit first to loosen up!
Just riding and warming up is a much bigger tip than people realize. I always skate way better if I just cruise around town and throw some basics out for like 10-15 minutes before I actually start the sesh
I’d recommend getting protective gear if it means it’ll inflict your ego(not) it really helps you feel confident but also prevents serious injuries especially if you work laborious jobs🙏GET OUT THERE AND SKATE🙏💪
hi, I started at the skateboarding 2 weeks ago, since I was a child I wanted to do it and today finally i got my skateboard (used bc I pay it myself 😂). I had already skated in a penny board so I just needed half an hour of Tic Tacs to feel comfortable, so I encouraged myself the first day to practice Ollies, and for my own surprise I got it at the third attempt, and I landed it 4 of 10 trys. Now, 2 weeks later, I can make higher ollies and practically land them all, your channel helps me a lot, big shout out from Argentina. ps i used google translate to help me write this don't make fun of me lol
filming yourself is another good way to improve, you can look back and see what your doing wrong then try to fix it. also another good tip is when you trying to learn something new dont just try it 500 times in a row the same exact way, stop and try to ask yourself why am i not landing this, what am i doing wrong. sometimes it can be something really minor holding you back.
I really struggle with comparing myself to other skaters. I'm usually the worst at any park I go to and I feel ashamed because I've been skating for almost 2 years and look like I just started. It's hard to focus when you're concerned with people watching you constantly failing.
I’m not sure if this applies to skateboarding perfectly, but I learn a cool trick in band: the rule of 5. In essence you if you can do the thing 5 times in a row without messing it up, you’ve understood it. So if you’re trying to work on a trick, doing it over and over until you can do it 5 times in a row is a good way to build that muscle memory. Of course take that with a grain of salt, but still the idea is solid.
Can you make a video on what to practice for beginners. I skate back and fourth down my street but… i don’t know what to practice. I started skateboarding about a month ago and I can do a couple super simple tricks and some that I made up 😂
beginners should practice these tricks. you don’t have to do them in this order but i think it’ll probably be a lot easier. ollie, 180, frontside 189, shuv it, frontside shuv it and after that try a flip trick.
Man ive been skating for over a year now so i dont really watch this channel all that much any more, but this dude really helped me SO much when i was a beginner.
this guy is one of the few that actually helped me skate better lol, all the other skate tutorials are like, jump, kick the board, land
Fax no printer
Yeah true. One of the very few that are thorough and specific enough to really get something out of it. Of course, it will never take away the time spent on a board just learning the trick. But plenty of those videos where they say jump, flick and land are just bordering on the ridiculous. I mean, most beginners will understand the front foot in a kickflip has to 'flick'. It's the _how_ part or timing part that is valuable, not the 'do a flick' part indeed.
true that, he actually gives advice thats worth taking in
Check out skidish skateboarding hes pretty legit
"Now take it to a gap or some stairs" hate those tutorials
"Skateboarding can be an extremely frustrating thing."
-Understatement of the millennium
😂
ya i lost my temper yesterday and focused my board... now i have nothing to skate, good times
@@goldleader6169 LMFAO are you able to skate now my g?
@@goldleader6169 bro why do you take your anger off your skateboard cause you suck i suck too but i just laugh it off and try later
@@crowlc9416 ong bro a crybaby
@@crowlc9416 honestly lmfao, every time i fall i just laugh it off since i know i'm just a noob at this point
Here is some off the tips I've learned trough the years :
1. Don't force yourself to improve. Work on your tricks but don't worry if it's not clicking. Usually,progress comes in waves.
2. Don't skate when you are tired. Make sure that before you go out skating,you are feeling well and rested. Find a good stretching routine if you feel stiff.
3. Watch skate videos. Find who's your favourite skater/ team and watch their stuff. It will get you motivated to skate more.
4. Support other skaters around you,be hyped on their skating. People will appricate it and will do the same for you.
5. Put the time in. The more honest you are with you skating,the more time you put in the better you will be. Is that simple.
6. Have sessions where you are only having fun and doing the tricks you know how to do. Even if that just means skating around. Not every session should be a battle for a trick.
7. Commit. If you are trying a trick,there is no point in doing it over and over again if you don't eventually commit. Try it out,test it out but eventually commit to it.
8. No matter your level of skating,your skating can be just as important as someone who's been skating for years. As long as you are going for it,skating hard,you are on the same level !
9. Skate as much as you can
10. I'll write this last but I think is the most important one. Find ways to build your confidence. Not just on your board but in general. Having confidence can make or break your skateboarding.
Really underrated comment, thx for those tipps. Started skating again and finally getting some more progress (just learned a frontside 180 and tail stall im so proud of it😭🫶🏻)
this comment is almost as helpful as the video❤
Best comment ever.
Being well rested is a great advice for any dangerous sports, really. Every broken bone/serious injury I had was when I was tired, doesn't just slow your reaction time and coordination but also makes it harder to notice when you're pushing past your limits.
@@neindochoh6465 The Kingdom of God is at Hand
John 3:16
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Landed my first Ollie yesterday
@Small Zungda congrats mate 💪🏻
im thinking of starting skating..
i have a board so..
Hell yeah brother
Nice im trying to do it down curbs
Good sh*t bro
The number one way to get better at skating is to skate everyday. Every moment. As much as you can. And one day shit just works out
its hot as shit outside for me so im never out a long time
@@anklebiter3009 same 😓 around how many Celsius do you have outside?
@@amu3614 well i cant read celsius, in farenhite its around 98 degrees on a normal basis but feels like 102
@@anklebiter3009 oh damn currently its 10:30 am and its 102 degrees its even more in the afternoon
@@amu3614 ikr its awful
Imagine having access to friend and a skate park lol couldn’t be me
Feel you
fax like where do ppl find skate parks also local skate shops😭
Fr the skate parks from me are so far and I’m barely learning how to drive :( and starting to work I’m 16
i have a whole group of close friends who skate with me and multiple skate parks around me. i feel ungrateful now.
I remember getting a skateboard a 1 or 2 months ago I think
I skated around the street for about 1 or 2 weeks and then stopped because I didn't have anyone else to skate with and it got a bit boring
currently retrying it and learning how to shuv it
instead of skating in the narrow road I've decided to start waking up early and going to the basketball court to skate there
I'm still pretty lonely but its whatever
I ain’t even gon cap when I started skating in 2019 I didn’t know anything and he’s one of the few people that actually teaches u thanks to him I can finally fakie big spin🙏
Dude how? I've been skating since 2019 too and I can barely shuvit
@@aquarius_hufflepuff4446 same lol. Used to be able to ollie on spot but got back on after a couple of months and felt like i did a full restart and couldn't do anything. So frustrating.
@@aquarius_hufflepuff4446 every other shuv variation is easier/less scary for me. Also started in 2019
yo i started in 2019 too!
@@abrahamarellano1332 fr ?
I watched your videos when I started. Now I’m 4 years into this beautiful culture throwing treflips , hardflips. Because you thought me the basics.
ok i have a question.... isnt it bad to skate in the rain. Im new to this and so i only have one board so i avoid any type of rainy weather or wet surface so my barrings dont get rusty
@@lk6623 never skate in the rain bro, it destroys your board haha. At least your bearings will stop rolling
@@lk6623 it messes up your bearings, it can waterboard your deck which decreases the pop, and it ruins your griptape.
@@stale9035 don't the bushings also get fked?
@@nonsensedomb yeah the board in general just gets shittier when you skate in the rain too many times
We were missing these, thank you so much:)
As someone who's coming back to skating after a 10-year break, I love this video.
Because some of the topics were super relatable and still very helpful.
Thats a long break
That should be the school break
Great video. Im 34 and starting to skate again after 16 years. Ive recognized each of these issues relearning myself. Ive also learned that practicing bailing on a trick and even learning how to fall, roll and all that has made skating less painful and frustrating, while also helping me to commit my feet. Honestly I will take my board out and kick it around, jump on and off, and basically make it my b$%&@, and now my feet are comfortable, my knees work right, and I get a Boss feeling over my board. I cant believe I ever stopped! What a great way to de-stress, get exercise, and even connect with your kid or even the neighborhood hoodlums. The best release. Thanks again for the video!
I just started skating again after a year of not, amazing timing
edit: i just rolled my ankle so imma be out for a bit 💀
Heal up my guy!
lmao
Literally just happened to me 💀
LMFAOO
you back bro?
Bro if I wouldn’t have had some random dude hyping me up I would have never Ollied my first 5 stair. It was so scary and I didn’t think I was ever gonna be able to do it. It’s crazy how much of a mind game skating is & how much the littlest things help. Having a hype man is the best tool for skateboarding.
You actually help me learn my tricks thank you
I just ordered my first real skateboard after years of always wanting to start but never commiting, i just wanna thank you for all the tips and tricks! I really appreciate it and youre making me even more hyped to start my skateboarding journey! :D
The first time I see this video, those advices gave me hope, i used to skate alone and my brother and friends start with me, then i was just me and it doesnt feel nice, now I got more friends to skate, even i teach a friend the basics and he is always with me, i think all this advices more than prepare to move forward, prepare your mentally to try things by your own, skate can teach u how to be independent and thats a important thing, anyways, great video forever
One idea I would like to recommend, is to follow skateboarders or just skateboard topic profiles on social media. I mainly use Instagram, just don’t get stuck in there, keep in mind you have to skateboard too lol
How will that make one skate better?
@@kxrxkt6741 inspiration and motivation my guy 📈
@@kxrxkt6741 Yep like @JohnHenry Ford said, the motivation aspect of skating will lead you into actually skating in your time, therefore leading into skating better
Yea but im tired of seeing literally the most insane shit ever done on a skateboard every time i open instagram. I love the videos of people taking forever to land a good trick like a heelflip or something like that because it gives me motivation to want to learn the tricks im working on. I saw this guy that skated for toy machine who ollied onto this metal barrier surrounding a garden that goes in a circle and he rode that shit around like twice. Yea it was cool asf but not motivating at all because that was just a level that seemed impossible to reach. Like it puts my dreams of being pro in the dirt if im ever gonna be getting compared to these guys who will continue to get better as well as me.
Heres the toy machine clip: instagram.com/p/CNnHTP2pMrk/?
@@iaganfoss I just saw the clip u linked to and I’ve got to say, it’s impressive, and to tell you what I was thinking when watching it was that I will eventually be able to do that with enough practice. Now that is a mindset you might want to follow since the word “compare” was said in ur reply, that is never a good reason to stop.
bit unrelated, but if anyone could chime in: one of my trucks tends to always turn to the right when its in front so when i push, the board tends to drift to the right and i end up losing my balance. ive tried putting consistent pressure to try squishing the bushing, tried repositioning the bushing, and i believe i tried readjusting the truck mount but i cant seem to fix it. the only solutions i have are to either put my front foot on the far left when pushing to counteract the right turning or to use the other truck at the front.
love ur videos btw, was glad to see a new upload. ur tutorials are so detailed and intuitive. especially the ollie, almost no other tutorial gets the minute details of what u should be doing
It's either a piece in your truck is broken, bushings may have gone soft, or your weight on your front foot is more on the right. If your board happens to turn to the right even when you're not on it you should probably replace the trucks
@@kiddf4ygo821 well theyre not fairly worn in and as i said i push fine with the other truck in front. it does very well turn right when im not on it. thing is that their condition is like new and im not exactly keen on wanting to shell out for a whole new pair of trucks
welcome back VL! we missed you (:
My favorite is don't compare yourself to others. It's cool to see everyone's progression and different strengths. I'm just now getting decent ollies while my homies are almost landing kickflips, but I skate transition much better
The king is back 👑
Stay consistent. Probably the biggest tip. Aside from switching up foot positioning or improving basics or using the nose instead of the tail.. once I learn a trick or work on a trick if I keep trying the next couple of days it’s insane how much your body will adjust. Stay consistent and they’ll stay for good
Love how the skating actually matches the commentary
“I don’t have friends” has a dedicated cameraperson
that's not his friend, it's just a guy who happens to keep filming him each time he skateboards.
yeah his name is tripod
That's his dog
I think I speak for everyone here when I say we need a dog introduction in the next video!
I just got my board yesterday, I started watching your videos and thanks to you, I know how to push, turn and stop. And for Tomorrow I will start learning ollie, and I know I will fall many times but, I will never give up. thank you so much for the tutorials :>
If you try to learn ollies on your second day it will be extremely difficult, get very comfortable on your board first
Love to see you back!
This is all really good advice. Thank you very much. There’s also loads of great tricks here. Great stuff
Simon Yates drinky drinky
I broke my hand while skating A few weeks ago but I will learn to do the shove it A couple days ago, I’m so happy 💯 The amount of little steps it took, definitely worth it
You are a great skater and a great teacher, your advice can help more than one person who started recently or not and I love your videos
Great video! Some great reminders in there. As someone who just came back from a 15 year hiatus, relearning the foundation and balance is becoming a huge step for me to get more comfortable with tricks. Also, great point on not comparing yourself to other people. When I used to skate with friends 15+ years ago, we each had things we were good at. I was the expert on the rail going down the 4set at the park, while one friend was great at transition, and another was good at flip tricks and manuals. We all sort of helped each other get better in other areas, it was great.
I recently stopped skating because I've been so busy with school and sports but this video made me wanna pick up the board again.
Thanks man! I love watching your videos! I've actually been watching a bunch of them (for like the 100th time) all this morning
The way I warmup is by stretching, and then doing every trick I know regular and fakie + switch and nollie. It helps keep me from losing tricks, and it's really satisfying to know you've landed every trick in your bag before your session even starts. (unless you know a lot of tricks, then I'd just pick a good 15 or 20 tricks to do)
Repetition is huge. Just got back in and mostly skating bowls. I've been working for a month to dial in a BS pivot to tail. I'ts finally paying off where I'm nailing it about 70% of the time. Glad I've spent most of my sessions just trying to dial that trick. Also the don't be afraid to try random tricks is big as well. I'm really comfy doing blunt transfers on spines (more so than rocks) where this trick terrifies most people.
This video got me motivated to actually go out and actually skate instead of trying a trick for 10 minutes and giving up
My favourite channel to get myself in the right mind set to skate better
"dont compare yourself to others" skateboarding has so many lessons that double as life lessons, its all a mindset youre right
I just got my board today too lmao thanks for the tips
25 years after I learned to ollie, literally 2 months ago I started almost desperately wanting to skateboard out of nowhere, and I got into it, so hard to balance life now without the support I had when I was young, and I skateboard every day I can usually at least get a little chance to get out there
This man is so inspirational
THE KING HAS RETURNED!!!!!!!!!!!
I swear this guy's style has gotten so much better since the last video
love the vid bro, especially the part "dont get mad at yourself" XD been on deck for about 6 months now. getting really frustrated ( reeeallly frustrated) because I can't seem to land my tre double flip, fakie bigger spin, etc. people look at me like im an idiot for not seeing that its already awesome I built up the muscle memory to even perform these flips/spins. but I always seem to dodge a land with my back foot. been doing kick flips since the first month, but I also broke my ankle and fibula couple years ago on my first day of skating. so 5 yrs later I figured I should try again and im in love once more. but I feel that mental block which has an attitude of " I will kick in whenever I feel like it" making it so I can land tight kick flips at one moment. and completely lack the commitment part at another. this mostly goes for backside tricks and flips. I get chickenfeet and dodge the land with my back foot, making it so that I get the ultimate frustration of performing the trick to a T and nicely underneath me and yet, at the moment of a land, my back foot goes auto pilot and swoops to the side/back to avoid a complete land. its really messed up, because at this point I can do a tre double flip with the same effort as a kick flip but I land em both the same, with front foot on the deck and back foot next to it... so im really trying to find that button.. and why I do commit when popping a pretty high pop shuvit, either fs or bs, when chances of it flipping primo is just as plausible as having it land primo with a flip trick.
man sorry for the long text, maybe someone can find him/herself in this story as well, that "last moment one foot bail out".... sounds like a trick tho rite? "kickflip 2 Late back foot bail out". XD
ait everybody best of luck and lotsa motivation to y'all , all feet on deck!!
You taught me how to ollie man now I can heelflip. Thank you for helping me through out my skate journey. Luv your videos bro
honestly i quit skateboarding because i couldn't get over the fear of falling from trying a trick but i think im gonna pick up my skateboard again cuz why not?
And? 🤩 How'd it go?
The love and contributions just keep coming! Thanks bro!
Tip #1 is so real. I used to skate with my friends in the campus parking lot at night but now living 1.5 hrs away from everyone and working a 9-5, it's up to me to do the solo work to improve. On and off skating for a few years-- watched some tips on different ways to brake and didn't use any of them today when skating cuz i needed to get a feel for my board again. It's fun either way :-) i don't mind taking it slow!
1:58 had me laughing so hard. That dog is a statue :')
The two hardest things for me in skateboarding are not comparing myself to others and not getting frustrated I've been skating for over 20 years and it is still the hardest thing to do.
2:40 amazing and very important tip that exact thing happened to me i had my ollies down decent enough to go up curbs and go down stairs but then i went straight to kickflips after and then i stopped being able to do decent ollies but now ive gained them back decently enough while i still mostly practice kickflips
This channel is the main reason I know as many tricks as I do, thank you dude! I’m still struggling like hell with landing tre’s after two years, but I’m determined I’ll get them if the last thing I ever do. I’ve landed a few but never managed to roll out…has anyone got any tips on how to keep my front foot out on them, that’s all I’m doing wrong to not land them, I’ve slow motion video’d’ my tre attempts like 1000 times and it seems that’s my main issue is just my front foot not fully committing all the way out forward? Not sure if maybe it’s my weight distribution too?
I think I’ve taken from this video that I need to warm up a little more before trying them, and maybe focus on getting my varials consistent before I fully can commit to tre’s. Be safe everyone, skate and have fun 🤘🏻
I was afraid of coming back to skating because I'm overweight now, but yesterday I got a chance with a friend's board and I did land an Ollie and a Shuvit! i was so happy and now i'm refiled with energy to comeback after 8 years of not skating
I finally started to skateboard and what I realised is that need to tighten my trucks because I can barely stand properly let alone turn without shitting myself.
I finally have a reason to get myself up and out. Helps with me getting out of my diet depression.
I can't go out now because I'm worried about it being slippery and I'm waiting for my back to heal because of an unrelated injury.
I'm just glad he motivated me to start.
He mentioned it a lot in the video, but being super comfortable with a skateboard is like 80% of being able to do anything more advanced on it. The more thorough and disciplined you are at learning the basics, the easier it'll be to progress super quickly after that. I've seen people who can barely roll down a ramp try to land ollies and kickflips and get stuck on them for months, but the people who spend time learning how to cruise around and feel good in the board will often pick these tricks up in just a few days with good instruction. Finding good tutorials or teachers online or in person can also make a big difference. I've seen people land a kickflip they were working on for a long time because they learned they had just been kicking down in the board instead of up into the nose. They had just never had a good teacher to tell them proper technique and landed the trick easily after learning how to do it properly. Don't listen to people who give over simplified or vague directions on tricks as that's just confusing. Beginners need detailed and clear instructions to succeed and progress well. It sounds like a sellout move, but at the very least I really suggest trying the Skateboarding made Simple vol 1 video from Aaron Kyro. There are a few others he made, but the first one teaches you the basics you absolutely need to get out of the beginners stage and it's totally worth the $6.50 it cost. It saved me months if not years of learning when I first started. The rest of the stuff after can be learned with TH-cam tutorials from various other creators, but that first volume one was super useful to getting me going.
Your skating is sick, honestly looks effortless
Started off with one of my favorite tricks, nollie inward heel is just so sick
To echo the muscle memory point, do your tricks over and over, incrementally faster and harder each time. The best looking skating is fast and you don't need to have huge amounts of pop to gap it.
This is the best skate channel!
im starting skating now at 22
ur channel is very encouraging
thank u for the great videos
7:13 when you see your shoes unglued in the side meants you haved fun skating xD
I'm the guy that learned shuvits before Ollie's, it's a lot easier to do a shuvit on a longboard than it is to Ollie. Getting my first skate deck this week and I'm super excited to start doing some flip tricks.
that pop at the start is nutty
VLskate we love you man, you are the best
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This really helps with me when you get a trick down on flat take it off of things it will build up confidence supper quick
what do u mean take it off of things like doing it off a curb or sum?
@@heyyy7089 anything you can find stairs ledges curbs
when the world needed him the most, he returned.
Warming up is also a great way to stay consistent with your tricks so your not forgetting about your other tricks
Good advices very friendly tone . Nice video Bro. Going back to skateboarding after 20 years
Hows it going? It's been about 15 years for me. Been eyeing up my dusty board, haha.
The random tricks is so true. I grew up on braille vids thinking that I can't move on to more advanced tricks if I can't FS shuv well or have consistent textbook kickflips. Well, I've landed switch heels, inward heels, fakie inward heels, nollie varial heels, nollie heels, nollie BS heels and hospital flips within the same amount of time it took me to land a front shuv. I'm going to work on kickflip variations this year. So varials, hardflips and a more consistent treflip.
I have something to say... at 4:20 when he says don’t compare your self to others he just means don’t put yourself down. Comparing your progression to others is a good way too advance by seeing what others have done to progress and learn!
Not getting mad at yourself is actually great advice, I get so frustrated cause: I can shred the bowl, frontside grind, drop in, and a bunch of other shit, but I can't Ollie for the life or me. I spent 6 hours at my local park trying to ollie, one spot, continuously. Don't do what I did, don't get pissed off at yourself so easily -- It'll hinder your skating for the day. If you can't get that trick down cold in one day, take a break from it, do something else, then come back to it.
I live right next to a skate part so that is easily accessible for me and there are people there who do try and help you and not laugh at you ! the skater community is one of the richest ones out there.
I learned to skate better by switching to a longboard and the switching back to my main one, I taught my friend the basics in one day on a longboard. I highly recommend.
He also learned to ride, on my basic board kinda sketchy. He's improving faster than I did
The best skate channel ever ! Thanks a lot
Nice love your videos dude pray for your health so you can keep skating
Hey, can u do a new tutorial on how to ollie while rolling ?
I just got my first ollie after 6 months and i want to do it now while riding
how I learned was i quit trying to do them standing still, just keep focusing on moving and it will come to you, practice it everyday for an hour or 2 and you should get it, basically is the same thing but your leaning forward a bit
@@Sandee34 thnx
Because i have a problem
When i ollie , i go to the right
I'm pretty sure he made a video on that
@@fxrs7 ah ok its your shoulders, your body is naturally trying to turn to land on both feet, focus on keeping your shoulders aligned with the board
@@Sandee34 thnx bro
U got a new sub , upload tutos , trust me
I would like to see this guy have a game of skate with Aaron Kyro
Vl would win for sure
It would definitely be close asf.
@@Sugondeseballs are you kidding , Kyro would crush VL
Adding to your warming up tip: if you’ve got no tricks down because you’re still trying to get your Ollie’s consistent, cruise around a bit first to loosen up!
Just riding and warming up is a much bigger tip than people realize. I always skate way better if I just cruise around town and throw some basics out for like 10-15 minutes before I actually start the sesh
Great video, this is something I can keep coming back to when necessary
this guy helped me land my ollie first try after 1 month of trying to ollie
I’d recommend getting protective gear if it means it’ll inflict your ego(not) it really helps you feel confident but also prevents serious injuries especially if you work laborious jobs🙏GET OUT THERE AND SKATE🙏💪
This guy is so relaxing to listen to
hi, I started at the skateboarding 2 weeks ago, since I was a child I wanted to do it and today finally i got my skateboard (used bc I pay it myself 😂). I had already skated in a penny board so I just needed half an hour of Tic Tacs to feel comfortable, so I encouraged myself the first day to practice Ollies, and for my own surprise I got it at the third attempt, and I landed it 4 of 10 trys. Now, 2 weeks later, I can make higher ollies and practically land them all, your channel helps me a lot, big shout out from Argentina. ps i used google translate to help me write this don't make fun of me lol
I obviously know that i need a lot of riding to get really comfortable on the board, i just meant comfortable enough to try ollies :)
filming yourself is another good way to improve, you can look back and see what your doing wrong then try to fix it. also another good tip is when you trying to learn something new dont just try it 500 times in a row the same exact way, stop and try to ask yourself why am i not landing this, what am i doing wrong. sometimes it can be something really minor holding you back.
Last few cinematic shots were sick. I just sprained my ankle yesterday trying shove it and watching this 😁
I really struggle with comparing myself to other skaters. I'm usually the worst at any park I go to and I feel ashamed because I've been skating for almost 2 years and look like I just started. It's hard to focus when you're concerned with people watching you constantly failing.
Thank you teacher. You really are the best teacher of mine. You taught me many things. God bless you.
Not comparing yourself to others is the hardest thing
I’m not sure if this applies to skateboarding perfectly, but I learn a cool trick in band: the rule of 5. In essence you if you can do the thing 5 times in a row without messing it up, you’ve understood it. So if you’re trying to work on a trick, doing it over and over until you can do it 5 times in a row is a good way to build that muscle memory. Of course take that with a grain of salt, but still the idea is solid.
Its also applies to any other competitive hobby, helpful tips indeed!
Thank you so much. We learn so much from you man!
I love the chill vibes of the video
Thanks for making this up, really need this one.
I skate a lot on my own, but benefit the most when I skate with friends.
Love this video. Great content!
I've only started skating a few days ago, and this really helps!
Can you make a video on what to practice for beginners. I skate back and fourth down my street but… i don’t know what to practice. I started skateboarding about a month ago and I can do a couple super simple tricks and some that I made up 😂
When I was a beginner kick turns and rolling off curbs were fun to practice if I was struggling with ollies
beginners should practice these tricks. you don’t have to do them in this order but i think it’ll probably be a lot easier. ollie, 180, frontside 189, shuv it, frontside shuv it and after that try a flip trick.
this will take you some time tho lmao
@@instaplutoriannn2987 agreed. but if you don’t have ollies yet maybe check out his beginner trick videos he has like 5 of them
Thank you! :)
I bought a skateboard and skated like 3 times and already twisted my knee.
Promising.
Man ive been skating for over a year now so i dont really watch this channel all that much any more, but this dude really helped me SO much when i was a beginner.
Thanks! SOON Imma get a skateboard and try it out so this will probably help alot.