I have to keep coming back t watch these videos in this series because I'm still so new, there is so much info to take in and remember. At 38 years old the impact of skating has really been hard on my knees and heels, this tip really helped with that impact a surprisingly large amount. I mean it makes perfect sense but sometimes those simple things elude us and once some one points it out, its like a light bulb goes off "Ohhh, damnnnn, how did I not realize this on my own" lol. I've said it multiple times but thank you so much for these videos. I'm a broke ass atm but I'm strongly considering joining your patreon at your lowest tier, I have never joined any ones patreon before but there's a first time for everything and I have you to thank for most of my "first times" one my skate so I feel I need to pay it back..
Thanks Norman, this is great. Just reinforces how mental this is. I am definitely going to apply this mindset for my next session. I tend to want to slam it down too. Being less tense is also a goal of mine. Amazing how complex it can be. Peace!!
This is so true and relates so much to my skateboarding progression. I am still kind of stiff legged and it’s hard to relax more on the board and land tricks in a more fluid motion just waiting to sink until I touch the ground. Working on it now more consciously and it really makes a difference to me. Thanks for the nice analysis and advice. I love the beginner mistake series. Please keep it up 🛹🤘
He still lands with his knees bent. But you can’t skate like Luan as a beginner. Gotta learn the basics, and then you’ll be able to change up your style.
@@NormanWoods True, thx for your great comment. I think the impression of stomping mostly comes from his insane pop, plus he has tons of arm movement which you referred to in another rookie mistake video!
yes! He’s explosive, and his movements are animated. I had to watch a few of his parts before responding. Tricks happen so quickly. I’ll keep making these videos.
I actually sprained my ankle by doing this mistake a week ago trying to polish up my kickflip. I brought my foot down too early and ended up rolling it off the side of my board. This is a really tough habit to get over. Glad it's being addressed!
Really glad I've found your channel as a rookie making many mistakes. I was thinking about how I have this exact issue the last time I skated. Big focus for the next session.
Great series! I had broken my femur w/plateau fracture of the tibia from hyperextending running out of a failed ollie over a gap. it was a really dark location so I couldn’t see how far the ground was from my foot, leg was straight when I landed (SNAP!!). AWESOME instruction!
I have a real problem with doing this. I'm not even a rookie, I've just never got out the habit of doing it. Thanks for reminding me, I need to work on it.
You have the only video on this topic I was able to find on TH-cam.. if anybody has any other recommendations please share! This tip is so universal and so important I’m just trying to hear more people talk about it. You can be the best skater in the world technically, but if you stomp your tricks *too* much, you’re sacrificing style, height, and of course: injury.
Advice is spot on! I am suffering with a sprained ankle right now happened almost 3 weeks ago on a 360 flip wasn't watching my feet as I landed and rolled my ankle just like you said! I will be watching my feet more closely from now on hoping to get a first skate back this evening hopefully it goes okay
Swear I start doing these things a few days before you make these videos. It's really weird I used to stomp my ollie's for years but now I just relax my legs on the way down.
I'm no rookie but I always enjoy reviewing the basic from a different perspective. Helps when I'm having an off day. Let's me realize what things I may be messing up on those off day. Much appreciated
Thanks for this one. This def explains a bunch of ankle sprains. I just feel heavy (so it's more like my legs come down fast rather than me pushing them down), but I need to think about keeping my legs up. I need to visualize floating. Time for some box jumps or something.
Box jumps will definitely help. Body weight or weighted squats as well. Plus some ab training.
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Great insights! What's a "cue" you can use to make yourself wait longer before extending the legs? Should you tell yourself to "keep your knees up" or something like this? When I jump straight up on the ground (without a board), this happens automatically for me, so I guess it can become a "natural thing" once you get super comfortable on your board?
Gems! Can't thank you enough bro! Instant results from this series! How you view skateboarding really resonates with me personally so Im really considering getting a private online lesson.
It’s crazy this was recommended to me (after watching your heelflip tutorial for the 8th time) This has been on my mind for MONTHS now and I have yet to put the time in to actually learn. I’ve rolled the same ankle at least 5 times in 5 or less months * no exaggeration * because of this *awful* habit. I’m gonna try to put this in my future sessions, starting tomorrow 😊. Much appreciated man really. No other skaters are talking about this.
I haven’t really messed with stairsets because of this bad habit. They always felt too sketchy. One wrong move and I break an ankle and can’t skate for 6 months… I just got to that part of the video too haha.
THANK YOU!!!, I was in the mood to skate again today and realized i might not be able to because i'm out of shape and my ankles were hurting, turns out i was straightening out my legs like you said not to and slamming my ankles SUPER hard
The song behind is sooooo chill. It puts me in a good mood EDIT : This is my current issue in 50/50 too, when I do them I push down early and hard and sometimes it just doesn't slide due to that
6,1, 26 and been skating for 1-2 years. Starting skating stairs recent and know exactly what you mean, I have to concentrate so hard to hold my legs up when I Ollie the set which then helps me land with them bent but this is hard 😂 cheers woods
I think of this everytime I skate, and 2 days ago I straight legged it landing in a bank and rolled my ankle 🤦♂️ wasnt as bad as it used to be but this is so true
@@NormanWoods thanks man, also I had took your advice from a previous video and picked up some ace hollows and its the best ive ever felt on a board. 8.5/14.5 wheelbase/ ace af1 hollow 55. Ill never switch my setup again. So I just want to say thank you for putting an end to my setup madness
I feel like i have the opposite problem, I thought it"s bad to always land that low. I checked some of my footage from tricks. I always squat down, straight back and jump up, bring my knees up to my chest and always land pretty low. As example, if I ollie up heights which are taller than my knees i noticed how I always land extremly low. My friends land straighter, still low but way straighter than me. Is this bad?
I think you’re good. Watch and Andrew Reynolds part, and see how low he lands. It’s the way to go. You must naturally have it. That’s rad. Took me years. I was so stiff in the beginning.
@@NormanWoods maybe you're right, thanks for that quick response. I guess everyone has his own problems. For me it's actually really hard to get flip tricks consistent maybe it has something to do with how I started, I used to never bend my knees when i did tricks after some months i fixed it, I had to learn my tricks again kinda. I feel like it kinda ruined how I skate because my airtime on flat really sucks sometimes
@@skai03 you’ll get the pop back. Keep at it. Your skating is a sculpture: starts as a large piece of granite, and you have to use the right tools to get the form you desire.
Man, my main problem is that even though I wanna hang myself in the air, my feet feels heavy that it always leads me to stomping my tricks; also, I don't feel my feet, I don't have enough control. What can I do?
I used to feel like this as well. It took time and lots of reps. But, I feel in control now (as much as you can be in control of gravity 😭). Keep at it. The fact that you’re aware of your legs rushing downward means you’re on the right path.
Yes! I'm nowhere near your level but I've said to multiple people with less experience than me to "just worry about going up, gravity will handle the coming down."
"Its like you're in a hurry to get back to the ground" love that that's it right there. When I first started I was anxious to get back on terra firma
I was the same way!
Norman Woods is the best skateboard teacher I ever came across after watching so many other videos no lie
I have to keep coming back t watch these videos in this series because I'm still so new, there is so much info to take in and remember. At 38 years old the impact of skating has really been hard on my knees and heels, this tip really helped with that impact a surprisingly large amount. I mean it makes perfect sense but sometimes those simple things elude us and once some one points it out, its like a light bulb goes off "Ohhh, damnnnn, how did I not realize this on my own" lol.
I've said it multiple times but thank you so much for these videos. I'm a broke ass atm but I'm strongly considering joining your patreon at your lowest tier, I have never joined any ones patreon before but there's a first time for everything and I have you to thank for most of my "first times" one my skate so I feel I need to pay it back..
Thanks Norman, this is great. Just reinforces how mental this is. I am definitely going to apply this mindset for my next session. I tend to want to slam it down too. Being less tense is also a goal of mine. Amazing how complex it can be. Peace!!
This is so true and relates so much to my skateboarding progression. I am still kind of stiff legged and it’s hard to relax more on the board and land tricks in a more fluid motion just waiting to sink until I touch the ground.
Working on it now more consciously and it really makes a difference to me. Thanks for the nice analysis and advice. I love the beginner mistake series. Please keep it up 🛹🤘
Thank you for watching. I hope this really helps you hit your stride.
Some pro skaters seem to kind of stomp down their tricks pretty hard though, Luan for example. Great advice anyway, thank you so much!
He still lands with his knees bent. But you can’t skate like Luan as a beginner. Gotta learn the basics, and then you’ll be able to change up your style.
@@NormanWoods
True, thx for your great comment.
I think the impression of stomping mostly comes from his insane pop, plus he has tons of arm movement which you referred to in another rookie mistake video!
yes! He’s explosive, and his movements are animated. I had to watch a few of his parts before responding. Tricks happen so quickly. I’ll keep making these videos.
I actually sprained my ankle by doing this mistake a week ago trying to polish up my kickflip. I brought my foot down too early and ended up rolling it off the side of my board.
This is a really tough habit to get over. Glad it's being addressed!
I’m so sorry. My last big injury was an ankle sprain(before the concussion). Worse I’ve ever had. Please take care of it.
Really glad I've found your channel as a rookie making many mistakes. I was thinking about how I have this exact issue the last time I skated. Big focus for the next session.
Helping fix these, early in skaters’ journeys, is why I do this. Have a fun session.
Great series! I had broken my femur w/plateau fracture of the tibia from hyperextending running out of a failed ollie over a gap. it was a really dark location so I couldn’t see how far the ground was from my foot, leg was straight when I landed (SNAP!!).
AWESOME instruction!
@@bosnuts7058 thank you 🙏🏾 that’s a brutal injury. I hope you’re well and skating again.
I have a real problem with doing this. I'm not even a rookie, I've just never got out the habit of doing it. Thanks for reminding me, I need to work on it.
You have the only video on this topic I was able to find on TH-cam.. if anybody has any other recommendations please share!
This tip is so universal and so important I’m just trying to hear more people talk about it.
You can be the best skater in the world technically, but if you stomp your tricks *too* much, you’re sacrificing style, height, and of course: injury.
As a transition skater this is really helpful for the street...thanks!
Happy to help!
good tips, thanks, never thought about this one
Norman is the OG. Top tier content.
I was thinking about that exactly when I skated today, it's a bad habit for me - gonna make sure to work on it!
Get after it! Thanks for watching.
Advice is spot on! I am suffering with a sprained ankle right now happened almost 3 weeks ago on a 360 flip wasn't watching my feet as I landed and rolled my ankle just like you said! I will be watching my feet more closely from now on hoping to get a first skate back this evening hopefully it goes okay
Bro your mental is on point. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Thank you for taking the time to watch!
"The Sza" baby yeah !!!
Swear I start doing these things a few days before you make these videos. It's really weird I used to stomp my ollie's for years but now I just relax my legs on the way down.
There’s a word for this phenomenon
I love how scientific Norman is with his explanations. I never thought about any of this until now.
thanks bruh
I'm no rookie but I always enjoy reviewing the basic from a different perspective. Helps when I'm having an off day. Let's me realize what things I may be messing up on those off day. Much appreciated
Oh and it helps me give tips to the newbies at the park as well.
Thanks for this one. This def explains a bunch of ankle sprains. I just feel heavy (so it's more like my legs come down fast rather than me pushing them down), but I need to think about keeping my legs up. I need to visualize floating. Time for some box jumps or something.
Box jumps will definitely help. Body weight or weighted squats as well. Plus some ab training.
Great insights! What's a "cue" you can use to make yourself wait longer before extending the legs? Should you tell yourself to "keep your knees up" or something like this? When I jump straight up on the ground (without a board), this happens automatically for me, so I guess it can become a "natural thing" once you get super comfortable on your board?
what an incredibly useful observation, thank you!
Gems! Can't thank you enough bro! Instant results from this series! How you view skateboarding really resonates with me personally so Im really considering getting a private online lesson.
It’s crazy this was recommended to me (after watching your heelflip tutorial for the 8th time)
This has been on my mind for MONTHS now and I have yet to put the time in to actually learn.
I’ve rolled the same ankle at least 5 times in 5 or less months * no exaggeration * because of this *awful* habit.
I’m gonna try to put this in my future sessions, starting tomorrow 😊.
Much appreciated man really. No other skaters are talking about this.
I haven’t really messed with stairsets because of this bad habit. They always felt too sketchy. One wrong move and I break an ankle and can’t skate for 6 months…
I just got to that part of the video too haha.
THANK YOU!!!, I was in the mood to skate again today and realized i might not be able to because i'm out of shape and my ankles were hurting, turns out i was straightening out my legs like you said not to and slamming my ankles SUPER hard
Always happy to help! Have fun out there.
Great tips my guy, I'm definitely gonna try this in my next sesh
Let me know if it helps 👊🏾
The song behind is sooooo chill. It puts me in a good mood
EDIT : This is my current issue in 50/50 too, when I do them I push down early and hard and sometimes it just doesn't slide due to that
I tried my best with the audio mixing. I had that issue with 50-50s too. It made me avoid them on rails for a long time.
@@DarmokAtTanagra it’s one of mine. But, I know and love that song.
6,1, 26 and been skating for 1-2 years. Starting skating stairs recent and know exactly what you mean, I have to concentrate so hard to hold my legs up when I Ollie the set which then helps me land with them bent but this is hard 😂 cheers woods
Amazing Norman, you’re recent uploads are awesome 👏
Awesome videos man!
as an advancedish skater your videos really helpful
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 feel free to suggest tricks for me to cover.
😮need to try this cause I manage to get a good/ok ollie but it still looks strange and not high enough. I noticed my legs come down so quickly 😢
thanks! I think landing with extended legs hurts my back too
Thank you again :)
Appreciate it
Great vid!
I think of this everytime I skate, and 2 days ago I straight legged it landing in a bank and rolled my ankle 🤦♂️ wasnt as bad as it used to be but this is so true
Ouch! Speedy recovery my man. Keeping my ankle iced, heated, and rotating it when possible, all helped heal my last sprained ankle.
@@NormanWoods thanks man, also I had took your advice from a previous video and picked up some ace hollows and its the best ive ever felt on a board. 8.5/14.5 wheelbase/ ace af1 hollow 55. Ill never switch my setup again. So I just want to say thank you for putting an end to my setup madness
@@BitesTheDusto glad to help out any way I can.
Legend
5:39 was nuts
I feel like i have the opposite problem, I thought it"s bad to always land that low. I checked some of my footage from tricks. I always squat down, straight back and jump up, bring my knees up to my chest and always land pretty low. As example, if I ollie up heights which are taller than my knees i noticed how I always land extremly low. My friends land straighter, still low but way straighter than me. Is this bad?
I think you’re good. Watch and Andrew Reynolds part, and see how low he lands. It’s the way to go. You must naturally have it. That’s rad. Took me years. I was so stiff in the beginning.
@@NormanWoods maybe you're right, thanks for that quick response. I guess everyone has his own problems. For me it's actually really hard to get flip tricks consistent maybe it has something to do with how I started, I used to never bend my knees when i did tricks after some months i fixed it, I had to learn my tricks again kinda.
I feel like it kinda ruined how I skate because my airtime on flat really sucks sometimes
@@skai03 you’ll get the pop back. Keep at it. Your skating is a sculpture: starts as a large piece of granite, and you have to use the right tools to get the form you desire.
sprained my ankle trying to "catch" my tre flip about month ago xD
Awesome outfit! you dress better than many dedicated "Style TH-camrs"
You should mike videos on style, no joke
greetings from Italy
Man, my main problem is that even though I wanna hang myself in the air, my feet feels heavy that it always leads me to stomping my tricks; also, I don't feel my feet, I don't have enough control. What can I do?
I used to feel like this as well. It took time and lots of reps. But, I feel in control now (as much as you can be in control of gravity 😭). Keep at it. The fact that you’re aware of your legs rushing downward means you’re on the right path.
@@NormanWoods Thanks! And one more thing; how can I approach better learning new trick
Oh my god so many good skaters do this now…like they’re mad or someone owes them something
Yes! I'm nowhere near your level but I've said to multiple people with less experience than me to "just worry about going up, gravity will handle the coming down."
Eloquent way to lay it out.