How to Backside 180.
Well, the backside 180 is pretty much just like a frontside 180, only you turn the other way. The principles are still the same, you want to do the ollie and whip your shoulders around hard, except backside not frontside. Turn your shoulders and ollie and you should hopefully go all the way around. [...]
How To Turn On Skateboard
Alright, you learned how to push and roll on your skateboard, now you need to turn so you can avoid obstacles and get to where you are going. Turning is all about leaning and distributing your weight…it also depends on how loose or how tight you prefer your trucks to be. The tighter [...]
What Size Skateboard Should I Get?
There are quite a few options out there when it comes to the different sizes of your actual skateboard deck. The size you choose depends mainly on what you plan on riding, what you plan on doing and how big you are. Sizes usually range from about 7.5″ to about 8.25″. Even [...]
How to Push on a Skateboard.
You may think there is not much to pushing on a skateboard…you put one foot on the board and one foot on the ground and go…WRONG. There is a right way and a wrong way to get going on a skateboard; it all depends on whether you are regular footed or goofy foooted, which [...]
How to Stand on a Skateboard: Goofy or Regular?
Before you even attempt to ride, you should know how to stand on a skateboard…and this involves knowing if you are goofy or regular footed. Goofy is when you ride with your right foot forward, and Regular is when you ride with your left foot forward.
You’re probably asking yourself, “How do I know what [...]