Skate insights/secrets

[Fecal Fury]

I'm a follower of the Church of Luan who in his wisest words once spoke:
"Go fast, eat shit"

I signed up after the fact so that I didn't feel so left out because all I do is go fast and I eat a tonne of shit.

[somethingmustbreaknow]

when filming a trick, or a line and you gotta pee, you have to hold it in.
the urgent need having to piss will help you to land your banger faster

[Grind King Rims]

Jerry Hsu says he never allows himself to jack off before a skate session because it lowers his energy or something and since I heard that, I've always thought the same.

[shit_for_brains]

I jack off before every session because jacking off is the best

[Betaphenylethylalamine]

Odd one for anyone that has a hard time grinding flat round rails, even the big fat ones. Don't bend down much on the pop. Once I figured this out I could grind rails pretty easy.

Learning to nosemanual, it's helps alot to go fast.

This one might just be me but on switch or nollie heels, my front foot is actually pointing a tad backwards, and I. Also looking slightly backwards.

Backside flips are waaa�y easier going fast, as are good back 180s

If your having one of those "off kickflip days" , do a bunch fakie first. I find I stay more center on fakie flips and get more pop. After I do ten or so and switch back my kickflips are usually good to go

I could never do back 3s, any tips for those? Ive been able to do them switch for 15 years but I've never rode away from a clean regular one, and I wanna learn em so bad.

On front heels, every stance, lean back a tad at the pop but jump more forward (learned this from Pat channita)

[Swithflip]

The secret of brazilian flick is board size 7.75 or 7.8.

[asakusa75]

I jack off before every session because jacking off is the best

I jack off anyway, regardless if there is a session going down or not.
In fact, jacking off usually is the session.

[Willie]

On Rock and Rolls your shoulders should be halfway done the trick before you even start.

[Dwyck]

when i struggle with tricks i go back thru "Skate Questions" to find a thread on them
uh also once you get going you dont really pump up transition. just down. that seems straightforward but it took me years
edit: wheelbase and nose/tail length are more important than width

[CRAILFISH TO REVERT]

I jack off before every session because jacking off is the best

yea..for the perfect session; jack off, do some light stretching and consume 2 tall cans.

[Tracer]

Stop filming street tricks at parks, the footage always looks like dogshit and it's inadmissible at skate court.

[Francis Xavier]

Stop filming street tricks at parks, the footage always looks like dogshit and it's inadmissible at skate court.

[Dr-Feelgood]

I actually love skating after about 3-6 beers, any more then that that and ill get sloppy on a board but 3 to 6 gives me that little bit of confidence booster, brain kind of turns off and stops worrying about things going south

[shark tits]

Stop filming street tricks at parks, the footage always looks like dogshit and it's inadmissible at skate court.

[yapple dapple]

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Stop filming street tricks at parks, the footage always looks like dogshit and it's inadmissible at skate court.

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[Evisoon]

good thread.

[fulfillthedream]

there was a thread a few years back called "trick to the trick"


anyways my contribution to this one is for back side crooked grinds... always had em but never was able to land em until someone told me to use my shoulders to pop out.. as i've gotten older a lot of tricks really require a lot of concentration at first, weight distribution, foot placement etc.

[Betaphenylethylalamine]

there was a thread a few years back called "trick to the trick"


anyways my contribution to this one is for back side crooked grinds... always had em but never was able to land em until someone told me to use my shoulders to pop out.. as i've gotten older a lot of tricks really require a lot of concentration at first, weight distribution, foot placement etc.

Shit, for me it was don't grind so long at first. I learned em on a ten foot ledge and tried grinding the whole thing Everytime. By the time I got to the end I'd be leaning back too far.

Then one day I managed to stay completely over the board and popped out like nothing.

So for me it's just stay right over top the board, pressure the front foot a tad at the end and it pops out super easy, rather Tha. Just falling off the ledge.

Kalis trick. On high ledges just bone out an Ollie and grind 6" lol. Like a nosebonk.

Kickflip backside wallrides are super easy. Just find the right angle and do the exact same thing you do for a kicky back 50 50, but lean back a tad. Riding away takes some getting used to but sticking to the wall is easy. Kinda mindfuck to commit at first though.

Reynolds f/s flip, lean back Abit on the pop, Mike Carroll style lean forward and turn harder. Like turn your shoulders f/s before you even pop

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

always shit before a session, it makes you feel lighter.
for back 180 no complys, hang your front toes off the board a bit, makes getting that leg out of the way happen a lot quicker
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more slappy and/ or backside powerslide tips please!

[Betaphenylethylalamine]

To practice slappies, approach the curb head on to learn how to smash into the curb, just lean back and turn/hit the curb.

Backside powerslides are in the toes. Turn quick and put all the weight on your toes. To come out straight, keep your head looking forward. To fakie, look more at the nose of your board, turn head and body to roll out.  Try on a painted section in a parking lot first, slides better. If your really game, try it on paint in a light rain. Prepare to eat shit a few times though

[Francis Xavier]

To practice slappies, approach the curb head on to learn how to smash into the curb, just lean back and turn/hit the curb.

Backside powerslides are in the toes. Turn quick and put all the weight on your toes. To come out straight, keep your head looking forward. To fakie, look more at the nose of your board, turn head and body to roll out.  Try on a painted section in a parking lot first, slides better. If your really game, try it on paint in a light rain. Prepare to eat shit a few times though

Yup! Slappies are literally you slapping the curb,go fast and bash that shit...backside was easier for me to learn at first,especially 5-0s but it's all in figuring out how to use that momentum and weight distrubution. A good painted curb thats sorta small is a good start

[doublesteveburger]

My broken logic: switch-tail slides are essentially nose-slides. Switch back-tails are just front nose-slides.

I know it doesn't make sense but it does to me.


Oh and jacking off is pretty much sex.

[pizzafliptofakie]

I've got backside slappies pretty well, but frontside are alien to me. Backside at least feel sorta similar to backside grinds on transition.

[nowell]

Dave grohl from the foo fighters used to be the drummer for nirvana

[KoRnholio8]

The secret to skateboarding is that professionals actually train to get consistent and good and then go on to tell you in their interviews that it is totally not a sport. Smoke weed, get better somehow dunno

[Jollyoli]

Make sure you can do at least five tricks before you challenge someone to a game of SKATE.

[swag nollies]

Make sure you can do at least five tricks before you challenge someone to a game of SKATE.

When kids ask you to play SKATE at the park tell them you can only play SK8 and let them win. Because I cant make it through a game of SKATE without having to sit down and rest and smoke a cigarette.

[shit_for_brains]

When little kids challenge me to skate I absolutely destroy them.

[Iceman]

When little kids challenge me to skate I absolutely destroy them.

the best is afterwards you feel like you were tricked into taking candy from a baby.

[AitchBeeGayBuh]

Just remember, index finger counter-clockwise.

Do this until u achieve release.

Now you're ready to go skating.