18 Key Skateboarding Tips I Wish I Knew Earlier

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• DY

  @dynamitedavies · 2 years ago

  Im a more mature skater (42) thats just started about 7 weeks ago, love watching these clips as they really do help. I try and skate every day even if its just a 15 min skate to work and back. I skate parks when i can as much as i can and i even got myself another deck just for carpet. I'm totally hooked

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• YA

  @YakoBako · 2 years ago

  People always made fun of me for having Walmart boards as a kid. It took me like 6 years to learn how to Ollie and one day when I was a teenager a guy at the skatepark gave me a complete flip board. Still one of the best gifts I've ever received. It did take some getting used to a board that rolls more than 5 ft and didn't weigh a ton. I wouldn't say it helped me be a better skater but it definitely brought my confidence up and that helped me learn so much faster

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• 0N

  @0N3DR3AD · 2 years ago

  MGK picks up and accent and thinks he can fool us. 🤔😅

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• SP

  @SpeedyGwen · 1 year ago

  you should also mention to people that they shouldnt be scared to wear protection, a lot of people think that they look stupid if they wear a helmet eventho it could potentially save their life, but the thing that change everything with protections is confidence, I personally have a lot more confidence commiting to tricks if I have a helmet and knee pads at least, its especially a must when going down ramps and bowls

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• ZA

  @zadeb12 · 2 years ago

  When I was a kid me and my friends skateboarded a lot, I was the only one who could kick flip, but also the only one who couldn’t drop in 😂

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• FL

  @Flutter_by · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd05ykLX1Aw&amp;t=946">15:46</a><br>&quot;Don&apos;t start scootering.&quot;<br><br>Best tip on list

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• MI

  @mikhailkomarov9090 · 2 years ago

  Is that british machine gun kelly giving me skateboarding tips? Nice vid btw)

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• JH

  @Jhittripping412 · 2 years ago

  I’m 22 and it’s my first week being (seriously) on a skateboard. I bought a cheap one from target just to practice lol. Idk why but I have a feeling for just bombing shit. Hitting huge ramps and landing on the ground, huge drops, and yeah whatever is there. I’d always do parkour growing up so I know how to land/jump off things. I’ll let y’all know in 3 years😂

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• SW

  @SwarmofBees-inatrenchcoat · 2 years ago

  What&apos;s really helped me the most is other people at the skate park. Either watching them skate to see how they do it, or asking people for help. Having someone with you to show you what to do, try out your board so they know how it works, watch you skate, tell you what you&apos;re doing wrong, and hype you up, really helps

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• BR

  @braeden_carson · 2 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m 17, I started skating like 3 months ago, i have hydrocephalus, so trying to convince my parents to let me skate was very difficult, but now i have a helmet that doesn&apos;t fit, and it&apos;s the largest size that S1 owns. But i love skating hope to get better and gain enough confidence and persuasion skills so i can go to the skatepark sometime.

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• RO

  @rowlinstoned3715 · 9 months ago

  I&apos;ve noticed a lot of people nowadays call people posers for how they carry their board when grabbing it to walk somewhere &nbsp;and for what they wear or how they wear it. When they don&apos;t realize doing what they&apos;re doing is the actual definition of poser. Skating has no wrong way to do it. Have fun and be a positive part of the scene instead of a cavity. Great video ❤

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• WI

  @willsONfireBeats · 2 years ago

  You aint lyin about small cracks/&quot;ledges&quot; in the concrete being skatera worst enemy.<br><br>I skated as a teen from 2001 to 2004, then picked back up in 2009. My younger cousin had started skating, and one day skating with him i thought, &quot;Let me show him how its REALLY done.&quot;<br><br>I went to do a simple sideways powerslide, like id done a million times before.<br><br>I pushed up to mach speed and started skidding the back wheels around to slide. <br><br>What i didnt notice was underneath me, the pavement had a tiny &quot;dip&quot; which created the smallest drop in height.<br><br>As i turned my body to do the slide, that dip cause my front foot to come off the board and contact the pavement while my body was still turning(still at mach speed)<br><br>I heard a pop and i fell over. I looked down at my left ankle, and it was facing the WRONG way.... whoops<br><br>I broke and dislocated my ankle, and ended up with screws and plates holding it together. That pretty much got me off a board for the next 10 years. Until now<br><br>Im seriously considering getting back into it. In my older age, i really need something to become more active outdoors to get myself in better shape.<br><br>I briefly considered mountain bikes, but I dont have a connection to that like I did to skating.<br><br>I think if I invest in some good safety gear, ankle and knee braces, and dont ollie down stairs and loading docks like i did at age 14(and NO powerslides!!!) and just focus on cruising/some small curb and manny pad skating, I should be fine.<br><br>If you read all that, thanks, and thank you for making this video, its helping me psych myself up to get back on board!

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