Skateboard Tips 1 - When starting out skateboarding it is very important to make sure you have the right gear in order to prevent injury. Skate shoes are a must as they have a thick, flat sole that provides more cushion and better grip. Skaters should always wear a helmet along with knee pads. The helmet and pads are the number one way to prevent serious injury while skateboarding. You can also wear elbow pads and/or wristbands for added protection.

Skateboard Tips 2 - Before you can be the next Tony Hawk, you must first become comfortable with your board. At first, simply stand on the skateboard while in a patch of grass or on the carpet in your house. Get used to the feel of the board underneath you. Move your feet around to different positions on the board including putting all of your weight on either end of the skateboard at one time. Once you get used to the size and feel of your board beneath you, you can move on to more advanced skateboarding techniques and tricks.

Skateboard Tips 3 - Much like in baseball where you have to determine whether you bat/throw right-handed or left-handed, in skateboarding you have to decide whether you are going to lead with your left foot (called the Regular stance) or right foot (called the Goofy stance). When standing on the board, see which way feels more natural to you. You want your stronger, more dominant foot to be your back foot.

Skateboard Tips 4 - Next, you will need to learn how to push. This is the primary way of starting your motion on a skateboard form a standstill. Always use your back foor to push as it is the regarded proper method. There are different styles of pushing that can be learned after the basic push has been mastered.

Skateboard Tips 5 - After learning how to push, you will need to know how to turn. The best way to turn is to really bend your knees to get low and then turn your board using your feet. This is one of the basic skills that will help you when learning more advanced skateboarding tricks.

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Skateboard Tips 6 - When learning how to skateboard, start with one of the easiest of all the tricks called the Ollie. It is the groundwork for most of the more advanced tricks and makes sense to learn early. Once you master the Ollie, you'll be able to conquer other skateboarding tricks much easier.

Skateboard Tips 7 - Skate smartly. Mistakes by yourself may not only hurt you but can hurt others in the area. Avoid colliding with other skaters. Don't perform dangerous stunts that are above your skill level in an attempt to show off. Be mindful of where other skaters are and try to give them room to skate and do their own tricks.

Skateboard Tips 8 - Footbraking: Start slow when learning how to footbrake. DO NOT try this while moving at a fast speed. Work your way up to a faster speed to prevent falling and injury.

Start off by turning your toes to face the nose (front) of the board. Your chest should also be facing toward the front. Put all your weight onto your front foot as you keep your back leg straight and slowly lower it to the ground. Basically, all your weight should be on your front leg, while keeping your body centered and dragging your back foot to slow yourself down. Applying light pressure will slow you down more gradually, while heavier pressure will slow you down quickly.

Skateboard Tips 9 - As with everything in life, practic makes perfect. Repeating the skateboarding tricks over and over is the only true way to master the techniques. Start with a few of the basic tricks and, once you've got those down, add a more advanced trick to your repetoire. Make sure you practice properly and nail the correct method of doing each trick. If you practice incorrectly, then you will preform the tricks incorrectly.

Skateboard Tips 10 - It's easiest to practice on carpet or grass to keep your skateboard from rolling while getting used to your new tricks. Of course some people find it easier to learn skateboard tricks while moving. Just remember; you fall a lot when first learning new tricks.

Skateboard Tips 11 - First off before you can start, you have to make sure you know manualing is quite dangerous so wear the right gear whenever skateboarding. So you first have to stand on your skateboard and try to concentrate on your balance so you have to pick up the right speed not too fast. You dont want to get hurt so knees bent back leg pushing down on tail front leg not pushing the front of board and keeping ur balance remember practice makes perfect!!!!!

Skateboard Tips 12 - Next is the ollie wich is a harder trick on your first try. if you are regular (left foot on top and right in back) Your left foot should be positioned a little under the bolts and your right foot should be at the end of the tail. then practice snapping the tail to the ground until you feel comfterble with this then practice sliding. you can practice sliding by snapping but leave your tail on the ground then slide your front foot up untill you feel comfortable with that. then snap the tail untill you hear it click on the ground,slide your front foot up and suck your knees up and land and bend your knees on the landing to absorb the impact. if you are a goofy skater switch left to right and right to left where i say them. remember practic makes perfect!!!! - jack

Skateboard Tips 13 - A lot of people forgot one thing is to think with the board what i meen is that you have to think with the trick you r trying to do cause the wrong is not from the the wrong is from you so try to think with board say in yourmind what im doing wrong and correct the wrong this way is better you can get the tricks fast so remember while your practicing to think with you board.- ayham

Skateboard Tips 14 - Are you trying to ollie big thing or gaps and you cant cause you are afraid well your gona learned them now,ok when you want to ollie gaps and you are afraid the best thing is when you ollie dont looke down or where your gona land when you ollie you need to looke at your board cause if you dont you looke down your not gona land it cause you are afraid so the best thing is to looke at your board and not where you gona land good luck - ayham

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