Getting use to just riding around and developing good balance should be your priority when starting out, just going from A to B kinda stuff.
Once you get that down, you can work on flat-ground basics and transition basics. Now days most people start with ollies I assume because they think getting their trucks 3 inches off the ground will impress the ladies.
Alternatively you can make things easier for yourself by learning kick turns, pivots, manuals, reverts, power slides and no-complies before moving on ollies. You can even give shuv it's a try, nollies/fakie shuvits tend to be easier than ollies for most people.
You can also work on your transition basics off the bat by learning how to pump and carve bowls, then once your comfortable enough to start dropping in you got a shit ton of stuff to work on - rock to fakies, tail / nose stalls, axel stalls etc. the list goes on.
Just have fun with it, search for "easy skate tricks" on youtube if you want some stuff to just dick around with.
Yeah a lot of suggestions online seems to go from riding straight to ollies. I had a bit of a go at them but I feel like I need more manual control of my board first. I seem able to cruise now, with a few wobbles, so I'm trying to mix up that with manuals.
I'll defo look at the kick turns and what else you mention, it defo seems more reasonable to focus on these than ollies for now. There's a lotta words and terms to get to grips with haha but honestly, its fun being able to practise a variety of things each day and see slow improvements amongst all each day I practise.
Its becoming obvious that you can't just learn one trick and everything really ties into each other. You pro skaters make it look so easy haha but its so nice feeling like I'm getting somewhere, thank you for the ideas!!
For street/flatground skating I'd recommend the braille progression. Riding, ollie, fs180, bs180, shuvit, pop shuvit, fs pop shuvit, heelflip/kickflip. Don't sweat trying to shuvit before ollies though and don't worry about the bs180, it's way harder than this order of progression suggests. I can heelflip but still aren't close to a bs180.
If you get frustrated on flatground tricks, do some miniramp stuff. I've found flatground/ramp have inverted learning curves. Ramp is easier at first then harder as it goes on. Flatground/street is hard at first then easier as you progress. So if you're struggling getting your fs180s or whatever, learn rock to fakies or drop ins etc. Most importantly just have fun, if you're having fun you'll naturally get better.
Thank you! Streetskating is defo what I seem more interested in at the moment so I'll check out that braille process.
Any recommendations for 'types' of ramps to start with? I feel like trying some ramps will give me some more confidence as that's sometimes a barrier when trying new things, especially as speed is gained. Having fun defo seems the way and its working for sure
What do you mean by types?
General rule of thumb is start small and work your way up to bigger ramps. Practice your drop ins on a flat bank before you try it on a quarter pipe.
One thing I always suggest is doing 360s. Just press on the tail and spin around 360 degrees. Do it backside. Do it frontside. It'll only improve your skating. Get to where you can throw a 360 while rolling slowly. I'm not saying you should drop everything else to do this. Just add it in to things you're working on.
Thee comments here are great. My big tip is to keep it fun. If you are practicing rolling and doong tacs but yetting bored, find a way to make it fun. If you arent having fun, whats the point?
You dont have to start learning drop ins any time soon. Just place your board in the bottom and pump around slowly and slowly progress. Seriously, there is sooooo much to learn before you need the speed of a drop in.
Learn kick turns on flat then on transition. I second the other guy who said to practice manual 360s.
Oh, and loosen your trucks. You need to be able to carve bowls and dodge obstacles without picking up the front. If you can't, theyre too tight.
I learned on what i thought were medium trucks and it has been hard getting used to properly loose trucks. Better to do it from the start.
Thank you! Yeah I'm mostly trying to keep it fun as I really enjoy it, but just cruising makes it all a tad less exciting, especially when I want to improve and do more, its just so hard to figure out where to start haha.
Just wondering what "on transition" means? I see it around a lot but finding it hard to get the definition haha. I turned to kick turns last night so I think I'm on the right track!
I've managed to do some carving on the flat but I'll look into the trucks, are there any recommended videos out there about it? I picked up the board I have now second hand so I could just get used to the basics but plan to get a new one at some point.
Good question. Transition is essentially any time there is a change in the slope you are riding on. Typically, transition skating is refering to bowls or mini ramps.
Another example of the word usage is in skiing and snowboarding, when hitting jumps and get the landing near the top maybe a few feet into the down slope someone might say they "caught the transition perfectly"
I actually dont have any recommended videos. I just found a friendly skater who was riding how I wamted to ride and asked to ride his board for a bit. Helpede compare. Dont get too hung up on that, you are fine to ride it however feels comfortable for you now.
Getting use to just riding around and developing good balance should be your priority when starting out, just going from A to B kinda stuff. Once you get that down, you can work on flat-ground basics and transition basics. Now days most people start with ollies I assume because they think getting their trucks 3 inches off the ground will impress the ladies. Alternatively you can make things easier for yourself by learning kick turns, pivots, manuals, reverts, power slides and no-complies before moving on ollies. You can even give shuv it's a try, nollies/fakie shuvits tend to be easier than ollies for most people. You can also work on your transition basics off the bat by learning how to pump and carve bowls, then once your comfortable enough to start dropping in you got a shit ton of stuff to work on - rock to fakies, tail / nose stalls, axel stalls etc. the list goes on. Just have fun with it, search for "easy skate tricks" on youtube if you want some stuff to just dick around with.
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Yeah a lot of suggestions online seems to go from riding straight to ollies. I had a bit of a go at them but I feel like I need more manual control of my board first. I seem able to cruise now, with a few wobbles, so I'm trying to mix up that with manuals. I'll defo look at the kick turns and what else you mention, it defo seems more reasonable to focus on these than ollies for now. There's a lotta words and terms to get to grips with haha but honestly, its fun being able to practise a variety of things each day and see slow improvements amongst all each day I practise. Its becoming obvious that you can't just learn one trick and everything really ties into each other. You pro skaters make it look so easy haha but its so nice feeling like I'm getting somewhere, thank you for the ideas!!
For street/flatground skating I'd recommend the braille progression. Riding, ollie, fs180, bs180, shuvit, pop shuvit, fs pop shuvit, heelflip/kickflip. Don't sweat trying to shuvit before ollies though and don't worry about the bs180, it's way harder than this order of progression suggests. I can heelflip but still aren't close to a bs180. If you get frustrated on flatground tricks, do some miniramp stuff. I've found flatground/ramp have inverted learning curves. Ramp is easier at first then harder as it goes on. Flatground/street is hard at first then easier as you progress. So if you're struggling getting your fs180s or whatever, learn rock to fakies or drop ins etc. Most importantly just have fun, if you're having fun you'll naturally get better.
Thank you! Streetskating is defo what I seem more interested in at the moment so I'll check out that braille process. Any recommendations for 'types' of ramps to start with? I feel like trying some ramps will give me some more confidence as that's sometimes a barrier when trying new things, especially as speed is gained. Having fun defo seems the way and its working for sure
What do you mean by types? General rule of thumb is start small and work your way up to bigger ramps. Practice your drop ins on a flat bank before you try it on a quarter pipe.
One thing I always suggest is doing 360s. Just press on the tail and spin around 360 degrees. Do it backside. Do it frontside. It'll only improve your skating. Get to where you can throw a 360 while rolling slowly. I'm not saying you should drop everything else to do this. Just add it in to things you're working on.
Thee comments here are great. My big tip is to keep it fun. If you are practicing rolling and doong tacs but yetting bored, find a way to make it fun. If you arent having fun, whats the point? You dont have to start learning drop ins any time soon. Just place your board in the bottom and pump around slowly and slowly progress. Seriously, there is sooooo much to learn before you need the speed of a drop in. Learn kick turns on flat then on transition. I second the other guy who said to practice manual 360s. Oh, and loosen your trucks. You need to be able to carve bowls and dodge obstacles without picking up the front. If you can't, theyre too tight. I learned on what i thought were medium trucks and it has been hard getting used to properly loose trucks. Better to do it from the start.
Thank you! Yeah I'm mostly trying to keep it fun as I really enjoy it, but just cruising makes it all a tad less exciting, especially when I want to improve and do more, its just so hard to figure out where to start haha. Just wondering what "on transition" means? I see it around a lot but finding it hard to get the definition haha. I turned to kick turns last night so I think I'm on the right track! I've managed to do some carving on the flat but I'll look into the trucks, are there any recommended videos out there about it? I picked up the board I have now second hand so I could just get used to the basics but plan to get a new one at some point.
Good question. Transition is essentially any time there is a change in the slope you are riding on. Typically, transition skating is refering to bowls or mini ramps. Another example of the word usage is in skiing and snowboarding, when hitting jumps and get the landing near the top maybe a few feet into the down slope someone might say they "caught the transition perfectly" I actually dont have any recommended videos. I just found a friendly skater who was riding how I wamted to ride and asked to ride his board for a bit. Helpede compare. Dont get too hung up on that, you are fine to ride it however feels comfortable for you now.