How To Hold A Skateboard

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How to hold a skateboard. If youre regular-footed lean forward to go right or backward to go left. If you are a beginner you wont find out from the first time whether the skate is good for you. If youre goofy-footed lean forward to go left and backward to go right.

At first this will be exceedingly difficult but with practice it will become easier. To stop your skateboard place your back foot on the ground and let it drag until you come to a stop. How to Plan Skateboarding Competitions.

Always wear a helmet wrist guards and elbow pads when you are skateboarding. Wearing these special items will help to protect you when you fall which happens often when you are first learning how to skateboard. When skateboarding its important to pay attention to weather conditions.

Start by taking off your skateboards trucks. Yes bikes are safer than a skateboard because you can fall down when you do a flip over and you have to keep balance on a skateboard but you can hold on the handles and sit down on a bike. The trucks are the long metal shafts on the underside of the board that attach the wheels to the deck the wooden platform you stand on.

Your nose probably will too eventually. Then locate the 2 screw holes closest to 1 end of the skateboard deck. A durable skateboard that can bear your weight will result in a good riding and tricks performance.

Have a final thought on how much weight can a skateboard hold when you purchase one. UPDATED Here is the updated version of this video. It goes nice if.