From the Guest Writer (Philip I.)

I remember not being able to do any tricks . I was getting frustrated and was ready to give up. Then I decided to find tips to help me land those tricks perfectly. Now I am going to share what I learned for some of the more basic moves with you.

NOTE: This is based on preferance and opinion. If you find another way that you prefer and that works, feel free to share this way I can add them to this article if I feel that the tips have merit (I will try to give credit as much as possible for those tips that you share).

NOTE #2: If you would like tips for other moves please just comment below and well be sure to include tips for those moves in the follow-up post.

Tips for Ollies:

-Don’t give up. The key to nailing this trick is practice, practice, and more practice. I thought i was doing it wrong but low and behold after a week of doing it over and over again the same way, I landed my first ollie.

-While popping the board, scrape your foot up towards the the nose immediatly after. Dont wait till the board is already in the air at an angle because it will become harder to straighten out the board and land evenly.

Tips for Kickflips:

-Some intructional videos will tell you to start practicing kickflips on the bolts and then flicking, but if you already can land a solid ollie I suggest starting off in the middle of your board. The way that works is when you pop the board up you drag your foot up similar to an ollie but when your toes reach the bolts you flick your toes towards the bottom right corner of your board. 

-Practice it stationary until you can land about  4/5 attempts. Then begin to start practicing kickflips while moving. Make sure you’re you start off slower on your first tries.

Manuals:

-I suggest you first learn to balance on your board. To do this you find an object that you can put your hands on to steady yourself and practice shifting your weight while on your board. Do this until you find the balance of your weight that rewards you with the manual position (tail partially down without touching the ground and the nose off the ground).

-Once you can keep yourself balanced in the manual position for more than 8 seconds its time to try without your arms steadying yourself against an object. When you have that down perfectly, its time to try it moving.

GOOD LUCK TAKING THESE MOVES TO THE STREETS