| Learning new easy skateboard tricks is fun and a | | | | you will fall! You can combine manuals with other |
| great way to get you into the sport of | | | | skate tricks down the line or try doing manuals on |
| skateboarding. When you are learning new tricks is it | | | | top or curbs or ledges. When you watch skate |
| important to be patient with yourself and give | | | | videos, you an almost always see the pros doing |
| yourself the time to master the tricks. Be sure that | | | | manuals this way. Even the basic moves like this are |
| you know the basics of riding a skateboard including | | | | impressive! |
| how to turn, how to drop in, how to fall (important!), | | | | Lastly, you can learn kick turns. Kick turns are similar |
| and that you have safety gear such as a helmet on | | | | to a manual in that you shift your weight off the |
| hand. You might also want to invest in a good pair of | | | | front foot while balancing on the back wheels, |
| knee pads, elbow pads, and wrist guards. Mouth | | | | pivoting, and turning 180 degrees to face in the |
| guards can also prevent you from knocking your | | | | opposite direction. Kick turns are great when rolling up |
| teeth out in case of a bad fall, saving you hundreds | | | | an incline such as a ramp or over banks. It is |
| of dollars in dental repair. | | | | important to know how to kick turn before going on |
| The first trick that you should learn is the ollie. The | | | | to try different maneuvers of vertical skating on |
| ollie is a jump made on a skateboard and is the basis | | | | skate ramps. |
| of almost every other skate trick. There are of | | | | The important thing to remember when learning new |
| course variations on the ollie such as the nollie, but | | | | tricks is to keep at it. Practice every day and keep |
| for now just concentrate on the ollie. If it helps, you | | | | your focus. Go skating with friends and take a video |
| might want to learn to ollie next to a curb or on the | | | | camera along with you to record your progress. Try |
| grass, which will stabilize your wheels and prevent | | | | skating different parks and over different types of |
| you from rolling. Later on you can ollie while rolling | | | | terrain to gain experience. Look for curbs and banks |
| after you have learned to keep your balance. | | | | to practice on. Consider building a skate ramp in your |
| Another easy skateboard trick is the manual. A | | | | back yard and skating there every night after work |
| manual is simply a wheelie. You roll forward and bend | | | | or school. Mastering easy skateboard tricks take time |
| your front knee while keeping your back foot over | | | | and practice but the efforts are well worth it! |
| the tail of the skateboard. Just don't lean back or | | | | |