5 Tips I Wish I Knew As A Beginner Skateboarder

Started the channel off with tips for newer skaters and I wanted to keep that idea as we grow! Here are some tips I wish I had years back! Let me know some tips you guys might have as well.

[christianmartinez]

I think something everyone should have is a skatebag with old hardware, bearings, bushings etc. It'll come in handy especially when someone at the park, a friend, or you break something and the session can continue. It can also be a good way to make friends at the park.

[skatetheorist]

#2 is extra true online lol. People think that everyone should be Tampa AM level when even the guys in Tampa AM are like better than 99% of skaters.

[jbomb]

"If you skate Mongo you WILL die" - Jasper Dolphin

[SolracFS]

That was good, cheers! I liked the music :)

[jbernardo]

I learned to Ollie on day one of skating. It was probably the worst thing that happened to me. I was like ‘this is what it looks like’ and bam it just worked. So I figured I’m gonna be really good at this right?Wrong! It was just luck. And when I couldn’t kickflip 6 weeks later I quit figuring this just wasn’t for me. Yeah, I had the wisdom of a 15 year old, but if Ollie-ing had taken me say, a month, I think I would have had way more appreciation for how hard skating was and would be. I picked it back up in my 30s and ‘landed’ my first ‘kickflip’. This time it was quick because of all the YouTube explainers out there. But this time I had the perspective to know it was gonna take a lot of work to actually be able to kickflip and do it consistently, let alone skate ‘well’. I started to skate for the love of it instead of only because I thought I might be good at it and it improved my whole experience with skating. It was worth it but I wish I hadn’t missed out on 20 years of fun.

[Throawei]

Been skating for a few years. Always trips me out when dudes who've ripped for 20 years tell me I'm pretty good for the amount of time. Makes me wonder if that 1% thing is true. I think I suck lol.

[YoungwhiteBranch]

today i got my first ollie :D started trying it 2 days ago :))

[Yungben-hnyl]

No way that 1 percent of skaters thing is true that is crazy! I thought I sucked because I can only ollie and front shove. I not necessarily saying that I am way better than everyone now but that completely changes my perspective.

[Ruckshuk]

zumiez is the only “skateshop” near me tho😢

[timothyquinn]

Learn to boneless instead of Ollie. It is significantly easier so you can focus more on riding.

[Luke-Emmanuel]

Yo non mongo skater here. To all you guys who just like mongo pushing for your personal satisfaction, do your thang

[rustyshackleford]

I disagree with mongo pushing setting you back. It gives you a perfect switch push & its more motivating to learn to push regular after realizing that mongo is whack. Learning to push switch sucks & is hard to stay motivated with.

[peppersbodega]

I literally have been practicing nothing but an ollie for months LMAOO I can cruise but I can't ollie.