How to Overcome the Fear of Dropping In

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This video briefly addresses how to drop in, but it focuses on how to build confidence and get over the fear of dropping in. Dropping in is scary. This is one method of building the confidence to commit.

0:00 introduction
1:10 how to drop in
3:07 confidence building
10:03 conclusion

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[talalcockar]

The two keys that helped me were: learning tail stalls first and then, when dropping in, putting my lead shoulder over the nose before pushing my front foot down. Great coaching tips, Sarah!

[sion]

dropping in is the most scary thing if have ever done! i have really good board control.i have always been a street skater and never touched a ramp or half pipe in 6 years of skating. can do tre flips, varials, nollie and switch stuff, but dropping in took me MONTHS!

i had build up so much anxiety that i took it with me into my daily life... only thinking about a drop in caused stress.

one day i just made the decision that i am gonna do it today! i had enough!
since i could not ovecome my fear I just kept being afraid until my brain could not produce any of the chemicals any more that cause fear... that was really awefull! i basically fatigued fear.

i stood for like 3 hours, with breaks in between with my board under my feed on the coping to get used to the feeling...marinating in terror... i am not kidding! heights are not my thing and then putting all your weight into a "fall" felt like a life threating situation.

at the end i was mentaly completely fatigued to the point where there was nothing left put the present.
no thought, no emotion.only the sensation of my body and suddenly i did it!

shows how powerfull the mind is! after that i still was afraid of dropping in but i could overcome it way more easily because now i knew how it felt. first few drop ins did not feel good tho.
i guess i am a born street skater! i never was this afraid of any ledge or stairset! just feels more natural to me.

[iWONNDER]

Came for the skating.
Stayed for the voice.
Subscribed for the breakdown.

Keep it up!

[janefalconer-white]

For me another intermediate practice step between rolling down on an obstacle (still flat banks for me) and dropping in, is to start in a 50-50 position. You have do a mini turn to move the board so it’s scarier than a roll down, but less scary than the full drop in motion.

[martincattell]

Dropping in on a rollin feels more comfortable because your back wheels are on the ground but in actual fact it is more difficult because your back wheels are on the ground. You have to be very fast yet controlled so the board doesn't start rolling before you touch down but doesn't shift backwards either. I learnt to drop in just like this - worked my way from steep bank, to rollin, to quarter pipe. If you can drop in on a rollin you've got it on a quarter pipe.

[coolbrotherf]

For me, starting small and knowing that with my pads on I wasn't really in any danger made it a lot easier to try. The worst that would happen was a small tumble, but as a skateboarder that's just part of the sport.

[peon]

Thank you Sarah. Did mine first 4 foot qtr ramp today. Your video is extremely helpful. Took me 5 sequential days of practice from baby banks, to bigger and bigger banks, to a two foot mini ramp, 3 feet. Finally gained the skills needed for me to "commit". Bodied twice helped with my success on my third try. And, yes, Gravity hurts.

[KieranClarkSkates]

Great video Sarah. Learning to drop in is probably the scariest thing to do in skating but as soon as you do it you feel amazing. Can’t wait to see what you learn next.

[JahCoMusic]

Great video and tips on progression. You may have conquered this by now, but one think I see is that when you drop in your arms go flying up and backward. You want everything going forward throughout the drop-in. Hands out in front of like driving a car or bike. Have them fly up and back makes it more difficult to keep your weight forward, arms weight a lot.
Also, when your arms go up you tend to stand up straighter. It will feel much more stable if you stay low throughout the drop in.
1) stay low with bent knees, 2) keep both hands out front and low.

[totallyluvinmusic]

The fact you dropped in so well on no coping- you definitely eill continue to have no issue dropping in on coping!

[BaimSB]

great video, i'm used to snowboarding and just recently started skateboarding on skateparks and i'm very terrified of dropping and yes i've fallen😂. even though i am comfortable riding around my board and landing ollies and shuv its, i am deathly terrified of dropping in. this video motivated me to conquer my fear of dropping in. thanks for the tips!

[LeScribeSov]

Just started skateboarding at 38, to make my teenager dream come true. I’m currently trying to learn how to revert, and how to drop in, and you are very helpful! Thanks for the videos, Sarah!

[martincattell]

Great advice, in the most soothing ASMR voice I've ever heard.

[SuperOpposum]

I did those exact steps last week for an entire session and was able to drop in at the end of the day, so first hand I can recommend doing this!
Also, when you feel comfortable with the bigger banks, taking a video of yourself doing it can really boost confidence, seeing that my technique was good made me feel much better

[DK_Son]

Once you get good at dropping in you can control your speed on entry a lot more too. You can drop in slowly without sliding out backwards, to enter with low speed. Or you can stand up as tall as possible, and tuck in as you push down with your front foot and drop in with loads of speed. I love this variance in dropping in. But it comes with confidence and control so it can take a while to get to that point.

[_Zoomzz]

Thank you so much, my coach recently told me he wouldn't help me with a drop in because I'm not progressing on the one before that, he's told me to do drop ins that I can do over and over but not how I really hope this will help <3

[t.blaschke]

So true and so wise! Came back to this video and needed to be reminded to slow things down and take the time instead of rushing it. Thanks a lot!

[bennerdan]

Great video as usual. Lucky for you, you didn't wipeout on your first 6 tries like me. The fear has settled into my brain now, so dropping in is basically not on my list anymore.

[Avaloctus]

Your videos are great ! I started skating again after nearly 20 years now being 48 years old. Thanks a lot. Your videos remind me of many things I did back in the days and forgot totaly.
Greeings from over the big pond outa Geermany.
Keep it goin', ...stay healthy. ✌
P.S. It's great to see you using proctective gear like knee pads, shin pads and wrist protectores. Every one who starts riding a board should wear such stuff, ...doesn't matter what other people think.... keep it up !

[wilsonjonah]

I've tried dropping in several times and I busted my chin and elbows multiple times... I still haven't quite got it yet but this video definitely helped! Thank you so much for sharing this, Sarah 😊