Beginning Skateboarding Tips and Tricks

The skateboarding twins demonstrate their new basic tricks for beginner skateboarders, drawing on five years of skating and their television and YouTube presence.

Choose a regular or mini skateboard, apply grip tape, assemble trucks and wheels with bearings, and adjust trucks for turning; always strap the helmet with knee and elbow pads.

Determine if you ride regular or goofy with the left foot forward, since it doesn't matter which way you ride. Learn the correct push technique to avoid mongo mistakes.

Ollie describes the starter setup: back foot on the tail, left foot toward the middle, and a sliding motion.

Kickturn in this beginning skateboarding tips and tricks course prompts learners to consider what you want to do and how insurance fits.

Carving teaches you to kick turn without lifting, while pumping increases speed by bending the knees. Switch between front side and backside to build momentum around curves.

Learn the manual by balancing on the back two wheels, avoiding the tail and front wheels, and practicing until balance becomes easier on straight and wobbly runs.

Master dropping in with balanced weight by placing the front foot on the bolt and staying centered between the tail and deck. The lecture also demonstrates regular and switch drop-ins.

Learn the backside axle stall: pump, bend knees, lift, turn 90 degrees, slide your trucks on the coping, then turn again to ride away; discover the frontside variation.

Practice the tail stall by approaching a corner pipe face up, applying back foot pressure at the top, leaning back, and dropping in to complete the tail stop.

Master the grind by guiding the back wheel onto the surface, keeping it low to avoid falls, then roll through and learn to recover back in.

Learn the rock to fakie by coming up, hitting the coping, pressing the tail, and lifting to keep the truck from flipping, holding until you exit cleanly.

learn the ollie 180 by a quick scoop and spin, enabling you to spin and perform the trick pretty much anywhere.

Master the 50-50 grind, a simple trick you approach by going up to it, and you can do it on both sides.

Master the fakie rock by applying pressure on the front of the board to lift it over the obstacle, ensuring you clear it and avoid hanging up.

Master the melon grab by grabbing the board, bending down in the air, and grounding the board to execute a bold skateboarding trick.

Master the Indy grab by grabbing the board in the air with your opposite hand, as in the melon, practicing on both sides, and then applying it to transfers.

Learn the fakie half cab, focusing on the correct position and committed practice, recognizing it may take time and won't come on the first try.

Learn the pop shuvit as part of beginning skateboarding tips and tricks, with practical guidance to get started.

Learn safe roll in techniques for beginners by keeping the front wheel under control, lowering it if it lifts, and staying vigilant to avoid a fall.

Master the boardslide on a rail by approaching at an angle, maintaining balance, and leaning forward to land, then exit at the end without leaning back to avoid falls.

Learn the kickflip by positioning your back foot around the center of the board and kicking outward, then take it to transitions and other spots once you’re comfortable.

Practice the basic tricks for starting out, focus on fun and patience, and ignore what anybody else is doing to rip at your local skate park.