Brooklyn Pump Track

not to bombard you, but i could talk all day about this stuff. (*edited*) ​ if you have a pump track ANYWHERE within driving distance, definitely use that. [this video] this is *indispensable* for learning ***BOARD CONTROL***, how to use transition, shifting body weight safely and efficiently, paying attention to your **center of gravity** (i think it should be somewhere in your lower belly when standing, but shifts as your momentum and angle and all th... ok, now i'm getting nerdylol) etc. if you have a mini ramp, learn to drop in (just front-foot-stomp/ lean forward, never backward) and learn a kickturn. ride off the side to get used to kicker ramps. ​ if all you've got is curbs, just wax a yellow painted curb and get that 50-50 down. or that slappie crook. or practice just landing in a stall on an unwaxed curb, if that helps. ​ ollie down a curb, learn to ninja kick ollie, ollie over your winter boots, or even 5-interlocked-skateboards standing up, if you have one MONSTER ollie already. ​ back to that learn to fall thing, i think you might want to watch this video... it helped me a lot, i used to just fall and let myself get hurt and deal with it... never thought there was an actual …