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An Exercise to Increase Beginner Balance on a Skateboard

GOSKATE7 skaters recommend it · 16 mentions, 2015 to 2021
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476K views · 14 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

GOSKATE shows a short balance drill for new skaters, done on a board at home before riding. It trains comfort and leg control on the board.

Why skaters like it

Posted in r/NewSkaters whenever someone asks how to get comfy on a board or build balance before pushing around.

“Silly exercises like this will help you train your instincts, and help you automatically recover when you land a bit off balance”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/TheMediocritist2019 · 6 points

Silly exercises like this will help you train your instincts, and help you automatically recover when you land a bit off balance: [VIDEO]

u/SatanHasMail2019 · 4 points

If you want to do some exercises, try this [VIDEO]. Helped me with balance when I first started out.

u/Vubor2018 · 3 points

I am also pretty new to skateboarding went out 2 days now and it gets better. Before i could get out i practice this ([VIDEO]) in my apartment cause I never stood on a board before and it helped me get comfy on the board. It looks stupid but atleast for me it helped a little bit. And when i went it I looked for a quite place with no cars around and very few people that could interrupt me and start pushing. I got it h

u/Parastrell2020 · 2 points

Do crab walks: [VIDEO] These helped me a lot, but only do them after you've done a lot of Cruising around with your board. Learn balance in that area fluently. Then before you want to get into tricks or rolling off ramps, do crab walks.

u/Aaron_Kachmarek2021 · 1 points

The best way to get used to it is riding around, it might take long but everyone has to get used to their board when starting, as for balance, [VIDEO] This helped me back when I first started, make sure you hold onto something while doing it first time to get the feel, then do it without holding onto stuff helped me gain insane balance and confidence

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