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How to Kickturn on a Ramp (transition basics)

Ben Degros4 skaters recommend it · 5 mentions, 2020 to 2023
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128K views · 9 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Ben Degros shares tips from 25 years of skating on learning kickturns on a ramp. Short 2017 tutorial covering transition basics for newer skaters.

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Posted in r/NewSkaters when beginners ask how to get comfortable on ramps, kickturns and park riding.

“Kickturn on a ramp. I think this is an essential and takes a few months to get a confident clean kickturn which can be used anywhere. …”

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u/sexhaver20102022 · 4 points

nice! if you waited half a second before kickturning it will look a lot cleaner and feel less sketchy. you're basically turning instantly before your momentum shifts which is why you were a little unbalanced on the way down. ​ look at this for reference: [VIDEO]

u/_Elrond_Hubbard_2021 · 2 points

Ah that's too bad, that's often the case outside of big cities. She's clearly not scared of going down big ramps so I'm sure she can still do just fine at this park! To give more specific advice, I would begin working on backside kick turns because those are essential to comfortably riding around the park. Here's a tutorial, this guy's channel is great: [VIDEO]

u/sleepliftsleep2020 · 2 points

Kickturn on a ramp. I think this is an essential and takes a few months to get a confident clean kickturn which can be used anywhere. Doesn't need to be a quarter pipe or anything fancy, a bank will do. Also rolling up and down a ramp fakie. [VIDEO]

u/blepblopp2021 · 1 points

Hmm that idk, they probably would be more likely to stick than skid but I don't really think you'd want them to skid if you're kickturning on a ramp anyway. This might be a good tutorial for starting to try kickturning on ramps [VIDEO]

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