10 Ways to Stop on your Skateboard

Easiest is foot braking. Keep riding around slot til you get a better feel for the board and balance. Basically, take back foot off board (it's easier if you squat a little). Lightly put heel of back foot on ground. Press harder on the heel (while comfortable) until stop. Sorry for being overly detailed. but here's a video of a couple other ways that might be better. [VIDEO]

Jumping off is called bailing for a reason, man. That shit will eat your ankles & knees, especially if you're doing it at high speeds. It's a last resort because of how dangerous it is. If you're looking to bomb hills or maintain high speed, definitely look into learning **powerslides** ASAP. It'll save your body & shoes at the cost of your wheels, but they're the cheapest of the lot. * [VIDEO] * [VIDEO] If it's just

Sidewalk is fine as long as it's smooth, but the imperfections between cracks can be unforgiving to a beginner - like if there is a high lip between two sidewalk slabs, you need to unweight the front wheels and hop up as the back wheels clear. Smooth pavement is more ideal since you can go much faster and not have to worry about imperfections so much. As far as switching to walking, it's as easy as jumping off the bo

Here's another video of more options [VIDEO] The truth is theres no brakes but many ways you can improvise get a few of them into your muscle memory and you'll almost always have an option.