the secret to tic-tacs, kickturns and pivots

It's fine if you want to, but you don't need to put your foot so far up the tail. Check out this video from Sarah Park-Matott on using toe/heel pockets, it may make things easier: [VIDEO]

1. Are you skating on smooth tiles? If so, you may not have enough grip for this to work really well… tic tacs rely on having the ability to lean and really propel your wheels into the ground, which needs some decent friction. 2. It’s hard to tell, but it looks like your back foot is kind of up on the tail, in a pop position. Try to bring it into the “pocket” more, where the flat meets the tail, and that will allow m

Here's a tip, don't put your back foot on the tail on your toes and use your toes/balls to kickturn. Instead place your back foot down between the tail and bolts and use your heels to turn frontside and toes to turn backside, you'll have to find the sweet spot for you. This will make it easier to stand on, and you'll have more control Check this out, she goes over it here, great channel too highly recommend her video

[VIDEO] I found a lil video to help explain. But I do hope you enjoy skateboarding and learning how to do it. I love skateboarding!