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Manuals w/ Rodney Mullen and Daewon Song

30ShotSequence2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2023 to 2025
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38K views · 14 years ago · Tutorial · Intermediate

A 94 second clip of Rodney Mullen and Daewon Song explaining manuals, taken from the instructional video The Next Step. Both skaters talk through balance and technique.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in beginner threads about nose manuals and flailing arms, since it shows two of the best freestyle skaters breaking down how they balance.

“… Arms out is best practice because it increases your moment of inertia. They are bound to flail a bit when you become unstable. …”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/Azenia-2023 · 3 points

Maybe this will help a little [VIDEO]

u/I_am_Fump2025 · 2 points

Google Rodney Mullen and daewon song. They are the best Arms out is best practice because it increases your moment of inertia. They are bound to flail a bit when you become unstable. I think you will stop flailing after some more practice and get more stable [VIDEO]

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