How to Ride a Skateboard for Beginners - Pushing, Steering, and Stopping

It's honestly bad advice, I disagree with /u/PigTrough that you should be turning your front foot 45 degrees while pushing. This [LINK] looks like an uncomfortable way to push, if my front ankle is turned like that. Unnatural position. This will lead to ankle injuries later on, you should have your feet straight like you're walking, keeping your foot straight & in the middle of the concave. You'll get used to putting

Congratulations, you've picked one of the most awesome sports and ways to get around. Just a heads up, if you want to learn how to skate, search up some videos so that you've got more knowledge on improving your stance and all that. A good video that will help you to start skating is [VIDEO].

[VIDEO] Some good tips from Justin Lauria here (his channel is very informative for new skaters).

I find it much better to put your weight on your front foot and flatly lower your rear foot to the ground next to the board. Start off with gently pressure against the ground and increase as you slow down. I agree that a scraping the tail of your board against the ground is a bad idea. It leads to razor tail and just eats through decks. The way that your friend described does work and I know people who do it, but it

Take it from someone who got stitches (3 internal, 3 external) today: go real slow 'til you're absolutely sure you're comfortable pushing. Not pushing mongo [VIDEO] is a habit to cement as you (/we ) start. Also don't fall on chin, I guess.

You're having trouble pivoting your feet? Have you seen this video [VIDEO]? It goes over what you were describing.

Forgot to mention, you can also move your arms when pushing, doing tricks or just cruising around. I think that this helps by moving both the shoulders and the center of gravity in order to balance better. For example Just noticed today that when I push, I move my back arm forwards like skipping a rock when raising the back leg to push. Justin Lauria, in his pushing tutorial [VIDEO] does this quite a bit, as does Ska

In general they say it takes about 30 days to break a habit or develop a new one. I'd suggest just pushing regular a little each day and build from there. Before you know it your brain will "click" and it'll become your new normal. Emphasis on doing it each day, helps build the muscle memory. For reference check out VLSkate's beginner tutorial Here [VIDEO] and Justin Lauria's Here [VIDEO]