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8 Easy Beginner Skateboard Tricks

VLSkate4 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions, 2018 to 2022
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919K views · 8 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

VLSkate runs through 8 easy beginner tricks: see saw, up curb roll off, curb stall, tail drop, shove it, bean plant, fakie finger shove it, drop in, walk the dog and sitting down tricks. Ordered from very easy to slightly harder.

Why skaters like it

Posted in r/NewSkaters for skaters who feel stuck, lack confidence or lose motivation. It gives simple board control tricks to learn before or alongside ollies.

“Ollies are not THE starting point for tricks. Why not work your way up to Ollies with some more basic maneuvers? …”

u/the5uperu5er · Full comment

What skaters said on Reddit

u/eodafbaloo2019 · 7 points

You get put curbs like this [VIDEO] For getting down it's just a matter of having enough speed and lifting the nose a little.

u/vellexxa2022 · 4 points

hi! maybe you can start learning “tricks” that help you gain more confidence on your board such as manuals, going up/down a curb, nose stall, cavemans and hippie jumps will help you build your confidence landing on your board which helps with landing your tricks later on. you can also try watching these links: [VIDEO] [VIDEO] [VIDEO] [VIDEO] [VIDEO]

u/the5uperu5er2020 · 2 points

Ollies are not THE starting point for tricks. Why not work your way up to Ollies with some more basic maneuvers? Easy Tricks for Beginners - VLSkate [VIDEO] [VIDEO] [VIDEO] The above links and that YouTube channel can help you to gain confidence and increase your board control while offering you fun challenges. Mastering the basics before trying to ollie will increase you success rate and keep you motivated.

u/C3ig0n2018 · 2 points

[VIDEO] This could help when you're opset with learning "real" tricks. So you can mess around a bit an get a better understanding of how your board behaves =)

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