How to Get Better at Skateboarding

Sick set up. SkateIQ on YouTube will be your best friend. This is a great video: [VIDEO]

Don't stress about age, skateboarding is for all ages. Like others said, buy a "complete" board if you have the funds, and try to get it from a local skateshop. Ask for a skate tool as well so you can tighten the trucks while you develop a preference for your skating. In my opinion, Mitchie Brusco is the best online teacher in skating right now. Here is a fantastic intro to skateboarding video: [VIDEO] As you progres

Mitchie B knows the way. [VIDEO] Skatepark Lessons with JB on YouTube is also an AMAZING help!!

Follow the advice in the SkateIQ video - [VIDEO]

As others have said a complete from a reputable brand like element or Powell will do you fine. Ignore advice about foot size, there's no such thing just start with a normal size like 8 or 8.25, by the time you get your next deck you'll know enough to know if you have any preferences to go smaller or bigger As for resources to get you started - this should keep you going for a while - [VIDEO] Other than that, just rid

Heh, if your worry starts to build the moment you're moving maybe your balance isn't as good as you think - at least, your balance **on a skateboard.** I would start right here. [VIDEO] The very foundation he teaches is balance.

Skate IQ has great instructional content & highly recommend: [VIDEO]

Learning stationary ollies does not necessarily translate to moving ollies, in fact you will much more likely end up learning bad habits that you will have to eventually unlearn. Taking the time to build the proper foundations of skateboardingproper foundations of skateboarding [VIDEO] is like taking small, but easy steps of a stairway. On the other hand, jumping straight into complex tricks without the fundamentals