How-To Ride a Skateboard - BASICS with Spencer Nuzzi

[VIDEO] this video sums it up, but one thing i notice heaps in skaters around uni is that they don't push smoothly, Even on longboards they will put all their weight on their pushing foot and it looks silly, Like Jaden Smith at 00:32 in this vid [VIDEO] Ideally you want to be able to be cruising along with just one foot on the board in balance. Look at the difference in a pro pushing and cruising at 00:42 in this one

You want to always keep your weight on the front foot, if you transfer to your pushing foot you kind of plant yourself into the ground, slowing the board down and making balancing awkward. Turn your front foot forwards before you start pushing, make sure you have your weight on the front truck, and push. Once you get comfortable you'll be able to swing your leg forwards for more powerful pushes. You could watch video

[VIDEO] This seems like a great place to start out! He has other tutorials that I've found super helpful as well (along with a bunch of rad content on the ride channel from other people).

Stance is important. Go through regular (left foot forward, right foot back) and goofy (right foot forward, left foot back). After helping the children find their stance have them push with their back foot while balancing with the other. That's basically it. Once they're comfortable doing that they can move on to learning more basic things. Watch Braille [VIDEO] or Spencer Nuzzi [VIDEO] tutorials on YouTube. Oh yeah

I just started a few days ago and like you was pretty apprehensive to get started. Do *not* start on concrete or anywhere you can roll. Start in the grass and just get used to standing on the board. Find your stance (jump over your skateboard and whichever foot you naturally land on is your forward foot), get used to the way the trucks balance, and break in your bushings a bit. Then move to the concrete, find a wall

Alright so, there's multiple ways to slow down on a skateboard. Spencer Nuzzi does a decent job of explaining the basics of stopping in this video & gives a few examples: [VIDEO] However, I wouldn't recommend taking any of those methods to big hills or you'll be dealing with major foot ache. Instead, start off with getting fully confident with just cruising before taking on any hills. ------- After you're feeling mor

7.5 might be a bit big for a 4 year old. There are smaller available, I know there's a Plan B 7.375 in my local shop. I would avoid one of the extremely small ones, [LINK] they're basically useless. As far as learning goes, the basics of standing on the board and trying to move are where to start. Try getting her to stand on it and just push her along, things like that are good at the start. Have a look at these vide

Just get comfortable with your board by skating often. Learn how to turn and stop. First get to know what your stance is (regular: left foot forward or goofy: right foot forward). There are to ways you can turn. Here's a video that may help you decide which is best for you [VIDEO] Here's another video that may help overall with starting to skate: [VIDEO]