How to push and stop like a pro skater

For medium to high speeds you could use your tail to slow down by essentially doing a manual and dragging it across the ground. I did this for years and it works great and can even be somewhat fun but it will absolutely kill your tail as time goes on so if you’re trying to prolong the life of your board/ avoid razor tail I wouldn’t recommend doing it super often. The way I’ve started stopping more often is by putting the foot I push with down and kind of dragging the bottom of my shoe flat against the ground to stop. If you do this it’s best to practice it before hand going at a slower speed because the faster you go the more force you’re going to be fighting against. Linked a video below it has time markers on it but it shows both of those in action. In terms of the sidewalks when I was a teenager I had to use them everywhere. They’re always gonna suck but as others have said softer/ bigger wheels are a huge help. If you go with bigger wheels you might want a pair of riser pads if you don’t already use them to avoid wheel bite. You can also learn Chinese nollies on them because of the cracks and those can be a fun trick to throw in while you’re cruising. Hope this helps! [VIDEO]

There are so many good skate tutorial channels out there. SkateIQ is great, and probally the best for beginners. Dan webs is also good and he is from the northern UK too. Shit hit him up and offer him like 100 bucks for an hour or so of private lessons if you got the cash. [VIDEO]