How To Stand On A Skateboard Video

Standing on a skateboard takes skill and balance. Get expert tips and advice on skateboard decks and tricks in this video.

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Push off with 1 foot
Keep left foot pointing straight
Put both feet on board at a 90 degree angle
Lead with shoulder to maintain balance

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Shawn has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Trucks, Ricta Wheels, Roughneck Hardware and FTC Skate shop. Originally from the northeast state of Maine, where good skate spots are hard to find, Shawn loves and appreciates the abundance of skate spots the Bay Area has to offer. Shawn enjoys sharing the art of skateboarding and believes that it is one of the few "sports" that teaches real patience and determination, allows for limitless growth, and nurtures individuality at the same time.

SHAWN CONNOLLY: How to stand on a skateboard. The way that you'll want to stand on your board is, first, you want to be able to push, get on and roll, be able to get back off and push, and then be able to get back on again. It's going to be pushing and rolling, and being able to get your feet in a comfortable position that's going to help you roll sturdy. So what I'm doing here is I'm going to plant my foot. Since I'm regular foot, I lead with my left. And you're going to want to plant your foot forward just behind the front bolts. And with your right foot, you're going to want to give it a sturdy push. After you take your push and you've generated a little bit of speed and you're starting to roll forward, you're going to want to jump back on the board and adjust your feet in a 90-degree position, and this is the safest way to roll directly over the trucks. What I'm going to do is push with my right foot and generate a little bit of speed, then I'm going to hop back on the board and land in a 90-degree position. You want to roll in a 90-degree position and have your shoulder leading. This is going to help you keep your balance. The other thing to remember is your shoulders and your knees go straight down to your feet. You don't want to lean too far this way, you don't want to lean to your side, but you want to stay 90 degrees and rolling parallel. And this is how you ride and push on a skateboard.

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