This is the first carving Tutorial that has actually broken down every step, given drills, and *clicked* for me!! Thank you for such amazing content and sharing your knowledge!
Thank you so much for your tutorials!! I've been struggling with carving a lot, and I think it is because I haven't been lifting my front truck! I've never seen a tutorial that even mentions that so this was very helpful
same here. watched some tutorials, went to the skatepark and i accidentally found out i'd better lift the front wheels. i wondered why no tutorial mentioned it - until i found this one, yay! it's often the small things that make a difference ..
New inline skater here. I've watched several of your vids and they're very helpful already. Almost did a full 360 first try without skates on and hittin a park later today so watchin your bowl/vert vids too. The quad knowledge translates seamlessly since we simply use diff stabilizers. Love how you explain things logically, and EDIT to make vids concise af. No time wasted.
YES!! A peaceful and simple tutorial. Thank you! I'll give an update anout my process at some point. I just have to first find a good place to practice this :D
I've been park skating for nearly 2 years and can only carve in one direction (which I learned through lots of trial and error!) This is by far the most helpful video I've watched on how to carve both ways. Thank you so much for the tips!
Def the best tutorial I have found on youtube. Taught step by step with concrete examples and how to practice. Far too many of the other tutorials use amorph language to teach like "use your body to turn" and "just let your body do it" Wait what does that mean ...use your body? LOL dont i always use my body or am i using crutches to turn ? Some tutorials here on youtube need to first learn how to teach. This one anyway is super helpful. Each tutorial is prepared with attention to details and thoughtfulness. Thanks so much!
Do you know how many times I was yelled at for lifting my front trucks when making a right turn?!? So I've been avoiding doing that at the park too!! This is so helpful! Now to wait for a clear noon rainy day to try this again!! Your tutorials are great!
This video is the best tutorial i’ve ever seen💎 It helps for in-line skating as well! I hope more skaters make themselves skating Gradually through this good video.
Your tutorials are so helpful! I’ve got an injured wrist at the moment and had just began ramp skating, I would LOVE to see a tutorial on drills for stalls, jumps, improving technique like this carving on flat ground that you can do on flat ground or without being at park so I can improve and for while the parks are closed over lockdown!!
Appreciate the insightful progression tutorial!!! :) I've been inline skating for more than 2 years...and still fall badly on carving Lifting front wheel of leading leg, to tighten the contact surface, sounds brilliant even for inline actually!! 😲😲😲
This is super helpful! I’m not at all ready to try it ‘cause I only started skating this week 😭 But I’m going to save this and refer back to it when I am ready! Thank you 😊
excellent video tutorial, it is very difficult for me to make the switch on my feet to give the direction to the turns. I know those exercises will help me achieve that 👏🏻
@@ShortysSkateSeries sure Im jcavichiolo on Instagram, check it out. Yesterday I carved in the low part with my dominant foot, your explanation made me know what I was doing wrong! Oh I have a page here on RU-vid also. I posted Yesterday. It's all in portuguese, but i'll work on subtitles. Search for: Quad de rua Brasil 💜🧡💚
could you make a tutorial for carving when it comes to flow in a pump track. I can't figure out how people can carve those pockets reallllllly fast and remain parallel to the coping. Hope that describes what I am trying to say.
I do have a video of a pump track. I do go over it a little in there. Unfortunately, I don't live near a pump track so it might be a while until I can visit on. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rDOljbVtwHU.html
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I'm not up to carving ramps yet, but it's really helped me with carving on flat ground. Also this might be a weird question, but what color is your right skate in this video? Depending on the light it looks pink or orange and I've been going crazy trying to figure it out haha
Hi shorty! Could you do a tutorials for sliding on rails and ledges? :) I can’t find much help online and I really like how you explain & break down tricks
Would you recommend loosening up your trucks to be able to turn better for carving? I can't tell if my issue with carving is my trucks being too tight or me not leaning enough 🤔
Are you trying to carve wide or tight? Carving on a ramp is different to on flat. For me, carving on a ramp I will pivoting on my back wheels carving forward or front wheels is carving backwards. I do not reply of the action of my trucks and lean into turns are that can cause you to slip out
I know I’m late to this but...when I try to carve on a transition, I feel like I get really unstable (if I go too high or too fast) or sometimes “fall off” the transition (if I go too slow and lose momentum). Anyone have any advice? I’m considering switching to wide trucks. Not sure if that would help or make it harder to turn? Thanks so much for the tutorial! This is the first video that mentioned lifting the front trucks, and that alone has been super helpful.
Do you have any footage I can have a look at? You can DM on Instagram @shortstop.6 It sounds like you may not be pumping into the transition but it's hard to tell without video.
I love your detailed explanations! A question for you, I'm used to instinctively turning the way by body is opened (so counterclockwise when right is leading and left is behind), but I see most beginner turning videos and your carving video show the opposite (turning clockwise when right is leading) - could you explain why that works better, or feels more natural for you? Thanks!!
Good question! It's really a personal preference, and for me it feels more natural. The way I explain in the video, I can pivot my inner/leading leg first and the outer/trailing leg just follows. But if I do it the opposite way (especially for tight turns) I find my outer/leading leg cuts in front of my inner/trailing leg before it can turn and it becomes a little awkward.
@@ShortysSkateSeries Thanks! I don't think I've ever heard any talk about pivoting on their heels before when carving and turning - but I could totally see how it would work when I practiced the drills on the flat. Looking forward to trying it on the ramp!
You really need to pump hard so that your don't loose momentum as you are crave wide. If you don't pump enough you'll get to the peak and then just "fall" away.
@@ShortysSkateSeries All of them! I used to spend a lot of time in BKK and want to to go Korea as soon as we can travel again. Anyway, I guess it's the huge ramps from when you showed clips from your pumping tutorial, that I really liked. But the red flow park looks really cool too! Want to give me names so I can add to my skate travel bucket list?
When carving, or even earlier when say just practicing figure eights, should weight be balanced between both feet? Or is the outer or inner foot taking more of the weight on a turn? I hope that questions makes sense. 😊. I think I tend to put my weight on my inside foot when turning on a figure eight, but think when carving it’s supposed to be more on your outside/higher foot?
For me I have my weight pretty evenly distributed, maybe a little more in my back foot for both craving and figure eights. But the weight distribution in my front/ inside skate, I have a lot of weight/ pressure in my heel so I can lift my toes to make tighter turns. If that makes sense.
Do you have some footage you can send me or are you on Instagram? It's easier for me to give good feedback if I can see the issue. My Instagram is @shortstop.6
hi Shorty, I've seen people carving left , staggered leg with right leg leading. Is that possible? i am still new , i guess i just have to try out which way works for me
Yes it’s possible. I’ve seen a lot of skaters do this as they don’t want to change the leading leg when they carve left and right. You will need to use the pivot turn method to help you turn. Remember to pump into the transition as it will make the turn easier than if you just coast.
Carving on flat ground you may need to loosen your trucks but when you are carving on ramps you don't want them too loose as it can make you feel unstable.
I have my weight centered between my feet or a little more in my back leg but you want to 'pump'/ push your weight through your heels to keep your momentum.
