How-To Skateboarding: Rock 'n' Roll with Jeff Hedges 

Huh, I've been wondering why these have been giving me such a hard time. I only put half my board on the lip and it almost feels impossible to get my front trucks back in without doing some type of tweaked out revert that hardly let's me roll away

After getting some more practice in, I think it's best to really try and focus on the rock. Keep it right about the middle of the board and beware of your balance and weight. Try to stay leaning back the whole time so as soon as your back wheels come back down on the transition you will twist your shoulders back around and your front foot will follow with it. Timing is also really important. Too slow and you'll transfer too much weight to the back wheels before turning 180 degrees and may only end up turning 90. I do this often and will slide on my back wheels until the friction pulls back and my front foot comes forward. Made this mistake on wood and ended up slipping and rolling my ankle. I was also standing up too straight instead of leaning into the transition. Big, pronounced coping also helps

god that started to happen to me with my rockn rolls. Dont roll you're ankle dude just stop doing the trick and do some other trick that dosnt feel like your gonna roll your ankle

You can correct that by pushing down harder on your back foot. The reason your front foot slides off is because you don’t have the proper leverage. Your trying to turn back in without having any point of contact with the ramp. It’s a lever. When come up the ramp. Deck it out completely on the rock, have your shoulders already turning and then push don’t hard on the back foot make good contact- *wheels to ramp* and then bring the front around. Trying to bring it around and in without making contact with your back wheels first will not allow you any leverage and your front foot will over compensate and slide off.

Also keep your weight inside the ramp. Don’t be on top of the deck. To deck it out completely with steez you push and straighten your front leg while still being inside the ramp with most of your weight on the back foot.

I dont think its the grip, I have new mob griptape and my foot still slides off.

Cause you wanna be aggressive and slap the deck!!! No pussy footing!!!