Improve your balance and comfort |10 exercises for skaters 

I completely agree. I'd rather take a year learning to balance on one foot at a time while moving than fail at tricks because I'm not steady. Much of dancing requires your foot at the edge of the board while carving. If I can do that, along with push and stop effectivly, I'll have a solid foundation to build on.

Hey I have watched a couple of your videos and I think you're great I love the information you put out it's very straightforward and just very good information and specially what you said at the end there you know just keep pushing push strong push steady man I love that so much thank you for your content have a great day

@@Jiggityjax ah thank you! I really appreciate that 🙏 I love talking about this stuff, so it awesome to hear that.

Hey, thank you so much for coming up with this video. I'm an old chunk of coal 😋, around 50 years of age and just started to skate again 'round 2 month ago. These are exercises I can do in my winter garden since the weather isn't that stable. Well, ' wish you all the best. Stay healthy... Greetings from over the big pond outa Germany.✌

Watching your videos I'm working on foot stomps, caveman and boneless and making great progress so far. Thank you for your tips.

ah that's awesome! Welcome to skateboarding 🙌 Glad you've enjoyed the videos!

I agree Sarah is great…..don’t be afraid to look dumb, just do your thing coz it’s totally wort it….and pad up and wear that helmet, learn how to fall, and just expect to fall…have fun!!!

@@jontv6390 Thanks so much for your comment 😀 That's what I'm doing now, wearing protective gear and just going for it , having a great time!

Sarah is also the reason I was able to start skating and overcoming those same fears of judgement! You got this! There's an amazing community waiting for you 😉

@@alysakoepke6022 So cool! Thanks for sharing that :D

ah, hope it proves helpful! 🙌

Footbraking is amazing, deceptively easy aswell. Started practicing it early, along with running up to get speed. Good stuff!

Haha thanks Papa Joe 🙏

ah, thank you! 🙏 Stoked you're enjoying the videos and topics

Ahh thanks! :D It's 💯 percent possible for anyone to learn to skate and to take as long as they want/need to get where they want to go 💪

ah that's awesome! Really happy to hear that 🙌

Ah, I certainly hope so! I think they're a great addition to riding, to be able to keep challenging ourselves 😃

Thank you Luis 🙏😃

haha it's all about the little steps! 💪 if you can cruise around like that, you can definitely use these to up those skills 🙌

@@SarahParkMatott I would like to ask you, how was you overcoming your fear at the beginning of your skateboarding journey? I think that's my biggest problem. I may be better than I am thinking about myself but because of my fear I am never trying, which makes me stay at lower skill level that I could be.

@@SebastianGolec I've been a bit of scaredy cat my whole life. How I liked skating is a mystery in itself. But, I over came it mostly through 3 things. 1. Taking the time in my foundations and going back to them over and over again. Because it's easy to get swept up in learning new stuff, but comfort for me is found at the beginning. So, I'd often remind myself to go back and practice those skills/tricks 2. Finding those skills and tricks that are just outside of my comfort zone and pushing there! The tricks that make you nervous and excited to try. Any trick I am flat out afraid of just means I'll spend all session bailing with no chance--which isn't always bad. Sometimes that too can desensitize you to the fear. But, I prefer to find my inbetween steps. Which leads to the 3rd thing. Being patient. Taking the time in the foundations, letting myself try things that are scary without zero hope of landing it just to get started. It took me about 250 hours of skating. Almost 2 years before I got to the point where I felt really comfortable. To the point where I felt excited to try hard tricks instead of nervous because I built up so much confidence in my skating. Getting to that point is a little different for everyone though.

ah, thank you!

ah thank you! I'm really happy to hear that 😃 Keep having fun!

Thanks Nora! I always try to get as many details as I can. Stoked you’ve found value in the videos so far! 💪

ahh, right? It made such a big difference for me too. That's awesome! 🙌

Thank you Juan! I'm happy to hear that 😃 greetings to you in Spain!

Definitely! I mean really...the exercises are for anyone looking to build up balance. Which is why I went up to such difficult skills at the end. I wanted them to scale up in skill level! But it's hard to name videos 😂

ah totally agree! They're good for anyone looking to work on balance and comfort!

Thanks David! 🙏 Greetings to you in France!

ah, thanks! I love the color of these shoes too!

ah, that's awesome to hear! 😃 Really glad there were some exercises in here that you think will be helpful. I know the stronger my legs become individually, the better I ride in general 😃 And welcome to all the new boards. Hope you keep having fun playing skateboards 🙌

ahhh "helped me not quit" I'm so happy to hear that. Keep pushing and having fun 💪

I'm really glad to hear that! I hope you keep having fun and sticking with it. Skating is hard, but you're never too old! 🙌 (Also, your English is great.)

Ah,💯 ! Looks like you totally got it 😃 stoked you enjoyed the video too. Keep shredding 💪

welcome to skateboarding 🙌 hope you have fun with it!

if you're not in a rush, I'd just take a break from it. Push around. Work on other stuff 💪 Building up confidence in other areas can only help when you want to start working on jumps again--which can always start in the grass or on carpet or somewhere!

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. I really hope it helps!

They’ve got great board feel 💪

Ahh that's awesome! I used to mix some of these into my warm up or before I'd work on certain tricks, so I can vouch for them 💪 They definitely help. Glad you liked the video! (And the pants are from target 😂)

haha thank you! 😂 the pants are from target (mens section), and the sweater is a waltz skateboarding one that can be bought online

@@SarahParkMatott thanks! I don’t know if we have those in the UK but I’ll try to find them!

@@ConstanzaRigazio oh well, I do believe waltz has a UK online shop! 😃 Target, maybe not 😂

learning to land one footed in my experience can also help with learning how to catch the board. Definitely helped me understand better how to catch a shove it. That was my first one footed trick. Shove it, hippie jump even. Just jumping onto the board with one foot. I also find landing at a slight angle to help a lot. So, not having your heel and toes perfectly in line with the edges, but letting the foot be angled like a typical (front foot) kickflip position. Landing at an angle leaves your knee in a much more natural position to adjust to any movements. That was what I learned doing them. I think it's safer to land with your toes facing the nose than with your toes facing the toeside edge of the board if that makes sense. Just to combat how to you respond to slipping out. Forward vs sideways.

It's possible you're accidentally pushing the board a little bit when you jump (ie not jumping straight up)! But, the board slowing down a little bit is natural. You can try to roll a little bit faster! That often will help too💪

my wheels are often 54mm! And welcome to skateboarding!

They're possible on any skateboard 💯. But, the extra weight and big, soft wheels make them much harder in my experience. They basically need more strength to fight the extra resistance. And the loose trucks make it flip easier. Especially for a beginner. Even now, every time I try to get a shove it on my cruiser, I get massive shinners 😖

I have a few different ones. These are the mode 55mm 95a freestyle wheels 💪

ah, hope some of these can help with that ankle! Hope you're back on the board at full strength soon 💪 (And everything in skateboarding is hard 😂 hope the plant wasn't too bad!)

Aw thankyou so much for replying. Honestly I watch your videos everyday and your really helping me just figure my board out!! I hope your super proud of yourself for how far you have come! Keep the videos coming please 🙏 🙂 😀

@@rachelrobinson9736 ah thanks Rachel! I'm always really happy to hear when my videos are helpful. I'll keep doing my best to make more 💪Keep having fun skating!

That in and of itself is a great exercise too! I used to practice jumping feet together to feet apart up onto the board 🙌 Good addition here!

I'd love to, but I'm not good enough at them. The guide will be really similar to my kickflip one though I think. It's got a lot of the same fundamentals!