Overcoming Fear Of Basic Tricks | Over 40 Skateboarding 

Man im beginner also. Sometimes i think practicing trick to the point that it becomes second nature is gonna take eternity. Watching you makes me push even more.

Next time we skate together we will drill the axel stalls until they are pretty much second nature! you got them though

If this can help: Your head is the guide for the rest of your body. You should try to put your shoulders parallel to the coping and your head facing the transition. Watching it in slo mo, you leave your front arm behind and up, and it makes your head, shoulders and chest looking away from the transition. To me, the best way to warm up for axel is making it in the half way to the coping and going up a little bit until you reach the coping. I'm 54 so you are a kid 🙂

Bro as a 40+ skater- Rock to fakie is actually easier and less dangerous when your back truck is closer to the coping than your front truck. Get your board up on that coping! You'll have much less chance of hanging up.

Bro you look like you're way doing better than me picking up skateboarding as a hobby and I'm even a bit younger. I struggle a lot with even the most basic tricks because I just can't take too many slams. Even stuff like a frontside revert is so hard. Helmet and pads help a lot, but the most important thing for me is to progress reeeeealy slowly and disassemble every trick in a lot of tiny parts and progress through them to the entire trick. Skateboarding is so mental, but with our age it's also more and more physical. Still, it's such an amazing sport and worth every bruise and drop of sweat.

Dude I’ve only just found your RU-vid. As someone that’s currently getting back into the war that is skating your videos are a big inspiration! Subscribed to watch your journey 🤘🏼

Try rock to fakie then fakie rock, just go back and forth until you can look at your phone and do it. If you ever come up to Scotland, hit me up, and I'll show you livi skate park 😉

Jealous of your powerslides! Will tune in again

Your going into feeble not axle do a little did with the back wheel and u got the axle

Brilliant bro putting some work in! That little bowl at the beginning should be your mini ramp practice place! Looks so good! You’re doing great with the feebles/axles… same with the rock fakies… no advice really mate. Repetition and pinch of adhd can go a long way 😂 skate skate skate! Top notch vlog as always!

Love your video as it mirrors where im at. In my 40’s the rock fakie was my nemesis. Just got back into skating but 60 now…so the brain knows what to do but my body wont commit.

Putting your front foot on the nose for powerslides is a great idea for helping noseslides. I will defo have to try this one cos noseslides just don't work for me and hopefully this will help.

Looking good. I need to get back on the mini ramp and work on those rock to fakies, it's been a while since I've tried them.

I have the same battle with rock to fakies. Nail them then later in the session lose them then next time I try them again I have to start over. Very annoying. It’s the rolling back fakie that’s scary! Nice video mate keep up the graft you’ll get there 🤓

"Turn! Turn!" Litterally me trying to learn to carve flat ground!

hell yea man

Cool skate spot❤

Was too busy Yday, so im havin a nice video for with my morning coffee now :D

The CSL should be a thing! I like your grip design too - looks a bit surf-y

Mid day tuesday rock to fakie! Let's go!