Tony Hawk Teaches How to Drop-In on Vert 

When people ask if dropping in is "hard" I always tell them, "It is psychologically hard, because it's so scary to learn. But, it's physically very easy."

Tony Hawk: The first time I dropped in. I did it perfectly. Wow, thanks Tony.

For people who have never stood at the top of a vert ramp, it is about a 20 foot straight drop to hard wood. When you’re at the top your body is physically reacting like your at the edge of a roof on a tall building. Then you have to fall off it on an angle where you would land straight on your face if your board wasn’t there. Skateboarding is so great because when you do drop in you feel like you just over came your mind and body, nothing else like it.

I cant believe tony honk is 900 years old and can still do a 45 on a megaramp

Dropping in on Vert for the 1st time is absolutely terrifying...even when you have skated street for 15 years. It takes BALLS!

The hardest part is to find the vert !

This man is in his 50s and he still looks like he’s 20 when he skates

0:35 is the smoothest like dismount of a skateboard and landing on two feet I have ever seen haha

I just tried this and broke both of my arms, my legs, my ankles, my neck, my jaw, my ribs, my hips, my knees, my shins, my wrists and all my fingers. I'm in a full cast and have to poop through a tube. I'm typing this comment through the use of a verbal program and can only eat food when it's blended but I just wanted to say thank you Tony Hawk. It was great advice and next time (please pray for me) I'm gonna fully commit and land it! PS. If they cut my medical insurance I might need to borrow a few hundred thousand dollars to pay for all this. Thanks Tony!

I did my first drop in today! Scary as f*** when it’s your first time To be honest I don’t think there is any magical tip to help you learn, just know that once you’ve done it the first time you feel like you can do it over and over again, and you can That feeling is great

I learned how to drop in on a 4 foot quarter pipe. I remember how scary that first attempt was. Such a satisfying feeling when you finally commit to it

Tony Hawk is the legend who got me into skateboarding!

He's wearing his son's signature shoes 😍

Another thing that really helps is to NOT look straight down, look at your truck bolts and out a little bit. Once you look straight down, your brain (which is logical and wants to protect you from all danger lol) will say "umm nope!" So, you just have to go (commit) and whatever you do, DON'T step over the front of the board, I saw someone do this, and it was not pretty...

You know why I love tony hawk HE ACTUALLY USES PROTECTION!!! 🌚

I tried dropping in on vert back in the day... I face planted and smashed my arm. Good times :D

I really appreciate that Tony Hawk advocates for safety.

0/10 Not a professional skater from the San Francisco Bay Area

Don't know why I watched this.. Been skating for 10 years, but it felt mandatory to hear it from the man himself.

I learned to drop in on a small half pipe. Once I got confident, I realized that the one I taught myself on was actually harder than the larger one on the other side of the park because the transition was much sooner and more aggressive. I still am a beginner even after a lot of years of riding around town, but I’m finally in a place where it’s more about having fun doing tricks and keeping fit where back then I just used it to get around town and never bothered to learn grinds and airs. I’m afraid of heights, but I also love ramps and I hope getting back into skating will help me get over that fear so I can drop in on the large half pipe.

I’d like to point out that the physics behind a drop in are that your shoulders must be parallel to the ramp in all the phases of the drop, or you’re gonna end up falling backwards or forward. That’s why you have to commit to going forward, because a vert ramp is vertical on the top by definition, so your shoulders basically need to be perpendicular to the ground instead of parallel to it in order to complete the drop in. In other words, you have to shift your mental order and accept the fact that when you are skating vert, you’re actually living horizontally instead of vertically. That’s the full commitment, and the reason behind it is that your shoulders have to be aligned to the ramp.

Dang, this takes me back to age 12. It's super sketchy at first. Start small! The mechanics are pretty much the same no matter how big the ramp is.

The commit part is the hardest part of the entire thing. I dropped in on a 6 foot ramp today for the first time at 31 years old. It doesn't sound like much, but when you're up there, and all you have is you and an 8 inch piece of wood with wheels on it, its terrifying. I cannot imagine doing it on like a 20 footer, which is a straight up vertical wall.

Thank you for saying "wait until you're comfortable with making it up here on your own". It definitely helps so much if you're starting out

the key to steep drop ins is to be absolutely 100% committed, have confidence you will make it, and do not hesitate... i apply this logic to surfing when the waves are heavy/ step,fast drop ins and of course for dropping into half pipes for skating

I've never ridden a skateboard and probably never will because I have no legs but this video was very informative and well worth watching. 5 stars.

That pumping back and forth until you are comfortable riding the pipe is a really good tip. Makes it so much easier to build up to a drop in

I was blessed to.skate.with to u a long time ago in Frisco back in 84'. He taught me so.much in less than an hour...we were.all.young back then. This was before before he deal, he was just skating thru downtown Frisco hitting every trick perfect lol!! He really.don't.make.mistakes that much l

Thank you so much I will be going to my first skate park soon and you don’t know how much of a hero you have been to me

do more vert series please i only have an 8 footer quarter at my local and im trying to eventually learn an invert on it before i die pls thnks

This brings back memories when I was younger dropping in half pipes. Tony Hawk is one of the best skaters and he takes the time to teach people

Just started to drop in on vert (pools) the vert ramp in Encinitas gives me so much fear just standing up top I don’t think I will ever be able to drop in there. Pools don’t trigger my fear of heights so I will stick with those. Thanks Tony for your support when we met in Oceanside, you gave me a lot of confidence in my pool skating.

hawk is 49 now but he have allais his skill in ramp 🖒 big up and respect

hipsters be like: Tony hawk is a poser

Tony, ur my inspiration for skating, specially for vert, im just like u, a vert skater and i love these videos of you teachin us how to skate on vert! thx man, u rock!

I'm 45, if I had RU-vid and Ride channel in 1993, I'd be amazing... You guys are so lucky

Do how to roll in on vert!!!

That edit at 0:38 made me laugh for like 2 minutes. Damn you Tony

I usually have some issues with doing tricks on a skate but droppin in was never a problem for me, it kinda comes natural, i dropped in for the first time from a vert ramp with little experience in skateboarding and it felt amazing, i only fell once or twice from a normal ramp.. Really, the key is commitment forget the rest, once you do it, you do it, the rest comes natural, only set your mind to it.

This is one of the best how-tos on dropping in on vert!

Спасибо, Тони.

selling replay buttons: 1:40 1:40 1:40 sOmE WiGgLe rOoM

I think it's amazing that this friggin legend right here is so chill and cool he'll just do a video on something so simple as dropping in.

Thanks @ride and @TonyHawk!

i love you tony hawk

Tony: *invented birdhouse* Also tony: *wears independent shirt*

Tony inspires me that’s why I started skating I skate both vert and street

Great skateboarder, great teacher! Tony you rock!

Dam I agree with Tony on you need to work your way up on the bottom first.

ive been skating since 1989 and my feet still sweat at the thought of dropping in on a half lol

Very beginner but I'm very stoked to see trick tip videos from this channel again

It was so much fun learning how to drop in when I was a kiddo at like 7 or 8. A great feeling at that time.

Droppin in has always been so terrifying for me I have done them 6 times as a child and fell all 6 times haha it’s sort of a trauma at this point.

i feel like im watching an old tony hawks trick tip video lmao what a rush

Here's some good advise, I just started skating vert less than a year ago. First time I dropped in was with my old street board with small ass wheels and loose ass trucks. Made it first try but was a lil wobbly.What you want is like a 8-8.5 deck with independent truck the same width or something similar possibly harder bushings,and 58mm-60mm wheels. If you can drop in on a smaller ramp you can do a vert ramp its not that bad skated street my whole life and now I'm getting into vert,been getting some airs over the coping already,stalls/grinds still scare the shit out of me though.and wear a helmet you will bust your head open

It took me 3 weeks of going to the Vert ramp every 3 days. Guys it's the best feeling and it can be done!!!

So what I have gathered from this is that it is exactly like dropping in on a miniramp

first time, hold the nose , let go of the nose just before the front wheels hit the ramp. I remember feeling like you had to "fall" into the ramp almost . Mini ramps its just a case of stomp down hard imo ;)

This is the best drop in tutorial out there!

I still remember the first time I dropped in on a half pipe. Scary and exhilarating at the same time. Felt so good when I finally did it!

Yess... Finally I feel like Im gona do this !! Ohh.. yes, I forgot i live 50km from the nearest skatepark

I'm sure Lil uzi Vert can drop in on vert.

That helped me a lot Tony. Thanks!!!

First time I ever dropped in on vert was at the old Y in Encinitas. Started going down the slopes first in the street course back when it was smack against saxony.

2:17 hmmm...i wonder who this happened too...i hope they got it in slow motion!

Tony Hawk: how to drop in vert ramp step 1: break your rib attempting

Awesome awesome and thank you guys for sharing and creating this channel thank you Tony Hawk Legend forever...

I love the editing here

How to Drop-In on Vert...You DON'T

would much rather drop vert than tail top or rock fakie

DEFINITELY helpful. Thanks Tony!

I learned to drop in on vert. Back in the early 80's mini ramps weren't really a thing yet, so you just had get up there and go for it.

Birdhouse is a really good brand

Also, stay straight as in draw a straight line down the ramp. The most common slam I see in drop in virgins is the board turning a little resulting in a pitch off the heel side rail, not good.....

It took me getting older to really appreciate vert and how insane it actually is. Kind of want to learn it

This tutorial is amazing big up Tony🔥🔥

Play this at .50 speed...thank me later

scary but easy

Nice personal touch at the end

If you have miniramps check out that video on the top that pops up at 3:30. Main idea is put your weight on your front foot. I've never seen somebody put too much weight on their front foot and fall forward. Knees bent, weight on the front foot, work you way up from smaller to bigger ramps. If the first thing you ever need to drop in on is a vert ramp then god be with you. I think as long as you commit you will be fine with your knees bent and the weight on your front foot. I had the benefit of a park with a 3 foot mini, a 5 foot mini, a 6 foot mini and a 9 foot vert so it was really easy to work my way up and I was always surprised how easy it was when I finally decided to try and just committed to it.

Which is harder, 900 or impossible to late varial flip on flat?

I am gonna die tell my mom I love her

Tony Hawk is such a bro, bless his soul.

you are the best tony, thank's by share the tips

I'd die.

instructions unclear, made a Drop-Out instead

The way I was taught to drop in was to focus on stomping my front wheels down against the side with my front foot. Everything else was just learning to level myself out. Really stomp down -- slap your front wheels down on the side and have confidence to commit to riding it down. First time I dropped in successfully I felt like a champ. Then I worked up to rolling in. Rolling in was scarier at first because I kept feeling like I was going to trip on the coping, but it's the next thing to learn after dropping in. After a while I felt like rolling in was easier than dropping in. Then I guess ollieing in is the next hurtle -- but that's a whole other thing entirely and really requires a lot more skill. If you're already comfortable skating vert, dropping in and rolling in is a mental game more than anything.

This video helped me a lot I watched it last night and did my first vert drop today I did it on a deep end of a pool to it took me a while to gain the confidence tho

This why I stopped skating

The more time you spend with the coping doing backside grinds and fakie ollies also helps. I used to think of dropping in as doing the 2nd half of a little table top fakie ollie.

Wish I could have seen this video when I 1st was learning.. Good tips bro. Had to learn on my own also .

THANK YOU THANK YOU😩😩I'M SO HAPPY

Thank you coach!

Great video 👌

This is help from the legend : Mr. Tony Hawk!

I remember when Dan from slo mo guys tried to drop in on that ramp without and skating experience. Dude was an overconfident-underexperienced legend.

I love you Tony!

Been skating for 15 years and still can't do any tricks or drop off the vert, this video encouraged me.

Thank you!

I'm not even a skaterboarder and found this video interesting. Keep up the great work.