Instructions On How To Do Skateboarding Tricks

The Ollie:

1) First place your back foot on the tail. Position your toes so that they are on the tip of the tail. Your shoulders should be inline with the board.

2) Place your front foot in the center of the board.

3) Kick down with your back foot, in one flowing movement jump and slide your front foot up the board, this should level it out in the air.

4) Land and bend your knees to absorb the impact.

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The Shuvit:

1) Have your back foot on the tail. Its best to have your toes on the toeside corner of the tail. So you can rotate it more easily.

2) Place your front foot just behind the front truck bolts (like for an ollie.)

3)Concentrate on the board.

4)With your foot still on the corner of the tail apply a bit of pressure on the back foot (raising the board off the ground slightly), swing your leg round, your front leg should also go round in the direction of the back leg, however only slightly. Most of the work should be done by the backfoot.

5)Your body should remain as it is, and should not spin around.

6)In order to catch the board jump forwards.

7)Land on the grip tape.

8)Roll away with the board still under your feet.

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The Pop Shuvit:

1)Have your back foot in the ollie positon (toes on the end of the tail). Have your front foot in the center of the board - like for a shuvit.

2)Pop the board down by kicking your back foot down, so the tail connects with the ground. In the same movement you should be scooping your back foot in the direction in which you wish the board to spin. This should make the board rise of the ground and begin to spin.

3)Most of the work for this trick should be done with the back foot. The front foot doesn't really do much.

4)As the board is spinning in the air, jump forward to catch the board. Try land this with your feet on the truck bolts for the best landing. Bend your knees as you land to absorb the impact of the trick.

5)Roll away. Be proud of yourself for landing a fairly decent trick.

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The 180 Ollie:

1) Have your back foot on the tail (like the ollie position.) Place your front foot in the middle of the board.

2)Wind your body up so that you are prepared to spin in the direction you are aiming for you and the board to go in (anti clockwise if regular, clockwise if goofy.)

3)Swing your upper torso around in the direction you want to spin in, look over your shoulder in the direction you are aiming for.

4)Ollie and push your legs and the board round in the direction your upper body is heading. This should cause you and the board to spin a full 180 degrees.

5)Land and ride away in fakie.

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The Nollie:

1)Place your front foot on the nose - i prefer having it somewhere near the end to allow you to nollie higher. Place your back foot in the middle of the board.

2)Stomp down with your front foot, jump and level the board out with your back foot by sliding it up towards the tail end of the board.

3)Bend your knees to absorb the impact of this trick.

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The Manualf:

1)Place your back foot on the tail - it's usually best to have your toes on the center of the tail so that it is easier to limit how much pressure you are putting on the tail. Have your front foot on the front truck bolts to make adjusting how much pressure you are putting on the front of the board more easier.

2)Gather some good speed for this. Press down on your back foot, this should raise the nose off the ground. If you feel the nose going down, lean backwards, if you feel the tail going down, lean forwards.

3)When you feel you can balance no more lean forwards to set your nose firmly down. Try to avoid scraping your tail on the ground too much when practicing these as it will wear it away making the tail thin and prone to breaking.

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The Nose Manual:

1)Place your front foot on the nose (toes in the center - this will help you to apply or decrease pressure on the nose more easily.) Have your back foot on the back truck bolts.

2)Gather a bit of speed together and apply pressure to the front of the board to get the back wheels of the ground. If you feel the tail go down, lean forwards, if you feel the nose going down, lean backwards.

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