Learn To Skate A Pool - Part 1 of 2
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2009
- www.LearnToRideASkateboard.com
Learn the basics of skateboarding a pool. Explains the proper techniques for carving a pool and reaching tile. Created by Eric Muss-Barnes, who brought you the FREE "Learn To Ride A Skateboard" DVD. This is the first video in a 2-part series.
The biggest 3 mistakes I've made with frontsides are...
1. GO FAST! Remember if you're carving super fast, you WILL stick to the wall. Make sure you keep your speed up.
2. Remember to bend your knees. Lots of times, folks stay too stiff and upright. If you're going slow and standing up straight, you're going to fall.
3. Lead with the shoulders! Don't forget your shoulders should turn before your hips. If you starting turning your legs before your shoulders, things can get ugly.
Hope that helps.
Learn To Ride A Skateboard
Yes. One of my favorite pool boards is my Pool King Dead Piranha deck, designed by Alva. Remember that Alva was one of the pioneers of pool skating, so he knows what works.
Hi Eric, thank u for ur videos... specialy this one.. i started cruising on a longboard last year, and 6 month ago, i saw ur video n i thought... yes, thats what i wanna do.. skate pools.. i never skateboard before n i m 36... went to the skatepark early in the morning to avoid crowd, n started to learn step by step trying to do what i saw on ur videos ... today i just can drop on small bowls n carve...stil not able to kickturn frontside, but i m having fun since the first day i started to skateboard.. still remember the fisrt time i was able just to pump a miniramp... so happy..smile on my face, same when i fisrt drop a small transition.. wish i could do carve grinds, n 50/50... well, just to say again thank u for the inspiration i had from ur videos.. i cant believe i had to wait 36 to discover that skateboarding could give me same fun n happynes as surfing did 20 years before... i m a father now, n i can feel i m having exactly the same fun as a kid... thank u !
Who remembers when skateboards didn't have noses
Coming back to this video again after a few years and I have to say good on you mate for putting in the effort. great set of videos and inspiring too.
thx for the videos! thay are inspirative for me, a 51 year old guy who picked up my borad again after 35 years =) still gotta learn how to drop in though...
Is it much harder to drop in on a pool than a bowl?
@LearnToSkateboard , getting older and re learning old tricks that I used to do. when I was in my 20's I can skate a 4 feet ramp. but its fun to be skating again.
thanks man. now I have to learn to carve.
This is such an AWESOME series of videos that I've watched tons of times in the last couple months. Where I live in China it is a near 2 hour drive to the nearest bowl and I have never been able to get the chance to go... These videos are really inspirational! I also found it funny how you did a review on the Bustin Yoface, since I am also way into tech sliding and seeing its capabilities in a bowl was a nice feature.
Thanks. Glad you liked it. Yes, I know hitting tile is not techincally a "grind", but off the top of my head, I couldn't think of a better adjective than "grind" to describe the sound. So, that is why I used that word.
Right!
I'm 46 now. Started when I was 44 by building a 3' mini in my back yard for my sons and me. I've learned how to drop in, kick turn bs and fs,rock to fakie, rock n' roll and since yesterday (finally, after hundreds of tries) I do bs 50-50 stall. So keep trying and learning. So much fun!
So much props to pool skaters! I have only been able to ride a 5ft mini ramp for years and i finally went to Chelsea skatepark in NYC and tried skating the bowl and it was unexpectedly hard to keep speed and pump the corners especially coming out of the deep end.
love your work,got the pumping part worked out,but im 42 and carnt get myself to drop in.The dream lives on thanks to your videos,im padding up and hopefully talk to u soon.jordan from AUS
Awesome ! You've given me inspiration , I'm going to keep on practicing till I can ride a pool.
Thanks. I hope you get to learn it. It's a lot of fun.
@miked1997 - Yeah, the Seismics were an experiment. I love them on my longboard. Didn't enjoy them as much on a shortboard.
u r my inspiration to start skating again!!!!THANKS for the upload
Thanks. Glad you like it.
The Vision deck in the video has 60mm 97a OJIII wheels, Bones Swiss 6 bearings, and Tracker 161 trucks.
@SlurryAdam - Go for it. Try all forms of skating. Pool. Street. Vert. Downhill. Slides. Longboarding. Freestyle. There are so many types of skateboarding and they are all awesome and fun.