advice for beginners from a beginner who's done this: WEAR ACTUAL SKATE SHOES! there is an actual reason why you wear skate shoes aside from better stability. When wearing normal shoes, especially sneakers, you are fighting both the grip of the grip tape, AND the grip of your shoe to turn your foot into riding position. Skate shoes don't have strong grip, and some have no grip, allowing you to only need to slightly nudge your foot to change foot positions. trust me, it's almost impossible to change your front foot into riding position without fully lifting it off the board when wearing normal shoes, so do the smart thing and get some damn skate shoes.
For the beginners out there who feel like balancing on one foot is suicide, if your fear (and very possible reality) is slipping back or forwards, try balancing with your knee more bent than normal with your body closer to the ground! This will keep you closer to the floor with more balance control and your foot can get to the ground quicker to catch yourself if you lose balance, and if you do fall you won't fall so hard since there's less falling distance. EDIT: Damn I actually dropped a 500 like comment haha so here's a bonus tip If you ever feel uncomfortable or about to fall in general just crouch to lower your center gravity with your legs wide apart - for the same reasons above as well, I seriously feel after all these years of skating that simply being closer to the ground means more stabililty more control and confidence! I feel that's why there are those tiny 7year old japanese skaters who go flying meters into the air with no fear at all!!! When you get it, the one foot balancing while riding feels amazing like as if you're floating!!!
@@llnam12 it's just the lefty of pushing...so it gets mocked. It's actually a much more powerful push to me. Looks cooler too. More comfortable too. Easier to traverse bumps while pushing too, as your foot is on the back and not the front....mongo is clearly superior to anyone really thinking bout it 👏
not to lie. when I got better over the months of skateboarding i mainly focused on board control. And balancing on my left foot; since I ride regular, definitely taught me how to push long strides and push faster.
@@rccollin7699 ur prob a pretty decent skarer by now but just in case a tip to not hit rocks as much is look in front as much as u can well skating scan for pebbles and jump off if there a big one and the slower u go the smaller the rock that can stop or hinder you the faster the more rocks u will just ride right over
I skateboard alot back then but I stop skating for 5 yrs now and I think I'm a rookie again and this video would help me to skate again 🤣 IDK why I stop skating but all I remember my friends switch to a new hobbies like hoops and Video games so i think that's why 🤣
This is honestly the best total beginner pushing tutorial I’ve seen - I’ve realised I really just need to get my one leg balance a bit more solid and it’ll make such a difference, but already I feel like I’m starting to get it a little more. I don’t find it so bad getting into riding position - it’s just the push and committing to the front foot with almost all my weight, and using my back leg like a paddle close to the edge of the board. Cheers!
yeah me too! i wasn’t bending my arms and when i wanted to put my back leg down to push, my back foot stopped my legs and would almost make me fall down before i could go faster again
I am almost 50 and just starting again after another 12 year break. ( my total active years skating since '84 is only 7) It's great to have videos like yours so readily available. I wish I had a good teacher like you back then, showing me what I had been doing wrong. Seriously, little tips like "practice standing with your foot facing forward" are a game changer for me.
You're too kind, Derek! I'm really stoked to hear you're back on your board though, I guess it is true, once you become a skater, you never stop loving skateboarding 🛹 even after a 12 year break 🤯
@@NeverStopImprovingSB So true! I stopped in 89 when I went to college where there were no ramps because I just didn't "get" street skating. Then I started again when I moved to Venice, CA, in 2005 totally oblivious to what "Dogtown" meant. Broke my ankle in a huge bowl in 2009... took the Covid lockdown for me to have the freedom to get hurt again. Have been enjoying your mini ramp tutorials a lot, and am starting to get the feel for basic street tricks.
@Rosabel Tan I love skating, even if I will never be good enough to do more than roll around a park doing grinds and rock-and-roll type tricks. The main thing about my comment is that after years of pushing with my foot on the board at a 45° angle, I have seriously given myself arthritis in that knee. Kinda sucks! But I have a 2 year old, and I still planning on pushing through the pain so I can teach him to skate soon.
I practiced standing on the city bus, that's how I got way better at transition from pushing to on the board, because where else can you stand in a moving vehicle and the bus is the most comparable to a skateboard
This video is awesome! I'm still new to skateboarding and I'm an adult, so the self-consciousness is an issue. I love that you included exercises that you can do at home to improve your balance and technique
Yeeeah bro! Thank you! I've been doing these exercises at home the past week and you can really start to 'feel the burn' in your ankle after about 45 seconds on one foot. I'm loving it!
another great step to add to the one foot practice is to work on bending the front knee and lowering your weight while on the board. This is not going to just strengthen those muscles but also help balance for those big fast pushes and get your comfortable with the motion you need for foot breaking.
this vid popped up in my recs and ive been loving skateboarding around my neighborhood the last couple weeks and i also yesterday tried some ollies with my front wheels in grass or holding on to something i worked up the confidence and tried and got my first “real” ollie!
He’s 100% right about making skating your means of transportation. I bought a longboard at the beginning of the year to get around my college campus. I use it to get everywhere i need to go. Before this year, i never owned any kind of board, yet ive picked up cruising on my board very quickly.
Smooth as always Justin. My workmate borrowed by board at lunch the other day to show off moves from his youth and immediately went mongo 😂🤣😂 I'll have to share this with him to correct the error of his ways.
This is helping me learn again, i used to skate and mountain board got broken in a move but officially stopped for over 10 yrs after a mate at the time stole my board didnt have much spare cash and couldnt afford a replacement. Im skating like a noob now but getting better each day
Dude I've must have watched at least 500 videos and you got the touch. I'm faster and stronger then I've been on this board because of your teachings, and I'm 46 years of age. Just want to say thanks for your help. You deserve more credit then just you tube. Started doing the tricks you suggested and I was doing outstanding but broke my collar bone and sprained both of my rists. But my cruising is out standing. I travel about 7 miles a day on my board and i can roll over just about everything because of what i watched in your videos, and my board set up LOL! Keep up the good work!
I can confirm that making sure to kick with the front of your foot and not keeping it flat helps a ton. I used to push with my foot flat because I wasn't confident in my balance, but once I committed to using just the ball of my foot it gave me so much more power. It's the same reason why people don't run flat footed.
I am 11 years and just starting skateboarding. This video really helped with balance and strength on both my legs. So, THANK YOU so much for doing this video😜
Pretty useful video Justin! I think using the skateboard as a means of transportation is the best advice ever, to get used to ride everywhere allows you to develop that "second nature" feeling with the board. 👍👍 Btw, if I push with the "other" leg for longer distances I do it m-o-n-g-o, lol.
Just bought a new cruiser board after 20 years of not skating. Balance seems pretty good after a few minutes, but the tips for training the muscles whilst standing still are really, really good. Thank you.
It took me a while to push regular comfortably. Now I can see how efficient it is. There was no such thing as pushing mongo when I was a kid. No regrets anyway, since I can now push both ways.
Thank you so much! I thought my problem was that I didn't have enough strength to push properly, but in fact, I'm just afraid to lose balance because I don't feel comfortable standing on one foot yet :)
@2:07 I do this everyday honestly, I work in public accounting so I’m never engaging my body much during the day - it really helps with balance and building some endurance
When I worked as a software engineer, I did this the entire time during our daily stand-up meeting. Everyone thought I was kind of silly, but my balance got so much better!
Wanna say thank you for the time you put into making these videos. I am a 42 years old father of seven. And about two months ago my youngest daughter (age 8) wanted a skateboard. So ol dad hooked her up and got one to match. Now at a ripe old age(still young at heart and physically) I'm leaving skateboarding thanks to your video, and a few others. But we have advanced so much faster by watching these videos then practice, practice practice... So thank you Sir and we look forward to upcoming videos .
I just got my first board a few days ago. I struggle horribly with balance, I didn't know how to help myself with it. This video is helping so much, thank you for that.
I used to push mongo and it took a little while to correct my muscle memory to push regular. I think it was well worth the time spend doing this. Great tips, my dude!
There is no such thing as 'right' and 'wrong' in skateboarding, but lots of people prefer the other way. Don't feel bad though if you can't do it, just make sure you're having fun!
don't worry dude, i started out mongo and corrected it pretty easily. at first you think pushing with your front foot sets you up better for tricks because you can put your foot back on where you want, but pushing with the back foot is more stable and you want your front foot in position locked in pretty early. your foot is in a much more stable position when pushing off the back.
When I first stepped on a board, my first intuition was to push mongo as well. After a few weeks, I tried learning the standard way and was having trouble. Then I switched from riding regular to goofy and it instantly felt easier. I now ride goofy and push properly without effort. So to anyone just starting with this issue, definitely double check that you picked the right stance for yourself.
thanks for the video! quick question - is there a "proper" way to place your foot on the ground when kicking off? as in, full foot, half foot, just the toe? i'm experiencing some pain in the heel of my pushing foot, and while part of it is probably overuse, i want to make sure i'm practicing correct form so i can avoid the injury in the future. thanks again!
Well, i cant speak for everybody but its more common to just use the toes rather then the whole foot when pushing off.(front side of the foot, not just the toes) And even in speed, i use the front part of the foot. If you start hurting in the heel, you simply are to "heavy" on the foot. Your weight should be on the board, and not the pushing leg/foot. Hope it helps!
i got my first skateboard today and for a 30ish girl balancing while pushing is defo the hardest..im literally scared of falling and this video gave me a boost not to give up easily..
Roller skater transitioning to skateboarding here: never thought I’d get such a kick learning something from ground zero!!! This is a wonderful tutorial. I really appreciate the attention to form!!
Me and my spouse picked up skateboarding as a way to stay active since there's a skatepark close to my work and for two complete beginners this video is super helpful, thanks so much!
Im so good at my regular pushing compared to my switch it makes me never wanna use my switch otherwise ill constantly lose my balance when trying do stuff or travel but then I can never get better at my switch :,)
It is amazing why these videos are not hugely not more popular: his videos are so far the best explanations for skating problems. Overall, in many tricks. Simple plain explanations how it goes, and always correct!
I really like the incremental exercises approach like balancing exercises. Can you incorporate more exercises or make exercise videos for balance and ankles and stuff?
Could you talk about the importance of small parts on a board, like I thought pivot caps were practically useless, but when they wore out, it was such a hassle to push
lol I can't agree with that last point enough. It took me a month or two of riding in a secluded parking lot just to become sorta okay with basic riding, pushing, and some throwdowns. Then in the past two weeks or so I've just started skating to classes, the dining hall, etc. not even taking fastest route or anything, just sorta winding my way randomly around campus, sometimes doing a lap around a building or something. Seen such hugge improvements, now I'm far more comfortable on rough and uneven ground, getting some good speed down hill, and winding past anyone else walking around me. Your videos are a huge help!
6:12 yeah that's why I fell on my ass on the very first day after I got my skateboard, it's super dangerous. Thanks for the great explanations and tips man, I will practice one-foot balancing everyday for a while until it feels super natural.
@@Borboeygmus same here, a muscle on my leg has been slightly hurting for about two weeks from my first fall. I talked to some friends who skateboard and they all told me it was a very common type of fall for first timers. Good luck with your progress!
This is one of the best tutorials, so often as a newb i hear "just push bro", with no help as to how to learn to balance. I'm standing up whilst eating breakfast before work. Am I weird? yes.
Seen at 0:42 is what mongo pushing looks like if you're not used to it. I wish the advocates of regular quit being disingenuous and actually show scenarios where pushing mongo can be disadvantageous. All beginners push wobbly and crappily whether regular or mongo.
@@NeverStopImprovingSB lol nah, I was just being stupid. I'm actually a longboarder turned street skater. So I can push switch and even...Skogging...gasp... But none of those things can help me not be terrified to commit to a rolling ollie...(sigh...) My brain hates to jump from an unstable platform....
@@NeverStopImprovingSB Yeah it's great for covering long distances without having one leg throb...lol I just did a 12 mile round trip across 2 cities (south fl is weird like that with skinny ass cities that run long east to west)...I was a filthy dusty sweaty sunburned mess afterwards...
He's so right, the more you spend time on your board as transportation the more all those things eventually happen naturally. I do all the things he talks about and i never watched a tutorial or was taught by anyone. Just take it slow and keep the challenge slightly above your skill. Progress happens naturally.
Justin, Thank you so much. On my way home from work, I've been stopping by basketball and tennis courts to practice pushing. I feel as though my progression is not there. You pointing out practicing on one foot will help tremendously, as that's certainly a part of where I'm not comfortable. And they say a golf swing is complicated ... Future beginner idea .... Another aspect of pushing, is what to do when you're facing the end of the pavement and you have to turn, or make those little adjustments. Similarly for example from the court to the parking lot I don't want to look like a poser, so I also skate back to my car. But end up stopping and adjusting the board a lot. I'd rather look stupid than a poser 🛹😜
This is also good advice for people who never learned how to skate switch. I skated countless hours growing up but never tried switch so my entire body naturally rejects switch riding. I want to learn it though, so I have to retrain myself like a complete beginner and this video helps!
I use my front foot when pushing and it always looked awkward and weird, most times i always wondered what i was doing wrong but now i know and i will use my back foot to push. Tysm for the vid!
I've had a skateboard for a long time, just now wanted to start getting into skating as I thought it would be fun. I was in taekwondo for nearly 4 years and we learned how to break our falls without injuring ourselves and man has it been a huge help with falling of a skateboard
@NeverStopImprovingSB Rode home from work tonight. Focused on the technique you showed and it was immediately noticeable. Like an instant improvement. I have way more confidence in my push now. Thank you so much.
Great video! I just started longboarding and never skateboarder before. The fundamentals are helpful no matter the board, I'm finding. Switch stance is terrifying for me still lol.
Been working on this as a complete 36 year old n00b for a few weeks(i get to skate a few times a week tops). Finally riding around but working on the foot shifting and learning to ride comfortably.
I didn’t even realise that I was pushing wrong with my front foot bc it was second nature but now I am gonna practice every day to get out of that habit
@@NeverStopImprovingSB Tee hee. I don't think anyone wants to see that! But I'm in my 40s and thought I'd missed the boat but took it up due to lockdown. It's hard but WAY more fun than I imagined !
I can stay on the board for a bit and push off with the right foot, but still need a lot of procatice for the other stuff. I tried the firs time on another person's board, sk that helped, and my boyfriend helped me a lot yesterday, so I'll try these, thanks so much!
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advice for beginners from a beginner who's done this: WEAR ACTUAL SKATE SHOES! there is an actual reason why you wear skate shoes aside from better stability. When wearing normal shoes, especially sneakers, you are fighting both the grip of the grip tape, AND the grip of your shoe to turn your foot into riding position. Skate shoes don't have strong grip, and some have no grip, allowing you to only need to slightly nudge your foot to change foot positions. trust me, it's almost impossible to change your front foot into riding position without fully lifting it off the board when wearing normal shoes, so do the smart thing and get some damn skate shoes.
For the beginners out there who feel like balancing on one foot is suicide, if your fear (and very possible reality) is slipping back or forwards, try balancing with your knee more bent than normal with your body closer to the ground!
This will keep you closer to the floor with more balance control and your foot can get to the ground quicker to catch yourself if you lose balance, and if you do fall you won't fall so hard since there's less falling distance.
EDIT:
Damn I actually dropped a 500 like comment haha so here's a bonus tip
If you ever feel uncomfortable or about to fall in general just crouch to lower your center gravity with your legs wide apart -
for the same reasons above as well, I seriously feel after all these years of skating that simply being closer to the ground means more stabililty more control and confidence! I feel that's why there are those tiny 7year old japanese skaters who go flying meters into the air with no fear at all!!!
When you get it, the one foot balancing while riding feels amazing like as if you're floating!!!
Yes this is very accurate
@@kaisoul4067 damn just realised i got 74 likes new record haha glad it helped
@@ryanlee9150 thanx for this dude!
@@chrisk5056 np!! how'd it go??
Thank you for this
keep these beginner vids coming..i speak for every beginner..you are a first class teacher!!!!
You are a first class supporter my friend. Thank you so much!
"New skaters push like *this* to keep their center of gravity more over the ground than the board."
Science = instasub
@@shift307 You're the man Jay! Thanks so much for the sub ;)
that balancing exercise is the best.
YOU DONT SPEAK FOR ME!
but yeah these vids help alot.
I used to push mongo. Super hard habit to break. Had to force myself to skate all the way home from school for several weeks to break it.
Bad move. Mongo for life baby!!! Lol, idk, just feels right to me :)
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@@WatchDoggyDog I like pushing mongo for riding regular - feels like I'm practicing switch without practicing switch
Why is mongo bad? im a noob
@@llnam12 it's just the lefty of pushing...so it gets mocked. It's actually a much more powerful push to me. Looks cooler too. More comfortable too. Easier to traverse bumps while pushing too, as your foot is on the back and not the front....mongo is clearly superior to anyone really thinking bout it 👏
Finally a trick I can do!
You got that!
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not to lie. when I got better over the months of skateboarding i mainly focused on board control. And balancing on my left foot; since I ride regular, definitely taught me how to push long strides and push faster.
i also know what is feels like to balance on my left foot and proceed to clip my front wheels with my back foot and fall like a dumbass. lol
Yes! It is so important to develop that balance 👍👍
Been there! haha and also rolling over the SMALLEST PEBBLES IN EXISTENCE and faceplanting lol 🤦♂️
@@rccollin7699 ur prob a pretty decent skarer by now but just in case a tip to not hit rocks as much is look in front as much as u can well skating scan for pebbles and jump off if there a big one and the slower u go the smaller the rock that can stop or hinder you the faster the more rocks u will just ride right over
@@rccollin7699 this is the worst way to fall easily lol
I'm totally standing on the board with one foot while playing Playstation and its raining outside lol.
Legend.
Yup
I skateboard alot back then but I stop skating for 5 yrs now and I think I'm a rookie again and this video would help me to skate again 🤣 IDK why I stop skating but all I remember my friends switch to a new hobbies like hoops and Video games so i think that's why 🤣
Agreed👍
Bro it’s rainy outside rn. Lowkey I’m thinking ab learning to ollie in my room.
This is honestly the best total beginner pushing tutorial I’ve seen - I’ve realised I really just need to get my one leg balance a bit more solid and it’ll make such a difference, but already I feel like I’m starting to get it a little more. I don’t find it so bad getting into riding position - it’s just the push and committing to the front foot with almost all my weight, and using my back leg like a paddle close to the edge of the board. Cheers!
It sounds like you're killing it! Thanks for the sending us some positivity today =)
yeah me too! i wasn’t bending my arms and when i wanted to put my back leg down to push, my back foot stopped my legs and would almost make me fall down before i could go faster again
@@planetvnus i want too do that skateboarding ?. .
Yeah, don't flick your board with your pushing foot or it.heta squirlly and you fall
So grateful for this, I'm a near 70 y.o. Aussie dude and just learning, this was great, thank you.
damn that's great that ur still kicking
That's sick. Hope you're still skating and progressing well!
careful, if u break a bone your done
I learned this 35 years ago. Now I learning it again, switch.
That is THE WAY! Let's gooo!!
@@NeverStopImprovingSBI’m just starting to learn at 34! See how it goes! 😎
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I am almost 50 and just starting again after another 12 year break. ( my total active years skating since '84 is only 7) It's great to have videos like yours so readily available. I wish I had a good teacher like you back then, showing me what I had been doing wrong. Seriously, little tips like "practice standing with your foot facing forward" are a game changer for me.
You're too kind, Derek! I'm really stoked to hear you're back on your board though, I guess it is true, once you become a skater, you never stop loving skateboarding 🛹 even after a 12 year break 🤯
@@NeverStopImprovingSB So true! I stopped in 89 when I went to college where there were no ramps because I just didn't "get" street skating. Then I started again when I moved to Venice, CA, in 2005 totally oblivious to what "Dogtown" meant. Broke my ankle in a huge bowl in 2009... took the Covid lockdown for me to have the freedom to get hurt again. Have been enjoying your mini ramp tutorials a lot, and am starting to get the feel for basic street tricks.
Felt kinda strange for me getting back on a skateboard last summer aged 56, loved the feeling i first had aged 13 !
@Rosabel Tan I love skating, even if I will never be good enough to do more than roll around a park doing grinds and rock-and-roll type tricks.
The main thing about my comment is that after years of pushing with my foot on the board at a 45° angle, I have seriously given myself arthritis in that knee. Kinda sucks! But I have a 2 year old, and I still planning on pushing through the pain so I can teach him to skate soon.
I practiced standing on the city bus, that's how I got way better at transition from pushing to on the board, because where else can you stand in a moving vehicle and the bus is the most comparable to a skateboard
This video is awesome! I'm still new to skateboarding and I'm an adult, so the self-consciousness is an issue. I love that you included exercises that you can do at home to improve your balance and technique
Yeeeah bro! Thank you! I've been doing these exercises at home the past week and you can really start to 'feel the burn' in your ankle after about 45 seconds on one foot. I'm loving it!
Never skateboarded before in my life…over 30, watched two or three of your videos and after two days practicing now I can do it. Thanks man!
You seem like a great guy and remind me of my art teacher from high school. Thank you for the tips.
Wow, thank you very much! Hope you're having an awesome week.
another great step to add to the one foot practice is to work on bending the front knee and lowering your weight while on the board. This is not going to just strengthen those muscles but also help balance for those big fast pushes and get your comfortable with the motion you need for foot breaking.
One of my favourite channels for learning skateboard tips and tricks.
this vid popped up in my recs and ive been loving skateboarding around my neighborhood the last couple weeks and i also yesterday tried some ollies with my front wheels in grass or holding on to something i worked up the confidence and tried and got my first “real” ollie!
He’s 100% right about making skating your means of transportation. I bought a longboard at the beginning of the year to get around my college campus. I use it to get everywhere i need to go. Before this year, i never owned any kind of board, yet ive picked up cruising on my board very quickly.
I love the shot at 5:33 However you filmed it, it turned out awesome!
Thanks dude! I had my girlfriend drive next to me while holding my go pro out the window haha 😂 She's definitely a big help!
@@NeverStopImprovingSB She did great and gotta love having good help. 😉
..I was secretly hoping it was a drone shot
Haha that would have been siiiick! There were cars and trees all over the place though, maybe next time at the skatepark ;)
Smooth as always Justin. My workmate borrowed by board at lunch the other day to show off moves from his youth and immediately went mongo 😂🤣😂 I'll have to share this with him to correct the error of his ways.
I just watched your recent Ollie tutorial and literally learned in like 2 minutes after trying for months thanks dude also this video is great
This is helping me learn again, i used to skate and mountain board got broken in a move but officially stopped for over 10 yrs after a mate at the time stole my board didnt have much spare cash and couldnt afford a replacement. Im skating like a noob now but getting better each day
Dude I've must have watched at least 500 videos and you got the touch. I'm faster and stronger then I've been on this board because of your teachings, and I'm 46 years of age. Just want to say thanks for your help. You deserve more credit then just you tube. Started doing the tricks you suggested and I was doing outstanding but broke my collar bone and sprained both of my rists. But my cruising is out standing. I travel about 7 miles a day on my board and i can roll over just about everything because of what i watched in your videos, and my board set up LOL! Keep up the good work!
Im getting my first skateboard today or tomorrow :D
This will be helpful
It's going to be SOO MUCCHH FUUUUNNNN!!!!
How’s the skating progression going so far?
@@hellokittyswagger5459 good, so far i can push the board a good distance without tripping :D, it's not much but i'm happy with it
@@NeverStopImprovingSB it is :D
@@drpatino974 that’s great! At 2 weeks I was really rough so that’s really good :-))
I’ve just started again to skate, and honestly doing these makes it fun again. Plus I got smoother wheel, which now I feel so much safer
I can confirm that making sure to kick with the front of your foot and not keeping it flat helps a ton. I used to push with my foot flat because I wasn't confident in my balance, but once I committed to using just the ball of my foot it gave me so much more power. It's the same reason why people don't run flat footed.
I am 11 years and just starting skateboarding. This video really helped with balance and strength on both my legs. So, THANK YOU so much for doing this video😜
Pretty useful video Justin! I think using the skateboard as a means of transportation is the best advice ever, to get used to ride everywhere allows you to develop that "second nature" feeling with the board. 👍👍 Btw, if I push with the "other" leg for longer distances I do it m-o-n-g-o, lol.
Quick, you still have time to edit out the part about pushing mongo! 😂😂
@@NeverStopImprovingSB Haha 😄
Just kidding!
I watched this vdo today and I am now pushing more confidently with full power. This is my 4th day on the board. You are a great teacher.
Glad to hear that my friend!
Just bought a new cruiser board after 20 years of not skating. Balance seems pretty good after a few minutes, but the tips for training the muscles whilst standing still are really, really good. Thank you.
It took me a while to push regular comfortably. Now I can see how efficient it is.
There was no such thing as pushing mongo when I was a kid. No regrets anyway, since I can now push both ways.
hey man, im 40 (overweight )and just starting to learn , i have watched alot of videos and your video was most beneficial by far
ur 40kg?
@@sonilovesyouu3822 should read “40 and overweight”
ur 40 years old?
I started learning last week and i appreciate the explanation for changing foot stances ☺️👍
Thank you do much!! I was into skating when I was 16... 24 years ago. I have had a hell of a time pushing, this is helping.
Thank you so much! I thought my problem was that I didn't have enough strength to push properly, but in fact, I'm just afraid to lose balance because I don't feel comfortable standing on one foot yet :)
@2:07 I do this everyday honestly, I work in public accounting so I’m never engaging my body much during the day - it really helps with balance and building some endurance
When I worked as a software engineer, I did this the entire time during our daily stand-up meeting. Everyone thought I was kind of silly, but my balance got so much better!
That training with just standing on one foot did amazing things!!! Never thought about it! Thanks a lot! 😀
These videos are so helpful, I’m so excited to buy my first board. The snow is officially gone in Canada, so I can finally learn to skate!!!
Aww yeah! Let's go Canada!!
Wanna say thank you for the time you put into making these videos. I am a 42 years old father of seven. And about two months ago my youngest daughter (age 8) wanted a skateboard. So ol dad hooked her up and got one to match. Now at a ripe old age(still young at heart and physically) I'm leaving skateboarding thanks to your video, and a few others. But we have advanced so much faster by watching these videos then practice, practice practice... So thank you Sir and we look forward to upcoming videos .
Well it sounds like ya'll are killing it Eddie, keep up the good work!
This is awesome, thanks! I just started teaching myself to skate and I feel super awkward lol!
It will resolve itself in like a week, just keep up the good work! 👍
I just got my first board a few days ago. I struggle horribly with balance, I didn't know how to help myself with it. This video is helping so much, thank you for that.
how is it now?
Great Video! Thanks for posting! I am helping to teach some local kids in my neighborhood to board! Breaking down the basics is a must!
As 45 year old total beginner, your video is very useful. Greetings from France
I used to push mongo and it took a little while to correct my muscle memory to push regular. I think it was well worth the time spend doing this. Great tips, my dude!
See guys, SOMEONE agrees with me on this! hahaha
But since it's Progress Skateboarding, it counts as >9000 votes!
@@NeverStopImprovingSB haha
I mongo pushed for 2 years ........
Still need to work on pushing when already moving, that advice about keeping your pushing foot closer to the board made so much more of a difference
I can't stand on my skateboard like this I can only start by putting my back foot normally and push with my front foot is this the wrong way?
There is no such thing as 'right' and 'wrong' in skateboarding, but lots of people prefer the other way. Don't feel bad though if you can't do it, just make sure you're having fun!
Its going to make doing tricks harder if you dont switch to push with back foot
If you can't push normally, just force yourself into it, you'll regret pushing mongo when you try to learn tricks
don't worry dude, i started out mongo and corrected it pretty easily. at first you think pushing with your front foot sets you up better for tricks because you can put your foot back on where you want, but pushing with the back foot is more stable and you want your front foot in position locked in pretty early. your foot is in a much more stable position when pushing off the back.
When I first stepped on a board, my first intuition was to push mongo as well. After a few weeks, I tried learning the standard way and was having trouble. Then I switched from riding regular to goofy and it instantly felt easier. I now ride goofy and push properly without effort. So to anyone just starting with this issue, definitely double check that you picked the right stance for yourself.
thanks for the video!
quick question - is there a "proper" way to place your foot on the ground when kicking off? as in, full foot, half foot, just the toe? i'm experiencing some pain in the heel of my pushing foot, and while part of it is probably overuse, i want to make sure i'm practicing correct form so i can avoid the injury in the future.
thanks again!
Anybody else know the answer to this? I'm personally not sure.
Well, i cant speak for everybody but its more common to just use the toes rather then the whole foot when pushing off.(front side of the foot, not just the toes)
And even in speed, i use the front part of the foot.
If you start hurting in the heel, you simply are to "heavy" on the foot. Your weight should be on the board, and not the pushing leg/foot.
Hope it helps!
Put your heel down first and then use the ball of your foot to push is what I'd recommend
Use ur heel! Using your toes will make you lean too far forward
I always push off my toes/balls of my feet
i got my first skateboard today and for a 30ish girl balancing while pushing is defo the hardest..im literally scared of falling and this video gave me a boost not to give up easily..
Great tips to practice! I definitely need to get more comfortable riding switch.
Me too! I'll practice if you do ;)
Roller skater transitioning to skateboarding here: never thought I’d get such a kick learning something from ground zero!!! This is a wonderful tutorial. I really appreciate the attention to form!!
Me and my spouse picked up skateboarding as a way to stay active since there's a skatepark close to my work and for two complete beginners this video is super helpful, thanks so much!
Im so good at my regular pushing compared to my switch it makes me never wanna use my switch otherwise ill constantly lose my balance when trying do stuff or travel but then I can never get better at my switch :,)
👆👆👆👆 This is my struggle! 👆👆👆👆
It is amazing why these videos are not hugely not more popular: his videos are so far the best explanations for skating problems. Overall, in many tricks. Simple plain explanations how it goes, and always correct!
Thanks my friend ♥️
I really like the incremental exercises approach like balancing exercises. Can you incorporate more exercises or make exercise videos for balance and ankles and stuff?
Teaching myself to skate regular after skating mongo for so long, it’s definitely taking longer than a few days, but thank you so much for this video
I need to practice switch!
👆👆 Every skateboarder in the world (except P-Rod) 👆👆
That is why I am here
Watched this out of curiosity for longboarding but I realized I'd learned a lot of this naturally from roller skating
Could you talk about the importance of small parts on a board, like I thought pivot caps were practically useless, but when they wore out, it was such a hassle to push
lol I can't agree with that last point enough. It took me a month or two of riding in a secluded parking lot just to become sorta okay with basic riding, pushing, and some throwdowns. Then in the past two weeks or so I've just started skating to classes, the dining hall, etc. not even taking fastest route or anything, just sorta winding my way randomly around campus, sometimes doing a lap around a building or something. Seen such hugge improvements, now I'm far more comfortable on rough and uneven ground, getting some good speed down hill, and winding past anyone else walking around me. Your videos are a huge help!
I appreciate these 'real' beginner videos! :) /adult beginner
oh wow, that thing about not putting my entire weight on the front foot was really something i needed
ive been hesitant to do it
thanks for the tips!!
This is a GREAT skill-building video! Literally going to go home and start a daily routine w/ this practice. Thank you!!
You are the MAN Ryan, thank you for the comment, and I'm looking forward to some sick skating videos on your channel soon! 🤙
6:12 yeah that's why I fell on my ass on the very first day after I got my skateboard, it's super dangerous.
Thanks for the great explanations and tips man, I will practice one-foot balancing everyday for a while until it feels super natural.
i just got my board and this happened to me as well lol
its really dangerous i already got hurt
@@Borboeygmus same here, a muscle on my leg has been slightly hurting for about two weeks from my first fall. I talked to some friends who skateboard and they all told me it was a very common type of fall for first timers.
Good luck with your progress!
Teaching myself not to push mongo is rough. I am much older now and no one in my youth told me not to do it. I shall persevere though!
This is one of the best tutorials, so often as a newb i hear "just push bro", with no help as to how to learn to balance. I'm standing up whilst eating breakfast before work. Am I weird? yes.
Seen at 0:42 is what mongo pushing looks like if you're not used to it. I wish the advocates of regular quit being disingenuous and actually show scenarios where pushing mongo can be disadvantageous. All beginners push wobbly and crappily whether regular or mongo.
When I push my board always goes to the side and it makes me re correct it.
Same. I thought it was just me
look at gorgeous sky and the wonderful clouds behind this man, just a perfect day to skateboard outdoors.
Awkward!?
Dude I'm terrified to attempt an ollie at a snails crawl...
Push like a pro...👌😅
My intention was to convey in the title that by pushing like a pro, you will not look awkward, haha sorry if that was confusing
@@NeverStopImprovingSB lol nah, I was just being stupid. I'm actually a longboarder turned street skater. So I can push switch and even...Skogging...gasp...
But none of those things can help me not be terrified to commit to a rolling ollie...(sigh...)
My brain hates to jump from an unstable platform....
Haha skogging sounds like a fun activity, I would give it a chance :p
I just looked it up, I didn't know that's what it was! I've done that before haha it actually looks really cool!
@@NeverStopImprovingSB Yeah it's great for covering long distances without having one leg throb...lol I just did a 12 mile round trip across 2 cities (south fl is weird like that with skinny ass cities that run long east to west)...I was a filthy dusty sweaty sunburned mess afterwards...
He's so right, the more you spend time on your board as transportation the more all those things eventually happen naturally. I do all the things he talks about and i never watched a tutorial or was taught by anyone.
Just take it slow and keep the challenge slightly above your skill. Progress happens naturally.
still gaslighting myself
Womp womp
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@@ivanhan1818 I don't care💀
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Justin, Thank you so much. On my way home from work, I've been stopping by basketball and tennis courts to practice pushing. I feel as though my progression is not there. You pointing out practicing on one foot will help tremendously, as that's certainly a part of where I'm not comfortable. And they say a golf swing is complicated ...
Future beginner idea .... Another aspect of pushing, is what to do when you're facing the end of the pavement and you have to turn, or make those little adjustments. Similarly for example from the court to the parking lot I don't want to look like a poser, so I also skate back to my car. But end up stopping and adjusting the board a lot. I'd rather look stupid than a poser 🛹😜
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Hi Emin 👋
This is also good advice for people who never learned how to skate switch. I skated countless hours growing up but never tried switch so my entire body naturally rejects switch riding. I want to learn it though, so I have to retrain myself like a complete beginner and this video helps!
I'm watching this video rn
(Update) just finished it
Thanks for coming by to hang out today ;)
I use my front foot when pushing and it always looked awkward and weird, most times i always wondered what i was doing wrong but now i know and i will use my back foot to push. Tysm for the vid!
Are you healthy enough for a pregnancy.?
Shoot I hope so! I've been practicing the PUSH for over 10 years now so I'd hate for all of that hard work to go to waste! 😂
As a beginner skater, super helpful video! Thanks!👍
Bruh 18 seconds
Ya'll are fricken FAST!
I've had a skateboard for a long time, just now wanted to start getting into skating as I thought it would be fun. I was in taekwondo for nearly 4 years and we learned how to break our falls without injuring ourselves and man has it been a huge help with falling of a skateboard
@4:08 was very helpful! I couldn't quite figure out what I was doing but you're right I was putting my weight on my push foot
Haven’t skated in 8 years this is a good refresher thanks for uploading!
37 year old snowboarder finally learning to skateboard, longboard specifically. Thanks for the great advice. Every tip helps!
Oh I bet that will tranfer over very quickly 😉
@NeverStopImprovingSB Rode home from work tonight. Focused on the technique you showed and it was immediately noticeable. Like an instant improvement. I have way more confidence in my push now. Thank you so much.
Great video.. can not wait to put this into practice
I am 47 years and getting back into skateboarding for the first tine in 10+ years.
Great video! I just started longboarding and never skateboarder before. The fundamentals are helpful no matter the board, I'm finding. Switch stance is terrifying for me still lol.
Been working on this as a complete 36 year old n00b for a few weeks(i get to skate a few times a week tops). Finally riding around but working on the foot shifting and learning to ride comfortably.
This is the best skating tutorial I have ever seen! Thank you!
Thank you back! I'm glad you got something out of it =)
I didn’t even realise that I was pushing wrong with my front foot bc it was second nature but now I am gonna practice every day to get out of that habit
I just started skating and this helped me more than i can imagine. Thank you so much
Sprained my ankle trying to learn, reviewing your vid i can now see where i went wrong. Going to let it hsal and hopefully get back on soon.
this is SO helpful thank you so much!!! you really went into detail about things i knew mustn't be quite right but couldn't figure out how to fix
wow thanks for this detailed tutorial, I'm 41 and I'm just starting to learn how to skate, cheers from Venezuela.
Bro keep this beginner series going. I legit learned how to ollie because of you, instasubbed
Just started learning how to skate this year, these videos actually help alot
This is so helpful! Thank you. As a beginner it's nice to hear someone cover the basics.
Thanks so much Matt! First skate video upload coming soon? 🙏
@@NeverStopImprovingSB Tee hee. I don't think anyone wants to see that! But I'm in my 40s and thought I'd missed the boat but took it up due to lockdown. It's hard but WAY more fun than I imagined !
Learning your way of understanding skateboarding is pretty cool.
You really teach my right things that i can relate,
Other skaters be like 'how to ollie in 1st week'
Thank you so much
Yea I had my leg spread out when I was kicking and my feet angled so I was swerving thanks for the tips
Really glad to hear the video had some useful info in it! Thanks William 🙏
i never realised my back foot wasn't close to my board until u pointed it thanks dude
I can stay on the board for a bit and push off with the right foot, but still need a lot of procatice for the other stuff. I tried the firs time on another person's board, sk that helped, and my boyfriend helped me a lot yesterday, so I'll try these, thanks so much!