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This is the place that you'll be able to learn how to do that trick
that you've always wanted to do. Take a look at the videos here which
also explain how to perform the trick.
Know how to ollie before trying this trick
1. Start off by pushing with a good amount of speed - you little goats
out there can go slower if you need to! Slide your front-foot heel off
your board slightly, your toe should be angled towards the nose of the
board.
2. Flick your front foot out hard when you ollie.
3. The harder you flick the higher you float!
4. Watch it spin. Sometimes it may go fast, sometimes it may go slow.
It all depends on the flick. Stay above the board.
5. Prepare for landing
6. Technically you should catch the board with your feet, but this
probably will not happen. The board may either over-rotate or
under-rotate *practice perfecting your flick.
7. Land the trick with style.
8. Then ask the Muska if you can be his friend.
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Know how to do kickflips and backside 180's
1. Get speed and place your front foot in kickflip position
2. Instead of looking forward while do this tactical maneuver, look to your left if goofy and right if regular!
3. When you pop the kickflip remember to throw your front foot 180 with your body
4. *When you pop the kickflip remember to throw your front foot 180 with your body
5. Prepare for landing. Try not to lean too far forward
6. Try to catch your board with your feet to pull the 180 around
7. Your back foot should help you direct and level the board for landing
8. Land clean with your weight centered
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1. Approach block with speed and
2. Snap a 90 degree ollie.
3. Land on the block with speed, remember to be over the block. Don�t just dink it or you wont slide!
4. Once your on the block press your weight on the nose of your board and lean forward or back considering how waxed it is.
5.Slide!
6.To land this trick your going to need to throw your weight out of the block, right or left depending on which way you skate.
7. Pop out
8. Land and roll away.
*This trick leads to many of the hardest tricks!
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-Place your feet in a 50-50 position
-Ride parallel to the pole, curb, ledge
-Snap your tail and land your back truck on the object
-Shift your weight to your back but don't put all of your weight there
-Ride to the end of the object or till you feel you should come off
-Land and roll away clean Back to top
-Place your feet in an ollie position
-Ride parallel to the pole, curb, ledge
-Snap your tail and land your trucks on the object
-Shift your weight to your front but don't lean to far back, or else you will slip off the object
-Ride to the end of the object or till you feel you should come off
-Land and roll away clean Back to top
-Place your feet in a ollie position
-Ride parallel to the pole, curb, ledge with your back toward the object
-Snap your tail and turn your body and board 90degrees
-Land on the object with it in the middle of your board
-Ride to the end of the object or till you feel you should come off
-Start to turn your shoulders b/s or f/s depending if you want to come off fakie or not Back to top
-Place your feet in a 50-50 position
-Ride parallel to the pole, curb, ledge with the object in front of you
-Snap your tail and turn your board 90 degrees f/s and land on the object with the middle of the board on it
-Ride to the end of the object or till you feel you should come off
-Land and roll away clean Back to top
-Place your feet in a 50-50 position
-Ride at a slight angle to the object and have the object be to your b/s
-Snap your tail and land your front truck on the object
-Shift your weight to your front and try not to lean back
-Ride to the end of the object or till you feel you should come off
-Land and roll away clean Back to top
-Place your feet in a kickflip position
-Click and ollie and turn your shoulders f/s
-At the same time kickflip when you pop the 180
-Make sure to jump high so you don't nut it
-Land before it hits the ground
-Land and roll away clean Back to top
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Last Updated October 24, 2000
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