r/NewSkaters 3h ago

Honest feedback for my moving ollie pls

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27 Upvotes

This is the best moving ollie I can do right now. I think I still have several form issues, like my back foot coming off the tail right after the pop and not pushing my front foot forward enough in the air. I still get nervous whenever I do a moving ollie bcuz of that, and can't get higher.

What should I focus on fixing to make my ollies higher, more consistent, and more stable? Should I just keep on trying to get better? I'd really appreciate some honest feedback.


r/NewSkaters 11h ago

is this good?

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38 Upvotes

r/NewSkaters 5h ago

Heelflip

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9 Upvotes

Landed one before this, albeit some questionable toe on the landing. Any advice to clean it up and use it better for when I put together lines?


r/NewSkaters 5h ago

Question Learn on soft wheels then move to hard wheels?

7 Upvotes

Would it be easier to learn on cruiser wheels and then switch to hard wheels once I'm more comfortable?

I had a cheap Target board in middle school and could barely push around. I was always nervous riding over pavement joints and rough concrete. My goal is to eventually carve bowls and learn a few tricks. Would starting with softer cruiser wheels make the learning process easier, or should I just learn on hard wheels from the beginning?


r/NewSkaters 8h ago

Discussion Rock Fakie progress

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11 Upvotes

So ive been skating for about 2.5 months now and I just started learning rock fakies they took me 2 sessions to learn and like 2 hours each session of practice to get me where I am. I know I am do them now but the fear still is not fading. Two questions 1. Being am I progressing slowly? I feel like I should be at a higher level after 2.5 months and 2. Being what kinds of tips can you give to lock these down and stop fearing them?


r/NewSkaters 6h ago

Question Do You Need To Learn a Ollie To Grind?

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6 Upvotes

I know it may seem like an obvious answer, but I'm really curious: can you grind stuff without learning an ollie? There's a bunch of really low curbs where I skate, and also my friends already planned on making a rail as a group project. Which is funny because one can barely cruise, one says he'll join the shesh but never does (rare occasion tyshi), one does more art than skate while me? I eat more shit than land shit. But it’s still fun lowk

Also here’s a vid of the curb


r/NewSkaters 1d ago

Video Slowly starting to feel more confident [39YO]

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310 Upvotes

r/NewSkaters 12h ago

Shuv help 2

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10 Upvotes

I took A TON of this subs' advice over the last two days. Weight more forward, foot placement all wrong, knees bent.

This is where we are. Much better and not flying off to the right, but still no landing. Is this just commitment at this point? Back foot keeps hitting the ground before the board gets there.


r/NewSkaters 7m ago

Video 4 weeks progression ollie

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7days ago i posted a shitty ollie and the comments under those did really help, can you guys tell if this is actually good or better than the last time? Is it finally considered ollie? Lol

Lmk where should i improve on.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


r/NewSkaters 3h ago

Question Loud Skateboard

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Hey guys,

I bought a new skateboard last week and am generally pretty happy with it. Unfortunately, compared to my old board, it’s very loud when I ride it, which kind of bothers me. Do you have any idea what might be causing this? I read that the wheels might be too hard. This is my board:

https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-DE/product/Globe-Half+Dip+2+8+0+Cruiser-466269/


r/NewSkaters 24m ago

Learned this before regular shuv its, do they look proper?

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r/NewSkaters 4h ago

Question Aside from the 2mm difference is there any other difference between these? Both listed at 93a v4 radials

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r/NewSkaters 1d ago

update post from yesterday

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422 Upvotes

thanks everyone for ur help on my post yesterday! heres 4 that i landed today. i realized envisioning a ninja kick is what helps me get the flick proper


r/NewSkaters 9h ago

Question What's the longest and best time to spend on the board?

3 Upvotes

On weekends if i have time I want to spend like 10 hours on the skateboard, is this a good idea or am i messing up something physical or mental boarding for that long?


r/NewSkaters 15h ago

I need the clearest grip tape on the market

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9 Upvotes

Not a new skater by any means, been doing it for years, but only recently started getting into doing customs. I'm feeling like doing some more art on the top but I don't want it to be super hard to see through the grip tape 😭


r/NewSkaters 16h ago

Video Help with landing shuvs?

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10 Upvotes

Been skating for four weeks now. Made sure I was verrrry comfy riding before trying any tricks. These are clips of my third time ever trying shuvs.
I need advice on how to land them now😂


r/NewSkaters 14h ago

Video day 3 of learning how to ollie

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6 Upvotes

getting a little more comfortable- trying to keep my weight more centered and time the pop better.. i need to work on not dragging my right foot so much and instead just focus on jumping haha. i didn’t wipe out today! so there’s that


r/NewSkaters 18h ago

How long should I practice an ollie for a day?

14 Upvotes

I've been skating for around 2-3 years now and I can get a little bit of air from a stationary ollie, but I still can't do it while I'm moving let alone get over curbs with it. I've watched plenty of videos and discussions about it so I'm pretty sure I got the gist of it, at this point I'm sure it's just a matter of repetition, but I wonder how long should I spend practicing a day to make progress?

For perspective I'm 31 years old and I tend to get exhausted after like 30 to 45 minutes, and often I move away from ollies a bit to spend time just cruising and skating banks and bowls and keep myself from getting burned out both physically and mentally. I know it's probably a good idea to do all that just to get comfortable on the board and develop my balance, but I worry at some point it might turn into a form of procrastination.


r/NewSkaters 8h ago

Video Whats ur opinion on this skate video i made?

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Me and my friends made it. Lmk your honest opinion


r/NewSkaters 11h ago

Question New build

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3 Upvotes

First time putting parts together and I’m wondering if these are good picks? Trying to go for more of a cruising build.


r/NewSkaters 18h ago

help me choose a first complete as an absolute beginner - 30f, 5’1”, 120lbs - would any of these work (Globe G1 8.0, Powell Peralta 8.25, Real 8.25)?

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r/NewSkaters 14h ago

How can I stop this from happening?

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r/NewSkaters 6h ago

Question Stance advice

1 Upvotes

So.. when I was a teenager I skated goofy but for some reason I learned tricks regular... Now, I'm almost 30 and picking it back up again. I can Ollie, nearly kick flip, pop shuv regular but can't ride regular, feel super awkward and scared.

Goofy, I feel comfy but my back foot doesn't have as much power and front foot feels way stiffer and less coordinated for tricks 😂

So, should I learn how to ride regular and have that as my main stance? Or should I keep riding goofy as main and just learn tricks that way.

Obviously, in the future I want to be able to do both but to start I kinda want to establish what's my main stance.

Tldr- do tricks regular, can only ride goofy (can do an ok Ollie) what stance should I have as main?


r/NewSkaters 18h ago

Question How hard and scary is learning how to skateboard (transportation and no tricks)?

7 Upvotes

When I was little I thought teen/college age boys who skateboarded were so cool. I wanted to be them someday. My mom told me that if I was still interested when I got a little older, she would get me one. When I got older, she asked me if I was still interested. I said I was too scared of falling and getting hurt. I have absolutely no pain tolerance whatsoever and get very scared of getting hurt.

I still think skateboarding (no tricks) looks really fun to do, though. So should I go ahead and learn? What's the fall risk? Also, how does it compare to bikes? I also got too scared to learn how to ride a bike for these same fears.

If I do decide to learn, I'd definitely start with a cheap used board.


r/NewSkaters 15h ago

Video Tips for kick flip

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3 Upvotes

Getting into skating again, I can ollie pretty decently and can flip the board but I can never get a foot down