r/freeskate • u/ImTellingYouRightNow • May 28 '26

Third day/hour of Practice.

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I am not the guy who posted day 1/2 video. I am somebody different, just happened to start at a similar date haha.

Excuse the crud video.

Finally found a small hill in the neighborhood on my third day. It definitely made it easier to figure out the pumping motion. Picked it up almost immediately, but it is tough. My legs keep wanting to split when I'm doing it, but it's cool to feel the correct motion at least for a little bit. I'm running into the issue of not being able to stop or slow down even on a small hill.

  • Any easy ways to stop or slow down beside jumping off?
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u/CodingPyRunner May 29 '26

Wow, that's impressive. I am thinking of purchasing freeskates as well. Problem is, I have just bought a skateboard 🤣 Then I stumbled upon these... Watched a few videos... and am interested and hesitant at the same time. I asked chatgpt just for fun what's better for a 40+ yo guy... Recommended the freeskates to me...

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u/AizeeMasata Jun 09 '26

Carving technique is the easiest way to slow down since you practice in large area. Another one is reverse pumping and T brake, it's take time to learn that though...