I can just imagine someone zooming down a really long hill, getting their phone out and looking up this video while panicking on their board

i just carry a anchor and a rope in my pocket, and when i need to stop i just throw it at a tree and pray it crabs a hold on something.

I’ve learnt my lesson, Never jump of your board and start running.

I didn't expect a tutorial about breaking on a longboard would have such a hilarious comment section

I got my board 3 days ago. I decided to test turns in my neighborhood. My neighborhood has a lot of hills. I went zoom zoom without knowing how to slow down. Needless to say, I ate it

today i drove down a hill and my board started to wobble....even my footbreaking didnt worked well :D it turned out that i jumped off...almost fell down and i ran after my board xD people in the car were laughing at me i think.....but im lucky that i didnt fell. thats how i got here....thanks for the useful tutorial.

Me laying in bed while waiting for my longboard i bought online;-;

Currently on here after eating s*** like 4 times. Another really effective way to stop is to jump and roll, trust me I know.

I’ve been foot braking on shopping carts since forever 😂

Me and my friend couldn’t figure this out for the life of us, but with your video we got it under control in less than 30 minutes hahah thanks!

this is enormously beyond my skillset. but I'm not giving up!

What if i like my shoes?

This was really really easy to follow. Always takes a special person to be really good at something and still be able to dumb it down for others. You were very clear and it was a great video. Thank you!! (P.S. I'm still limping almost a week later of jumping off the board a couple times last week because I was too afraid to try the foot brakes... Tsk tsk tsk. Going to get an x-ray tomorrow, I hope that I will have a second chance to do things the right way!).

I Always wanted to try longboarding, getting into it at 28yrs old. Never too late I guess! Had to look up how to stop properly after shooting my board into the street twice already. Thanks for the tips

Precise and right on. Knowing how to control a run with carving is essential to still be longboarding a year from now. Knowing how to do shut downs is just as important.

I bought a break pad and lever that attaches onto your skateboard. My beautiful carver board now has 3 holes, I nearly broke my neck and I still can’t break. This vid makes it look so easy! My carver board gains so much speed on just the tinniest slope and it’s holding me back.

Spent a long time today just practicing foot breaks and it’s way harder than it looks! Realized my balance it’s as great as I thought either... definitely going to have work on this for awhile.

man today i was going downhill and started to wobble and thought i’ll just jump off and nope as soon as i touched the ground i just flew forward

I thought i could foot break until 2 days ago when i slammed my face into the pavement and got a big ass split lip... so now i’m doing all the research i can lol

Really well explained. I never thought foot braking is similar to pushing and have always been shit and scared at foot braking ig the speed is anything like fast. Going to practice with this kind of thinking. Other things too.

Thanks for the video. You've prevented this old man from faceplanting. You should include a link to those gloves.

thanks for the video. i’ve been jumping off and flying across the gound:)

I just got back into long boarding after a few years of not having a board, and this was really helpful. Thanks ^^

PLEASEEEE I JUST JUMP OFF LAST MINUTE WHILE PRAYING BECAUSE IDK HOW TO STOP-

Finally someone explaining why I stumble instead of gradually stopping! Thank you so much!

Yo dude, your tutorials are super well done and help a lot for beginners like me. With your videos, a gif from Reddit, and one more video from another creator I've learned to really longboard in a few hours a day over the course of 3 days! I had never been able to even stand up on a board without falling or grabbing something before starting, and I think I've come pretty far in not much time. Thanks so much and keep it up!

I am like a sensei in footbraking now, sliding of carving won't top my foot brake.

I swear I go faster when I try carving. I'm on my third day. I tried foot breaking but I'm still getting used to it. Then I tried carving and I needed a really big space to make my turns

Dude .. thanks for these tutorials you are helping an old man take to the hills, respect

I just got my first board a couple of days ago and it's my second day of learning how to skate for the first time. I'm able to push off well now and I'm able to push off when I'm moving too. I just need to learn how to stop, this is where this video comes in. I'll have to work on riding the board with one foot because I'm not entirely used to that yet, so I'll have to work on it and then do what you said in this video. My confidence is building up

Foot-brake: done Advanced carving: done (very pleasant as well) Sliding: missing (I'll work on that)

Wish I watched this earlier 😂 icing my knee as I watch because it ate pavement trying to stop. Will be working on this tomorrow!

Thanks a bunch! My confidence and fun factor went up thanks to this video

Thanks for putting this very helpful introduction to longboards.

I only needed the foot braking tip, well instructed, cheers dude

this by far the best tut i've seen thanks!

Great video dude. I start learning today your video helps a lot. 🤙🏽

Your tutorials are great! I learned how to longboard in 1 day.

I always had issues with foot braking. I was using too much of my front foot and had the issues you mentioned. 👍

Thanks for this video Spencer!

This is a really professional explanation, thanks!

I'm only finding this video in 2020 but I hope you're still active ! You're cool man I subscribed even though I'm still not sure weather I'll buy a longboard or a freebor atm ! Thanks for your help on foot breaking though I'm usually "kicking" the ground to brake which hurts a bit and is a bit unsafe I actually never thought of using this technique thanks for the tip ! =)

When I foot brake I can’t get my footing right so it’s more of a, stomp on the ground, lift, stomp on the ground, lift, until I’m stopped. Any tips?

I haven’t been able to do a single foot stop. I watched so many tutorials on KZfaq and they very briefly mention to just put back foot next to front foot to slow down and unless I’m going super slow, it catches every time. I have to try putting my heel down first and slowly put down my entire foot but it sounds like a helpful suggestion.

Thanks for the videos! Helped me out!

thanks for a well done and informative video.

Great videos, thank you for the tips!

Very nice video, well explained, good job!

Jus subscribed. Great info!

Well explained, thanks!

Dude~ I love these videos. Very informative, thanks for making them. However, I’ll be 54 in May and will pass on to earning to slide. Thanks for explaining how to put my foot down to stop though. I’ve been running off my board! LOL

Good tutorial helped me a lot !

Thanks allot for this. I got addicted to snowboarding last year and want to keep it going. Learning on my own with no instruction is fun, but i couldnt ever stop, so thanks, ill look forward to viewing more of your instructional vids✌😎🏂

The BEST Teacher EVER❣️❣️❣️

This was very helpful, thank you!

That was a great fn video, thanks for the close up demonstrations

After about 4 weeks of getting my first longboard, I was hopeless at foot breaking. For the past week and a half, I've spent many hours riding my longboard one footed. I have a regular stance, so I've been focusing on riding goofy and balancing on my right foot (and my left foot to a lesser extent). Doing this has really improved my balance and foot breaking ability, and now I'm almost as good at riding switch as I am at riding regular. I really want to learn how to slide (I'm interested in downhill), but I'm afraid of falling. I haven't fallen yet, despite skating down some hills (which was terrifying at times) and not being able to foot break. I'm also concerned about wearing down my wheels too quickly. I wish I knew, as a complete beginner, how to start practicing slides. I have a helmet, wristguards, and safety pads for my elbows and knees.

Thanks for the informative video! Stay safe A and have fun!

Very informative , thanks!

I bought one of these boards the other day, they are great

what if you do the splits

You are so helpful dude

This guy is a pure enthusiast.

Thank you this was very helpful

What kind of wheels should you have for sliding?

nice work man

1:02 and that is how you ruin shoes in a week

these videos are really profesional and informative

Hey dude! Love this video! I’ve been longboarding only 3 or 4 months now, but think I’ve picked it up pretty well - your video definitely helped for sure. I was just wondering what board you have please? 🤙🏻

My friend, YOU just taught me how to stop :)

one thing i had to figure out that no one talks about for footbraking, is that you want to index your foot with your board, put your foot right up to your board so that your ankle is touching it, that way its less likely to catch and be more consistent...kinda like how you index your heel on the floor when your using the gas pedal of a car so that your able to know how much pressure to put down

Awesome class! Thank you!

It’s a easy but good explaining

Awesome tutorial. On my first day, I bombed down a bridge and was scared out of my mind. I survived.

Getting a new board soon for the 1st time trial. I know carving with snowboard. Looks like that feeling is similar in skateboard

Hey man - excellent video. You do an excellent job of explaining things. I looked for a video such as yours because I'm learning how to use a longboard because I think it might help me with balance in snowboarding. Anyway, I've become comfortable with the longboard, but have no stopping skills. Hoping the foot-braking will help me some. By the way, I'm 55, so the bending to do the hand-brake thing simply isn't gonna work. Thanks again though.

Im really going to try this, my goal is to so really big hills, but even the smallest ones i go really fast haha. I have to start somewhere. Thank you

Nice video!

Love this guy

Great video. Any other recommendations for when using a penny board? I’m going to practice the foot breaking. Is advanced carving possible on a penny board?

it took me a day to be able to comfortably ride my longboard. It's going on a week learning to footbrake but I finally think I made progress yesterday where I can feel the weight shift needed to brake. I can't go at high speeds and expect to brake but I'm mainly commuting now so I'm not going that fast anyway.

great video, thank you....is it a difference if you slide with a "normal" longboard or with a pintail ?

Lol lesson learned two days after flying off my board lol good times. Still alive!

Do the next episode!!!!!!

What board is that? I really like the look of it

Thank You!

Thanks for the Pointers Bruddah😎👍 instant SUBSCRIBE

Went out with a friend today and board decided it didn't want me riding it while going down a hill. Part of it was not breaking correctly but also need stiffer bushings. Can't wait to hit the streets (hopefully not literally anymore) again soon!

Good video. What deck is that?

Third day out on my longboard. 42 year old long time snowboarder but never skater. I feel pretty comfortable making turns and balancing, but I still can't get foot braking!! When I start to get a bit more speed than I'm comfortable with, I tend to put my whole foot down. Definitely need more practice.

We need a video more about sliding

Have you tried it barefoot? Kidding! Nice video.

brush i wanna see more tutorials !

started out today and i literally just jumped off the board whenever i started to lose control. this is what i needed

What are the top 5 best longboards for cruising.?

Nice vid rly helpful thanks!

do i need specific wheels to slide, and in your opinion what are the best wheels i can buy

Good video bro

I live next to a looong stretched hill. I drove all the way down and as I was going, I soon realized: I was fast... Very fast and I almost reached my house... Well my only solution was to jump of, start running, falling down cause my feet couldnt catch up with my current speed, and slid 1 and a half meter on the road... I still have a bruise after two years now (its just a slight discoloration if you compare it to the main color of my arm. it's like a little pinkish patch. It won't go away. Well I came to my conclusion that I will never drive downhill with my longboard any time soon...not without slowing down. Thank you so much for that advice

Great video, thanks. :) I have some soft wheels (arbor mosh), which are very smooth to go on. Is it also doable to slide them or are they too soft for that? Sometimes I don‘t have enough space to curve around a lot and also I am too fast for a foot brake. Kinda lost in space then :D