HOW TO LOOK AT YOUR SKATEBOARD FOR BETTER TRICKS

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Жыл бұрын

This is how I visualize the different areas of my skateboard. I learned this from Zack Glenn, who'd draw the areas on his board, two decades ago. I've done it mentally ever since, and my skateboarding has improved so much.
The tutorial begins at 1:26.
Let me know which tricks you’d like to learn in the comments. Thanks for watching.
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@maku_2002 Жыл бұрын

When Norman uploads it’s automatically a good day

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@tronula2791 Жыл бұрын

Your in depth analysis is truly amazing. In my opinion every skater out there , no matter what skill level could take something away from your lessons. I’ve skated for a looong time and have seen many “skate tip” style vids etc. Yours is straight up among the best. Don’t stop with this content.

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate your words. I try my best to bring value. Growing up around musicians, I took away the sense that you’re either learning or stagnating. I try to infuse my tips with this sensibility. I will keep on trying to be useful to this community, as long as I feel I have relevant experience to offer 👊🏾

@etaks420NZ 11 ай бұрын

Bro I have been skating since 2001 and the way you explained how to look at your board opened up the door to land tricks I have never done before.Shout out to you bro.

@Neurotv4941 Жыл бұрын

Dude at 5:53 that pop is INSANE . Do y’all realize how hard that is😭🤷🏾

@vancouverbill Жыл бұрын

Shoulder high nose slides wtf, your pop is legendary

@antoanchisolm4389 Жыл бұрын

Norman has helped me Ollie a mani pad I’ve been fighting for about a year now. Definitely worth the money!

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

My man 👊🏾

@joewilson1964 Жыл бұрын

Thanks norm

@moldyrefrigerator 10 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize you did Nollie front board on Hollywood High 16 😳 thats insane! Should consider making a KZfaq intro with that in it lol

@mikejayreviews Жыл бұрын

Love your videos brother! This helped me with the pop of my Ollie and pop shuvit's. I'm a patron member!!! 💙💪🏾

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support. I’m very happy to have helped.

@DustinDollinsShinBone Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. I just got back into skating at 32 years old, your video helped me realize what I was doing wrong today attempting certain tricks.

@anthonymoya5015 Жыл бұрын

I write on my grip tape for some tricks to put my foot placement works great 👍

@joeywood156 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the thorough details of the board leverage points! It’s so hard to find quality communication through skateboard videos if that makes sense lol

@AdventuresInSkateboarding 5 ай бұрын

I think this is useful. It will definitely build consistency and make adjustments more visual.

@thefelston Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much bro.

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 👊🏾

@anthonyskates9079 Жыл бұрын

Love hearing your insight!

@Shannonkellysk81111 Жыл бұрын

I definitely needed to see this video subject,I just dialed in to flipping into manny’s on curb height manny pads today by popping off the tip of my tail in the center.I’m always telling skate homies how important foot placement is.

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

Game changer. For some tricks I have three separate foot placements, depending on which obstacle I’m skating.

@veggieSxDBD 11 ай бұрын

Peace, i just came across your channel, im 47 lol it been about 25 or more yrs since i skated, i always been a skater but heroin broke my life etc im saying that too say i recently got a 8.25 primitive with ventures n some oj's and damn brother i feel like a kid again (not skating as much as mentally) i def practiced some basics in my basement before i came outside 47 yrs old lol for real we didn't even have skate parks when i skated 732 973 ferry to brooklyn was always dope 89 90 awesome times, my shut shark nose was so small lol yah man im excited again for big ollie one foots and no comply 360s n slappies (i never used wax, lol use to spray WD40 on curbs lol) these young skaters are spoiled with videos like tjis (kidding) i wish i had KZfaq videos for real, i just watched dope older skaters and hokus pokus n shackle me not , ✌🏻💚Nj732 peace and good energy, dope channel awsome message

@horrificrecordings Жыл бұрын

Really good everytime Norman. Even after 15 years of skating these tips help us top up our pop & technique & build my confidence thanks. Much respects. HORRIFIC KREW UK D&B :-)

@ford1381 Жыл бұрын

These vids are the best to improve my skating thank you for sharing your knowledge✌️

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you as well for watching!

@GZAndrew Жыл бұрын

This is excellent. I have learned to Ollie, now while moving. Then to flip tricks! I always have to remind myself of focus. It is easy to not focus 100% sometimes when skating. Peace Norman, Love the videos

@HarMegiddo Жыл бұрын

Norman, thank you for all your videos. I tried out popping Ollies from the circle instead of having the edge of my foot right on the tail and my board stayed on my feet better and the pop was super high. I am wondering if that helped my center of gravity better instead of having my foot on the edge. Thanks for all your videos. They are super helpful. And I agree with you, I see skateboarding as a sport and exercise as well as a culture. Thanks! Tommy

@emiliocalise4699 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@tiarnan2628 Жыл бұрын

Love this dude

@thegreyhoundnyc Жыл бұрын

Norman, did you ever back in the day consider entering those first couple of Ollie contests, face the forbinator, and then that other one that was at the next show? Like were you around for it and could have done it? You got that Pop for sure!! Thanks man!

@viracocha03 4 ай бұрын

Grip tape with those "beginner marks" would be kinda cool.

@rajs4719 2 ай бұрын

5:55 was actually insane

@BrickHouse.Skateboards Жыл бұрын

This was absolutely a beautiful video I am subscribing and this is the first video I’ve seen I love the energy and it’s making me want to go and get back to my skating routine and become a good skater again

@coldecember 9 ай бұрын

nice breakdown, I've been getting back my flips & tricks lately, watching your videos has been incredibly helpful man thank you! 5:01 how about we call it "The Ollieverse"

@NormanWoods 9 ай бұрын

I can dig that!

@coldecember 9 ай бұрын

yoo yeah man that sounds proper! @@NormanWoods

@uffu2490 3 ай бұрын

In terms of learning, I always look at my feet. So, if you’re having trouble learning how to ride straight, look at how spaced out your feet are in relation to the edge of your board. More specifically, your toes. Over time, you’ll naturally develop muscle memory and (build) muscle. This is why it is so significant to dedicate yourself to learning switch. As tedious and confusing as it is, these are the foundations and, if you don’t have the foundations down, you won’t progress - i.e, you need to spend hours and months pushing before you attempt tricks.

@A8A24 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a waxing video? Spots to wax a ledge when learning a certain trick? Amaury forever! ❤

@cinemask8 Жыл бұрын

Excelent

@Ronnie.Ericsson Жыл бұрын

Hey Norman! I greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I have a question about technique that I believe to be crucial but have never heard anyone talk about it at all (so maybe it isn't). It seems to me that it is key for many tricks to stand as parallell to the board as you dare to -completely sideways that is. This would make it easier to make an ollie, for example, be directed exactly straight in the direction you're going. This of course goes against our natural instinct for how to land any jump safely -with one foot far forward and with the whole body facing forward. The extreme opposite of that would be to land completely sideways with our feet close together -this would make us simply topple over and land on a shoulder or the side of the head (not good). In my struggle to learn 3-flips and also to do ollies straight into banks I think this is a major obstacle for me. I'm not willing to stay parallell to the board and I tend to lean back and rocket my ollies without much control. I see many great skateboarders fall comfortably on their sides and slide several feet on the ground, but I'm not sure if that's possible on anything other than in the smoothest skateparks (not a feature of my local skatepark). Would love to hear your thoughts on the matter!

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I must’ve mentioned this before. It’s something I stress heavily, with my students. I like to imagine there’s a toothpick, going through me and into the deck. Like a double-decker sandwich. Banks are tough. A lot to do with commitment. It’s important to start into mellow ones. Then you’ll have an easier time committing to the steeps.

@Ronnie.Ericsson Жыл бұрын

@@NormanWoods I guess it's much about overcoming the fear step by step just like with every other aspect of skateboarding. I have seen you explain staying centered over the board, but I don't believe I've ever seen even a how-to-ollie tutorial ever mention how rotated or straight the front foot and upper body should optimally be when just doing ollies on flat ground or down drops. Does it seem to come naturally for your students to think "now I have to switch to riding completely sideways -only my head should point in the direction I'm moving" when they are learning rolling ollies?

@jasonharris5201 5 ай бұрын

This man has higher pop than Tiago. That above high nose slide was insane.

@matthewmccarron8562 Жыл бұрын

dope

@thefelston Жыл бұрын

Naw Norman woods is one of the OGs in the skate community. Bruh I fixed my skating by watching his vids and it’s helped me so much..When he SAYS .. you DO (

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@Andrewdidthis Жыл бұрын

Agreed, was more than happy to join the Patreon after watching the rookie mistakes series as there was a lot of good info in there 👍

@ryanrowe1975 Жыл бұрын

Science

@130world1 Жыл бұрын

So they got used to doing everything for the whole month not centrally but locally so maybe that just helps w.the foot placement. Good high ollie

@ryguy8599 Жыл бұрын

Hello quick question I asked on another video so you ride loose trucks or tight trucks

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

Medium. I used to ride extremely loose. But the wheel bite became an issue. Switched to medium, and it helped with that, and being able to pop high consistently. Plus, my boards feel snappy longer.

@ryguy8599 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know cause I ride really loose but my goal is to have super high Ollie’s like you. I feel like if a tighten my board It can definitely help with my goal but I also didn’t want to lose the control I’ve gain from riding loose so see what you ride will help me decide

@NormanWoods Жыл бұрын

@@ryguy8599 you’re welcome. Yes, the loser trucks make it tougher to pop high. Mainly because you have to stabilize the board, as you crouch down, which takes some of the energy away from your Ollie. Medium to tight trucks are much easier to pop.