The path of discovery is the best to be on 💪 And thank you! I'm glad you've enjoyed the videos! :D

Amazing! 😮 I'm learning age 43

You are amazing. I’m picking it up after a 20 yr hiatus. When I stopped I was doing tricks off of garages and flipping into grinds. All that experience and yesterday was like being a new born colt but with 43 years of injuries to mitigate, lol. I can’t even imagine doing this right now if I hadn’t already done it before. Respect level 10

​@@sprky2025the last time ive played skate back in 2007..now im 36 yrs old i want to pursue to play. It makes my stress go away whenever i play wiyh my board..

I totally understand. They do feel really awkward at first. Stoked that this tip made them feel more comfortable though! 😃

ah thanks Gregor! Glad you like them :D

thank you Chavez! Glad you can get something out of it as a seasoned skater too.

Thank you Chathu! I'm so happy to hear that 🙏 keep trying and shredding!

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ay that's awesome 🙌 keep shredding

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Thank you Abigail! 😃🙏 I'm really glad you've been enjoying them. I hope the videos prove helpful 💪

Thank you 😃Glad to hear that!

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Hope you recover soon! 🙏

Thanks! I'm glad you've liked them :D

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ah happy to hear that! welcome to skateboarding :D

Glad you liked the video! Welcome to the channel :D

oh yeah~ this is a game changer for pivoting tricks 💪 glad it was so helpful! 😃

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Thanks! Hope it goes well 😃💪

Thank you Luisa! 😃 I'm really glad to hear you're enjoying the videos and explanations!

@@SarahParkMatott , thanks to you! :)

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That's interesting! Every one feels more comfortable in different ways 💪 You'll definitely get comfy switch! Probably before you realize it :D

Definitely! It took me a bit to realize this is what I was doing too 😃 until I started noticing how much in the middle other new skaters' feet were!

ay! Hope it helps. I love doing tictacs this way :D

ah thank you so much! That truly means a lot to me 🙏

@@SarahParkMatott Every "beginners" or "step by step" tutorial is pretty much the repeat of the same thing over and over again. You actually walk us through how you go about learning it, with what may work and what probably won't. Like, you take into consideration how everyone's different. That kind of thing.

@@sammarithinang_pannarith yeah, I felt some similar frustrations when learning in the beginning. Part of why I started the channel was just those “ah, I wish someone told me that” moments. Was hoping to share those 💪 So, stoked to hear you’ve gotten value out of the videos!

@@SarahParkMatott Nah. It helps a lot. Everyone else is like a copy of each others tutorials. Do this, then this, and this. With you, it’s do this, but I have more control doing this, so maybe try it this way if it helps. That makes learning easier. It’s more fun when you feel more of the control of the board, even if you mess up here and there. Well worth your words ❤️

Yes! 😃 Stoked to hear that. It's always in these little details haha Hope you can get out there in the pockets and get those kick turns to stick 💪

woo! Hope you have fun! :D

@@SarahParkMatott I did! As you said it really helps with board control, I feel much more in control of kick turns and reverts, I could do monster walks real easy (never really tried them before), so really cool! I got such a rush from it I practiced pop shuvits (again....... for a long time) and I landed one and immediately shot away my board but it was all right :) Progress! Thanks a lot for this tip. I was wondering, do you put your foot in the same way over the pockets when you do manual? I tried it a little bit, kinda felt a bit more in control maybe?

Yess! The pockets are a game changer 💪 Thanks Joce!

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ah thank you! I'm glad you liked this tutorial so much 🙏

jaja muchas gracias, like y comentario 🙏

ah that's awesome! Good luck with it! 💪

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Yes! the pockets are a powerful tool! 💪 Have fun with the endovers. They've been part of my warm up for a year now, so I absolutely love them. 😃

The double pivots are monsterwalks and the 360s are endovers. They're two of my favorite freestyle footwork 😃 Super fun to get!

Big sesh today : Your foot positioning tip worked great ! I'm a lot more at ease tictacking this way.

@@solnya That's awesome! Glad to hear it 😃

Totally agree with the shift of pressure more than a "push" 💪

@@SarahParkMatott @BlackFox just clicked for me recently thinking of it this way! Been trying to think through bio-mechanics of it (I'm nerdy & it's part of day job). From what can figure out effectively you're standing on a lever with fulcrum point over the truck. You don't need to push down as force comes from body weight & shifting position of back foot changes size of force applied from it, so having closer in naturally gives more control. Out of curiosity what do you do with your head eg look down vs forward to where your going and whip it round? Also are you able to do with eyes closed? (fully appreciate not exactly most obvious thing to try but really useful to help understand how your switching use of different sensory cues for balance) Excellent videos btw. Love the way you're kind of working with the board rather than against it if that makes any sense?!? You have great, intuitive way of breaking things down really clearly & making seem far less scary for old duffers like myself😂

I do have a similar video about how I ruined my bushings. Bushings can become squished down on one side if you tighten them too quickly before breaking them in. I actually broke the bushing in one set of trucks, it cracked and everything. I couldn't fix that. You can wait a few weeks and see if it gets better as your break them in more. But, if your bushing is just a little compressed on one side even after they break in, I would recommend taking the bushing and spinning it around so that the compressed part faces the nose or tail. I did this for another set of bushings that I slightly compressed. It wasn't perfect, but it helped. Kind of a way to wear the bushing evenly.

ahh I'm happy to hear that Travis. I really hope that using the pockets works out for you too. I know it was a massive help to me 🙌

@@SarahParkMatott thanks! btw, i'm curious to know what you think about something i've been doing that has really helped, but i haven't seen ANYONE recommend online...in addition to the skatepark, it's been very helpful to practice in a parking lot with a gentle downward slope, so i can get comfortable riding down it without having to push (and without getting up too much speed), and i can also get practice pushing back up the hill. just locking in to that basic stance of moving forward on the skateboard is so important for a beginner, but it's made much harder when you have to keep adjusting your feet to push...i would recommend this type of practice to any beginner, and i'm not sure why it's not recommended widely online

@@stilelits I think if it works for you, that's what matters 🙌I could see how "find a parking lot with an appropriate slope for you" could be tough for general advice. It's personally why I don't give the "push around your neighborhood" advice. It's because in my hometown, you simply couldn't. It was impossible. For me, mastering foot adjustment and pushing as fast as possible is always my focus when giving riding advice, but I could see this being a useful tool in general to supplement that practice. As long as the beginner is comfortable with stopping at the speed they're about to go up to and have a spot they think will work for it haha But, in my experience, you can pick up a lot of speed faster than you expect...I personally might hesitate to recommend it for that reason because it's so hard to gauge as a beginner. But if you find a spot that works, I could see it helping in exactly the way you mentioned. 🙌 But this is just my opinion. I think individual skaters will benefit from different approaches. 😃

@@SarahParkMatott thanks for the insight! controlling your speed can definitely be an issue, but i find that i can limit it just by how far up the hill i start...i know that i can handle it if i start at the fire hydrant, for example, so if i want to push myself a bit i can go all the way up to the gazebo, and it gives me a tangible feeling of accomplishment to skate from a higher point than ever before without falling. also, i just practiced with my back foot in the pocket, and i was able to pivot 90 degrees on my first try! never been able to turn that far in a single movement before, and i can really feel how much better my control is from this position

@@stilelits ahhh see?? Night and day with the pocket. Stoked to hear it 💪💪

haha this video is definitely shorter. I just kind of wanted to highlight this aspect of tic-tacs and pivots since I see a lot of skaters struggling with their foot in the center of the tail. Didn't really want to make the video too much longer than it had to be! :D That way, I can make more videos hopefully! But thank you so much. Really appreciate all your support! Glad my voice is aesthetic and not sleep-inducing 😂 Hope you stay safe too!

Heheheh yeah. Also I can't believe it's like a week or so since i last skated T o T. I hope I can stay today. Hopefully it's not gonna rain. Mwhahahah. Ok. I gtg!

if your feet are in the right spot the rest is just trusting yourself and the board to stay under you :) confidence will make you feel less awkward on the board, and im sure its all in your head anyway!

@@liv193 I think confidence is such a huge part of it. I will get there! Gotta stop looking so intensely at the ground right next to my board 😅

I think most skaters put their feet in the pockets for monsterwalks, but some beginners don't realize that's the best spot. I've seen it quite a bit. More so with tactacs and kick turns, which is why I focused on them :D But, you'll get there with the smoothness 💪

I'm not sure if anything is impossible haha I've not made many sharp turns while pushing though.You can always briefly put your foot on to make the turn and then keep pushing. But, you can also experiment with your foot up higher, see if you can find a spot in the pocket to push your toes and make a sharper turn at a slow pace. I know some people who push mongo (push with their front foot) can make sharp turns because their back foot in over the bolts and just turn the board. I'm not sure though.

haha I hate the advice "just send it" 😂 not for me either! Glad you're enjoying the videos!

@@SarahParkMatott the videos mean the world honestly I’m 25 and just started skating in September, I’m absolutely awful at it but every time I want to give up I remember your story and know with time I can get better! 💜

@@BraveBlueButterfly totally! And I had some unfair advantages like having tried as a kid 💪 you totally got it. It’s as rewarding as it is slow and painful 😂

@@SarahParkMatott it definitely is painful 😅 Learning to stretch is a priority after so many pulled muscles now 😂

@@BraveBlueButterfly haha it was for me too 😂 better at stretching and warming up all the time.