I see a skyscraper and bro sees a mellow ledge

Thank you Sir, you are doing good things

Often the only chance I get to skate during the week is 20 minutes in the evening in my driveway after work and the ground is super rough so it chews my board up really fast, so I keep a worn out deck for those sessions and use a better deck for my real sessions, and just keep rotating them through like that.

They said Elvis was the king of pop but idk this guy is pretty good

Landed my very first clean ollie. 41 yrs young. Thanks for the tips Norman. Your awesome brother✌️

finalllllly, people kept telling me i was popping too high for my back 50s and i couldn’t figure out how to control it but i think this will help

Great video on such an important gateway trick. I've used your tips and I'm able to ollie higher now. Thanks for keeping it to the point. Amazing.

Wish i knew that before i shattered my last bone marrow

Spilling the real secrets

Was super frustrated with my inconsistency on this trick and I decided to start from scratch on heelflips one day doing all your suggestions (weight thrown back, upright stance, shifting to heels, pop from a full crouch, maintaining the crouch, aiming for the nose) and I had them with such consistency and clarity that I was super surprised. I wasn't even trying to do the foot hanging off thing but when I committed to putting everything together my foot started naturally doing it. I would be so scared that they under rotated because they were rotating slower than usual but they always completed before I came back down. Definitely the most in control I've ever felt on a heelflip. I haven't had them that consistent since that session but every time I try to emulate those steps I get closer to landing them how I had before. Accidently landed a 90 degree heelflip (due to a consistent shoulder throwing problem I have during heelflip flicks) with my feet hanging past the board and it felt so natural with how fast it came up to my feet and how gently it landed. This is definitely the way.

Hi Norman. I mostly skate flat, but today I went to skatepark and tried to do Ollie in the lower part of the ramp. I made several successful attempts, but I had many scary moments as well. It feels for me that it is so easier to slam in transition just because the board can accelerate faster and slip out from under you. Will it always be this dangerous or is it just skill issue? I want to practice transition but this fear and constant feeling of unstable board really bothers me

just a question, no disrespect. does it really matter where someone flicks their skateboard for a flip trick?

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Yeah I miss Active doing these

Smooth

Definitely helps

Hey dude, You are a treasure for the community.

Great one!

ace trucks are the best btw, just a note from me

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Ive never really struggled with flatground but i find it hard doing any of them in transition.

Thanks man. I appreciate your channel.

Dude.

I can push my ollies over a little gap but kickflip is a little harder for me. I can throw it down a drop but I haven't successfully kickflipped across any gaps yet lol

But honestly Norman your the best help I've had through a computer device

Norman what up I'm it's vin I'm mostly flat ground trickery but some strange reasonsl.i differ I can Ollie over high stuff premature but I can't up anything anyways IDC thanks for sharing your views keep shredding

Im literally a flat ground enthusiast lol I stay on flat even at the park I skate flat while I skate da rails and stuff jus gotta get them tricks consistent, and im glad I’ve found ya channel early in my progress my 7-8 months have been so smooth I got hella tricks in my opinion and they actually look good practice is key fr and gathering info from others who know how to do it like my guy normannnn⛹️‍♂️

Ive got pretty good tricks on flat but for some reason I have a hard time taking them up a bank

Thanks for all of your tips, Norman, really dig your new graphics and lots of cool video clips lately💯🔥🤙🏼🙏🏻

sup biscuit lips, diggin the steezy muffins yer swerving up! hang ten Kareem.

yo wattup Norman, kinda off topic but any tips on learning how to commit to ollying down something for the first time? I can ollie perfectly fine while moving but get hella scared when attempting to do it even off a little curb; I always judge the height by where my eyes are and saw a tip that you should judge it by where your feet are to minimize your fear but still feel pretty intimidated when doing it. Also just wanted to say thanks for your videos they're def the most in depth and helpful tutorials on youtube; I definitely wouldn't have been able to learn how to ollie and kickflip without them and really appreciate all the effort you put in

thank you g❤🎉

Awesome tips Norman. Thank you.

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I'm seriously dealing with the "jumping in a row boat effect". It's not so much heel side/toe side leaning but leaning too far forward towards the nose, or too far back on the tail. When I say "too far" I don't mean a lot, just enough to mess up my trick though. I've been skating for 1.5 years and have a decent stance on my board but I still find that when I ollie/kickflip/heelflip that I will be leaning too far forward and it's hard to get over the board and use my front foot to flick the board when I have too much weight forward. I've got some ideas for things to try next time I'm out but I know it's probably just going to come with time. 1.5 years isn't that long for something as technically difficult as skateboarding. Also I only skate like twice a week and sometimes miss weeks, so it's not like I've been skating 5 days a week for 1.5 years.

That was a clean ass line! Fr!!!

When I skated as a kid in the 90's people use to call mongo "sh*t footed". I started skating that way but quickly changed lol. I also find it less stable since you are further back on the board from a perspective of where your momentum is going. You also have now added another foot shift because when you push the "standard way" it's your back foot that is pushing so you can just put your foot right on the tail and quickly set up for a trick, or navigate over cracks and other obstacles. When you push mongo you have to shift you back foot back to the tail and then off the tail as you come in and out of pushing, not efficient and sets you up to be off balance. I use the same technique when skating switch, if you can't push standard with switch don't succumb to mongo, practice your switch pushing. When it comes to skating fakie or nollie, sometimes I will push mongo if I need to set up for a trick quickly because I can immediately put my foot on the nose/tail. So it's about being able to set up for the trick quickly. If I have plenty of time then I will just push standard in regular or switch position depending on the stance I'm going to be doing the trick in. You'd be surprised how much board control you gain by being able to push, ride, and stand in all these different ways. However don't take shortcuts and push mongo just because you're used to it now, use it when it makes sense but most of the time standard pushing in the appropriate stance is going to be the better option.

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Damn you ollieing a trashcan like a tiny block 😮

Exactly what I've been looking for, and I'm a roller skater

What a pop😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊

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Damn my dude, that ollie into the qp coping was crazy and the rest of the line was steezy af

Badass 🔥🔥🛹

I'll be always watching and liking these live streams. It's quite amazing that you are bringing us to your sessions, discusing tricks, sharing your experiences and opinions.

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Norman's right about trucks in the 90's. I would break kingpins and baseplates all the time. Hangers would crack easier too and axles slipped like crazy. Be thankful for your modern trucks.

Impossible wrap was crazyyyy🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🔥

Sick board. What woodshop is Collage using?

hey I have a question, maybe you could give me an answer to that: last year I bought a new skateboard, but when doing manuals or other tricks, its not that smooth, for example the manuals are impossible to do... now I grabbed my old skateboard, I could do manuals easily... could it be because of the wheels or the type of deck... now I havent checked the wheels if they are the same or the deck... could these kind of things be a reason why I have such a bad skating experience with the new skateboard?