Begginner help

[Bballdude]

Hey guys i just registered..im 13 year old..and all my friends are awesome skaters..and well i tried skate boarding...and it wasnt pretty...i cant get balance enough but i think its because im too tall is 6'0 to tall to skate board??? and also i BMX but mostly like down hill..no jumps..this is my hello and HELP thread....so hello :)

[Griptape Flip]

Welcome to RR Bballdude, naw i'm like 6'1 and I skate. It's all good, just gotta get used to it. You will learn Grasshopper. =)

[crazy_dave]

Hey man, i'm 6 foot too! Just get a widish board 7.75 on wards and your balance will be helped greatly. Its all practise mate.

Welcome to RR!

[scarecrow476]

yea I agree with crazy dave and plus once you just skate around you'll get good with it. It doesn't come in a day, plus your friends can help you out it's fun stuff. AND HOLY COW YOUR 13 AND 6 FEET!

[PopwarPunk]

Pssh... Shorties.

I'm right around 6'6" and have size 13 feet... That's a balance issue, my friend.

Plus I have such a high centre of gravity, being so muscular and all..................

*cough*

[Kake Jelly]

no offence, but I would hate to be lanky

[snow_skate]

sup dude, this is an awsome place, good people

[3FlipbackLip]

Holy shit...Im 13, im 5'2 and the last time i went for a checkup the doctor said i was tall for my age...what the ****? well welcome to RR

[crkptsnl]

holy shit how the hell are you 6 feet tall and only 13
but back to the subject no anyone can skateboard you just have to practice alot and find your balance and have fun

[Bballdude]

but its gonna be hard getting my parents to allow me to buy one...>_< i have the money...i just need the ride lol

[sk8terchic2006]

Hey!welk ima a girl im 13!im like 5'5 but yeh your tall!im just lucky i can balance and roll!i am learnin also!im hookin on!yeehhh!welll if ya wanna talk you can im me @ sk8terboyluva02

[Koolaid]

Uh im almost 13 and im uh 4'10?
God your tall :( but i wouldent know i dont think so my cousins frikken tall and hes way better then me but uh hes been skateing longer too um...I dunno :) Welcome to RR though

[ScArKiLLa45]

Just get a board and hide it. Sneak it out and go to your friends or something.

They feeling of uncomfortability is really normal when you just hop or or whatever you did. Skating is one of my the most difficult things to do, and it takes a lot of time. Just take it slow at first...learn how to ride without any problems and ride until you are completely comfortable with it. Then, find some nice curbs and ride down them. Then, maybe find a 2 step and ride down that. Riding down stuff like that just makes your balance better. After you do that, try doing manuals and ollies. Ollies are hard when you first start out, I mean, really hard. I suggest doing ollies while moving because if you do them stationary (standing still) you will pretty much have to learn them all over when your riding. Next step, once you get your ollie down without any trouble, try ollying up things like curbs, or even over things like a deck laying down (1st time I ollied over something) or standing on it's side. Or you can start ollying down things, like stairs. Stairs are decieving, a 2 step is not even 12 inches high but still gets you scared if you are starting out. When your doing stairs, don't think how bad it hurts when you fall. It really doesn't at all when you experience it. This is a way my friend taught me to ride down +ollie down a small 2 step a loooong time ago: "Don't be a puss, if you fall it's not going to hurt. What, are you going to say 'THAT'S GOING TO HURT IN THE MORNING!' if you fall down something not even a foot high? I didn't think so." After ollies, try the shovit, heelflip, and kickflip. These take a loooong time too. I can't even flip for a kickflip, but I can do heelflips and shovits.
Need any help or anything csiska14 is my screen name.

[sk8erdude333]

Hey guys i just registered..im 13 year old..and all my friends are awesome skaters..and well i tried skate boarding...and it wasnt pretty...i cant get balance enough but i think its because im too tall is 6'0 to tall to skate board??? and also i BMX but mostly like down hill..no jumps..this is my hello and HELP thread....so hello :)
holy crap your 13 and 6 feet tall, dang man, im 13 to and i'm 5foot3 anyway wuz up dude!!!!!!!! welcome to rr. i havent been skatin for very long either ...about 7 months. the way i got balance on a board is try just riding it around, dont try to take it slow dont try to take it fast just go at what ever pace your most comfortable. after that try ollies, once youve mastered that go on to kickflips it may seem impossible at first but its acctually not that hard just practice. after you can kickflip everything else is so easy. a few weeks after i could kickflip, i landed varialflips and pop shoves and all that other stuff. it helps you learn to stay over the board or something.

[rustyburrito55]

To practice balance just go on the grass or carpet, stand on the board and practice doing little turns and stuff. Loosen your trucks a little too if they are really tight.

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