hey....just started out

[elmersglue]

hey

I just started skateboarding. Well acthuly i had a skateboard in 4th grade but it was just a little kiddie one and never really worked. So i got a new skateboard last weekend, its OK it wasnt customized and i didnt buy it at a skateshop but until i get better i thought it would do fine. I got the hang of the ollie, well i achutly dont..ahha lol. I can ollie easily when im not moving, and i get hmm lets say the height of the skateboard on its side, sometimes a little higher. I was wondering if you guys could give me some tips on how to ollie better while moving AND when you go down a hill and have some good speed how do you stop?? I usually just jump off my board but is there a way to stop? My aim is elmers poo glue and my msn is laxgoalie1@gmail.com if you want to talk about skating.

[Freaky Styley]

Welcome to RR bro. Recommend you check out RR tricktips and also give a gander at the tricktips forum section...checkout the ollie sticky.

[edward]

welcome to RR. theres plenty of ollie trick tips in the trick tips section and then before you post a thread in the tips section search for it first. as for stopping, jumping off works fine, putting your back foot down and scraping it works well, tail scraping works but will wear out your tail fast and a little more difficult stopping method is a powerslide. powersliding will sometimes put flatspots in your wheels if you have softer wheels or do it too much.

[Ramp]