skateing mini ramps

[mouse]

can any body give me some basic tips on skating minis? i can drop in and go up the other side and come back down fakie but every time i try to rock to fakie i can never get it past the coping. any tips for rock to fakies or axle stalls would be sweet.

[Chainlink]

i cant really help you with mini ramps... i cut myself up really bad on one at a skate competition once, but it wasn't a full mini ramp. like half pipe style

[Mrock]

You skated a mini in a comp. with no advice? Anyways....I don't skate true mini ramps. I skate quart. pipes that are near each other, not really one piece. Anyways, the best advice I have is REALLY work on pumping. The whole trick to skating any type of transition is pumping. When you go up, suck your legs up. When you are on your way down, extend your legs. Do that, until you can consistently get enough speed for new tricks.

On axle stalls. Don't start the kicturn until you HEAR your back truck click onto the coping. Once you do that, lean on your heels....that'll keep you in good condition.

On Fakie rocks...I think they are best if you sort of put your feet into a melon grab position....throwing your front foot way out there. This not only works, but looks great!

Good luck with your ramp riding. Any more questions feel free to ask...I, or any other members will answer. Good luck again bro!

[mad man skate]

to rock to fakie u can get reeal high on the ramp so u can almost hold it and then come down fast
try rock on rolls with the turn and rock 2 fakies will be easy

[Boarderboy]

I skate mini ramps. I can axle stall, 50-50, rock to fakie, rock and roll, feeble stop rock and roll.

If you want to rock fakie it is all about trial and error. You have to be prepared to hurt yourself once. It is all about balance you have to go up rock on the coping but the hardest part is coming back down you just have to keep doing it and falling over till you get your balance right. I have had some very bad falls in minis.

[Thebman]

Before I would do anything on a mini-ramp i would definetly learn and perfect kickturns and also perfect dropping in. The whole thing about mini is practice and lots of balance. Basically, when you rock and come back down fakie you need to make sure your use to stalling on a ramp and also make sure you lean your body into it and then out of it for a smooth stall and ride away. With 5-0 and 50-50 (axis stall) you need to have real good kickturn and balance skills. Basically right before you reach the coping you kickturn and connect your trucks with the coping, then lift and turn back into the mini, lean, and then ride away. Once you perfect rock to fakie, I would try stalls such as board stall, which i think is the next easiest stall. Thank you can try rock to switch, or switch to rock. Well hope this helps because thats how I learned all my mini pipe stuff.

[00yzryder]

for the rock and rolls, i had the prob where my front truck kept catching, you just gotta make sure you get the weight distribution correct and hold the manual out of it long enough for the front truck to clear the coping, dont be scared to fall, just commit to it that was another prob i had was riding fakie i would get scared and jump off before i finished the trick

[Ramp]