I just got my T-board in the mail yesterday and I wanted to be able to flatland with it a little bit. If anybody had some tips on how to pump it I would greatly appreciate it.
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I just got my T-board in the mail yesterday and I wanted to be able to flatland with it a little bit. If anybody had some tips on how to pump it I would greatly appreciate it.
Practice pumping in circles, fully do-able. Same motion as conventional trucks but keep your front foot stiffer than normal to prevent digging.
To stop just carve super hard and if you are in a bad spot you can do toe sides slides on it to a stop if you are rocking gloves and can handle a slide.
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Until you get the normal pumping motion down on the T-board (which makes pumping much more natural), you can weight your front foot and push your leg forward and backward (making the front wheel zig-zag).
This will give you some pump while you develop the later intuitive full body pump.
Pumping a T-board
