First TRICKS

[furiouscarolyn]

For a new longboarder.
What would be a good first trick to learn??/
ANY SUGGESTIONS/
I'm mucho interested......

CYA!
Carolyn

[ol'dude]

Footbraking.

Okay; some may not call it a "trick", but it's tricky, and it'll keep you alive.

[Loki440]

defintely foot braking then i would try sliding (also a way of brakeing), and then its up to you im trying to improve my balance so i can do manuels, as im pretty new also

[97laxlude]

Any method of stopping. Carving, sliding, speedbreaking, footbreaking, etc.
If you haven't read this page -> http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...41444786<br /> then do so. It's just some good tips on how to stop. It may not really be tricks but certainly a huge asset.

[longskatedude]

tricks are for kids . . . and shortboarders.

don't worry about learning tricks, just ride. learning tricks defeats the whole purpose of longboarding. enjoy the feeling u get, not the size of your bag of tricks.

and if you need to learn something to appease yur soul, maybe we'll call them skills. like knowing how to slide is a skill, not some trick. it's a valuable asset to your skating ability.

[Loki440]

don't worry about learning tricks, just ride. learning tricks defeats the whole purpose of longboarding. enjoy the feeling u get, not the size of your bag of tricks.

and if you need to learn something to appease yur soul, maybe we'll call them skills. like knowing how to slide is a skill, not some trick. it's a valuable asset to your skating ability.

well put, so i change my comment im trying to gain some new skills

[frank]

tricks are for kids . . . and shortboarders.

don't worry about learning tricks, just ride. learning tricks defeats the whole purpose of longboarding. enjoy the feeling u get, not the size of your bag of tricks.

and if you need to learn something to appease yur soul, maybe we'll call them skills. like knowing how to slide is a skill, not some trick. it's a valuable asset to your skating ability.

lame

Tricks are fun on any board. The purpose of any skateboarding long or short is to have fun.

[furiouscarolyn]

In my defence I only used the term "trick" since I'm posting under the title of "Tricks and tips"

But yeah, tricks or skills, i love longboarding so much it's not even funny. and I have this weird feeling that it only goes uphill from here...
My leg has been in so much pain since i got the board just cuz i ride all day every day.
Thanks for your replies tho, muchly appreciated

[Mile_High_Mark]

To quote Gravity's CEO:

Tricks get applause
Style gets respect

[Mr. Zogs]

excellent quote

[Partyboypowell]

tricks are for kids . . . and shortboarders.

don't worry about learning tricks, just ride. learning tricks defeats the whole purpose of longboarding. enjoy the feeling u get, not the size of your bag of tricks.

and if you need to learn something to appease yur soul, maybe we'll call them skills. like knowing how to slide is a skill, not some trick. it's a valuable asset to your skating ability.

longskatedude: While what you posted may in one sense be true, it doesnt really help does it.

furiouscarolyn: Some of my personal favorite tricks that i like to try are hang fives and hand tens. Maybe then id suggest wheelie fives, wheelie tens and maybe even a one footed wheelie fives. Try em and have fun, just like me !

[Anonymous]

actually carolyn, i believe it is all downhill from here. haha.

[furiouscarolyn]

yeah i was THINKING Of making that joke but then I decided against it
you're alll cheese eheheh

frig i wanna start posting pics....how the f do i do that ?!?!?!

[Loki440]

get a free account from Photobucket.com and then just upload the pictures after adjusting the quality and size of them so there under 250kb but photobucket does it automatically but you can do better by yourself then post them

[PinTail]

Layback Carve, and........ maybe a surrender slide

[blackfang0063]

furiouscarolyn: Some of my personal favorite tricks that i like to try are hang fives and hand tens. Maybe then id suggest wheelie fives, wheelie tens and maybe even a one footed wheelie fives. Try em and have fun, just like me !

what's is a hang 5 or a hang 10 ( or were you just joking)

[Partyboypowell]

hey man, a hang ten (or five) is a surfing move where you have all you toes (or five) hanging off the front of the board.

Good to do on your board, and when you can do em easy try them whilst doing a wheelie

[daddylongboard]

furiouscarolyn, \/

I can see it's been a while since you first wrote this request. So you've no doubt improved.
However I did notice that you complained about wearing out your leg.
To reduce that single pumping leg strain, your next skill could help you in all your boarding.
Begin to teach yourself to pump with both legs. One at a time of course.
The way I tought myself was to only pump with my "weak leg" for a week. Then after I felt comfortable with that, I began to trade off, from one leg to the other. Four or five "strokes" per leg.
After a while it became second nature. Now, if I have some distance to cover, I trade off without thinking about it. I was car-less in Hawaii, but had my longboard so I used to travel from Pearl Harbor to Waikiki about three times a week.(+- 12 miles one way)( can't take a board on "THE BUS")
The "next big hurdle" is to teach youself to skate regular AND goofy footed, AND to start off with you foot on the back OR front of your board.

SO, by the time you've mastered these skills you can walk on water like me...NOT. You'll just be able to jump on your board, no matter witch way it's moving OR witch way your facing. There will be no Faky for you.

That'll take you till about next week, so.... get at it! JUST KIDDING!
Took me about a year to get really good at it. :P

[jefff]

yay, Tofu. I guess the "skills" that are really nice to know is braking, pumping and boardwalking.