Hot Skateboarding How-Tos
How To: Perform a 50-50 backside on a street skateboard
Street Skateboarding: Take It to the Streets The guys on the prefab ramps and half-pipes make the X Games headlines, but the real frontier of the skateboarding world is out on the street, where everyday obstacles become the tools of the trade. Find out here how to turn your street into a house of shred. Watch this video tutorial to see how to perform a 50-50 backside on a street skateboard.
How To: Wax a surface for grinding
Check out this grinding tutorial on how to wax a surface like your curb, in this case, with grind chocolate. Any type of wax will work. Just follow the simple step by step instructions outlined in this video. The video is subtitled in English. Learn how to wax properly so you can start grinding.
How To: Do a 360 on a skateboard
Doing a 360 on a skateboard is easy with these tips. Get expert advice on skateboard decks and tricks in this video tutorial. Take action: keep your foot on the tail, turn the upper body first, balance on back wheels, front wheels lift slightly, and turn body in any direction. Shawn, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Trucks, Ricta Wh...
How To: Do a heelflip on a skateboard
Heel flip is a skateboard trick similar to a Kick flip. Get expert tips and advice on skateboard decks and trucks in this video tutorial. Take action: know how to do an ollie, know how to do a kickflip, do an ollie, extend lead foot past front of board, and once in the air, extend front foot to flip board land cleanly. Shawn, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and hi...
How To: Make sharp turns on a skateboard
Making sharp turns on a skateboard is easy with these tips. Get expert advice on skateboard decks and tricks in this video lesson. Take action: put weight on heels to turn left, put weight on toes to turn right, pick up 2 front tires & pivot for quick turns, and lead with upper body. Shawn, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Trucks, R...
How To: Stand on a skateboard
Standing on a skateboard takes skill and balance. Get expert tips and advice on skateboard decks and tricks in this video tutorial. Take action: push off with one foot, keep left foot pointing straight, put both feet on board at a 90 degree angle, and lead with shoulder to maintain balance. Shawn, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Tr...
How To: Turn on a skateboarding ramp
Turning on a skateboard ramp is an often overlooked skill that is tough to master. Get expert tips and advice on skateboard decks and tricks in this video lesson. Take action: go up ramp, put weight on tail while slowing down, use upper body to perform turn, and lead with the eyes and upper body. Shawn, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Vent...
How To: Do a pressure flip on a skateboard
Check out this skateboarding tutorial video to learn how to do a pressure flip on a skateboard. Learn proper foot positioning and techniques with this step by step guide. This instructional video also covers common mistakes to avoid. The trick can be very intimidating to learn, but keep at it, and take it to the streets. Keep practicing these tips and suggestions and soon you'll be skateboarding like a pro.
How To: Do a half pressure flip half late flip on a skateboard
Check out this instructional skateboarding video to learn how to do a half pressure flip, half late flip on a skateboard. It sounds pretty complicated, but it's easier than you think. Make sure you can perform the kickflip and pressure flip before attempting this trick. Watch this instructional video and practice your skateboarding skills. Soon you'll be skateboarding like a pro.
How To: Lube your skateboard bearings
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to keep your bearings lubricated. With a razor blade or a pushpin to pop off the shield before dropping a couple drops of lube. That's all it takes.
How To: Rethread your skateboard truck axle
Have beat up trucks? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to rethread your skateboard truck axle. There are two techniques to rethread your axle rod on your skateboard truck. You can use either a grinder or a rethreader.
How To: Do a melon on a skateboard
Want to learn some new skateboard tricks? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform a melon on the skateboard. Before you attempt this move, you'll want to be familiar with executing ollies. When performing this skate board trick, you want to grab near the middle of your deck.
How To: Do a switch ollie on a skateboard
Learn how to do a switch foot ollie, in this free video series on skateboarding tricks. Part 1 of 16 - How to Do a switch ollie on a skateboard.
How To: Do a half cab on a skateboard
Learn how to do a half cab on a skateboard, with trick skateboarding tips and instructions from an expert - free video.
How To: Skateboard on ramps
Learn ramp skateboarding tricks, moves, and skills, including how to drop or roll in, how to do a board stall and a truck stall, how to grind ramps, and how to carve bowls, in this free series of ramp skateboarding tricks video lessons.
How To: Skateboard the basics
Skateboarding is a fun and challenging recreational activity and competitive sport. Get started skateboarding with the skills, techniques, tips and tricks in this free series of skateboarding video lessons for beginners.
How To: Maintain and repair a skateboard
Get tips on picking out and buying a skateboard, maintaining it so that it stays in good shape, and repairing any problems that might occur, with the tips and advice in this free series of skateboard maintenance and repair video guides.
How To: Do a blunt fakie skateboarding trick
A blunt fakie is a somewhat difficult skateboarding trick. Learn how to do a blunt fakie skateboarding trick in this free extreme sports video from a sponsored skateboarder.
How To: Do a 360 frontside pop shove-it skateboarding trick
A 360 frontside pop shove-it starts like an ollie and gets higher than a regular pop shove-it. Learn how to perform this trick from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Do a switch pivot grind on a skateboard
The switch pivot is a skateboard trick that gets your whole body above the coping. Learn how to perform a switch pivot from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Do a fakie disaster skateboarding trick
The fakie disaster gets its name from when it's done wrong, it turns into a big mistake. Learn how to perform a fakie disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Do kickflip varials skateboarding tricks
Do a kickflip varial and similar skateboarding tricks with professional instructions. Learn how to do a kickflip varial and how the trick works with free video tips from a sponsored skateboarder.
How To: Do a nose manual skateboarding trick
A nose manual or nose wheelie is done by balancing on the front wheels of a skateboard. Learn how to do a nose manual in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Smith grind on a skateboard
Skateboarding tricks are what make skateboarding truly enjoyable and the Smith Grind is a great skateboarding trick. Learn how to do the Smith Grind in this free video series of skateboarding trick tips and instructions.
How To: Do a lip slide skateboarding trick
Impress people with a lip slide skateboard trick. Learn how to do a lip slide and its many variations not from a professionally sponsored skateboarder in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Do ledge skateboarding tricks
Skaters use various obstacles such as ledges for performing tricks. Get skateboarding trick tips for using ledges for skating tricks in this free video series.
How To: Half-cab 180 ollie skateboarding trick
The Ollie is the basis for many skateboarding tricks such as the half-cab 180 Ollie. Learn how to do a half-cab 180 Ollie on a skateboard in this free video series on skateboarding trick tips.
How To: Do front side pop shove-it skateboard trick
Impress your friend by doing a pop shove-it on a skateboard. Learn how to do this trick and its variations from a skateboarding professional in the free extreme sport video series
How To: Do a hurricane on a skateboard
Skateboarding is the act of riding on and performing tricks with a skateboard. Try performing a hurricane, which is one of the many tricks to learn from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Do a backside noseblunt stall on a skateboard
A skateboard backside noseblunt stall is another fun trick to try that will help you become a better skateboarder. Learn how to perform this trick and some of its variations from a professional skateboarder in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Do a skateboard nose grind
A skateboard nose grind is another fun trick that will help you become a better skateboarder. Learn how to perform this trick and some of its variations from a professional skateboarder in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Do a manual on a skateboard
A skateboard manual is another fun trick that will help you improve as a skateboarder. Learn how to perform this trick and some of its variations from a professional skateboarder in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Grind a rail
Want to grind a rail and not just roll around on your skateboard? Let our professional skateboarder show you how make the jump to the next level in this free skateboarding instructional video series.
How To: Perform skateboard tricks
The manual, kickflip, half cab, heelflip, and nollie are just some of the cool skateboarding tricks you'll learn how to do in this free skateboarding video lesson series, with expert tips and techniques to help you become a better skater.
How To: Pop-Shuvit on a skateboard
Just picked a skateboard? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform a pop-shuvit on a skateboard. This tutorial covers foot position determined by whether or not you're goofy footed or regular.
How To: Kickflip and ollie on the Ripstik
Do you have a RipStik? Maybe you've seen some of the impressive looking tricks you can perform on one. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to kicklip and ollie on a RipStik.
How To: Do a foot plant to fakie trick on the skateboard
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform the foot plant to fakie trick on a ramp with a skateboard. Be sure to wear safety gear when attempting this skateboard trick.
How To: Do a bs axle fs 270 out trick on skateboard
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform the big spin axle front side out trick on the skateboard. This trick is performed on a ramp. Be sure to wear safety gear before attempting this skateboard move.
How To: Perform the Pivot to Fakie Trick on the skateboard
Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to perform the pivot to fakie trick on the ramp with a skateboard. Be sure to wear safety gear when attempting this skateboard trick.
How To: Perform the look back on the long board
Just picked up a longboard? Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to perform the impressive look back trick. Be sure to wear safety gear when attempting this trick.