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How To: Pogo on a skateboard
Learn handed and no handed pogo tricks with these skateboard tips. The pogo is a super fun trick that takes balance and skill. It's advanced flat land trick you should learn ollies and grabs before you get into the pogo.
How To: Clean your longboard and skateboard bearings
This is a video tutorial describing how to clean your skateboard or longboard bearings. The first step is to put your skateboard or longboard into its stand and take off all four of its wheels. Then put your wheels back on the board and then off the board multiple times. This will help clean all of the debris off of the bearings. You should repeat this process at every wheel. Then take all of the bearings off of your skateboard and clean the grime off of them will and old t-shirt and then thr...
How To: Do a Pressure Hardflip on a skateboard
A skateboarding trick tips video on how to do a Pressure Hardflip
How To: Clean skateboard bearings
Riding a skateboard can be a blast, but not when your skateboard gets hard to handle because of dirty bearings. Here's how to keep them clean. Watch this video to learn how to clean skateboard bearings.
News: Feeling Suicidal? Try Eating Pavement on this Big Boy
World's biggest skateboard. World's dumbest skateboard. Whichever you find most fitting. You pick. Crowned by the Guinness Book Of World Records as the world's biggest, Joe Ciaglia and California Skateparks' creation stands at 3 feet 7 1/2 inches tall, 8 feet 8 inches wide and 36 feet 7 inches long.
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 stalefish slide on a longboard
Short skateboards are more associated with doing tricks than their longboard cousins, but that doesn't mean there aren't gnarly moves that you can do while you're riding downhill on your longboard. This video will show you how to do a stalefish grab on a longboard. You may know this move as an air from shortboarding, but on a longboard you don't even need to jump to do it! Watch this, then get out to your local hill and try it out.
How To: Make a skate grind box
In this six minute video tutorial, viewers will learn a process for which to make a skateboard "grind box." A skateboard grind box is used for skateboarders to perform certain tricks on and to practice. In this tutorial the narrator goes over the different materials that are required for the grind box, the different tools that are required, and the steps for putting the materials together to form the grind box. By completely viewing this video, viewers will have gained an understanding on the...
How To: Perform a basic ollie, pogo, and other skate tricks
In this tutorial, we learn how to perform basic skate tricks. To start, you need to know which end is the front and back of the skateboard. Flip the board over and look to see that there are four wheels on the bottom of it. To get on the board, put it in front of you and put one foot where the wheels are then one foot in the middle. To get off the board, lean on the tail and walk off. When you are ready to move, put your foot in the middle and use your other foot to push off. You can now prac...
How To: Build your own balance board
This video will show you how to build your own balance board, including all the dimensions. Balance boards have been known in the circus for a long time as rola-bolas, but they are now appearing on the market as indoboards or voodoo boards. They are used as balance training aids for various board sports, mainly surfing, skating and snowboarding. I will show you how to make your own at a fraction of the cost. They are also great fun to play with and, with a bit of practice, tricks such as walk...
How To: Perform the chopping the wood trick on the longboard
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform the long board trick chopping the wood. This trick is performed by jumping the heel side of the board with the front foot while kick the back foot out and then jumping back toe side. This is done while carving and you can set it up with combinations of other tricks such as walking the plank or the cross step. Be sure to wear safety gear when attempting this trick.
How To: Kickflip on a skateboard correctly
A homemade kickflip video that works. Watch and learn how to do this standard skateboarding trick with a play by play style video, and diagram included.
How To: Do a casper flip on a skateboard
To begin with, you may want to learn how to kick flip before you try to do a casper flip as that is half of the trick. Try practicing it at a low speed as there is a lot of movement with your feet and this will help you keep control of the board. Now set your front foot on the two bolts in the front of your board and have your back foot square. Pop the board up like a normal kick flip, sliding your foot underneath the board as you flip it and when it is flipped over, spin the board back aroun...
How To: Drop In on a skateboard ramp
This video provides tricks and tips on how to drop in on a ramp while skateboarding. This is an essential skateboard skill for anyone planing on skating in a park.
How To: Do a No-Comply Impossible on a skateboard
This is a video dedicated to the teaching of the skateboarding trick called the No-Comply Impossible. The No-comply Impossible is not too hard, and this video will tell you how to do it as well as fix any problems you may have with it.
How To: Improve your kickflip on your skateboard
Improve your kickflip with the geeky Melvin. He takes you through the do's and dont's on mastering your kickflip on your skateboard. With several tips on how to safely try your skateboard tricks, like starting on grass before concrete. This a funny instructional two part video on proper placement of feet, your flick out, and front foot to help you perfect a kickflip.
How To: Build your own skateboard
A skateboard consists of three elements: the board or deck, the wheels, and the trucks, which connect the wheels to the deck. Craft your own sweet ride by putting them together. Learn how to build your own skateboard with this Howcast guide. It is laid out for you in 9 easy steps. The materials to building your own skateboard are as followed:
Skateistan: To Live and Skate in Afghanistan
Skateistan is a nongovernmental organization providing lessons in skateboarding, environmental health, information technology, art and language in a coed setting to hundreds of urban kids in Kabul, Afghanistan. Below, a short documentary on the movement, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel.
How To: Land a fakie frontside flip on a skateboard
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do a fakie front-side flip on a skateboard. This trick can be done at any speed. Users should be able to do a front-side flip before attempting this trick. Begin by position the back foot on the tail and front foot below the bolts of the board. Pop the tail down and turn over to your shoulder to rotate your body. Flick the board outwards and then land the 180 degree turn on the board. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy skateboarding an...
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: Perform a kickflip 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 kickflip on a street skateboard.
How To: Replace skateboard wheels
Broken or missing skateboard wheels aren't the end of the world. In just a few minutes, you can replace them.
How To: Install Dirtsurfer Deluxe foot straps
This short instructional video will help you properly install foot straps on a Dirtsurfer Deluxe.
How To: Do a frontside 180 ollie skateboard maneuver
The Frontside 180 Ollie is a skateboarding maneuver where the rider pops their board into the air and then does a 180-degree turn in mid-flight. Exclaiming “Gnarly!” afterward is totally optional. You will need a skateboard, a flat & dry surface, lots of practice, and courage & stamina. Tip: the lower you bend down, the higher your board will fly into the air.
News: Surf the pavement on a freeboard
Ever since Stacy Peralta and the Z Boys brought surfing out of the sea, skateboarding has been confined to its rigid four wheels.
How To: Do frontside crooked grinds on the skateboard
This nifty tutorial will show you how to pull off a frontside crooked grind on the skateboard.
How To: Backslide ollie to tail on a Skateboard with Danny Way
Professional skateboarder Danny Way teaches you how to backslide ollie to tailslide (or BS ollie to tail) on your skateboard. Danny Way gives you his best tips for this essential skateboard trick so that you can master this difficult move. He gives foot positioning and body break-downs so you can do this right.
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: Do a boneless flip skateboard trick
In this tutorial, we learn how to do a boneless flip skateboard trick. When you do this, it should be in one smooth and fluid movement, so practice each part before you do it. You have to reach down, put your hand on the board and slide your foot off. You can pull the board straight up or scoop it out, depending on what you prefer. Once you lift the board up, you will place it right back on the ground and keep riding. You don't want to just grab the board and have it fall, you can flip the bo...
How To: Ride a waveboard
A short video about riding the waveboard. Be sure and wear a helmet.
How To: Do a fakie slider on a kick scooter
This video skating tutorial shows how to do a fakie slider on a kick scooter. While it looks like the rider pulls back on the scooter's handle bars to perform this trick, there is a way to balance and steer. Watch this instructional video and learn how to do a fakie slider.
How To: Build a skateboard kicker ramp
This video starts out by showing the tools needed to build a skateboard kicker ramp: saw, drill, jigsaw, screwdriver, and wood. They then begin to cut the pieces of wood and screwing them together in the shape of a ramp. The instructions indicate to wet the ply board so it will bend to fit the shape of the ramp. They demonstrate how to measure the proper position of the board and screws using a string. They end by cutting the ply board at the proper length to allow the skateboard to life off ...
How To: Do a varial flip on a longboard
Enhance your longboarding skills by properly executing the varial flip maneuver. Learn the technical details behind properly doing this move by watching this video from Loaded Boards. Adam S demonstrates this move on a Loaded Bhangra Complete longboard.
How To: Ollie with a skateboard
Follow these simple instructions and learn how to ollie with your skateboard. What you need:
How To: Do an ollie on a skateboard like a pro
Invented by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand in 1977, the Ollie is a skateboarding trick where the rider pops the tail of his skateboard into the air and then jumps with the board ‘stuck’ to his or her feet. Learn how to do an Ollie. You will need a skateboard, a flat & dry surface, lots of practice, and courage, stamina & the willingness to fall down a lot.
How To: Do a tailgrab on a scooter
This this is a scooter trick-tip tutorial explaining how to tailgrab your scooter.
How To: Do an Inward Heelflip on a skateboard
A video dedicated to the teaching of the skateboarding trick called the Inward Heelflip. This skateboard tutorial covers areas such as foot placement and common mistakes made while practicing the Inward Heelflip.
How To: Make sliding gloves for skateboarding
Check out this video to learn how to make sliding gloves. Use gorilla glue to make sliding gloves for skateboarding.
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: Ollie on a skateboard with a video slo-mo breakdown
This is a slow-motioned, detailed Ollie instructional video. This skateboarding trick is the most important to learn. It has detailed text instructions with cut frame images.