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| Landing a kickflip. | 8/14/2006 | Max |
Q: I can mostly get the rotation down for a kickflip, but when I do get them. my back foot goes right ...
A: You're chickening out when you know the board is going to do a whole spin, that's why your foot ...
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| SKATEBOARDING | 8/7/2006 | Max |
Q: im just learning how to skate board i can ollie grind and others i need to know how to do a kickflip ...
A: There's no "right" way to put your feet for any trick, it's all what feels most comfortable to you. ...
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| ollie to grind and stalls | 8/6/2006 | Max |
Q: ok, i finally learned how to ollie while moving and i need to learn how to ollie into a grind (any ...
A: You want to learn 50-50's first. Learn to 50-50 stall on curbs first; you ride up to it frontside ...
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| thanx a lot max! | 8/6/2006 | Max |
Q: Hey thanx max fer all uve done fer me, but just how do u get to that point where ur like hey im not ...
A: No problem kid. It's all within your mind whether or not you're afraid or fearless. You really dont ...
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| ERIC NEEDS HELP! | 8/3/2006 | Max |
Q: Hey do u kno a site that could tell me all the names of the vert and street triks names and how to ...
A: Google search "skateboarind trick tips" and you'll get hundreds of sites.. I don't know of any ...
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| skate boarding help | 8/3/2006 | Max |
Q: I have been skating for about 3 years and i need to ask some one how to make my skills better can ...
A: Only you can make your skills better, and to do that you have to practice and dedicate yourself. ...
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| ollieing alot higher | 8/2/2006 | Max |
Q: heloo i am having trouble olliing higher how can i ollie higher? thank you
A: Ollieng higher has a lot to do with experience and time spent skating. Don't try to rush it if ...
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| trik tips | 8/2/2006 | Max |
Q: hey i need some help on some triks im tryin to do, when i heelflip i cant get it to spin, same with ...
A: For flip tricks, you just need to train your feet and body to do it. Heeflips, you kick your foot ...
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| Skateboarding | 8/1/2006 | Max |
Q: I have a few questions. 1. Im wondering if you can be to old to skateboard because im 14 and 15 ...
A: You can never be too old to skate (well, unless you're 80). 14 and 15 is a good time to start. You ...
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| scared | 7/31/2006 | Max |
Q: i know i can be a good skateboarder, but im a little scared to do things, cuzz im scared about ...
A: Ahh, I feel you completely. I have the same problem. When I first started, it was horrible. I was ...
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| ollie stop | 7/29/2006 | Max |
Q: i've just skated for maybe half a year, and have never really benn skating in town, just in our ...
A: That's...strange. Never heard of that happening.. but I think you're just not used to the feeling of ...
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| varial kickflips | 7/29/2006 | Max |
Q: ive been wondering how to varial flip i can kickflip on the spot but all my friends ask me if i can ...
A: If you can kickflip and backside shove-it decently, you're ready for the varial.. what you need to ...
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| heelfilp | 7/28/2006 | Max |
Q: when i try to do a heelfilp and i kick the board flys in front of me.where should i kick please ...
A: Dude, don't worry about being good before school, and don't worry about not being able to heelflip. ...
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| ollie | 7/24/2006 | Max |
Q: i am practicing my ollie on a carpet, and i have a couple problems. 1)i still get freaked out on ...
A: Hmm. Weird. You should get over all fear first of all, or you'll never get it. Besides that, all I ...
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| 50-50 Grind | 7/21/2006 | Max |
Q: ok, i can ollie a far amount of height, but i really wanted to learn how to 50-50. Every time i try ...
A: Good idea to start on curbs. What I say is you should find an unwaxed curb that borders some grass, ...
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| kickflips and ramps | 7/21/2006 | Max |
Q: I have two things I need help with. Kickflips and ollies off of ramps. When I try to kickflip, the ...
A: Maybe the ramp is too big for you right now if you're having that much trouble. And if you can't ...
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| ollie higher | 7/20/2006 | Max |
Q: How do you ollie higher?
A: Pop lots of ollies, that's how. The more you do, the higher you'll get. Just suck your legs, mainly ...
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| moving ollies & stationary nollies | 7/20/2006 | Max |
Q: Me again. Sorry to bother you again, but I can ollie in-place and I need to know how to nollie in ...
A: You can't do nollies stationary. It would be a switch ollie. Nollies are only when moving, when you ...
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| skate board ollies | 7/18/2006 | Max |
Q: I have a lot of trouble ollie-ing while moving. I know it has to do with shifting and balancing your ...
A: Can you ollie at all, like in grass? You should learn it there, or on carpet first. Get the ...
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| is there a chance? | 7/18/2006 | Max |
Q: I'm 11 years old almost 12,and I have been skating for 2 or 3 years off and on,nonstop for about 1 ...
A: It's hard to say because I can't see you skate. But what I can tell you is that if you do have the ...
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| nollie | 7/15/2006 | Max |
Q: i can do nollies easily on grass, almost as good as my ollie. But when i am moving i always faal ...
A: I'm not really sure what you're talking about but to do a nollie, you're in your regular position ...
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| pressure flip | 7/15/2006 | Max |
Q: Hey man I have been tryin this trick called a pressure flip, which is similar to a kickflip which i ...
A: There's not much I can tell you because I've never really tried pressure flips, to be honest (some ...
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| why? | 7/14/2006 | Max |
Q: ok..i've only ben skatin for 6 months..but i can ollie real high..kinda. when i go to land it my ...
A: You're most likely not landing it because you're chickening out when it comes to actually landing ...
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| 360 flip | 7/13/2006 | Max |
Q: uhmm i realy need help on my 360 flips i have been trying for a realy long time i place my front ...
A: Hmm. Usually if someone's ready for a 360 flip and starts trying them, they don't have a problem ...
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| darkslide | 7/12/2006 | Max |
Q: hey max i can ollie good know but i wanna put them into varations i wanna know how to darkslide and ...
A: Hey. if you're only able to ollie decently you're probably not ready for a darkslide. I know kids ...
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| kickflip | 7/12/2006 | Max |
Q: - cameron
A: You're just not committing to the trick, you're chickening out in a sense. Make you sure you stay ...
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| Moving Ollies | 7/8/2006 | Max |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me. I have been skating for about 2 weeks now and i can do ...
A: Ahh, you're at the tough stage of skating, only two weeks in, I feel your pain. I went through what ...
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| how to land my kickflip | 7/7/2006 | Max |
Q: hey guys i cant land my kickflip wat happens is when i flip it i can only get my right foot on its ...
A: You're chickening out. Tell yourself you're going to land the kickflip and your feet should land on ...
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| truck sizes | 7/6/2006 | Max |
Q: hey ive been skating for a while but ive been fortunite enough not to ever break a truck or have to ...
A: I'm not totally sure if high or low trucks are made specifically for vert or street, but it's all ...
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| Ollies and grinds | 6/29/2006 | Max |
Q: Tips, hints, advice; the easist way to do them.
A: On the ollie, you jump, slide your front foot up, bring your back foor up high, level it out and ...
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| Ollie Higher | 6/28/2006 | Max |
Q: I've been ollieing for about a three weeks and i have a lot of hight on the nose but only two inches ...
A: It's natural for you to not be able to pop high ollies only three weeks in. Don't get discouraged, ...
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| kickflip | 6/27/2006 | Max |
Q: i skate regular and i cant seem to put my back foot on the board. i've tried and tried,but every ...
A: You just need practice, lots of practice. Figure out what you're doing wrong and concentrate on ...
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| pop and which tail do u ride in the front | 6/21/2006 | Max |
Q: i just got a new tosh townend board and i noticed tht one tail was bigger than the other. Which side ...
A: Usually the way to tell what the nose and tail is, is look at the picture on the board. Say its a ...
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| kickflips | 6/17/2006 | Max |
Q: shove it ollie while manuling 50-50 nosestall,caveman and fingerflip but I can not kickflip I do not ...
A: It's hard to tell what your problem is exactly from my end since I can't see you, but I'll tell you ...
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| backside flips | 6/13/2006 | Max |
Q: ive been trying 2 learn backside flips for a while now. i havent been able 2 get them all the way ...
A: Hey. Backside flips are a hard one, you need to be able to backside 180 smoothly and of course ...
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| Stopping | 6/12/2006 | Max |
Q: First off, I am finally able to turn frontside. Yay! Even though the rain tried to stop me, I ...
A: Good job with the frontisde turning! When you're going donwhill, you get to a point if the hill is ...
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| Carving | 6/5/2006 | Max |
Q: Needing something to do for the summer, I bought my very first skateboard a little over a week ago. ...
A: Hey, thanks for the refreshingly intelligent question! It's good to hear that you've come so far, ...
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| i dont know what size i need for my skateboard | 6/4/2006 | Max |
Q: i am a intermeadiate skateboard and my skateboard just brike recently and when i went to buy a new ...
A: You should get whatever board you feel most comfortable with. I wear an 11 and I skate 8" boards, ...
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| skateboarding | 6/4/2006 | Max |
Q: when i kickflip i turn my body and my back foot comes off (i'm regular) but i have good grip!!And i ...
A: Well, it looks to me like you just need to keep your body and feet directly over the board when ...
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| Kind of Board? | 5/30/2006 | Max |
Q: I'm pretty new to skateboarding, and I'm looking into getting a board. I wanted to know, what kind ...
A: Hey, you should go down to your local skateshop or go to an online skateshop (ie, ...
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