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About Max
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Expertise
I have been skateboarding for around 7 years; I have extensive knowledge on street skating, including all sorts of flip tricks, tips on popping higher ollies, grinds, slides, rails, ledges, and park skating including transitions.

Experience
Before you email me asking "how do i kickflip??" you should practice it, what can I do, magically make you learn it? All I can do is give helpful tips, so try to ask serious questions, please. Also, I can and will not sponsor you, so don't bother asking.

   

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ERIC NEEDS HELP!8/3/2006Max
  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 ...
skate boarding help8/3/2006Max
  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. ...
ollieing alot higher8/2/2006Max
  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 ...
trik tips8/2/2006Max
  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 ...
Skateboarding8/1/2006Max
  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 ...
scared7/31/2006Max
  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 ...
ollie stop7/29/2006Max
  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 ...
varial kickflips7/29/2006Max
  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 ...
heelfilp7/28/2006Max
  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. ...
ollie7/24/2006Max
  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 ...
50-50 Grind7/21/2006Max
  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, ...
kickflips and ramps7/21/2006Max
  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 ...
ollie higher7/20/2006Max
  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 ...
moving ollies & stationary nollies7/20/2006Max
  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 ...
skate board ollies7/18/2006Max
  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 ...
is there a chance?7/18/2006Max
  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 ...
nollie7/15/2006Max
  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 ...
pressure flip7/15/2006Max
  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 ...
why?7/14/2006Max
  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 ...
360 flip7/13/2006Max
  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 ...
darkslide7/12/2006Max
  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 ...
kickflip7/12/2006Max
  Q: - cameron
  A: You're just not committing to the trick, you're chickening out in a sense. Make you sure you stay ...
Moving Ollies7/8/2006Max
  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 ...
how to land my kickflip7/7/2006Max
  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 ...
truck sizes7/6/2006Max
  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 ...
Ollies and grinds6/29/2006Max
  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 ...
Ollie Higher6/28/2006Max
  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, ...
kickflip6/27/2006Max
  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 ...
pop and which tail do u ride in the front6/21/2006Max
  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 ...
kickflips6/17/2006Max
  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 ...
backside flips6/13/2006Max
  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 ...
Stopping6/12/2006Max
  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 ...
Carving6/5/2006Max
  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, ...
i dont know what size i need for my skateboard6/4/2006Max
  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, ...
skateboarding6/4/2006Max
  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 ...
Kind of Board?5/30/2006Max
  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, ...
olly5/25/2006Max
  Q: sorry to bother you. But When i slam my foot on to the back of the board and jump only the top goes ...
  A: It's no bother, don't worry. Are you getting the board off the ground at all, back wheels and ...
olly5/25/2006Max
  Q: Do I have to have some speed or can i just go without speed?i wanted to ask you how to ollie...i can ...
  A: You don't need speed to ollie. You can ollie while stationary on grass, or moving 50 mph. What you ...
olly5/24/2006Max
  Q: i wanted to ask you how to ollie...i can never get it..
  A: You and everyone else has trouble with the ollie at first, it's really hard to catch on. You need to ...
How fast5/23/2006Max
  Q: How fast dose a person go to clear a jump without using a nother ramp to help them
  A: I'm not sure what you're asking. What kind of ramp? Speed is always necesary when jumping anything, ...

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