About Max 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.
Question hey i need some help on some triks im tryin to do, when i heelflip i cant get it to spin, same with the kikflip, wut should i do to get it to flip? and my pop shovit, i cant keep it under me, do u kno y? and 1 more thing, how do i correctly do a board slide? how do i approach the rail? which way do i lean when im on it? see when i ollie, i dont go high or far, and i cant even ollie off a curb without it movin out from uner me, do i need more speed, or do i kik harder? and max thanks fer lookin at my questions ur a real help. till my next question.
Answer For flip tricks, you just need to train your feet and body to do it. Heeflips, you kick your foot off the top of your board to flip it, and kickflips you use your toe to flick it off the side. Knowing what you have to do to make the board flip, develop your own way of doing it. Do what feels right. It feels strange at first to everyone, but practice and you'll get it, I promise. On shuvits, you're probably afraid to land on the board, which is prefectly normal when you're starting out. Just tell yourself that you're going to commit, and use your back foot to shove it around, then land back on. Bad explaination, I know, sorry. As for rails, you should get more comfortable with your ollies first or you're going to slip out. When you're ready, approach it backside (with your back to the rail) and ollie up, try and land directly on top of it and don't lean too far either way, and you should slide. Practice all this, and don't be afraid to fall! Good luck.
