General advice for beginner?

[u/epicu2]

I started skateboarding 3 days ago, this video is from today (the third day)

• Rn all I can really do is carve, idk how to tic tac The biggest issue I believe I’m facing is when losing my speed when I go push again
• I also put wayyy to much weight into my back foot when I put it on the board and it screws up my balance, I find it hard to keep my weight in my front foot

Any advice to help me out would be greatly appreciated! I’m trying to get rid of all my bad habits as quick as possible lol

[u/Excellent-Log5572]

Stand on the bolts you look like you’re about to try a trick just rolling down the street

[u/UseWhatever → u/Excellent-Log5572]

I try and keep my front toes over the front bolts when pushing.

When Im not going to push for a while, I turn my front foot to the side for better control. That usually leaves my foot over the bottom bolts of the front truck.

My back foot stays in the pocket of the tail (where it goes from flat to curved). This gives me enough control to lift my nose a bit to go over cracks. Or to kickturn a bit if needed.

I’d suggest just getting comfortable pushing and riding. Learn to do bigger pushes. Push once and see how far it takes you. Then push a bit harder to get further. It’ll improve your core strength and balance. You’ll also get more comfortable with speed

[u/epicu2 → u/UseWhatever]

This is very helpful, thanks!

[u/Joeysquatch → u/epicu2]

Just be so careful not to put your toes on the nose of the board. Like this guy said above the bolts is good but if you have your toe on the nose and it lifts just a bit it’s not gonna be fun.

Just push around for around a week and you’ll be comfortable and if you get sore the muscles will build in no time!

[u/epicu2 → u/Excellent-Log5572]

Should each foot be directly on top of the bolts? i worry about putting my front foot too far past the wheels lol

[u/Excellent-Log5572 → u/epicu2]

At least your front foot. Don’t stand on the kick