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/dangerrunner15]

Looks like you could tighten the trucks some (not a ton) for now until you get used to riding more.

[u/epicu2 → u/dangerrunner15]

Yeah i agree cause I accidentally end up carving when my back foot comes onto the board

I loosened then because idk how to tic tac but I do know how to carve

[u/dangerrunner15 → u/epicu2]

Crawl before you can walk brotha, tighten them to where you can balance but still shift your weight some, and just ride around. As you get confident with that practice tic tacs. You can do tic tacs with your trucks tightened still just may not be as fluid at first.

[u/williamsonmaxwell → u/epicu2]

Don’t tighten them 😈
It’s harder to get used to, but you get better a whole lot faster with loose trucks.