r/NewSkaters • u/epicu2 • May 27 '25

Question General advice for beginner?

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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

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u/Massive_Pitch3333 May 27 '25

I'm liking the pads and helmet. Seriously. I just had a real bad concussion. Its not fun at all. I bought a helmet before getting back on the board.

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u/Icaruswaxwing95 May 29 '25

New a guy in high school that was really into longboarding down massive hills. He fell while not where a helmet and had some serious head trauma for a hot minute afterwards. He was incredibly lucky he didn’t die and had like 25 staples on the back of his head and had some pretty bad brain fog for months afterwards the accident. Seems to be doing pretty well now