5 Ways to Slow Down on your Penny Board (For Beginners)

[@ebermorenocastillo8077]

I've been skating a couple of weeks ago and I always do the pumping bail-grab!! I didn't know it can look so cool! You made my confidence go a little higher!

[@pennyboardtyler]

LET'S GO!! 🤘🏼

[@nathaliediot7294]

i just started penny boarding today and I can roll for quite a bit but I fall off sometimes. I bet this video’ll help!

[@pennyboardtyler]

Great to hear! Have fun learning how to ride 🤘🏼

[@madfisch473]

i do the pumping thing, but you really need to do it before you catch any serious speed bc it wont work when youre really cooking you will be launched using your foot as the pivot point

[@pennyboardtyler]

Yes! These in general are all methods that work best at lower/controlled speed

[@jonasbg]

Safety first!! It’s so great that you wear a helmet ッ I’m going to buy myself a similar one. Keep up the great work.

[@pennyboardtyler]

Thank you Jonas! Happy riding 🤙🏼

[@iamsercanak]

thank you for your work!

[@pennyboardtyler]

For sure! Hope it helps 🤙🏼

[@andycoe23]

Cool! I prefer carving and foot braking, since pumping would destroy my knee 😅

[@pennyboardtyler]

Nice, Andy! Thanks for letting me know

[@FlowJunkie65]

Hey, Tyler. Thanks - informative and helpful vid. Idea for one of your vids: how to navigate over cracks or uneven slabs of concrete (i.e., due to tree roots lifting 1 of them upwards) on the sidewalk?

[@pennyboardtyler]

Hey Sean, great idea! I can definitely work on putting out a video with this theme in the future 👊🏼

[@FlowJunkie65]

@@pennyboardtyler Thanks, Tyler! 🤜🤛

[@zedddddd9722]

You have Like Like you

[@olivadarosa]

Thanks man! Great tips for beginners. I will use some of them a lot!

[@pennyboardtyler]

For sure! Glad to hear and best of luck to you 👊🏼

[@josehord7017]

Gracias por las recomendaciones y consejos maestro.👍

[@pennyboardtyler]

¡Absolutamente! Espero haber ayudado. feliz cabalgando para ti 🤙🏼

[@JayPais]

Thanks for these tips. Just started learning to Longboard. I’m sure your advice has transferable skills. Pump break looks like it would be easiest but I’ll give them all a go. Practice makes perfect, and it’s nice to have a few options for different situations you can get into. (Nice Thousand helmet too!)

[@pennyboardtyler]

Just seeing this comment now, but glad to hear! Have a blast with your longboard 🤙🏼

[@Yury1]

Great job, thanks! ❤

[@pennyboardtyler]

For sure 🤙🏼

[@beerwine1000]

Thankyou PBT !! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Altho i honestly believe that people should just get used to with the speed. Id have just walk if i want to travel slow, thats what wheeels are for ➡️ to go faaast !!

[@pennyboardtyler]

Ubetcha!

[@KeyonRulez]

I started skating like 2 weeks ago and i’ve just been bailing but my board always flew ahead of me but after watching this video i realize it’s because i’ve been just jumping off instead of running off and pushing the board back

[@pennyboardtyler]

Well first off, stoked to hear you’re getting into boarding! Secondly, I’m glad to hear your got a takeaway from that. Best of luck to you on your journey of skating 🤙🏼

[@flashynostromo]

Personally, I prefer the toe drag (on the wheels instead of the ground). Might damage the shoe soles but eh i dont rlly mind

[@pennyboardtyler]

Interesting! I've never tried dragging the wheel. Thanks for letting me know TorqueQ & happy riding to you 🤙🏼

[@abrickfullafist]

I do this on my longboard. It helps. Kills my shoe soles and cooks the corner of my wheel off, but it does help. I had to learn it on my own. My stupid self never thought to look to KZbin, and here we are.

[@wanchiz]

I used to use the method "pumpimg brake" but just because I could not hold the balance doing foot brake. And the downside is it hurts the knee so much!! After that I just throw on a pair of cheap shoes and foot brake as much as I want.

[@pennyboardtyler]

Thanks for your comment Road Roller. It’s always good to hear about other people’s experience with what works well for them and what doesn’t. Best of luck riding🤘🏼

[@wanchiz]

@@pennyboardtyler BTW, new sub to your channel, nice video, so chill to watch! Keep up!!

[@pennyboardtyler]

@@wanchiz thanks for the support!

[@frequentfinesse8904]

Do NOT bomb hills on a pennyboard unless ur willing to live with the consequences 😅 ive done it successfully multiple times but bailed yesterday and alsmot broke my shoulder/collarbone but LUCKILY didnt

[@pennyboardtyler]

Great to hear you didn't break anything! If you want to focus primarily on riding down steeper/longer hills, I'd recommend getting a longboard. Thanks for your comment & happy riding 🤙🏼

[@davincihenriquez7436]

Hello I have a question and maybe you can help me. How can I avoid to wobble going downhill??

[@pennyboardtyler]

Speed wobbles usually occur when you have either a combination of too loose of trucks or too much weight in the back of the board. So first, start with your trucks, then next, make sure your weight is closer to the front of the board (and not leaning back)

[@averagejoe17769]

I CAME HERE TO NOT HAVE TO BAIL

[@averagejoe17769]

Penny boards are definitely best for flat ground/ city landscapes

[@pennyboardtyler]

then don't! Like in the video, there are other ways

[@pennyboardtyler]

yup they are meant for cruising and nothing too crazy

[@averagejoe17769]

@@pennyboardtyler when you’re going down hill speeds bailing = injury , putting your foot down equals death

[@mr.jojofan]

Was going super fast today at an hill, it’s my first time at pennyboard but pretty good at just cruising so I did it but I didn’t know how to stop so I tried to bail but failed and hadda take the fall 😂😅

[@Kennymcormrick12345]

Thank u this really helped me alot last time i was speeding down a hill and my penny borad was wobbleing around so i fell after seeing this i did the same thing but i didnt get yeeted or fell❤

[@pennyboardtyler]

Just seeing this now, but I’m glad it helped!

[@ema_arts]

Omg ! Thank you so much! I cannot drag my feet I loose balance ! You probably save me a couple accidents 😅

[@pennyboardtyler]

Glad to hear, Emmanuelle! Happy riding 🤙🏼

[@reginaldpots5765]

First thing is first, gloves will save your life. Not just slide gloves, those are just the ones less likely to pull you off your board. Get some work gloves or something, seriously. Second, pursuant to gloves. I've seen slides recommended, they're hairy on a penny board and likely to just put you worse off than you were by setting you up switch. Heelside highsides are awful. Penny boards aren't meant for speed. At the speeds you should be doing on a penny board, running out is a safe bet, however still not the best one. Grass is a good bet for this, because if you slam, you're doing it onto dirt instead of pavement. You also don't get nearly as much roadrash from grass. If youre near the end of the slope, instead of bailing, just get low and ride it out as best you can. If you can get low enough to put your hands on the ground, you have a TON of leverage to put on the ground, and it also gets your center of gravity lower which, placed towards the nose, will help prevent the board from oscillating beneath you, aka wobbles. If you can get low enough to grab the stone of your board, you can still put your foot down. "Pumping the brakes" as you describe it is what aggressive footbraking looks like for beginners. It's a good way to get YEETed off the board. I've done this, it's a good way to speedrun getting rid of your knees. It also wears out your ankles really fast, which you won't feel the effects of until later. If you have the balance to do this, you have the balance to grab the nose of your board to keep your balance while you use your back foot as a brake. If you ABSOLUTELY MUST BAIL, get as low as you possibly can. Rolling is what breaks bones, or worse. ALWAYS prioritize your bones and life over your skin. Take the scars for what they are and keep skating for another day. The closer you are to the ground, the more control you'll have over your center of mass. I learned how to run out my bails. Then I tried running out of some wobbles doing about 40 MPH, and then I needed to have my left hand surgically rebuilt. Now I've had some pretty extensive road rash, and I'd take that over bruised ribs and some new metal bits any day. I mean this with all sincerity, I love to see folks sharing the stoke. Skating is a wonderful sport that can be adapted to fit anybodys preferences. I like going fast, and I love that feeling just on the edge of control, and I'm stoked that you're stoked, but please... get a longer wheelbase. Penny boards are great, but they're not meant for aggressive riding. I don't know if you recall the 90s and early oughts where skating became a misdemeanor in many places because of how many people were doing goofy dangerous things, but penny boards have a time and a place and skating carries its own risks. Speed and short wheelbases with topmounted TKPs are not a recipe for success. Please be safe, my dude.

[@pennyboardtyler]

Hey Reginald, Thank you for your comment! Really great insight, and I appreciate it a ton. I always love hearing from other passionate riders. And just so you know, when I do go faster, I ride my 36-inch longboard (not the 22-inch Penny). But thanks again & happy riding 🤘🏼

[@animationnewbie9509]

When it was my first time playing pennyboard, idk how to stop it and it was going super fast, so I ditched the board and rolled down,but now I won't cuz ik how to slow the board now

[@pennyboardtyler]

Great to hear! Have fun riding 🤘🏼

[@TaraRichardson-my2vb]

Thanks❤🎉

[@pennyboardtyler]

For sure!

[@shizouka19]

I like the 5th one the most

[@pennyboardtyler]

Great to hear 👍🏼

[@JJ-xo7zv]

How you gonna post a "how to" tutorial video on slowing/stopping on a skateboard w/o demonstrating the most effective, safest, most utilized by experienced skaters, & ultimately the coolest looking (considering you were scoring style points too)? POWER SLIDING!

[@JJ-xo7zv]

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[@pennyboardtyler]

Hey JJ, great thought! Powersliding is a great way to slow down/stop. I have never attempted one on a penny board though...

[@Beafree]

question on speed wobbles, do you get them? If not, what am I doing wrong?! I just started skateboarding a month ago, I've experienced it on my longboard and also the penny and nickel. What am I doing wrong? plz help

[@pennyboardtyler]

Speed wobbles occur at higher speeds typically from: 1) Too loose of trucks (especially when the back truck is noticeably looser than the front) so you'll want to double check that these. 2) Your weight is too far back on your board (i.e. you need to lean forward and have more weight in your front leg). 3) Your body positioning is also too high/tall, (i.e. you need to make sure you are lower to your board, with knees bent).

[@Beafree]

@@pennyboardtyler thank you so much!

[@lucascastro9965]

thank you bro

[@pennyboardtyler]

For sure 🤙🏼

[@notyourdad2089]

Could one of you fine human beings explain to me what's so facianating about a penny board of say a cruiser board or maybe even a long board

[@fura9761]

you ever tried?

[@pennyboardtyler]

People mostly are drawn to Penny boards because of convenient & portable they are to travel with. They fit easily in a backpack, in a locker, on a plane, etc. so being able to pick up and go wherever is typically a common theme. Other people also like their general aesthetic - the customizable plastic deck with various wheel and truck colors also look more "fun" to a lot of people. I mainly cruise and explore with my boards so I prefer my 22inch board over my regular skateboard and longboard because I travel a lot for work and leisure. If I was to go just around my neighborhood though, the longboard is my go-to because it's easiest and most stable to ride, so I often can bomb hills faster with less fear of falling. Hope that helps give more insight; thanks for your comment 🤘🏼

[@Nanchi]

So what about when you are going faster than you can run

[@pennyboardtyler]

I’ll assume you’d be riding down a hill? Generally you’d be looking to ride it out if you can, harder carving if it’s safe, learn to power slide (which I didn’t cover because I personally think it’s harder on a Penny), or bail. If you end fall, learning to roll as you fall helps keep you from getting too beat up on one

[@mrwhitemantv]

I broke my ankle bailing

[@zyforgot]

I have a skid plate on my board I got in the 80's, so that's how I stop.

[@pennyboardtyler]

Oh nice!

[@mrwhitemantv]

I broke my ankle when bailing downhill. 1 month in plaster ahead.

[@pennyboardtyler]

Oh no! Sorry to hear that; I hope you heal up okay

[@mrwhitemantv]

@@pennyboardtyler I most certainly will. Just to warn others...

[@preetidayma9700]

Thanks but could you show how to do some stunts

[@pennyboardtyler]

What kind of “stunts” are you interested in? Like beginner “tricks?”

[@tiger_vii]

Just ordered a 27inch penny.... Havnt skatenboarded for around 25 years......

[@pennyboardtyler]

Fun to hear! Doesn’t matter how long you’ve been away; have a blast with it!

[@tiger_vii]

@@pennyboardtyler thank you! Learning lots from your videos! I think I'm at the weight limit the penny can handle tho haha

[@kingdave855]

I can ride a normal board but its the penny boards height and lack of conventional grip tape that throws ne of with it

[@pennyboardtyler]

It can be different for sure if you’ve come from a traditional skateboard or cruiser background. Over time, it can start to feel easier if you stick with it

[@kingdave855]

@@pennyboardtyler yeah I've already gotten pretty comfortable on the fairly rough hilly lane I live on it's just also been fairly wet so I havent been able to ride as much as id have liked

[@JohnnyAfghanseed]

whatever you do don't try to slow down going into grass when it is super wet after it rained or else you will slam hard.

[@pennyboardtyler]

Good point! Thanks for writing this, Johnny 🤙🏼

[@JohnnyAfghanseed]

@@pennyboardtyler made the mistake of doing it myself and it wasn't fun to say the least.

[@sebas3303]

Or power slide

[@pennyboardtyler]

True, power slides do work to help stop! The reason I didn’t include them is because they are typically not the easiest for a true beginner to feel comfortable with

[@gavinpatterson1964]

Bailing is good until your skating faster than you can run

[@pennyboardtyler]

True! For beginners, they typically don’t go super crazy fast, but this is a good point

[@gavinpatterson1964]

@@pennyboardtyler I 100% agree

[@abdulghafoor8660]

thanx

[@pennyboardtyler]

For sure 🤙🏼

[@SameAsAnyOtherStranger]

You forgot to mention speed wobs. Get mad skills and keep from wearing out your shoes.

[@pennyboardtyler]

Are you referring to speed wobbles when you say wobs?

[@eBoard3R]

🤙🏼👌🏼👌🏼🤙🏼

[@pennyboardtyler]

🤘🏼👊🏼🤘🏼

[@mlondindabenzihle]

pls next time do how to do skills

[@pennyboardtyler]

What kind of skills would you like to know?

[@mattmingo7694]

I’ll TEACH you

[@rayyanisgoated]

My penny board is 10 years old and it was my sister

[@pennyboardtyler]

Dang that’s an old board!

[@TheDrummer4yahweh]

Forgot faceplant!

[@JayPais]

😂😂😂

[@TheMammothAlliance]

Thanks my brother got a penny board for his birthday and he didn't want it so I payed him £5 to give it me and it worked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pennyboardtyler]

What a score!

[@sweetcisteen]

instead of dragging my feet i just step down and bring my foot back up and repeat till i stop

[@pennyboardtyler]

so kinda like the pumping brake it sounds

[@sweetcisteen]

@@pennyboardtyler oh yeah i didn't see that part of the video, if i'm not going that fast tho i just step off and step on the tail

[@tylercox5848]

If you bail don't be fast I did it yesterday and I was going fast and I feel

[@pennyboardtyler]

Hope you were okay! Also, great name 🤘🏼

[@nyonor7314]

i h8 penny... i have 2...

[@pennyboardtyler]

If you have 2, then maybeeee you have a soft spot for them

[@andrewsherwin6806]

Butwhatabout papapapapowerslides? It’s only the coolest way to slow down/stop. 🙃 is it not possible on a penny board? Or harder? I wonder. Anyways great video. I’m feeling the hole in my right shoe right now from all the foot dragging I do. There’s an actual hole now. An excuse to get new shoes I think. But yeah can you power slide on penny boards? Maybe it’s haaahhhhda.

[@pennyboardtyler]

Yoooo great question! Power sliding is a great way for people to also slow down. This video is meant more for beginners though, and I feel power sliding on a penny board is possible (just a lot harder) That’s definitely a good reason to get some new shoes!

[@mattmingo7694]

Write me how, I’ll TEACH YOU. We ain’t BORN with shoes' I LIVE without “them”

[@redcloud4741]

i bale into grass or eat shit

[@pennyboardtyler]

Hopefully you do the former more often than you do the latter

[@redcloud4741]

@@pennyboardtyler lmao, nah. This video has actually been super helpful. Simple yet effective ways to stop. I agree with you, pulsing your foot then jumping off is the quickest and easiest and least damaging way to get off!

[@bayareabruh]

Pumping bail something I was doing naturally and I didnt even know it was a thing.

[@pennyboardtyler]

Nice!

[@mattmingo7694]

I like to ride COMPLETELY BAREFOOT

[@pennyboardtyler]

Nice! I enjoy riding my long board barefoot sometimes 🦶

[@mattmingo7694]

@@pennyboardtyler yo, Thanks for the reply. Depending on where in the world you are and what you may celebrate, Happy Easter. That’s what’s going’ on here on Vancouver Island, BC Canada. Love to ride. Yo, Check out what goes down in “Danger-Bay” on the sunshine-coast. It is the PREMIER Long-Board, skate enthusiast festival on northamerica! Skate culture likened to that of ‘Burning Man, but riding! I mean NOTHING but SKATE kulture! My deal is Slalom I designed and built a board, shaped roughly double-bullet shaped, REVENGE tooth-locking trucks(180 wide), 92mm MONSTER HAWGZ wheels and bones ceramic bearings. She’s IMPOSSIBLE to get wheel-bite so I hit the cones HARD. Covered in a 70s psychedelic lava-lamp paint job. Named “ Psychedelic Amebas”

[@Draxzy]

Bro great video but you are not hitting 20 mph 😂😂

[@pennyboardtyler]

You are right I don't hit 20mph on my 22-inch, but I do on my 36-inch. Glad you enjoyed the video😄 happy riding to you

[@adamoneale4396]

Warning, foot dragging may be ineffective when wearing Heelies

[@pennyboardtyler]

Lolz yes

[@YourlocalweirdfriendLia]

When I'm pumping brakes, it doesnt affect me to be honest, I dont know why some people gets hurt :(

[@pennyboardtyler]

Yeah it doesnt bother me either! We’re all just a bit different I guess!

[@Xd_ogkid]

Does this work for long boarding

[@pennyboardtyler]

Yes

[@Xd_ogkid]

@@pennyboardtyler ok thank you