Skate Advice | 5 tips

Have you ever had a performance plateau? Some random skate advice, let me know if any of these helped :)
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the 5 tips
1) Plow through the performance plateau
2) Learning to skate switch
3) Confidence Booster
4) Use notes to write down tricks
5) The secret to all double flips

[@Healthy_Scratch]

I broke my hand a while back and had to learn how to wipe my butt switch. after 6 weeks I still couldn't get it... I'm a failure

[@willwinship4937]

Have you tried it nollie or fakie

[@Healthy_Scratch]

+William Winship fakie wasn't an option because my dominant hand was broken. but I'll try it nollie next time.

[@gabeskateseveryday9]

Try the primo

[@gabeskateseveryday9]

Or Casper

[@Healthy_Scratch]

+GabeSkatesEveryday that's actually a good idea. I haven't tried casper wiping yet. I'll practice right now.

[@jacklefrost4052]

I think the biggest tip that i found out when I used to skate was to skate with people that are better than you. When you hang out with people that are good you're more likely to try new things and progress faster

[@TheJchip]

I agree 100% I rode with a lot of extremely good riders in my sport flowboarding (a lot like skating check it out on my channel) and it really pushed me to get to there level now I am at the top of my group of friends in terms of competitions

[@youpoopedyourtube6075]

Ya

[@youpoopedyourtube6075]

That happened to me too. Except i taught a good friend in only a month, now he got a board and he's a lot better.

[@mushlove6933]

yea today i found a skater and we played games of skate and i committed to bonelesses, usually alone i would wussy foot it

[@manuelsousa8479]

100%

[@LouieViray]

Somebody make this guy pro already. He's got a great attitude and awesome skill set. Great advice Chris!

[@brandon51471]

Seriously dude

[@juicejuicefroot]

Far from pro.... he doesn't even have a board sponsor

[@RyleeFlores]

ThatOneGuy Bastian Salabanzi is pro and he doesn't have a board sponsor.

[@juicejuicefroot]

sk8rage1197 Bastian WAS sponsored by flip once. But I don't think they made him pro.

[@juicejuicefroot]

Jesse Treadway Who? Chris or Bastian? Please be more specific next time xD

[@a7xSkateboarding]

haha so true, when your clothes are ballin you skate so much better. it's crazy. also something that helps me a lot, is skating different spots and environments - even if it's just some flatground, for example with walls with graffiti pieces i like. it gets me psyched

[@nliebert41]

im so glad that someone is talking about physics with skating. such an underlooked way to improve skating.

[@SpitIt]

First min. of the video I thought he was going to say use skater trainers

[@ChrisChannOfficial]

hahahah

[@alansalazar4383]

Lmfao xD

[@jesseyarrieta7985]

+christopherchann what trucks are those?

[@zyology5322]

Jessey Arrieta 💀💀💀💀💀

[@nicholbean]

I love how you actually incorporate your (obviously very good) understanding of science into these 'skate tip' videos; you're the first I've seen do that. It really does make the the tips make sense and shows us why we (or the board) do the things we do and how we can fix them. Great video Chris, much love from England :)

[@NJOverclocked]

More vids like this!!! Your educational videos are so good, helpful and uplifting. Just got back into skating after stopping for 5 YEARS and your vids help me out.

[@archiviewer92]

Man I really love your videos. Your tips are really helpful and watching you skate really motivates to get better. Thanks heaps, can't wait to see your next video

[@cyrusaldred5975]

Chris is like the best youtuber ever I mean he has amazing content and he loves his subscribers.He is hands down my favorite skater.

[@lvparm]

Almost 600k!! Still putting out good stuff man keep it up ^-^

[@Ridley96]

It's awesome how you put certain concepts into perspective, helps a lot

[@noahfischer6081]

when I was trying to learn how to Ollie I couldn't do it. I had really dirty and old grip tape because I got a second hand board, one day I went and bought a strip of grip tape and I put that on my board, the next day when I tried an Ollie, I got it first try. yes it was bad but I was so hyped so I practiced it all day and by the end of the day I could do a decent ollie

[@stephenstruble5064]

Noah Fletcher That's like when I first learned flip tricks. Turns out the board my friend gave me was waterlogged and warped. I got a new board and got Kickflips third try. *They were pretty ugly though.

[@keaganokeefe4935]

Love you're videos like this keep it up chris!!

[@theBenjaminButton]

Chris you are awesome. My favorite skater, Thanks!!!

[@skateboardlive]

Chris you seem to be a very healthy guy, you're sharing really good vibes in your videos. I broke my ankle so stupidly while skating (nothing too serious but annoying enough) and this truly helps me to be positive about skateboarding

[@merkpatrangelo5366]

This really helped me man. Thanks Chris! You really know your stuff

[@stephenstruble5064]

I was terrible at skating for a pretty long time. I was comfortable forming tricks, but I could never land them. Completely changed my mindset and things just started clicking. Got new gear and the only thing I think about when I want to land a trick is how I'm going to catch it and roll away or getting those bolts under my feet. Got all the basics and now I just need the basic intermediate tricks. Hope that helps someone out there.

[@devinchandler1732]

Thank you so much for making advice videos they really help

[@algraevan22]

Absolutely loved this video. Thank you so much!

[@E_99LDN]

Love how you apply science to skating !!

[@antonioporras9734]

Aye Chris love watching your videos they always help me out because some How ican a always relate to what you say like every time I'm being discouraged I come to your channel for a laugh lol thanks for making your videos your awesome

[@danielfarmer8232]

You did such a nice job with this!

[@deadkingzskateboards8853]

Hey thanks for your tips there really helpful it helps me learn new tricks everyday

[@TomeMartinsTV]

Really helped me out chris cuz im right on this bubble area and this motivated me a little! :)

[@Verm0nte]

still trying to perfect my ollie

[@5jorge810]

Same

[@grizzlyer2200]

I got em I'm trying to learn pop shuvits

[@hiddevhz8641]

+Grizzly ER Same but I never land my left foot, only my right foot

[@mushlove6933]

ollies will come naturally just like any other trick once you land them.

[@grizzlyer2200]

live slow, skate fast definitely 100% true

[@andrewaguirre3802]

Thanks man this motivates me so much more 👊

[@dannyrazo4192]

Chris you should do more of these skate advice videos there really helpful

[@kevinpro13]

Great video as always chris :)

[@dylanbatoon3343]

Great tips Chrischann

[@anthonyjames8778]

Dammit thank you Mr. Chann for those tips lately I've heen feeling like if I'm not progressing at all but this video restored my confidence!! I'm not giving up at all

[@Dylan-Malec]

Do more videos like this! It helps a lot, thanks buddy.

[@IndraPutra123]

"pick up groceries for grandma riding switch" hahaha you're the best chris! thank you so much for this video! :)

[@rshaw78]

These tips were pretty helpful. I definitely believe in the placebo effect! Whenever I am wearing my favorite pants, or even my favorite shoe lace belt it feels better than if I were to try and skate in jeans or something.

[@ariekanibalie]

These be some genuinely useful tips - lol, I thought I was the only one nerdy enough to keep notes on tricks to try and/or how to go about doing them. One thing that helps me deal with the 'performance plateau' is to mix it up a bit when learning a new trick. We know the feeling: you're tired and trying and trying some new trick, and it's tempting to just keep trying that one trick until you make it. Don't. It's hard to overstate the importance of 'flow' in skateboarding, and by popping some easier tricks in between attempts at that new trick you motivate your brain for the harder stuff. Works for me, anyway.

[@rorybreaker9341]

Thanks for the progress pointer man. i didn't understand progress until watching this video. Thank you!

[@gabrielloiselle4967]

Omg soooo true! I was stuck on pop shuvits and yesterday I got a really sick diamond sweater and skated with my friends and learned them! That looking good thing is true. Also to learn tricks it also helps to play skate with your friends because than it puts you under pressure and makes you commit. So if you have trouble committing, then try that. (At least it works for me) and btw thanks Chris I'm gunna use some of these. (If you read this far you're awesome)

[@willannunziato]

I have been doing the same notes thing for awhile, it helps a lot.

[@dylan8997]

stacy's mum hahah

[@uhSTZY]

Mom* fuck outta here with that bullshit fuck you mean.

[@Tzalmavet]

STZY Bruh STZY *Bro fuck outta here with that bullshit fuck you mean.

[@uhSTZY]

Fuck you mean what do I mean fuck outta here fuck boy gratata the fuck nigga go bye bye fuck you mean the fuck outta here gratata

[@Tzalmavet]

LMFAO right.

[@uhSTZY]

I'm mexican fuckboy

[@efuni8727]

omg I can totally relate to #3 when I'm like outside skating in my pj's or some soccer shorts I literally suck so I've tried out different things and when I go out to the skatepark looking good, I always skate good.

[@samlewis3665]

I really needed this I'm working on my shove it! Thank man your my inspiration

[@skatelife1151]

This gave me lots of motivation thank you!

[@sablelion]

Chris, this is skate science, and your skate style is mathematical!

[@guidemeChrist]

I love that you used physics to explain the double flip. We need more physics-educated people in skateboarding, that shit is crucial in understanding what you're doing.

[@spefjohn4029]

I love skate talk! Keep it up man

[@faceater24]

You are so right XO thank you!!

[@MartinKohoutekchannel]

You are SO awesome man! Keep doing what you do, cause you're doing it right :-D

[@OmarAbouelazz]

I'm a bodyboarder, and honestly your tips apply to that too, parts of them but the general idea is totally helpful. Thanks christ :)

[@mikefalzone]

I love this video.

[@Exquic]

👍

[@kuyakahl6400]

your explanation of the physics of double flips was so well-articulated you know your shit!

[@finnsomerville3569]

I learnt frontside board slides today,best feeling ever!

[@soenvified8171]

i never had my double kickflips (i worked on them for so long but no luck) but after watching this video, the second i tried it, i can land em almost all the time! THANKS CHRIS

[@Wooblidoo]

I hurt my ankle and had to learn how to skate switch. The following 2 months I learned switch flips, switch heels, and switch FS flips. These are some good tips Chris you know your shit

[@Ryswizzles]

Thanks helps a lot, especially the double flip one! :D

[@spenaten96]

Number 3 is very spot on!

[@stephsteph7594]

Awesome advice!

[@KCCCX]

I probably have been going at backside 360 every now and again for about 6 months. I have two ways I can do it. I can either do like my regular backside 180's and try to turn more so I land maybe at best around 200 degrees and 270 or I can kinda just take my front foot off and just spin the crap out of it (which can land me 360 some of the time but definitely gets me more spin)and land one foot. Which way would you suggest I learn it? It's is my most wanted trick and im so stoked because it's one of the only hard tricks I will be able to learn as of now with my current trickset. One foot back 360 , or back 180 slowly get more rotation technique

[@MrFrancheezy]

yo thanks and much love chris

[@KenParkjsc]

Thank you, you gave me so much motivation :D !

[@alexdarknell1693]

This helped me out a lot Thanks homie! 😁✌️👊🌟

[@TheChadNshelby]

christopherchann could you do a video about center of balance and how keeping that in mind when learning tricks can help your consistency? I mean I get the general idea but Im betting youve got alot of light you could shed! Theres a local here thats pretty consistent and I noticed that his stance is pretty wide on the majority of his tricks, so ive been trying to apply that to learnin fakie big heels and its got me 90% there, just a matter of time now..and watching all your trick challenges etc. It seems like youre pretty conscious of how its important to be centered and in control of the axis point×body position relationship...but there isnt a video out there as of yet(ive looked!) That covers this in detail, and at your skill level I think itd be hella well received and appreciated! Hope you consider it, you're a rad teacher and I always look forward to anything you gotta say...your "how to learn" video was sick! Please and thanks, Chris Chann forever!

[@darkstar19]

I think with double flips it also helps to channel some extra weight into your flipping foot/leg before you even pop, it kind of gives it a spring loaded effect and you can apply that same rule to every type of double flip along with torque.

[@ohhmalikk9153]

This actually helped me so much thankyouu so much bro +Christopherchann

[@Concreteonfeet]

I use the notes app on my phone to remember what lines I wanna do on specific spots or to write down what street a spot is on if I see new ones.

[@ChristopherAndTheLostBinoculer]

great video, and advice man!! :-)

[@anthonyrodriguez96]

ive been learning switch recently because i have a torn acl but i can still skate, just not as intense. so ive been practicing a lot of switch and now i have a decent amount of switch tricks i can do and trick i almost have. god i get so close to switch tre's.. i cant wait to bust through that performance plato

[@uliion9033]

I love you chris

[@brod515]

I'm so annoyed, i lost my board today. someone must have stolen it. worst day ever

[@aleks8556]

Aww I feel sorry for you

[@kobbyoa]

I left my board at my friends house and he accidentally left it outside and it almost go stolen a guy was touching my board but my friend scared him off

[@GreatToastMigration]

Kobby Oa That fuckin' pervert!

[@kobbyoa]

Ikr

[@kobbyoa]

Ikr

[@georgeursachi3935]

Turn on english captions. Go to 8:04... Enjoy talking about gay porn! =)) Anyway... Good job. Really helped a lot! :D

[@elyamavi8548]

wow, have never thought about riding switch. maybe it's worth trying.Thanks!

[@s_d_1200]

OMG HAHHAH he mentioned my tactic in learning switch.. I hurt my ankle too many times and i was like, "Hmm, only my right is getting a beating.. I know, I'll learn to skate switch!!" HAHAHAH but hey, it worked :D *best way to learn switch*

[@BranNewWave]

he's really great at explanations.

[@justskate000]

Super good advice

[@Trickthem]

awesome video man

[@vaderfreak77]

Bro you rock! and I totally feel ya on the wearing the right clothes

[@AldrinGordon]

Please make more of these :D

[@jacobrios279]

Hey chris chann i got request here i barley getting back to skating but when i first started i got stuck skating mango goofy but i do my ollies regular but cant skate regular where and how do i begin skating the right way

[@prod.sirens9195]

I was riding a hill and I got some speed wobbles so I tried to hop off. Btw inertia sucks. I bruised a few ribs, skinned my knees, and got a crazy road rash on my arm. I stopped skating so it could heal. This video was helpful after being in a ridiculous slump

[@briyoavila4947]

Good to hear I'm not the only one who had the problem with the shadow thing, most skaters told me it was weird😂😂😂

[@tielebodyn7323]

keep going dude YO ARE AWESOME!

[@jamielodgehotel19]

Really good video!

[@owennsuntsha9759]

This has rlly helped me ...thnx

[@LouieViray]

Chris, do you think you can give advice on skating style?

[@hazskate1234]

Helpful thanks man! :)

[@benjisalinas6533]

i was really bummed on skating for the preformence plateau and i fell more motivated thanks man

[@benjisalinas6533]

*feel oops, but i am falling alot

[@benjisalinas6533]

learned 5-0's now

[@TrifeLife918]

Lacorda shirt!! Reppin that Portland, Oregon Homie!! You know Jeff & Elliot??

[@TeeOneOG]

dude youre a genius!! thanks

[@zionthiem6343]

this helped so much

[@Artimus_]

Been skating 7 months and can’t heelflip moving? Am I making good progress?

[@AnthonyMooreIsTerrible]

My kickflips go through many performance plateus. First I learn them, get them down for a bit, then I lose the consistency of them the I hope right back on the plateu. Seriously happens every 2 months.

[@jordanhill8128]

That use to happen to me too. It pissed me off so bad. Now I just change foot positions when my kickflips start feeling weird or off, and then they feel fine

[@corks8807]

the things you said about clothes is so true for literally anything you do, even in runescape;)

[@kromaskating8586]

thank for those tips now i can improve alot more

[@ariendavisk8]

i had the performance plateau for a trick i wanted to learn, i kept trying and trying for a month an today i finally landed it, btw it was a noseslide nollie flip out :)

[@el321ful]

haha I went outside and aimed for the edge of the board for the double flip and landed clean first try thanks Chris :D

[@benrankin6574]

Hey chris my names ben and I watched this video yesterday and I am learning pop shuv it's and from your tips I landed it 5 times in a row Thankyou so much

[@deven4866]

I have that same pet peeve with the sun thing, It's very distracting for me, especially when your shadow looms over your board and your going to do a trick. The clothes thing was also something I discovered a while back too. Anytime I go anywhere to meet new people I wear my favorite clothes.

[@bugglemagnum6213]

back 3 felt the same for me its my favorite trick now im workin on back 3 kickflip doe

[@samuelito4721]

Dude you're amazing.

[@jakephelpshairyasshole1506]

darude - sandstorm

[@whssavy]

it's so true that u have to keep trying even tho u don't see any improvment cuz when i tried to learn how to kickflip i could never land it until like 3 hours straight of trying it. then i got it on lock.

[@matthewbradburn8986]

I went out and landed my first double flip after this tip ...... Thanks Chris 😊😊😊