Every Skater Needs to Know This

[@landonp4726]

Starting out at 31…the balance and coordination needed is insane. Never thought it could be this difficult. Seems like a very gradual process.

[@Jam15125]

Bro i'm 40 and bought my 4yo a board for Christmas and he loves it so much I decided to learn with him. It's fun being the same skill level as a 4yo but it's so damn hard!

[@cloudoncloud9940]

maybe gradual but also exponentially. Once you get the basics down you'll soon be happily surprised how many more possibilities open up for you.

[@cloudoncloud9940]

@@Jam15125 I can only give you the tip to be aware of their low weight distribution. Don't try to fall like they do XD and keep your body low ;)

[@Skatekwondo]

I started at 41. I'm still 41 😅 But I can put my socks like a ninja now, while standing on one foot and not losing the balance. All thanks to skateboarding.

[@dbern939]

Dude I am also 31 a bought a skateboard last week as a means to get back in shape!

[@matroxman11]

I’ve been skating for about two and a half years now and there’s still so much good knowledge here. For the beginners STICK WITH IT. I know it feels impossible at first but the beauty of skateboarding is that the only limit is your imagination, if you keep trying you can figure out how to have fun at any skill level. I used to get so frustrated because I couldn’t do the tricks I would see on instagram or that my way more experienced friends were doing, but I would push myself to try different things and figure out what I could do, and slowly without even really trying that hard I started to figure out so many new tricks. It’s about the journey and the friends you make, don’t get so hung up on the destination :)

[@Unentitled_sesh]

These videos really help with learning to skate switch. I got a penny board in October to use as transportation, and realized very quickly that I needed to learn switch. Three months in, and I now got my regular rhythm/flow with my switch stance. Thank you so much

[@OldBrokenSkater]

As a learning-again skater, I couldn't 100% agree more with everything on this list. Wish I had this video when I started back up again. Nonetheless, I'm on the right path now-not just skating to chase tricks but taking my time and understanding skating more. Also, manuals are GOATED for life 🙌 Great vid, Mitchie and team!!! Always an inspiration!

[@fitnesswithbill5595]

25:53 just casually sliding/dropping in. Wow he never ceases to amaze me with something like this. Seems like one of those things you can do when you just mess around all day. Not that we don’t know he’s put his 10k hours in but a humble reminder that Mitchie has put in his time and it shows. That inspires me more than anything else to just keep at it regardless of trick progress and so on. Thanks SkateIQ!

[@Lloydy10]

Just started skating again after 32 years! These videos are so good. Wish I had these in 90’s!

[@ericharmon7163]

Hell ya. I started again at 48. I hadn't skated for 27 years. It's crazy how much info is out there now. We could have used this in the 90s, lol.

[@mirisetc]

33, me too! :))

[@AmputeeAdele]

And the early 2000s, can't remember seeing skate media anywhere and I lived in Rural mid Wales, not exactly LA or NY ha ha 😅

[@arielvillaverde9507]

The 80s even! Though the 90s also.. when I moved on from skating also.

[@faunainthesauna]

I'm 38... First Board in 20 years arrived today!

[@kevinrice7291]

I’ve been skating for 29 years and this is excellent advice for beginners. In fact I find this helpful even after all these years.

[@posmaster22]

Even as a 20 year skater ive picked up some great insights from you. I wish you made more videos geared towards the seasoned skater to break through to the next level.

[@shaunrobinson8282]

Your videos are amazing dude! I’ve skated for close to 15 years. And I still watch your videos because there so informative ❤

[@JRich5755]

Thanks Mitchie for all you do. I started skateboarding when I was 14 for about 10 years on and off. Now I’m 46 and my son is 14 and he’s starting to skate which has led me to pick up my board and skate again. I have learned more by watching your videos than I did in the 10 years of skateboarding by myself.

[@blueamerican8406]

Definitely wished you were around when I was a kid in the 90s. But then again my parents never would have let me go to the skate park anyways lol. 34 year old female and just learning to skateboard. Only good thing about being an adult is doing everything I couldn’t as a kid. Cuz my parents can’t say no 😂. Your videos help so much! Thank u!

[@dUBfROMwATERHOUSE]

The best advice I heard for ollies was you saying that you’re jumping off the back trucks, that’s the balance point that you’re jumping off. It helped so much. Now what you said here about all you need to Ollie up a manny pad is to get the nose high enough, then push up and over. Makes so much sense.

[@johndavidbell850]

44yrs young and just taking up skating 😬 wish me luck on my affordable midlife crisis 😂 your videos are amazing and you make it look so effortless ❤❤

[@andrewwerst1266]

I am skipping my manuals 😫 I feel called out, but this has definitely inspired me to start really focusing on those and riding switch.

[@shawnvanorder]

I love this channel. A big thank you for what you do ! It’s been the most informative content i’ve come across and just makes me hungrier to get out there on the board and keep trying

[@littlegoodson]

Your casual control of the board is so pleasing to watch, and I appreciate how much hard work you’ve put into it to get there 🫸🫷

[@CastroMKE]

Mistakes with gear is such a big thing. I used to ask for doh doh softs (the pink ones) from my shop cus I’m like yeah that makes sense soft to absorb impact, then I would crank em down so hard to get my trucks super tight. I mean I know now I like medium trucks and I ride Indy double cone 94s but back then, I could’ve saved a lot of time not messing with blown out bushings with a board always wanting to turn off to the left.

[@sencer6202]

I would 100% recommend the program, it's totally worth it. Also 28:54 "falling is normal"

[@LucaCarpesRibeiro]

thank you for all this videos 😊

[@josephsprague2313]

Thank you Mitch. Love your skating and your fresh perspective and wisdom all things skateboarding . Keep up the good energy; it's contagious Brusso. - Jail Dog

[@zmuzzy101]

Im just getting back into skating after stopping as a teen. Im 33 and it feels a lot scarier than I remember but im finding my feet again. First session tiday and spent a lot of it practicing manuals, turns and body varials. Glad im on the right track!

[@mirisetc]

I admire your way of explaining. I learn a lot by listening and watching even before I start practicing. Thank you for all the information. 🙏

[@scotthuster3531]

Mitchie with such a great video to start the year! Manuals, manuals, manuals is gonna be the theme for my year :D

[@arielvillaverde9507]

I'm contemplating trying a 8.6 board (w/indy 59s) so wheels are flush. Can't wait to see how much a "turning" difference it makes from used to 9" tracker trucks (on a 8.8 deck)

[@skatedad9794]

Been skating 3 years now. I still feel this benefits me a ton

[@artboxfashion4042]

This is so relaxing to watch. I now see most of the mistakes I made when i was a skater 20 years ago.

[@user-uu5of8rd1n]

Yesss you listened and left the bloopers in :D

[@bclark3614]

Mitchie truly is one of the best of us!

[@shngsam8777]

Love all the point shared! useful for beginner like me at no.2... i thought you going to say safety gear, and "taking care of your body" (as i gets older i need to take care more ) the "how to fall" part is good too

[@metiniac]

man, you are the best @teaching how to skate!! Cheers from NL!

[@achillessproles6364]

How is this channel not already to 5 million Subscribers? if braille had that much they need to subscribe here because the content is 30x better than aaron ever thought about being

[@PHH000]

true

[@KentBaykin]

The GOAT has posted! all BOW to the TRUE GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rachelscottart6908]

Such a helpful video, thank you!

[@Luckyjack01]

Ask other skaters at the park what they're riding and why they're riding it. I was trying to learn bowl riding on a 7.75 and having miserable time. Had no idea there was a difference until i saw another guy riding an 8.5 and having a great time.

[@MaddieSkater]

Great video Mitchie! And your tips really helped me for my Fs Airs I can do them a lot better. I love Mitchie ❤️❤️ Keep it up 🎉

[@Roje8]

and that squeaking sound on thunder trucks

[@infeza3255]

I'm just glad that when mitchie turns, his trucks also squeak 😂 i thought i was the only one

[@RedBoard86]

28:55. Oof, slam. Bummer Working my way through this vid. Lots of good tips so far I can attest to the heelflip grind. Spent a few weeks working on them for only a few random lands. I now realize I could’ve been doing so much more. Pop shove-it’s, 180s, skating switch, manuals… I’ve given up on flipping the board and now working on much easier tricks that will take me farther. I can go back to heelflips later. And I’ll have better board control and confidence as well

[@aaronbrown244]

where is this park? picture esque background. Mitchie is the best teacher in skating. I've skated off and on since 1989... I learn things every video I watch.

[@aaronbrown244]

and yes you caught me I'm not practicing manuals enough... still... but I did spend an hour doing switch tick tacks this week to start practicing switch :-)

[@derekparkes5449]

skatepark = Wanaka NZ

[@TheAnimeist]

4:13 Switch caveman on a quarter-pipe. Pretty smooth if you ask me.

[@arielvillaverde9507]

I'm 5 11" (w/size 10 shoes) riding a 8.8 board (9" tracker trucks) Reason I like longer axels is that wheels sit deep on the axel so the sit flush to the board. Only asymetrical Nano wheels screw this up. I like this set up for its width and stability in transition.. but I'm un -sure about it's wheelbase (14.25) During 6ft drop ins in bowls I'm slamming backwards a bit (cause the shorter WB?) Thinking of skating transition with a 14.5 WB for confidence in drop in and carving. Good? Tips? (I'm 49 btw.. skating 3yrs)

[@PHH000]

The only thing holding me back is the lack of places to skate in the winter, it always almost feels like starting all over again when the winter is over due to not being able to skate for half the year.

[@waffleswaffs5072]

wear a bunch of layers and then you have padding for falling maybe try scoping out some hidden areas that dont get a bunch of snow check parking garages and shit ideally a garage with a space heater to practice fundamentals/flat ground stuff maybe theres indoor parks somewhere as long as its not deathly cold like chicago in that case ya gotta gtfo

[@ginodorto2998]

Hi brooo thanks a lot like always

[@erickuhn3500]

Thanks for this great video ❤ Great quality as usual! Might I ask, what camera you are using for the recording? I dont need something fancy nor expensive, but I am thinking about buying one to better keep track of my journey. Any suggestions from other people?

[@vanjajclayton4571]

What new balance skate shoes are you skating .

[@Blaststar]

14:28 is that bench in the background gigantic or is that just an optical illusion?

[@jave33795]

Insane Manuel!

[@andhaskins]

Dude 34:30 where’d that guy jump from?? Stage left

[@nicslo7929]

Love this guy.

[@anglegrinder4630]

I want something to grind on bad so I ordered a blunt steel bar

[@travd8730]

what size of skateboard do you ride

[@TheRealSaiyanTrunks]

Yo, the bushing thing is too real. I just started like 7 months ago at 32 years old. Took a hard fall a few weeks ago because of the bushing. When I started asking skaters around the park if should I replace them I was either told no you're fine or Get harder bushings. Gonna be grabbing harder ones soon because I tighten for the ollie practice but loosen when I'm cruising the park.

[@sojazlen]

Can we get a video on how to go down banks for beginners?

[@kotrvnwork6665]

what deck size you ride?

[@tomasgarza1249]

3:50 ... In my defense, it makes me support more my local skate shop xD

[@anglegrinder4630]

I do that exercise where you jump and lightly pop but I get tired so idk im thinking get my balance better first?

[@xSilentPandorum]

Anyone know where this was filmed?

[@maudesk8]

ive been skating for a few months but cruising around where I live is hard cuz the roads are pretty rough and I worry that people will get annoyed by the sound of my board any tips?

[@Skatsurf]

Genious!!! Brilliant

[@haroldcampos9661]

I just died on a manual.

[@ericharmon7163]

Nose manual?

[@haroldcampos9661]

@@ericharmon7163 Normal manual. I was going pretty hot and I felt like the board got too infront of me and I was gonna fall back. There's also a crack there. So I hung on to this light post in front of my house and I ended up flying forward and landing on my knee. I was like dry crying... it was pretty bad hahaha. Had to go back inside for a little bit.

[@benvsreality]

And you're now posting, which means the gnar gods still have plans for you.

[@badboybootz8]

I got hard bushing and my trucks are still too loose for me

[@aveenvp]

Where are you located? The background is super beautiful

[@ferdinandsuwandi6179]

Wanaka - Nz.

[@crusadeprince]

I LOVE THIS. SKATE BOARDING IS MY LEISURE AND MY AEROBICS EXERCISE.

[@posmaster22]

I could agree more with almost everything said here.

[@Edog0]

4:24 I live in a climate where it is usually below freezing outside from months December-March. If I leave my skateboard in my car 24/7 in those conditions, will it sustain damage?

[@na-xv7hb]

Never leave your board in the car

[@ZacDonald]

Wood expands and contracts with temp changes. The more extreme and the more often the temp changes, the more the board will weaken and lose pop. It's not a huge deal, and one season probably wont kill a board, but it's something.

[@markvickery5894]

Depends, for me, I go thru boards every month or two, so it usually doesn’t matter anyways lol

[@legokid2022]

I feel like tricks are overrated if i spend more time riding my skateboard it will be more fun thank you for this video the tips are very helpful so thank you

[@MetaphorForests]

What is 36:40

[@DoubleDenim1]

Love all of these vids! I watch every single one. They have made me realise how much I love and have missed skating. I can't donate to show support to the channel but I am a professional sound designer so please hit me up if you ever need any audio help at all :)

[@camila_costa12]

I've been trying to ollie and so far no success because I'm always scared to fall.

[@TheGoldenBoo]

2:35 "You shouldn't be looking for anything concrete." Except perhaps literal concrete. To skate around on. Wee.

[@yubarii]

25:03…. did you kickflip??

[@MxBrown36]

18:35 banks hate this trick

[@WhereThereDude]

Kickflip on top of that mountain ? when ?

[@chrishead8109]

Ohh i often sad because im from poland and this incredeble sport is absolutely unknown here and are less skateparks here

[@theo4495]

hi

[@RonLarhz]

The problem with skating as beginners are nasty skaters calling you poser or laughing at you.

[@AndrewDangerously]

I heard that if you go to the skatepark, you have to beat up the biggest, badest guy you see to assert dominance.

[@ericharmon7163]

Learn how to roll!! That is unless you have pads and can knee slide, or you can run out, learn to roll. Light on your wrists, then curl to elbows and roll. Don't get stiff!! That's how you break stuff.

[@markvickery5894]

Don’t*

[@markvickery5894]

Don’t get stiff*

[@ericharmon7163]

@markvickery5894 yes, stupid typo!!!

[@markvickery5894]

@@ericharmon7163yeah I figured lol

[@FelipeRisas]

❤❤

[@waza_alex720]

🩵🔥🩵🔥🩵

[@mindshift_er]

True master eaven fails good

[@mattsuserid]

Learn the bail before you learn the trick is solid gold 🛹💪