How To Progress Your Fingerboarding Skills Faster

[@smokinskrilla]

Why do I feel like Mike cooking eggs and helping me fingerboard would be life changing he seems so chill

[@Unit_With_Legs]

Didn't his mom cook them?

[@josh021588]

You may be right

[@squireil_monkey8132]

I feel like this is few times I've ever heard him talk its good you should make more like this

[@__vlow]

i agree i want to hear more, so much to learn

[@zizu_426]

this is perfect for a returning fingerboader

[@cdplaya]

Love this! The "always following through" point is something I've always done, and it helped me realize all the possible tricks that I stumbled upon on accident. For me I thought of the following: consistency - practice often, resiliency - don't give up when something is difficult, intentionality - practice with intent and focus, and lastly eggality - eat lots of eggs.

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

Mike dropping the ancient knowledge, I’m trying to get my flips this consistent

[@ALLSORTSOFVIDS]

MAN, not tryna make you feel old but i was watching your vids when i was like.. 13 and im about to be 23. Its kinda cool to see you still post and do what you love! :)

[@aptx-ew8gq]

I was 11 and now I'm 21. Time flies so fast.

[@lukegreaves4424]

I LOVE that this isnt just an ad for a program or product. Some of this advise is actually counter to selling a product but its actually good advise. You the man Mike.

[@dr.storme9015]

You should make a fingerboard collection vid talking about the story behind the setup and overall just going deep into your collection. Thanks for the video, the first part made me learn kickflip back tail

[@liltwiggy49]

ik this was 10 months ago, but on FlatFace there is a Museum page which has a lot of Mike's collection and a little info about each board :)

[@pebbles0700]

@@liltwiggy49dang now ur comment is 10 months ago lol

[@byyouremptiness]

I'm returning to fingerboarding after 10 years, and these tips are so good. Not only am I slowly remembering how to do some stuff, landing tricks I've not even landed before 10 years ago. The tip for learning how to do tricks from different hand positions makes a world of difference especially when doing tricks on obstacles. Thank you Mike!

[@x_02i8]

I'm returning to fingerboarding after 4 years, I'm getting my first pro board in 2 days and this should help a lot. Thanks :D

[@Janred05]

Same im back too, I've been fingerboard since 2014

[@NittyGritty420]

You still fingerboarding?

[@orbitfb]

Yes!!! if you're practicing a trick or trick to grind and get close/sketchy just adjust your fingers and complete it to get used to the feeling of truly doing it

[@Bb186fo]

One thing I do, in fingerboarding, skating and most things really, is since I have OCD pretty badly I try to use it to my advantage and make things into little games. For example, ill have to land 6 kickflips in a row, if I miss any I start over, when I do them all i move on to the next set of tricks. It can be in any fashion, kf/fakie kf/nollie flip/switch flip all in a row. It can get intense and even frustrating at times but the key is repetition and getting the muscle memory. Learn the basics til you can do them in your sleep, they open the door to everything else. Lastly, don't always look at things as a whole at first, even if it seems obvious sometimes breaking things down can unlock things. You can bs 180? You can kickflip? Well when you pop that bs 180, flip your kf. Keep making small adjustments in foo positioning, weight and balance until it works. Now you can Bs flip. Practice, PATIENCE and A LOT of repitition is the key to learning literally anything. Everything he said is spot on as well! Good stuff!

[@SHEETTOIMEDIA]

woww, i actually practice fingerboard tricks like these unconsiously

[@SHEETTOIMEDIA]

like for example im tryin out tre flip crook to nollie flip crook,i keep getting on different slides and grinds and sometimes it's even better than the actual trick combo im tryin haha

[@marcelseifriedsberger149]

Nice I also

[@Leguan306]

Same here✌❤

[@NoxBruh]

Exactly! I feel like "accidentally" landing into different grinds and playing them off really helps. I've been trying so hard to get into a perfect 50-50 from a fliptrick, that I would give up if it landed in anything different. Bad practice on my part. Now that I'm taking Mike's (and your) advice, I've gotten the feeling of many different grinds and can do them quicker than learning them on their own if that makes sense.

[@Peter421]

Oh damn, I used to watch your videos when you were a kid I want to say around 2007-2009! So dope you're still fingerboarding. I'll mess around here and there still

[@pripyat.sadboi8092]

1:09 what Mike said from here can be applicable in life too you know

[@midnight_arcade]

It’s always a treat when you post videos like this. Thanks Mike

[@kevinzepeda2290]

Ive literally seen your youtube videos since 8th grade I am now 26 years old.. life is crazy glad you’re doing great.

[@Artificial_Asian]

Finally a video that says something other than “practice”

[@NoxBruh]

Hey Mike! The "Committing to your tricks" or "following through with them" advice is very very helpful! I would always just "give up" after I felt that the trick didn't feel right, but now I do my best to get my fingers into position for landing said trick, and it's helped a ton! An example: I'm learning flips into grinds and working on my accuracy. I'm trying to land into 50-50, but whenever I didn't land perfectly, I would give up. Now taking your advice into account, I've gotten the feeling of landing into many different grinds, just on "accident". Just landed a kickflip-feeble, front shuv out. (Pretty simple, but I'm a beginner, cut me some slack 😂)

[@tukti_fb]

Thanks Mike you helped me a lot in my fingerboarding !

[@jeffydezzy7503]

I've been a serious fingerboarder for years and yet this still helped me greatly

[@N3cr0Maniac333]

Hey Mike! I've always love to see this kind of video which you talk about your opinions on fingerboarding stuff, and i would love to see more of this kind of videos!

[@peter949]

"when you accidentally get into a boardslide" *gets perfectly into a boardslide* hahah mike can even show you a mistake perfectly. amazing

[@TjRidesfb]

I have come back to this video many times to hear these tips again and again and again so I keep remembering them while I'm practicing thank you

[@Kakhi.]

If you have the time and resources available, making your own obstacles with wood or concrete is super rewarding and encourages you to keep practicing. It’s what really helped me progress.

[@YoungJasper]

One thing that helped me was to just keep doing it. I remember I was 12 and so pissed I couldn't do what I wanted. By the time I was 19 I could pretty much lock into any trick I think about lol. Just keep doing it.. It'll be a lifetime reward.

[@KermitsDad]

mike thx so much in only a day i feel like a pro thx so much mike

[@youngpeopleknow1629]

Master splinter 🛐🙏

[@mohekinytcodm6378]

i have been waiting for this since like 2012 dude. I think the edits are amazing but we would like to hear more from the legend himself. Great video even tho most the tips i knew. This would be amazing for anyone new even me as a 15 year vet i learned i need a healthy breakfast every morning llololol much love FLATFACE FOR LIFE! My favorite setup going on 1 year now is my Cowply x Flatface with BRTs and Illpillz.

[@DefaultChannelName]

I will definitely use your advice ive been having motivation problems lately and I just recently hit my first total year fingerboarding and I think im gonna give it another go thank you for everything you do for this community Mike you're the best

[@TjRidesfb]

Really solid advice man thanks for taking the time to reach out👊

[@timblahblahblah4904]

I know you're busy as hell Mike, but keep making videos like this. They are awesome.

[@joshuajoaquin4876]

I started fingerboarding since 2014 and I found Mike schneider, ever since I continue fingerboarding and I've never had companion to have to sesh with, it get boring but this month I saw a fingerboard event and it is my first joining in sadly I'm late at registration so I didn't get to join Game of skate but fingerboard run is Available I got 3rd place and I got best in kickflip. It feels good to win and I'm stoked again to fingerboard I realize that I cannot leave fingerboarding. Mike schneider is my Motivation because he is my childhood Idol. I always Love your vids mike! I hope I will meet you soon! Shout to my fellow fingerboarders in the Philippines!

[@jadenlightnight7695]

I did like this video. I really wanna get my own fingerboard & start doing this myself. Looks like a lot of fun, & something I can actually do. I actually tried to get into regular skateboarding. But I wasn't very physically active already. So I gave up on it immediately. But, I'm really glad I found you can do fingerboarding. It's something I can actually do too. :)

[@kingzay4957]

The god fingers has uploaded

[@ama9766]

Appreciate you mike! Always looking out for the community!

[@meanwhilemania]

Incredible command of the board 🧐 I will definitely heed these tips

[@banz1864]

I coming to the flat face store for thanksgiving break and I’m so hyped hope you’ll be there mike! Can’t wait to be there

[@Philature]

Thanks for the talk was so great to watch!

[@blakeedward6207]

You my dude are a living legend.

[@dopemanricky7196]

Tip from darkwood is actually really good. Gunna need to apply that a lot more.

[@MathisVibe]

Thanks mike for these incredible tips

[@vitagulija3969]

Love your wheels and decks

[@BonusTokens]

This needs to go viral

[@nice6411]

Do more vids like these

[@jerryriding]

Super helpfull!!! Thanks Mike!

[@jakehowardscoot]

Landing your fingers on the obstacle every try has really helped me. Another big thing is just good ol repetition

[@chanoix3676]

i needed this!!! thank you!!!

[@enochlightburst333]

So happy you made this video!🤗✌️🪶❤️

[@tone9404]

Thanks Mike. More videos like this would be great!

[@kcattacame5349]

Been using the same bollie deck for a year love it plan on up grading to a berlin 29mm small boards rip!!!

[@mello-sesh]

The GOAT ! Absolute legend

[@edcurtis8909]

Great advice Mike. Noticed you have different colored wheels in front vs back. There are reason behind that or just style?

[@bellabear653]

Muscle memory is important. There are excersizes you can do with your fingers for guitar that can help with finger boarding.

[@dffskaffy3531]

lets just appreciate the three kickflips on 2:23

[@hailtotheteam8780]

You're a beast Mike!

[@Leguan306]

This video helped me, to make a decision, how I will try to progress.

[@jacobs6456]

Thanks for the pro tips!

[@malarkeywithmatt2396]

I think the single best advice here to take away is always landing your fingers on the obstacle, it helped me a ton for getting more consistent

[@ethandaniel8123]

Can we just appreciate that cinderblock ledge? Just amazing…

[@Lietschens]

mike dropps some facts here.

[@zmwoob]

you have the most mike schneider kickflip ive ever seen

[@pai-meihd7683]

mike schneider is the tony hawks of fingerboarding

[@repeater720]

3x hawk multiplier

[@MASoldier4221]

This is awesome mike! Been thinking of getting back into it!

[@neureeves]

That shirt is fire! Thanks for the tips! :)

[@printisdead1983]

I've always tried out new trick in a sitting position and I put the fingerboard on the side of my leg to the top...helps you feel out the process of the trick from forming it to follow through to catch and land. Also with grinds and slides it helps to feel it out on the rail or ledge first meaning how it's going to feel once on the OBSTACLE and follow through and coming out of said grind or slide

[@givereceive8895]

It's crazy how yesterday, I was practicing & I noticed, I was landing more with my new green blind board. Than, the rest of my boards that I got. It's even more crazy how youtube suggested this to me as soon as I got on KZbin.

[@tvictorio21]

Mike is a legend

[@themothaflippin]

Thanks for the tips on fingerboarding and breakfast.

[@_chickenhead]

Tip 4 was SO wholesome

[@jbxgundam2872]

the ghost on the staircase to the left scared me ( 4:21 )

[@Quack998]

More videos like these or just you talking is awesome dude!

[@counttrapula7900]

so gas mike, i just copped a g15 it’s so clean💯

[@Enlil-JHVH]

Right on dude! Still grinding

[@mariacruz1]

more of this please

[@ilyDieggo]

learning from the best.

[@thunderclips6384]

When first starting out, I used to pretend that the rail I was trying to grind was much larger. Helped me hit the target if I imagined that it was bigger for some reason. Hope this helps.

[@youngrauu3609]

helped me so much. Thanks man

[@soundsbitter]

hell yea shout out mike killin the game .

[@BenjaminBausch]

Stressing the importance of muscle memory. ❤️

[@struczure2793]

now this makes alot of sense

[@nickstaples1465]

We appreciate you homie!

[@nostrilcake]

thanks for the great tips love you mike

[@unkownassassin.9028]

Great video Mike

[@obliu]

love u mike

[@jordanpopo9693]

Very helpful man nice one bro

[@ooferik]

Thanks so much! I can finally land my nollie 5 0 kick!

[@DeviseFingerboards]

The darkwood tip!

[@g59xcf]

amazing video michael

[@MaxsoMusic]

Yesss love the talking and teaching videos!

[@SHEETTOIMEDIA]

6:55 i do these a lot unconsiously whatt haha

[@KingSlime42069]

#4 A nice healthy breakfast. "Wow, these are really good!" -Mike Schnieder 2021

[@morelove619]

Mike, I have been following you since you were a little kid. I have DREAMS were I come and visit you and go thru your fingerboard stuff and you saying that I can take what I want because you have so much stuff. My english is terrible and is super late but I just wanting to write this because every time I see that you have uploaded I think of that. You are a cool dude, thank you for the dedication! And by the way, I had a fingerboard years ago that was white with the FF symbol being the rasta colors I think. I think it was a collab with "pop" decks or something like that. I remember it was a 29 mm deck and it was really mellow. I think it had a paper logo. It was one of my favorite decks, I actually lost it a few years back. Does anyone know what deck I am talking about? Im trying to find a similar deck, it was SO good. Please, if anyone know just reply! Thanks a lot! luv

[@JurnyV]

Thanks Mike!

[@enochlightburst333]

Cooked 3egg omelette this morning much love Mike 🤗🐈✌️🪶❤️

[@liltwiggy49]

Is that a Berlinwood wide shape? btw, this is still one of my favorite videos to watch i love the vibes :)

[@askthewhyplaysgames]

Very cool video thanks mike

[@neonnerd1364]

The problems I always seem to have with kickflips is getting them to level out, getting them to pop high, and getting them to flip once. I always seem to get doubles or half flips.

[@hatred9427]

I used to practice like this: Kickflip, Shuvits, Impossible, and repeat it like, as long as my fingers could.

[@florentinohernandez0]

The goat is speaking everyone silence