My New Pro Model From Moonshine Skateboards Is Here!

[@IgyGames]

hahaha please start every vid with the "its me ya boi tony" its pure gold mate

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I don't think I'd be able to live with myself if I started doing that.

[@darkXwolf17-UD]

@@FreestyleTricktips it’s not for everyone personally I’m a extremely awkward Nitwit lol keep making these awesome freestyle videos & trick tips. Great content mate keep it up.

[@sthreshedout8875]

Yoooo that’s sick. Your footwork and the transitions from trick to trick are smooth in one motion... I’m literally just mesmerized and blown away ngl

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Thanks, mate. I think that's half down to endless amounts of practice and half down to the deck, if I'm honest. Getting rid of concave was the best thing I ever did for flow and smoothness.

[@darkXwolf17-UD]

If i remember correctly those are skidplate from mode Skateboards since mode always has those for building completes.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Nope, I've actually never had any Mode skidplates - either personally for my own use, or in stock over at www.offsetskatesupply.co.uk. I use Seismic's skid plates.

[@darkXwolf17-UD]

@@FreestyleTricktipsi stand corrected I’ll definitely check out the moonshine/offset skatbords skid plates

[@jonathannguyen-weaver8138]

Congrats, Tony. Nice looking v.2! Thanks for the vid.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Yeah, I'm really stoked with how the new graphic came out. It's so much clearer and more punchy than the last one.

[@KurdtKrist]

Kick ass dude! I just picked your board up at Local 124 Skateshop in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. And, Fugazi rocks!!! Keep Killin It ✌🖖😎

[@FreestyleTricktips]

That's really cool to hear. Adam at Moonshine told me the Canadian distributor sold out within a week! Hope you enjoy it.

[@idmhead0160]

I knew I liked this guy. The fact he builds his boards to Fugazi sealed the deal.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Hah, thanks. I just wish there were more Fugazi albums. The Evens just aren't a suitable replacement.

[@idmhead0160]

@@FreestyleTricktips Ian Mckaye has a new band now called Coriky. I haven't thoroughly heard it, but, I think it's kind of like The Evens. You would probably like Embrace if you haven't already heard it, and of course Minor Threat, which I'm sure you've heard. I like The Evens, but, you are correct in that it is no Fugazi.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Thanks for the heads-up. From the Spotify bio it sounds like The Evens + Joe Lally. I think that'll be this afternoon's office soundtrack now. I do like me a bit of Embrace. Again, I wish there was more. But nothing makes me more sad than the short-lived Egg Hunt - I've played those two tracks to death over the years. Ian MacKaye is a frustrating man to follow!

[@idmhead0160]

@@FreestyleTricktips Yeah, there are a lot of little one-off bands that are easy to miss. I think I was just listening to Egg Hunt the other day. discogs.com is a good place to find out about them. www.discogs.com/artist/254168-Ian-MacKaye Pail Head is pretty cool also.

[@KL-jd5zk]

Congratulations!

[@JaceMcIntyre]

Can't wait till we get there

[@ericlowery2162]

That’s awesome that your pro model has no concave. I think that is one thing many modern freestyle boards don’t have. If I ever consider skating a double kick again, I will definitely look into this board. It seems like it’s a great shape. I’ve also really enjoyed skating the “Kill Your Idols” board

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Yeah, after skating a couple of Lindgren-derived single kicks for a few months, I realised I couldn't go back to having concave. Bloody stuff just gets in the way. I think my board's a single kick in disguise; both tails are super mellow, so it's sort of a half-way house between the two styles. There's still some benefits to using a proper single kick, but it's nice to have something which feels a bit like a single kick, but I can skate it both ways round without any adjustments. You've been absolutely ripping it up on the Kill Your Idols. That deck obviously really works for you!

[@Justin-pq6bo]

Love that combo at 9.10 I must try to learn how you do that

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I've already done tricktips for the main parts of that combo. Assuming you can already do the no handed 50-50 (freestyletricktips.com/truck/no-handed-50-50/), you want to work on rolling into it (freestyletricktips.com/truck/rolling-no-handed-50-50/). The frontside twist is awkward, but fairly similar to frontside caspers (freestyletricktips.com/casper/frontside-casper/). Guide it down to rail (which I don't have a tip for, sorry!), and then slap a crossfooted butterflip to casper out (freestyletricktips.com/casper/crossfoot-butterflip-to-casper/). So lots to work on, but it's all very manageable in time!

[@Justin-pq6bo]

@@FreestyleTricktips thanks so much for the information I am going to keep working on my no handed 50-50 just need some dry weather. It's a really cool looking combo. Last time I was able to get out was end of September and spent all my time almost landing half cab kickflip underflip. I'm definitely going to get working on this tho

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Kickflip underflips are tough. If you can get those, a no handed 50-50 should be simple in comparison!

[@Justin-pq6bo]

@@FreestyleTricktips it took me along time to learn them this is a video of me when I first started doing them kzbin.info/www/bejne/eICohIRsad6VZtE I lost access to my old youtube channel. I definitely want to get no handed 5050 I just think it's going to be awkward on a normal deck.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I mean... the simple answer is to get yourself a freestyle setup. I know that's a big chunk of change to throw at another board, but it's totally worth it.

[@Mr007666]

Looks sharp. Do more videos, I allways enjoy trying new tricks after watching TT-videos. :)

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I definitely need to do more vids. This year's just been really tough - between injury, the pandemic, and running Offset, I just haven't had a lot of time or opportunity to film and edit videos. Hopefully I can get some more done soon, though.

[@Mr007666]

@@FreestyleTricktips Looks like a no-tailstop-switchblade at 7:37:)

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@Mr007666 yeah, that rolling switchblade has been one of my lockdown projects. I've already had requests for a trick tip for that, so maybe I'll get around to it soon.

[@Mr007666]

@@FreestyleTricktips Can´t figure out how to that rolling switchblade. But now I can do the normal SB, with momentum enough to roll after the "shuvit".

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@Mr007666 I'm still not entirely sure I understand the rolling switchblade. I can do it pretty consistently, but I don't really know the key for it yet. That tends to be the way with footwork.

[@brucetheukuleleteacher9008]

Great graphics. I’ll have to try one, and love a bit of Fugazi!

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Definitely give the deck a go if you can. Adam at Moonshine genuinely gave me free rein to do whatever I wanted, so everything about it from the ground-up is bespoke and logic-driven with no compromises, and there's not a lot of freestyle decks like that nowadays. It came out exactly how I intended it, and I honestly don't think I could ever go back to skating anything else now.

[@brucetheukuleleteacher9008]

@@FreestyleTricktips I have to say that that is one of the main things I get from your setup. There’s a logical reason for everything. I do find rail flips easier off of a flat nose but I think you’ve sold me on this one 👍

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Yeah, that's the way it should be. Too many decks in the past have just been based on outdated dogma or availability (i.e. "this is the only mould we can get, so we'll make it work"), and it SUCKED. I'm so stoked that Moonshine's given us the chance to do whatever it is we wanted for each pro model.

[@darkwingduck7212]

Common Tony, you should be posting a lot more to keep us stoked! Plus you got to sell that product! Seriously your videos keep me skating so post more skate more everything more!

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I should be posting more, but I've barely had chance to do anything this year - we just had Lockdown Pt 2 here in the UK, and now we're in full "short days and constant rain" mode. And people wonder why England is such a miserable place...

[@paulsamuels9453]

I just ordered a Felix. Wish you had a 7.6

[@FreestyleTricktips]

A few folks have said that. It's not going to happen - I don't like the idea of someone skating a pro's board when it's not the board they actually ride. If you want to do my sort of tricks, but were skating a deck bigger than I'd skate, then it's not going to work the same. That doesn't sit right with me.

[@kibbies69]

Damn dude, very impressive!!

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I swear, it's all down to the deck.

[@Rhynin]

Happy for you having your second pro model ("even" if its the old shape [it's just that good]) and it's makes me even more happy to own one myself! Now all we need is better weather, less pandemics (and a usable flat surface for me, only small hills here apparently)!

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Yeah, I hear you on that. Between the pandemic lockdown, the short days and the terrible weather, it's not looking likely that I'll get much skating done now until March!

[@Tomek666]

8:26 WOW is this actually common trick combo in freestyle? I never seen it into a casper

[@FreestyleTricktips]

That 1.5 tail kickflip into casper is pretty unique. There's not many folks doing kickflips from a tailstop like that - most people toe-poke it and do an underflip. I'm actually hooking it with my back foot on the rail just like you would on a kickflip, so I get a bit more of a controlled flip: freestyletricktips.com/kickflip/kickflip/ I'm not saying I invented it - I'm sure someone else has done it before - but I don't think I've seen anyone else do it. It's a shame, because it feels really fun to do.

[@darkXwolf17-UD]

Listened to fuzagi’s break and I will say your music taste is really unique. (Pretty awesome song)

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Fugazi are iconic. Should be mandatory listening for all.

[@DNA2000-8bit]

Snappy deck. Good explainer on the cutouts too. I think you just sold one. Cheers.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Glad to hear it. Sadly, I'm pretty sure we're out of stock on these worldwide right now - they sold like crazy and we've not been able to meet demand. Hopefully it won't be long until we get more in stock, though.

[@xmqqv9209]

My little freestyle collector heart shattered when you threw that last deck behind you. :( Id pay some money to get a personal rider like that. Oh and that skate session thingy in the end was nice as well.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Hah. Believe me when I say it's had far worse than that over the course of the last nine months. That poor deck has been throughly abused.

[@kevinconway2094]

Just curious what trucks and size you got on there? and are those Moonshine wheels as well? thanks!

[@FreestyleTricktips]

They're the 4.25" Film trucks - absolute best trucks going in that size, if you ask me. They turn and ride great. The wheels are the 95a Focus from Seismic. I did a video about those here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZWZYnaEiZ6hmLc

[@Francis7Music]

Any chance of there ever being a single kick version of your deck? I love the side cuts and the dimensions, and I really want to try a flat board. I’m currently skating (very very poorly!) an old eastbilt Reggie Barnes copy and I’m so used to single kick. I’m not interested in the KYI board, it’s fine but it’s not for me. Or better yet, convince me to get a double kick. Mind you, I do a lot of rail tricks…. (Badly)… thanks, Tony.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I doubt there'd be a single kick Gale model any time soon. The KYI is effectively my single kick pro model - I designed the shape and the mould - so I don't really *need* an official single kick model. Also, I'm not a big fan of people having their names on shapes they don't actually skate. That always bothered me about street skating, and I hate the idea that people would buy a Moonshine deck thinking it's what Denham, Nick or myself rode because our name was on it, only to find we were skating a totally different shape. For what it's worth, I always say my board is a double kick for people who like single kicks. I rode a single kick almost exclusively for about a year before my board came out; the kicktails are designed to be so mellow that it's a half way house between the average double kick and a proper single kick, and you get a lot of the benefits of the flat nose without having to lose bidirectionality. You should give it a go - there's not really anything else like it.

[@Francis7Music]

@@FreestyleTricktips good point about putting your name on something you don’t actually use. I suppose skating a new, different shape will force me into new ways of thinking- who knows, I might actually improve! Honestly, my issues probably come from skating 30 year old Fultracks. They’re too low, so I think your deck and Paris trucks (I’ve got the Focus wheels) are what I’m going to go with. My daughter will get the Barnes. :) Thanks for taking the time, your videos inspired me to start skating again after a long, long time (the earth was still cooling when I used to skate). Cheers.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@Francis7Music I kinda love Fultracks - I miss using them. They are way too low, though. With 55mm wheels, I was always doing things like heliflips and backside kickflips and immediately getting wheelbite and slamming onto my back. It got too annoying to stick with them, and I'm not about to swap back to 50mm wheels or lock them down to the point they don't turn again. Be sure to let me know how you get on with my deck. If you don't absolutely love it, I'll owe you a beer.

[@omarc.3956]

@@FreestyleTricktips Well, I'm just going to lie then and collect my beer! I shall be ordering tonight. I've always loved Fultracks as well, but my board looks like a hovercraft with them on. I have an original set of Indy 101's from around 87, but it looks like I can sell those for a bit and buy us both some beer! Watched your truck review video and it reinforced my idea to go with Paris. I'm in the US so I'll have to get them from Decomposed. I'm excited man, I might even make a video of me injuring myself in new and creative ways.

[@Francis7Music]

@@FreestyleTricktips Woops, used my second account there- deck ordered! (I'm Omar C.)

[@idmhead0160]

Like that trick at 8:06. What's it called? Never seen that one before.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Ah, I knew that'd be a bebop before I even checked. The original (and actual) bebop is the rolling forward one from hang ten. The one which comes after (which I think is the one you're referring to) is my frankly horrendous fakie bebop. I assume someone must have done it before, but I've never seen someone else do it... probably because it feels like it wants to kill you every time you pop it. It's such a bizarre feeling.

[@idmhead0160]

@@FreestyleTricktips Cool move. KZbin needs 1/8 speed instead of only 1/4 speed playback for analyzing some of these skate moves. Luckily that one doesn't look too complicated. Not saying it isn't hard. It's just something my brain can actually make sense out of, which isn't always the case with some of the flip tricks. I like the one footed turns you did before an afterwards as well.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Bebops aren't complicated visually, but they're very, very picky in reality. Your starting position on the board has to be perfect, your weight distribution has to be exact, and both feet need to be in sync with each other on the pop or it won't come up right. Once you've gotten it to a vertical position, the rest of the trick is easy. But yeah... getting that take-off clean and consistent is a nightmare.

[@idmhead0160]

@@FreestyleTricktips Yeah, I don't want to diminish it. It looks cool, and I'm sure it takes a lot of practice to get it working. I just returned to skating after a 30 year hiatus. To use a line from Kevin Costner in Tin Cup, even my ollies "feel like an unfolding lawn chair." I've been working for 9 months just getting the feel of riding around switch and trying to do manuals. So, at least for me, everything takes a lot of practice.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@idmhead0160 Hah. I hear you. I took three years out to engage with "real life", and getting back onto the board was an excruciating (and embarrassing) process. I can only imagine how bad it'd be after ten times that length of time!

[@jacklouerskates]

Dude your skills are uncanny wish I was as good as you also that deck is lit

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Just give it time, man. A few years of solid practice is all it takes.

[@jacklouerskates]

Thanks man I recently learned 720 spins,end overs rail flips and caspers plus other tricks still not as good as you there on my KZbin channel now

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@jacklouerskates Keep it up, mate. I'm almost envious - it's so exciting being at the beginning of something and having so much to explore and do.

[@jacklouerskates]

Thanks man

[@parkerdenton5455]

Love that graphic, also what went wrong with the prototype skids?

[@FreestyleTricktips]

The skids were poured urethane instead of cut from a master sheet of UHMWPE or similar, and they wore out super quickly. They feel great, but I had to replace the one on the tail within four sessions. It's a real shame.

[@darkwingduck7212]

It’s about time you need to upload more. I just bought tensor 4.25(6.9) trucks for your deck. Any thoughts about these trucks

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Yeah, I really should upload more. It's just a huge time-sink, and running Offset really has taken up a lot more time this year. Hopefully I'll get some more tips and other videos shot before the year's out, though. Personally, I'm not a fan of Tensors. I don't like the way the street trucks turn, and while I've not tried the 4.25" ones, they're really intended for cruisers, so I don't know how strong they'll be in the long run. Let me know how you get on with them; anything's got to be better than Indy 109s!

[@bricemenaugh4828]

Your videos are highly entertaining and very interesting… 😂😂😂

[@FreestyleTricktips]

They have to be or I'd go absolutely insane making these things. I don't have much patience with shooting or editing video, so I have to do something just to make it interesting for me!

[@Francis7Music]

KK, quick review! I hate this board, because it's great. First tip, Paris trucks AND risers- it's just too damn high a setup. Once I took off the risers, it felt much less terrifying. Having a helluva time with the twin tails, though. I have a hard time finding the sweet spot for rail flips and I always did Caspers off the nose and now I can't do them at all. This is my fault, not the board's. I love the side cuts, this should be a standard, and in rail it's very stable, though I have to add more washers because the Paris/Seismic combo doesn't quite sit flush, but it's by mils, and my personal preference. Secondly, the board is really tough, I've been falling all over the place and landing on it with various body parts and it looks new. The no-concave thing is weird, but I can see the benefits of this approach, and I remember years ago there was Pierre Andre with no concave as well. In fact, my friend still has it, I think, with Thunder freestyle trucks and Vision wheels...! So all in all, I'm really happy with it, except that basically it's much better at being a board than I am at being a skater. I am reduced to being even worse than I was, I can hardly stay on it (ok, the trucks were too tight), but I feel like this will force me to clean up the slop and progress. I don't have a lot of time to skate, and I'm sore as fuck, but I'm happy. Kid at the skatepark comment: "hey, your board is really small." "It's a freestyle board," I reply... (blank stare at me, skates away...) ;)

[@FreestyleTricktips]

"I hate this board, because it's great" might be my favourite opening line to a review ever. I'm glad you're enjoying the board - even if you are having to battle with it a bit to learn the ins and outs of it. What were you skating before you go on my pro model?

[@Francis7Music]

@@FreestyleTricktips I was skating an EastBilt blank, which apparently the same as the old Walker Reggie Barnes model. It was actually the best deck I've had. With Fultracks and seismics (that I had used only twice, before that I had ancient OJ Freestyles on it). It's really hard to fight the urge to go back to the familiar, but if I was pretty bad then, what now? No, no, your board resets my brain, breaks terrible habits, and will help me get better. Which I need. I am hilarious to watch. Wish I had someone to skate with, though, just to get the push. Such is the life of freestylers everywhere.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@Francis7Music Wow, those things are rarer than hen's teeth now. Eastbilt blanks used to be really popular until they closed down in, what, 2011? Sometime around then. And that Reggie Barnes shape was basically *the* "single kick" of the early 2000s. If I remember right it was actually cut from a street mould so had a bit of an upturned nose at the very end and a surprising amount of concave. I used to ride for Capital back in the 2000s and they sent me precisely one of their single kicks in that shape. I skated it once and gave it to a friend - I just couldn't get on with it at all. Also, these days, I'd be surprised if there wasn't someone freestyling within an hour's drive from you. Freestylers are everywhere now - the biggest issue is finding them.

[@Francis7Music]

@@FreestyleTricktips yeah, that’s the one, though it was from earlier than 2011, much earlier I’d say. Maybe ‘03? I’d have to do some research. But yeah, that’s the deck I just took the Seismics off to put on my new one. Probably gonna sell my vintage decks as well, hopefully to someone who will love them as much as I have. You know, I didn’t know the Eastbilt was built from a street deck, that makes total sense now, it does have a lot of concave and a slightly turned up nose. The previous deck, the McCall, was totally different but I loved it, I have two of them. I can barely skate in a straight line and yet somehow I have six or seven vintage decks! When last I tried to skate, I had a friend who had a Capital, and I even went to a contest here, which is nuts. I remember Frank Lee and Mike Rogers and John Leathers skating, I’ve got some on video, it was utterly intimidating but it was so cool to see in person. You’d think living in a ginormous metropolitan area I’d find a freestyler, but haven’t seen one yet lol Only two sessions so far, looks like I’ll only be able to get one in a week, but it feels good. I feel way more committed to actually landing stuff, and I have the bruises to show for it. Thanks again for the inspiration, I owe you your weight in beer.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

​@@Francis7Music Man, Frank Lee... that's a name I haven't heard for a while. I wonder what he's up to nowadays? John Leathers died some years back, though. By all accounts, he was a great man who did a lot for a huge amount of skaters. He's sadly missed. Anyway, I'm glad to hear the deck's working out for you. Someone asked me a few months back when I'm coming out with a new shape but I just don't see me changing it for a long, long time. It's just too perfect.

[@jacklouerskates]

So when is the world round up 2021 and where

[@FreestyleTricktips]

It's on the 30th of February and I'm having it in my workshop. Strictly invite-only. Or, a more serious answer: the World Round Up is always held in Cloverdale, Canada, and is typically at some point in the first two weeks May. I honestly doubt they'll be able to run an international event by then, though. Paderborn in Germany is a more realistic goal - that'll be at the very end of June if it goes ahead - but I still doubt everything will be back to normal by then.

[@AleAlejandro666]

Good shit m8 also when are wheels back in stock?

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Should have some more Seismics in next week. The poor guys over at Seismic HQ have been packing my order for the last two days. It's a big one!

[@MongoPlant]

I still didn't land 360 kickflip(original, not magic flip) on my floppy trucks with this season. Whole year was pretty weird. I think I'm intrested in decks with less concave or just flat. Sad that not easy to find street board with long wb and almost without concave. Make me wanna try freestyle board someday when I'll be a little bit more wealthy in material way. P.S. Thanks for the section with riding your board! It's always a pleasure.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Yeah, it's been a crappy year. I've skated less this year than I have in any year for the last decade, and it sucks. There was so many tricks I wanted to work on and do and I've just not had chance. At least we're pretty much all in the same boat right now! If you're looking for a street deck with very, VERY mellow concave, Toshiaki Fujii's deck pretty much fits that description: offsetskatesupply.co.uk/product/moonshine-toshiaki-fujii-ryu-7-5-x-30-5/ It's basically a late 90s/early 2000s street deck; 7.5" wide, 30.5" long, and nearly flat (have a look at the side view!). Personally I think it's far too long for freestyle, but Toshiaki does a lot of ollie tricks, so it makes sense for him.

[@MongoPlant]

@@FreestyleTricktips At least we have chance for trying out things next year. Well, thanks. I'll keep it in mind.

[@johnnyraven8178]

Would love to see a trick tip on double kick flips I’ve been trying them for a while.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I'll put it on the list, but honestly, there's not a whole lot to say about double kickflips. Really, it's just a power trick. You need enough strength in your thighs to be able to launch upwards and to the side a lot more than people realise. That's why people tend to get stuck at 1.5 or 2.5 flips; they're good enough at kickflips or double kickflips that they've got the technique down, but they've not got enough leg power to launch with enough force to lift the board up and give it time for the additional flip.

[@johnnyraven8178]

@@FreestyleTricktips Maybe I just need to practice more. I can Ollie double kickflip but doing it the freestyle way I just can’t make it flip twice without shooting it really far away.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@johnnyraven8178 Sounds like you're kicking sideways too much and not up enough. That's kinda what I was talking about - it's tough to get the upwards launch you need to get the flip round. Honestly, I think once you get past single flips, kickflips become a lot harder (and more physically demanding) than ollie flips very, very quickly. Double 180 kickflips are bloody exhausting compared to nightmare flips, for instance.

[@stonedmickey7991]

We need a first session of 2021 vid

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Already missed that boat, sadly. I didn't really want to film it because I was so rusty after a couple of months of not skating at all. I did get chance to film a little something at the weekend, so keep your eye out for that on Friday.

[@4foxSaik]

Where did you get those red and yellow skids?!?!

[@FreestyleTricktips]

They were prototypes from a guy who makes rails in England, and... uhhh... they weren't good. They wear a LOT faster than any other skid I've ever used. Nice colours, though.

[@Francis7Music]

Tony, which of the Seismic skids fit your deck? Just that and debating on risers (should I? which ones?, etc.) and just waiting for the deck to get here. I feel like a kid. Well, not "feel like a kid" as in "I would like to consume a child." Aw crap...

[@FreestyleTricktips]

A pair of "modern" shape Seismic skids are what you need for my deck. I'm out of stock of those here in the UK but I know Seismic are due to get some more stock in the US this week. Risers: generally a good thing. Taller setups work better in rail and flip a bit easier at the cost of more instability in shuvits. I've done very tall and very low setups, and generally, the very tall ones are more useable for more types of tricks.

[@Francis7Music]

@@FreestyleTricktips thanks so much for all the help. I think decomposed has those so I’ll get them there. Risers as well. I’m going to have a monster truck setup. Appropriate, as I live in south Florida.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@Francis7Music I hope you're also adding "truck nuts" to that setup, in that case. And I don't mean the 3/8" nyloc ones.

[@Francis7Music]

@@FreestyleTricktips Hahaha! Man, those are disturbing…

[@calebstanton3772]

clips are dope man

[@travosk8668]

Where you at man?! Hope rona hasn't got you!

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Hah. I haven't been sick (yet... touch wood), but England's basically been in shut down for a long time. Between the pandemic and the weather, there's nowhere good (or safe) to skate, so I'm just holing up and trying to sort out some Moonshine and Offset stuff ready for when things return back to some sense of normality.

[@frankie3351]

so rad

[@matthewcordell8332]

awesome!!!

[@holdenburghardt1921]

Could you do a video on how to Airwalk? I've been trying it for a while now, I just cant grab the nose properly and all the other how to airwalk video's don't really explain how to do it very well.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I think that's because most people don't really think about the grab. You just... grab it. There's not a lot to explain. What's the exact problem you're having? I know that when I revisit airwalks, I have a tendency to fling the board out too far in front of me, so even when I do get the grab, I can't pull it back in enough. Or another problem might be that the board flips or spins as you pop, meaning you can't get the grab at all. Without seeing what's going wrong when you're doing it, it's tough to know what to suggest. (But yes, I'll put it on the list for a tip when the weather improves.)

[@holdenburghardt1921]

@@FreestyleTricktips Whats going wrong for me and the biggest problem is whenever I spread my legs out the board flips, then I just kick away the board when I'm landing.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@holdenburghardt1921 Ah, are you snagging the board with the front foot and ending up doing a slight heelflip? That's pretty common. You've got to lift your foot straight upwards and towards your own body as if you were doing a pop shuvit before you kick out instead of sliding up and out like an ollie. That's a common mistake.

[@holdenburghardt1921]

@@FreestyleTricktips Okay, thanks! I always thought you do an ollie then you extend you feet which caused me to do the heelflip, thanks for the advice!

[@FreestyleTricktips]

​@@holdenburghardt1921 No worries. I'll have to relearn them so I can do a video on them at some point (or film a tricktip with Felix Jonsson doing them, as he has some of the best I've ever seen) to cover it properly.

[@_Maxten]

8:29 NICE

[@FreestyleTricktips]

I always forget about that trick but it is SO FUN.

[@_Maxten]

did i hear that right? you've been skating one deck since January? you mean on and off right? otherwise wow.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Yep, just the one deck since the very end of January. I had to change the skid plates a couple of times, and it was getting incredibly worn down, but it was still going (relatively) strong. Moonshine makes good wood.

[@_Maxten]

@@FreestyleTricktips did the wood eventual feel soggy or lose stiffness?

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@_Maxten It never really went soggy, but it definitely was less stiff towards the end. The skid plates meant it still had good pop, but you could feel a bit more flex on it when you were setting up for stuff.

[@owengalway]

My board broke so I literally just bought this. No trucks or anything. I'm pissed cause I just bought the board. It was a street board so.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Your street board snapped? That has to be a sign from the universe that you shouldn't be skating those any more. Hope you enjoy my deck. It'll be weird at first if you're going to it from a street setup, but persevere - it'll make a lot of tricks a lot easier for you. You'll need some shorter trucks, though; I recommend Paris 108s, personally.

[@owengalway]

@@FreestyleTricktips ya I'm waiting for the email to tell me it's been shipped. The shipping was $48 thought. So over $100. But its worth it. I wanna start learning some rolling 360 finger flips.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Oof. Where did you buy it from for the shipping to be that expensive? Also: my deck is GREAT for 360 fingerflips. You're going to love it.

[@owengalway]

@@FreestyleTricktips I'm in canada. I tried skull skates, and decomposed skateboards. To be honest the money dosent matter as long as it's a freestyle deck 😂. Now I just have to find skids and trucks.

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@owengalway I've got a couple of repeat customers in Canada. Apparently the shipping from UK to Canada often works out cheaper than US to Canada shipping. Go figure. Anyway, have a look - these are the trucks I recommend for my deck right now, and maybe it'll work out cheaper getting them from me than bringing them across the US border: offsetskatesupply.co.uk/product/paris-108-trucks/ (If you wait a couple of days I'll have some bushing kits available for them, too.)

[@steve_theripper]

0:20 thought this was a Mike Osterman video for a second

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Ah, so you understand the nausea, then?

[@JaceMcIntyre]

YESSSSSSSSS

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Kept you waiting, huh?

[@JaceMcIntyre]

@@FreestyleTricktips for sure 😁

[@cantfigureitout4975]

Today I did a 360 flip out of casper and I haven't found a single video of anybody doing that on the internet. Am I blind or did I just invent a trick?

[@FreestyleTricktips]

No, that's a pretty common trick, I'm afraid. Yuta Fujii has even done casper 360 flips back to casper now!

[@DargonaidMusic]

can u trick tip walk the cow :o pls

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Actually... no, I can't! I've never learned to walk the cow - they're incredibly awkward and I've never bothered to get them down. There's something very similar I do called a rolling switchblade which I will do a tricktip for soon (including an explanation as to how the walk the cow differs from it), so keep an eye out for that one.

[@DargonaidMusic]

@@FreestyleTricktips u the best! ty ill keep and eye on that

[@stonedmickey7991]

WHERE ARE YOU TONY?!?!

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Honest answer: drinking a lot of beer and growing an almighty beard. Between pandemic, lockdowns, and bad weather, I've not skated for three months now. I did manage to get out this weekend, though. I felt like a coma survivor trying to figure out how to walk again. it was bleak.

[@stonedmickey7991]

@@FreestyleTricktips do you think you’ll get more sessions in the summer and film more clips?

[@FreestyleTricktips]

@@stonedmickey7991 Yeah, definitely. I need to get more practice in and get comfortable on my board again before I do, but hopefully it won't take too long. I got the first shot of the vaccine today, too; hopefully that means things can start going back to normal a little bit.

[@elifreestyleskates5858]

Get me a sponsor

[@FreestyleTricktips]

Sure. I’ll talk to my local chippy and see what I can do.

[@connormaczee]

Hey guys tony here!! Don’t forget to click like and subscribe!! You guys are the best! Check out my patreon for access to all sorts of goodies! Ta ta for now !

[@connormaczee]

In all seriousness though, new graphic looks great I want one now 😂

[@Baneumann66]

Spoiler: not well 😂😂😂