i skateboard but i can't do an ollie or kickflip any one know how?

I skate i can ollie but im still practicing how to do a kickflip

I used to be interested...could sorta ollie...could sorta do a shove-it (no pop shove-it's tho lol)
now i just check up on it every now and then...it really wasn't my thing on a "doing" aspect

best way to learn is to get someone to teach you face to face, so they can see what you're doing and what you're not doing
the written word can only do so much


Ali Boulala is cool...a whackjob lol, but he can pull some sick stuff.
Just for the sake of a skateboarding thread...had to throw that out XD

Greg Lutzka is fun to watch too. I actually like the whole Almost team.
Well...almost (no pun intended ). I can do without Sheckler.

I used to skate, then I gave up. now, I'm thinking of sticking wiht it this time...

I <3 Paul Rodgriuez Jr.

I use to skateboard, til i quitted last year. a i really sucked badly

Lol, skateboarding was my mode of transportation when I was 8.

Oh ace, there's actually a thread to do with skateboarding on Soompi!
K, so in need of advice; I recently crunked up my ancient Element. I need to get a new deck, and I was just wondering if there are any recommendations? My friend rides an Enjoi (Spectrum) and it seems really good, plus Enjois are just pretty good in general but I dunno, Zoo York's got some sick looking decks as well. No Girls, cause those break too easily, thanks. (:

^ thanks to your bump, i found this thread.
sorry no advice since i'm absolutely new. o_o
any girls who skateboard?
i'm wanting to learn but my mum's preventing me so because
'its dangerous that i could ruin my face, and its a guy sport coz it's unladylike'.
any way of turning her view? :S

I'm a girl and i use to skate, now i just bring the board out every once in a while and practise some ollies
Don't think it ruins ur face, but it did give me bruises on my shins especially when i was practising kickflips and heelflips. Busts the shoes too.
Just tell her it gets ur out of the house and away from the computer

hmm

You must not be in college yet.

Unless you are going into professional skating, doing tricks isn't too important. It's also a risk factor getting into major scraps and stuff. I tried, but I couldn't even ollie. It wasn't really my thing.

I just stick to my long board

i think skateboarding is pretty cool, but im the type that wants to go for the big moves, and its better that i just dont start lol.

I use to be really good at it like no lie, but then I stopped lols XP.

I am trying to start skateboarding right now =) Purely for transportational purposes. And because it looks cool -__-"
I have the worst balance. Sometimes, when I jump from one place to another (not even two feet away) I sometimes stumble. It's gonna be hard for me to learn...

I can ollie.
Still working on a kickflip.
But it's hard because I skate goofy.

I wish I learned when I was younger. Now, I am impatient to do it because I cannot balance myself.

i wanna try skateboarding! slightly scared though

skateboarding died after the 8th grade. why do people still skate? i dunno

skateboarding before.
it didn't end well. haha.

Darn was rooting for Houston so close with silver. Rodriguez wins gold. X Games

I used to skate, but then destroyed my board + leg one day. Haven't taken skateboarding seriously ever since.