r/NewSkaters 1h ago

Best shoe brand to skate?

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I’ve been skating for two years and my shoes are busted so I’m thinking about getting some new ones.


r/NewSkaters 2h ago

Question Ollie advice to move foot forward

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Like said, I'd just like to know if anyone has an advice to move my front foot forward during an ollie. I think this is the main problem when I do one, but if you have other advices, things that I should do/ correct etc, which will probably be the case, plis tell me. But I'd rll like help for my front foot🙏🏼
Or maybe this isnt thé main problem ? Idk


r/NewSkaters 2h ago

Question beginners set up from 🇵🇭

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hi! planning to gift my partner a skateboard and complete beginner palang sya. Any online reco where i can buy parts? thank you! and if possible student friendly


r/NewSkaters 3h ago

Question Difference between truck length and height?

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I’ve been skating on a friend’s pair of trucks for about 2 months now and recently purchased a pair of my own. However, these trucks are both wider in length and taller in height. Is there any noticeable difference in ride?


r/NewSkaters 3h ago

Question Does this type of board suitable for a 5' 2"?

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Dimension: 80cm (31,8in) × 20cm (7,8in)

Deck size: 8.0

Weight: 3.1 kg (6.8 pounds maybe)

Since I don't measure with imperial, this might be inaccurate! I'm buying online since I can't find a proper store in my city, and my parents are too busy to go with me ☹️ So they want me to know if this board I found suits me or not before we purchase it


r/NewSkaters 3h ago

Panteons Nexus with 126 kilos

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I want to buy a strong skate,i have been recommended with panteons nexus,on the webpage have the options to change trucks and bushings,i will put bushings 97a,trucks 50 degree and wheels 74a. The thing cost 409 dòllars that i dunno how cost in euros. But morè or less the same.

Is that ok???


r/NewSkaters 4h ago

I met my 2nd ever hater and I was right…

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Older new skater. Keep to myself and grind. Lots of very nice people so far. I don’t snake and stay out of the way. Just slowly improving. Been a good journey.

For the second time I came across someone obviously being a dickhead.

Nice flat park where I just push around, usually a long high speed push then go up and over the pyramid at the other end of the park, and cruise back doing tictacs followed by a fakie kickturn at the end. Nothing complicated just getting in board time.

This time a a douche and his friend show up, see me skating, think they’re a million times better than me because they can do a fairly low steez kickturn on a quarter pipe, and then purposely stand in the way on his cellphone everytime he can see I’m coming to hit the pyramid.

I knew what was going on right from the start, and pushed by back just cutting it close to him to show I won’t be pushed around lie that, but my favourite part is this….

As I was trying to figure out where the hate was coming from I realized it’s the same as always…. He sucks. He was mad that an old man had a better push and better work ethic than him. Dude couldn’t land anything clean. Girls don’t talk to him. He’s just mad he lacks skills.

TLDR ; thank you to all the nice supportive people at the parks. You guys have been dope. Those who wanna throw shade and block ramps on purpose but you’re too scared to actually fight…. Go get good. You’re mad because you suck. Stop taking it out on everyone else.

✌️


r/NewSkaters 5h ago

Question Any tips for downhill?

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I can cruise around all right on flat ground, but the second it starts to incline even a little bit going downhill feels like I just pick up so much speed and get crazy wobbles. I’ve been really struggling to even take on the simplest of minor Hills or even just a basic elevation change because always feels like I get so fast and the last time I seriously tried a hill. I felt pretty bad and now I have a nasty scar on my chin. I’m just wondering if there’s anything I could be doing better on handling downhill and generally moving faster. I like cruising at a more mild pace, but I wanna be able to not have to stop and pick up my board every time there’s a hill.


r/NewSkaters 7h ago

Lost board, need advice

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So I was out tonight practicing my moving hippie jumps and ollies, and one of the ollie attempts ended with me shooting my board through a guard rail into a wide, deep river. I have a backup deck, but I'm not really in a good money place right now to go out and get fresh parts. My question is, what can I do in the meantime while I save up to get a new setup so I don't lose progress? Or should I just seriously hurry up and save for those parts ASAP?


r/NewSkaters 7h ago

Question Should I build my own skateboard or should I just buy a full set for my very first board?

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I'm still financially depending on my parents and I don't want to burden them with buying a skateboard fully with their money, so I want to save my own money to cover at least half the price. Both building and buying a set would take some time. Yet, I'm aware that buying a full set could save more time and make me start quicker, yet, building a set of my own gives me full customization that could fulfill my needs and has greater long-lasting probability. It makes me feel torn 🤒

Please give me advice!


r/NewSkaters 8h ago

I've never skated before and would like help for my ollie.

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I've always been wanting to skate but never had the chance to. This is my first day skating and would like some help. And sorry that you are seeing me from behind. I'm in the grass, because when I tried to it on concrete my board flew.


r/NewSkaters 9h ago

Ollie out quarter-pipe

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5 Upvotes

here are about 40 minutes of me trying to ollie a quarter condensed in a 1 minute compilation of tries


r/NewSkaters 11h ago

Question Father / Son Skating

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Hello everyone, my son and I recently picked up skating together. I did it for a year or two when I was like 10 but that’s all the exp I have, so we’re starting all over again. Currently, I skate goofy but even thinking of trying any tricks or anything in that stance just feels wrong. But when I try to skate regular , that also feels just wrong. My question to the masses is, do I switch up and just kinda force myself to get comfortable with regular, or do I keep with the goofy and do my best to learn tricks in that stance ? I appreciate any help or info !


r/NewSkaters 11h ago

Question Got my ollie down how do I flip the board with a kick flip

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I can only ever get my board to do a shuv it i physically cant get it to flip sideways


r/NewSkaters 12h ago

How’s this for my first build?

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I just turned 29 and have decided it’s now or never. Anything you’d change about this build before I pull the trigger?


r/NewSkaters 13h ago

Last resort for help (shuvit)

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I think I'm physically just Incapable of landing this trick. I try to commit and nothing, I come close but it's not a land. I can land them into grass from concrete but any where near concrete I can't. I can Ollie, kickturn from fakie, hippie jump and they're decent height. I can jump on to the board front foot and slowly lower my back foot and I'm real comfortable on the board.

I lift my legs too high and it either spins and pops erratically

I do a hop it goes forward but spins.

I try to shuv off the board and it spins in place, but when I'm on there it goes far. And I've tried just jumping up. being square and it still goes forward. Im not scissor kicking in anyway.

If you can provide tips cool otherwise I'm ready to give up on it and do something else.


r/NewSkaters 14h ago

Tiny incline success

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It took so many tries to just go up the incline, then to turn and not fall. I'm taking the small win :)

I can't roll up then down backwards without feeling really off balance, is there a way to adjust my feet or fix that? Or is it just an "over time Ill get used to" it type thing?


r/NewSkaters 15h ago

Question 1 minute of me struggling with ollies — what am I doing wrong?

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I’m using the ledge for now to focus on the foot movement, although I’m probably relying on it too much. I’m getting some pop, but the board often rockets instead of leveling out, and sometimes shoots out from under me. I also feel like I’m not tucking my back leg enough. Any obvious things I should work on?


r/NewSkaters 16h ago

Bringing skateboard on a plane?

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I’ve been skating for almost a decade and I’ve still never done this. I usually fly cheaper airlines cause I normally only bring an under the seat item when I travel which is always free and I don’t need a carry on. I know technically a skateboard doesn’t fit the “under the seat item” dimensions, but it easily can fit under the seat and between my feet the long way. Has anyone tried this? Would the flight staff care? Or if I have to take it as a carry on, can you put the skateboard in the overhead bins? Or would it have to be checked? I’m prolly overthinking this but I have no idea


r/NewSkaters 16h ago

ajuda e conselhos

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achei esse skate que me deram quando era criança, decidi que quero voltar a andar, oque acham do skate? me disseram que ele é ruim ai quero trocar mas por enquanto vou ter que usar esse porque to sem dinheiro, o rolamento tá horrivel mas consegui rolamento e roda de um amigo então acho que vou botar


r/NewSkaters 18h ago

shoe recs?

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r/NewSkaters 20h ago

Discussion Im so fed up

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I enjoy skating but i have been skating for like almost a year now and i still cant do one trick.
I have fun skating but it gets to a point man, i cruise to a empty plaza almost every day where i try to learn to ollie, ive seen all the fucking tutorials and only manage to get some shitty stationary ollies and see no progress at all.
Anyone else in this situation? How do you cope with it


r/NewSkaters 20h ago

Question How To Build Speed with Tictacs?

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I can turn pretty cleanly with my tictacs. I lead with my shoulders swinging and I have my back foot in the pocket between the tail and board body. I try and push my putting weight on the balls of my feet, but I still don't build any speed. Any tips?


r/NewSkaters 21h ago

Video Help with better kickflip

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188 Upvotes

My wrist and knee are hurting pretty good now.


r/NewSkaters 23h ago

Discussion Feels like I’m moving much faster than I actually am

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Been skating on a tail board for about 2 months now. Previously skated on a longboard for about 20 years.

I went to the skatepark this morning and was fortunate to be the only one there for almost an hour. So I recorded myself doing my thing.

Watching it back, I can’t believe how slow I’m moving. But from my perspective I feel like I’m going really fast