skater fo ever
01-06-2007, 07:52 PM
okay so will start with the basics
first practice by popping your board up and catching it.
To do this put your back foot on the edge of the tail and your front foot a little bit farther down towards the tail but not so far that you lose your balance.
Next pop the board up bring both feet down and catch the nose of the board with your hand.
Dont be afraid to catch it just don't pop it hard just a gentle pop so it gets off the ground and doesn't even out.
you can either land with both feet on the ground and run then jump back on or do it stationary.
Once your comfortable with this then ollie in to it.
Dont try to do a nose grab then kick just let the deck glide into your hand just like when you would pop and catch it earlier.
once you grab the nose do a scissor kick(front foot forward back foot back) it doesn't have to be big at all.
You could just practice ollieing and catching it with your feet off first if thats more comfortable.
It's best to get them down flatground first untill you have the hang of it.
COMMON PROBLEMS:
When i go to kick my feet grip the deck throwing it like a pop shuvit:
How to fix this:Your doing a nose grab instead of letting it glide into your hand like i said earlier. Just pop catch kick land.
I end up falling forward after i land.
How to fix this:Your leaning forward to grab the board earlier then you should. Wait for the nose to come to you then grab it then.
when i tried the board missed my hand and almsot hit me in the balls.
How to fix this: Don't pop as hard.
When the i try it my tail drags and when it doesn't i can never land it.
How to fix this: Pop a bit harder and jump higher with.
Remember when your trying any trick to keep your wieght balance over the board and to keep your shoulders even with the deck when your doing airwalks.
Even though the trick may look hard or feel impossible at first it ends up to be quite simple once you have some proper instuctions.
Feel free to ask me any question or problem your having about the airwalk.
Hope it helps.
first practice by popping your board up and catching it.
To do this put your back foot on the edge of the tail and your front foot a little bit farther down towards the tail but not so far that you lose your balance.
Next pop the board up bring both feet down and catch the nose of the board with your hand.
Dont be afraid to catch it just don't pop it hard just a gentle pop so it gets off the ground and doesn't even out.
you can either land with both feet on the ground and run then jump back on or do it stationary.
Once your comfortable with this then ollie in to it.
Dont try to do a nose grab then kick just let the deck glide into your hand just like when you would pop and catch it earlier.
once you grab the nose do a scissor kick(front foot forward back foot back) it doesn't have to be big at all.
You could just practice ollieing and catching it with your feet off first if thats more comfortable.
It's best to get them down flatground first untill you have the hang of it.
COMMON PROBLEMS:
When i go to kick my feet grip the deck throwing it like a pop shuvit:
How to fix this:Your doing a nose grab instead of letting it glide into your hand like i said earlier. Just pop catch kick land.
I end up falling forward after i land.
How to fix this:Your leaning forward to grab the board earlier then you should. Wait for the nose to come to you then grab it then.
when i tried the board missed my hand and almsot hit me in the balls.
How to fix this: Don't pop as hard.
When the i try it my tail drags and when it doesn't i can never land it.
How to fix this: Pop a bit harder and jump higher with.
Remember when your trying any trick to keep your wieght balance over the board and to keep your shoulders even with the deck when your doing airwalks.
Even though the trick may look hard or feel impossible at first it ends up to be quite simple once you have some proper instuctions.
Feel free to ask me any question or problem your having about the airwalk.
Hope it helps.