SKATEBOARDING - Chad's Dimension

I am into skateboarding right now. I'm not very good yet, but every trick I can do is in trick tip format right here. I've also included some photos of me in action. I have some pretty good skateboarding pictures (including shoe designs) and some pictures of parts I would recommend, as well. I'm not exactly worthy of my setup, Shorty's team small deck, Tensor Trucks, Bones Ceramics Bearings, and spitfire wheels, but it can roll!!

Photos of me doing ollies

General Skateboarding Pictures

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I designed these skate shoes at customatix.com.

Here are some parts I would recommend for a great skateboard!

TRICK TIPS

The Ollie
1.	Place your back foot on the tail and your front foot in the middle of the board.
2.	Give the tail an almighty pop as you
3.	jump up as high as you can. At the same time you
4.	slide your front foot up.
5.	It is very important to do step 2, 3 and 4 at the exact same time.
6.	The main problem I had when trying to do them while moving was that I didn't really pop the board, so if you are having trouble, maybe that's it.

The Kickflip
(Note: the kickflip is VERY HARD to learn. but once you get it, it is very easy to do.)
1.	Put your feet in the ollie position, except your front foot is on the edge of the board.
2.	Make sure you pop and jump at the same time.
3.	Half a second after you pop, kick down, as you do this, jump.
4.	If you kicked it hard enough, it will do a flip.
5.	Try to make it a reflex that as soon as you see the black of the griptape, slam your feet down.

The Heelflip
1.	After a kickflip is mastered, heelflips are the exact same, except you kick the other way.

Frontside Pop-shove It
1.	Have your feet in the ollie pose.
2.	Do an ollie, except when you hear the pop, kick out rather than down.
3.	Jump up, learning to jump with your back foot is what took me longest to learn.
4.	Learn coordination and hit the griptape with your feet.