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How To Rock Fakie on a Mini Ramp on a Skateboard - Skate Basics - Transition Tutorial

Today's trick tip is the rock fakie or Rock To Fakie, depending on what you want to call it. It's the basis of all ramp tricks and it's a scary one to learn (wait it'll my goofy mattress hack!) I've broken it down as much as possible to help you get it. The key to this one is slowly building up the skills and steps for the trick, and finding a nice small ramp to learn on.

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Trick Tips, Video Tutorial Pete Adams Trick Tips, Video Tutorial Pete Adams

How To Frontside Kickturn in Transition - Skate Basics Tutorial - Ramps

Today's trick tip is the frontside kick turn on a ramp. It's a good basic trick that will help you build confidence and get speed on transition. When you’re learning this turn on a bank, or in a ramp, it really is all in the shoulders and head to get the turn. Lead with your eyes and arms and the lower body (and skateboard) will follow

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Coaching, Trick Tips, Video Tutorial Pete Adams Coaching, Trick Tips, Video Tutorial Pete Adams

Tutorial: Skate Basics - The Most in-depth guide to Kickflips

How to kick flip, with all the details you wish you’d been told.

This tutorial is one of the longest, most in-depth videos I’ve made so far. The kick flip is such a landmark moment for any skater, it really takes a lot of time and dedication to learn. I’ll show you the exact technique to learn kick flips as well as what you might be doing wrong, how to fix it, and a few hacks to help you along the way.

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Coaching, Trick Tips, Video Tutorial Pete Adams Coaching, Trick Tips, Video Tutorial Pete Adams

How To Make Shuvits Easier - The Skateboard Basics: Shuvit and Pop Shuvit Skate Tutorial

Learn how to progress your skating with the shuvit and pop shuvit, if you can roll on your board and do small Ollies, then you can learn this!

This one is all about the back foot. For the shuvit, the back foot sits right in the pocket and scoops the board. For the pop shuvit, the back foot sits more in the middle of the tail, kicking down to get the pop and then scooping back to get the board to shuvit.

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Trick Tips, Training, Video Tutorial Pete Adams Trick Tips, Training, Video Tutorial Pete Adams

How to Switch Frontside 5050 Grind - Skateboard Block Basics Trick Tip

Start progressing your switch skating with the Frontside 5050 Grind

Skating switch is one of the many joys of skateboarding. Some tricks actually feel better switch than they will in your natural stance. So if you’ve been working on your switch skating, getting your switch ollies consistent, it might be time for you to take the next step.

Here is my tutorial for Switch Frontside fifty fifty grinds.

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Trick Tips, Training, Video Tutorial Pete Adams Trick Tips, Training, Video Tutorial Pete Adams

How to Backside 5050 Grind - Skateboard Block Basics Trick Tip

Below is a tutorial for another one of the first ledge tricks you will want to learn, the Backside 5050. It’s the basis of so many other tricks, and it’s easy to learn. If you can ollie whilst moving, you can learn this trick. Some people will find the frontside 5050 easier to learn, others the backside 5050, so I’ve included the f/s 5050 tutorial in here for you too!

Enjoy, and Good Luck!

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Trick of the Week - Week 1 - Front 5-0 switch Krook 180

Introducing a new series on called ‘Trick of the Week’

Every week, if not every time I go skate I try to learn a new trick. Now in most sports, this would be an insane goal. But in Skateboarding? It’s very doable, with some many millions of skateboard tricks and variations, it’s a fun way to constantly learn new tricks.

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