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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > Skateboarding - Neckbeards with broken wrists.
 
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Painkiller
Jan 30, 2005

You think the truth will set you free...

Bona Weiss posted:

Two questions:

Can anybody give me some pointers on a kickflip? I'm sure that I'm making an error in my foot placement or angle in which I flick the board, because it will flip edge over edge but consistently lands at a 90 degree angle. I've browsed the Youtbe how-to videos and read the pointers, but I somehow keep kicking the board to an angle. Perhaps there is a well-known common mistake I'm making?

Tony Hawk's trick tips are pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKxLWZnnKmo

Painkiller fucked around with this message at 21:39 on Apr 6, 2009

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Painkiller
Jan 30, 2005

You think the truth will set you free...
The thing about mongo is that your back foot will be over the bolts while pushing, which means when you prepare for an ollie you have to first move your front foot on to the board and then move your back foot onto the tail. If you're pushing regular all you have to do is bring your back foot onto the tail. This isn't a great disadvantage if you're just practicing kickflips or whatever on flat land but it's annoying when you're skating obstacles because you have to set up that bit earlier.

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > Skateboarding - Neckbeards with broken wrists.