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How to Do a Rail to Casper on a Skateboard

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The Rail to Casper is a basic freestyle skateboarding move that is not that difficult to learn. You basically go from a Rail Stand into a Casper then ride out of it. You can also spin a 180 at the end to really make it look cool... more »

How to Do a Shove It 180 on a Bank

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The Shove It 180 is one of those basic moves that skateboarders first learn on the street. It's a useful freestyle move that is great for implementing into cool footwork combinations. You need to learn the Shove It 180 before you can move on to ... more »

How to Do a Shove It on a Bank

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The Shove It is a beginning skateboarding trick that looks harder than it is. If you get bored with trying the Shove It on flat ground, take it to the skate park and try it on a bank. The slope of the bank will let you feel what it's like to do ... more »

How to Do a Shove It Shuffle on a Skateboard

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This street skateboarding trick works well on banks, ditches or very sloped driveways. It is similar to a 180 Shove It only as a revert. Basically you'll roll up a slope, do a nose 180 Shove It, into a wheelie and kickturn. It sounds complicated ... more »

How to Do a Sidewinder on a Skateboard

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The Sidewinder is a freestyle skateboarding trick that takes a great deal of balance. It's what is called a transfer trick because you have to shift your weight in the middle of it. If you can't shift it well, the entire trick will fall apart... more »

How to Do a Switch 360 Double Kickflip to Late 180 Fingerflip Revert

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This trick is really a combination of two tricks done on the skateboard. The first is a double switch kickflip and the second is a 180 fingerflip revert. You need to have a little speed going to do the trick right. It's easiest if you learn each ... more »

How to Do a Switch Frontside Nose Grind 180 Out on a Skateboard

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This freestyle skateboarding trick better for advanced skaters. You should already be able to do an ollie and a switch ollie as well as a frontside nose grind. Since this is a grind, this move is done on a curb or ledge... more »

How to Do a Switch Straight Pressure Flip M-80 on a Skateboard

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Do a Switch Straight Pressure Flip m80. This freestyle skateboarding trick actually takes longer to perform than it does to rattle off its name. But when it is done right, it looks spectacular. This is one trick that will impress your skating ... more »

How to Do a Tail Hand Flip to Tailstop on a Skateboard

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his is a basic freestyle skateboarding trick that is fairly easy to perform. It is done from a stationary position and is great to use as footwork between harder tricks during a freestyle routine. It goes from a basic Finger Flip started in the ... more »

How to Do a Toeside Rail to Rail on a Skateboard

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This is a fun freestyle skateboarding move that is fairly basic and easy to learn. This is not that difficult of a trick but you will need to have good balance. Basically you are going to flip the board from one rail to the other without letting ... more »

How to Do a Tuck Knee YOYO Plant on a Skateboard

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Pull off a Tuck Knee YOYO Plant on a skateboard and you will join the ranks of Rodney Mullen, Chester Sass and only a handful of others. This freestyle move revolves around coordination. You have to be able to roll, grab and plant your hand in ... more »

How to Do a Varial Finger Flip on a Skateboard

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This freestyle skateboarding trick combines a normal Finger Flip where you make the skateboard go into a 180 Varial under you. Done right, this move looks really sweet, and is sure to impress your friends... more »

How to Do an Ollie Backside Grab on a Skateboard

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This is a freestyle skateboarding trick that can be done on flat surfaces or by jumping off of ramps or curbs. You need to have the basic ollie down solid to move onto this trick and grab the board while you're in the air... more »

How to Do Endovers on a Skateboard

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Endovers are one of those basic skateboarding moves that are really easy to learn, but done right, can really make your freestyle footwork skills look great. Endovers are simply a combination of 180 degree pivots that you begin off the board's ... more »

How to Do the Space Walk on a Skateboard

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The Space Walk is one of the oldest skateboarding freestyle tricks, but it is still a good one to have under your belt. It's basically a wheelie which skaters call a manual where you swing the front wheels from side to side in as wide a move as ... more »

How to Do the Walk the Dog on a Skateboard

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Walk the Dog is a basic freestyle skateboarding trick that is used commonly to link combinations of tricks together. It's a standard trick of footwork lines. It's basically a bunch of 180 pivots that are done from the nose of the board with your ... more »

How to do Wheelchair Skateboarding

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Wheelchair skateboarding, or "hardcore sitting," is the extreme sport of riding wheelchairs in a skate park of BMX environment. However, don't fret if there isn't a skate park nearby since even every day obstacles, such as street curbs, can seem ... more »

How to Drop Into a Skateboarding Bowl

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When it comes to riding your skateboard, it's all about the tricks you can do. Whether you love to compete or just show off to your friends, learning some slick skateboard tricks will definitely give you street cred. Here are some tips on how to ... more »

How to Execute a Fakie 180 Shove It on a Skateboard

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This is a great freestyle skateboarding trick to mix in with your footwork portion. You have to know this move to be able to do a fakie big spin. Street skaters also like to show off this basic shove-it trick... more »

How to Fall on a Skateboarding Ramp

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Nobody wants to fall down a skateboard ramp, but if you think you won't, guess again. Any pro will tell you, if you want to push the limit with new tricks, you're going to fall more than a few times. Learning to fall is a simple technique ... more »

How to Find Skate Spots in Boston

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You've skated in Portland, Maine, and found it pretty gnarly. Now you want to work your way south. Hit Boston next. Boston's even older and larger than Portland, and it has more than one skate spot. What are you waiting for? Grab your gear, read ... more »

How to Find Skate Spots in Chicago

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Well, you've hit Portland, Maine, Boston, New York City, and Washington, DC. You're not done, there's more of the US to explore and skate. Go west some more and head for the Windy City. Read this eHow to learn about finding skate spots in Chicago... more »

How to Find Skate Spots in Los Angeles

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Head to Los Angeles--it's a happening skateboarding place, and many consider it to be the capital of the skateboarding world... more »

How to Find Skate Spots in Portland

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Do you love skateboarding? Do you dream of skateboarding your way around the United States, skating in all the major cities? It's possible, and it's real easy. So pack your gear, grab your skateboard, and head to Portland, Maine. It was Wadsworth ... more »

How to Find Skate Spots in Seattle

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Go west to Seattle, man. It's a happening town. It's got the Space Needle, lots of coffee, cool fish markets and skate spots... more »

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