How to Nosegrab Without a Ramp

You just can't get enough of those skateboard tricks. Here's one that looks cool and can wow the crowd: a nosegrab without a ramp. It's tricky, it's potentially dangerous and it's worth doing. Read this eHow and do it yourself.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Start a nosegrab without a ramp by moving along on your skateboard at a pretty good clip.
2. Place your feet in an Ollie position: your back foot on the tail, and your front foot in the middle of the deck. Try to keep your weight as cantered you can manage over the board.
3. Do an Ollie, then pop your back foot off the back of your skateboard. While you do this, reach down with one hand and grab the skateboard's nose. Try to get as much height as you can with this Ollie to give yourself more time to do the trick.
4. End the nosegrab without a ramp by placing your rear foot on the rear bolts of the skateboard, and your front foot on the front bolts. Keep your momentum going forward as you put your back foot on the board. Timing is important, because if you don't make it, you could risk dragging your foot on the ground and injuring yourself.
5. LLand as smoothly as you can and speed away.
6. Try not to slam down on the board as you do a nosegrab without a ramp.
7. Be safe. Wear your safety gear.