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Summary: Pumping a longboard requires pushing off with the back foot in long strides to gain speed. Understand the basics of riding a longboard with advice from an experienced skater and skate park owner in this free video on skateboarding.
Bill Kaschner has been skateboarding for more than 18 years. In 2005, his dream to build his own skate park came to fruition with the opening of Cream City Skatepark in Butler,...read more
"Hello my name is Bill Kaschner and we are here at Cream City Skate Park, here in wonderful Butler, Wisconsin; USA. Well today I wanted to teach you a couple of things. First off, how to pump and push on your longboard. This isn't your standard longboard but I think you get the jest of it once you see what I'm going to teach you. You are going to start off I guess putting both feet on the board and then you are going to push with your back foot. And you are going to take the bigger stride you take, the faster you are going to go. And when also when you are on your board if you lean left and right you can get a little pump there on your longboard. Hopefully these tips helped you along and have fun on your skateboard out there. This is Bill Kaschner signing off, Cream City Skate Park."
eHow Article: How to Pump Your Longboard