5
So I feel like shit because I wanna learn soooo bad but I suck ass… What do I doo???
This is a question that was sent to the inbox of SGI’s tumblr page. I like to respond with various opinions. Thanks anyway.
Community Answers
Leave a Comment
Answer Masters
Question Masters
sk8addik
2 questions
Gemma7
2 questions
Catherine Miles
2 questions
Sally C
2 questions
Seriously… Just skate. Practice, find some friends to skate with. Go to parks and make friends with people who have been skating awhile. You tend to learn faster when you have someone who can watch you and tell you what you are doing wrong. If you are to shy for that, then tape yourself and watch a lot of how to youtube videos to compare yourself to.
Was this answer helpful?
LikeDislikei started skating on the 30th of last month so 3 days ago all i can do is stationary ollie i got em up to about a foot nd i can land a shove it sumtimes i can barely do a moving ollie i go really slow nd only get 3 inchs at max pretty much i just tryna say its not easy but PRACTICE is serious on the first day wen i came in my legs were completely sore i couldnt skate at all on the 1st but all yesterday i was fine i also realize to get the fear shit out the fuccin way fear iz the main reason ppl dont learn but anyway ive been skating in my front yard alone its fun but i noe it wood betta if someone else was skaing with me im personaly scared of the skate park cause i succ so bad but soon imma go dere wen i got like moving ollies kiccflips nd shoive its done but yea keep skating yo u will naturally find skater friends nd shit if u want ill get on here nd tell u how my day wen if i improved or wateva up2 to like i said i have no skater friends nd i noe no1 dat skates so yea
Was this answer helpful?
LikeDislike@Ezelle – hey, don’t be too hard on yourself! the fact you can ollie within 3 days is amazing. it can be tough when you start out – especially if you’re not lucky enough to have some other people (girls or boys) to learn to skate with. 99% of skateboarding is determination though, so just keep going and it will get easier!
There’s always events you can get to though that can help you learn – skate lessons and workshops for girls exist in almost every country now – just do a search on SkaterGirl or GRO or Asiplanchaba or Side Project. they’re often tied in with other comps.
Also there are skate camps you can go to, like Woodward in the U.S. or the upcoming European Girls Skate Camp… http://www.skatergirlinternational.com/?p=10848
Was this answer helpful?
LikeDislikethx alot i went out this mornin i keep catchin kiccflips but only one foot nd im still not completely landin moving ollies imma go try in alil
Was this answer helpful?
LikeDislikeI think the biggest thing about being a beginning skater is to accept that you’re new to skating. I got a board a month ago and it took me two weeks to get on the damn thing because I kept thinking I had nowhere to skate, or I’d make a fool of myself, or this, or that, etc, etc. It finally hit me though that if I didn’t just suck it up and start skating I never would so I started taking it to work. First day sucked, second day I was feeling pretty good about myself, by the third day I was in love. I actually had to put my board down this last week cause I did something to my ankle. Point being though.. Just start boarding and know that you are the greatest thing on the planet for skating in general and anything anyone says to you after that, hey, they’re not worth a negative thought
Was this answer helpful?
LikeDislike