How do beginners start skateboarding?

When you go outdoors, you often see young people skateboarding. Those who are very skilled in skateboarding are the envy of others. Skateboarding is indeed a very cool thing, but it is also a risky sport. If you want to learn skateboarding, you must first prepare the equipment and do a good job of safety protection. Then you must learn the basic knowledge of skateboarding. If you are a beginner, you can slowly start practicing according to the following methods.

How do beginners start skateboarding?

1. If you are a beginner, please read more basic movement materials, examples, videos, articles, etc. before getting on the board. So that you can have a clear idea of ​​where to put your center of gravity and how to position your feet. If you don't get on the board with a heavy heart, like a headless fly, it would be strange if you don't get hurt.

2. When you are a beginner, you usually fall because of your unstable center of gravity. If you lose your center of gravity while skating, just follow your center of gravity and press the end or tail of the board hard with your feet to make the end or tail of the board touch the ground and stop suddenly.

How to practice the basic movements of skateboarding for beginners

3. When doing technical movements such as landing from mid-air, and falling is difficult to avoid, try to bend your body, tighten your neck, and stretch it upwards away from the ground. Remember the physics formula, P=F/S. When your body falls to the ground, the larger the contact area with the ground, the less P you will endure, because G is constant. Therefore, when you fall, remember not to use only one hand or any other part of your body to support the ground. If you fall on your back, there may be a crack and a fracture.

4. It is recommended that you bring protective gear if you go snowboarding. Especially for beginners, don't be annoyed.

Basic skateboarding moves for beginners:

When skateboarding:

(1) Preparation: Stand on the ground with your feet and place the skateboard flat on the ground in front of your feet. Getting on the board: First place one foot on the front end of the skateboard and keep the other foot on the ground.

(2) Move your body’s center of gravity to your foot that is on the board. Lean your upper body slightly forward, bend your knees, and stretch your arms to maintain balance.

(3) Push the ground lightly with your foot, then pull your body onto the skateboard and place it on the back of the skateboard. Then, your entire body and the skateboard will begin to slide forward.

When getting off the skateboard:

(1) While the skateboard is still moving forward, place your weight on your front foot and place your back foot on the ground like a landing gear.

(2) After your back foot lands, shift your center of gravity to your back foot, then lift your front foot so that both feet are on one side of the skateboard. When you can get on and off the skateboard easily, you should try to switch the positions of your front and back feet to get familiar with the posture of skating in the opposite direction.