Hey, so many of you may wonder when you can do what at our lessons and sessions at Copeland Park and so we wanted to simplify it for you, so we created a graphic to help you find your way. The long and short of it is: I know nothing.. Join our free intro class. […]
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Week 2 homework: Carving toe to heel edge drill
Carving your skateboard is the most important skill after pushing it. You can build your balance for carving at home, on the carpet. Stand on your board in your riding stance. Toes and heels over the wheels (nice rhyme right?). Lean on the toe edge and hold it, try and exert as much pressure as […]
Continue readingWeek 1 Homework; confidence pushing with lead foot balance drills
To build confidence pushing, you can spend 5 minutes each day at home doing this leading foot drill on your skateboard. Working on carpet, place your front foot (you already know your stance) on the board over the bolts in push position (refer to Standing on your board). Now lift the back foot off the […]
Continue readingPushing Mongo. Is it a Stance? Why don’t we teach it?
Pushing Mongo is the technique of pushing with the front foot. i.e. the back foot remains on the board whilst pushing. Mongo is not a stance Mongo is not a stance. It is not an alternative being regular or goofy. It only refers to the way that you push. i.e. with the front foot instead […]
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