/r/skateboardhelp

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This subreddit is for skateboarding help, ranging from trick tips to gear help.

Please read the rules before posting.

Overview

Welcome to /r/skateboardhelp! Post your skate footage if you seek help on tricks, gear, or anything else related. Skaters of all skill levels are welcome.

Please read the rules before posting.

To prevent spam and trolls, brand new accounts cannot post on here initially. Gain karma from other subreddits or wait until your account is old enough.

Rules

Full rules with explanations can be found here.

  1. All content must be related to skateboarding progression or help.

  2. No racism, sexism, homophobia, bigotry, and harrasment.

  3. Refer to the wiki before asking for help.

  4. No gear or art posts. Submit these to the discord server or /r/Skateboardlove.

  5. No reposts.

  6. No advertising or spam.

  7. No memes.

  8. No NSFW or sexually-suggestive content.

  9. No NSFL content or injury posts.

  10. Media must be of yourself skating.

  11. Use the pinned discussion megathread to share prohibited content (with some restrictions).

Subreddit Wiki

https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboardhelp/wiki/index

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HELP I cant get my ollie’s to stay straight

Ive read online that trying them while moving helps alot, but when I try and i land it, I end up completely 90 degrees to when I started. Im about ready to give up.

2 Comments
2025/01/31
19:24 UTC

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360 flip help

I have been trying to 360 flip for many years without any results, all together I've been skating consistently for 4-5 years and I've been trying this for almost 3 years. Is anyone able to give me some tips based on the video?

4 Comments
2025/01/31
16:50 UTC

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Is it real?

So this is my dad's board, I know that he has had it for awhile and I've been trying to find this exact board, I've only seen 2 like it but not in this color. I'm wondering if this board is fake? Is there a way to check or can someone help me out?(The middle one)

4 Comments
2025/01/31
04:36 UTC

80

Petition to ban "is this worth anything" posts

It's gotten absolutely ridiculous and and annoying. If you're not skating the board, take your ass somewhere else.

34 Comments
2025/01/31
02:13 UTC

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How exactly do i start skateboarding

I live in canada and idk where exactly to buy or get any boards or how to even start😞

16 Comments
2025/01/30
23:04 UTC

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FA SIGNED JASON DILL BOARD ???

Hey I have a fucking awesome board never used signed by Jason Dill. Any idea how much it can be worth ?

1 Comment
2025/01/30
22:44 UTC

5

I’m a big dude

I’m 6’4” and 300 pounds. I’m top heavy with a long torso. Life is short and I’ve always wanted to skateboard. I’m 42 and wanna know what is available as far as board widths, wheel sizes etc? TIA!!

21 Comments
2025/01/30
20:55 UTC

69

Any tips 360 flips?

33 Comments
2025/01/30
19:47 UTC

16

Part of my stash

Was cleaning out some items and figured I’d ask some informed folks; I’ve had this deck for about a decade give or take, there’s a few blemishes in the wrapping. Any thoughts on value wanting to finish my DC / Almost collab collection.

2 Comments
2025/01/30
19:31 UTC

2

Flight deck hardware

What do you do with your flight deck to have your hardware sit flush?

4 Comments
2025/01/30
14:26 UTC

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Jamie Foy SOTY board

My friend has a board that he got around 2018-19 which was just a normal deathwish board, but recently he was looking at it and realised underneath it had a different graphic. It's one of the Jamie Foy Skater of the Year boards, but we've tried to find it literally anywhere and we cant, its the skater of the year trophy graphic. Was just wondering if anyone could shed some light or info on this?

7 Comments
2025/01/30
13:07 UTC

0

My board doesn’t roll straight

How come my board always turns one way? If I step off my board and push it away from me it rolls hard to the right. Flip it the other way and push it rolls far left . What do I have to do to get it to roll straight?

16 Comments
2025/01/30
06:27 UTC

3

How do I meet people

I fucking hate my town, there’s nothing in Woodstock Georgia, no good spots no good people, atl is close but the 40 min drive us a little much

Anyone in the area north of atl who wants to link and skate?

2 Comments
2025/01/29
23:22 UTC

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My First Skateboard "The Hammer"

I was recently thinking about my first skateboard. In the '90s I used to ride shovels down hills like a snowboard and eventually my parents got me a skateboard. I'm trying so hard to find it online. I have to imagine they got it from a Walmart or something but it could have been from a play it again sports. I remember it had a hammer on it. And I'm almost positive it said "The hammer". Pretty sure it was dark in color and maybe black and purple?? It's been 25 years so I can hardly remember. Haven't been able to find it online. Wondering if anyone else remembers this or can find a picture?

2 Comments
2025/01/29
22:39 UTC

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Mid-life awakening leading me to skateboarding. Advice for 48 year old beginner.

I (48m) looking to start skateboarding for a couple of reasons - fitness (cardio and core), neighborhood streets and sidewalks are smooth and see people riding, and it opens my inner kid.

Just not sure where to start regarding equipment, technique and pace.

Suggestions on boards? YouTube channels? Other advice?

35 Comments
2025/01/29
08:11 UTC

31

New to street skating, Help!

I’m still a beginner and I have landed a few times and knowing sometimes I need to jump forward and to the side with the board. However sometimes it feels like I’m leaving the board behind me making my lead food land on the floor. I’m not sure give me some thoughts on what I should be doing!! Also what’s the best way to get into doing fs/bs 180’s everytime I go to rotate I shoot the board back to the floor :/

P.S. Ik it doesn’t look steeze 😅

31 Comments
2025/01/28
21:26 UTC

4

Anyone know the brand?

I found this skateboard at a garage sale. Anyone know what brand it is?

Says FDX Gravity on the trucks

4 Comments
2025/01/28
20:24 UTC

18 Comments
2025/01/28
16:07 UTC

4

Should I start again?

I’m 17 now and I’ve owned a skateboard since I was around 10. I grew out of my first one so I got a new one a year or two ago that still fits me. I love my new board but I’m ashamed that I don’t use it. As of now I just know the basics of riding. I don’t know any tricks or anything and I’m still bad at just riding it.

I’m just wondering if it would be worth the time to start riding again, especially since I don’t have many places to go to as the roads and sidewalks are really rough where I live

8 Comments
2025/01/28
13:30 UTC

4

Suggestions for deck brands to buy

started skating 7-8 months ago and have learnt a few basic tricks like an FS180, ollie, shuv it etc. I use a toy machine 8.25 deck, and recently the deck chipped and the pop is no longer even there so I was thinking of buying a new one. Just that Im not sure which brand to get, Really loved the mellow concave and overall shape of the board but Id like to try other brands. Got any suggestions which brand I should buy from? My budget is around $50-$80.

Also what do you guys think about a steeper concave, Is it really that different compared to a medium or mellow concave in terms of stability, and board feeling?

11 Comments
2025/01/28
07:05 UTC

7

Thoughts for box

4 Comments
2025/01/28
03:24 UTC

33

What am I don’t wrong? Need help on fs tail

Any advice or tips would be really appreciated. I genuinely don’t know what I’m doing wrong

54 Comments
2025/01/27
23:50 UTC

7

Losing my interest in skating

Hey yall! I'm Paul 31 years old and I have been skating for roughly 20 years or so and well I feel like I really lost my interest/drive/passion to continue with it. The problem is I don't want to stop skating but I have a hard time pushing myself to skate and honestly I haven't felt like I WANTED to skated in a long time. Again I force myself to skate for exercise but I really miss being excited to skate. Even watching skate videos/street league don't get me excited anymore and that's another thing that's depressing unless I'm missing something it feels like the youtube skate content just isn't the same as it was between 2015-2020. Braille's gone, The Berrics haven't posted anything recently, Revive is almost going under, most skating YouTubers aren't really doing anything creative anymore, and the newer channels aren't that creative either it seems like it's just "Casual skating, some chatting, repeat". (Except Garrett Ginner I've been thoroughly enjoying his fabrication content) I was thinking about trying the YouTube thing myself to attempt to grow a community because most of the time I'm skating by myself the only problem there is I tried that before and ended up disliking it because I felt like I HAD to keep up on skating and posting versus just enjoying it. Perhaps I just had an immature mindset which makes me think it might help. So with that I'm curious. What would any of you do in my position? Has this happened to any of you before? What did you do to get out of it? Let me know I'm eager to hear about everybodies stories!

38 Comments
2025/01/27
22:42 UTC

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which bloody skateboard? German?

so first are here any German skaters? if yes, which skateboard brand did you get? btw I am too broke for the 100$ stuff. Are there any good brands who are affordable, and with affordable I mean cheap? Is anyone selling their board? 7.5"

2 Comments
2025/01/27
21:20 UTC

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