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Any tips for the newbie

hi i'm new if you cant tell :)
me and my firends are all just starting to get into this, not realy developed a style yet, if you asked my now id say my stale was going fast then falling over. i can jump, do 180's and stuff, but not got the hang of getting big air or grinds ect.
anyway ANY tips on ANYTHING will be welcome, any stories, jokes, or insults :)

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Permalink Reply by tony on March 8, 2008 at 6:03am

practice practice practice!!!!! you should tape yourself an post it on here so we all can give a lil constructive critisisum...
when i started skatin,, i learned how to do all my grinds on a 6 inch high curb on the street,,, then i moved to bigger an better things lol.... you can also find other decent skaters to give you motovation to just start out kinda big.....

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Permalink Reply by • Dave (id) • on March 8, 2008 at 11:57am

i'll make a video of me then :) just waiting for my wrist to go down before going out again
in the vid ill be trying to grind, jump down a small stair and jump up and over a stair.... which is why my wrist is swolen, and ill try to 180 down a reeaallly small stair....

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Permalink Reply by UNYIE! on March 9, 2008 at 9:37pm

well since youre skating with friends youll get good pretty fast. go to skateparks and befriend other skaters who look like they know what they are doing. if theres one thing great about rolling its that the people are always friendly and full of tips and advice. make sure you dont "step on" when grinding (both feet should make contact with ledge or rail at the same time), and stay loose (bend your knees and lean in). otherwise just dont over think it and stay comfortable. enjoy it, its fun