Michiel van Gerven

Apr 26 at 04:19 PM

Giles Oatley do you really think so or are you just giving yourself a reason not to go? (Sorry, bit of tough love).

Just go for it. Nobody is going to mind you being there as long as you're actually trying. The skateboarding community are some of the nicest and constructive people you'll ever meet. They'll genuinely be happy to see you progress.

If you go first thing in the morning you should also be able to beat the crowd.

Apr 19 at 07:58 AM

Hi Roger, what stands out to me is that there's a lot of movement going on in your upper body but the board is not really reacting that much. Maybe try slowing it all down and leaning a bit more too instead of twisting so much. It also seems to me that your legs are quite locked. A bit of skating would probably really help. Have you ever tried it?

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Apr 19 at 07:38 AM

You've done the hardest part. You've put yourself out there and asked for feedback.

What stands out to me is tension in your body. Your staying compressed for a very long time. When you're just rolling there's no need to. Stand up and chill a little. Only compress when you're about to jump up. For instance when you're bmaboit to go up a transition.

Apr 18 at 06:50 AM

Jeremy Dean is usually the man to talk to

Apr 16 at 04:54 PM

Your feet, your back foot especially, are probably going to move around a fair bit. I'd recommend not worrying about it too much. Try to be front on and your feet will follow.

Apr 14 at 11:12 PM

Im looking at your right hand. Open it up will open up your shoulder too. Think of it as serving a pizza on a plate to someone behind you.

Apr 09 at 01:14 AM

Like graham said: At the moment you are using a side to side movemen to generate speed. You're hardly using the walls. Try going up and down the walls to generate speed instead.

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