When asked, I often explain to people that skating vert requires a balance of building/managing comfort and trust with the ramp, by essentially doing as little as possible to disrupt the natural flow the ramp provides. Another masterful explanation by Mitchie!
Crucial lessons each and every one of them. The people making use of these tips will find them invaluable. Knowing the how-to's of the basics lays the foundations for the more advanced stuff.
It’s true, it’s so much easier to start playing with hard tricks after you have the fundamentals down. There’s just no better way to go about it in my opinion
There is a tendency amongst beginners to want to skip the basics and go straight into something difficult. So many people get injured, then put off because of this.@@SKATEiQ
you really explain every detail so well. i love the way you work and interact with all the little kids. you give them confidence while sharing your knowledge
Truly believe he has one of if not the best technical understanding of skating, for every kind of terrain. I mean to land a 1260 at 16, this dude is a legend. Fuck yeah mitchie!!
Ah! I got the Patreon link from your other video and just subbed. Holy Toledo, you've got that already STACKED with content. Everything from Hippy jumps to 540s. I love skateboarding even more today than yesterday!
Thanks man!!! I'm 53, and i loose my trust when i drop on vert,seans 2 years now, it happen sudunly, i dont know why? I weel try that way. Your a very pedagog and good teacher. From the south of france🤘😎👍
@@friscotecsk8s119 I would be weary of changing your angle as you go into the ramp, try and set how steep you want your body before the drop in and don’t go more forward than that as you go
I am based in the us, but we travel a lot for skate camps and coaching! Hop on the newsletter on our website to know when we will be around next or join our patreon for a library of skate coaching content !!
As according to the most amazingly and definitively accurate book ever created. The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. Using your towel as a cape is optional. But most of important of all, as is written on the front of the book in big friendly letters is ...... DON'T PANIC!! 😁😂🤣
Just dropped in the 12 foot bowl at Louisville KY for the first time lol had to rewatch this video to see what I need to do better. Had my arms way over my head halfway down
Feel like an old man but 21 year old ex-skater, I quit because I got stuck. Between all the years of skateboarding RUclips I’ve watched in the past 10 years trying to learn how to skate at 13-14 years old, I’ve never seen someone teach as well as you, thanks for getting me back into skating!
Man, you don’t need RUclips videos to skate! Just get out there and push yourself to try things beyond what you can do now. You’ll progress, I promise. I’m 47 now and like my friends, we just hacked away at it until we improved.
It is fantastic to find a skater so technical and theoretical to learn, I am from Chile and I have a struggle with a vert in my town, I need protection but I will still manage to achieve it, thank you very much and for your content friend, I translated this video into Spanish and your tips are worth a lot, I assure you that if you subtitled your videos into Spanish you would have a greater reach with your tips that in my opinion are essential and very well explained🌟
I can’t tell you how many first timers i’ve seen not commit and put their balance on the back foot and eat it hard when their board goes shooting out from under their feet like a rocket. Stomping down that front foot is imperative. I always struggled on going back up the ramp after dropping in because you’re moving WAY faster up than you did dropping in, and the trucks get wobbly and the balance is different at the top when your momentum is gone than it is when you’re cruising straight.
Ah, yes. That’s a very common feeling! But i might say if you can get your balance right as youre coming to a stop and changing directions that becomes the calmest moment of the whole run. I think most of everything should be built around balancing through the weightlessness instead of holding on tight through the transition. That’s kind of an “open to interpretation” tip but its definitely how i view it
@@SKATEiQ solid tip. I’m always too top or too bottom heavy when i lose it up high. I told my kid gravity always wins, and now he says it all the of the time. 😄
Please I tried this today and I did nearly as large quarterpipes before but the part of the ramp where its almost vertical for some feet made me too scared. I also didnt dare to throw myself into a kneeslide from up there. Any tips on how to overcome my fear?
I love this. If I was to try and explain this to a beginner, I wouldn't know where to start. The way you've broken it down is so understandable and relatable ❤
@@TRAVIESO_NA you want me to give you tips on skating vert without pads? I’m just not gonna do that. My tip is go buy some knee pads and learn how to use them
I really wish I still had access to a vert ramp.. I am/was so scared for the longest time and I feel like this video makes it all seem so much simpler.
When you slow it down your back truck falls a lil over a foot be4 your front truck even hits the ramp, i thought the first cuppl times i dropped in on 8 foot that i was doing it wrong but now i see we all DROP b4 we are rolling so thanks for the tip, one time i dropped in i was fine at the top but after i got to flat my front foot was 90% off the board so your right have a real strong front foot
When asked, I often explain to people that skating vert requires a balance of building/managing comfort and trust with the ramp, by essentially doing as little as possible to disrupt the natural flow the ramp provides. Another masterful explanation by Mitchie!
That’s just a great way to put it. Stop getting in the ramps way!
dude youre the only person that could teach me ANYTHING about improving in skating thank u so much for making these videos 🙏🙏🙏
Anyone else notice him dropping in SWITCH after he went back up the ramp? Hell yea Mitchie keep the 🔥 comming !
You are the best at explaining skateboarding, bro
Crucial lessons each and every one of them.
The people making use of these tips will find them invaluable. Knowing the how-to's of the basics lays the foundations for the more advanced stuff.
It’s true, it’s so much easier to start playing with hard tricks after you have the fundamentals down. There’s just no better way to go about it in my opinion
There is a tendency amongst beginners to want to skip the basics and go straight into something difficult. So many people get injured, then put off because of this.@@SKATEiQ
Great Lesson!
Thank you! Happy it helps!
you really explain every detail so well. i love the way you work and interact with all the little kids. you give them confidence while sharing your knowledge
Truly believe he has one of if not the best technical understanding of skating, for every kind of terrain. I mean to land a 1260 at 16, this dude is a legend. Fuck yeah mitchie!!
Thank you that’s very kind. I absolute love it ❤️
@@CRooKeDoNeZ 1080 was 16, 1260 I was 22!!
@@SKATEiQah my bad man, still completely insane to me that you done both of those before 25.
Ah! I got the Patreon link from your other video and just subbed. Holy Toledo, you've got that already STACKED with content. Everything from Hippy jumps to 540s. I love skateboarding even more today than yesterday!
Yeahhh!!! Happy you’re liking it man!! Please help us get the word out with anyone you think would benefit , everything helps a lot right now !
Are there in depth tutorials for lots of tricks on Patreon? And how much is it?
@@nachtwaandler there are about 180 videos in total. They’re shorter shorter but each contain a point and a meaning. $10 a month !
@@SKATEiQ thank you! I will seriously consider it
@@nachtwaandler yeah perfect. We just launched so you have all the time in the world to get involved when you feel like it’s the right time for you
Thanks man!!! I'm 53, and i loose my trust when i drop on vert,seans 2 years now, it happen sudunly, i dont know why?
I weel try that way.
Your a very pedagog and good teacher.
From the south of france🤘😎👍
Thank you! Don’t forget to pump the ramp as much as you can. Literally an hour a day if you can
On a regular quarter pipe, you go down AND out to drop in. On vert, you just go straight down.
Yeah thats a fair way to put it probably
I've found that after learning vert drop ins, smaller drop ins are really hard LOL
That’s interesting , and I get what you mean!
Totally!! I thought I was the weirdo. Have to stomp much harder on the small stuff. And I don't drop into banks at all.. I will wash out forwards.
@@friscotecsk8s119 I would be weary of changing your angle as you go into the ramp, try and set how steep you want your body before the drop in and don’t go more forward than that as you go
where do u normally teach cuz I live in melbounr and would love to get lessons but the shed is like 2 hours away lmao
I am based in the us, but we travel a lot for skate camps and coaching! Hop on the newsletter on our website to know when we will be around next or join our patreon for a library of skate coaching content !!
@@SKATEiQ thanks mitchie!!
I have always grabbed my nose when I drop in . Sence 1979.
This is a great tutorial and I am going to try it
also how cold is it in there in there I can see your breath
It was too cold to go skate vert but hey we had to get it done so I just layered up! 35° some days , 42° others
@@SKATEiQ is that cold lol I’m Australia we do Celsius but yhh it looked freezing
@@JYJY188 it would be something like 3 to 5 degrees Celsius!!!!
@@SKATEiQ Damm that’s so bad lol
If you want to learn how to fly! all you have to do is throw yourself at the ground and miss😂
As according to the most amazingly and definitively accurate book ever created. The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. Using your towel as a cape is optional. But most of important of all, as is written on the front of the book in big friendly letters is ...... DON'T PANIC!! 😁😂🤣
Man kids have it so good with skat boarding now growing up you just had to basically be fearless possible destroy your self a Lil bit to get good
Just Imagine myself standing there and trying to drop it makes me feel uncomfortable. My highest drop in is like 1,90m bowl...
From 2m to 4m is probably harder than 0 to 2m… it just takes time. You’ll get used the idea as you keep dropping and dropping in on things!
How do you make that ramp look so small, lol!?!
Just dropped in the 12 foot bowl at Louisville KY for the first time lol had to rewatch this video to see what I need to do better. Had my arms way over my head halfway down
Interesting. Gotta comment for that RUclips algorithm engagement
And THANK YOU for that it actually helps. Growing fast!
Feel like an old man but 21 year old ex-skater, I quit because I got stuck. Between all the years of skateboarding RUclips I’ve watched in the past 10 years trying to learn how to skate at 13-14 years old, I’ve never seen someone teach as well as you, thanks for getting me back into skating!
Thank you! That’s very nice of you. I agree, skateboard RUclips has been terrible. Trying to change that!
Man, you don’t need RUclips videos to skate! Just get out there and push yourself to try things beyond what you can do now. You’ll progress, I promise. I’m 47 now and like my friends, we just hacked away at it until we improved.
@@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable you don’t need anything to learn anything
Me and most of the boys ive seen in the uk all struggle going above are vertical limit of about 4ft any tips to take it to the next level
Hi Mitchie!
What sort of protective gloves for riding vert, would you recommend?
Greetings!
I dont really wear gloves. Elbow pads, butt pads and a helmet seem to do the trick
I see the flat bottom, my Body follows what I am looking at! And that is why kids I do not want to drop in on a vert ramp :)
Yeah that’s a fair point
How would one book skate sessions with you in ??
SkateIQ will be on the road to Tucson, Charleston and Houston. CAMPS section at the skateiq site will show the dates. I wish I lived in those areas!
You can email tyler@skateiq.com to set up days and locations
Good looks
It is fantastic to find a skater so technical and theoretical to learn, I am from Chile and I have a struggle with a vert in my town, I need protection but I will still manage to achieve it, thank you very much and for your content friend, I translated this video into Spanish and your tips are worth a lot, I assure you that if you subtitled your videos into Spanish you would have a greater reach with your tips that in my opinion are essential and very well explained🌟
Looking to drop in on my local vert. Wondering how to balance a knee slide down the ramp. It just feels kinda unnatural
I can’t tell you how many first timers i’ve seen not commit and put their balance on the back foot and eat it hard when their board goes shooting out from under their feet like a rocket. Stomping down that front foot is imperative.
I always struggled on going back up the ramp after dropping in because you’re moving WAY faster up than you did dropping in, and the trucks get wobbly and the balance is different at the top when your momentum is gone than it is when you’re cruising straight.
Ah, yes. That’s a very common feeling! But i might say if you can get your balance right as youre coming to a stop and changing directions that becomes the calmest moment of the whole run. I think most of everything should be built around balancing through the weightlessness instead of holding on tight through the transition. That’s kind of an “open to interpretation” tip but its definitely how i view it
@@SKATEiQ solid tip. I’m always too top or too bottom heavy when i lose it up high. I told my kid gravity always wins, and now he says it all the of the time. 😄
Please I tried this today and I did nearly as large quarterpipes before but the part of the ramp where its almost vertical for some feet made me too scared. I also didnt dare to throw myself into a kneeslide from up there. Any tips on how to overcome my fear?
I learned by just concentrating on down.
Down, and stay centered over the board
Yeah that’s perfect bru
I love this. If I was to try and explain this to a beginner, I wouldn't know where to start. The way you've broken it down is so understandable and relatable ❤
That’s great im happy it translates !
@@SKATEiQ what if you don't wear knee pads, what's a better way to bail? in vert and transition?
@@TRAVIESO_NA you want me to give you tips on skating vert without pads? I’m just not gonna do that. My tip is go buy some knee pads and learn how to use them
I know it was cold in there stay warm brother 🙏🏾
I really wish I still had access to a vert ramp.. I am/was so scared for the longest time and I feel like this video makes it all seem so much simpler.
masterclass
Thank you I love doing these videos. Thanks for supporting the channel.
Keep up just keep and your channel will soon reach the million idk if you want that but youre just so good man what a skater, cheers
When you slow it down your back truck falls a lil over a foot be4 your front truck even hits the ramp, i thought the first cuppl times i dropped in on 8 foot that i was doing it wrong but now i see we all DROP b4 we are rolling so thanks for the tip, one time i dropped in i was fine at the top but after i got to flat my front foot was 90% off the board so your right have a real strong front foot