How To Drop In On A Skateboard
How To Drop In On A Skateboard by VLSkate is a skateboarding tutorial for the Drop In. VLSkate is the most specific about foot placement errors: back foot square on the tail (not off toward the edge, not creeping toward the bolts) with essentially all your weight on it, and the front foot right above the front bolts (not too far back toward the center, not up on the nose).
What this video teaches
VLSkate is the most specific about foot placement errors: back foot square on the tail (not off toward the edge, not creeping toward the bolts) with essentially all your weight on it, and the front foot right above the front bolts (not too far back toward the center, not up on the nose). He stresses that dropping in is not standing stiff and falling forward but a sequence: lean the upper body and head forward first, let the front knee bend, and then let the front foot come down until it finds the ramp. Once all four wheels are down and the transition flattens out, you rebalance weight evenly between both feet and press. He recommends warming up by rolling down banks and rocking back and forth in a mini ramp or bowl so your body internalizes the weight shift, and picking a three to five foot ramp with a helmet for the first real attempt.
Key tips
- Back foot square on the tail with all your weight on it; do not slide it toward the edge or toward the bolts
- Front foot directly above the front bolts, not back toward the center and not up on the nose
- Lean the upper body and head forward first and bend the front knee, rather than standing stiff and toppling forward
- After the wheels touch down, rebalance your weight evenly between both feet and press as the ramp flattens out
- Warm up by rolling down banks and rocking back and forth in a mini ramp so your body learns the transition weight shift
- Start on a three to five foot ramp and wear a helmet, since this is more a mental barrier than a physical one
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Drop In