💙 HOW to DROP IN the SAFE WAY! Build Confidence with Understanding, Learn from Pro Skate Coach JB!

What this video teaches

Coach JB from Skatepark Lessons builds the drop-in as a graduated progression rather than one leap of faith: flat-ground up-and-downs first, then the same motion into a bank with only the front wheels landing, then behind an imaginary coping, then over it, and finally on a small three-foot quarter pipe. The foot setup he teaches is back foot solid on the tail with heels and toes matching (the same amount hanging off each side) and the front foot just behind the front bolts with the toes in a straight line. The core cue is that your body goes where your head goes, so the head leans forward over the front leg, the front wheels slam down, and you finish in a press through the transition. He also points out that your pump has to match the size of the ramp, a quick burst on a small quarter pipe and a longer pump on a bigger one.

Key tips

• 1Back foot solid on the tail with heels and toes matching, front foot just behind the front bolts with toes in a straight line
• 2Practice up-and-downs on flat ground first: lean the head forward, then stomp the front foot down and into a press
• 3Progress into a bank so only the front wheels land, pause, let the back wheels roll over the edge, then press through the ramp
• 4Your body goes where your head goes; your brain will tell you to lean back, and you have to fight that urge and stay over the front foot
• 5Match the pump to the ramp: a quick burst of power on a small quarter pipe, a longer pump on a bigger one
• 6If you do mess up, staying forward means you land on your knees or run out, which is why leaning back is the dangerous option

Summarized from the video transcript.