HOW TO HIPPIE JUMP THE EASIEST WAY! | HOW TO SKATEBOARD EP. 11

What this video teaches

Carlos Lastra of Braille breaks the hippie jump down as a jump-straight-up trick rather than a jump-over trick. He starts with foot placement: instead of the usual tail-and-middle stance, both feet go over all eight bolts with the toes hanging slightly off, then you bend your knees and jump straight up so the board rolls under you and meets you on the other side. Most of the video is dedicated to safety progressions and to the hang-up, illustrated by a guest who tore his ACL and meniscus by jumping too late, so Carlos builds up through jumping a crack in the ground and then a loosely tied shoelace before any real obstacle.

Key tips

• 1Foot placement is over all eight bolts with toes slightly hanging off, not the standard tail-and-middle riding stance
• 2Do not jump forward or backward: jumping forward shoots the board out behind you and jumping back shoots it in front; bend the knees and jump straight up so the board tracks under you
• 3For anything tall, tuck your knees up after leaving the board to get the extra clearance
• 4Progression: first jump a crack or line on the ground and land back on, then tie a loose shoelace between two objects so it falls away harmlessly if you clip it, only then use a rail or chain
• 5Land with both feet at once rather than one foot first, since one-footed landings make the balance much harder here
• 6Jumping too late is the cause of hang-ups, and a hang-up on this trick can be a serious injury, so get the timing right and commit

Summarized from the video transcript.