How-To Skateboarding: Acid Drops & Bomb Drops with Tony Hawk & Mike Vallely
How-To Skateboarding: Acid Drops & Bomb Drops with Tony Hawk & Mike Vallely by RIDE Channel is a skateboarding tutorial for the Acid Drop. Tony Hawk and Mike Vallely separate the two drops: an acid drop is rolling off something and dropping down without ollieing, which lets you clear higher obstacles because you are not lifting yourself into the air first.
What this video teaches
Tony Hawk and Mike Vallely separate the two drops: an acid drop is rolling off something and dropping down without ollieing, which lets you clear higher obstacles because you are not lifting yourself into the air first. A bomb drop is standing on something holding the board and jumping into a ramp, which takes more commitment. Mike's landing advice is to spot the landing, stay centered over the board or even slightly forward, and never lean back. Both riders name the same main mistake: not committing, because starting the drop and then changing your mind mid-air is where it gets dangerous.
Key tips
- An acid drop is rolling off a ledge and dropping without an ollie, which is why you can take it off higher obstacles than you could ollie off
- Spot your landing before you go and keep your weight centered over the board, even slightly forward, never leaning back
- On a bomb drop, get your feet placed on the board while you are still in the air so you land ready to roll
- Build up gradually: go off a curb, then a ledge, then progressively higher things once you are comfortable getting your feet on the board
- The main mistake on both drops is not committing; once you leave, you have to see it through, because bailing mid-air is the dangerous part
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Acid Drop