Best Trick Tip Ever! Land More Tricks
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Check out this Dwindle catalog (link below) that explains the importance of balancing a board. So, if you don't want to take our word for it, then you can certainly not believe what one the largest and most popular skateboard brand distributors has to say about balancing a skateboard.
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At a beginner level it's very difficult to flip a board consistently the same every time, so they may not notice the feel of a balanced board.
Advanced skaters can feel when a board is not flipping right and can spend hours or days trying to get a trick on video. Pro's can notice differences in decks right away, but are better at adjusting to new decks, but still deal with the frustrations of bad flips.
Good, even flips are extremely important during competitions, when each trick has to be landed. Balancing a board evens out the weight eliminating bad flipping caused by the boards uneven areas.
Pro's do this but keep it a secret to their advantage. I personally know who does!
This is not going to make you all of a sudden land any trick you attempt. You still have to learn the mechanics of a trick and practice how to perform it.
Balancing only assists by putting all the trouble of landing a trick on the skater, because they will know it's not the board that is the issue.
Decks are different, even if you choose the same width, length, and wheel base.
The wood has different densities all over, and absorbs glues/resins unevenly. The result is an unbalanced board in different areas every time you get a new deck. This is why you can get a new deck and have a horrible day skating.
Balancing a deck each time you replace one will flip the same way your last deck did! YES IT'S TRUE. A balanced board flips evenly, smooth, and consistent when performed right. Novice skaters to pro's will really feel the benefits.
Balancing a skateboard will become a new standard in skateboarding. - Jak na to + styl
this guy's taken blaming his board to a whole new level
spent 5 hours doing this and got it perfect, went and popped my first ollie and snapped my board.
fuck my life.
Nope ,nope nope nope nope
doooood tht sucks
Buddy that is heart breaking
how do you snap a deck on an ollie...
VNIMAL landing incorrectly. very easy done. too much weight on the tail or nose or the centre of the board and snap.
Instructions not clear enough, got lead poisoning
Dumbass
***** I don't remember and doctor said I shouldn't eat lead anymore
***** I think so
you're supposed to wear gloves
I can really imagine a bunch of 12 year old chubby garage skaters doing that for hours while they can't even pop an ollie
I can honestly see that too haha i mean im 12 but i can kickflip heelflip varial flip and frontside heelflip ans like all the basics but everyone starts at different times i started 5 monthes ago and alot of my friends skate with me including skaters a little older than me so i got alot better really fast
+reyes18 try to spin back side then should give you a straight pop.
***** not with ollies but with other tricks like heelflips i had the problem of my body turing backside then i fixed it tryng to make a 90 fs heelflip.
+Anthony tolentino sick dude you got fs heels
***** the best way to improve ollies is jumping over obstacles, even if they are are small like 1 skateboard in the begining. Eventually you will get it properly
I want to see this guy skate, can anyone link me some of his stuff? He better be amazing pulling this balanced board shit
Keaton Stevens he said he does skate as hard anymore, he's mainly a filmer
@@Sk8bordinAdiction11 this video must be a joke, lol
Yes, This may seem way way out there. It's not intended at all for the average skater. This is more of an advanced level thing, for those who want consistency with their boards. Sure, once you grind a little off the deck, or the trucks lean to one side the deck is not perfectly balanced anymore, but it is actually balanced. It still has a center point, are center area. Every deck is different, and many skaters, including pros, have to adjust to the inconsistencies. It can be very frustrating every single time to adjust to a new deck. Higher level skaters go through decks more often, so they deal with this issue more. AND OF COURSE a lot of people think this is stupid and not for them or way over thinking, and stupid OCD. That's fine. People just want to go skate, and so do I.
Again, its not for everyone. I personally know that Rodney Mullen does this. Most pros don't do this, because they don't know about it. Not every pro is completely educated and knows everything about skate products and how they function. They are just very talented skaters.
Anyway, what this does is eliminate the struggle of adjusting to the inconsistencies from one deck to another, and having a deck that flips more symmetrically and flips much closer to a center axis. Why does that matter? You can learn tricks faster, have better flips more consistently (yes, the word of the day), slam less often, and ride deck after deck that flips the same way. It's just an added advantage, and a lot of skaters care about having the best equipment. Pro golfers, hockey players, tennis players, baseball players, surfers, snowboarders, and skaters cannot use sticks or 2x4's as their equipment/setup. They possess all the talent and skills within themselves and their body to be professional athletes, but they can not be pros without the right equipment/setup. The information in this video is absolutely true. It does improve skating. Is it silly, weird, dumb, a waste of time, and overthinking? Of course to a lot of people, absolutely. But some people do care.
I wish I could give this comment a million more likes.
Little detail here little detail there and you have few % more chance to land a trick. But real question is, is it worth it so much time.
Lol nope!
amen bro. It's not about the board being perfectly balanced by lead tape. The deck is already not balanced with the nose being 1/2" Longer than the tail from the start. Also most flip tricks arent about needing a perfectly balanced deck, its about being able to catch your trick.
***** I saw a man today that skated with no nose on his board he could do everything that he doeas on normal board.
Seems that we have that power to change possibility to our favor no matter the conditions.
Won't the board become unbalanced after one or two hours of skating anyways? Skateboarding is destructive and the board slowly diminishes in many fashions as you skate it anyways. Idk, but it seems to me like this would waste time that you could use getting familiar with your setup, popping properly and controlling the board with your feet
The board is still balanced even after some wear.
Rat Vision - Skateboard Tech its called breaking in the board man no one really should worry about your board being imbalanced .. and ATM is a cheap board compare that to a chocolate or baker or habitat ... once you break in the board you dont have to worry about it being balanced because by that time you will already be used to it.
+Quinnton Parker not really
+Quinnton Parker area
+Cory Davis This is a complete waste of time, as Cory states. My boards last about 5 sessions skating, then they are done. Chipped, no paint (loses weight again), loses weight through fish tailing etc etc. it also depends on the concave, and the heights and usage of the nose and tail. It's a nice theory, but holds no practicality at all.
THANKS! Rodney does balance his board. I ran into Daewon Song one day, (we actually know each other), and he had seen the video a few days prior. He totally agreed that a balanced board helps, and also mentioned how Rodney is really into it. This is a good thing, because a skater is only as good as his equipment will allow him to be. If it doesn't matter then why don't we still use the same boards from the 60's? Innovations allow the sport to progress. Keeping it current hinders progression.
Hey! Is anyone else not trying this, like... ever?
What up dude? this is way over-board...get it? Sorry...and Ja....not doing ever.
Scott Ryan yep
nope
Been skating 20 years now... No one and I mean fucking no one has ever not landed a trick due to an unbalanced board gtfooh these younger generations will look for any reason they can find to not take ownership for sucking at any one particular thing.. lol that's life yo. Not everyone will be good at shit get over it Jesus
MY ENTIRE BOARD IS COVERED IN LEAD TAPE AND WEIGHS 30 LBS NOW YOU OWE ME A NEW BOARD!!!!!!!
do a few tricks and get slight razor tail, now the weight is fucked again, there is no point in doing this..
Gary Burger you are exactly right this guy over thinks it way too much
Gary Burger he never post a video that he doing tricks or riding it.
+CYonezu agreed. Complete overkill
Remember everyone, if you don't have rubber gloves, then use band aids on your fingertips.
Lead poisoning is completely avoidable, people don't lift lit candles by the wick.
Il Papa yes
Or just don't suck at skating
Thing is, after you skate on that for a couple of days it'll become unbalanced again.. I think it's too much work for what it's worth
JumboStevo if you do single trick on it itll do that lmao
Youre fucken kidding me right?
Name one pro that does this. There's no way they do. If you watch skateboarding a pro will break a board trying a trick and grab anybody's board that their with and land the trick, getting consistent with tricks is from practice not this balanced board bullshit.
You're thinking about skill and the board as one thing. If you don't get it, you don't get it.
TheTomoyo3000
They are pros for a reason. Because they mastered most of the tricks. Doing stuff like this will help things like tre flips or hard flips, Where the board being balanced will mean land or premo
+ElHajen Mullen mentions he used to add 2-3 bb's wrapped in electrical tape inside of riser pockets to change balance and add more weight toward board side using Indy trucks in a vid. I Forget which video, think it was an interview
yeah this could be a reason for not landing tricks but it also comes down to just adjusting with the unevenness ... you dont see andrew reynolds doing this when he sets up a board i mean if you want to use as an excuse for not properly skating then go ahead but just saying all this is not needed and in the end will take the whole fun aspect out of skating... i can really only see poser rich kids that act they skate doing something like this ...
in competetive sports a bit fo balance can mean a lot. i wouldnt do this at all (so, sooo far away from that skill level to notice a difference), but i can see it being useful
+James Garcia Some real shit
skateboarding is not a competitive sport,- x-games wanna tell you that it is maybe ?
Baker PE you're really gonna play the sarcasm card because someone disagrees? very professional. weight has nothing to do with it, you need to catch the board WHILE its rotating. The second you pop an ollie or do a slide, its gonna grind matter away from the board and instantly make it unbalanced again. This is a fucking stupid idea. learn to skate and catch your fucking deck, it literally makes no difference. plus arent meant to be balanced, they are not symmetrical. fucking dipshit. if anyone sees this comment, DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. go learn to skate and perfect your TECHNIQUE instead of looking up videos and trying to find a quick fix. let me tell you right now, it cant and wont work.
tuffel that is bs and you know it... some sess are chill and some others get competitive. Skaters are some of the most competitive people I know, even if everyone is happy when someone lands something cool
And I thought I was neurotic about my setup. Seriously people just make sure your trucks are straight. This is just insanity. You're mind and body if you have even a week's experience of skating should make all the compensation you need if your board is "Unbalanced" Lmfao. This isn't for "advanced" skaters. It's just a gimmick.
How do you know your trucks are straight? Don't you ever complain about your setup? Don't you ever have those days where you know you're doing things right but your board just isn't flipping right? You could say it's just practice, or it actually could be your board. Measure your deck from the edge to the truck mounting holes, and do the same from the other side. Most likely the trucks are mounted straight, but they could be more on one side. You think this is just a gimmick, but that's just because you don't know physics, so you talk like you're an expert. You don't even think about wheel base, but wheel base from the holes to the tail and that effects leverage and pop. You just assume everything is perfect and it's all about the skater's skill level and practice. If that's true, why aren't we still skating the same tiny solid wood decks with metal wheels? I'm sure everyone thought urethane wheels were a gimmick too, right? Who needs better urethane wheels, when it's all about "experience" and practice? Who cares about faster bearings or lighter trucks, just push harder and workout your legs for higher pop, right? You don't need a better setup, because everything is a "gimmick".
Wouldn't that also weight the board down? Everyone has bad days skating, doesn't mean you need to start sticking rounded pieces of shit on it.
No it won't weigh the board down. It's ok if you don't get it.
It is weighing the board down in all of you videos you act like you know about skating but you don't even skate
This video was good education, I watched it 4 months ago before I went to buy a complete new set, I balanced the board as much as humanly possible, and I do notice a slight difference, Varial flips, and 360's are A LOT easier for me now, and it's common for me to land them without having to much trouble, but do keep in mind I have skated for a long time, so don't assume this alone will make you a better skater, it'll just make life a little easier for the good skaters, you still need hard dedication and work. ^^
Finally someone who gets it. It's not going to make someone better. That's all skill. All it does is improve the board. It's just like having the right golf clubs, car for racing, scope for a gun, etc. The right parts an equipment make the job a lot easier. This does not make someone better, but subsequently they do become better by landing tricks easier.
Thank you for the video at least, it has done its purpose with me.
Rat Vision - Skateboard Tech No it's stupid, after one day of skating the board is "unbalanced" just by normal wear. It's interesting from a technical standpoint, and to demonstrate the imperfections of decks, but in a practical sense it's quite useless. Maybe if you are invited to Tampa Pro or Street League...
milan0 It does in fact help, not only from a technical standpoint but also a psychological improvement. Of course it's going to get unbalanced again. But you can always rebalance it after a month, I've been doing it for about more than a year now on several decks.
+Fck dis (Aelax3) pick up a skateboard from some friend and compare to you skating your skateboard... and let's see the results...
nonsense!!! it makes your board heavier if u want to land more tricks ,improve ur balance not the board's
Spend more time balancing yourself, don't blame the board please....
The balance in the board he is talking about is when its in the air, for example when youre doing a kickflip the board might start turning into a different directions.
Here's a perfect example of someone who is not listening at all. When the board is flipping in the air you don't get to control it. It is controlled by the weight and physics of the board. If you kick a soccer ball at the goal and it has uneven weight distribution, it will spin off in the wrong direction. It's a ball, you can't predict which side is weighted and where to kick it to make it go straight while you're in movement. The same goes for anything else, especially a skateboard. You're manipulating a multi-dimensional object and ideally you want it to be evenly weighted so that when you apply force to make it spin, it does so in a predictable manner.
So stoked I was able to find a video on someone balancing a board the old way, I was just explaining this to a skater (and potentially a future pro) as an older pro I used to use this trick myself about 10 to 15 years ago. And so did everyone else. But apparently this is extremely uncommon today.
thanks man i been skating for awhile and honestly never thought about balancing my board, cant wait to see if it helps out
The problem with this video is a large majority of street skaters *pride* themselves in a "fuck that shit" attitude. They see this as nerdy bullshit, and they're the type to want to beat up nerds, not listen to them. Thus, I can totally understand why this video gets so much hate. With that, keep up the good work guys. You guys need to get in to snowboard equipment. I would be your first subscriber!
You're one of the most ignorant people I have seen in my life.
Nop, this is just plain bullshit...
you must not skate. this idea makes no fucking sense. its a horrible gimmicky waste of time and this guy is a total moron.
The stupidity in this comment is "TOO DAMN HIGH"
I put bearings inside my trucks, if that makes sense? If not, on the underside of the baseplate there is normally a pocket/cavity. put a few in there, it helped me tons, and I recently discovered the great Rodney mullen does this
did it really help u tons
Yup.
Usually something that would require as much patience as this would drive me crazy, but I'm gonna buy a board specifically for learning tricks and try this out. Thanks for uploading these videos, I've learned a lot :D
That was really good, thanks for the info
A better option for getting the point in the center the of the board is to drawing a line from the lower right bolt hole of the nose to the upper right bolt hole of the tail. Then you do the same with the oposite ones so you end up having a cross. The point where both lines cross is the exact center.
I'm 27 and have been skating since I was 10. This is definitely not necessary. Don't bother.
Ever tried it? I've been skating far longer than you, worked with pros, and film them. So, please let me know how this is unnecessary, and i'll delete it.
maybe because it does fucking nothing. if you cant land the trick you just suck.
+Rat Vision - Skateboard Tech, it's cost benefit analysis. I'm sure it balances your board the same way it'll balance a golf club, but the time and effort could not be worth it. Like someone else commented if can't land a trick then you just suck. The time it takes to do this is better spent on your board. I'm sure you've convinced a lot people in your day this is a good idea but if it isn't common practice, which it isn't then that's proof of how unimportant it is to balance your skateboard.
@@RatVision after all these years this is still terrible advice. Have you reconsidered your stance? Do you still do this everytime you set up a new board? Do you have a response at all?
woww im going to try it!!! thanks for the upload! all of your videos are great!!!
You give amazing tutorials! Subscribed!!!
Hey, my bmx bike has hollow tubes in the frame, handlebars, and forks. Should I maybe fill it with cement so it balances out the weight from having my pegs on the right side?
Yes! You should totally do it. If heard if you eat it, it could help with your body too.
+Rat Vision - Skateboard Tech hahaha dude u r fucking guts hahha
Now let's see some of the footage that you were talking about.
this is actually really cook, im going to buy a new complete next week and when i put it all together i will definitely try this, thanks!
THANK YOU! Some people totally get it and others still think the world is flat. Thank you for your support.
i dont even skate... why am i here...
This may balance your board but in my opinion you don't need it just get to know your board and Go skate
Hey rat vision I've got a good one... I buy Nike team edition shoes and the soles are hard wich is perfect for me. and the heels don't slip off at all... then I bought a buznits addidas shoe and the heels slip off with every trick and the soles are soft and flimsy. I've been skating for almost half my life and know a lot in skateboarding, except what to do with these addidas. is there a way to keep the heel from coming off and is there a way to make the soles harder/ less soft/flimsy? I feel like I wasted money on these addidas.
This is very smart, I never would have thought of the board being unbalanced. Aha I will try this and see how it all works out. Thanks man :D and those face gestures in the beginning are so funny aha.
thnx this helps and for you all haters don't hate go skate
That's a great idea. If you're "good enough" u can land tricks on old metal wheel boards from the 60's. That's what you're saying right? So, pretty much if your good enough to land tricks it doesn't matter what board u ride because you're good enough to land tricks on anything. Which means the equipment has nothing to with it. I think I get it now. It's all about skill and not about equipment. That means baseball players can hit home runs with hockey sticks, cool. I've got to delete this video.
As an ex-skateboarder and current tennis coach and player I find this video great! There are thousands of ways to customize a tennis racquet with thought-out lead placement and it makes a huge difference in the way you play. It also MATCHES your racquets which are all slightly different due to production error (same brand, same model). What ignorant commenters are missing from this video is that this lets you get a new deck yet not have a big adjustment period to it!
I live in Torrance! Excellent video. Thank you!
I get my lead from a Flint distributor.
If you changed the title to how to balance your skateboard there would be less hate. I couldnt give a shit tho your videos are sick
That's very cool. I don't know if I necessarily agree with the lead tape aspect, but from a logical standpoint this makes a lot of sense.
There's a lot you don't need to do to a skateboard in order to become good at doing tricks, but that doesn't mean that those things won't help you. If there's one thing that tires me about the skate community, it's that they're too complacent and stubborn to attempt to innovate anything.
"That's the way it was done, so that's the best way!"
What board are you riding? We can almost guarantee it's either the same exact board with a different graphic, or the same quality. Do you know where your board comes from at all?
just fucking skate
6:00 don't forget to mall grab afterwards
How is Stereo the best? Do you think they make their own decks exclusively?
Makes so much sense! Now whos going to make a tool to find the exact middle of a board? ;) great video brotha!
with all respect, i believe some skateboards are supposed to be made imbalanced. some boards' noses are made bigger, some boards' sides are not parallel, some boards even have square tails. and if you skate, you know boards get worn out soon changing their weights. above all, i'm pretty sure skateboards' developers know much more than this guy:)
"Supposed to be made imbalanced". That is absolutely ridiculous. Who makes a product purposely bad. Surprisingly skateboard manufacturers are mostly Chinese. It's pretty obvious you're young and new to skateboarding.
***** You were right on, so I don't see why you disagree. That is the whole point with balancing equipment. It's to correct the imperfections and inconsistencies in manufacturing. it's why golfers and tennis players use lead tape, because even those machined parts are not perfect.
***** did u really have to say that lol
+shosho1080 you can't argue with physics man
this guy is ridiculous >
Is this while riding it or just when it rolls by itself?
I had never thought of this and wow thanks very much, this obviously an excellent discover.
do you even skate?
dude r u kidding
what happens after 1 days sk8ing and u've been skateing hard doing lots of grinds slides and reverts or popping on rough surfaces and u loose lil bits of ur setup will it just be unbalanced again?
Great video!
I still suck
I feel like you guys (while being incredibly informative don't get me wrong) sometimes are overthinking skateboarding
+Evan Simpson Yes, This may seem way way out there. It's not intended at all for the average skater. This is more of an advanced level, for those who want consistency with their boards. Sure once you grind a little off the deck, or the trucks lean to one side the deck is not perfectly balanced anymore, but it is actually balanced. It still has a center point, are center area. Every deck is different, and many skaters, including pros, have to adjust to the inconsistencies. It can be very frustrating every single time to adjust to a new deck. Higher level skaters go through decks more often, so they deal with this issue more. AND OF COURSE a lot of people think this is stupid and not for them or way over thinking, and stupid OCD. That's fine. People just want to go skate, and so do I.
Again, its not for everyone. I personally know that Rodney Mullen does this. Most pros don't do this, because they don't know about it. Not every pro is completely educated and knows everything about skate products and how they function. They are just very talented skaters.
Anyway, what this does is eliminate the struggle of adjusting to the inconsistencies from one deck to another, and having a deck that flips more symmetrically and flips much closer to a center axis. Why does that matter? You can learn tricks faster, have better flips more consistently (yes, the word of the day), slam less often, and ride deck after deck that flips the same way. It's just an added advantage, and a lot of skaters care about having the best equipment. Pro golfers, hockey players, tennis players, baseball players, surfers, snowboarders, and skaters cannot use sticks or 2x4's as their equipment/setup. They possess all the talent and skills within themselves and their body to be professional athletes, but they can not be pros without the right equipment/setup. The information in this video is absolutely true. It does improve skating. Is it silly, weird, dumb, a waste of time, and overthinking? Of course to a lot of people, absolutely. But some people do care.
+Rat Vision - Skateboard Tech hey guys regardless of what I said you're super educated down there! Shred on🤘🏻
copy and paste to the max
Sick artwork on your deck, dude!
thanks for these helpful videos!
I have a question, is it a good idea to use risers? I don't have wheel bite, I'm just wondering if they prolong the life of the board
This is stupid. Here the reason, add more weight to the board make harder to do flip trip
pointless
What do i do if my board is warped??
Awesome how you applied static balancing to skateboard decks! Makes sense!
Why did I waste my time...
This is bullshit... The time you put into 'balancing the board' is not worth all the work, plus it will suck even more when you break a board...
hey braj pretty sick vid rhanks man now i got that BUTTERY ASS POP
do a video about skate shoes and what makes better skate shoes and maybe you can do a history of the half cab or do a video on old school skate companys
If you can't balance on a skateboard, you don't need one
that hairline though
mr stabby 78 he looks like the lead singer of sum41 xD
Oh thanks Madeline. What decks should we buy?
do you think lead tape would help with wheel bite? as if i were to put it where my wheels would catch my board, cause i ride loose.
waste of time and money.
land more tricks, dont watching this video
I just want to ask, though: how much a difference does this truly make? I plan on getting a new deck soon and when I set it up I will try this if it is worth doing.
that tells me everything I needed to know. thanks for your help!
this makes sense. thanks alot dude!
I have a problem with my board, the trucks are evenly loose and my wheels are all the same size, but for some reason my board seems to go to the right more than to the left, any help?
Cool video, very informative.
Thanks for having our back.
can you substitute another type of metal tape to the ones you suggested to use here?i mean lead is definitely toxic and no amount of lead is safe,so im wondering if there is really an alternative for it.
Not really, because lead is heavy. The tape is razor thin. Once it's under the grip tape you're fine.
milan0 improbable
What about when you start skating and get razor tail or jus grind down some layers? It will be off balance again in no time. So what do you do? Put more tape on it?
I do have one question, how long does the board stay balanced?, i'm assuming that after some wear and tear the boards balance will change. if for example you have a lot of wear on the tail and not as much on the nose.
so after you use gloves to put the lead tape on the bottom of the deck can you touch that spot ever again? cuz i like throwing my board and dont want a rash from it
Wow I never thought about if the board was balanced or not, thanks for telling me. :-)
how long does your method of balancing last? 1 min? 2min? if the holes for the trucks are loose.... how do you address it?
cant wait till my next deck i will try this. but it kind of seems like having a bulge in the griptape from the led tape would affect your flick while doing fliptricks is that true
what size of wheels do you have on this board ?
Looks somewhere around 52-54mm
does the adhesive on the lead tape cause any problems after time, and use, adhering to the deck? I want to balance my board, but I don't want to go through all the work just to have my griptape peel off. I only say so because I noticed quite a bit of lead on the nose in the video and was wondering if you had any problems with it.
it's the same think if i try to balance my board when it is complete (whit truk wheels ecc..)?
Thank you for the honest comment. Finally someone who gets it. It's not for everyone.
Great advice! I'm probably gonna do this for my new board. But I'm wondering, does it mess with the look of the grip tape?
@skateboardtech what skateboard should I get?
Hey how good are ATM boards cuz I was planing on getting a board on the weekend
Oh, what should we use? We would definitely like to know what you think is suitable.
interesting ideas man, do you think its best to ballence the board from between tip to nose, between the bolts, or some hybrid offset (half the range in tail:nose length)?