Everything I Know About Mini Ramps in 90 Minutes

This mini ramp course is designed to enhance your skateboarding skills while prioritizing safety. You'll learn essential tricks like rock to fakies, 50-50s, smith grinds, and disasters. The focus is on mastering foot placement, body rotation, and weight distribution to help you stay balanced and avoid hang-ups. The course encourages maintaining a consistent body position on the ramp, steering clear of excessive leaning, and practicing smooth transitions between tricks. With a step-by-step approach, you'll build on what you've already learned, making your progression both effective and enjoyable.

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Introduction to the Mini Ramp Course

Mastering Rock to Fakies

Refining Balance and Foot Placement in Rock to Fakies

Rock and Roll Techniques: Rotation and Board Placement

50-50 Grinds: Body Position and Truck Placement

From Axle Stalls to 50-50s: Progression and Balance

Exiting 50-50s and Maintaining Balance

Entering 50-50s: Soft Landings and Truck Placement

5.0 Grinds: Truck Placement, Balance, and Smooth Transitions

Slash Grinds and 5.0 Grind Variations

Frontside Grinds: Body Position and Weight Distribution

Nose Stalls, Tail Stalls, and Safe Practices

Pop Rocks, Fakies, and Nollies: Release and Body Lean

Half Cab Rock to Fakies: Balance and Rotation Control

Back Disasters: Fundamentals and Rotation Control

Back Disasters: Takeoffs, Board Placement, and Rotation

Frontside Disasters: Pop and Rotation Techniques

Frontside Disasters: Over-Rotation and Coping Placement

Frontside Rocks: Body Position and Rotation

Blunt to Fakies: Ollie Technique and Body Position

Blunt to Fakies: Shoulder Position, Weight Distribution, and Ollie Direction

Blunt to Fakies: Foot Position, Pop, and Nose Grabs

Smith Grinds: Truck Position, Balance, and Exiting Techniques

Front Smith Grinds and Roll-Ins: Techniques and Tips

Roll-Ins: Angle, Balance, and Avoiding Hang-Ups

Everything I Know About Mini Ramps in 90 Minutes

SKATEiQ

00:00Introduction to the Mini Ramp Course

Introduction to the Mini Ramp Course

03:29Mastering Rock to Fakies

Mastering Rock to Fakies

09:05Refining Balance and Foot Placement in Rock to Fakies

Refining Balance and Foot Placement in Rock to Fakies

11:03Rock and Roll Techniques: Rotation and Board Placement

Rock and Roll Techniques: Rotation and Board Placement

16:4950-50 Grinds: Body Position and Truck Placement

50-50 Grinds: Body Position and Truck Placement

22:25From Axle Stalls to 50-50s: Progression and Balance

From Axle Stalls to 50-50s: Progression and Balance

24:44Exiting 50-50s and Maintaining Balance

Exiting 50-50s and Maintaining Balance

27:02Entering 50-50s: Soft Landings and Truck Placement

Entering 50-50s: Soft Landings and Truck Placement

30:395.0 Grinds: Truck Placement, Balance, and Smooth Transitions

5.0 Grinds: Truck Placement, Balance, and Smooth Transitions

34:45Slash Grinds and 5.0 Grind Variations

Slash Grinds and 5.0 Grind Variations

39:21Frontside Grinds: Body Position and Weight Distribution

Frontside Grinds: Body Position and Weight Distribution

44:22Nose Stalls, Tail Stalls, and Safe Practices

Nose Stalls, Tail Stalls, and Safe Practices

52:03Pop Rocks, Fakies, and Nollies: Release and Body Lean

Pop Rocks, Fakies, and Nollies: Release and Body Lean

55:36Half Cab Rock to Fakies: Balance and Rotation Control

Half Cab Rock to Fakies: Balance and Rotation Control

57:38Back Disasters: Fundamentals and Rotation Control

Back Disasters: Fundamentals and Rotation Control

1:02:12Back Disasters: Takeoffs, Board Placement, and Rotation

Back Disasters: Takeoffs, Board Placement, and Rotation

1:05:55Frontside Disasters: Pop and Rotation Techniques

Frontside Disasters: Pop and Rotation Techniques

1:09:04Frontside Disasters: Over-Rotation and Coping Placement

Frontside Disasters: Over-Rotation and Coping Placement

1:11:08Frontside Rocks: Body Position and Rotation

Frontside Rocks: Body Position and Rotation

1:14:20Blunt to Fakies: Ollie Technique and Body Position

Blunt to Fakies: Ollie Technique and Body Position

1:17:55Blunt to Fakies: Shoulder Position, Weight Distribution, and Ollie Direction

Blunt to Fakies: Shoulder Position, Weight Distribution, and Ollie Direction

1:21:36Blunt to Fakies: Foot Position, Pop, and Nose Grabs

Blunt to Fakies: Foot Position, Pop, and Nose Grabs

1:24:20Smith Grinds: Truck Position, Balance, and Exiting Techniques

Smith Grinds: Truck Position, Balance, and Exiting Techniques

1:27:41Front Smith Grinds and Roll-Ins: Techniques and Tips

Front Smith Grinds and Roll-Ins: Techniques and Tips

1:29:51Roll-Ins: Angle, Balance, and Avoiding Hang-Ups

Roll-Ins: Angle, Balance, and Avoiding Hang-Ups