~ "NOTHING CAN BEAT AN INSTRUCTION AT YOUR FEET" ~
(This foot placement griptape can be applied to any skateboard & teaches you the 5 foundational tricks that every skater attempts 1st)
Why purchase "blank black" grip?
The GripTapeTutor foot placement guide is designed as a stepping stone to guarantee proper development
Immediately know where your feet need to Be & Slide for 5 tricks
More effectively recognize the precise placement of your feet & angle that you slid, so that when you land your trick, you know exactly what you did
En Español
El Grip Tape Tutor es perfecto para el aprendizaje de andar en patineta. Es una superficie antideslizable encima de la patineta que contiene instrucciones para completar los mejores trucos - trucos que muchos usuarios aprenden en años, con esta serie de instrucciones se pueden aprender en días.
...Las ventajas son las siguientes...
* Tiene instrucciones sencillas de la colocación de los pies para completar trucos como el Ollie, PopShuvit, KickFlip, HeelFlip, y VariaFlip.
* Esta combinación provee desarrollo adecuado en el uso de la patineta
* Le provee el animo a principiantes para comprar su primera patineta porque el conocimiento & las metas están a su alcance
* Aumenta la progresión de andar en patineta / mejora las habilidades de individuos más rápido, para que se continúe el interés en esta industria deportiva.
The following 5 videos explain how to perform the foundational fliptricks shown on the GripTapeTutor™
*OLLIE*
The Ollie is the foundation to all tricks. If it is your first time attempting to Ollie, it is recommended that you do so while standing still. The "ball" of your back foot should sit in the middle of the rear tail, while the "ball" of your front foot should sit in the center of your skateboard. If you have the GripTapeTutor™ grip tape, you will see an "O" for Ollie on the brown line. The lower you place the "ball" of your foot, the higher and harder it is.
When you are ready, snap the skateboards back tail off the ground as fast as possible. Almost simultaneously, slide your front up the board in order to keep the skateboard level. The key to achieving height is to imagine that you are trying to jump as high as you can without a skateboard. Bend your knees well, snap the back tail, and then keep your knees bent in the air so that the skateboard has room to soar.
In order to land this trick and all of the following tricks, it is important that you pay close attention to your shoulders. Your shoulders should remain in line with your skateboard. Now you are ready to try the Ollie while moving. Once you can consistently land the Ollie, you are ready to move onto the next trick on our GripTapeTutor™ !
CKB - "Consultant Kids Bureau"
CKB - "Consultant Kids Bureau"
* POP SHUVIT *
Most people think that the Shuvit and Pop Shuvit are the same trick, but they are very different. Even though they both involve doing a 180 and keeping your body in the same direction, the Shuvit is a faster rotating flat ground trick, while the Pop Shuvit starts with an Ollie.
For the Shuvit, the "ball" of your back foot should be in the center of your back tail, while the ball of your front foot is right behind your front truck screws. Your foot should be at about a 45° angle toward the front of your board. The arrow on our GripTapeTutor™ grip tape is a reminder that the skateboard will be doing a 180 spin. This means that the nose will become the tail when the trick has been complete.
Snap your back tail, but use your front foot to help swing the skateboard around and keep it level. Once you get it down, you will notice that the Pop Shuvit rotates at about half the speed as the Shuvit.
CKB - "Consultant Kids Bureau"
CKB - "Consultant Kids Bureau"
* KICK FLIP *
This is the first trick that involves your foot sliding upward and outward. The "ball" of your back foot should remain in the Ollie position, which is the center of your back tail. The "ball" of your foot should be more toward the edge of the skateboard while pointing your toes at an angle toward the outter wheel. Take a look at the edge "slide-to" marking on your GripTapeTutor™. That is where you want to slip your foot off the edge, just hard enough for a smooth sailing flip.
Start by getting your skateboard off of the ground as you would for an Ollie and slide your foot up and out in the direction of your heel, toward that outer-most wheel. Make sure you raise your back foot off the skateboard, allowing the board to rotate in the direction of your back.
When landing, it is common for your back foot to stop the rotation first. Over time, you will learn to not worry about spotting your landing. Until then, be sure to pay close attention to what your feet are making the skateboard do. You could be flipping the board too fast, not sliding your foot out at the right angle, or simply not keeping your shoulders over the skateboard.
CKB - "Consultant Kids Bureau"
CKB - "Consultant Kids Bureau"
* HEEL FLIP *
The Heel Flip spins the opposite direction of the Kick Flip. For this move, your feet are in completely new positions. The "ball" of your back foot should sit directly behind the center of the back tail, as to counter balance your shift of weight due to foot placement. Take a look at the edge "slide-to" marking on your GripTapeTutor™. That is where you want to slip your front foot off, just hard enough for a smooth sailing flip.
Like other moves, the first step of this trick is to focus on the Ollie. Once you do an Ollie, slide your heel toward the upper and outer most screws on your skateboard that are used to hold your trucks to your deck. Practice this trick over and over while paying close attention to what you are doing to manipulate the skateboard.
Note: You don't exactly flip the board by kicking the deck with your heel. You must bend your ankle. This will insure that you are sliding your foot with some of the side of your shoe.
CKB - "Consultant Kids Bureau"
CKB - "Consultant Kids Bureau"
* VARIAL FLIP *
This is the most difficult trick on the GripTapeTutor™ because you must rotate the board 180 degrees while flipping it in the same direction as a kick flip. It is a combination of 2 flip tricks.
The "ball" of your back foot should be slightly above the center of your back tail and at an ever so slight angle toward the front of your skateboard to assist you with the rotation...or as some would say, the scoop. Your front foot should be similar to the Kick Flip position near the edge, but with the outermost part of your foot touching the edge and your foot angled more. Right were the GripTapeTutor™ grip tape shows you.
When starting off, use your waist to rotate the skateboard as you pop the back tail off the ground. At the same time, kick your front foot up and out as if you were doing a kick flip.
Once you work hard at the move, you can brag to your friends that you have mastered the GripTapeTutor and take the "GripTapeTutor challenge" to prove yourself. The amount of times you can land it in a row will determine if you are a PROFESSIONAL.
All Skateboarders Come Across 2 Barriers
Not knowing the Area & Angle to place their feet for new tricks
Struggling to Repeat what enabled them to land that trick that felt so good
