Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 4: Heel Stop Method
• Method 2 of 4: The boot method
• Method 3 of 4: The tail method
• Method 4 of 4: Hard Slip Method
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Want to stop your skateboard without hurting yourself?

Steps

1. 1 When riding at low speed, just jump to the side (less dangerous) off your skateboard.

Method 1 of 4: Heel Stop Method

1. 1 Calmly lift your back foot off the skateboard at medium speed.
2. 2 Begin to gently lower your back foot to the ground as it gets closer, touch with your heel first and start applying minimal pressure.
3. 3 Add even more pressure until you slow enough. You can use your entire leg if comfortable, but it is easier to start with the heel. Then you put the pressure of your leg on it.

Method 2 of 4: The boot method

1. 1 As you ride, place your front foot on the bolts.
2. 2 Rotate your front leg so that your toes are facing the front of the skateboard.
3. 3 Take your back foot off the skateboard and place it on the ground very easily, slowly adding more pressure until you stop.

Method 3 of 4: The tail method

1. 1 As you ride, place your front foot on the front tracks with the side of your foot toward the tail and begin to perform the following steps.
2. 2 Press down on the rear tail so that it touches the ground gently.
3. 3 Continue to slowly apply pressure to the back of the skateboard until you stop.

Method 4 of 4: Hard Slip Method

1. 1 Sliding hard is the hardest way to stop, but it is the most effective. All you have to do is place your front foot behind the bolts in the pivot direction.
2. 2 Then you need to put your back foot on the tail, move it slightly to give a boost to the skateboard. Now shift your weight onto your back leg and bring your back leg forward and lean back slightly.
3. 3 Now return your hips to their original position, keep them straight. Make sure you don't do the opposite.

Tips

• Like all tricks, these are best trained in a stationary position, and then in motion.

Warnings

• The hard sliding method will gradually wear out your wheels. They wear out faster than they are softer.
• The tail method will gradually wear down the back of your board, making it weaker and unsafe.
• This can seriously injure you if you do not use the foot stopper.
• If your leg is not positioned correctly when trying to stop using the tail method, the skateboard may fly out from under your feet.
• The hard sliding method is difficult to learn at first and requires wheel tires - lots of rubber or especially urethane tires, but they will be hard to find if you are using a nylon compound.
• The boot method will gradually wear down your shoes.

What do you need

• Skateboard
• Shoes, preferably with good grip
• Protective gear, knee pads, elbow pads, gloves and helmet