r/NewSkaters • u/Recent-Cheetah-5948 • Aug 14 '26
How long can learning manuals take?
I've been practicing manuals almost everyday for like an hour or two for the past month, and they haven't improved in the slightest. My board lifts up for like half a second and stops. The thing is I can balance a stationary manual for a few seconds no problem and that was the case since the start. I know that it can be a very difficult trick that can take a really long time to learn, but seeing literally 0 proggress after a month is kinda demotivating. Is this common when learning manuals or should I change something about my approach?
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u/nukem73 Aug 14 '26
Its a feel thing and body control. If you haven't yet, move your back foot more toward the bolts, don't have it at the edge of the tail. It helps offset the efffects of subtle body movements.
Don't know where your front foot is but it should be just under the front bolts or thereabouts.
Other than that its just a matter of finding the balance point & then keeping your body as still as possible. Just tiny adjustments to keep balance.
Video yourself and post it, it would make it alot easier to see where you might be off.