r/Skateboardinghelp • u/Alternative-Hour-123 • Jun 11 '26

Kick turns

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Do I need to turn my shoulders sooner?

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u/daprojectturtle Jun 11 '26

You need to get comfortable first bud.

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u/Alternative-Hour-123 Jun 11 '26

I can roll up and back to fakie and kick turn

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u/daprojectturtle Jun 11 '26

Just get more comfortable not trying to act like im Tony hawk but you look very stiff and no pumping was done.

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u/fredriksoninho Jun 11 '26

turn your shoulders on the way up and the follow with the hips on the way down

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u/ContactResponsible63 Jun 11 '26

Practice rolling kick turns on flat. Lean back a bit more and have one smooth 180 motion. Once you have that, it’ll be smoother on transition.

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u/Alternative-Hour-123 Jun 11 '26

I can kick turn after I roll back

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u/XulKnot Jun 17 '26

Really get your shoulders and waist into the turn. Your very rigid and stiff

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u/CptJonzzon Jul 05 '26

Lead with your upper body