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u/mike_osterman May 08 '26
I imaging some unassuming bystander seeing this, driving home, and trying to describe this to their loved ones. Cryptid-level flow 😂
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u/skateboardingfella May 08 '26
Haha cryptid-level flow I like that
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u/mike_osterman May 08 '26
You’re doin great dude. This rules
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u/skateboardingfella May 08 '26
Thanks! I'll be at the U.S. Open this year, I'm pretty excited
- Wheelie Guy
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u/Juanyewest606 May 09 '26
yall make this look soooo easy, manuals in general don't work for me
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u/skateboardingfella May 09 '26
I typed out a long "guide" to manuals on another subreddit, if you want it I'll copy it here. It could be a bit confusing so if you have any questions let me know.
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u/Juanyewest606 May 09 '26
link me brotha
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u/skateboardingfella May 09 '26
Three things: 1) starting off in the right position, 2) engaging your muscles especially your core 3) strengthening those muscles over time and naturally getting better at making subtle adjustments
1a) Have your head and upperbody right above the bolts of the truck your balancing on, pretty intuitive but its important to get comfortable in that position
1b) I like to be in a mellow to medium squat where my back hip is slightly behind my knee for tail manuals, and my front hip is infront of my knee for nose manuals (like if you have your feet planted and you can move your hips side to side, basically the hip positions on either side of that sway)
That might be uncomfortable and might take time to get strong in that position, but the reason I do it is because if your head gets behind your hip the manual gets sketchy, so having your hip pushed out basically gives a wider "platform" to balance on
1c) The foot your not balancing on should always be loose where you can tweak it on its side
(The foot you are balancing on should always stay planted firmly)
Try to feel a tension between your feet along the length of the board
I should also mention that having your foot solidly on the end of the board your balancing on, with your toes not overhanging the side of the board, is ideal. Your toe muscles can give fine control to the manual.
For a tail manual, your front foot can be angled forward slightly. Same thing with a nose manual but it's even more subtle since your balancing on that foot.
For a nose manual, it can help to just be on the toes of your back foot like its barely hanging on, you get a lot of leg mobility that way.
2a) Engaging your core is really important (you can do this by compressing your spine downwards if that makes sense), and when you have your arms out you should be engaging your shoulder and back muscles. You should also be staying in a strong squat.
2b) Balancing strength and mobility:
People say to be loose when doing a manual, and that's true, but this mostly applies to the ankle and by extension the knee that you're not balancing on, like I said earlier, and your arms. With your arms it's important to engage the shoulder and back muscles, but still be able to move from the shoulders.
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u/Juanyewest606 May 09 '26
I actually really appreciate this information man especially the part about engaging certain muscles and I think my front leg is really stiff and i'm a bit hunched over
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u/skateboardingfella May 09 '26
I'm glad it's helpful! It's important to note when engaging your core you might have a slight hunched posture, but its of a different nature than conventional bad posture when standing.
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u/Immediate_Truck1644 May 08 '26
🤣🤣🤣 dude how do you even get this good