David Kemppinen teaches you how to drop into a bowl or on a ramp on a surfskate.
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VIDEO TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Practice Stepping Onto the Ground
00:50 Set Up Your Deck on the Edge
01:38 Why "Stomp Your Front Foot" is Bad Advice
02:27 Lean Forward with Your Upper Body
02:57 Be Fully Committed
04:35 Fall Forward
05:18 Use Corners for Easier Transitions
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Nice. The stomping front wheels thing has always been a peeve of mine too. Because a beginner will stomp the wheels and think they're done, but that's just the start. Then auto pilot kicks in and tells them to jump the hell off that thing. You have to tell Otto Pilot, no. We're ok. I've got this. We just have to roll on out of it.
Yup. I’ve even witnessed someone stomp their foot super hard. Slip back and slam. Believe they just aren’t stomping hard enough and do the exact same thing. Starts with a controlled committed lean and then put the wheels down 🛬
Best drop-in tutorial that I’ve seen.
Thanks for the words and thanks for watching ✌️
Pure gold good job man we appreciate you 👊🏿🤌🏿🤙🏿
Thanks Jack! 👊
Thanks a lot! The „stomping the foot down and thus getting kicked off“ is so true! Your explanation is absolutely on point! Great Tutorial!
Ha thanks! Spent a lot of years hearing others tell beginners “stomp the wheels down” And in my head I’m thinking “that’s not at all how it works.” Glad you agree. Cheers! ✌️
@@user-if2zr7rw4x I tried that stomping down and washed put quite brutal twice and i jurong myself. Still working my courage up to get myself to try it again. Your tutorial was really helpful!!
I just learned to drop in last Wednesday. On YOW merakis. Wish I had seen this video.
Dropping in opens a lot of doors for skatepark riding. Big ups to you! Learning to drop in is exciting and scary 👊
There's always talk about "you're not a real skater until you can (insert trick)". Usually people say kickflip, but I would say dropping in belongs in the conversation. Sure, kickflip might be the barrier to be considered a "hardcore" skater, but if you can drop in, you've definitely shown more dedication than most people. So I'd say that deserves some respect.
Agreed 👊 I found dropping in to be more mental than kickflips and the risk factor was higher. I slammed a few times learning drop ins. In my opinion, dropping in is more valuable than things like kickflips. Dropping in opens lots of doors and lends to new ways to ride a surfskate 👊
I agree. Although a kickflip is a completely skater thing, and drop-in is more related to surf, hence surfskate related.
Although I'd like to learn kickflips some day, in terms of fun skating it is next to useless to me as I'm far more intro transition skating than flat and street skating. To me the difference is more between being a transition skater and I'd say what the "real skater" (if that means anything) tricks are grinds and the getting in utility trick is drop in while if you're street skater it is kickflip and ollie.
@jp13834 I have back problems, so I'm a little more limited as to what I can do on a skateboard. Dropping in, pump tracks, and cruising are fun. But unfortunately, I'm past my time where most street tricks are realistic.
@@Adam-M- jumping up and down is definitely rough. Mastering a skill like dropping in just expands possibilities of what you can ride for sure 🤘
That is a BIG wheel
They’re fast and fun! I ride anything between 60 and 85 mm in the skatepark. Keeps it fun and interesting
Totally unrelated to the content - are you a AF veteran? That being said - looking forward to giving the drop in a shot! I have yet to do it…
Ha yeah I did aircraft maintenance in the AF for a while! The facial hair is the giveaway that I’m no longer. Working as a civilian nurse now
Finally dropped in on a small quarter pipe this morning using indy trucks. Do you have to adjust anything in the approach when using a surfskate setup with the bigger wheels and higher trucks? I got the indy trucks to learn the drop in, but hoping to eventually try it with the Carver CXs.
I’ve dropped in on a ton of different combinations of trucks, wheels, decks etc. In a board setup, I think the biggest variable is the deck and wheelbase. In this video, I’m using a short deck with short wheelbase which means I have to drop in with my feet in a narrower stance. The deck I’m using in this video requires more balance than my larger surfskate decks with longer wheelbases which accommodate a wider stance. I wouldn’t go overkill on a super long wheelbase but for me, 16.5-19 inch wheelbase is a pretty nice sweet spot to give stability without being too long. In my opinion, the turn of the truck makes almost no difference with learning to drop in. If you’re very comfortable on a particular truck, you should be fine on that truck. I think it’s a good idea to learn drop ins on the truck you’re going to ride the most so you don’t have to re-learn on a different truck. I’ve never been on a swell tech or smoothstar. But I’ve dropped in on SpiceSkate Okto, Meraki, c5, cx, and more. The best truck to learn to drop in on is the one you are spending the most time riding. Having a taller setup associated with a surfskate due to larger wheels and taller trucks and risers raise center of gravity and can also make dropping in slightly more difficult. But in the case of SurfSkates, I think the higher center of gravity due to taller setups is offset by the larger decks that accommodate a wider stance. In my opinion, the turn of the truck makes almost no difference with learning to drop in. If you’re very comfortable on a particular truck, you should be fine on that truck. I’ve never been on a swell tech or smoothstar. But I’ve dropped in on SpiceSkate Okto, Meraki, c5, cx, and more. The best truck to learn to drop in on is the one you are spending the most time riding. Originally I learned to drop in on regular independent TKP’s. Now that I ride SurfSkates, regular TKP’s feel the most difficult for me because they don’t turn when I want them to and I’m prone to losing my balance.
The short answer: no I don’t think you need to adjust anything due to the height of the surfskate setup 👍 technique is exactly the same. You got it 🔥
@@user-if2zr7rw4x Awesome, thanks for the breakdown. I couldn't get passed the vision of the larger wheels/higher trucks rolling too much before the front trucks would hit if I tried to learn the drop in on a surfskate, but I guess it's still all about committing to it.