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Skateboarding Tricks: Frontside Noseslide

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Practice ollies and backside noseslides before moving on to the frontside noseslide. Learn how to do a frontside noseslide and what it is with free video tips from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Tags: techniques, flips, skating, tricks, skateboarding, skateboards, frontside, noseslide

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Summary: The development of skateboarding coincides with the popularization of surfing in California around the 1950's. Since that time, skateboarding has seen many rises and falls in popularity, with several generations of young skaters developing the sport and their own skateboarding tricks and techniques. The current generation of skateboarders is more accepted and less rebellious than previous generations, and often skate on city built skate parks designed for a variety of skateboarding tricks.

Approach a ledge with the ledge on the frontside of a skateboard. In this free video series, a sponsored skateboarder will teach you how to perform a frontside noseslide skateboarding trick, as well as several variations. After learning what a frontside noseslide is and how it works, you'll learn how to place the feet for the trick and how to perform a frontside noseslide. Next, you'll learn how to do a fakie frontside noseslide, a backslide noseslide, a nollie frontside noseslide, and common mistakes to avoid when doing these skateboarding tricks. With these tips, you'll soon find yourself doing all kinds of skateboarding tricks in the park, off of rails, and on the way to the X Games!

About the Expert

Expert: Shawn Connelly has more than 20 years of skateboarding experience. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Trucks, Ricta Wheels, Roughneck Hardware and FTC Skate shop. Originally from Maine, where good skate spots are hard to find, Connelly loves and appreciates the abundance of skate spots the Bay Area of California has to offer. Connelly enjoys sharing the art of skateboarding and believes that it is one of the few sports that teaches real patience and determination, allows for limitless growth, and nurtures individuality at the same time.

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