The fakie disaster gets its name from when it's done wrong, it turns into a big mistake. Learn how to perform a fakie disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video series.
You should get comfortable with your back wheels above the transition and know how to get out. Learn how to build up to a fakie disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
If a fakie disaster is done incorrectly it is a big mistake. Learn about the fakie disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
Fakie disaster foot position is similar to a fakie ollie. Learn where to put your feet in a fakie disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
Stay directly above the board when trying fakie disasters. Learn how to avoid mistakes when doing a fakie disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
Find a spot without coping on a mini ramp. Learn how to do a fakie disaster on a mini ramp from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
Image doing a fakie disaster backwards. Learn how to go from a fakie disaster to a rock n' roll from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
Use the coping for popping off tricks in a nollie backside 180 disaster. Learn how to perform a nollie backside 180 disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
Nollie backside 180 disaster foot position is similar to the nollie backside 180. Learn proper foot position in a nollie backside 180 disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
Rock n' roll foot position is similar to an average ollie. Learn about foot placement in a rock n' roll from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
Avoid getting into a position on your board and getting stuck there. Learn how to avoid mistakes in a rock n' roll from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video.
Summary: Skateboarding tricks are a fun and popular way to enhance your skate skills. There are many tricks to attempt and master. Many skateboarders have had an impact on skateboarding throughout time. A recent study showed there were over eighteen million skateboarders worldwide. Over eighty percent of skateboarders polled had used a board under the age of 18, and over seventy percent were male.
In this free instructional video series let a skateboard professional teach you how to do a fakie disaster and its variations. He shows different versions like the fakie disaster to rock n' roll and a nollie backside 180 disaster. He'll also show you how key foot placement is on a skateboard when attempting fakie disasters. Falling is common but our expert instructs on you how to avoid simple mistakes and stay on your board. Watch these videos and the fakie disaster will be soon be conquered and part of your skateboarding resume.
Expert: Shawn Connolly has over 20 years of skateboarding knowledge. 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, Connolly loves and appreciates the abundance of skate spots the Bay Area of California has to offer. Connolly 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.