r/skateboardhelp

Hi, I want to learn how to skateboard but I don't know if it is worth potential wrist injuries. I play classical piano (and am serious about it); any wrist injury could greatly impact my playing. I also want to be a doctor (I am a HS senior) and wrist injuries could also prevent me from entering any surgical speciality.

Hola, tengo pensado de comprar un skateboard de la marca de efuff, mi ubicacion esta en espana, y no se en que tienda online comprar, el chatgpt me recomienda skatepro, pero alguanos comentarioa dice que es fatal y hay otra opcion que es inercia, y uno menos recomendable amazon y este es el que mas confio pero aparece comentarioa que dice que la informacion que publica son falsa.

Queria preguntar si alguien ha comprado un enuff en amazon o otras tiendas que pueda fiarme. El skateboard que me gustaria comprar es uno liso, que solo lleva la marca de enuff como dibujo

I've gotten my first skateboard yesterday
Would love some help/tips on how to properly get started.

Any stuff I could do to improve my balance on the board? My balance isn't the best in general, would love to know any things I could do to improve on it so I don't fall as often (had already fallen 2 times in my room yesterday while getting the feel for the board).

So I’ve been skating on and off four years and this year I kinda decided to stick with it. Last year I got boards slides,180’s, some half pipe stuff, and 5050’s on ledges. Standard beginner stuff but no flip tricks. I’m super close to kick flip (I’ve gotten it on bolts) but I remembered seeing a video of a guy saying Tre flip was easier. No YouTube video just 20 minutes and landed it. Anyone else experience this?

One problem though for some reason most of my drop in on the tail it kept making fall down

Hi, 4 weeks ago I proper did my ankle in. I managed to get the tiniest fracture on my ankle due to the ligament extending alot. I was an idiot, and tried a kicklflip a few hours ago and hurt it again. Not badly, didnt roll it again but it hurt. clearly wasnt a great idea. anyway, apart from that, Ive been excercising my ankle and letting it rest. These 4 weeks have been like hell and I just want to get back on my board. My doctor said it should take 6 weeks to heal, however Ive googled quite a bit and it says the ligament should really heal in a few months. shit sucks. hope I dont miss out on summer. Im wondering if any people had a similar injury and how long it took them to start skating again. Or if anyone knows some good advice on helping the injury would be much appreciated. Thanks.

I got hit by a car while I was crossing the road on my board and that happened at the start of the year and ever since then I haven’t been able to commit myself to learning anything past cruising around because the fear of getting hurt got to me but I love skating and the culture around it did anyone else experience something like this?

Like literally nothing want to buy my first skateboard and wondering if there is any “best” sorry if it’s a stupid question. But literally ground 0 how should I go about this

My 13-year-old son wanted to learn to skate, so I jumped in so he wouldn’t have to go it alone. I’m 46, 5'9, 155 lbs, and I’ve been using a cruiser and a longboard. We've been going on and off but This past week was my first "real" push to making it a habit, skating 40 mins daily.

The kid is a natural, but I’m struggling. I felt okay at our smooth church lot, but I "ate it" twice yesterday. I always armor up (helmet, wrist guards, knee/elbow pads), but I still landed hard on my shoulder both times. I’m definitely injured and out of commission for a bit. It’s a massive reality check.

The Hurdles:

• The "Spook" Factor: We tried a dead mall parking lot, and I totally froze. I couldn’t bring myself to push more than a few feet. Is environmental anxiety a thing for other adult beginners?

• The Setup: I moved from rock-hard trucks to a "split" setup (loose front for turning, tight back for stability). It feels better, but I'm still shaky.

• The Training: I have an indoor balance board I use to help with stabilizer muscles, but translating that to the pavement is proving hard.

• The "Fear": I refuse to believe I’m too old for this, but the discouragement is hitting hard. Even with all the pads, the ground is just unforgiving.

Any advice on rebuilding confidence after a slam? How do you guys deal with the mental hurdle of "The Ground is Harder at 46"?

TL;DR: 46yo dad learning with son. Even though I wear full pads, I took two heavy shoulder slams and now I’m spooked. Using a split truck setup and a balance board, but struggling with confidence. Help!