How do I drop in because when I get to the coping I get scared that I'm gonna face plant please help
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Dude imagine if there was a ladybug right below your trux just try to kill it and that's how I basically drop in
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I was the same way until I did the following process. I practices on the edge of the curb and then I did it on my little airwalk lanchramp. Then I kept working up to a halpipe by going down high flat ramps. Then I went into a small qaurter pipe at my local skatepark. At the end when you walk up to the coping of a halpipe just get padded up and just have belief that you can do it. Just imagine that you have been working up to and you don't want throw it all away. I really hoped this helped!
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try holding the top of the nose to make sure you don't fall back and as the wheels are about to hit the ramp let go as you stand up you'll natural go backwards into a standing position.
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Bro don't be scared when ur dropping in after you plant your foot on the screws stomp down into the drop so you don't fall remember to bend your knees
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All you just have to do is lean in and than when you feel your front wheels hit the ground set your balance. But most of all COMMIT!
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I started on a very small quarter pipe. I knew that if I fell I wouldn't get hurt because I was about a foot high. You have to have enough confidence and make sure you lean forward. You don't want to lean back. Once you lean forward stop your front foot. You will get there. Good luck!
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It's a confidence trick if you think you're going to fall you will fall you need 100% commitment to drop in when you're on the edge of the coping as you drop in make sure you bend your knees and look down just as the Quarter pipe starts curving up and also if you drop your leading shoulder as if you're going to touch the edge of board that will help you move your weight of your body way forward so you commit to it
This helped me and wear pads and a lid to be safe 👍
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One tip:don't bail because it's better to commit when dropping in or else ☠
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All I can say is just commit to everything and anything. I thing that helped me was count to three, on three do it because if you don't you start to over think and you syc your self out of it
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Lean forward and you will be ok. Tell yourself that you can do it
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Start on a smaller drop in and have a friend close by for you to hold on to his or her shoulders , then slam the board down and lean forward.some big drop ins can be very scary I did one 8 feet high and I got scared and stayed on the coping for like 20 minutes straight till I finnaly did it lol.
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The more u commit the less chances of ☠️
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Get your on helmet, then try it, and second time you will do it quickly ;)
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What helps me is to not drop my tail on the coping and sit there also even if you lean foward you wont faceplant just try to find a small mini ramp or a drop in to try then work up
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Just commit and don't place your front foot too far on the nose of the board and you push down and lean into it. If you do that our good.
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Thanks guys it really helps :)
My hint is to try to drop while hilding someone's hands. That really help to give you the feel of the drop and after dropping few times like this, you will be more confident and ready to do it by your own. Good luck!
Believe in yourself cause you can achieve anything.
You almost certainly won't faceplant. Most everyone slips out backwards the first time. You just need to commit 100%
One way is to grab the nose of your board and drop in that way
Another is to just put ur foot on the bolts and lean forward
Start slowly, and trust yourself, that's how i did it.. And like The other says commit.. :)
Put all ur weight in your front foot/leg and commit ☺
You must have big balls. Don't be scared ahah ! Put your board on the copping and drop in !
You need to be brave and take a risk
U need to be commuted and not scared, I was at the beginning but if u practice lots and on small drops u will gradually be able to do high drop in's just don't give up!! 👌🏼👊🏼👊🏼
If you are not confortable riding around... droping in can be very scary. But if you already have a small amount of balance... the only thing you need is commitment, plant your front foot on the front bolts and push down hard while bringing your front shoulder in the ramp...smack those front wheels down the tranny and you got it. If you hold some weight on your tail... you will whip on your back and you can hurt yourself... I doubt you will ever faceplant droping in.
Just get to the top, rest your board where it should be, put your front foot on the bolts, lean forward and go with the flow
If you get scared when you drop don't lean back, your board will shoot away and leave you on your ass
Lean back
Try drop in motion first on a steep ramp to gain some confidence.
Just
dont be scared and commit and just look down the ramp because then u might sike ur self out so wen u go up to the ramp just put ur board on the coping and then in as hard as u can just stomp on the board and put ur back foot on the tail and ur front foot cover the 2 front bolts hoped that i helped and have fun skating
Dont be scared because the only thing you have to do is really try because it is not hard just lean forward and press the front truck down. Bro i Know you can do it.
Committing is the most important thing!!!! Where knee and elbow pads as it boosts your condfidence
put your tail on the coping and as soon as you put your front foot on. lean in. that's it. you're not gonna fall as long as you go with it. you got it!
hey it's all about say "fuck it" and just doing it like your a crip about to stomp on a bloods head try that
have commitment. the more you stand at the coping the not you hesitate and don't wanna do it. what I do, is run up to the coping quickly set my board down and drop in without even thinking about it. just don't hesitate you got it. if you fall, cool. get back up and try again.
practice the same motion on other things like steps and get bigger until you get confident
don't be scared it'll take a few try's but just keep committing
Commit to it! And push down on the front of your board hard.
I shouldn't be scared start small and work your way up
Everyone gets scared! Just go for an attempt and don't be afraid to fall! Commitment!
It sounds weird, but get a friend to hold your hands the first couple of times, it'll build up your confidence and make it much easier
Just do it
just put your front foot om the bolts and pretend like your crushing a can and lean forward you got it.
Just do it maybe you can fall your first try but than you got it
Then dont
Don't think about the scared, just drop in and put your body ahead on the top of the board, stay low
Just lean your whole body wieght on the board and commit and you'll make it
Start on a small ramp like a 2 foot and get someone to hold ur hand to keep u up but just make sure u push down and lean in
Just try 💪🏻
Just slam your front foot down and bend your knees
You will need to have your weight forward, but not to far forward.
Don't be a friggin nerd
Just think if you chicken out you'll just end up hurting yourself, what's the worst thing that could happen when you actually commit
when u drop in you need to slam your front trucks and commit and keep ur balance and keep ridin dude
Imagine that your worst enemy is right on your screws or whatever their called, and crush them
If your gonna do it and you think your going to be scared do it sooner rather than later because the longer you stand there the more your gonna over think it.
Squash the fucking lady bug
You won't face plant just learn forward and don't think about it
Just go and don't think about it
You just gotta commit and don't second guess cause it will be to late and you'll be landing on the back of you're head
Pretend your worst enemies face is on ur trucks
you gotta lean all your weight on your front foot. you can't hesitate, once you dip you gotta follow through. try smaller drop-ins and work your way up.
Just try to comite bro hope you get it soon
lol I tried the big quarter pipe at my skatepark, after I did all the other smaller ones, and I leaned to forward and fell 6 feet into the ground, but that ramp had like half a feet of very and I could get it. But I leaned to forward because I was panicking and it was Like I half committed and didn't concentrate. But that was an 8ft drop in, on the smaller ones it's much easier and you can make it easily under 3 tries if you focus and commit
If you have a friend or brother or somthing they can go stand in front of u and they can hold u
Just do ittt
I had the same problem but what I did was go to a skatepark and drop in on stupidly small ramps u may look like a pussy but who cares just build some confidence personally I used like a big curved quarter which slowly builds up from nothing to like 4ft where I ended up dropping in. U shouldn't face plant as long and u lean forward as far as possible without falling and bend your knees and just don't think. If u still can't just try concentrating on your board or feet and not the ramp
Commitment is key, don't fear it and if you need to then fall on your face on purpose and you won't fear face planting anymore.
If you keep your feet on the bolts you won't slip out
Commit!!! It's like pulling of a band-aid. The more you stand there and think about it, the less you will want to do it.
Just commit lean forward and stomp on the front of it dont be scared of falling
Just dont think about it and wear a helmet that helps
You need to build your confidence and just go for it, I went up there and felt the same way but I just decided to do it and it took me a few tries but I eventually got it
Push all your weight in your front foot and commit think of landing it
Just dont be a pussy and do it
DO IT ! JUST DO IT !
If your scared get one of your friends to stand at the bottom of the ramp and hold both your hands and do the drop in and they will let go when you get on to flat.
You just have to confidently lean forward into it if you hesitate you fall
Go fast and commit, you can do it
Just so it
Try on a wooden miniramp which hurts less and defiantly COMMIT
As soon as you get up there just go for it. SLAM your front truck down and lean forward. Also imagine urself doing
Just do it!
Not many people do this but I held a persons hand and that gave me some confidence 👍
Try to do drop in in mini ramp, it isn’t high so you won’t fall hard. Also you must keep your shoulders straight above your skateboard and keep your body perpendicular to the ramp surface.
Dont think about it too much and remember if you do slam thats better than junping off a building imagine a hundred things worse than dropping in, just degrade the pain. What i did was just i got to the coping and just did it. DO NOT HESITATE, YOU GOT THIS!!!
Dude just do it!
Just practice on a bank !! the dropping in stance so stand on the tail of the board and practice putting you're other foot on the nose of the board and Putting all you're weight on the nose and riding down the bank keep doing that till you're comfortable. then go to a small quarter pipe and just do the same don't forget to pad up to protect yourself from nasty falls also having someone their to hold onto and put some weight on will help make you feel more confident
Try to find a mini wrap and start dropping in
Just have somone hold your hand couple times.then you will have confidence.
All you need to do is when you like droping in you need to lean forword ( like you are falling forword).
Get somebody to hold your hands for the first three drops
Find a really small such as a 2 foot quarter pipe
That’s true it is scary. But all you have to do is have your back foot at an angle on the tail and your front foot on the front bolts, then all that’s left is to push down on the front bolts and commit. Committing can be very daunting, but I found it easier to have someone you trust there with you, holding your hands when you do it, just in case you fall. Hope this helped, and good luck.👍🏽
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you just have to make more pressure with your front foot down and you are going to success. Just dont fall back, if you dont press enough.
We all were there dude. What I did I held on to someone and trusted them so I wouldn’t fall it I got the hang of it then I did it first try
okay funny thing i did to learn is if you have a bigger half pipe or quarter pipe than what you are trying to learn, go to the bigger one and then go to the little one and you will be good
Just don’t think about it too much, put your front foot on the bolts slam down and then commit
No fear if you have fear check your medical insurance
For me it was the same and I was scared but then I was like one two three go and I just went and the way I was told is to stomp and lean back a little bit so you don’t fall
Easy
You have to go fordwards, the first time is always scary but once yo do it is ver simple
You just have to commit, don’t think about it. Once you do it, it feels like a breeze
Maybe have somebody off to the Side at the bottom of the ramp spot you.That is how I learned
I have the same problem too and some of the people at the skate park help me 1 time my mate held both of my hands whilst going down so I didn’t fall and another Time to just catch me down the bottom
Always stay on top of your board. That way, you could even drop in from the Xgames vert ramps without falling.