Below, I have everything neatly curated to help you choose precisely which pair of skates is right for you and how much you’ll be spending for it and why. So without any further ado, let us roll into it (pun intended).
Flat Fround Tricks
These can be performed almost anywhere with a flat surface and form the basis of almost all tricks in this article. You can not do stunts on rails or ramps if you haven’t acquainted yourself with flat ground moves yeah?
Beginner Flat Ground Tricks
Ollie
Nollie
Backside 180
Frontside 180
Pop Shuvit
Front Side Pop Shuvit
180 No Comply
Intermediate Flat Ground Tricks
Railflip
Kickflip
Caveman
Nollie Kickflip
Front Side 180 Kickflip
Back Side 180 Kickflip
Switch Kickflip
Boneless
Heelflip
Nollie Heelflip
Backside 180 Heelflip
Switch Heelflip
Varial Heelflip
360 Pop Shuvit
Backside Bigspin
Advanced Flat Ground Tricks
Strawberry Milkshake
360 Flip
Hard Flip
Curb & Rail Tricks
As a category, these are a little harder to execute and require you being good at certain flat ground tricks like Ollies and Frontside 180s. They are important because they form the basis for almost all tricks in this section. These are done on railings, curbs, benches and coping.
Beginner Curb & Rail Tricks
Frontside 50-50
Boardslide
Frontside Tailslide
Noseslide
Frontside 5-0
Frontside Nosegrind
Backside Crooked Grind
Intermediate Curb & Rail Tricks
Backside Tailslide
Frontside Lipslide
Backside Lipslide
Frontside Crooked Grind
Frontside Smith Grind
Backside Smith Grind
Backside Tailslide
Frontside Lipslide
Backside Lipslide
Frontside Crooked Grind
Frontside Smith Grind
Backside Smith Grind
Advanced Curb & Rail Tricks
Frontside Bluntside
Backside Bluntside
Nollieflip Noseslide
Ramp/Transition Tricks
These involve more speed than the other two categories and require the basics of most flat ground tricks and some curb & rail tricks. They are Performed on-ramps, half pipes, and vert ramps. Gravity is what drives the motion here. Weight distribution is key.
Beginner Ramp/transition Tricks
Drop-In
Rock To Fakie
Kickturn
Rock n Roll
Frontside 5-0
Backside Axle Stall
Fakie Disaster
Intermediate Ramp/transition Tricks
Frontside 50-50
Frontside Ollie
Frontside Disaster
Backside Disaster
Backside Pivot
Backside Axle Stall
Staple Gun
Advanced Ramp/Transition Tricks
Pivot Fakie
BluntFakie
So these were all the popular mainstream skateboard tricks out there. It was fun making this comprehensive compilation of tricks for you to refer to or learn from. Always keep practicing and never forget to go back to the basics at times. Happy Skateboarding!
Frequently Asked Questions
The ollie should be your first. It is a crucial & fundamental trick and the foundation of almost all the other tricks that follow it. After learning the ollies, try pop shuvits next.
First, to learn should be the ollies. Then the Frontside 180 followed by the backside 180. Once that is clear, learn the pop shuvit and the front shuvit. The next two should be the heelflip & the kickflip.
Short answer: No. Longboards are not built for tricks; they’re built for speed and long-distance commutes. The lack of kicktails renders the board a terrible choice for tricks.
You definitely can, but it will be hard since they usually do not come with kicktails. Although their elegant size will make it easier to do flipping tricks, they are not recommended for tricks.
The most popular ones are Ollie, nollie or the nose ollie, frontside 180, backside 180. Then we have the pop shuvits, fake to rockie, heelflip, and the infamous kickflip.
There are countless tricks and even greater numbers of variations which amount to a colossal sum. If we were to add all the mainstream ones, including all the styles, we’d get around 310 skateboard tricks in total.
The shuvit, with no pop, is generally considered to be the easiest trick to learn since it requires little no movement and involves zero air time. You don’t need to have a great balance, either.
There is a lot of debate around this topic, and frankly, it is hard to name one. But I’m pretty sure the 1440 would top the list since it is near impossible to execute and hasn’t been performed yet.
The darkslide and the impossible are what I consider the coolest, primarily because of how hard they are to pull off. They are also two very sick looking tricks, especially when performed right.
Three full revolutions result in the incredible 1080. Not everyone can pull this off. The first person to do it was Tom Schaar, on 26 March 2012. He performed it on a high vert ramp.
If you think the 1080 is crazy, add a half revolution to that and you get the 1260. Mitchie Brusco, the holder of multiple world records, was the first to perform the 1260 successfully.
Is a pop shuvit easier than an Ollie?
They both are fundamental skateboard tricks that one should learn at the very beginning. Both are equally basic but I’d say the ollie is a tad bit easier to learn from the get-go.
How do you Nollie higher?
The two key things for a high nollie. First, the extended delay between pop at the front and slide at the back. Second, sliding the back foot all the way to the end of the tail.
They both are fundamental skateboard tricks that one should learn at the very beginning. Both are equally basic but I’d say the ollie is a tad bit easier to learn from the get-go.
The two key things for a high nollie. First, the extended delay between pop at the front and slide at the back. Second, sliding the back foot all the way to the end of the tail.
