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Hey guys, what's up? This is Jacob from the skateboard park in Hempstead, North Carolina.
Today we're going to learn how to do a handstand on a skateboard. Handstand on a skateboard
is a trick that originated back in the seventies and it's definitely a freestyle trick, not
that many guys are doing it anymore. It is a very difficult trick but it's also really
cool and it's an awesome freestyle and expression type of trick. When doing a handstand on a
skateboard it's more important that you can, comfortably and stably, do a handstand on
the ground. I recommend learning in the grass or in a pool, anywhere, in the sand, that
if you do take a few spills you're not going to hurt yourself and get discouraged. Once
you feel comfortable enough to do a handstand on a skateboard, I would recommend putting
your skateboard in the grass. Don't put it in the dirt, you might mess up your bearings
but set your skateboard down in the grass, put your hands over the center of your bolts,
use the bolts on your skateboard, here and here where you mount your trucks, use those
are your basis for your balance and know that that is the center of gravity and the distribution
of weight on your skateboard. From that point, you'll then want to place your hands as wide
as you can on your board and jump and propel yourself upside down, into the handstand position.
That is how you do a handstand on a skateboard.