How big should my skateboard be?

How do you turn on a big skateboard?

• Ok my skateboard is really long (because im a begginer) ok so ive got moving around on it but it always turns on the left side , and i dont know how to turn , i need help on how to ...show more

• Answer:

  chillax braah take it down a peg and lets chill theres two ways of turning on skayteboards, amiga, kick turning and lean turning. kick turning (or tail turning) is when you push your back foot down, lifting up the wheels and nearly (or fully) touching the tail to the ground, and with the force of your turning body, spin the board to the desired direction. or lean turning (which loosens trucks on regular skateboards by the by) is when you basically lean to one side of the board (not too much tho, dont wanna fall, youll know when youve got it) and the trucks basically take you where you wanna go but since you have a "bigskayteboard" or the preffered term, "longboard", lean turning is preffered, mainly because longboards are made for cruising and transportattion moreso than tricks. (although i have seen some chicks do boardslides and 5-0's on some shortboards) btw, shortboards= a type of longboard that is shorter, has a kick tail most of the time, and is easier to manuver, allows you to kick turn a bit, but is significantly slower than a longboard. (b/c basically, what classifys a longboard as a longboard is the equipment under the deck; trucks bearing and wheels. theyre designed for speed and cruising rather than tricks) oh, and by the by, little amiga, skating on a longboard is really bad practice for a real skateboard. just to warn you. the places where you put your feet are all different, and the dynamics are DRASTICLY different. case in point, i got this SWEET Arbor longboard, and i started to use that instead of my skateboard. i went back to skating, and it wasUBER WEIRD, i fell and ate sh*t like, twice in a timeperiod of 15 minutes XD but no worries, kid, you'll do fine.