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How do you stop on a skateboard?

Learning To Stop

Knowing how to stop is just as important as knowing how to move. You can use either of these two methods. Put your weight on the tail so it drags along the ground, or take your back foot off and drag it lightly along the ground beside your board.

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7/27/2006 12:48:11 PM
Almira said:

I think this was a helpful comment, because instead of running into that truck I always run into I can stop now!

1/29/2007 10:33:40 AM
rob said:

Pushing down on the tail is a bad idea because doing this damages the tail and you end up with a square tail

11/9/2007 7:38:00 AM
jessie said:

This realy helped me so dont be afraide do it

2/16/2009 11:41:50 AM
kannon said:

thanks that helped a lot im new to skatboarding it is a good tip but try this a backwords caveman works to

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