5) Now that you are comfortable riding in a simple crouched position on the board, you need to know how to ride in the crouched drop knee position.
While crouched on the board you need to lower the back knee down toward the board and rest it on or near the side of your front foot. The side of your back foot should be flat on the board and positioned over the rearmost mounting screws of the back truck. Until you learn how to slide, make sure that your back foot is lying completely flat on its side. Your front knee should be pointing straight up or slightly angled forward.
Meanwhile the bottom of your front foot should be slightly rolled up (i.e. the inner/ big toe side is slightly pointed up). Do not place the outer (small toe side) side of the front foot flat on the board as you do your back foot.
This is a very stable position to ride the skateboard and is referred to getting into “the box”. In this position your weight is centered over the board.
Next practice riding in the drop knee position going straight, and then while performing easy alternating toeside and heelside turns.
