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How to 50-50 Grind on a Skateboard

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Step 7 - Relax

Skater - Matt Metcalf

Photographer - Michael Andrus
More than anything, RELAX! If you have some good speed, Ollied up the ledge or rail and landed well, and keep your balance, the skateboard will be grinding. It's that simple. Keeping loose and relaxed is the key to good, comfortable, confident skateboarding. You may fall - and that's OK. In fact, you probably will fall many times. But you'll be OK. Even if you get hurt, you'll heal. So relax, and grind!

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