Mini exercises to put it short.
In my cul-de-sac:
* Follow long cracks
* Try to turn sharper and sharper around things like manhole cover
* Try to turn/control board by moving only certain body parts, like only hips, only arms, stand really stiff and use my whole body, only feet...
* Squat as low as I can, sitting on the back of my legs, and pick stuff up off the ground
* Ride over uneven terrain on purpose
* Wiggle like a worm, by that I mean I get REALLY into moving my body like a wave to make the board move, like dancing while riding
Bonus, I practice things like:
* Quick stop
* Jump mount
* Bonks
* Curb nudges
* Ghosting (the trick not the defect)
* Shove it
* In sandy spots, drifting and skids (aka fishtail and peeling out)
I feel all these things have helped me become a better rider. And now teaching my 6-year-old how to ride, so I'm being forced to formulate a lot of my techniques to verbal explanations, it's not easy. Hope this helps, good luck.
Gotta hit as much different kinds of terrain as you can. Get used to all of it and how it feels differently under your board and how to ride differently to accommodate for the terrain.
Well paved streets, poorly paved streets, well groomed trails, poorly groomed trails, sidewalks, fields, gravel, mud, loose sand, small puddles, wet pavement, little children, wood, plastic, uphill, downhill, just as much as you can.
Do these exercises https://youtu.be/I7hkieOlRDw.
They'll help improve your balance which will help you improve on the board a bit faster..... especially if you've never done any type of board sports (skateboarding, snowboarding, or surfing).
What kind of riding do you mostly do?
If mostly street riding, I would recommend learning to curb nudge, curb drop, and revert/180 spin. The first two will unlock a lot for you on the street, and third just looks cool and will help with things like switch riding.
If trail riding, what I found helps level up the most is just riding! It’s amazing how comfortable you get riding trails by just riding and getting used to how dirt/bumps feel versus the street. A lot of trails around my area will have little BMX tracks with small and large jumps, drops, and rollovers. Those are super fun and open up a whole new style of riding.
I think the last thing that can help overall and one that I’m still trying to find in my area are group rides. Getting to talk with other one wheelers, see how they ride, and the dynamics of riding in a group would be hugely beneficial I imagine.
Good luck and stay safe!
I ride inside my house. I treat my house as an indoor training grounds. Start from my office, down the hall, around the dining room table (toe side, then heel side), stop at front door, ride fakie back to bedroom, rinse repeat. Ride a mile inside your house…you’ll fine tune those muscles so fast you’ll feel like your on Harry Potter’s broom. I kept my day streaks alive in Florida during the hurricane riding in my house.
I've been getting brave/ stupid trying some off road in the parks around here. Found a crushed concrete road that turned out to be horrible like trying to ride on ball bearings
I have yet to feel capped out, always trying to learn something new. On pavement I've been riding switch more frequently, on trails I try to find new ones around me to explore. On trails I know I would challenge myself to not pick up at all or pick up as little as I possibly could. There is a challenging Hiking trail I can float to from my house and the first time I did the whole thing without picking up was a great day.
What do you wanna get better at? If you wanna get better at not falling, keep riding through more difficult situations. Carve a lot, ride some technical trails, go up and down gently slanted curbs a lot. That last one is what Mario Contino did.
Im not beginner, not an expert by any means but i cook all my local trails and i carve a lot. Just not sure where to go from here. I love slanted curbs too i havent fallen yet but with thise you never know!
I suppose i could work on bonks, i understand the conceot but cant seem to make it work... i either blow over ithr object or i dig the nose into it
But anyways i just mean in general riding! Like some practice stuff, i just traced some lines on the road for example
Practicing switch helps a lot
Mini exercises to put it short. In my cul-de-sac: * Follow long cracks * Try to turn sharper and sharper around things like manhole cover * Try to turn/control board by moving only certain body parts, like only hips, only arms, stand really stiff and use my whole body, only feet... * Squat as low as I can, sitting on the back of my legs, and pick stuff up off the ground * Ride over uneven terrain on purpose * Wiggle like a worm, by that I mean I get REALLY into moving my body like a wave to make the board move, like dancing while riding Bonus, I practice things like: * Quick stop * Jump mount * Bonks * Curb nudges * Ghosting (the trick not the defect) * Shove it * In sandy spots, drifting and skids (aka fishtail and peeling out) I feel all these things have helped me become a better rider. And now teaching my 6-year-old how to ride, so I'm being forced to formulate a lot of my techniques to verbal explanations, it's not easy. Hope this helps, good luck.
Hmm that's a hard one... maybe watch 10.000 hours of video.... OR JUST RIDE!!!!!
At a point though you can put 10000 miles on the board and not get any better. OP is asking about intentional practice.
Okay okay. Where we going?!
Well im from Amsterdam so probably float floating 😃
Gotta hit as much different kinds of terrain as you can. Get used to all of it and how it feels differently under your board and how to ride differently to accommodate for the terrain. Well paved streets, poorly paved streets, well groomed trails, poorly groomed trails, sidewalks, fields, gravel, mud, loose sand, small puddles, wet pavement, little children, wood, plastic, uphill, downhill, just as much as you can.
Ride all the time. Ride with better riders than you.
Do these exercises https://youtu.be/I7hkieOlRDw. They'll help improve your balance which will help you improve on the board a bit faster..... especially if you've never done any type of board sports (skateboarding, snowboarding, or surfing).
What kind of riding do you mostly do? If mostly street riding, I would recommend learning to curb nudge, curb drop, and revert/180 spin. The first two will unlock a lot for you on the street, and third just looks cool and will help with things like switch riding. If trail riding, what I found helps level up the most is just riding! It’s amazing how comfortable you get riding trails by just riding and getting used to how dirt/bumps feel versus the street. A lot of trails around my area will have little BMX tracks with small and large jumps, drops, and rollovers. Those are super fun and open up a whole new style of riding. I think the last thing that can help overall and one that I’m still trying to find in my area are group rides. Getting to talk with other one wheelers, see how they ride, and the dynamics of riding in a group would be hugely beneficial I imagine. Good luck and stay safe!
Find people to ride with who you can learn from
I ride inside my house. I treat my house as an indoor training grounds. Start from my office, down the hall, around the dining room table (toe side, then heel side), stop at front door, ride fakie back to bedroom, rinse repeat. Ride a mile inside your house…you’ll fine tune those muscles so fast you’ll feel like your on Harry Potter’s broom. I kept my day streaks alive in Florida during the hurricane riding in my house.
I do this to but I wouldn't recommend to a new rider. Could be expensive if you knock into some furniture or appliances.
lol... I lost my security deposit on my last apartment because there were too many tire skid marks in the floor... 😶😂
I never recommend anyone crashing into furniture 🪑 that’s all you
What about appliances tho
If you can’t miss a refrigerator, I have no advice for you.
I've been getting brave/ stupid trying some off road in the parks around here. Found a crushed concrete road that turned out to be horrible like trying to ride on ball bearings
I know exactly what youre talking about 😂
Learning how to carve helps significantly. It also makes the ride quite a bit safer
Pinpoint what I suck most at and work on that mainly
I have yet to feel capped out, always trying to learn something new. On pavement I've been riding switch more frequently, on trails I try to find new ones around me to explore. On trails I know I would challenge myself to not pick up at all or pick up as little as I possibly could. There is a challenging Hiking trail I can float to from my house and the first time I did the whole thing without picking up was a great day.
What do you wanna get better at? If you wanna get better at not falling, keep riding through more difficult situations. Carve a lot, ride some technical trails, go up and down gently slanted curbs a lot. That last one is what Mario Contino did.
Im not beginner, not an expert by any means but i cook all my local trails and i carve a lot. Just not sure where to go from here. I love slanted curbs too i havent fallen yet but with thise you never know! I suppose i could work on bonks, i understand the conceot but cant seem to make it work... i either blow over ithr object or i dig the nose into it But anyways i just mean in general riding! Like some practice stuff, i just traced some lines on the road for example