How to Get Better Faster
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Skateboarding by the numbers
How knowing the odds can improve your skateboarding. Composing lines–a combination of tricks in sequence–is an essential part of skateboarding. The ability to put together lines that flow and make it looks effortless is a skill all it’s own that not every skateboarder learns how to do well. While the putting together a line that… Continue reading
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Get better by avoiding avoidable mistakes.
Getting better isn’t only about doing the right things. We must also avoid doing the wrong things–the things that undermine our progress or waste our finite resources on things that are not important. We get caught up in trying to do more, and we fail to ask, “what am I doing that is holding me… Continue reading
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Become better on purpose.
Unlike traditional sports and athletics that are highly systematized, skateboarding lacks a structure that a beginner (or even advanced) skateboarder can follow to consistently improve. So, I’d like to introduce another concept to skateboarding as a component of a framework for getting better faster. Objectives and Key Results. (For more on this, see What Matters)… Continue reading
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Get better faster by doing fewer tricks.
Here, I want to introduce to skateboarders a useful concept that I’ve come across in my own life and noticed in skateboarding that can help them become better faster. The 80/20 Principle: most of the rewards come from only a few things you do very well. In other words, you do not need to master… Continue reading
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A simple system to become a professional skateboarder.
Skateboard every day. Experiment with different tricks. Practice the tricks that feel best for you. Stop doing the tricks that you’re not getting better at. Track your progress. How many times you tried a trick today. How many times you landed the trick. Tracking your progress will give you insights into which tricks you’re getting… Continue reading
the Practical Skateboarder 