How do i learn to ride a halfpipe on a skateboard without killing myself?

Question

How do i learn to ride a halfpipe on a skateboard without killing myself?

Answer 1

You will fall. It's inevitable. If you never fall, then you're not challenging yourself.

Start with learning to drop in. That's the hardest part. Start with a quarter pipe and just get used to balancing your weight while dropping in before you worry about trying to actually skate a half pipe. Once you have dropping in down, then you can focus on pumping inside the half pipe and then trying some kickturns & eventually stalls on the coping. Wear pads if you want, you might look dorky, but personally I'm less afraid to try new things when I'm wearing pads.

Answer 2

its called a helmet, booty cusions,and pillows!

Answer 3

put an old queen size mattress in the middle of the ramp, then drop in and fall forward into the mattress, after a while it will click and you wont need the mattress.

Answer 4

Practice alot. Start off on small quarter pipes. Then try bigger ones. Once  you get the  hang of it try it on a small 1/2 pipe then a bigger one. In no time you'll 720 McTwisting off a 20 foot 1/2 pipe Tony Hawk style.