Pumping

You build speed on a ramp by bending your knees on the way down and pressing your legs long as you come up the curve. Done well, you can ride back and forth on a mini ramp without ever pushing.

1. Start low

   Roll back and forth across the flat bottom of a small ramp.

   CueSmall and mellow

2. Bend

   Sink your knees as you roll down into the curve.

3. Press

   Push your legs long as the ramp curves up beneath you.

   CuePress up the curve

4. Arms

   Swing your arms with each press to help the rhythm.

5. Climb

   Go a little higher up each wall as the speed builds.

1. IfPressing at the wrong moment.
   ThenPush your legs long as you ride up the curve, not on the flat or the wall.
2. IfWeight drifting onto your heels.
   ThenKeep your hips over your skates so all your wheels stay loaded.
3. IfStiff legs through the curve.
   ThenLet your knees bend as you drop into the curve, then press out of it.
4. IfLooking down at your feet.
   ThenKeep your eyes on where you are heading so your body follows.