Trick hack: Go "pro" in no time

Mastering new tricks and improving your skills is crucial in action sports, whether you’re skating, skiing, or riding scooters. This simple and enjoyable hack will help you advance much quicker.

So, what’s this magical formula for rapid learning? It’s straightforward: use a trampoline to practice new tricks and techniques. Plus, it’s much safer and more forgiving than hard real-life surfaces like pavement, rails, or half-pipes.

By adopting this training method, you’ll not only avoid injuries while learning new tricks, but using a trampoline also enhances your balance, boosts your endurance, and increases muscle strength in your legs and core.

Moreover, you can skip the embarrassment of looking like a newbie in front of friends and spectators at the skate or snow park. Discover how some of our team riders use the trampoline as a consistent training tool and how it has transformed their progression.

Higher, faster, and wilder

Simon Jonson, one of the SkatePro team riders, uses a trampoline to train his scooter skills.

“I use it to train my balance and rotations. Plus, it’s much easier to learn new tricks on a trampoline than on flatland or a ramp. When I started tramp scootering, I noticed my balance improved quickly, I could jump higher, and my aerial tricks got better,” he says.

Riders like the Funk Brothers have popularized Tramp Scootering among scooter enthusiasts for years. Another team rider who practices tricks on a trampoline is Paul Granerud.

“I use it to practice technical tricks because you get a little extra thrust compared to a normal surface. Plus, it gives me the confidence that falling on my back doesn’t hurt as much on a trampoline as it does on asphalt or concrete,” he says.

Fast progression and fast recovery

Snowboarders worldwide have also used trampolines as reliable training tools for some time. One of them is our rider Ola Koskiniotis from Poland.

“It allows me to perform all the tricks I want: jumps, flat rotations, flips, and take-offs. I can try risky tricks without hurting myself, making it safer to learn new things. Additionally, I use a snowboard deck from Addiction with straps to make it feel more realistic when I hold grabs during rotations,” she says and continues.

“Every trick I first learned on the trampoline is much quicker to master on the slopes. I feel more comfortable in the air after practicing tricks on the trampoline. The hangtime is the same, so I know exactly what to do on the mountain,” says Ola.

But she hasn’t just used the trampoline to learn new tricks. In the middle of the winter season 17/18, Ola suffered an injury and had to undergo surgery, sidelining her for several months. When it was time to get back in shape, she turned to the trampoline.

“Two months after my surgery, I started using it for rehabilitation exercises. I began with small steps and tiny jumps, then progressed to small flat rotations, and now I can do everything I could before the injury,” she says.

How do you use your trampoline to become a better skater, scooter rider, skier, or snowboarder? Show us by using the hashtag #skatepro on Instagram.