Grab the nose of the board with your lead hand. While standing on flat ground, with the board in your hand, toss the board back onto the ground and simultaneously jump onto the grip tape, then bend your knees to land and roll away.
If regular footed, grab the nose of your skateboard with your left hand. The next step is to stand on flat ground and pick up your skateboard. Your thumb should be on the grip tape side of the board.
If goofy footed, grab the nose of your skateboard with your right hand.
Toss the board onto the ground and hop onto the board as it lands. Eventually, when you are comfortable with the “Cave Man”, you can jump onto the board, catching it with your feet in mid-air before landing back on flat ground.
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