Patent ID: 7070192

Claim:
A method for novices to learn the fundamental skills for properly using a skateboard, comprising the steps of providing a skateboard having a flat board portion of pre-selected length for receiving the feet of a skateboard user thereon, the opposite ends of the flat board each having upturned ends of a pre-selected angle, the skateboard having a pair of wheel means for securement to the skateboard on the opposite side of the board from the user mounting side and each wheel means being secured to the flat portions of the board adjacent an individual upturned end, temporarily immobilizing said skateboard wheels and stabilizing the board from movement for permitting a novice user of the skateboard to practice fundamental balancing on the skateboard, maneuvers, and/or advance tricks without falling off the skateboard when the skateboard is temporarily stabilized wherein the step of temporarily immobilizing the skateboard wheels and stabilizing the board from user's movements on the skateboard includes the steps of selecting a pad comprised of a resilient material and dimensioned for engaging the supporting surface for the wheel means when mounted under the skateboard and to the skateboard and temporarily securing said pad under the skateboard and to the skateboard between the individual wheel means for engaging the supporting surface for the wheel means to thereby immobilize and stabilize the skateboard in situ and thereby immobilize said wheel means when the pad is secured to the skateboard, and including the step of providing a securing strap having a separable fastener at its ends, and wherein the step of securing the said pad to the skateboard comprises securing said pad with said securing strap having a separable fastener permitting the securement of the pad to the skateboard and readily releasably therefrom.