Do lots of silly things, little things. Spin around on your back wheels, push it ahead of you and take a running (well, start with a two-step) jump onto it, and skate switch! Try popping it to your hands too.

For the cracks pracktice your manuals (balance on the back two wheels) and then play your weight to match the cracks. Slight back weight to allow your front wheels to sail over the crack and then a quick switch to slight front weight to get the back wheels clear. A good exercise is to ride off of curbs at decent speeds.

Mostly just goof around and you’ll learn the fine, minor physics of balance and board control. Watch old Bones Brigade vids. Yes!