Here are my top 5 tips for having fun skateboarding. If you cant have fun skateboarding, you aint never gonna have any fun mon brave!! So here goes, lets see if I can give you a push in the right direction.
1. Let yourself go when you are skateboarding, have a blow out and a wild time. Put a smile on your face, rock and roll down that hill and give it everything you have got.
Dont think too much about it, just do it without any inhibitions and put yourself in the zone where the rest of your life cant touch you. I hope I am not gettin too hippy on you here!
2. This is the boring bit, but to have fun you have to wear a helmet. Yeah, but it isnt cool to end up on a life support machine with a brain that doesnt function proper cos you were too dumb to wear a helmet.
3. Get the basics down pat, so then you can improvise on the top of your good technique. Technique is vitally important, but once you have learnt the basic manoeuvres then you can really have fun.
4. Be creative, try out new moves. Try to think of a signature move that no one you know does. Push yourself to try out diferent things with your skateboard. Skateboarding can be an art form in the right hands.
5. Be sociable, get out with your mates when you are skateboarding and share the fun around. When you look back on your life you will find that all the best times you had, all the really great times you had, were when you shared things with other people, experiences and tribulations too.
So there we are, my guide to having fun skateboarding. Yeah a lot of it is tongue in cheek but there is a little bit of wisdom I like to think in there too.
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Monday, 3 August 2009
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Tricks On Skatebords
OK, tricks on skateboards, let us look at how to do an ollie while moving, as opposed to doing an ollie while stationary----obviously!!
So your front foot should be around about in the middle of the board, and your back foot on the tail of your board. You push off with your back foot and then put your back foot on the tail, and push down on the tail with your back foot so the front pops up, and you slide your front foot forward, wait for the skateboard to even out in the air, and then you can drop the skateboard back down. The toes of your front foot should be over the front bolts when you are doing this, so that you can control the skateboard with that front foot.
You basically control the overall movement of the board with that front foot of yours, and to do that when you are pressing down on the board with your front foot to bring the board back down, you need to bend your knee forward, and also your body slightly forward, so that your weight is bearing down on that front foot.
The more you practice the better you will get at this, just like any other tricks on skateboards. The better you get, the more momentum you can carry into the moving ollie by pushing off harder, and then you can press harder onto the tail and get a higher jump on your skateboard.
It is not much harder than a stationary ollie, but you must take a little more care with your balance. Get your technique right, make sure your stance and positioning are perfect when you attempt this, and you will find it a whole lot easier.
Tricks on skateboards are always great fun, and as the ollie is the basis for many, many tricks, if you perfect this you will be really up and running.
If you want to learn all the skateboarding tricks in the book in 8 weeks or less then you must click on Skate Secrets
So your front foot should be around about in the middle of the board, and your back foot on the tail of your board. You push off with your back foot and then put your back foot on the tail, and push down on the tail with your back foot so the front pops up, and you slide your front foot forward, wait for the skateboard to even out in the air, and then you can drop the skateboard back down. The toes of your front foot should be over the front bolts when you are doing this, so that you can control the skateboard with that front foot.
You basically control the overall movement of the board with that front foot of yours, and to do that when you are pressing down on the board with your front foot to bring the board back down, you need to bend your knee forward, and also your body slightly forward, so that your weight is bearing down on that front foot.
The more you practice the better you will get at this, just like any other tricks on skateboards. The better you get, the more momentum you can carry into the moving ollie by pushing off harder, and then you can press harder onto the tail and get a higher jump on your skateboard.
It is not much harder than a stationary ollie, but you must take a little more care with your balance. Get your technique right, make sure your stance and positioning are perfect when you attempt this, and you will find it a whole lot easier.
Tricks on skateboards are always great fun, and as the ollie is the basis for many, many tricks, if you perfect this you will be really up and running.
If you want to learn all the skateboarding tricks in the book in 8 weeks or less then you must click on Skate Secrets
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Beginning Skateboarding
When you are beginning skateboarding there are a few things you might wanna do, and some things it would be well to know.
So here are 10 quick tips on starting up:
1. Get a skateboard!! Hehee, no seriously I mean get a skateboard you are going to be comfortable on when starting up, that is one that is quite wide and heavy to give you good stability.
2. When you are beginning skateboarding you need all the right safety equipment, such as helmet, knee pads, wrist braces, cups etc. Skateboarding is a sport where you fall and hurt yourself, aint no 2 ways about it, so to minimise the impact get all the safety gear.
3. Find a safe place to practice. You dont want to have too many things, both moving or stationary, to bump into.
4. Get yourself acquainted with your board. Practice balancing on the board and staying on as long as possible. Try to develop a feel for your skateboard, all its nuances and its trajectory when you move forward.
5. Practice jumping on to your board and keeping upright. Try different angles to jump onto the board, and different areas to land on.
6. Get comfortable with your stance on the board, either goofy or regular, you decide what is best for you.
7. Start to push off on the board and gain some momentum and speed. Have your pushing foot further forward than your other foot when you do this.
8. Get used to bending your knees to gain both speed and a better balance.
9. Learn how moving your feet across your board can affect its trajectory, practice leaning to one side and balancing as you start to learn curves.
10. Practice stamping down on the back of your board to pop it and then balance on the board with your front foot controlling the board.
I hope this will help you as you are beginning skateboarding, if you want a fantastic guide to learning all the tricks then I recommend you click on Skate Secrets
So here are 10 quick tips on starting up:
1. Get a skateboard!! Hehee, no seriously I mean get a skateboard you are going to be comfortable on when starting up, that is one that is quite wide and heavy to give you good stability.
2. When you are beginning skateboarding you need all the right safety equipment, such as helmet, knee pads, wrist braces, cups etc. Skateboarding is a sport where you fall and hurt yourself, aint no 2 ways about it, so to minimise the impact get all the safety gear.
3. Find a safe place to practice. You dont want to have too many things, both moving or stationary, to bump into.
4. Get yourself acquainted with your board. Practice balancing on the board and staying on as long as possible. Try to develop a feel for your skateboard, all its nuances and its trajectory when you move forward.
5. Practice jumping on to your board and keeping upright. Try different angles to jump onto the board, and different areas to land on.
6. Get comfortable with your stance on the board, either goofy or regular, you decide what is best for you.
7. Start to push off on the board and gain some momentum and speed. Have your pushing foot further forward than your other foot when you do this.
8. Get used to bending your knees to gain both speed and a better balance.
9. Learn how moving your feet across your board can affect its trajectory, practice leaning to one side and balancing as you start to learn curves.
10. Practice stamping down on the back of your board to pop it and then balance on the board with your front foot controlling the board.
I hope this will help you as you are beginning skateboarding, if you want a fantastic guide to learning all the tricks then I recommend you click on Skate Secrets
Skateboarding Varial Flip
Let us have a look at a particular trick called the Varial Flip. A varial flip is when there is a lateral rotation of the skateboard or rider. There should be a varial rotation of 180 degrees.
The varial flip is basically a combination of the Kick Flip and the Pop Shove It.
It is important you have mastered these 2 tricks before you venture to do the varial flip.
So to start you need your toes off the side of the tail like a pop shove it, so that when you stomp on the tail the board rotates. You have your front foot like with a kick flip, so that you slide your front foot off the front of the board at the same time as the board pops up and rotates.
The board spins and rotates 180 degrees around as you are airborne, and then as the board lands on the floor you also land on the board with both feet nicely apart and balanced so that you catch the board just right and keep your balance.
So this is the varial flip, or varial kickflip, and is not too hard to figure out as you should have already got to grips with the kick flip and pop shove it.
This is basically shoving it as you flip, rotating the board with your back foot and flipping the board as well.
You do not want to flip the board too hard, but just enough for the board to rotate in the air and drop so you can land on top of it.
You can go on to heel flips and so forth after you have got to grips with the varial flip. I hope you have fun with this trick.
The trick, once learned, can be done at will, and looks a real neat and cool trick for you to perform. Like all tricks, your technique and control with this is everything, and you must have your technique rock solid before attempting it.
If you want to learn how to do all the skateboarding tricks in 8 weeks or less then click on Skate Secrets
The varial flip is basically a combination of the Kick Flip and the Pop Shove It.
It is important you have mastered these 2 tricks before you venture to do the varial flip.
So to start you need your toes off the side of the tail like a pop shove it, so that when you stomp on the tail the board rotates. You have your front foot like with a kick flip, so that you slide your front foot off the front of the board at the same time as the board pops up and rotates.
The board spins and rotates 180 degrees around as you are airborne, and then as the board lands on the floor you also land on the board with both feet nicely apart and balanced so that you catch the board just right and keep your balance.
So this is the varial flip, or varial kickflip, and is not too hard to figure out as you should have already got to grips with the kick flip and pop shove it.
This is basically shoving it as you flip, rotating the board with your back foot and flipping the board as well.
You do not want to flip the board too hard, but just enough for the board to rotate in the air and drop so you can land on top of it.
You can go on to heel flips and so forth after you have got to grips with the varial flip. I hope you have fun with this trick.
The trick, once learned, can be done at will, and looks a real neat and cool trick for you to perform. Like all tricks, your technique and control with this is everything, and you must have your technique rock solid before attempting it.
If you want to learn how to do all the skateboarding tricks in 8 weeks or less then click on Skate Secrets
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
How Do You Get Good At Skateboarding
So how do you get good at skateboarding? This might not seem very romantic to you but there aint no way around the fact that you get good by practicing. Now you may say no kidding Sherlock!!
But its funny how a whole load of people take up skateboarding, only to give up cos they find it hard to learn, or they keep falling over, or they hurt themselves once.
Oh purlease! Come on, the fact is that virtually everybody who gets on a skateboard for the first time finds it difficult, they fall off with monotonous regularity, and they hurt themselves not once, but quite a few times.
99% of us out there do not have a god given talent on a skateboard, but have to get there by learning the basics first, keeping it nice and simple, developing the correct technique, and building blocks so that you get better step by step.
Hey presto, and before you know it you find that, actually, you can skateboard pretty good all of a sudden, you can do some cool moves and tricks, and this skateboarding lark is a whole load of fun!!
So the question, how do you get good at skateboarding, can be answered by saying that you do have to put in the hard yards. Get comfortable on your skateboard first, find the stance you are happy with, and then start to experiment by jumping on and off your board, and pushing off and gaining speed.
Get your posture right, and find when you need to bend your knees and how to lean into a corner, and where to position your feet for this. All the time you are building blocks that you will be able to fall back on, and your technique will get tighter and smoother.
There will be setbacks along the way, you will crash and burn plenty times, but if you are determined you will come out the other side a good skateboarder.
To speed up the learning process you can use this excellent guide, which you can find by clicking on Skate Secrets
But its funny how a whole load of people take up skateboarding, only to give up cos they find it hard to learn, or they keep falling over, or they hurt themselves once.
Oh purlease! Come on, the fact is that virtually everybody who gets on a skateboard for the first time finds it difficult, they fall off with monotonous regularity, and they hurt themselves not once, but quite a few times.
99% of us out there do not have a god given talent on a skateboard, but have to get there by learning the basics first, keeping it nice and simple, developing the correct technique, and building blocks so that you get better step by step.
Hey presto, and before you know it you find that, actually, you can skateboard pretty good all of a sudden, you can do some cool moves and tricks, and this skateboarding lark is a whole load of fun!!
So the question, how do you get good at skateboarding, can be answered by saying that you do have to put in the hard yards. Get comfortable on your skateboard first, find the stance you are happy with, and then start to experiment by jumping on and off your board, and pushing off and gaining speed.
Get your posture right, and find when you need to bend your knees and how to lean into a corner, and where to position your feet for this. All the time you are building blocks that you will be able to fall back on, and your technique will get tighter and smoother.
There will be setbacks along the way, you will crash and burn plenty times, but if you are determined you will come out the other side a good skateboarder.
To speed up the learning process you can use this excellent guide, which you can find by clicking on Skate Secrets
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
How To Be A Great Skateboarder
Do you want to know how to be a great skateboarder. Well let me tell you first and foremost that there is a process that needs to be followed to get you to this end product. There are no shortcuts and you must follow this and get the basics right before you can become an exceptional skateboarder.
So this is how to be a great skateboarder from the beginning. This is the short and sweet lowdown.
1. Get your skateboard gear, including skateboard, helmet, knee pads, wrist braces etc.
2. Get used to standing and balancing on your skateboard. Spend a few hours getting comfortable on it.
3. Work out which skateboard stance you feel right with, the goofy or regular. Usually goofy for left footers and regular for right footers.
4. Learn to push off on a skateboard and gathering speed.
5. Learn how to stop your skateboard! Believe me you dont want to miss this one out!
6. Learn how to carve around on the board by using your body weight to turn the board, and bending your knees correctly.
7. Go to a skatepark and learn how to skate over the slopes and ramps, always bearing in mind to keep your weight forward on the board to avoid crashing down.
8. Learn the basic tricks, such as the ollie, the kickturn, the pop shuv it and others.
9. Build on the basic tricks, learn more complex tricks that stretch you.
10. Use your imagination to enhance the tricks and the moves you are doing. Create your own signature mood and embellish others.
You can learn how to be a great skateboarder in 8 weeks or less if you follow the best guide on the internet, just click on Skate Secrets
So this is how to be a great skateboarder from the beginning. This is the short and sweet lowdown.
1. Get your skateboard gear, including skateboard, helmet, knee pads, wrist braces etc.
2. Get used to standing and balancing on your skateboard. Spend a few hours getting comfortable on it.
3. Work out which skateboard stance you feel right with, the goofy or regular. Usually goofy for left footers and regular for right footers.
4. Learn to push off on a skateboard and gathering speed.
5. Learn how to stop your skateboard! Believe me you dont want to miss this one out!
6. Learn how to carve around on the board by using your body weight to turn the board, and bending your knees correctly.
7. Go to a skatepark and learn how to skate over the slopes and ramps, always bearing in mind to keep your weight forward on the board to avoid crashing down.
8. Learn the basic tricks, such as the ollie, the kickturn, the pop shuv it and others.
9. Build on the basic tricks, learn more complex tricks that stretch you.
10. Use your imagination to enhance the tricks and the moves you are doing. Create your own signature mood and embellish others.
You can learn how to be a great skateboarder in 8 weeks or less if you follow the best guide on the internet, just click on Skate Secrets
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