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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Showing posts with label learning skateboarding tricks. Show all posts
Monday, 3 August 2009
Thursday, 23 July 2009
How To Do Skateboarding Tricks
If you want to know how to do skateboarding tricks then step right this way and we will give you a few tips on how you can become an expert skateboarding trickster!
OK, well if you are just starting out skateboarding the key is not to get too far ahead of yourself. You have got to learn the basics first, and have them so they feel like second nature to you, before you attempt any intricate tricks.
Skateboarding is a discipline that you have to learn, you gotta get your technique nice and tight so that you are in control of the board at all times. The board should almost feel like an extension of your feet,and of course this does take time.
So you have to put some hours in to get into that zone where your body and your wheels are working in perfect co-ordination. Then you look at how to do skateboarding tricks.
Starting from scratch, work on getting your balance on the board. Stand on the stationary board and see how long you can keep your balance. Then push off with you back foot and step on and see how far you can roll along before you come off.
Practice jumping on the board and keeping your balance. Keep pushing your board to go a little faster each time, as you will find you can often keep your balance better the faster you are moving.
Try different positions on the board and see which feels the easiest for you. Bend your knees and your body forward to help with your balance and increase the speed.
Then try to slant your body and feet to one edge so as to curve your skateboard.
When you get down to how to do skateboarding tricks the first one you should learn is the ollie as this is the basis for many skateboarding tricks. This involves flipping the skateboard up from the back and jumping up and controlling the front with the other foot.
If you want to learn all the skateboarding tricks in double quick time then click on Skate Secrets
OK, well if you are just starting out skateboarding the key is not to get too far ahead of yourself. You have got to learn the basics first, and have them so they feel like second nature to you, before you attempt any intricate tricks.
Skateboarding is a discipline that you have to learn, you gotta get your technique nice and tight so that you are in control of the board at all times. The board should almost feel like an extension of your feet,and of course this does take time.
So you have to put some hours in to get into that zone where your body and your wheels are working in perfect co-ordination. Then you look at how to do skateboarding tricks.
Starting from scratch, work on getting your balance on the board. Stand on the stationary board and see how long you can keep your balance. Then push off with you back foot and step on and see how far you can roll along before you come off.
Practice jumping on the board and keeping your balance. Keep pushing your board to go a little faster each time, as you will find you can often keep your balance better the faster you are moving.
Try different positions on the board and see which feels the easiest for you. Bend your knees and your body forward to help with your balance and increase the speed.
Then try to slant your body and feet to one edge so as to curve your skateboard.
When you get down to how to do skateboarding tricks the first one you should learn is the ollie as this is the basis for many skateboarding tricks. This involves flipping the skateboard up from the back and jumping up and controlling the front with the other foot.
If you want to learn all the skateboarding tricks in double quick time then click on Skate Secrets
Monday, 13 July 2009
Great Skateboard Tricks From A 6 Year Old!!
Do you want to see some great skateboard tricks done by a 6 year old? I know it pains me to say it that when we are falling over on our backsides and losing our dignity, that a 6 year old can do these tricks, but it is true!
Have a look at this kid called Sebastian Kuhr who is doing some great skateboard tricks on this video at Skate Tricks
How cool is this kid?! He even comes from a cool place, Hermosa Beach in California. I mean I think that maybe beats Darwen in the wet and windy North of England where I reside hands down y`know.
Although I cant believe a Californian kid is cool enough to be into the Arctic Monkeys, which is on the soundtrack to the video. Methinks his dad might have had a hand in that one, although I am seriously impressed.
Anyways, about the video. Sebastian, or Seabass as he is known, does some great skateboard tricks on ramps, up and down steps and jumps. He performs, among others, a fakie bigspin and half cab, and a 6 stair ollie.
And joking aside it is worth watching him skate to learn some of these tricks, the positions he is in when going into the tricks, and how he executes them.
There is no doubt the younger you learn something the better it is to pick up, and also you dont seem to have any fear at a young age, at least that is what they tell me!
He obviously loves to skateboard, and competes in local skateboard contests. He can also snowboard to a high standard too.
There is nothing more to say than to say go over and watch the video of these great skateboard tricks, and maybe one day we can all be as good as him, though in my case I doubt it! The link is at Skate Tricks
Have a look at this kid called Sebastian Kuhr who is doing some great skateboard tricks on this video at Skate Tricks
How cool is this kid?! He even comes from a cool place, Hermosa Beach in California. I mean I think that maybe beats Darwen in the wet and windy North of England where I reside hands down y`know.
Although I cant believe a Californian kid is cool enough to be into the Arctic Monkeys, which is on the soundtrack to the video. Methinks his dad might have had a hand in that one, although I am seriously impressed.
Anyways, about the video. Sebastian, or Seabass as he is known, does some great skateboard tricks on ramps, up and down steps and jumps. He performs, among others, a fakie bigspin and half cab, and a 6 stair ollie.
And joking aside it is worth watching him skate to learn some of these tricks, the positions he is in when going into the tricks, and how he executes them.
There is no doubt the younger you learn something the better it is to pick up, and also you dont seem to have any fear at a young age, at least that is what they tell me!
He obviously loves to skateboard, and competes in local skateboard contests. He can also snowboard to a high standard too.
There is nothing more to say than to say go over and watch the video of these great skateboard tricks, and maybe one day we can all be as good as him, though in my case I doubt it! The link is at Skate Tricks
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Skateboard Ramp Tricks
In skateboard ramp tricks we are gonna look at the blunt to fakie trick. This may not mean a lot to you at this precise moment, but stick with me kid and I will fill in all the gaps for you.
The blunt to fakie skateboard ramp trick is when you go up the ramp until both your back wheels come over the rim of the ramp. It looks like you are going to come right over and off the ramp as you have hit the top of the ramp straight on with your skateboard, but instead you are going to come back down.
With this trick you need to have the ball of your back foot in the middle of the boards tail as your back wheels go over the top of the ramp, and you need to push forward on your front foot near the front of the board. This will give you some momentum and you can push back in with the ball of your foot on the tail, and so this will enable you to pop back in.
You give it a kind of bounce at the top of the ramp as you are just going to go right over the ramp, and that push back on the tail with your back foot helps you pop up so you can slide backwards down the ramp.
You have to make sure you hit the top of the ramp with your wheels straight upwards, otherwise this will not work and you will probably come to grief and fall.
You need quite a bit of momentum for this trick to succeed as both front and back wheels have to make themselves clear of the top of the ramp.
So there we have one of the skateboard ramp tricks. If you want to learn all of the skateboard tricks there are out there in 8 weeks or less then click on Skate Secrets
The blunt to fakie skateboard ramp trick is when you go up the ramp until both your back wheels come over the rim of the ramp. It looks like you are going to come right over and off the ramp as you have hit the top of the ramp straight on with your skateboard, but instead you are going to come back down.
With this trick you need to have the ball of your back foot in the middle of the boards tail as your back wheels go over the top of the ramp, and you need to push forward on your front foot near the front of the board. This will give you some momentum and you can push back in with the ball of your foot on the tail, and so this will enable you to pop back in.
You give it a kind of bounce at the top of the ramp as you are just going to go right over the ramp, and that push back on the tail with your back foot helps you pop up so you can slide backwards down the ramp.
You have to make sure you hit the top of the ramp with your wheels straight upwards, otherwise this will not work and you will probably come to grief and fall.
You need quite a bit of momentum for this trick to succeed as both front and back wheels have to make themselves clear of the top of the ramp.
So there we have one of the skateboard ramp tricks. If you want to learn all of the skateboard tricks there are out there in 8 weeks or less then click on Skate Secrets
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
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.
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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
Secrets Of Skateboarding Review
You need to read this Secrets Of Skateboarding review if you are thinking of purchasing this e-book. This is without doubt the most talked about e-book in the skateboarding genre.
And you gotta ask yourself why this is? And this is because it can do what it says on the tin. It can help you to learn all the skateboarding tricks around, and then some, in 8 weeks or less.
So why can it do this? Well, the devil is in the detail, and Tony Waters is very, very good on the detail. He bangs on about the correct technique, and more importantly gives you detailed guides on how to go about getting the correct technique.
In the Secrets Of Skateboarding he writes in a concise and easy to follow manner, and all the e-book flows towards a natural conclusion.
He tells you exactly what to do before you even attempt a trick, where your feet should be and the posture you should have, so that you have the correct balance and weight distribution on each foot.
He tells you where and how hard to pop, and how your feet should rotate and flip the board.
Tony gives you brilliantly detailed guides on many, many tricks, among them the Ollie, Kickflip, Pop Shove It, Hard Flip, 360 Flip, Varial Flip, Frontside Heelflip, and Backside Heel Flip.
The Secrets Of Skateboarding could not make it more simpler for you, just follow the guide and do the exercises he shows you and learn the techniques exactly as he shows you, and you will learn these tricks 50 times faster than attempting them without this guide.
As I said it is his detailed analysis of how to go about learning tricks that wins me over. It gives you very specific instructions that make life a whole lot easier.
He even goes into the mental approach you need before attempting any tricks, and looks at visuallisation as a good technique to use.
So this Secrets Of Skateboarding review has to give the guide a big thumbs up. If you see a better guide, please give me a call!
You can find the guide if you click on Skate Secrets
And you gotta ask yourself why this is? And this is because it can do what it says on the tin. It can help you to learn all the skateboarding tricks around, and then some, in 8 weeks or less.
So why can it do this? Well, the devil is in the detail, and Tony Waters is very, very good on the detail. He bangs on about the correct technique, and more importantly gives you detailed guides on how to go about getting the correct technique.
In the Secrets Of Skateboarding he writes in a concise and easy to follow manner, and all the e-book flows towards a natural conclusion.
He tells you exactly what to do before you even attempt a trick, where your feet should be and the posture you should have, so that you have the correct balance and weight distribution on each foot.
He tells you where and how hard to pop, and how your feet should rotate and flip the board.
Tony gives you brilliantly detailed guides on many, many tricks, among them the Ollie, Kickflip, Pop Shove It, Hard Flip, 360 Flip, Varial Flip, Frontside Heelflip, and Backside Heel Flip.
The Secrets Of Skateboarding could not make it more simpler for you, just follow the guide and do the exercises he shows you and learn the techniques exactly as he shows you, and you will learn these tricks 50 times faster than attempting them without this guide.
As I said it is his detailed analysis of how to go about learning tricks that wins me over. It gives you very specific instructions that make life a whole lot easier.
He even goes into the mental approach you need before attempting any tricks, and looks at visuallisation as a good technique to use.
So this Secrets Of Skateboarding review has to give the guide a big thumbs up. If you see a better guide, please give me a call!
You can find the guide if you click on Skate Secrets
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Learn To Skateboard
When you are starting up and want to learn to skateboard the best advice I could give you is to get a cheap skateboard first up! Hey, there is method in the madness, cos you are gonna take a lot of dives and smash that board into a few inanimate objects, and a lot of the time those inanimate objects will come off best!
So dont spend a lot of money on a board that you find you have wrecked a few weeks down the line. Before you start to learn to skateboard have a look around in your local area for any skateboards going cheap. Go to a few shops and find out what sort of price they are selling boards for by all means, but I would for sure go for a second hand one to get you going.
Try to pick one that has a good width to it, and also a good depth/thickness, meaning that the skateboard is relatively heavy, so that it will give you more balance as you learn.
If it is possible I would also try to get good bearings on your wheels too, Abec 2 bearings are spot on I would say, as the higher the bearings, the quicker your wheels will spin.
When you want to learn to skateboard it is important to get a feel for your board and where your feet are positioned on the board. Practice rolling along on the board, and find the best place to position your feet that avoids you falling off or tipping up your board. Practice balancing and push off and bend your knees to see the effect the movement of shifting your body weight forward has on your speed and balance.
Practice banging your foot down on the tail of the board and catching the front end of your board with your front foot as it pops up, and then leaning forward and gaining momentum.
There are lots of little actions you can try out as you learn to skateboard.
The quickest way to learn all the tricks and everything you need to become a really skilled skater can be found if you click on Skate Secrets
So dont spend a lot of money on a board that you find you have wrecked a few weeks down the line. Before you start to learn to skateboard have a look around in your local area for any skateboards going cheap. Go to a few shops and find out what sort of price they are selling boards for by all means, but I would for sure go for a second hand one to get you going.
Try to pick one that has a good width to it, and also a good depth/thickness, meaning that the skateboard is relatively heavy, so that it will give you more balance as you learn.
If it is possible I would also try to get good bearings on your wheels too, Abec 2 bearings are spot on I would say, as the higher the bearings, the quicker your wheels will spin.
When you want to learn to skateboard it is important to get a feel for your board and where your feet are positioned on the board. Practice rolling along on the board, and find the best place to position your feet that avoids you falling off or tipping up your board. Practice balancing and push off and bend your knees to see the effect the movement of shifting your body weight forward has on your speed and balance.
Practice banging your foot down on the tail of the board and catching the front end of your board with your front foot as it pops up, and then leaning forward and gaining momentum.
There are lots of little actions you can try out as you learn to skateboard.
The quickest way to learn all the tricks and everything you need to become a really skilled skater can be found if you click 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
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Skateboard Trick
Here we got information on a skateboard trick called a heelflip. Listen up to what this ole trick entails, then get out there and give it a go!
The heelflip is not a direct descendant of the ollie if ya know what I mean, but is the opposite of a kickflip as the board spins towards the toes, rather than away from them. I hope that this is clear! Well it will be as we continue.
Now here is what we call the regular, standard, basic, and any other word that may come to mind, heelflip:
OK, the front foot should be placed towards the heel side edge of the board not too far forward, and the back foot must be placed right on the tail of the board, but at a slight angle.
So with the first move you are popping the tail of the board with your back foot, and jumping up into the air.
With the same movement slide your front foot out diagonally so the board starts spinning as you lean over the board.
So with your front foot over the top bolts you kick so the deck spins fully and you get your feet out of the way as it spins around.
You then catch the board and roll away. If you can stop the board spinning while your feet are still in midair then all the better too.
So that folks is the basic heelflip, which with a little bit of work on your part is a pretty damn cool trick to know. There are a host of variations on the heelflip, but I am saving them for a rainy day!
These include the double heelflip, triple heelflip, varial heelflip, 180 heelflip, 360 heelflip and many more.
Get the basic one right and then you can graduate to a few of the many variations of this.
A great guide to skateboarding tricks and how to become an expert on them can be found at SkateSecrets
The heelflip is not a direct descendant of the ollie if ya know what I mean, but is the opposite of a kickflip as the board spins towards the toes, rather than away from them. I hope that this is clear! Well it will be as we continue.
Now here is what we call the regular, standard, basic, and any other word that may come to mind, heelflip:
OK, the front foot should be placed towards the heel side edge of the board not too far forward, and the back foot must be placed right on the tail of the board, but at a slight angle.
So with the first move you are popping the tail of the board with your back foot, and jumping up into the air.
With the same movement slide your front foot out diagonally so the board starts spinning as you lean over the board.
So with your front foot over the top bolts you kick so the deck spins fully and you get your feet out of the way as it spins around.
You then catch the board and roll away. If you can stop the board spinning while your feet are still in midair then all the better too.
So that folks is the basic heelflip, which with a little bit of work on your part is a pretty damn cool trick to know. There are a host of variations on the heelflip, but I am saving them for a rainy day!
These include the double heelflip, triple heelflip, varial heelflip, 180 heelflip, 360 heelflip and many more.
Get the basic one right and then you can graduate to a few of the many variations of this.
A great guide to skateboarding tricks and how to become an expert on them can be found at SkateSecrets
Monday, 8 June 2009
Skateboarding Tricks
Skateboarding tricks can generally be broken up into 5 separate groupings, and this is what we are going to mosey on down to take a gander at here.
OK here are the 5 main groupings, in no particular order mind.
1. Fliptricks. These are all based around the ollie and comprise of various types of aerial flips without using your hands. The feet remain on the board throughout the trick. Some fliptricks include a fakie ollie, an ollie 180, the kickflip, the heelflip, and the hardflpi etc. In many fliptricks the board is flipped upside down.
2. Freestyle tricks. Freestyle skateboarding tricks involve balancing on either one wheel or two, and sometimes just the front or back of the board, or even the edges. Freestyle has been popular for many years as it is a great way to improvise and have fun on the board, and you can get in to some cool flips.
3. Aerials. Similar to the fliptricks, and as the name implies they are tricks involving flipping your skateboard into the air, but with an aerial trick you use your hand or hands to control the board.
4. Slides and grinds. These skateboarding tricks involve the use of a rail or ledge that the skateboard slides or grinds along. The skateboarder jumps onto the rail or ledge with his board and either slides along it with the edge of the board, or grinds along it with the truck. You dont have to use just rails or ledges either, you can use whatever you got available and improvise, such as with the edges of pavements or pools. The great thing about skateboarding as far as I see it is we can all improvise and use our own imagination.
5. Liptricks. These are mainly done on a skateboard ramp. Half pipes, quarter pipes and mini ramps are all used for liptricks, which again as the name implies uses the lip of the ramp to perform various tricks, such as axle stalls, bean plants, boardstalls and inverts etc.
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OK here are the 5 main groupings, in no particular order mind.
1. Fliptricks. These are all based around the ollie and comprise of various types of aerial flips without using your hands. The feet remain on the board throughout the trick. Some fliptricks include a fakie ollie, an ollie 180, the kickflip, the heelflip, and the hardflpi etc. In many fliptricks the board is flipped upside down.
2. Freestyle tricks. Freestyle skateboarding tricks involve balancing on either one wheel or two, and sometimes just the front or back of the board, or even the edges. Freestyle has been popular for many years as it is a great way to improvise and have fun on the board, and you can get in to some cool flips.
3. Aerials. Similar to the fliptricks, and as the name implies they are tricks involving flipping your skateboard into the air, but with an aerial trick you use your hand or hands to control the board.
4. Slides and grinds. These skateboarding tricks involve the use of a rail or ledge that the skateboard slides or grinds along. The skateboarder jumps onto the rail or ledge with his board and either slides along it with the edge of the board, or grinds along it with the truck. You dont have to use just rails or ledges either, you can use whatever you got available and improvise, such as with the edges of pavements or pools. The great thing about skateboarding as far as I see it is we can all improvise and use our own imagination.
5. Liptricks. These are mainly done on a skateboard ramp. Half pipes, quarter pipes and mini ramps are all used for liptricks, which again as the name implies uses the lip of the ramp to perform various tricks, such as axle stalls, bean plants, boardstalls and inverts etc.
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Thursday, 4 June 2009
5 Skateboarding Tips
Here are 5 skateboarding tips to help you start off your skateboarding life in the fast lane. And when I say fast lane, I mean in the fast lane while taking all due care and attention and with all the neccesary gear and equipment, if ya know what I mean!
1. Starting off you need to look at what sort of board to use. What you need is a reasonably thick and heavy skateboard, with quite a flat surface.
A thick and heavy board will make it easier for you to keep your balance when you start out and will be easier for you to control. And you dont want too much curvature on the board either, as again it may be difficult for you to progress with one in the early stages. You can always change to a lighter, more flexible model as your competence increases.
2. Make sure you wear all the right equipment and it fits correctly, including wrist, brace, arm and knee pads. A bad accident early on can really knock your confidence, but if you are properly protected you just dust yourself down and go again.
3. Concentrate on learning how to gain your balance on the board in a stationery position at first. Balance is everything when you are skateboarding. Get to feel the best position for your feet to be in that gives you the maximum control. Practice bending your knees. Practice jumping onto the slateboard and keeping your balance. This is all crucial stuff.
4. Once you have your balance you need to spend a few hours working on your turns. If you cant turn on your board you ain`t going to be able to do too much! Practice and practice turning on your board, feel the best position for your body to be in as you turn. Work on the position of your feet and how far you are leaning.
5. The first tricks you should learn are the ollie, followed by the pop shove it, followed by the F/S 180.
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1. Starting off you need to look at what sort of board to use. What you need is a reasonably thick and heavy skateboard, with quite a flat surface.
A thick and heavy board will make it easier for you to keep your balance when you start out and will be easier for you to control. And you dont want too much curvature on the board either, as again it may be difficult for you to progress with one in the early stages. You can always change to a lighter, more flexible model as your competence increases.
2. Make sure you wear all the right equipment and it fits correctly, including wrist, brace, arm and knee pads. A bad accident early on can really knock your confidence, but if you are properly protected you just dust yourself down and go again.
3. Concentrate on learning how to gain your balance on the board in a stationery position at first. Balance is everything when you are skateboarding. Get to feel the best position for your feet to be in that gives you the maximum control. Practice bending your knees. Practice jumping onto the slateboard and keeping your balance. This is all crucial stuff.
4. Once you have your balance you need to spend a few hours working on your turns. If you cant turn on your board you ain`t going to be able to do too much! Practice and practice turning on your board, feel the best position for your body to be in as you turn. Work on the position of your feet and how far you are leaning.
5. The first tricks you should learn are the ollie, followed by the pop shove it, followed by the F/S 180.
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Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Skateboard Tips
Here are some skateboard tips for learning the pop shove it. This is a neat trick to learn early on in your skateboard life, as it does not require you to ollie and is a fairly straight forward trick, although you still gotta master it.
OK, here we go with our skateboard tips for the pop shove it. It is so named my friend because you are popping your skateboard, and then spinning the tail of your board right or left, whichever takes your fancy.
Now you need your back foot positioned on the tail of your board so that you can shove the back down with your foot, but still have enough control to spin it as you are pushing down to the ground.
The trick is to spin it at the right time as the board is popping down, so that the board stays under control and does not angle to one side or the other. You also push to the side with your front foot so you are getting a good clean spin. What you are aiming for is to spin the board 180 degrees so that it lands back under your feet.
Once it has rotated a full 180 degrees you need to catch it with your back foot, and with bended knees get your front foot back onto the board again. Voila!! You have mastered the pop shove it.
You will find that you need to go at a reasonably fast pace to pull this off, otherwise it will be impossible to keep your balance. When you get the hang of it you will get more juice from the trick by popping the board up as high as you can and spinning faster. Great fun!
These skateboard tips will take time to get the hang of and learn but will feel second nature after a bit of work on the rough edges.
OK, here we go with our skateboard tips for the pop shove it. It is so named my friend because you are popping your skateboard, and then spinning the tail of your board right or left, whichever takes your fancy.
Now you need your back foot positioned on the tail of your board so that you can shove the back down with your foot, but still have enough control to spin it as you are pushing down to the ground.
The trick is to spin it at the right time as the board is popping down, so that the board stays under control and does not angle to one side or the other. You also push to the side with your front foot so you are getting a good clean spin. What you are aiming for is to spin the board 180 degrees so that it lands back under your feet.
Once it has rotated a full 180 degrees you need to catch it with your back foot, and with bended knees get your front foot back onto the board again. Voila!! You have mastered the pop shove it.
You will find that you need to go at a reasonably fast pace to pull this off, otherwise it will be impossible to keep your balance. When you get the hang of it you will get more juice from the trick by popping the board up as high as you can and spinning faster. Great fun!
These skateboard tips will take time to get the hang of and learn but will feel second nature after a bit of work on the rough edges.
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Learning Skateboarding Tricks
I want to use this blog to give any one out there a quick guide to learning skateboarding tricks. Lets look at a few moves, there are oodles of different tricks but this is just one or two of them to be going on with.
Once you get to learning skateboarding tricks, and feel comfortable doing them, you really start to gain confidence on your board, and you will be flying.
OK here we go with a few:
A Kickturn. Kickturning involves balancing on your back wheels, and then swinging the front of your board to a completely different direction. This will seem real hard the first few times you attempt it, but let me tell ya practice makes perfect, and the kickturn is a pretty cool manoeuvre once you have mastered it.
The Ollie. One of the first you need to master, but it aint that easy to begin with. You should try this with a moving skateboard as it is much easier.
OK, so place your back foot on the tail of your board, and place your front foot between the middle and front trucks of your board. This is your starting position for an ollie, but if you feel better witha slightly different stance thats cool too.
Now you are ready to ollie, so bend your knees, and the more you bend the better height you will get. Then slam your back foot right down on the tail of the board and with your bended knees jump up by pushing off from your back foot, so as the boards tail goes down to the ground you are pushing up fast. You have to get as much height as you can with your back foot.
With the outside of your front foot you guide the front of your board. Your knees need to be as high as poss, they can hit your chest and once you are at the top of your jump try to level the skateboard out and have your feet at the same height.
Then as you come down to hit the ground, bend your knees and roll the board along. Perfect!!
The 50-50, or the truckstand as it is also known as, is simple enough. All it involves is having both feet on the tail of your skateboard and balancing as you move along. Its a neat trick to learn.
Learning skateboarding tricks is great fun, and you can soon look a real pro with a few of these in your pocket. Stay cool.
Once you get to learning skateboarding tricks, and feel comfortable doing them, you really start to gain confidence on your board, and you will be flying.
OK here we go with a few:
A Kickturn. Kickturning involves balancing on your back wheels, and then swinging the front of your board to a completely different direction. This will seem real hard the first few times you attempt it, but let me tell ya practice makes perfect, and the kickturn is a pretty cool manoeuvre once you have mastered it.
The Ollie. One of the first you need to master, but it aint that easy to begin with. You should try this with a moving skateboard as it is much easier.
OK, so place your back foot on the tail of your board, and place your front foot between the middle and front trucks of your board. This is your starting position for an ollie, but if you feel better witha slightly different stance thats cool too.
Now you are ready to ollie, so bend your knees, and the more you bend the better height you will get. Then slam your back foot right down on the tail of the board and with your bended knees jump up by pushing off from your back foot, so as the boards tail goes down to the ground you are pushing up fast. You have to get as much height as you can with your back foot.
With the outside of your front foot you guide the front of your board. Your knees need to be as high as poss, they can hit your chest and once you are at the top of your jump try to level the skateboard out and have your feet at the same height.
Then as you come down to hit the ground, bend your knees and roll the board along. Perfect!!
The 50-50, or the truckstand as it is also known as, is simple enough. All it involves is having both feet on the tail of your skateboard and balancing as you move along. Its a neat trick to learn.
Learning skateboarding tricks is great fun, and you can soon look a real pro with a few of these in your pocket. Stay cool.
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