Thursday, May 06th, 2010 •
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Have you ever known how skateboarding came to be a sport? The history of it is quite interesting. It started out in the 1950’s and many believed it would just be one more passing fad that people took part in. While it has had peaks and valleys since its introduction, skateboarding has proven it is much more than just a passing fad.
The first skateboard was quite different from today’s skateboard. They offered a handle bar on them, just like many types of scooters that we see on the market today. This handle bar is what allowed these early skateboards to be maneuvered and controlled. However, it didn’t take long for the idea to remove the handle bar to come along. Many believe this early idea was the result of the popularity of surf boarding at the time.
Category: Skateboarding
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009 •
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Here’s some more tips to help you learn new skateboard tricks.
These tips will help you learn new skateboard tricks much faster.
Tip #1: Set Goals.
Working at a trick consistently will help you learn new skateboard tricks faster.
The saying: “If you don’t know where you’re going, it doesn’t matter how you’re getting there” is true for skating.
Working at a trick consistently will help you learn new skateboard tricks, and sometimes this will require a bit of perseverance and committedness.To learn new skateboard tricks, write some goals for tricks you want to learn and then work at some of them each time you skate.
Do this for a while and you’ll find the trick easier and easier.
Tip #2: Commit!
To learn new skateboard tricks, centre on landing the trick, not avoiding slamming.
The main reason I people take a long time to learn new skateboard tricks is because they’re just not committed to landing the trick.
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Category: Skateboarding
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Saturday, October 17th, 2009 •
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Skateboarding has been a popular sport for the past 3 decades, and is quite modern. In fact, skateboarding has been around since 1980, which happens to be the year in which the first modern skateboard was made. Since then, both young and the not so young enjoy carving the streets and experiencing the adrenaline rush of free riding, trick skating, and the like.
Skateboarding is deeply influenced by and derivative of the art and sport of surfing. Surfing, which was developed and rooted in Hawaii, is the act of riding waves with a surfboard. Similar to surfing, skateboarding entails riding a skateboard on land, and more specifically, paved or concrete surfaces. Skateboards are made in different styles and made with different skating methods in mind.
Some skateboards are styled and fashioned after longboard surfboards. While these skateboards are not intended for extensive tricks, longboard skateboards are great for bombing hills and carving while you cruise the streets.
Category: Skateboarding
Tags: Culture, element skateboards, Hawaii, longboard skateboards, many different cultures, Punk, sector 9 skateboards, Skateboard, skateboard culture, Skateboarding, sport, trick Leave a Comment
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 •
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Skateboarding has been a popular sport for the past three decades, and still remains to be quite modern. In fact, skateboarding has been around since 1980, which happens to be the year in which the first modern skateboard was made. Since then, both young and the not so young enjoy carving the streets and experiencing the adrenaline rush of free riding, trick skating, and the like. Skateboarding has become not just a recreational sport of hobby, but has been developed into a competitive individual and team sport.
Skateboarding is deeply influenced by, and derivative of, the art and sport of surfing. Surfing, which was developed and rooted in Hawaii, is the act of riding ocean waves with a surfboard. Similar to surfing, skateboarding entails riding a skateboard on land, and more specifically, paved or concrete surfaces. Skateboards are made in different styles and made with different skating methods in mind.
Longboard Skateboards
Category: Skateboarding
Tags: adrenaline rush, Casper, concrete surfaces, Culture, Hawaii, History, longboard skateboards, Modern, ocean waves, Punk, punk culture, Skateboard, Skateboarding, skateboards, sport Leave a Comment
