posted by admin on May 31
Skateboarding is a very popular and exciting sport. It requires skill, technique and a need for speed. Anyone can learn skateboarding, be you a boy or a girl. Old or young, for skateboarding has no rules! All you need is enthusiasm.
There a few types of skateboarding. A few of the tricks and styles are as mentioned below:
Street skateboarding
Small skate ramps can be installed almost anywhere. All that is required is a little bit of street space. Skate boarders utilize these ramps to do flip tricks . Grinds are also commonly done on these ramps. A grind is when a skateboarder latches the side of his/her board onto the ramp and slides across it. It requires a fine balance between speed and technique.
Skate boarders also use steps and railings to do tricks. Coming towards the steps the skater will jump over the steps doing one of many flip tricks while in air. The railings are used to do grinding moves. It is very interesting how skateboarders find almost anything on the street to improvise tricks on.
Vert skating
Vert ramps are usually a bigger version of the ones used for street skating. These can go up to 20-40 feet in height. Skaters can do grinding techniques and flip tricks on these ramps. Grabs are also often incorporated into the combinations.
Grinds
The different types of grinds that are done are as follows:
5-o grinds
50-o grinds
50 slides etc.
Flips
The different types of flips that are performed are:
Kick flips
Heel flips
Shove its
Skateboarders have invented many games that they play in order to keep themselves challenged. In a spirit of competition these games are played, in order to maintain the levels of the tricks and also learn more in the process. One such game is called “Skate”. In this game players are numbered in a descending order. One by one they perform tricks and each of the participants has to copy the exact move, trying to land the trick as best as possible. Inability to do so gives you a letter. If you get all the letters that spell “skate” then you are out.
Thus skateboarding is a very exciting sport, both for the skateboarders themselves and the audience. It is not hard to learn.All you need is a skateboard and some sneakers. So why wait, get skating!
posted by admin on May 15
Skateboarding is by far a very popular sport. It has many followers and many people have dedicated their lives to the sport. Tony Hawk, Jeremy Rogers and Steve Caballero are but a few names of the pro skateboarding world. They are the giants of skateboarding and skaters across the globe look up to them for inspiration and motivation. Skateboarding is a very exciting sport having many benefits attached with it. The following are some of them:
Making friends
Skateboarding is an excellent way to make friends. As soon as you learn how to skateboard and are out there at the skate park learning new tricks or practicing new ones you will naturally meet so many like minded people. Skateboarders usually practice in groups. A bunch of skaters will take their boards and some snacks and head out to the skate park to spend the whole day skating, learning new tricks and learning from each other. Yes, it does help to practice with friends as you can help each other perfect the tricks. Skaters often inspire each other by doing newer and better tricks. It is often a very competitive sport and skaters often like to copy a trick that they see that they have not tried before. Once you start skateboarding you will soon have a big group of friends who enjoy skating as much as you do.
Health benefits
Skateboarding requires a lot of physical effort and results in the overall workout of the body. Skateboarding is an excellent sport for the cardiovascular system. It really makes your lungs pump as you run, jump and get on and off your skateboard. It is a great work out for your legs as well. Your leg muscles get pushed to the limit as a result skateboarders profess to have strong leg and thigh muscles. So when you skate you are not only having a great time, you are giving your body a great workout.
Economical
Skateboarding is an economical sport. All you need to buy is a skateboard and some protective gear. Both these things can be bought at reasonable prices.
Skateboarding is now one of the most popular sports in the annual X games. It is hugely popular with the younger generation, and skateboarders can be found everywhere performing tricks and techniques in some of the skate parks located in almost all major cities. So get in the groove, get you self a skateboard and head out.