Skateboarding101

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Skateboarding is an action sports that involves a type of sports equipment usually made of 7 ply maple plywood deck with polyurethane coating with wheels attached called the skateboard.

If you wanna know how to skateboarding here are some facts you need to know.

Skateboard stance

  • Regular - left foot in front

  • Goofy - right foot in front

Where to skate?

A regular wide flat surface like parking lot, sidewalk or empty streets are usually good for beginners.

Beginner skateboarding tips

  1. Bend your knees - a low relax stance gives you the ability to adjust your balance

  2. Be determined - skateboarding is hard, dont expect to be good right away

  3. Be ready to fall - falling is unavoidable. You may consider protective gears

  4. Use quality equipment - poor equipments means it won't perform well

  5. Be confident - skateboarders loves to see another skater push their limit and progress their skills

How to push skateboard

  1. Place your front foot 30 degree angle near your front hardware bolts

  2. Bend front knee so back leg can reach the ground

  3. Balance your weight on front foot, reach down and push off with your backfoot

  4. Return your backfoot on the board at near the hardware bolts back

How to turn on skateboard

Turning will come naturally as you practice skateboarding. Skateboarx trucks are disigned to turn when you lean from side to side.

How to stop your skateboard

Dragging your foot on the ground is the most important way to stop a skateboard.

Now you're ready to conquer the floor.

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great article

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4 years ago

interesting article you got there. Will try skateboarding when i have a chance

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4 years ago

amazing tutorial

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4 years ago

i love skateboarding so much. Even i got an accident before. Bit still im skatebparding until now. Nice tutorial btw

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4 years ago

Brings back the memories in my high school years. I wanna teach my daughter how to do skateboarding. Thnaks for this. Good work!

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4 years ago

I wanna try skateboarding. It is one in my buckelist. But im afraid i will fall and get injured. So maybe i'll consider someone to teach me first. Im not good in self learning. Btw, your article will help others to know how to skateboarding by themselves

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