I suppose it all depends on your definition of skateboarding. I mean, if you’re asking whether it’s hard to learn how to push yourself along on a skateboard, the answer is, not really. But if you asked; is it hard to learn how to do kickflips and ollies? Well, it’s certainly a lot harder than just pushing. The …
When I was fifteen years old, my dad won a video camera in a corporate golf tournament. I snatched it from his closet and began filing skateboard videos with my friends – Steve-O Before the internet changed the world, for the lonely skaters who grew up far from the madding crowd and came of age in …
For the most part, children are fearless. This means that they’ll jump off of furniture without any regard for their well-being, skid down the highest slide with their socks, or use an adult skateboard to attempt the trickiest move at the skatepark. All of these tricks almost always end badly with you having to pick up …
It is never too late to pick up a new hobby or skill, and skateboarding is no exception to this.Whether you have only recently become interested in skateboarding or you grew up admiring Tony Hawk and playing his games on your PlayStation 2, now is as good a time as any to pick up the …
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There are so many skateboarding brands out there, it’s hard to know which ones are worth your hard-earned cash.Certain brands have expertise and specialties in areas where other brands do not, but working out the good from the bad can be overwhelming.That’s why we’ve created this guide to bring you the best skateboarding brands for …
Whether you are a professional skateboarder or looking to start a hobby, an electric skateboard is a brilliant purchase for improving skills and having fun. They can be used as a cost effective option to driving, a challenge to improve a skill or hobby, a land replica to snowboarding or surfing, or just for the …
Skateboarding may be a sport that looks incredibly easy but it is a bit more complex than it may seem. Because there are no handles, you have to learn how to perfectly balance as well as get the basic techniques down. But that is why you’re here. We’ve researched and gathered everything you need to …
If you’ve stumbled across this article rather than actually searched for it, let us first explain what a double drop longboard is. It’s a longboard with a drop-through mounted deck with the trucks fixed downward from the upper side of the deck, AND with a deck that is dropped down from the trucks. As such this …
HistoryAccording to skaters around the world, the renowned Dinghy board is one of the best cruisers in the game…and we would hasten to agree! Having been in production for the last seventeen years, it’s certainly got one of the longest lifespans.The crew over at Landyachtz are known for dedicating as much time as possible to …
Skateboarding has reached new heights of popularity in recent years. In particular, the sk8ter bois have been joined increasingly often by sk8ter girls, gurlz and grrls, taking the sport to the edge and then over it in their own style. Fighting for recognition in this traditionally male-dominated space, we’ve seen top skaters such as Leticia …
