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Why we skate. |
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Sep 04, 2006 - 12:56 PM - by Dvs Skater
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I think we skate for that awesome sensation. You know the one I mean. That tingly feeling that you get that I think is better than pretty much anything I've experienced. It is satisfaction to the extreme. Nothing in my opinion comes close. Like those rare times when we go for a big trick, and land it. But not just landing it a bit sketchy like - maybe a little wobbly knee bend to compensate for over/under balance, or immediately stepping off the board - I mean when you f**king nail it, feet equally over truck bolts, no wobble, no need to tick-tack out, you just roll straight out - perfection.
Now, for myself and a lot of us, this is very rare. But when it happens, it is the best feeling in the world. You wanted all your friends, all your family, even you work partners and your boss, to have been standing there watching. But generally when this happens, there are no others around. Frustrating isn't it?
So why does it feel so good? Why should your entire central nervous system decide to throw a party when a plank of wood on wheels finally does what your brain has been wanting it to do for so long? Surely there are more important things in life to be ecstatic about? Like a birthday, or falling in love, or that affluence-inducing promotion at work, straight A's in your exams, or things of the sort. Possibly. But I have experienced all of those (except the straight A bit lol ) and none of those feelings are like last summer at my cousins skatepark, when I finally managed to nail my fakie 180 flip to manual to b/s 180 out, across an eight foot long, ten inch high grind box. Feet over truck bolts. No wobble. Just rolled away and came slowly to a stop. Balanced totally and perfectly. I wanted to scream! I wanted that to have been filmed! I wanted a sequence of it, so that I could mount it in a frame and hang it in my bathroom, so that anyone who decided to go to the Bathroom could look at it in amazement, and then return to the front room asking "Is that you in that sequence in the bathroom? That’s amazing!" But I didn’t film it or shoot a sequence. Nobody saw it. I just got the feeling. I wanted to do it again. The feeling was so good, I had to have more. So I went for it, same line in, same foot position, same mindstate. But it did'nt work. No where near. The first time round, the fakie 180 kickflip popped, and spun majestically under my feet, it was like slow motion, I gazed down at my board as it spun, adrenaline pumping. Landing in a manual with no wobble was a new experience for me. It felt so good as I ate up the distance in the wheelie, the far edge of the block arrived quicker than I expected, and I even managed to pop the backside 180 out.
But the second time was far from perfection. The fakie 180 flip hung up on the block - not enough height! I gormlessly stumbled forward to cancel out my momentum and prevent the doom-ridden slam we all want to avoid at every cost.
The second time the board shoots out, and I land hard on my butt, the board only coming to rest when it reaches the fence that penns the skatepark in. Dangit.
The third time I get the flip but no manual. The fourth time no manual. And the fifth. And the sixth. And so on and so on. I began to loose count of attemped, yet unsuccesful tries at this modest trick.
But I stopped trying when the fakie 180 flip spun about half way, clipping the edge of the block, and sending the hard edge of the canadian maple deck barrelling into my shinbone, the accompanying "donk" although rather acoustically pleasing, totally and utterly painful. This in turn sent me falling forward, hands out in front, and….slap those hands on the concrete!
So I limp back to my cousins car. Eyes watering. Shaking a little from the immense and very painful golf ball sized lump that has appeared on my left shin. I had a long way to drive home, I had no money for a drink. My leg hurt. It started to drizzle. Oh, and did I mention my leg hurt?
All of this to deal with, yet all I could think about was that perfect trick. That fuzzy buzzing tingly feeling was still there, peircing through the pain and anguish that I was suffering from the slam.
I left with a huge smile on my face. All the blood sweat and tears was worth it, because the feeling we all get when we successfully land that trick is so immense, so pleasing, and so satisfying it defies any explanation. It is what we all want, it is what we all strive for in skateboarding, and it is the addictive element which makes us pick our boards up again having slammed hard, or worse, broken something. It will always be there, whether we have just emulated Danny Ways 75foot long f/s 360, or a simple carve across a bank, the feeling is the reason we skate, and I'm so glad that I have had the opportunity to find it out first hand.
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7/50 Skateboard trick tip- 360 flips |
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Aug 09, 2006 - 11:45 PM - by Mogwai
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360 Flips are a pretty popular trick now. It's like you can't watch a skate video without seeing them done quite a few times in a part. Ofcourse not all parts do, but a high majority does. So what does this show? That 360 flips are becoming a standard (while advanced) skateboard trick.
Alright, first off I will covor how to set up your feet. Your back foot actually plays more of a role than your front foot. But first off I will covor the front foot. See, alot of people say it is easier to put it angled like a kickflip about in the middle of your board. Well, it makes the board easier to spin, but alot harder to controll. So what I would suggest is you set it up like you would a kickflip. And just a few inches behind the front bolts. And for the back foot.. I would suggest putting it on the outside corner, just to make it easier to get a good scoop.
Now for the trick part! The back foot plays the most important role here. You probably can already do, or get close to, a 360 shove it. Although this trick involves a 360 shove, you can still see a bit of a difference in how it feels. The main trick is not to pop, but to scoop. This means you drag your back foot with the board instead of a fast pop, to help it get around. Also don't just scoop back, scoop your back foot towards your front foot. If you watch pros, you will see their back foor always ends up under them about under their leading leg's thigh. As for the front foot, kick straight out. And don't kick hard, you should barley flick it. It really will not take that much to get it around.
Landing this trick can be hard! Often, wheel bite can be a problem. Another problem can be landing on the nose, which isn't good, you can really break boards on this trick. So before trying it off anything, even a curb, I would suggest being able to land on bolts while on flatground.
Also.. I first tried learning 360 flips and I just couldn't get them. So I learned fakie big flips, and then fakie 360 flips.. Then I found out that normal ones were alot easier. So if you can't get it, try fakie ones first. Also, you should note this trick has a few different names. People will refer to them as "tre flips" and "3 flips" sometimes also.
Good luck, this one can take a long time! If you have questions, ask away.
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6/50 Skateboarding - Style |
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Aug 08, 2006 - 2:42 AM - by Mogwai
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With how far skateboarding has come, it now isn't just about pulling the tricks. Now you have to look the best you can when pulling a trick off. No one cares what you do if your body is shaking and you look like a mess! Sure, you did it, but you made it look bad. Use these tips to improve your style.
- First off.. Style isn't something that happens. Also, style is not the same for every skateboarder. I mean.. Look at some pros. You can see such big differences in some of the ways their tricks looks. Some a caught differently, some a flipped at different speeds, ect. Your style is you, so see what you get with it, don't expect to be the same as your favorite pro skater. So skate alot, practice the tricks over and over, even if you already have them down!
- Alright, speed is very important. If you noticed, it isn't generally much fun to see a guy doing a line who is hardly moving. So get some good pushes. Sure, it will make tricks harder to land, but once you get them down, they look alot better.
- Have good upper body controll. You don't need to be really strong or anything, you just need to know how to keep your upper body good when doing a trick. No one wants to see you bending over backwards from a flat land kickflip. So keep the upper body as aligned up with your skateboard as you possibly can. And pay close attention with your arms. You really can look horrible if you have your arms flailing all over the place. Pay attention to how they look, and see if you like it. If not, tweak with it untill you think you do.
- Upper body is important, but as is lower body. When you land your trick, you wanna absorb the impact. Bend your knees appropriatly. Absorb impact and ride away as if nothing ever happened. Please don't ollie a stick and bend so far down your ass is scraping the ground. Make sure it's got a good cach too. No one wants to see you catch it with your back foot and your front foot be three feet away. And keep feet on it! No one will like seeing your feet hanging off and scraping the ground.
- Ok so you know what is what about the body. Now pay attention to your flip. This is all up to you. Maybe you like things to flip slow, maybe you want your tricks to flip really fast. But make sure they're level, caught, and get some nice height on them.
- For alot of people, but not everyone, music can play a pretty big factor. If you're going down to some nice sounding music, then it makes things flow alot easier for you.
- Lastly, be the judge of your style. While you want others to think it looks good, you wanna be happy with it aswell. So have fun developing your style. And make it what you want, that's one of the ways of creativity and even expression through skateboarding! Maybe video tape yourself, and watch it to see how it looks.
Style is something that just comes with time. Do a trick over and over, untill you couldn't stand to do it again! And this guide will give you ways to look where to practice, but it will not give you style. It can take a long time to develop a great style, or who knows, maybe you naturally have one. If you have questions, ask me here.
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 How to varial heeflip |
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Aug 06, 2006 - 11:16 PM - by starburstskater
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VARIAL HEELFLIP.
So now you want to learn how to varial heelflip?
This trick is in alot of skate videos and is a really fun trick to learn and this trick takes alot of practice to learn, and then master.
When you are first trying to learn how to Varial Heelflip, you probally already know what it is, but for those of you that dont know what it is, it is just this.
1. A heelflip
2. A frontside pop shove it.
**You should already know how to heelflip pretty well and the more hight that you have on those would help you out. Another thing that you would probally want to know is how to frontside pop shove it. both of those are semi hard, but once you get used to it, you will be okay and you will be ready for the new trick that is just ahead of you.**
*The main thing that you are going to want to know, is the heelflip in this trick, dont worry about the f/s pop shove it just yet, make sure that you have the heelflip down and ready to go.*
************************Feet Set-up*************************
This is the most important thing when you are learning this trick or any trick.
***Front Foot***
Your front foot should be placed like you would for a heelflip, I set up my foot just a little farther back than normal. my toes are hanging off the edge, but not too far off, or else you will lose board control.
So set up your front foot like you would for a normal heelflip, make sure you are sure that this is what is comfortiable for you, beucase everyone does a trick a different way, so just make sure that you are in a nice spot with your front foot. Make sure at least that your toes are hanging off a little or else you wont get the proper flick out with your heel. So get used to this and make sure this position is what is right for you.
***Back Foot***
This is the next thing that is needed in order to make this trick what it is.
When doing this trick, set up your back foot like you would for a f/s pop shove it, and that is the postion it should stay. But just for you people that dont know. To do this, set up your back foot on the tail, on the bottem of the board, on the edge, with your toes and a little part of your foot on the board, and that is what will give you right shove that is needed in order to get the board to shove the board frontside.
Then once you are going to do the trick, all you have to do is put both of those stances together and then you are good to go.
************************Make Sure**************************
*Make sure* That this is comfortiable for you, and if it isnt, just change it around a little, not alot or else you wont be able to get the trick down right.
*Make sure* That you are ready to do this trick, becuase when you are going to do this trick you are going to need a little bit of skill or else you wont land the trick and will just give up on it...Which leads to the next thing.
*Make sure* That you are commited to doing this trick, becuase this takes alot of practice to learn, but if you have your heelflip on lock, and your f/s pop shove it's are good too, this shouldnt take too long, beucase that is all the trick it, just a f/s pop shove it and a heeflip...not too hard eh?
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This is just something that you have to do on confort, but if you are just learning a trick, just get a nice decent speed, not too fast or else you will get scared and probally wont land it, but not too slow or else it will get more uncomfortiable. so just go at a decent amount of speed, perhaps about 2/3 MPH. and that is about walking speed.
***********************Taking Action*************************
Now it is time to get the trick down.
Go at the speed that you have picked that is nice for you, and set up in the varial heel position. Now, pop the board like a f/s pop shove it and at the same time, drag up with your heel and at the same time give your heel a nice shoot up and out, so that will give it the turn and the flip.
Now that the board is spinning and fliping, jump a little back becuase the board is behind you, and look down so you can see the board(beucase the board is behind you)
Stay with the board, dont move away from the board, stay with the board, and dont be scared and stay commited to the trick, then you will get it. Once the board is done the flip and spin, catch the board and that will stop the board from spinning anymore and that will stop it from flipping too. Now stay on the board, nothing bad is going to happen. Stay on the board and role away and then keep doing them becuase this trick takes alot fo practice.
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1) *The board only goes 90*
This is a pretty easy problem if you dont get in the habbit of doing it. this is because you are not giving the board a nice pop with your back foot and you are not pushing the board out and when you are doing it, it isnt strong enough, so you have to give the board a nice pop and throw out with your foot and that is what will give the board the right spin.
2) *The board goes 180, but does a half flip*
Yet another easy problem to get rid of if you dont get used to it.
So now that you already get the whole 180 down that is a good thing, but this half flip problem isnt good, you could be putting your front foot too much on the board and when you try to flick out with your heel you are not getting the right flip and that is what is only going to give you a half flip, so make sure your front foot is set up just like a heelflip, or you can put it back a little and that will let you drag up more and that will give you a little harder flick out and that should get you to flip the board the whole way.
3) *The board goes behind me*
Now this is a little harder problem.
But once you work on it this should go away pretty fast.
this is because you are kicking your back foot out too fast and too hard and that is getting the board to go too far behind you, so dont think that you have to kick out as hard as you can to get this trick, all you have to do is just give it a NICE little push out and that is what will give you the right pop and shove that will be needed to get the board all the way around.
4) *I only land one footed*
This is becuase you could not be commiting to this trick enough or beucase you could be scared of it. So commit and dont be scared. Now if those arnt your problems, this could be beucase you are not staying with the board, reamber to stay with the board and to stay above the board, and that way you wont miss anything. Stay above the board and stay commited to it and then once the board is done all the fliping and the spinning, then you can put your feet down, and since you are with the board and over it, while your putting your feet down, you should land on the board. But if you are a little off and away from the board, move your feet back or forward or where ever the board is, and then put your feet down.
*Do Not*
Dont lean too far forward when doing the trick or you will be unbalanced and you wont land on the board, and dont lean to far back or sideways, or else you will still be unbalanced, make sure that you are facing straight and then you wont be unbalanced and you shouldnt have any problems like that.
Hope that this helped you out alot, and I hope that you get this trick. It is a pretty fun trick to do and learn. If you have any other problems post on here and i will try and help you out, out of all i know.Hope this helped, and if it did +rep me?
Good-luck.
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5/50 skateboarding - Manuals |
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Aug 05, 2006 - 11:31 PM - by Mogwai
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Manuals doesn't seem like something you could really write a trick tip on, but there are alot of different ways to go about doing them, and it all depends on what you're trying to do with your manual. First off, there are four basic types of manuals. You have the normal manual, nose manual, switch manual, and switch nose manual, or better known as, a fakie manual. But for now, all I will talk about is the regular manual.
A manual isn't something that you just get good at. It is all in the skater, and their balance. And although this is to some not considered even a trick, it can be used in almost all levels of skating.
First off, I would suggest you keep your backfoot square in the center of the tail. If you do this, there are less chances of your back foot touching the ground, which tears up shoes... And you maintain more controll over it.
The front foot is arguable. But from what I often observe, if you're just going to manual off something, or just land the manaul, you want your front foot over the bolts in the front. But what if you wanna do a trick out of it? Tricks out of manuals are a pretty hard thing to get started with, but generally, the best place for your front foot would be set up for the trick, but you want it more in the middle of the board. It is gonna be really hard to get a decent pop with your front foot way up..
I know this is a simple guide, but if anyone has any questions on anything, go ahead and ask me.
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 Getting used to your board? Skateboard Tips |
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Aug 04, 2006 - 6:54 AM - by !Shuv_it_Up!
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Well now that youve gotten used to riding your board, try doing some tic tacs, if you dont know what they are, theyre when you go back and forth with the front of your board left to right, by picking up from your tail.
Manual to get used to the height of your board. Bend back and forth alot to get your trucks loose enough for you to skate in. Try carving down hills.
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