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Article #401: Skateboarding For Beginners

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Over the last couple of weeks I've been about doing things, and that is not to
trying to do at least an hour of think ollying is what you have to learn
skateboarding after work each day. The first. Instead, over the coming weeks I
road outside is smooth and flat, very will be writing a series of 'lessons'
good for practicing flatland stuff. The starting today with the most basic thing
kid two doors down from me, Jake, joins you can do - ride your skateboard.
in sometimes too, and as he's about the Your only aim for now is going to be
same level we get on well and push each getting comfortable just riding up and
other to do better. down your street, trying to get to a
All this regular skateboarding has decent speed and to be able to turn your
started to attract the interest of skateboard as and when you need to.
several kids that want to begin Forget about ollying and all other
skateboarding. Jake, being a fairly tricks!
typical teenager, doesn't have the time SET UP YOUR SKATEBOARD
of day for them, but I find it quite Get your skateboard sorted out. If you
interesting trying to teach them. don't know what the different bits of
That got me thinking about the absolute your skateboard are called then start
basics and how to go about learning them. here and read from there.
The problem with these kids is they want The chances are that the one you've got
to run before they can walk. They haven't is pretty slow, with Abec 'A' bearings
yet got the dedication to learn how to and a thick, heavy deck. Your deck won't
ride properly, because they always want have much concave (meaning it won't be
to learn what I'm doing instead (which at very curved) but this type of board is
the moment is a kind of 360° railstand). less likely to slip away from you.
Even though skateboarding is a very However, bear in mind that you will at
individual sport, or art, if you're an the very least want new bearings in the
absolute beginner and you've never set near future, and try and budget for this
foot on a skateboard before then there is (or start badgering your parents now)...
probably a certain way you should go






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