| Skateboarding For Beginners
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| | foot on a skateboard before then there is
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| 17th December 2005
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| | probably a certain way you should go
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| Author: Adam Bunn
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| | about doing things, and that is not to
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| Over the last couple of weeks I've been
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| | think ollying is what you have to learn
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| trying to do at least an hour of
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| | first. Instead, over the coming weeks I
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| skateboarding after work each day. The
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| | will be writing a series of 'lessons'
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| road outside is smooth and flat, very
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| | starting today with the most basic thing
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| good for practicing flatland stuff. The
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| | you can do - ride your skateboard.
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| kid two doors down from me, Jake, joins
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| | Your only aim for now is going to be
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| in sometimes too, and as he's about the
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| | getting comfortable just riding up and
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| same level we get on well and push each
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| | down your street, trying to get to a
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| other to do better.
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| | decent speed and to be able to turn your
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| All this regular skateboarding has
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| | skateboard as and when you need to.
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| started to attract the interest of
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| | Forget about ollying and all other
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| several kids that want to begin
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| | tricks!
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| skateboarding. Jake, being a fairly
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| | SET UP YOUR SKATEBOARD
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| typical teenager, doesn't have the time
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| | Get your skateboard sorted out. If you
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| of day for them, but I find it quite
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| | don't know what the different bits of
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| interesting trying to teach them.
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| | your skateboard are called then start
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| That got me thinking about the absolute
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| | here and read from there.
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| basics and how to go about learning them.
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| | The chances are that the one you've got
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| The problem with these kids is they want
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| | is pretty slow, with Abec 'A' bearings
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| to run before they can walk. They haven't
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| | and a thick, heavy deck. Your deck won't
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| yet got the dedication to learn how to
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| | have much concave (meaning it won't be
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| ride properly, because they always want
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| | very curved) but this type of board is
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| to learn what I'm doing instead (which at
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| | less likely to slip away from you.
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| the moment is a kind of 360° railstand).
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| | However, bear in mind that you will at
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| Even though skateboarding is a very
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| | the very least want new bearings in the
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| individual sport, or art, if you're an
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| | near future, and try and budget for this
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| absolute beginner and you've never set
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| | (or start badgering your parents now)...
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