Skateboarding For The First Time
There are three main and important parts to a skateboard, the wheels, the trucks and the deck. There are many different kinds of decks. Some of the most common ones are: Boom, Blank, Edwards, Zero, Birdhouse and Shortys. The trucks job is to support the wheels. You can get abec ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, six, sevens. Abec ones are the slowest. Most people select Abec threes because they are the right speed for most people. You can get plastic or rubber wheels. If you prefer speed then rubber wheels are the way to go.
There are so many moves that you can perform on a skateboard. Most beginning skateboarders first learn the basic skateboarding tricks such as ollie, kickflip, and 180 degree ollie. The more difficult moves are 360 flip, 540 flip, hardflip, method and many more. There are also grinds, which is when you ollie onto a bar or pole, etc. and grind it. Some grinds are: boardslide, 50-50 grind, 5-0 grind, blunt and much more.
When performing an ollie you push off fast, once you are going fast put your back foot on the tail and your other foot in the middle of the board. Push down on the tail then push your other foot up the board to your front trucks. Do the same with your other foot so that it goes on the bottom trucks. The board should then hopefully be in the air. Land onto the board. When landing it, bend your knees so that the board doesn’t absorb the impact. The board may snap if you dont land properly.
Always remember that when you are ollieing off steps you need to keep your feet on the trucks, so that you do not snap the board. Absorb moves with your knees so that the board doesn’t snap. If it’s raining, it’s not a good idea to go for a skate outside because it will be easier to snap your board and the wood will become quite soggy.
When you are performing an 180 ollie you first have to push off when you have enough speed put your left foot on the top trucks and your right foot on the nose, then ollie while your right foot pushes the nose down. Turn the board 180 degrees by pushing it to the right now rotate 180 degrees then land it.