Top 10 SkateBoarding How To Video Tips and Tricks @Sk8r.TV
Top 10 Real SkateBoarding Tips Tricks and How To Videos From the @Sk8r.TV Crash Course.
From the early 1900’s til’ now skateboarding has changed dramatically. Everyone wants to stay a ‘Sk8r’ if they were and even more want to ‘be down’ with the skater kids. From noob to pro, poser to wannbe, old school to retirees we all need to catch up at times. The skateboard crew from http://Sk8r.TV aka @Sk8r on Twitter, was cool enough to let us present a hand picked top ten skate tips and tricks video refresher crash skateboarding course good for all comers.
How To Learn the Basics Of Skateboarding
No better place to start than the beginning right? So we’ll start with the basics.
How To Do an Ollie
Invented by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand in 1977, the Ollie is a skateboarding trick where the rider pops the tail of his skateboard into the air and then jumps with the board ‘stuck’ to his or her feet.
How To Choose a Skateboard
As early as the 1930s, kids were attaching roller skates to two-by-fours and calling them skateboards, but oh, how times have changed.
How To 50-50 Grind
After you’ve mastered some skateboarding fundamentals, try moving on to the 50-50 grind
How To Replace Skateboard Wheels
Broken or missing skateboard wheels aren’t the end of the world. In just a few minutes, you can replace them.
How To Boardslide
Not a trick for a novice, boardsliding involves sliding across an obstacle with the bottom of the board, not the wheels. Skaters should only attempt to boardslide after learning some basic maneuvers.
How To Clean Skateboard Bearings
Riding a skateboard can be a blast, but not when your skateboard gets hard to handle because of dirty bearings. Here’s how to keep them clean.
How To Drop in on a Quarter-Pipe
Dropping in on a quarter-pipe or other vertical ramp is something to try after you have been skateboarding for at least a few months.
How To Build Your Own Skateboard
A skateboard consists of three elements: the board or deck, the wheels, and the trucks, which connect the wheels to the deck. Craft your own sweet ride by putting them together.
How To Play ‘Skate’
One of the best ways to test your mad skateboarding skills is by playing Skate with your friends. This outdoor competition lets you go board-to-board with other skaters.
Just enough skater tips to balance out the skate tricks. Brings back memories for many and may just shed some new light for others. Skater life will keep evolving but a touch back to the roots should hold true over time, until we fly anyway. Do you remember “Sk8 or Di3” ???
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Big ‘props’ go to Skater Radio & @LouieBaur for the hook-up with the upcoming Skater TV Crew @Sk8r.TV.
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