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How to Skateboard
- Be genuine. Make sure you're in it
for the right reasons. Don't skate just to be 'cool', or get
sponsored and make a lot of money. You should skate because you love
skateboarding. If you really enjoy it, everything else will follow.
- Visit your local skate shop. This
is a great way to see what works and what doesn't. Just by looking
at others and asking them how their board, wheels, etc. hold up, you
will learn what is worth buying.
- Practice. For tips on how to do
moves, you can always watch a move in a video in slow motion and pay
attention to the foot movement. Sequence photos are another great
way to learn. But basically, the more you practice, the better you
will be. Don't get discouraged because you can't land a trick the
first or second try. Just practice and have fun, and you will get
the trick eventually.
- Don't worry. Other people will
always progress faster or tell you what to wear. Skateboarding is
only about you and your board. Just have fun. At the end of the day,
a different t-shirt brand won't help you skate any better than blue
hair.
- Go skate! Find some other skaters
to skate with. It helps you to learn from their styles or different
skill levels. If you don't know anyone, just talk to some other
skaters at the local skatepark. They are usually friendly, and will
help you out.
Get accustomed to the board. Put it on
some soft grass, stand on it, then lean to the left and to the right.
Find a small, secluded place to start.
A driveway is perfect for just rolling around until you get the hang of
things.
Watch a few skateboarding videos and
see if you understand how some of the simpler tricks are performed. An
ollie is a very easy trick, and generally a good one to start with.
When you are done skating, always
lubricate your bearings.
Learn the language. Skateboarders have
specific terms for all of the tricks and parts of a skateboard.
Find someone who is proficient on a
skateboard and willing to show you a few things.
What is snake?
Slang tearm used by skaterboarders
at skate parks or skate spots. Normaly skaters have an unofficial
"line" that you are waighting in to skate a certian spot, The
skaters may not be in an actual line but take notice of who they go
after and who has already gone, etc.
A snake is someone who continously skates with out giving others a
chance, or skates an obsticle, pool, ramp, or rail while another
skater is already skating it.
Often times snaking is done by experianced and impatient skaters
using it as an attempt to clear the area so they have it to them
selvs. Other times a "crew" will come in and snake everyone to try
and clear the pool / park / ramp so that the members of the "crew"
can skate it.
Snaking can also be done by accident as it is easy for 2 skaters to
accidently drop in at the same time.
"That
guys such a snake, he's dropin in every other person"
"Yeah I had fun, but there was a lota snakes at the park today"
What is Jitter?
A Jitter is a slang word for Skater
Skater dont just wear "baggy" jeans they sometimes wear tight jeans
and skate brands or band tee's and some sort of skate shoe they
hardly ever skate in converse because it is extremely hard most wear
etnies vans adio DC or dvs
They mostly listen to rock punk hardcore ska or screamo
A: Look at the jitters
B: I love that skaters deck
A: Me too, but they all listen to bands like Atreyu
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