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Tre Flips are one of the coolest looking technical tricks to learn. The 360 Flip (also known as a "tre-flip") looks similar to a kickflip, except that the board spins on two axis. If you are imagining a very sweet trick in your mind, then you're probably got it right!
I have two resources ...
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In Skateboard 101 Part 2 , we talked about skateboard style. Now I want to hit something I get a LOT of email about, and that gets you actually onto your board - your skateboard stance.
I remember back when I first started skating, one of the biggest questions I wrestled with was, which ...
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I look at that headline, and I think, really? An entire month dedicated to brain injury awareness? Wow. But, it DOES give me the perfect opportunity to bring up helmets!
Most of the skaters I see at my skatepark wear helmets, and even skaters who are riding around town, but I live in Oregon, ...
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Jenni wrote in and asked, "I'm just learning how to longboard and I'm finding that when I remove my back foot to push I lose balance and sometimes will fall forward a bit or to either side..." Bummer! Having poor balance makes skateboarding very tough. I think I have pretty great balance, but ...
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HBO made a short video in their "How to Make It in America" series about legendary NYC skateboarder Wilfredo Gomez . If you haven't heard of him, Wilfredo is a possibly insane, mysterious, bigfoot-esqu, overwhelmingly talented skateboarder who haunts New York City.
The video features guys ...
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Eric Koston
Andrew Reynolds
On Skateboard 101: Part One , we talked about Skateboard Slang. Now we're trying to tackle an even harder topic - Skateboard Style . Skateboard style is a strange thing to talk about. No matter how much I think that people should just wear what they want to, we all know that skateboarding has ...
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Want to go to the Vans Warped Tour for FREE? Volunteer at the Concrete Wave booth at the Vans 2010 Warped Tour, and get in to the Tour for free! Michael from Concrete Wave gave this to me, to pass on to you!
"We need 2 volunteers per day x 40 days. That's 80 volunteers. You get a free pass ...
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Adam shared this story with me:
"In January 2009 Adam Colton set off with Paul Kent and Aaron Enevoldsen to conquer the Andes with only longboards and backpacks. Mike Hager supplied $4000 of video equipment to document themselves skating over 1500 miles through some of the toughest terrain ...
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Paul Rodriguez
I'm starting a new series here that I'm calling "Skateboard 101", to help brand new skaters get a handle on the massive and often confusing world of skateboarding.
Part One covers skateboard slang. This can be good for new skaters, or for the parents of skaters who just want to understand ...
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So Shaun White's still got it! As I write this, America has 6 gold medals in the Winter Olympics, and one of those belongs to pro-boarder Shaun White . He's insanely talented ... to be a pro snowboarder AND skateboarder ... wow. I hope you saw his run (if you didn't you can watch Shaun ...
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Shaun White
Looking for some big high resolution skateboard logos? We've got 'em! Take a look at the Skateboard Logo Gallery - you can use 'em for your desktop, school projects, making stencils, and all kinds of other stuff. Have fun! Skateboard Comany Logos originally appeared on About.com Skateboarding ...
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We have three big skate contests on the horizon for the second half of February (and two of them are in Florida!):
The Vans Bowl-A-Rama is set for Feb 20th , 2010 at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. This will features a Men's Pro and Master's (40yrs and older) level contest.
Grind For Life ...
