Skateboarding Tips For Beginners Guide
This is always the hardest place to start any new sport, especially
skateboarding tips for beginners. Well, it would be way too easy to say you need
this, this and this and not bother to explain a heck of a lot to you about the
list of things you need. That's a qualified bummer, so we're not going to do
that. Instead, let's take a quick look at what the basics are for someone who is
just sticking their toes in the water.
Skate boarding right now is "THE" in sport and boards and gear are in high
demand. But, let me tell you, that you do not want to be getting your beginners
board at places whose idea of a deal is low, low prices. Low, low prices usually
means low, low quality as well, and if you don't want to wind up flat on your
butt, then buy a board you can at least rely on to carry you for the first
training sessions you will need to get started. So yes, spend a bit more to get
started and be safe.
Here is a super cool tip for getting a good, fairly low cost board. Head to the
local skate place and tell the man behind the counter you have big ambitions but
not a lot of bucks. You'll find yourself outfitted with a blank black deck, but
hey, who cares. You have a board to get started with that didn't cost an arm and
a leg. Pictures on the deck don't honestly count for much anyhow.
Now here is what you do next, check out the width of the board. It has to be
wide enough to let you step on it and have your feet hang out on both sides –
like that would be about a 7.5 inch deck. Check the dip in the board (the
concave) because it will help you do flip tricks, but when you're first getting
started this is something that will make more of a difference later.
Next on the list are trucks, but ones that aren't all that fancy (remember
budget is a concern here). Again, the trucks/wheels without pictures are way
less expensive. So consider wheels that turn well, are durable and really
strong. This would mean bullets, which are blank wheels but just hard enough to
do the deed. If you're looking for durability, bullets last so long you almost
get sick of them.
You'll need bearings too and most of them are rated ABEC 3, 5, or 7. By the way,
the ABEC just refers to the bearing tolerance. Anyhow, for beginners on budgets,
stick to Reds 3s. The rest of the hardware like grip tape and risers are not as
crucial as having a decent board with good wheels and bearings. Oh, and one last
thing, get skate shoes, learn your first trick (the Ollie), then move on to the
Pop Shove It and F/S 180. Skateboarding tips for beginners is a great place to start
and soon, you will be doing Kickflips.
