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So I built a skateboard online and ordered it.So any skateboarders on the fourm.
Also can you give me any first timer tips if your out there.

yeah man haven't skated for a little bit but whats up? what to you wanna know? :D




BTW can i ask what the set up is? :P

Go big or go home! LOL! Just hope you have good medical insurance!!!!!!!!! I used to skate all the time when I was a kid! Back when they made street boards and ramp boards! Now they're all the same! It's also good to know I still have some skills! My 14 yr old daughter and 9 yr old son about fell on the floor with there jaws hitting the ground when I did a kick flip then ollied on to our 2 foot brick wall by our drive way! Not bad for a 33 yr old man! LOL!!!! :taz:

I have a question. How do you ollie?! I have been trying for over a year and I can't get it. It either flies off in some random direction, smacks me in the forhead or back of the lets, or I *almost* get it and it goes backwards while I connect with the pavement. I accidentally did an ollie ONCE and I can't figure out how I did it. :(

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Originally Posted by Igby

I have a question. How do you ollie?! I have been trying for over a year and I can't get it. It either flies off in some random direction, smacks me in the forhead or back of the lets, or I *almost* get it and it goes backwards while I connect with the pavement. I accidentally did an ollie ONCE and I can't figure out how I did it. :(

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okay.....firstly the most important thing about skateboarding.....practice practice practice practice practice practice and PRACTICE!!!

okay now how to ollie

1. place your back foot on the tail of the board with about a quorter of your shoe hanging off the back.

2. place your front foot just before the bottom bolts on the NOSE of your deck

3. crouch down but try to bend your knees not your back

4. snap the tail AS HARD AS YOU CAN!

5. at the same time slide your front foot up and jump


this is one of the hardest tricks considering you don't know anything but once you get it you will learn alot fast!



practice on carpet(if allowed) if not practice on grass outside!

another way to do it is hold on to somthing like a hand rail and try to ollie it should help!


more or less from that all you can do is practice until you get it!


do you think Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Chris Cole or Jamie Thomas got an ollie their first try? of course not they practiced and if you practice you could be as good as them!





*Wear a helmet who cares what other kids say they are stupid safety first!*


Happy Sk8in ;D

never let fear overcome you because once that happens you wont be able to land much.

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Originally Posted by dembonez

do you think Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Chris Cole or Jamie Thomas got an ollie their first try? of course not they practiced and if you practice you could be as good as them!


*Wear a helmet who cares what other kids say they are stupid safety first!*


Happy Sk8in ;D

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I'm amazed at how far skateboarding has come from when I was doing it. My idols were Tony Alva and Jay Adams. None of the tricks, half-pipes, and skate parks had been invented yet. If you wanted anything other than asphalt, you had to find an empty swimming pool... Suddenly, I feel old... :(

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Originally Posted by emmet10

So I built a skateboard online and ordered it.So any skateboarders on the fourm.
Also can you give me any first timer tips if your out there.

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Whered you order it from? ccs? What tips do you need lol... Most people start off on a cheap walmart board then go all out when they know they wanna do it.

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Originally Posted by Igby

I have a question. How do you ollie?! I have been trying for over a year and I can't get it. It either flies off in some random direction, smacks me in the forhead or back of the lets, or I *almost* get it and it goes backwards while I connect with the pavement. I accidentally did an ollie ONCE and I can't figure out how I did it. :(

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Youtube is your friend. Also skate mags, but they probably have more complex tricks. Ollie is one of the most basic things, and shouldnt take anywhere near a year to get.... I was never very good (mostly due to lack of interest in spending all the time practicing) but I taught my self a kickflip in about two weeks or so... All it really takes is knowledge on how to do it, and lots of pratice... (also, your not going to be able to do a complex trick if you cant do the basic stuff)

Kickflip is like a step up from an ollie... I could also double flip it but never land it... never praticed it.

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

I'm amazed at how far skateboarding has come from when I was doing it. My idols were Tony Alva and Jay Adams. None of the tricks, half-pipes, and skate parks had been invented yet. If you wanted anything other than asphalt, you had to find an empty swimming pool... Suddenly, I feel old... :(

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firstly those guys you mentioned.....were the best of the best....no one will ever be as good as they were they were the pioneers without them we wouldn't have skateboarding and don't feel old lol its not that long ago :P

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Originally Posted by dembonez

yeah man haven't skated for a little bit but whats up? what to you wanna know? :D




BTW can i ask what the set up is? :P

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The deck was a 31 inch long 7.75 width and I think 3.0 inches off the ground
So Just need to know how to turn at a curb cause if i dont
Ill be in the middle of the street

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Originally Posted by I<3Dreamsicles

Whered you order it from? ccs? What tips do you need lol... Most people start off on a cheap walmart board then go all out when they know they wanna do with it

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I ordered it on warehouse skateboards,com
Just google skateboards and you will find warehouseskateboards

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Originally Posted by emmet10

The deck was a 31 inch long 7.75 width and I think 3.0 inches off the ground
So Just need to know how to turn at a curb cause if i dont
Ill be in the middle of the street

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Turn??? at a curb.. so your in a drive way? either... just stop yourself? put a foot down... or you need decent balance to press down on the tail and lift the front of the board, and spin in the direction you want to turn... (usually you dont push the tail all the way down to the ground, unless your trying to stop and put unnecessary ware on the deck)

I am just going to link you to two sites that you can build a skateboard http://www.warehouseskateboards.com/

one more
http://www.skateboards.com/

Here's one from the old guy. I truly can remember taking a metal skate apart and making my first skateboard with the skate and a piece of 2x4 lumber. I can also remember making a contraption called a scooter. This was made with a metal skate, a 2x6 and a couple of pieces of 2x4 lumber. The skate was held onto the lumber with nails. If the skate fell off while riding, you'd just go home and drive a few more nail through it.

True Story!
Jim Smith

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Originally Posted by emmet10

The deck was a 31 inch long 7.75 width and I think 3.0 inches off the ground
So Just need to know how to turn at a curb cause if i dont
Ill be in the middle of the street

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well the turning is in your trucks lose trucks makes turns sharper and tight trucks make turning wide

Thanks
So what type of skateboard do you have

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Originally Posted by emmet10

Thanks
So what type of skateboard do you have

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me?


umm i hate my current one =/ but its a Baker deck distructo trucks redz bearings and Zero Wheels

I remember buying my first Dogtown board...Christian Hosoya or something like that. Also had a G & S....before I got my first PP Tony Hawk board. Readin this makes me wanna go buy a board and hit a skate park with my boys!!!!!

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Originally Posted by shorty54

I remember buying my first Dogtown board...Christian Hosoya or something like that. Also had a G & S....before I got my first PP Tony Hawk board. Readin this makes me wanna go buy a board and hit a skate park with my boys!!!!!

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you know what they say...."Shred till your Dead!"

Dont practice your moves while still, always roll it makes the trick easier and prepares you to do it off of things. Just got back into it and its a ton of fun, i just 360 flipped a 5 stair yesterday haha and always try something new if you get scared, it will get extremely hard for you to try it another time

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

I'm amazed at how far skateboarding has come from when I was doing it. My idols were Tony Alva and Jay Adams. None of the tricks, half-pipes, and skate parks had been invented yet. If you wanted anything other than asphalt, you had to find an empty swimming pool... Suddenly, I feel old... :(

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OMG I remember those days......we would drive around looking for abandoned houses with pools. Also parking garages.....and trying to stay away from the cops....lol. They hated us back then. :P Now my 10 year old is really into it...we just bought him a grind for Christmas and my hubby is building him a half pipe in the backyard. lol ...crazy

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

.....and trying to stay away from the cops....lol. They hated us back then. :P

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They still do... There are tons of crazy cop videos harassing skaters and stuff on youtube.

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Originally Posted by I<3Dreamsicles

They still do... There are tons of crazy cop videos harassing skaters and stuff on youtube.

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Kinda ridiculous isn't it. There's real crime they could be handling(BG's female fans stealing his laundry) and they wanna hastle a bunch of kids on a board with wheels. Losers.(not loosers bozos).:D

BG has news. He can still board. He's too cheeeken he'll bust his perfect behind though, so he takes it easy. The half pipe in his buddies back yard calls BG's name all the time, but realizes it will be hard to save the planet with a busted bum.:D

I use to be into in a lot when I was in my teens. And what messed me up so bad was a kickflip boardslide down a handrail. When I landed on the rail the board snapped in half And after that I was always terrified my board was gonna break midtrick which is a horrible experience. So I went to metal boards but after a while of scraping the edges sharpen up really bad and if you miss a shove it and it smacks your ankles it will cut it open which also sucks.

I also did bmx racing and dirtjumping and aggressive inline. I can still ride miniramps on skateboards but I dont really skate street anymore with them. But I do still rollerblade and probably will until I get old and start breaking a leg everytime I go out.

Heres some pics
Rollerblading
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...5/skating2.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...5/skating1.jpg

And the first time I ever attempted a backflip on a bmxbike off a 6 foot dirtjump
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...5/IMG_0002.jpg

ride workshop,venture,swiss bones. Thats been my choice for the past 6 years. ive skateboarded since i was 11 years old. Been to all the nyc spots,Love park\city hall,Woodward skate camp. Dont skate anymore and wont be able to for the rest of my life if i want to be able to actually walk.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34...4/P1010252.jpg

Man I used to rip up bank lots when I was younger! nothing like grinding on the marble ledges!!! The cops really hated us.

The first thing that needs to be learned to do an ollie is how to get off the ground. If you cant jump and crouch your knees, it aint going to happen. Thats the biggest mistake you see most people do when they first start. They get all the foot work correct but dont concentrate on getting air. JUMP HIGH! It gives you more time to finsh tricks like 360 flips and impossibles in the future!

Have fun!!!!

Skated for 5 years

Feeling it now:tears:

didnt they shut down love park?

Oh my...you guys with the ouches and oooosss need to talk to my 10 year old. He is hoping to be the next big bmx X games kid......:O Oye...so not ready for it....lol

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

Oh my...you guys with the ouches and oooosss need to talk to my 10 year old. He is hoping to be the next big bmx X games kid......:O Oye...so not ready for it....lol

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hahahha!! sounds like my mom when i was younger!

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Originally Posted by Denial

didnt they shut down love park?

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im not sure. I havent been to philly to skate in years