How to playing skateboard

Lots of people look at Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen and Daewon Song wishing they were just like that on a skateboard. While you can't be like them overnight, you can start now! Riding down a sidewalk with the wind in your hair is great, and flying over the curb, arms flailing because you hit a pebble is too. All you have to do is stand on a skateboard and roll, it's not brain surgery. This guide will help teach you some useful information on rolling.

Steps

1. Don't be a poser. Start skating for fun then eventually you will get the hang of it. Just don't say you're a skater when you're not, and don't brag that you're able to do tricks when you cannot. After all the best way to learn is to teach yourself, you will need balance and coordination and it will take time to get learn tricks.
2. 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; boards that cost more are not always better. Always make sure you buy new bearings every 6 months or so to keep your wheels rolling. They cost $10-$20.
3. Get the supplies. A skateboard can cost a lot ($50-$100), but buy something sufficient to last a while. Have a friend that is good at skateboarding suggest a brand to you. You then need comfortable clothing and a pair of sneakers. Skate shoes are a good idea, but as long as you can move your foot around easily feel comfortable, and know they won't fall apart after just a few uses, they'll work perfectly.
4. Set aside a day or two to get comfortable on your board. Feel how it leans, and how the wheels spin. Skate around in your driveway and on the sidewalk. Just get used to the feel of the board.
5. 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.
6. Get someone you know that's good at skateboarding to teach you. Your dad probably can't pop shove it or anything, so ask someone from a local shop or park if you can watch them. Bring some beginners and ask if what he's doing is intermediate to advanced skating, if it is, perfect. You have a teacher.
7. Try riding switch. This is with your feet in the reverse position that feels comfortable (with your back foot in front and vice versa.) This comes in useful when you try a halfpipe.
8. Learn how to manual. Put one foot on the tail and one just behind the front bolts. Apply pressure to the tail, causing the front wheels to rise off of the ground. Practice this. It is not easy to manual for long distances.
9. Ollie. This is the most vital of all skateboarding tricks. Place one foot on the tail, and one just behind the bolts. Some people will say put your front foot in the middle of the board, but it is harder to learn this way. That is for when you have ollies down pat and are going for sheer height. Now release all of the pressure on your front foot, causing your back to fly towards the ground. Just as it hits the ground, give a quick - the key here is quick - jump with your back foot. Jump as high as you can. As your board hops up, use the griptape by your front foot to drag it up further. Level out your feet in midair and stomp it down with your feet over the bolts. Now ride away cool.
10. The most important thing to remember is to land with your feet over the bolts and knees bent, this improves your chances of rolling away successfully and keeps the board from breaking as often.
11. 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 skate park. They are usually friendly, and will help you out. Experiment, make a higher ollie, read about how to do another trick, whatever your heart desires. Your teacher is more a friend than an instructor now, share skills with him, and anyone else you want to show off to.
12. Learn to pop shove it. Do an ollie as high as you can, then as you level off your feet, give a nudge with the front foot on the board so it spins 180 degrees. You may want to use a little "scoop" motion with the back foot to make it spin easier.
13. Learn to kickflip. Do the same thing as a pop shove it, except when you nudge the board, kick the little area where the side of the board rises. Try out a few different motions until you get it to spin. This is not an easy trick, so practice and don't give up.
14. Learn to grind. Start with a fairly low rail (equal to or less than one foot.) This is not easy, so take it in steps. Start out simply rolling up to the rail, then jump off of your board and land with just your feet on the rail, letting the board roll away. Next, practice popping the board up as you jump, but don't worry about where it goes after that. Just make sure that your feet land on the rail. Now it's time for the real thing. Ollie as high as you can, in the direction of the rail. Land with your feet on the bolts and the board balanced on the rail. Once you get to the end of the rail, turn the board around (so it faces the right direction) and land over the bolts. This is called a boardslide.
15. Learn to drop in. Dropping in takes guts, but it's worth it. Start with your tail on the coping (the metal on the top of the halfpipe) and your foot just behind the bolts, but far enough back to balance. Put your front foot over the bolts, and slam the board down. Don't hesitate, or you will fall. It takes confidence and power. Don't worry about coming down on the other side, just hop off of your board at the top.
16. Do some liptricks. Some good ones are a Rock to Fakie, Axle Stall, and Nose Stall. These look impressive, but are not that difficult to learn if you have several months of experience.

How to Choose a Good Skateboard

If you are a beginner skateboarder chances are you don't know what to buy.

There are many tricky parts while choosing a good skateboard; you may not know what size wheels to get, what type of board, or the hardness of your wheels.

This article well help you with all of the above.

Choosing what to purchase

1. Decide what you're going to purchase. If you want a good board for less money, you're going to want a complete. If you want a much better board for more money, you're going to want to custom make yours.

2. Decide whether you want a longboard, a classic or a street/vert board.

• Longboards can cost from $120-$500
• Classics can cost from $80-$400
• Street/verts can cost from $50-$150

Purchase a Complete Board

1. If you're going to purchase a complete, you're going to want to buy one online. The completes are not as good as custom made, but you can get them for a lot less money.

• A complete can cost anywhere from $50-$200 (USD).
• A custom made can cost anywhere from $90-$500 (USD).

Purchase the deck

1. How much money do you want to spend on a skateboard deck? Blank decks, decks with no graphics on the bottom, usually run a lot cheaper than pro decks and ride just as well. But if you fancy having your favorite pro skateboarder's deck and you have enough money, go right ahead.
2. Buy a quality deck. Do NOT purchase Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Toys'R'Us, Target. skateboards. These are bad quality decks and are the ones that have cartoon characters like Spongebob and Dora the Explorer on the bottom. If you want an entire board, but don't know exactly what you want, buy a complete skateboard from a company or go to a skate shop and ask the employee about the products. If you want to ride on the streets, get a 7.5 to 8.0 deck, if you want to ride vert, 8.0 and up is probably best.

Purchase the trucks

1. The trucks are the second most important part of a skateboard. When purchasing a truck, you want to look for these characteristics.

• A length that is no more 10 inches.
• A width that fits the deck, so 7.5 trucks on a 7.5 deck.
• A design that you like.
• Lightweight.
• Grinds well.

2. Pick out a truck that has no design, if you are on a tight budget.

3. Design isn't everything - it might look cool, but that doesn't mean it's good quality.

Purchase the wheels

1. Pick out wheels that are for the kind of skateboard that you have - you don't want a street deck with long board wheels.
2. Pick out big and soft wheels for a longboard.
3. Pick out small and hard wheels for street.
4. Pick out the same brand of wheel as your deck (e.g. Zero deck and Zero wheels) - people might think you are a "poser" if the brands are different. If you have a deck (such as Almosts, DGKs, etc.) you can pick a wheel from any brand.

Purchase the bearings

1. Make sure the bearings are correct for you. The bearings are rated in ABEC, from 1-9 (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9) with the higher grades being more accurate and precise, meaning they will last longer, spin more accurately and faster, and obviously make you move a lot smoother, quieter, and faster. The best grade for your first board will probably be 5 or 7. If you start with ABEC 1 wheels (which are considerably cheaper) and upgrade them in the future, it will be hard to get used to as you will move a lot faster than before.

Travis Barker

Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American drummer and the current drummer for pop punk trio Blink-182. He has also been a drummer for several other people including Chris Hayto.

After the passing of his first punk rock band, Feeble, Barker began playing for The Aquabats in 1996 as The Baron Von Tito. He recorded one album with them, The Fury of the Aquabats!, in 1997. His career took off when he joined up with pop punk band, Blink-182 in 1998. Barker became known for his mohawk and his tendency to perform shirtless, revealing a multitude of tattoos. Barker has since established himself as a versatile drummer, producing and making guest appearances in music projects of numerous music genres including hip-hop, punk rock, alternative rock, skate punk, pop and even country. He has gained significant acceptance within the hip-hop community in particular and often collaborates with artists to compose rock-tinged remixes to their songs.

He founded clothing company Famous Stars and Straps in 1999 and LaSalle Records in 2004. Companies such as DC Shoes and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name.

Blink 182

Blink-182 is an American rock band from Poway, California, formed in 1992. The band formed as "Blink" with vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor. In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, current drummer Travis Barker replaced Raynor. Blink-182 are recognised as a key pioneer of contemporary pop punk music, influencing various acts over their career.

After releasing debut album Cheshire Cat (1994), the band achieved relative success with Dude Ranch (1997), now having sold over a million copies. However, the trio achieved even greater success with the multi-platinum selling Enema of the State (1999). Their following two albums maintained their popularity; Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) and Blink-182 (2003) before DeLonge left the group in early 2005, initiating an indefinite hiatus. DeLonge went on to form Angels & Airwaves, while Hoppus and Barker continued playing music together in +44. On February 8, 2009, Blink-182 announced that they are continuing as a band, with the brief statement posted on their website saying "To put it simply, We're back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album."

Sébastien Lefebvre

Sébastien Lefebvre (born 5 June 1981) is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for pop punk band Simple Plan. Lefebvre grew up in Laval, Québec, and used to work as a janitor at his old high school; Collège Beaubois in Pierrefonds, Quebec.

Lefebvre's surname is properly pronounced, among French speakers, "le-fave", but English speakers generally pronounce it "le-fevra". He has commented on the difference, without pronouncing the French, in his podcasts. On the DVD A Big Package for You, he pronounces it "le-fever" when he introduces himself; however the other band members can be observed smirking as he does so.

Equipment

Sebastien currently uses Framus, specifically the Mayfield. He currently uses Mesa Boogie and Framus amplifiers.