EXTREME SPORTS LEARN TO RIDE

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Skateboarding was first started in the 1950s, when all across Califor- nia surfers got the idea of trying to surf the streets. No one really knows who made the first board - - instead, it seems that several people came up with similar ideas at the same time. Several people have claimed to have invented the skateboard first, but nothing can be proved, and skateboarding remains a strange spontaneous creation. SKATE These first skateboarders started with wooden boxes or boards with roller skate wheels slapped on the bottom. Like you might imagine, a lot of people got hurt in skateboarding's early years! It was a sport just being born and discovered, so anything went. The boxes turned into planks, and eventually companies were pro- ducing decks of pressed layers of wood -- similar to the skateboard decks of today. During this time, 1 skateboarding was seen as some- thing to do for fun after surfing. In 1963, skateboarding was at a peak of popularity, and companies like Jack's, Hobie and Ma- kaha started holding skateboarding competitions. At this time, skateboarding was mostly either downhill slalom or freestyle. With the evolution of skateparks and ramp skating, the skateboard began to change. Early skate tricks had consisted mainly of two-dimensional freestyle manoeuvres like riding on only two wheels ("wheelie" or "manual"), spinning only on the back wheels (a "pivot"), high jumping over a bar and landing on the board again, also known as a "hippie jump", long jumping from one board to another, (often over small barrels or fearless teena- gers), or slalom. Another popular trick was the Bertlemann slide, named after Larry Bertelemann's surfing manoeuvres.
LONG BOARD Longboarding is the art/sport/hobby of riding a long skateboard, from 24" to 80". Longboarding has its roots in surfing, which is why many longboards resemble surf boards. Skateboarding in general evolved from surfing in the 70s. Much of the success and popularity of skateboarding is due to the west coast, where skaters would skate in empty pools. This style of skating still lives on today, but in relative obscurity. Longboarding started to become popular when these pool skaters started to age. Utilizing these longer skateboards let anyone, no matter their age or skill level, enjoy skateboarding. 2
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