Tips For Skateboarding

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It doesn"t matter if you have years of experience skateboarding or just bought your first board yesterday, we could all use some  tips  if you are going to spend significant amounts of time on a skateboard. Here are some helpful  tips  for skateboarding to help keep you on the right path. These  tips  can also save you a ton of pain.

Unfortunately, skateboarding just wouldn"t be skateboarding without injuries and pain. Even the pros take falls on a regular basis. I suppose if you can"t handle a fall every now and then, my best advice is to quit, because there is no other way around it. However, keeping some helpful  tips  in mind, you can keep the injuries and pain to a minimum. Probably the easiest thing you can do is where the appropriate protective gear, such as a helmet, knee and elbow pads, and wrist guards. And for the guys, it"s also not a bad idea to wear a cup too, especially if you are working on a lot of flip tricks. Have you ever kicked your board up, it spun around and hit you right in "the boys"? It"s not a good feeling, and you may want to have kids one day. I do realize that wearing protective gear is a helpful habit that is difficult to get used to (kind of like flossing), but it"s not just to protect you from injury. Protective gear also helps diminish the fear and you will actually get better quicker. I also know a skater who fell on his head (no helmet) and he cracked a hole in his skull, had a concussion, and went into a coma for a week. He even forgot 3 months of his life. True story.

Another good  tip  to keep in mind is to always skate within your ability. What this means is while it is natural to advance in your skills and always trying new and better tricks, take it slowly and start with the easiest tricks, and slowly work your way up. Don"t jump on your first skateboard and attempt the hardest and most dangerous stunts first.

Learning the correct way to fall is another thing that every skateboarder really needs to take the time to master. You can practice this by standing on your board stationary on the grass, or by rolling beside grass. Now just purposefully fall off your skateboard and onto the grass, and do a tuck and roll. Never stick your arms and hands out. Just roll into a ball and roll it out. The reason this is important is because you natural instinct when you fall is to be to stick your arms out to try to catch yourself and protect the rest of your body from the fall. This actually does more harm than good. You need to re-train yourself not to stick your arms out, because this leads to multiple hand, arm, and wrist injuries, and often even broken arms and wrists. When you do the tuck and roll, you will walk awy with just a few minor scratches, bruises and scrapes on your arms and back.

Another good  tip  is to wear clothing that helps to protect you as well. If you hit the concrete wearing a sweatshirt and jeans, it won"t hurt as bad (and your scrapes and scratches will be kept to a minimum) as opposed to skateboarding in a T-shirt and shorts, where more skin is left exposed.

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Source by Allan Clearpool
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