The renaissance of Skateboarding in the 1990’s. The back catalogue of 411 Video Magazine is showing at our skatepark in Copeland Park in chronological order. 411vm was created in 1993 by Josh Friedberg and Steve Douglas. 411vm was a bi-monthly video series that gave the skateboarding world frequent access to footage of professional skateboarders, and […]
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We often get asked this question because we use popsicle decks at our lessons. The shape of popsicles, pictured, are often almost symmetrical, and as such it’s difficult to tell the difference at a glance. The reason for popsicles being almost symmetrical is to make it easier to do tricks off the nose, or skate […]
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Another student doing their practical assignment for their beginner grading 🙌
That`s a friendly little quarterpipe to learn on at @folkestone51
Analysis:
A cheeky right foot went down here to maintain balance. This demonstrated quick reactions, which is great 👍
Preferably this correction should have been made with a toe edge carve, to bring the centre of gravity back to the centre line of the board. In this case it would have been a struggle, because the front foot isn`t quite square enough. Remember the rhyme `toes and heels over the wheels`. 👟
How good is your carve? Invariably, as a learner, it can do with work. Practice your carve every time you go out. Buy some cones. Do a slalom. Adjust your trucks if need be 🛹
Lastly, keep your feet on the board. Even when you make mistakes or fall. Use your hands to stabilise. You should know what the board feels like under your feet when you do something wrong in order to learn what`s right. Make mistakes. It`s how we learn 🧑🎓
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Some progress at the progressing group 🙌
First The Drop In on the quarter.
We`ve decided do lower the bar for the pro group. The drop in is hard, so have decided to make The Roll In the required skill for entry to the pro class...
Here we are working on the basic fakie 360 kickturn going backside on the ramp. It doesn`t look much but when you get up to the coping...
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A little late but.. copies of @theskateboarderscompanion have dropped at @copelands_sp for our progressing students. Come through and get one🙏
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