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How to set up Your Skateboard

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How to set up Your Skateboard

Skateboarding is getting more popular by the day. With so many people starting to skate, some people don’t know some of the basics so here are some things you should know if you are new to skateboarding.

Taking Care of the Board

First off your skateboard you should know how to set up your skateboard and how to take care of it. Setting up your board isn’t as difficult as you think, you’re going to need your board, trucks, wheels, bearings, skate tool also known as a T tool, grip tape, hardware which is like your screws and bolts, and lastly you’re going to need a razor blade.

Steps

First step is to get your board and your grip tape. You are going to line up your tape with the board then place it down and make sure there are no bubbles. Now you are going to get your trucks and scrape the edge of the grip tape where it meets the board so it makes an outline where you will cup the grip tape. Once there is an outline of the board on the tap, get your razor blade and cut it at an angle so it’s a clean cut.

Once you have done that get your T tools and get the screwdriver and poke the holes where the trucks will go. Get your trucks and line them up with the holes and make sure the bushings are facing towards each other then get your screws and start screwing the trucks to the board then put the nuts on the bottom side of the screws so your trucks dont come off. Once you’re done with that, get your wheels and put two bearings in each wheel then put them onto your board and put the nuts on the end so your wheels won’t come off. The next step is to go and skate. 

Tips & Tricks

Now if you want to keep your board safe do not go skateboarding if it’s wet out or raining or you will water log your board and it can mess with your wheels. When you water log your board it means there is water inside the wood of your board and it will make your board weak and it can make your pop bad. Now you know how to set up your board and keep it safe from water. And that’s how to keep your bored safe. 

 

Skateboarding history and some of the best skaters

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Skateboarding history and some of the best skaters

Skateboarding was created in the early 1950s by a man named Larry Stevenson. Larry made the very first high quality skateboard. Larry organized the first skate team and skateboard contests where people would show off their skills. Larry would go on to live a full life dying at 81 in 2012. The first skateboard trick was later invented in the 1970s created by Alan Gelfand and he called this trick the Ollie, the Ollie is when you hit the tail on the ground which creates a little hop then you drag your foot across the deck of the board which carries you higher up in the air and it also evens you out so you land horizontally on the ground. People started learning how to do ollies then people started doing more creating the shuvit and the kickflip and so many more tricks. People found ways to grind on rails on your skateboard. Skateboarding became pro in 1980 people started entering contests many legends emerged and became famous later on after skateboarding got popular during the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 skateboarding became an Olympic sport which is huge for the skateboarding community. That’s the history of skateboarding

Some people got very good at skateboarding; they were the best of the best doing the craziest tricks. There are a lot of really good skaters but some are legends. Tony Hawk the most famous skater was born in 1968. When Tony was 9 he started skateboarding when he was 11 he started entering skate competitions. It went uphill from there he eventually went pro. He did some amazing things but the one that sticks out the most is in 1999 at the X Games Tony Hawk was the first one to ever do a 900 after that he did more cool stuff and now he still skates at 54. Danny Way was born in 1974. He started skateboarding at the age of 6 and then started entering competitions at 11. He started winning competitions then he went professional. In 2005 Danny Way was the first person to jump the great wall of china and fractured his ankle in the process. Danny Way is now 48 and still skates. Nyjah Huston was born in 1994. Nyjah started skating at the age of 9 and went professional when he was 11. Nyjah Huston is one of the best current skaters and will probably go down as a legend in skateboarding history. He is most known for his Nollie Frontside air or as some people call it the Nyjah frontside air. Nyjah is 28 years old and still skates and is one of the best rights now. My last skater is Dave Bachinski. Dave was born in 1986 only two years later he got his first skateboard and started skating. When he was 16 he became a professional skater. He has done a lot of cool stuff but the coolest is when he did a kickflip down El Toro in 2006. El Toro is a very known skate spot with 20 concrete steps and Dave Bachinski did a kickflip down it. Dave Bachinski is 36 years old and still skates to this day. Those are just a few of the skateboarding legends and the best of the best

 

Skateboarding

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Skateboarding

Are you bored in your house, nothing to do? Are you sick of everything in your house? Are you mentally ill in many different ways, and don’t know how to calm yourself? I have the solution for you to solve those problems of yours. Go out, buy a skateboard from Walmart, or just grab one from your house. Run outside with that skateboard flopping around in your arms. Put it down on the street and jump right on it. Go down hills, or up hills, just you and your skateboard. Skateboards are amazing when you’re bored or need help mentally because skateboards can actually relieve pain, give you freedom, and it’s safer than you can believe.

Pain Relief 

Do you feel stressed and have a lot on your mind and plate? Do you need help to get your mind off of those stressful situations? Like I’ve said, just skateboarding can actually relieve those things. Let’s jump into the reading, in the article https://skateboardforkids.com/three-unexpected-benefits-skateboarding/ it specifically says, “Skateboarding health benefits are slightly different than those of common youth sports like football, soccer, and basketball. Skateboarding offers an array of advantages including coordination, pain tolerance, stress relief, precision, reflexes and patience.” Like it says in the article, it helps and benefits differently than lots of the other sports you might play. Back to feeling stressed, it again helps to forget about those stressful things. If you are getting stressed because of school work, your jobs, money, or whatever it is, one thing to do is take a skateboard and have some fun outside. Having fun is a perfect thing to get your mind off of hard life situations. On to patience, we all need patience but it doesn’t mean we all have it. If you are getting really impatient or very irritated by people, like I’ve said before, grab that skateboard and go outside. That’s what you can do to relieve any type of pain.

Be Free

Do you feel locked up, and aren’t able to do anything? Do you want to feel free like you can do anything? The answer is simple, like the many times I’ve said it, skateboarding will help. While you start to skateboard with that breeze on your face, better going downhill, you will feel absolutely free. You’ll feel so free to the point where you feel like nothing can stop you from having a great time. The best time to go skateboarding is at night. It’s for sure just you and the skateboard, you can’t see anything other than what’s right by you. If you want to feel even freer then go in the dark, when it’s pouring rain. With a skateboard, in the dark or nighttime, and with pouring rain, it’s the definition of a perfect free night. There is no way you won’t feel free and absolutely alive. So go out, be free, live your life to the fullest.

Safer Than Expected?

Are you not going out to skateboard because you’re afraid to get hurt? Do your parents fear for you skateboarding, and want you to do any other sport? Let me tell you something, skateboarding is actually, in fact, less dangerous than many sports you or your parents want you to play. In the article, https://skateboardsafety.org/injury-statistics/ it specifically says, “Many studies have disproved the danger of skateboarding compared to other sports, citing that many injuries are minor and easily treatable. There is certainly risk in skateboarding but you can be safer by avoiding large ramps, downhills, and wearing proper safety gear–especially young and inexperienced skateboarders.” Just as the article says, there are some risks and injuries when skateboarding, but it’s easier to take care of. With skateboarding, you can get away from or avoid things that can cause injuries. Unlike many other sports, where things can happen unexpectedly.

 In the same article it says, “Shown in the charts well above, we can see that skateboarding has an estimated lower rate of injury than many of the most popular sports in the United States: football, baseball/softball, basketball, and soccer. It even has a lower rate of injury than playground equipment.” Playground equipment isn’t very dangerous, right? Well, skateboarding is even less dangerous than that. If you care about your safety, I assure you that skateboarding is one of the best things to do to be safe and have fun.

Everything I have talked about is the exact reasons you, friends, and family should go out and skateboard. Again, it can help you feel happier and better, you can just have fun, and it’s one of the safest sports.

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