Skateboard Overview
The trend of skateboarding is rapidly spreading in Pakistan like all other western cultures. The youth, especially the boys, get highly fascinated towards the flips and ollies of skateboarding therefore the sales of this sporty item are also increasing at a rapid rate.
6 Tips of skateboarding for beginners
With the emerging trend of skateboarding there comes a lot of questions regarding how and from where you should or you can learn it. It's important to remember that skateboarding is not that easy it all depends on your muscles and guts.
The general mistake which the beginners make is that they think that they'll master everything in a day and usually feel disheartened after a month or two because the skill takes time. You cannot master it within the night.
That is why it's is very important to have patience and remember that anything can be achieved with practice and time. To make your start easier following points are mentioned below which you should follow as a skateboarder beginner.
Start from the basics
Remember that you need to start learning it from scratch. Take it to step by step rather than straightly going for the technical stuff because skipping the basic steps can tend to be a problem in the future.
Get aware of your natural stance
You should keenly observe and figure out your natural stance. Be clear about your stance preference whether you like regular skating or you prefer the goofy stance of skateboarding.
Push and balance
Remember that after selecting your stance the next task is to learn how to push and then how to balance yourself on the skateboard. Get comfortable with the pushing and balancing before you move further to any step.
Keep the following things in mind while pushing and balancing
- To get aware of your skating board response learns it backwards, forward and sideways.
- Start skating on carpet or the grass so your skateboard doesn't move.
- To make it safe find a place which is empty and clean, so you don't hurt yourself if you fall
- Start from small push so you get a grip on balancing and pushing.
Start practising the skills at a lower stage
Start practising those impressive basic skills after a few weeks of basic training. Once you get comfortable with the curving, backward, forward and sideways you can start practising the impressive skills.
Fitness, safety, and accessories
Remember that to have a good skating board, comfortable and high grip shoes, along with knee pads and helmet can make the skating safe and give you a better skating experience.
Learn it with people, seek help from the internet
It has been observed that you learn quickly if you learn it with friends or in a group rather than learning it all alone. Moreover, by watching videos, you can get to know the tricks behind each move.
You can also seek expert guidance by contacting them through the web and by practising it, again and again, you'll eventually learn it more efficiently.
How much time does it take to become a professional skateboarder?
Well, if you just want to learn the push and pull then it'll take you few weeks, if you want to learn a particular type of skating then it can take you few months and become a half professional for any skating type can take you few years.
However to become a fully trained skateboarder the process of learning never stops because with each passing day you learn something new and your hold on a specific skill increases.
Websites from where you can purchase skateboards in Pakistan
Skateboards can easily be purchased from any sports accessories shop. However, if you are looking for an online website then the following websites have the best skateboard collection for you.
- Daraz.pk
- ishopping.pk
- Olx.pk
- PakWheels
All these websites have high-quality skateboards which can make you learn better and add more to your skateboarding experience. They have a decent variety of various types of skateboards