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Let’s Learn About Skateboards

작성자HANBAT HERALD  조회수604 등록일2020-10-05
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Let’s Learn About Skateboards

By Park Ji-hyeon Cub Reporter, senior of English Language and Literature

If you go to a park, you may see many skateboarders. Also, skateboard clubs and classes are increasing as more and more people want to learn how to ride a skateboard. You can watch numerous videos on SNS featuring people dancing on the board or performing tricks on the board. These days, board videos are popular on SNS because so many people enjoy them. In fact, skateboarding was even added as a new event for the Tokyo Olympics to attract younger viewers.

History

A skateboard is a type of sports equipment made of a board with 2-pairs of wheels attached to the underside. The sport started in California in the 1950s as surfers in California wanted to enjoy the feeling of surfboarding even on days without waves, so they attached roller skates wheels to a smaller “surfboard”. 

Parts

The board consists mainly of a deck, wheels, and trucks.

-Deck: The deck was originally a wide wooden board on which feet are placed when riding a skateboard. Some modern cruise skateboard decks are made of plastic. Each type of board has a different deck shape.

-Wheels: These are usually made of polyurethane, and come in many different sizes and shapes to suit different types of skating.

-Trucks: Two metal trucks connect the wheels to the deck.

Types of skateboards

Types of boards include the skateboard, longboard, and cruiser skateboard. They are usually distinguished according to the size and shape of the deck.

-Skateboard: In general, the front part of the skateboard is slightly higher and longer than the back. It is the most basic form of the board. And, it is the slowest of the boards because it uses a hard and small wheel. However, the skateboard is designed to enjoy a variety of tricks rather than speed.

-Longboard: It is a board with a longer deck. They have the most various shapes and sizes of deck. The long and wide deck allows smooth skating so you can enjoy doing tricks like dancing.

-Cruiser Skateboard: Unlike other types of boards, it is small and aimed at skating on the streets. As it is for skating, with soft wheels, it is light and easy to carry.

Tricks

-Skateboard

Ollie: The Ollie is the first trick that most people learn when they start skateboarding. It is essential for everything that follows. As it is a combination of stomping the tail of the skateboard off of the ground, you need to get the board mostly vertical, jumping, and sliding the front foot forward to level out the skateboard at the peak of the jump.

Powerslide: A powerslide is the coolest and fastest way to stop on a skateboard. It is executed when you are skating along, and spin your board to the side and skid to a stop.

-Longboard

Dancing: It is stepping and turning on the deck as it rolls so that it looks like dancing.

Downhill: This is when skaters literally go down a slope. The speed can be so fast that skaters can reach more than 100 km per hour.

-Cruiser Skateboard

Kickflip:  A kickflip is a cool skateboarding trick which is basically a variation on the ollie. In a kickflip, you jump vertically, then use your front foot to flick the board so that it spins in the air before you land.

Eun Ju-won and Choi Yu-jin, who are Korean skateboarders, will participate in the Tokyo Olympics. Now that you know about skateboards, you will have another fun event to watch at the Tokyo Olympics.