Cody Mcentire Bigspins Wallenberg
As many of you know, the 2nd Back to the Berg Contest went on a few weeks ago in San Francisco, and tons of never been done tricks went down the long 4 stairs…A bunch of them were super sick, including Chris Cole’s backside 360 which was 2nd try, and a switch frontside flip. Other sick tricks included an airwalk, backside 180 one foot, and a disaster on the last step done by Lizard King. Lindsey Roberston did an effortless backside heelflip down the big 4. Jordan Hoffert did a variel heel, and Nick Merlino did the first switch heelflip down the 23′ long gap. Perhaps the sickest trick of the day had to go to Cody Mcentire…the dude did a backside bigspin, which is one of the hardest tricks in skateboarding, especially down such a huge gap. Check out a video over on the exclusive sneaker blog where Cody talks about his experience with the contest and his bigspin at wallenberg…definitely sick stuff.
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Thrasher ‘Back to the Berg’ Contest Tomorrow!
That’s right, this is going to be the 2nd contest to go down at the Wallenberg Big 4 in San Francisco. Check out footage from the first Wallenberg Contest from 2004. This contest is a pretty big deal; Phelps and Thrasher have been hyping up this contest for a good two months now…everyone is looking for the never been done tricks to go down…most likely this year we are going to see a few switch tricks…switch heel, switch flip…probably a hardflip too. So far we’ve got a kickflip, fs flip, bs flip, tre flip, sw bs 180, and a shuvit melon grab…thats all i can recall off the top of my head right now. We can also expect to see a battle for the first backside 360 down this set. Chris Cole and that new kid ‘Moose’ are gonna be battling for the first backside 360 down the big set…there might even be a little tension between the two skaters…‘Moose’ called Cole a Dick in a recent interview over on the adio site…I think this kid is a kook.
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What Kind of Skateboard is Best?
So many people wonder about this, whether it’s parents looking for the perfect board for their kids or the beginner looking for the perfect starter board. Well, here’s a big secret some of you may not know about that will help you out. Are you ready? Well, here it is…IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER (as long as you buy a REAL skateboard, not like the ones you find in Wal-Mart and Toys R’ Us…those are just dangerous). There is no real difference in skateboard brands that will make one better than the other. The only real thing to look out for is the size of the skateboard, other than that everything is pretty much the same. There may be slight differences in the concave and shape, but these are so minuscule to the beginner that it won’t affect you at all. Over time, skaters tend to associate themselves with specific brands and begin to prefer certain boards, but this is just natural and happens in pretty much every sport…it doesn’t mean that one is better than the other.
So if you are buying a skateboard for your kids or grandkids, you can’t really go wrong…don’t worry about getting the best, because they are pretty much the same.
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How To Heelflip
Happy Holidays guys! Today we’re going over the heelflip. This trick is much like the kickflip, except you flip it the opposite way…The flip comes from heelside of your foot. One of the biggest differences in doing this trick is the foot placement. You want the toes of your front foot over the board, so that you can better flick the board with your heel when you pop it. The picture to the left will better explain the foot placement and flick of this trick. View the video below for a step by step instruction on how to do the heelflip…very descriptive and very helpful…enjoy!
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How to Kickflip.
This is probably the most requested and asked about trick of all time, everyone wants to kickflip. Well, in case you don’t know what a kickflip is, it is when you jump up in the air and your board does a barrel roll underneath you 360 degrees, and then you land back on it when it comes around. This is a fairly difficult trick to learn…it may be the one that requires the most time and effort.
You should DEFINITELY know how to ollie before even trying this one out.
First thing to think about is your foot placement on the skateboard. You want to have your back foot set up like an ollie, but your front foot should hang off a little more to the side and point up a little, towards the bolts. Having your foot pointed will make it easier to flick and make the kickflip happen.
Alright, once your feet are set up you can begin the trick. Pop the board like youre doing an ollie, and when you go to slide your front foot up like an ollie you want to kick it off to the side and flick DOWN, this will make the spin happen. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR SHOULDERS STRAIGHT DURING THE TRICK. If you turn your shoulders at all, you wont stay on top of the board during the trick and it will make it harder to land.
Once you pop the board and get the kickflip started, watch the board spin underneath you and watch for it to turn all the way over so you can know when to stomp down on it to land. You want to aim for landing both feet on top of the bolts…this is the best way to land so as not to break your board.
Like i said, this is a very difficult trick to learn, but once you do it, you can use it to learn all sorts of other related tricks such as backside flips, frontside flips, fakie flips, etc. Check out the video below for more help with this trick.
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