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Snowboarding
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Can You Snowboard On A Sprained Ankle? The Painful Facts
Having a sprained ankle is bad news for any snowboarder. You are left to wonder if you should snowboard with your injury or simply stop snowboarding completely. Depending on the …
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How To Choose The Best Burton Snowboard Bindings
Every rider wants to feel connected to the snow and to their snowboard, and choosing the right binding is the best place to start. Burton products are extremely popular for …
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Best Snowboard For Groomers: Choosing A Board For Packed Runs
While groomers are the perfect playground for beginner snowboarders, they can also offer more capable riders a range of terrains to enjoy. From man-made moguls to icy steeps to corduroy …
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Should You Stay On An Edge When Going Straight On A Snowboard?
Going straight on a snowboard can be intimidating but knowing the correct way to do it will improve your ability on the slopes. Most of the time, staying on edge …
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How To Overcome Your Fear Of Speed Snowboarding
As a learning (or progressing) snowboarder, fear of speed may be hindering your progression. If you’re like I was when I first started, you may feel paralyzed by that apprehension …
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Switching From Snowboarding To Skiing: Why & How To Do It?
Judging from the number of skiers on any mountain, skiing is undeniably more common than snowboarding among the general public. Skiing is often seen as easier to learn than snowboarding …
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Surf Skate
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Best Santa Cruz Skateboards Surf Skates (Carver Collab)
Santa Cruz Skateboards has released a line of surf skate cruisers in collaboration with Carver. This is an awesome alliance between two of the biggest names in skateboarding! The Santa …
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New Globe Surf Skate Releases: The Costa, Zuma, Chromantic
Globe is among the world’s largest and best skateboard and longboard manufacturers and distributors. Their longboard and cruiser lineup is impressive, both in number of boards and in quality and …
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Surf Skate Trucks: The Complete Guide (updated 2023)
If surfskating the streets is your goal, there are quite a few surf skate truck systems out there to choose from. While getting a complete surfskate is definitely an option, …
Longboard Carving & pumping
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Slalom Skateboarding: Complete Guide (Technique, Gear, Events)
Slalom skateboarding is a type of downhill skateboarding that involves skaters weaving through cones set up at varying distances apart. The skater typically pumps to generate, increase or maintain speed, …
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Arbor Dropcruiser Review: A Stylish Mid-Size Commuter
A while back I saw someone cruising on an Arbor Dropcruiser longboard, I was really impressed by how fluid and comfortable the ride seemed to be, so I decided to …
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Skateboard Surf Adapter: Turn Your Board Into A Surfskate
If you’re an ocean surfer – or would like to become one, a skateboard surf adapter can make your existing skateboard, longboard, or cruiser ride a lot like a surfboard …
Surf / SUP / Wake
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Can You Wakesurf With A Surfboard? It Can Work!
If you’re new to wakesurfing and only have access to a regular surfboard for ocean waves, you may be wondering if you can use that board to surf the wake …
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Lib Tech Alex Lopez Terrapin Surfboard: 7’4″ One-Board Quiver
The Lib Tech Terrapin is designed to be a versatile wave catching one-board quiver that excels in all conditions at your home breaks but you can confidently push into larger …
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Is Surfing Harder Than Skateboarding? Yes It Is, Here’s Why
There have always been ongoing debates in the board sports community about which of surfing and skateboarding is more challenging. Skateboarding was created initially as a means to cross train …
Longboarding Gear
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Landyachtz Chief Review: An Amazing Pintail Cruiser
I’ve been riding my Landyachtz Chief longboard for months and I’m more and more in love with it, so I thought I’d write a post about it to share my …
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Landyachtz Dinghy Skateboard Review: What Riders Say About It
If you’re out there looking for a compact longboard skateboard for cruising and moving around, the Landyachtz Dinghy cruiser board is definitely worth considering. It has been around for over …
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Loaded Overland Review: Hybrid Longboard For Tricks & Freeride
The Overland is Loaded’s iconic midsized hybrid longboard. Over 6 years after being first introduced, it’s still one of the best hybrids boards on the market. The Overland is touted …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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Loaded Fathom Review: Distance & Commuting (Bracket Setup)
If you’re looking to take your distance skating to a whole new level, a distance platform made for brackets is the way to go. The Loaded Fathom bracket setup is …
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How to Choose The Best Longboard for Commuting
Many skaters are fanatic about riding their longboard to work every day, commonly traveling distances of a couple of miles to over 10 miles each way. You may be excited …
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Learn To Skateboard At 40 Or 50: You Can Do It Too
So you’re in your 40s or 50s and have this crazy dream of learning to skateboard. You may be wondering if skateboarding is for you and if learning it at …
Beginner Longboarding
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ReVive Skateboards Review: The Web-Born Skate Brand
ReVive Skateboards was founded and is run by Andrew Shrock and Aaron Kyro, two skateboarders from Cincinnati who have become famous in the skateboarding community through Andy Schrock’s uber-popular Youtube …
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Can You Teach Yourself to Skateboard? The things you need
Skateboarding is considered an extreme sport, albeit certainly one of the most accessible and popular ones. Most people teach themselves to skateboard through practice and watching others. You can learn …
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What Is A Longboard Stance ?
A fundamental aspect of learning how to longboard is your stance. That is, how you stand on your board. Stance refers not only to the way you place your feet …
Dancing & Freestyle
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Loaded Tarab II Review: Lofti’s Dream Dancer Reloaded
Longboard dancing is a fantastic discipline that combines carving, board walking, and elements of freestyle. The Loaded Tarab is one of the best dancer boards out there, a high-performance board …
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Best Longboard For Tricks: 3 Top Boards For 3 trick styles
Recently, someone asked me if you can do tricks on a longboard. “Tricks” are technical maneuvers you perform on a longboard other than simply rolling. Sure enough, there are always …
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Longboard Dancing : a Close Look at Stylish Riding
Alongside the cruising, freeriding, downhill and freestyling longboarding styles, another fascinating discipline has been gaining a lot of traction over the past few years: longboard dancing. Often viewed as an …
