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Snowboarding
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Hard (Stiff) vs Soft Snowboard Boots: Which to Choose?
Whether you own your equipment or rent seasonally, chances are you ride with soft snowboard boots. While soft boots are made with a soft exterior in a variety of different …
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Can A Beginner Ride An Advanced Snowboard?
If you’re a newer snowboarder looking to buy a snowboard, you may be tempted to choose a board based on brand, looks, or graphics. You may also have found a …
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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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Twin vs Directional Snowboard: Which Is Best For You?
Snowboarders of all ages and styles constantly debate whether to go for a twin or directional shape for their next board. The shape of a snowboard plays a fundamental role …
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Is My Snowboard Stance Too Wide? (Includes Chart)
Riding a snowboard starts before you hit the slopes; it starts at setting up your gear correctly. It’s not uncommon to find a rider has suboptimal stance (the distance between …
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What Are The ideal Conditions For Snowboarding?
Whether you’re an experienced backcountry rider, or a casual rider looking for a fun weekend at a resort, there are always many factors that you want to look into before …
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Surf Skate
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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, …
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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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9 Best Skateboards For Surf Training (2023)
Skateboarding and surfing are closely related. The feeling of riding a skateboard has a lot in common with that of riding a wave on a surfboard. Surf skateboards – aka …
Longboard Carving & pumping
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What is Carving on a Longboard? A Closer Look at Street Surfing
You may have stopped in the street to watch these guys or gals moving on their longboards in a fluid and flowy ride, maintaining rhythm and speed without their foot …
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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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Longboard Pumping: the Alternative Riding Style
You may not hear about longboard pumping all that often, yet it’s a hot and ongoing topic among those longboarders who’ve discovered it. Longboard pumpers are just as passionate about …
Surf / SUP / Wake
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How To Pull A Wakeboard: Essential Boat Driver Skills
The art of wakeboarding is like a tandem dance between the wakeboarders and the boat driver. Being pulled by someone who knows how to drive a boat for wakeboarding is …
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Wakesurfing vs Surfing: How Do These Awesome Sports Compare?
Wondering how ocean surfing and wakesurfing behind a boat compare, and if the skills from one translate to the other? If so, you’ve come to the right place. In case …
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Best Wake / Surf Boat for Rough Water
Many lakes get choppy water from boats and wind. Large flowage lakes can get really rough for wakesurfing in the afternoons due to wind swell – Lake Powel and Lake …
Longboarding Gear
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Best Globe Longboard: 10 Hand Picked Boards Reviewed
Globe is one of the largest skateboard and longboard manufacturers and distributors in the world, and for a reason. The brand’s longboard and cruiser lineup is impressive, both in terms …
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Carver Skateboards Review: The Pioneers Of Surfskate
Carver Skateboards has pioneered the “surfskate” market and to this day, remains a leader in the segment in spite of the growing number of surfskate competing brands. Carver continues to build top-quality …
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Best Santa Cruz Longboards – 2023 Comparison Guide
Santa Cruz Skateboards is one of the oldest, most influential, and most prestigious skateboard companies in the world. Founded in 1973 by three surfer friends in Santa Cruz, California, initially …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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Longboarding In Denver: The Best Spots In Mile High City
While planning a work trip to Denver, I thought I ‘d do a bit of research to see where I could take my longboard around the city for some cool …
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The Best Longboard For Cruising: My Top 5 Cruiser Choices
As I was leisurely riding along the beach on my favorite pintail the other day, someone stopped me to ask me what makes the best longboard for cruising. I suddenly …
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Longboarding In College: A Useful Guide
More and more college students use a longboard to get around campus. Longboarding lets you get to class or to the library much faster than walking, and makes you much …
Beginner Longboarding
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How To Remove Grip Tape From Your Longboard: An Easy Guide
After riding your longboard for weeks or months, your grip tape may start to wear off, particularly if you do a lot of tricks and sliding. Even if it’s still …
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Best Skateboard For 8-Year-Old: What Size, Safety, Price
Recently, my sister mentioned she wanted to get a skateboard for my 8-year old niece. She said many of her friends with kids the same age were also interested in …
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What is Carving on a Longboard? A Closer Look at Street Surfing
You may have stopped in the street to watch these guys or gals moving on their longboards in a fluid and flowy ride, maintaining rhythm and speed without their foot …
Dancing & Freestyle
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What are the 8 best dancing longboards? [2024 Update]
Longboard dancing is a visual, flowy and skillful discipline that involves fluid cross-stepping and balancing tricks while carving on the board. These stepping tricks are often called “flatland” tricks, different from …
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Loaded Symtail: Pumping & Carving Bliss 2.0 (Feat. Freestyle)
The Symtail is the latest addition to Loaded’s lineup. It’s a beautiful midsize symmetrical shape strongly focused on carving and pumping mixed with some freestyle and dancing capabilities. This topmount …
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Loaded Mata Hari Longboard Review: Dancing & Freestyle 3.0
The Mata Hari is Loaded’s latest freestyle-oriented dancing longboard. It’s a more compact and lightweight board compared to Loaded’s all-time dancing king, the Bhangra. The Mata Hari is a specialized …
