Tips to Learn Skateboarding on a Penny Board

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Tips To Learn Skateboarding On A Penny Board
How To Learn SkateBoarding On Penny Board
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Introduction

• Fun, challenges and learning some skills are the
  basic of any sport. If you like adventurous and
  tricky sports, you can give preference to
  skateboarding. It is a thrilling action sport.
  You can consider it as first step to adventure
  sports like ice-skating, scuba diving, surfing
  etc. Skateboarding is a skill to balance the body
  moving with wheels on legs. It keeps your mind
  active and promotes new insight. So, it will
  certainly excite you.

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Basic to Start
To begin with this sport, you have to set your
mind first whether you are opting it for fun or
learning some tricks or developing some great
skills. Are you going to practice this sport in a
park or on the streets? It is good for beginners
to answer these questions and then its time to
select a suitable board, safety guards and
appropriate clothes. There are budget constraints
as well, so keeping that in mind, you need to
select a good and affordable skateboard. You must
carefully examine the parts of skateboard like
trucks, wheels, bearings, and deck. Understanding
its mechanism is beneficial to handle the
skateboard easily. There are different
skateboards available in the market.
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Types of skateboards
The four most common types of skateboards are
Penny Boards, Longboards, Old school Fishtail
type Boards and Regular Skateboards. These boards
are suitable for cruising and tricking. For
beginners, a penny board is considered to be the
best one.
1. Penny Boards
2. Penny Nickel Boards
Penny Skate Board
A Penny Board is a type of plastic skateboard
with cruiser wheels and trucks. It has a plastic
deck which is very light in weight, but it is
strong and durable. It is most suitable for the
beginners. Penny board has become a trademark or
brand for skateboarding. It is also called as the
Penny skateboard.
Beginners can also select an advanced board if
they have mastered some of the skateboarding
skills. An advanced board is penny nickel board
and it is a shortboard which is more suitable for
the beginners. It is very light in weight and so
easy to pack in a bag. You can carry it anywhere
to practice. Its waffle top on the deck provides
grip and stability on your ride.
Penny Nickel Boards
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How to learn skateboarding on penny boards
It is fun and exciting to learn skateboarding for
the beginners and penny boards are best for the
beginners. You must learn to stand properly on
the board to advance your skills. Boys can
perform all types of tricks on these boards like,
flatland tricks, rail grinds, stair jumps and a
lot more. All riders are not same, so it may be
easy for some to learn these skills and some may
take time, but practice will make you perfect.
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If you are a complete beginner then here are some
of the steps which you must keep in mind before
you begin
1. Bend your knees and stand firmly on the
board. 2. One foot should be in the front
position on the board. 3. Your body weight should
be over the front foot. 4. To roll on a
skateboard you push on the ground with your foot
and balance your body and speed with the help of
the front foot. 5. Do practice with the support
of a pole it will protect you from falling or
prevent injuries. 6. You can balance your body
with your hands also concentration and
practicing will bring perfection.
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Bend your knees and stand firmly on the board.
Your body weight should be over the front foot.
One foot should be in the front position on the
board.
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You can balance your body with your hands also
concentration and practicing will bring
perfection.
Do practice with the support of a pole it will
protect you from falling or prevent injuries.
To roll on a skateboard you push on the ground
with your foot and balance your body and speed
with the help of the front foot.
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Conclusion
Skateboarding is a fascinating sport for
teenagers and youngsters. The sport is
challenging and requires one to be careful, but
if you be wise in selecting the board, and follow
proper steps then it will become easy to learn
the sport. You should not be scared to learn new
tricks if you really want to be a pro, but take
all the precautions to avoid injury. It will be
fun to learn the sport. Regular practice improves
mental and physical health balance. It inspires
one to never give up. Soon, you will master all
the skills.