How To Skateboard

Some people say that I am a bit late to start (26 years old) to learn how to skateboard for beginners fast, but hey….I've always liked watching it on television (X Games!) so I figured what the hey! Why not. You only live once.

I've kind of set up a small "skate park" in my driveway -- luckily it's fairly large and paved which makes it perfect for this. At least I can practice a bit at home before embarassing myself at the local skatepark in front of a bunch of 13 year old skating geniouses!

I've fell a few times but nothing major….a few scrapes and that’s about it so far. I am

I've been watching videos online to get some pointers and got a great book online as well:



Once I get more used to doing kick flips, ollies, nollies and other cool tricks, I may have a buddy of mine come over and build a ramp for me. I'll probably really kill myself then!