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Skateboarding: Book of Tricks

Book of Tricks
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Skateboarding: Book of Tricks offers serious skaters a comprehensive instructional guide filled with unusual and innovative tricks. It covers a wide range of moves from classic old school to modern styles, emphasising diversification, creativity, and originality. The book includes essential riding basics, practical tips for overcoming fear, enhancing visualisation, and maintaining focus. Step-by-step sequences clearly detail every move needed to master each trick. Additionally, it explores the mechanics of skateboarding, including different types of boards, wheels, bearings, and surfaces.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for dedicated skateboarders eager to expand their repertoire with distinctive and creative tricks, as well as those interested in understanding the technical aspects of the sport.

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Serious skaters looking for unusual and innovative tricks will find them in this skateboarding instructional guide. The tricks run the gamut from classic old school to modern with an emphasis on diversification, creativity, and originality.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Serious skaters looking for unusual and innovative tricks will find them in this skateboarding instructional guide. The tricks run the gamut from classic old school to modern with an emphasis on diversification, creativity, and originality.

Included are riding basics and tips for controlling fear, visualising, and focusing. Sequential shots detail every move needed to successfully re-create the various skateboarding tricks.

The mechanics of the sport are also covered, including types of boards available, and the various wheels, bearings, and skateboarding surfaces.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781884654190

Publisher: Tracks Publishing,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2003

Country: United States

Imprint: Tracks Publishing,U.S.

Illustration: b/w photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 254g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Steve Badillo is a touring pro skater and operates Skatelab Summercamp in Simi Valley, California. He is the coauthor of Skateboarder's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Skateboarding and Skateboarding: New Levels: Tips and Tricks for Serious Riders. His stunts have appeared in national ad campaigns, in music videos for bands such as Limp Bizkit, and on the MTV show Becoming Pink. He lives in Ventura, California. Doug Werner is the author of 15 books on sports and fitness, including the books in the Start-Up Sports series. He lives in San Diego, California.

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