Introduction
Longboarding is one of the coolest sports of the last few years. Longboarding is very similar to skateboarding. The main difference is the learning curve and the price. Longboarding is a bit harder to learn because of the long deck. Furthermore Longboards are a bit more expensive than skateboards. This is mainly because the demand for longboards is very high, while there are not many specialized longboard stores, especially outside the United States. The purpose of this article, therefore, is to provide you with some tips in mastering the longboard faster and the best places to buy them.
Beginners
As a beginner, you must follow some steps:
1. Choose your discipline. You cannot do every longboard discipline with the same material. For example, you will need a different longboard for the slalom discipline as you will need for the downhill discipline.
2. Check if you are regular or goofy. This is respectively, right foot in front and left foot in front. You can do this on intuition; just check what feels best for you.
3. The first week as a longboarder, be sure to only ride flat surfaces. It is a good thing to first master the feeling of the longboard on a flat ground.
4. If you developed a feeling for the longboard, it is time to try a small slope. Don’t rush and first try to master the small slopes.
5. If you feel you lose control, try to focus your sight far in front of you, in this way you will regain balance.
6. Learn to slide. This is the best way to stop the longboard, especially if you are going with great speeds at the downhill discipline.
Cheap longboards
If you want to buy your first longboard, it is advised to buy this second hand (cheap longboards). New longboards can be extremely expensive, and therefore it is recommended to first have a look at EBay, Extreme sports trader or theskateboardexpress.com, where second hand longboards on sale are abundant.