MODALITIES OF SKATEBOARD
Freestyle
Mode where the skater has several maneuvers in sequence, usually in the ground. The freestyle is considered one of the first rules of Skate, in which skaters make maneuvers floor in sequences with flip, 360 flip, hardheel, hardflip, unhindered. where the best freestyle skateboarder Rodney Mullen was.
Vert /Vertical
Half- Pipe
The vertical mode is practiced on a track with curves ( transitions ) , with 3.40 m or more in height three meters radius and forty inches of vertical , usually have extensions . The track that has the form of a U, is called half-pipe and can be made of wood or concrete. The renowned skateboarder Tony Hawk was famous for his great skills in half-pipes . Became what it is thanks to his mother, who bought fries for him to survive in training its school of skateboarding, where he began playing the sport at age 3 . At age 6 , had sponsorship from Volcom , Vans , Element , among others . At this age , as did flips and grinds the city where it hurt a lot. One of those injuries , resulting from a " bad kicked " flip , removed him from the sport for a year because he broke his right leg and scraped around the left knee , which took forever to heal.
pool Riding
It is practiced in empty backyard pools , which with its rounded walls are true rinks . In reality rinks Shaped Bowl ( Bowl ) are inspired by the pools, which had round transition : tile and coping . The round-bottomed pools of U.S. is in case the water freezes walls arrebentarem not , because then the ice would move up, not putting pressure on the walls . In the 1970s , some skaters California , specifically Santa Monica , ventured to walk in empty swimming pools , and so was created the Pool Riding which is currently an underground sport practiced by some skaters who like quick transitions . Recently, in 1999, Vans ( a brand of shoes for skaters ) opened one of the biggest tracks of America , where the main attraction is a replica of the famous pool Combi Pool which was extinguished on track Pipeline in Upland . And now promises another clue for short, always with the inclusion of pools in your drawing .
Big Air
Modality created by other Danny Way has been adapted and is currently the main competition at X Games . Putting arrangements also reflect part of what the skaters want to show to the world , as the end of the skate park and disputes disputes street skating show , obstacles that truly reproduce what the skaters do the street
Downhill Slide
Downhill Stand-up
Mode where the athlete descends a slope on maneuvers at high speed. As many of you know , one of the inventors dodownhill -slide was Clifford Coleman , a California Berkeley who is now 54 years old and still practicing , and downhill- slide. He and his friends session began creating art for gliding ( Slide ) by 1965 , but only in 1975 that they met at an event and were able to share their experiences in these 10 years and showed the first slide standing ( Stand- up ) that has news . Over the years , Cliff began to develop another type of Slide , Slide hand , squatting , which could be run at higher speeds providing greater security in Downhill , since this slide could be used as a kind of brake on decline of larger and / or steeper slopes . Developing the skills of skaters down bigger and faster slopes ( at that time ) .
Has as purpose , down the mountain ( hill ) printing speed, the necessary for the practice of Downhill speed are ( leather jumpsuit , tennis , sleeve bushing , full face helmet and a skateboard itself for speed ) equipment , the world record holder speed is the Brazilian Douglas ( Dalua ) . Dalua reached 130 km / h faster uphill in the world in Teutonia , Rio Grande do Sul year which also gave a huge emphasis on Brazilian speeds with the world ranking of IGSA (International Gravity Sports Association ) . Prominently in 5th place for luiz Lins ( T2 ) and 10 in the Julian Cassemiro ( Babs ) , for a total of about 450 people from various parts of the world .
Downhill Slide
Consists of running down hill slide maneuvers, with a larger skateboard, longboard called. With features and form nearest to Downhill Slide, the long, the classic style of surfing is further exploited in the use of the side of the tracks and the wood itself (Shape). Today, with the technical development not only of the lighter equipment, but the execution of the maneuvers, the downhill longboard manages to balance aggressiveness, speed and classic at the same time. This mode is the fastest among the other women behaves found on the hillside. In Brazil, esqueitista Christie Aleixo has featured and is considered one of the best in the world in this mode, in addition to practicing the speed and slalom.
Minirramps
The minirramps are popular throughout the world because, due to the little time they have, the maneuvers are performed with greater ease. In this embodiment, a mixture of the street with the vertical. In fact, minirrampas are a mini half pipe, where the walls do not reach the vertical. They range from 1 to 2 m and 10 cm high. They are excellent for learning maneuvers, especially those using edges, where the axle or the wheels remain in contact with the coping (finishing detail made by a pipe, inspired by the American backyard pools). These clues are easily constructed. The risk of getting hurt in a maneuver is very small and is a practical
Street
In street skateboarding (street), practitioners use the city's architecture, eg banks, stairs and railings and cobbles (elements of street furniture) as obstacles to perform their maneuvers and expressar.9 is handily the most widespread modality and popular skateboard. The street is also the preferred mode of various tribes or groups of skateboarders.
Rodney Mullen in "Virtual Reality"
