Double Kick Skateboard
Trick skating (double kick) became popular in the late 70’s when alan gelfand invented the ollie which sprung the world of skating across america and soon to other countries like Australia and Asia. In the early 80’s rodney mullen took the ollie to a new level creating a ‘magic flip’ which was later renamed a kickflip, as well as many other tricks like the 360 flip and hardflip. The double kick design is when the board is long with two popped up ends that make it easier to get air on flat ground.The double kick design is unique because it was a tail and a nose so you can ride it both ways and get the same performance out of it. There are many tricks that are performed on this type of skateboard like the ollie, kickflip, heelflip, varial, 360 flip, shove-it, 180 and 630 spin. in the mid 90’s skateboarding was taken to the ramps which led to the invention of grabs. grabs are when a skater holds a particular part of the board with either hand while in the air. there are many different variations of grabs that involve the movement of the feet or body while in mid-air: e.g. airwalk, japan, benny-hana.
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Fish Tail Skateboard
The fishtail skateboards became popular in the 1990's when all of the different types of skateboarding became accepted and valued.
Fish tail skate boards are designed for cruising around and the fish tail on the end is design for style, it doesn't really add an extra practical feature to the board. The fishtail was design to look like a fish tail surf board because skateboarding originally came from surfing. Fish tails are designed just like mini cruisers but with a fish tail on the end and they only have one very subtle kick on the end of the board. The tricks and manoeuvres you can do on fish tails are carving, sliding and simple tricks. |