#16 Expertise

  One of my few hobbies that i truly enjoy is skating. I've been riding skateboards basically all my life whether it is just cruising around or actually going out and trying new weird things I've always been fasciated by them. There are many different things to skate and when you finally find what kind of style/skating you like most thats when you really start to have fun.

  Safety equipment is usually required at skateparks which I think is interesting. I think you should be able to skate at your own risk, and if the city is so worried about being sued have wavers that need to be filled out. The typical safety requirement is usually just a helmet but there are some parks that require  full padding from head to tow. You may be able to get around these rules and regulations but if a security guard or officer decides to drop by you are due for a nice little surprise if you don't get out of there in time.

   One kind of skateboarding that has a larger population of skaters than any other kind is street skating. Street skating consists of multiple elements and the best part is you can do it anywhere. They can flip the board by maneuvering their weight and feet in the right angle and position on the board. A skateboard is an amazing piece who could think a piece of wood, a turning device(trucks), and wheels could bring so much excitement and joy to so many peoples lives.

   Another kind of skating is transitional skating. It pretty much is what it sounds like, you are skating gradually slope and trying to achieve getting higher and higher until you can then reach the coping and really start schwack. Skating transition is really fun especially because you use you weight and energy to keep your speed, this is done by bending your knees as you approach the transition and the once you hit it you boost your way through thus increasing your speed doing this continuously will give u flow  and keep you moving this is called pumping. GOSKATE