How to Krooked Grind 180 Out with Big T

Big T Krooked Grind to 180 out.



Step 1. Find a nice ledge or bench with smooth ground so you can land smooth and roll a way.
Step 2. Practice your nose slides to 180 out so you can get the motion down.
Step 3. Approach the ledge/bench like the nose slide, but aim your nose slightly above the edge of the ledge at an angle.
Step 4. Lock the Krooked Grind in place, center your weight above the board to guide yourself.
Step 5. Rotate your body to fackie and the board will follow.
Step 6. Roll away smooth! Congratulations!

You've just learned the Krooks Grind 180! Check out skate products at http://www.eurekaskateshop.com/

Skating Tour of the Eureka Skatepark in Eureka CA

Here is a tour of the Eureka Skatepark in Eureka, CA.

Skatepark of Tampa Contest

The Skatepark of Tampa Contest is coming up in March on Friday, March 12, 2010 - Sunday, March 14, 2010. Check out the link for more details.

Mike V's Do or Die Iphone Game Available!

Mike V is a great skateboarder and legend in his own right.  With his new skateboarding game "Do or Die" for the Iphone, skateboarders are now able to play him and do his cool tricks and even hop on his ride.



 The game is only $4 download from iTunes for your IPhone.  Have fun!  Thanks Mike V for developing this game!

360 Flip, by Pat Duffy

This is also a nice video on How to 360 Flip with Pat Duffy. He explains it a little different than Paul Rodriguez (P Rod) but it is still good. I like the way they filmed this video to with it's special affects and the colors they used. Check it out and let me know how you think. Remember, always have fun skateboarding!

Mastering the Ollie

In the today's skateboard world, the ollie is one of the most essential tricks that any serious skateboarder has to learn.  If a skater is able to master the ollie, then he is well on his way to learning the other great tricks of skateboarding such as the kick flip, heel flip, ollie 180, ollie 360, and others.  A skater can stay home and play with his or hers Tony Hawk Play Station game all day, but if he or she does not go out to actually learn how to skate and do real tricks beginning with the ollie, they can never call themselves a true skateboarder.

Here are the step by step basics of Mastering the Ollie:

Step 1.  Stand like how you would normally stand, but with your back foot centered firmly on the tail end of your skateboard, and your front foot about mid-way up toward the nose of your skateboard.

Step 2.  With your arms out to balance yourself, stand on your toes (both feet) and crouch down like a crouching Tiger.  I call this the Tiger position.

Step 3.  This is the most important step.  This step should happen instantaneously and concurrently. In the same motion, press down (really hard) with your back foot (dig into the board!) and slide your front foot forward (up towards the nose of your board).  As you press down on the back foot and slide with your front foot, you should also jump up with your whole body and tuck in your knees while in the air.  As you and your board are "lifted" into the air, take a moment to breath and "sit" in the air to enjoy your trick.

Step 4.  The landing.  As you come down to Earth from your long and high flight, make sure your arms are still spread out so that your body is in control and always balanced, and lean towards the direction you are going.  When your board touches the ground, duck down and bend your knees one more time to absorb the impact (due to gravity, what goes up....must come down!).

Step 5.  Roll away smooth and smile because you did it!:)

If you have any questions on how to do an ollie or if you did not understand something, feel free to make a comment and I will respond within 24 hours.  Have fun skateboarding!

New Obama Health Insurance Proposal

New Obama health proposal would limit rate hikes http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16026/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=OMoXvgXK

Health insurance should be very important for every skateboarder
because accidents can put a skater out for several months. There is a
huge risk when anybody, even a skateboarder, attempts to live life
without health insurance. Most people have to get jobs with health
benefits just to have health coverage. For those that do have it,
congratulations. For those that don't, let's hope the government
comes up with a plan that will make individual healthcare coverage
more afordable for everyone.

Nice Sunny Day at the Eureka Skatepark

Today was a nice day to be out skateboarding at the Eureka Skatepark.
It was surprisingly nice and sunny, considering all the rain we've
been having. You have to grab that sunny day when you get the chance
and just go out and skate! It was nice to connect with the locals and
play a game of S.K.A.T.E. also.

New Skateboard Trick to Learn: 360 Flips aka Tre Flips

The 360 flip, or the 360 kick flip, or the infamous tre flip, or 3-flip is one of the most sought after flip tricks in street skateboarding. Any skateboarder who is able to master this illusive trick will be be known throughout their neighborhood as a pretty good skater. This skater is someone who has mastered the basics of skateboarding and is poised to continue to learn more difficult tricks quickly.

Being able to 360 flip on your skateboard means that you have already mastered the most basic tricks such as the ollie, kick flip, heel flip, pop-shuvit, varial flip and more.

In my opinion, P-Rod has one of the best 360 Flips in the industry.

Check Out P-Rods 360 Flip:


P-Rod is so good at Tre Flips that he does it to krooked grinds:


I remember when I did my first 360 Flip, it was one of the best days of my life. Not only because it was (and still is) a very difficult trick to learn, but I had practiced and practiced for days, weeks, and months, before even coming close to landing both feet on the top of the board and rolling away.

So to any skateboarder out there that can hang in long enough to learn and master this trick, I give you props! Congratulations! Keep skating and learning!

Street Dreams Movie

I just checked out the preview for the new skateboarding movie by Rob Dyrdek and starring Paul Rodriguez Jr., Terry Kennedy and Ryan Sheckler.  Street Dreams.  The movie looks promising.  But I still cannot find out where to obtain a copy of the DVD or where we can see the film.

Rob has been talking about this film for a long time.  Rob says that he put up his own money for this so way to go Rob! Congratulations on a job well done and for accomplishing something as big as this movie project that puts skateboarders in their own light, instead of being shown by Hollywood.

Eureka Skatepark Grand Opening!!

Finally, Eureka CA has its very own skatepark! Ever since I was younger and going to Eureka High, when I started skateboarding, I had always wised for Eureka to have its own skatepark. They did not even complete the Arcata Skatepark until my last year of high school, and that was the only park available, until now.

Since Opening Day in Late December of 2009, the Eureka Skatepark has been jammed pack with kids and skateboarders of all ages and experience levels.

The best time for me to catch any runs is at 10 o'clock in the morning when the kids have not come to the park yet. During the holidays was when it was very busy with the kids were on vacation from their school.

One unique thing about the Eureka Skatepark is that I have seen skateboarders from all over Humboldt County come and skate the park. I thought that it would only be the Eureka skaters skating this nice park, but we have skaters from all over the county and beyond.

The park is open mostly during the daylight hours and with summer quickly approaching, there will be more day light for us to keep on grinding!