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History of skatboarding
Title: History of skatboarding
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 518 | Pages: 2.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
History of skatboarding
Doszens of new manufacturers sprung up and skateboarding entered its third wave of popularity. Numerous vertical champions eemerged including Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Lance Mountain and Neil Blender. In the street, Mark Gonzales, Natas Kaupas and Tommy Guerrero took the ollie to new heights. Freestyle skateboarding was also a part of the scene and Rodney Mullen dominated all competition.
In the mid to late 1980's three main manufacturers handled most of the skate market-Powell Peralta, …showed first 75 words of 518 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 518 total…that other states follow California and more parks are scheduled for construction over the next few years.
Over the past 40 years, skateboarding has had its peaks and valleys of popularity. Poor product, safety concerns, insurance issues and recessions have all contributed to the valleys. However, skateboarding technologiy has vasttly improved since clay wheels. In terms of injuriys, the sport remains much safer than football, rollerblading or hockey (when you look at percentage of participants injured).
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