Skateboarding Safely

When skateboarding first hit the streets many people said that it was a fad. A craze that simply would not last. They couldn’t have been more wrong.

Today there are many millions of skateboarders worldwide. Many towns today have their own skate parks and if they don’t then skateboarders will have built one for themselves.

Expert skaters make it look so easy, which can be misleading. Skateboarding takes a whole lot of skill and can be immensely dangerous. Skateboarding injuries have risen as the sport has grown in popularity. Statistics show that some of the most common skateboard injuries are fractures to the ankle and wrist. Over a third of all injuries occur as a result of loss of balance and around 26% occur as a result of a failed trick attempt. The highest proportion of moderate injuries occur as a result of surface irregularities.

Statistics like these should tell any skater that safety must always come first. Skateboarders should ideally use skate-parks and always wear protective clothing. A good helmet along with some elbow and knee pads will go a long way toward protecting skaters from many common falls and scrapes. But footwear is of utmost importance.

Some people have the mistaken belief that any old sports shoe will do for skateboarding, but this isn’t true. Skateboarding subjects shoe to a real bashing, probably some of the most arduous wear and tear that any shoes are ever likely to receive. They need to be flexible, extremely comfortable and provide tons of grip. They also need to offer protection for the ankle and support the instep.

Skateboarding shoes need to be extremely tough. They will be subjected to lots of stress, scuffing and abrasion which will quickly make flimsy shoes fall apart. Many hardcore skaters use a product called shoe goo to apply to worn areas of their shoes in order to get a little extra life from them.

The soles of skateboarding shoes is a very important feature. These tend to be made with extremely strong material and are very broad and flat, providing maximum grip with the skateboard.

There are many excellent skate shoes on the market today, another indication of how huge the sport has become. One of the favoured brands is Vans shoes. They have been around since the early days of skateboarding and they have really learned how to produce fantastic skate shoes.

Another reliable brand is DC Shoes from the USA. They too have been making top quality skate shoes for many years and there are some fantastic styles in their collection.

No discussion of top brand skate shoes would really be complete without mentioning Nike shoes. The Nike air trainers are favourites with many of the world’s top board jockeys.

Skateboarding is a great sport but skaters need to take precautions in order to keep themselves, and those around them, safe. Wearing the right protective clothing and a good pair of skate shoes will help to keep them out of hospital.

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