Dublin Skate Parks

                               Dublin Skate Parks

     There arnt very many skate parks in Dublin. The few there are, are Bushy park, Monkstown skate park, The skate park of dublin, Lucan Skatepark, Swords Skatepark, Blanchardstown skatepark. For a full list vist http://www.wreckless.ie/stuff.html


Bushy Park

 
This is the skate park I skate at. It has a large bowl in the middle, with things like ramps and rails around it. It is usually packed with bmx's so it is not ideal if you want to skate the bowl. I go to this park dues to it being the only one close to me.

Monkstown skate park

People say this is the best skatepark in Dublin. You have to pay an entry fee and it is a mostly skateboarder park. It has many ramps aswell as rails, perfect for any skater.

SOFD

This is an indoor park, also with a entrance fee. It has many different things to skate, so again is perfect for all skaters. It is usually very packed due to it being one of the few indoor parks.

Skate Brands

                                       Brands

There are many different brands in skateboarding, in this post I will talk about pro brands. Examples of these are Element, DC, Etnies ect.


Element

Element is an american brand. It was set up in 1992 by Johnny Schillereff. It was oringinally called "Underworld Element Skateboarding" the "Underwood" section of the name was later dropped. It does everything from clothes and footwear to wheels and decks.  

DC

DC Shoes is an American company that specializes in footwear for sports including skateboarding and snowboarding. The company also manufactures apparel, bags and accessories.

The company was founded in 1993 by Ken Block and Damon Way, and is based in Huntington Beach, California, United States .DC originally stood for "Droors Clothing", DC no longer has ties to Droors and is simply DC Shoes.

                                           

Etnies

Etnies is an American footwear brand based in Lake Forest, California. Etnies is primarily a maker of footwear designed for skateboarding, but in more recent years they have also created shoes and clothing for snowboarders, BMX and motocross riders, as well as surfers. Started in France in 1986, the brand's original name was Etnics.
                                    

Plan B

In 1991, skateboarding was entering a new era. Some of the best new pros wanted to start something that was different than the majority of skateboard companies and reflected their personal attitudes and views. That company was called Plan B. Plan B features top of the line, authentic products and one of the best all around skateboard teams in history.

                                                   

Tricks

                                     Skate Tricks

There are many different types of skateboard tricks. Skateboarding tricks may vary greatly in difficulty.

Ollie: Is jumping with the board with the front wheels leaving the ground first. This motion is attained with a snap of the tail (from the backfoot) and sliding your front-foot forward to level it out. A lot of technical tricks
are made from this basic trick, such as kickflips, heelflips, varial kickflips..ect. A nollie is when the back wheels leave the ground first or in skateboard terms it's a switch-stance ollie riding fakie.

Grabs: Involve floating in the air while using a hand to hold the board your feet or by not keeping constant and careful pressure on the board with the feet to keep it from floating away. In the1970s and has expanded to include the bulk of skateboarding tricks to this day, including the ollie and all of its variations.

Grinds and Slides: These invlove traveling along a rail, ledge or on some coping on your trucks or deck. Grinds involve using the trucks of the board and can be done in very differenet ways, using one truck using both or even angling the truck. Slides involve the deck, they can be done on the tail, middle or nose of the deck.

Flip tricks: These are a subset of tricks which are all based on the Ollie. An example is the kickflip, the most widely known and performed flip trick. You can spin the board around many different ways, and even combine several spins in to one trick. These tricks are the most popular among street skateboarding, although skaters with other styles perform them as well. Combining spins and flips is extremely popular

today. A common trick at today's competitions is called a treflip. A treflip is the combination of a skateboard spinning 360 degrees and a kickflip.