Skateboard VS Longboard

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Stance

Regular and Goofy

skateboard decks

control 

&

stability

cut out corners 

Wheels

Wheel diameter

acceleration

high speed to do tricks

speed better

and easy to 

skate over objects

Wheel softness

Which wheel would be best for a skateboard

1. 55mm 96A
2. 70mm 78A

Skateboard styles

freestyle

• tricks and footwork on flat ground
• oldest style of skateboarding

Vert

• vertical
•  tricks in the air

street and park

• tricks 
• random objects
• more divers
• curbs and street objects

Which skateboard style would you like to learn?

freestyle

vert

street

park

Longboard styles

cruising and carving

• Basic
  
• Long distances
• Snowboarding

Downhill

downhill

• 80 mph 
• (130 km/h) 
• 50 mph - 65 mph 
• (80- 105 km/h)
• equipment 

Freeride

• Downhill
• Slide
• Drifting car

Dance

• Elegant

• Spins

• Crossing feet

Freestyle

• flat ground tricks 

• Dance

Which style of longboarding would you like to learn most?

Cruising

Carving

Freeride

Dancing

Freestyle

If you were to buy a board which of the two would you buy?

Skateboard

Longboard

Are there any questions?