Sponsorship?
What would I need to know to get sponsored? Like, what slides/tricks would I have to be able to do or like how many races would I have to have won?
Not that I'm thinking of getting sponsored anytime soon (I've only been longboarding for a little over a month).
Not that I'm thinking of getting sponsored anytime soon (I've only been longboarding for a little over a month).
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Skittles on -
Just prove that you are good and the sponsors will come.
If you skate with style people will notice and start talking. Also, taking a podium finish against some of the best in Australia is sure to get you there. Skate hard and keep getting better! We have some of the best young guys here in Brisbane, so come out and skate with us!
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Matthys on -
just go skate..
if you practice enough, and get to a high enough standard, your bound to get noticed at events..
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Permalink Reply by Sam Downs on
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Yer I practice like everyday, I have only been longboarding for a month and a week or something and I can do Coleman, pushup, standup heelside and toeside 180 (regular and goofy). I need some new gloves though, mine are wrecked. But anyway, does anyone know how to do a standup 360? Tips?
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by tommy on -
pretty good for oonly one monhbut at mtthys and tim said its can be quite challenging have you been to any races as of yet?
in saying that skittles brisbane has a huge croud uf riders that do deserve a deal that arnt sponsord that my opinion should be..
but to be honest dont be worry about getting sponsored if it happens it happens just skate and enjoy the ride
Skittles said:
Just prove that you are good and the sponsors will come.
If you skate with style people will notice and start talking. Also, taking a podium finish against some of the best in Australia is sure to get you there. Skate hard and keep getting better! We have some of the best young guys here in Brisbane, so come out and skate with us!
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Nah I haven't been to any races yet, and I'm not looking to get sponsored anytime soon cause I know there's people out there who are like frigin awesome.
tommy said:
pretty good for oonly one monhbut at mtthys and tim said its can be quite challenging have you been to any races as of yet?
in saying that skittles brisbane has a huge croud uf riders that do deserve a deal that arnt sponsord that my opinion should be..
but to be honest dont be worry about getting sponsored if it happens it happens just skate and enjoy the ride
Skittles said:
Just prove that you are good and the sponsors will come.
If you skate with style people will notice and start talking. Also, taking a podium finish against some of the best in Australia is sure to get you there. Skate hard and keep getting better! We have some of the best young guys here in Brisbane, so come out and skate with us!
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Permalink Reply by James on
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Why does sponsorship even matter to you? Especially if you've only been skating for a month? You should be in it for the fun of it, not cause you think there'll be a buck in it later down the line. You'll find the guys that are sponsored got to where they are simply by doing what they love as often as they can and are still doing what they love now and getting paid for it is just a happy coincidence. They'd still be skating either way. If you do get a sponsor thats great but it shouldn't be the reason you skate, skating it self should be.
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Gabe on -
Skate everyday, have fun, get to events, make videos and DONT worry about getting sponsored. That's all you need to do to get sponsored.
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Permalink Reply by Laurence Lombardi on
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Gabe could not of said it any better
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jack on -
For standup 360's it depends what board you're riding. If you watch like sergio yuppie and shit they have the short double kick boards with 100a wheels and they can practically just do one really fast rotation because the board is so small.
If you're like me and ride something longer (killswitch) on softer wheels (78a caniballs) its more of a 180 to another 180 immediately after.
First learn your switch 180s and toeside normal 180s (most people find this easier then learning switch toesides). Then pick up some speed and do a toeside 180, To maintain speed you really want as little sliding as possible, so just whip your back wheels around really quickly to maintain speed. If you do a huge drawn out toeside it will slow you down more and won't look as smooth. So thats the first bit, juts do a quick fuid toeide 180.
The next bit is harder. Before most people slide they have a tendency to do a little carve or wiggle beforehand. If you want it too look good and like a 360 (as compared to two 180s) you can't do this. You have to be able to do the switch 180 without carving. So as soon as you finish the toeside pull the switch 180.
Remember the faster you go the easier it will be too slide, and the shorter the gap in between your toeside and your heelside the better it will look.
If you're curious about the skill level required to get sponsored, watch videos of the sponsored guys and check what they can do. That should give you a general idea as to how good you need to be. But remember as well as that they all go to events and shit.
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I ride a 9two5 with 78a sector 9 9balls, but what do you do about foot placement? Cause if I try doin a heelside slide with my toes hanging over toeside I am definately gonna come off. I want a killswitch so bad!
Jack Nolan said:For standup 360's it depends what board you're riding. If you watch like sergio yuppie and shit they have the short double kick boards with 100a wheels and they can practically just do one really fast rotation because the board is so small.
If you're like me and ride something longer (killswitch) on softer wheels (78a caniballs) its more of a 180 to another 180 immediately after.
First learn your switch 180s and toeside normal 180s (most people find this easier then learning switch toesides). Then pick up some speed and do a toeside 180, To maintain speed you really want as little sliding as possible, so just whip your back wheels around really quickly to maintain speed. If you do a huge drawn out toeside it will slow you down more and won't look as smooth. So thats the first bit, juts do a quick fuid toeide 180.
The next bit is harder. Before most people slide they have a tendency to do a little carve or wiggle beforehand. If you want it too look good and like a 360 (as compared to two 180s) you can't do this. You have to be able to do the switch 180 without carving. So as soon as you finish the toeside pull the switch 180.
Remember the faster you go the easier it will be too slide, and the shorter the gap in between your toeside and your heelside the better it will look.
If you're curious about the skill level required to get sponsored, watch videos of the sponsored guys and check what they can do. That should give you a general idea as to how good you need to be. But remember as well as that they all go to events and shit.
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