Daniel Brooks 
How to Ollie: The Most Important Skateboard Trick for Beginners The ollie is the foundation of almost everything in skateboarding. Without it, you cannot grind a kerb, clear a set of stairs, or string together a line of tricks at your local skatepark. It is the single most important skill a beginner skateboarder can learn, … Read more
How to Turn on a Skateboard: Kickturns and Carving So you’ve got your board, you’ve managed to push off without face-planting, and you can roll along in a straight line without completely losing your mind. Brilliant. But now comes the bit that separates the people who actually learn to skate from those whose board ends … Read more
Best UK Skateboard Shops: Where to Buy Your First Setup There is a specific kind of panic that hits you the first time you walk into a proper skateboard shop. The walls are covered in decks you cannot name, the staff are speaking what sounds like a foreign language, and someone behind the counter is … Read more
Beginner Skateboarding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Starting out on a skateboard or a pair of inline skates is one of the most exciting decisions you can make. The feeling of rolling for the first time, however wobbly and uncertain, is something you will never forget. But alongside that excitement comes a fair amount … Read more
Skateboarding and Mental Health: Why It Helps Skateboarding and inline skating have long carried a reputation for being the domain of rebellious teenagers in hoodies, grinding kerbs outside shopping centres and getting moved on by security guards. That image, while not entirely inaccurate, misses something far more important about what these sports actually do for … Read more
Skateboarding in the Rain: Is It Worth It? The UK is not a country blessed with reliable sunshine. If you live in Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, or pretty much anywhere outside of a brief London heatwave, you already know that waiting for dry weather before stepping on a board means spending half your life indoors staring … Read more
Beginner Guide to Skate Shoes: What to Look For Choosing your first pair of skate shoes might seem straightforward – they’re just shoes, right? In practice, the difference between a proper skate shoe and a regular trainer can mean the difference between landing a trick cleanly and rolling an ankle on your third session. Whether … Read more
How to Maintain Your Skateboard: Bearing Cleaning There are few things more frustrating than pushing off down your local skate park and feeling that sluggish, grinding resistance underfoot — or worse, hearing a horrible scraping sound coming from your wheels. Nine times out of ten, the culprit is dirty bearings. The good news is that … Read more
How to Stop on Inline Skates: The Heel Brake Method Why Learning to Stop Properly Actually Matters Here is something nobody tells you when you first strap on a pair of inline skates: going fast is the easy part. Stopping is where most beginners find themselves in trouble. Whether you are rolling along a seafront … Read more
Inline Skate vs Quad Skate: Which Should You Choose? Standing in a skate shop – or scrolling through pages of gear online – and trying to decide between inline skates and quad skates can feel genuinely overwhelming. Both look exciting. Both promise a brilliant time. And yet they feel completely different underfoot, suit different styles … Read more