Park testing

We've been looking at different parks around England and skating them to get an idea of what makes great parks. This week we hit a small park in Chesterfield (http://www.extremesportsmap.com/uk/spot_details.php?spot_id=862)
to test out the facilities.


Rad Dad riding the tight five and a half foot mini


A big driveway


Some super steep banks


An air freshener


A nice metal rail to rub the Hooked deck graphic all over

This place was obviously rode by kids on bike, bringing all the scum in from the field. It's littered with small stones to throw you off, plus a dusty topping to make sure you take something (the dirt) home. A quiet park, a good place to learn some rail basics.

The Crew and V

The Hooked Crew couldn't pass up this sunny weather without a spot of filming.







Vic," ollie into bank" at the train blocks.

Shoot to kill, grip to rip

We've been busy trying to squeeze in a bit of filming for the new video that's going to be shown on the Derby Big Screen in the Market Place. We're now into the editing stage, so keep your eyes peeled. The 30 second clip is likely to be on from around mid February.

We've also been busy gripping the brand new Hooked decks, so if you want to purchase one, email becca@hookedextreme.com and start representing. The decks are £25 and come with free grip - 7.5, 7.6 and 7.75 sizes are available. Nice!

Find a dry patch.. Skate it!

Dave Ford doing a fakie bigspin at Pink Bank, to finish off the session.

More Jingle Jam shots...

Big thanks to Leon Stimpson for showing up and taking great shots of the event! See Below for the rest of the lowdown on the jam.

White Christmas (decks)

Hooked decks are finally here, and come in sizes of 7.5, 7.625 and 7.75! They are going for £25 pound with free grip.

Represent this winter yo

We're Jamming...

The night was cold but dry dry dry.  The ramp was crisp, as dry as I've seen it this winter looks like the the curtain and cardboard frost barrier did the trick. The usual ramp crowd plus some new faces came down and the comp commenced with some big tricks being pulled nice and early. 5 mins left of the jam and everyone started to raise the bar. Highlight tricks included Smedley's bigspin blunt fakie, Daz's beastly front lip, Daley's backside melons and Ball's eggplant. Crip.

Congrats to the three winners; Some nice lines were rewarded with a deck and tee to Smedley, Daz won best trick having a nice set up to play with over Crimbo and Harry impressed us all with his 'mobile arse plant' slam winning some goodies as a consolation prize. Thanks to everyone for coming, Blue Dog, Leon for shooting, Rollersnakes and Ledge skate shops for the prizes and Twentyfour (RIP) for looking after the ramp again this year.

Skatepark input form

It all starts here. We need as much input as we can get from the skateboarders of Derby and the rest of England to produce the best skatepark yet. It will be a huge, regionally significant 'superpark', and it will have an effect on skaters all over England. It's critical that in these initial stages of research we get the most accurate results possible, so it's down to all of us to chip in with our opinion.

Go here

http://hooked.questionform.com/public/skatepark

Fill in the input form to get your opinion to count for the future of skateboarding in England.

Jingle bells...

Get into the Christmas spirit with the Jingle Jam at the Blue Dog Pub on Sadler Gate, Derby.

Prizes will be awarded, plus a free Christmas pint to 10 skaters in the jam... Ho ho ho get down on the 18th of December for a blast.

Shiny things, designing tees & tech stuff

Well the Christmas lights are up. I guess that means saving for Christmas presents begins... The new Hooked decks hit the streets in the next week or so, 25 pound a pop and come in a nice range of shapes. Contact becca@hookedextreme.com for more information.

Meanwhile the Hooked Ramp Thrash Saturday sessions spawned the first Hooked: Design a tee competition... skaters design till they drop for the chance to win their design and it be available for everyone to buy on the Hooked website. Keep your eyes open for the winning design...

"Fill it up!"

Now the weather's wet there's only a few places to skate....
....Dave topping up the tricks at the petrol station.

Welcome to winter

It's officially winter. Derby definately needs an indoor skatepark... but we're working on it. Until then we're blessed with dry carparks and undercover petrol pumps. Great places to brush up old favourites and new tricks.