6 Tricks on the Sabbath: Markeaton mini hubbas

One Sunday of the month we do 6 tricks at one of our local spots... Tricks include fs and bs 5-0, fs tail, fakie 5050, crook and kickflip 5050. See if you can outdo us! Skating by Dave Ford

Badge Spot

Found a Hooked badge on a bike jacket yesterday.



This thing has done a journey to Brittany, Scotland and various Peak trips to the tune of 7000 miles.
With standing hail, pelting rain and bug attacks to emerge with a bit more character than it already had.


All Hail the Hooked Badge... we'll call it Rusty!

Go Skate Day... Drop the Shit and GOOOO!

Put it in your diary now dudes, Skate Day on Sunday.

(also Fathers Day and the Summer Solstice)

Do your Dad a favour on Sunday and get out of the house and Skate.

Leave him to the 360 X on the longest daylight time of the calender year.

Sweet Jesus, let us out, and pray it don't rain...

Battle at the Berrics 2

It's heating up in preparation for the new game of skate... A new round of pros are in it to win it. Predict the right bracket winners all the way through and win the actual winners deck!

Particpants include P-Rod, Haslam, Kirchart, Thomas, Cole, Duffel, Howard, Busenitz etc - epic line up.

Check it out at The Berrics dot com

Let's talk shop: Slugger in Chesterfield

Wow, Chesterfield now have a skateshop again. Our friends Martin Kennelly and Louis Slater - the dudes behind Slugger Distribution have set up shop on the first floor of the Market Hall.

Just what C-Town needs now there's an epic skatepark to nurture the local talent.

Check it out when you're at Chesterfield, just ask the locals where it is.

Signage stands out

Open for business

Co-owner Martin Kennelli, the man behind the Ravenous video

Down the shop

Exclusive distribution of Deathwish

The pensioners don't so why should you

Nice telly with inspirational motion pictures

Crip shoes on sale

Epic disco gold matt to adds to the style

So next time your sessioning CTown, pay the boys a visit.

While your here check out local lurker Timmy Garbet's part on Ravenous

Featured trick tip: Backside 5-0

This is one of the most stylish of the basic grinds that you can do. Get these down as standard and it's fairly simple to add other tricks - kickflip in or shove out; loads of variations!

01

The backside 5-0 is so much better than the frontside, and all because the object we're grinding is behind us. Roll up with the obstacle behind you, slightly off parallel. Again, you might want to have your front foot a little further back to get more pop.

02

Crouch down low for height. As you crouch coil slightly toward

the object to allow you to turn backside slightly as you pop - 

making sure you land on the object you want to grind.

03

As you pop, turn your body backside (if your struggling, coil up more

to give you more power in the turn) to ensure you land on the obstacle

and are moving parallel to it. Pull up your back foot to allow enough

height to get your back truck on the obstacle.

04

To land on the obstacle in 5-0 press down with your back foot,

and keep your front foot pulled up. As with the frontside 5-0, 

you can lean back slightly for a faster grind, or lean forward for

 a slower one - just beware of the board shooting out or stopping dead.

05

As you grind, the tail of your board may be pressed against the obstacle - 

use this to help develop your balance if you need to, but as you get more

comfortable you can treat them like a manual - only the back truck touches

the obstacle. Also bear in mind that 5-0 grinds travel faster than 50-50 grinds as there is less resistance from the trucks.

06

If your obstacle has a natural end - use that drop off and allow more 

weight over your front truck to level out your board (as above), 

If there is not natural end to the obstacle, turn your body backside

slightly (away from the obstacle) and the board will follow you out

of the grind. This will be tricky so keep practicing. Remember more

speed will allow you grind for longer... happy waxing!

Make it count

The new Element film drops this August. Online premier like. If you've not hear, it's going to tell the story of Element, a glimpse into all the pros who have been through the environmentally friendly machine - from Bam, to Tosh, to old heroes like Natas Kaupas.

Get yer peepers over to Element for some previews.

"MAKE IT COUNT" - official trailer from ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.

New tee drops

A new Hooked tee print drops 'Fuck off I'm working' - great for you dudes who don't like to be disturbed by bums while filming a trick in town.

Poster from the design workshop

Tee printed in fluro orange - click through to the Hooked shop to make your own colourways

Spotted: Car park bar

Lurking in the car we spotted this spot: A super long fat and round bar. If you like you're long smooth grinds, smiths or lines with a few grinds popped in, this is the spot for you.

This about half of it; there is loads more out of shot

You can see the height

Nice height for a relaxed pop

Dave warms up with a long 5050 on it

If you want to session it, go after 6pm, and you'll find it here on Ascot Drive:

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Go Skate Day...On its Way

21st of Junes the day, so come out and play.  

Hey hey to all you skate junkies out there, go on let down your hair. 

From Pro to Joe get out your boards and Go!!

Burtons got a Jam going down at the park, which we will be attending until dark.

Loads a shits goin down, could be coming to your town.  

http://www.goskateboardingday.org/events.asp?page=2

Phew what stinks? (must be the rhyme, ha ha)

Make friends with Silver

I snapped my kingpin the other day. What a pain - you know they are impossible to get out. It was a surprise as they were Silver Trucks (those A class with the inverted kingpin and axle protecting nuts) which are awesome.

I noticed on the Silver website it said 'lifetime warranty', so I did as it said, popped them in the post back to Silver in the US.

Hello, a week later a parcel turns up:

Is it my old trucks back..?

Is it hell

The nice folk at Silver

Have sent me 2 pairs of trucks for my trauma

And a wad of stickers.

Now that's what I call service. And there's 2 pairs of great reasons to continue riding Silver, if I were you I'd get some. (Seriously they are awesome though)

Thanks Silver

Chesterfield new build lurking Day 2

So, day 2 of the Chesterfield lurkings, and Hooked gents Chris Gair and Miles Clark-Wallace joined Dave, Josh and Wayne for a razzle. 

Rad Dad rolls one

Jonesey + Miles went wild the night before...

Scooters skills were no problem

Gair pops a shove over the volcano

Josh flips

Miles frontside flips

Gair trés

M C-W and Currie seem to have the same idea on this block, but MC's doing it switch. Bs Nosey.

Josh sticks a kickflip on the gap.

Gair ended with a game of SKATE with the locals...

Check the footage for the video evidence of all of the above + plenty more

Ever wondered what's in the back of a Pro's car?
Check the grip, extra shoes and the blaster. Rail, genny and lights an optional extra.