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Vert skateboarding, short for vertical skateboarding, is the act of riding a
skateboard A skateboard is a type of sports equipment used for skateboarding. It is usually made of a specially designed 7–8-ply maple plywood deck and has polyurethane wheels attached to the underside by a pair of skateboarding trucks. The skateboard ...
on a skate ramp or other incline and involves the
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transitioning from the
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to the
vertical plane In astronomy, geography, and related sciences and contexts, a '' direction'' or '' plane'' passing by a given point is said to be vertical if it contains the local gravity direction at that point. Conversely, a direction, plane, or surface is ...
in order to perform
skateboarding trick A skateboarding trick, or simply a trick, is a maneuver performed by manipulating a skateboard, usually with one's feet, in a specific way to achieve the desired outcome – the trick. History Though skateboards emerged in the 1900s, skateboardi ...
s.


History

Vert skateboarding has its genesis in "pool riding" - the riding of skateboards in an emptied backyard
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- during the 1970s.''The Science and Art of Skateboard Design: How Boards Have Changed Over Time''
(
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) As riders moved from general
street skateboarding Street skateboarding is a skateboarding discipline which focuses on flat-ground tricks, grinds, slides and aerials within urban environments, and public spaces. Street skateboarders meet, skate, and hang out in and around urban areas refe ...
and occasional "pool riding" into purpose-built skate parks, vert skateboarding became more popular. Skateboarders began to develop, and then practice, tricks and techniques specifically for vert skateboarding.''Loveletters To Skateboarding: Style''
by Blair Alley (
Transworld Skateboarding ''Transworld Skateboarding'' (''TWS'') is an international magazine on skateboarding that was based in Carlsbad, California, United States. The publication also ran an accompanying website and video production company. In February 2019, the pub ...
, 31 August 2012)
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/ref> Vert skateboarding became a common style of skateboarding and was introduced into many competitions and events including the
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and the Maloof Money Cup. In 2008
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and X Games organisers announced that vert skateboarding would be removed from X Games competitions in favour of free-movement skate-park-style courses where participants would still be able to perform vert skateboarding tricks but would need to do so in combination with other street skateboarding elements.''X Games Re-Instates Vert Competition After Heat from Pro Skaterboarders + BMX Riders''
by Ryley Bane (Label Networks, 2008) After public condemnation from
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skateboarders
Bob Burnquist Robert Dean Silva Burnquist (; born 10 October 1976) is a Brazilian-American professional skateboarder who competed for Brazil throughout his career. In 2010, he became the first skateboarder to land a " fakie 900" (900-degree reverse-natural r ...
,
Tony Hawk Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first docume ...
and others, organisers re-instated vert skateboarding. However, in 2011 ESPN announced that the X Games would no longer feature a ''Women's Vert Skateboarding'' event, citing a lack of, "a growing participant base, an established annual competition schedule" and, "myriad other factors". Professional skateboarder
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Lyndsey "Lyn-Z" Adams Hawkins Pastrana (born September 21, 1989) is an American professional skateboarder. History and family Born in San Diego, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins was raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, and spent part of her childhoo ...
said the decision would, "end the growth for women's vert skating as we know it".''X Games cancels women's Skate Vert''
by Matt Higginsn(
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, 31 May 2011)


Skateboard set-up

For vert skateboarding, riders usually set up their boards with
wheels A wheel is a rotating component (typically circular in shape) that is intended to turn on an axle bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the wheel and axle which is one of the six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction with axl ...
(or larger) and wider decks for more stability.''Skateboard Guide and Skate Size Chart''
(Evo.com)


See also

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References

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