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Whistle Stopper - Skateboarding Explained: The Instructional DVD
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List Price: $19.99
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Manufacturer: Mentality Skateboarding Productions
Starring: Dan MacFarlane
Directed By: Dan MacFarlane
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Vas Entertainment
EAN: 0730475821502
Feature: Skating instructor Dan MacFarlane
Format: Color
Label: Mentality Skateboarding Productions
Manufacturer: Mentality Skateboarding Productions
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Mentality Skateboarding Productions
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-07-10
Running Time: 70
Studio: Mentality Skateboarding Productions
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Features
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Skating instructor Dan MacFarlane
Contains fully illustrated segments on street and ramp skating, boardslides, pop shoves, ollies, nollies, frontside flips, noseslides, varial kickflips, heelflips, backside flips, and more
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: the title speaks for itself
Comment: thats it. its truly that good. when i first got the DVD i wasnt to sure if it would cater to my unorthodox style. but it has. this may be overlooked or even forgotten by most, but what did it for me was that Dan leaves nothing unexplained. i was amazed that he concentrated on the most miniscule of fundamentals like pushing. just that alone greatly improved my ability to control the board. i love it.
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Summary: from mongo to guru
Comment: I am a keen but uncoordinated "extreme" sports addict...generally takes me a long time to build up the skills, and there's always a few hilarious incidents along the way.
I often find instructors are very poor at getting the point across to someone who needs to internalise and translate in their own way - for examlple I gave up ski lessons and found a few instructional books that worked for me...then it was just a case of working it.
Having skated as a youngster on a plastic board - and having the kids show interest recently, we went out and did our best, but I struggled to get the kids motivated over being scared.
As for myself, found the balance wasn't what it used to be! And thought i could take a few steps toward some "tricks" or skills as well (as opposed to just bombing down slopes when I was a kid). I was looking for a product that:
a) broke these skills down to the basics then built up on them
b) motivated the kids
c) explained at a level we all could understand
and this is it.
The way in which Dan takes you through the connected skills that build up to msatering skate park or street showoffs is great, and I found myself happily tic tacing and 180'ing first on the rubber mats in my lounge room and then with the kids (although they are still building up to riding confidence). I am yet to have the confidence to take it to the park, but I am sure this DVD will lead through that just as easily (and safely).
Even made me feel less guilty for early days spent as a mongo pusher...
Of course - watching Dan do the "tricks" Dad had just done, that both motivated the kids and raised their opinion of me!
Well thought out, well broken down into each individual step that builds up to a complete repertoire, worth having unless you are a guru (then you can still learn from this re breaking these steps down to teach your friends piece by piece).
My only criticism is that Dan goes through the same thing (the key important items) so often that he sounds a little bored - I can certainly understand that given how far back to the beginning he goes...
Outstanding.
Thanks
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Summary: Great video, fantastic instruction
Comment: This is a GREAT video for anyone learning to skate, up to those wanting to learn the more advanced tricks. My six year old got a skateboard and really caught the bug - he desperately wanted to learn how to skate and do tricks, but I had no idea how to help him get started. This video was a god-send! It spells out very clearly how to start, teaches the fundamentals, what bad habits to avoid, the lingo, and breaks down all the tricks. The menu allows you to easily skip right to the trick you want to see. It's really one of the better instructional videos I've ever seen for any sport. Almost makes this 40-something year old mom feel like she could learn to ollie...
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Summary: skateboarding explained
Comment: My son found this to be very helpful. It started with the basics explaining and showing things well. He was quite pleased with the DVD.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Comment: I got this DVD for my 10 yr old son. Everything is clearly and well explained, easy enough for my son to understand. It even made me feel maybe I should try skateboarding, too!
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Editorial Reviews:
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In the Skateboarding Explained: The Instructional DVD , skating instructor Dan MacFarlane guides you through an instructional program, packed with all the basics as well as tips for doing tricks. It contains fully illustrated segments on street and ramp skating, boardslides, pop shoves, ollies, nollies, frontside flips, noseslides, varial kickflips, heelflips, backside flips, and more.
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