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Extreme Sports

Plunge headfirst into extreme sports, and get busy living life on the edge. From skateboarding to bungee jumping, MotoX to BMX, eHow’s sporting experts offer step-by-step instructions that show you how to test your limits. Heading out for a mountain vacation? Get tips and advice on snowboarding, skiing, ice climbing and extreme snowmobiling with eHow. Live in the city but still want to experience the thrills? Maybe the street luge is for you.

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  • How to Build Big Skate Ramps

    Skateboarding ramps come in all shapes and dimensions, from the smallest launch to massive vert ramps and pool ramps. Ramps make skateboarding possible in remote areas, fun in urban areas and add...

  • How to Buy All-Terrain Shoes

    Learn how to select the best off-road all-terrain shoes for any excursion. Use these selection tips to buy the highest quality shoes for your toughest workouts.

  • How to Perform a Backwards Flip

    Learn how to do a back flip on a trampoline in just a few easy steps.

  • How to Build a Quarter Pipe Ramp

    Skateboarding is a fun way to stay in shape, but the cost of going to a skate park regularly may be too much for the frugal skater. You can build your own quarter pipe ramp so you can skate all...

  • How to Do a good kickflip on a skateboard (beginner)

    In this How-to, I am going to teach you how to do a kickflip on a skateboard

  • How to Draft Skateboard Grind Rail Blueprints

    Skateboard grind rail blueprints are not complicated to design and best of all you don’t need architectural experience to do it! If you have some extra time on your hands, you can easily draft...

  • Kite Surfing Tutorial

    Kite surfing is one of the many new extreme sports with skateboard-like equipment and maneuvers. The sport involves a parachute-like kite that is sometimes inflatable. The athlete holds the kite...

  • How to Tre' Flipping on skateboards

    This will teach you how to tre' flip on a skateboard. This trick is also know as a 360 flip. This trick is very hard to learn, but way worth it. it looks good down just about anything, and is...

  • How to Do A Wallspin (Parkour)

    Parkour is the art of movement, the methodical strategy of moving from point A to point B in such a way that it requires little or no energy to perform. There is a balance between flesh and...

  • How to Stop a RipStik

    The RipStik is similar to a skate board, but instead of a flat board between the front and back wheels, there are two separate boards over each. These decks allow you to place one foot over the...

  • How to Make a Freestyle Speed Ramp

    In the world of BMX bicycle riding, freestyle speed ramps serve as the platform, literally and figuratively, from which riders perform their tricks. Triangular in shape and just a few feet tall,...

  • How to Do an Illusion Flip on a Skateboard

    Despite the name, the illusion flip, also referred to as a muska flip, is a very real and fun trick. Though dangerous and thrilling, many skateboarders still perform this flip. This trick is quite...

  • Feet Positions for 360 Skateboard Flips

    Changing feet positions can help improve your skateboarding tricks. Learn more about where to place your feet for a 360 flip in this free skateboarding trick video from a professional skateboarder.

  • Skateboarding Tricks: Front Side 50-50 Foot Placement

    The front side 50-50 in skateboarding is performed by placing the feet in the basic Ollie position. Place the feet properly for a front side 50-50 with tips from a sponsored skateboarder in this...

  • How to Make a Wooden Ramp

    You can really build any kinda of a ramp like this. All ramps just determine on how high you want it, what it will be used for, and what type of ramp it is.

  • How to Backside Boardslide On a Snowboard

    Backside boardslides are not that hard as long as you can ride well. When doing a backside boardslide you are actually facing the bottom of the mountain.

  • How to J-hop Into Manual

    i will show you how to j-hop onto a curb or box and land it in a manual. see my other posts on how to manual and how to j-hop

  • How Does a Wakeboard Work?

    Wakeboarding is a unique combination of surfing, water skiing, and snowboarding. When wakeboarding, you are riding a single board over the surface of the water. A boat will pull you along at about...

  • How to Make a Skateboard Half Pipe

    Ever wanted your own half pipe? Most skaters will say "yes," but they will also tell you that this is a pipe dream - only the pros get their own half pipes. Well, that's not true. This article...

  • How to Do a heelclicker on a dirtbike

    If you have ever ridden motocross, you have probably tried to learn some tricks. Everyone from racers to freestylers like to show off with some nice tricks every now and then. There are a ton of...

  • How to Do a Hand Plant in Skateboarding

    A hand plant is a really cool trick that you can pull on quarter pipes, half pipes or right on the street. It is the kind of trick that is not technically difficult, but does require coordination...

  • How to do a kickflip on a skateboard

    You will learn how to completely land a kickflip on a skateboard

  • How to Longboard Skateboard

    Longboards are longer, heavier and more stable than regular skateboards so they have more of a roll or push. Several Longboarders have actually gone on organized treks across the county on their...

  • How to Build a Mobile Wakeboard Slider

    Wakeboarders living on the edge can add a degree of difficulty by performing jumps over a wakeboard slider. If you get to the lake only occasionally, you can make a mobile version of this water...

  • Snowboarding with Both Feet

    Practicing is the basis of snowboarding skill. Learn some great ways to practice your snowboard balance in this free video clip on winter sports.

  • Skateboarding Tricks: Kickflip Varial Foot Placement

    The positioning of the feet for a kickflip varial is very specific. Learn how to place the feet to do a kickflip varial with free video tips from a sponsored skateboarder.

  • Skateboarding Tricks: Switch Pop Shove-It Down Foot Placement

    The feet will stay on the board longer in a switch pop shove-it down. Learn how to place the feet to do a switch pop shove-it down in this free skateboarding video from a sponsored skateboarder.

  • How to Put Feet Back on the Pedals for a BMX Toothpick

    Learn how to Put Feet Back on the Pedals for a BMX Toothpick with expert tips and advice on bike tricks in this free video clip.

  • How to Remove Feet for a No-Footed BMX Toothpick

    Learn how to Remove Feet for a No-Footed BMX Toothpick with expert tips and advice on bike tricks in this free video clip.

  • How to Set & Adjust Your Feet on the Kiteboard

    Learn how to adjust your footstraps and footing on a kiteboard, in this free video.

  • How to Suck Up Your Feet for a Half Cab

    Learn how to suck up your feet for a half cab - free video on trick skateboarding.

  • How to Position Your Feet for a Half Cab

    Learn how to position your feet for a half cab - free video on trick skateboarding.

  • Feet Positions for a Frontside 180 Skateboard Trick

    Learn tips and techniques for doing a frontside 180 skateboard trick in this free video clip about feet positions for a 180.

  • How to Switch Feet while Snowboarding

    Learn how to switch feet while snowboarding - free video.

  • How to Position Feet for Skiing

    Learn how to ski in this free step by step instructional skiing video clip. Get safety tips and techniques from an expert.

  • How To Catch The Skateboard Doing A Kickflip

    Learn tips on how to catch the skateboard with your feet while it is in the air in this free video clip.

  • How to Slide Your Feet for a Switch Ollie

    Learn how to slide your feet to do a switch ollie - free skateboarding video.

  • How to Kick Flip Sex Change on a Skateboard

    There are a number of classic street skating moves every serious boarder needs to know. The kick flip is the ultimate must know when it comes to skate tricks. Remember to wear a helmet when...

  • How to Hang Five on a Skateboard

    Skateboarding is one of the most exciting and versatile sports. It's a sport that's easy to pick up regardless of age or talent. Yet for all the fun you can have skateboarding, performing a trick...

  • How to Suck Up Feet for a Switch Ollie

    Sucking up your feet or pulling them into your body when performing skateboarding moves helps you to attain enough height as you jump. Once you learn how to do this, the skill can be transferred...

  • How to walk down a wall

    Walking down a wall is very fun and entertaining; however, it could be dangerous. Make sure when you try this activity out you have friends who can spot you, otherwise, be aware that serious...

  • How to Land a Kickflip

    Whether its the X-Games on TV, the video games we play, or even just a few kids goofing around on a skateboard, it seems as though extreme sports has finally forced its way into popular culture....

  • How to Suck Up Feet for a Half Cab

    When performing any skateboard trick, it is important to know where the body and all the parts of the body are or are supposed to be at any given time. Performing half cabs, whether it be on a...

  • How to Find Focal Points on Skateboards

    As you're getting better and better about staying on your skateboard and pushing yourself around, it's time to start fine-tuning your technique. One important aspect is finding focal points on...

  • How to Slide Feet for a Switch Ollie

    As you're working on a switch Ollie, you'll find that the position of your feet is vitally important. If your feet aren't in the right place, you can't level out your board or land properly....

  • How to Land a Half Cab

    Landing a half cab is arguably the most important part of the skateboard trick. Hear are some helpful pointers on landing a half cab.

  • How to Slide With a Skateboard for Stopping

    There are many ways to start and stop in skateboarding but the slide is the most aesthetically pleasing. Learning how to master the slide with a skateboard for stopping is a fundamental to good...

  • How to Do a Powerslide in Skateboarding

    Sliding is a basic move in street skateboarding. Learning how to powerslide is a matter of concentration and practice. It allows a new rider to become accustomed to feet placement, trick timing...

  • How to Do a Shove It

    A shove it is an advance street skating technique that takes practice and patience. This move is all about keeping the feet in the right position. A 180 Shove It is all about returning to the...

  • How to Do a Boneless 360 on a Skateboard

    "Doing a boneless" is the selected phrase for performing a forward jump from straight and level ground on your skateboard. The technique is pretty straightforward as it amounts to grabbing the...

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