Skateboarding Explained: The Instructional DVD
"Get a copy of Skateboarding Explained The Instructional DVD by Dan MacFarlane" - The New York Times5 Stars from Skateboard.About.comSkateboarding Explained is a walkthrough DVD for beginner or intermediate skateboarders to learn the basics of skating, and all the tricks you need to know to be a truly intermediate, competent skater. There are several how-to-skateboard DVDs out there, but Skateboarding Explained is honestly the best one I've seen. This video takes the time to really teach the basics of skating (basics that anyone of any level could really use), and the style is such that any skater of any age (even adults!) should feel comfortable with it. You can watch the whole series of instructions in order, or go straight to the section or trick that you want to learn about. The DVD was directed and designed by Dan MacFarlane, a pro skater and the top skateboarding instructor at Camp Woodward s Lake Owen resort. Dan has a comfortable, easy going style in his instructions and masterfully performs all the tricks himself. His methods have been tried, and he knows they work. (Bonus fact - Dan instructed Shaun White at an Encinitas YMCA summer camp back when Shaun was 8 years old!) Dan MacFarlane knows how to teach, and what needs to be taught.The background music, video editing, style and feel of Skateboarding Explained are top-notch. The music is energetic, but doesn't get in the way. Each trick features high quality slow motion parts that blend perfectly with the instructions, walking you through every aspect of what you are learning. This DVD is pure skateboarding, step by step, piece by piece. If you are looking for an instructional skateboarding DVD, I highly recommend you pick up a copy of Skateboarding Explained.Steve Cave, Skateboard.About.com --skateboardabout.comThis instructional DVD has been put together by Lake Owen Instructor and Mentality Pro Dan MacFarlane. The DVD does an exceptionally good job at taking skaters from the basics right up to the advance tricks. It s well presented and definitely recommended for beginners and those who want to brush up on their tricks or learn new ones.Concrete Wave Magazine --Concrete Wave MagazineThis video arrived and at first glance you might think it's some Tony Hawk video where everyone is munching pizza bites and watching dudes ollie, turn, and backside tailslide that vert pocket with some helpful hints you'll never get. This video is exactly opposite and really makes you think about how to do tricks, even if you don't get much farther from the coping bash at the local park. If you ever had a trick that frustrated you, this should shed some light on it. It even helped me land some 360 flips which had been m.i.a. since 1992. It's worth getting and definitely worth making your child watch repeatedly instead of Sponge Bob.- Broken Magazine --Broken MagazineThis instructional DVD has been put together by Lake Owen Instructor and Mentality Pro Dan MacFarlane. The DVD does an exceptionally good job at taking skaters from the basics right up to the advance tricks. It s well presented and definitely recommended for beginners and those who want to brush up on their tricks or learn new ones.Concrete Wave Magazine --Concrete Wave MagazineThis video arrived and at first glance you might think it's some Tony Hawk video where everyone is munching pizza bites and watching dudes ollie, turn, and backside tailslide that vert pocket with some helpful hints you'll never get. This video is exactly opposite and really makes you think about how to do tricks, even if you don't get much farther from the coping bash at the local park. If you ever had a trick that frustrated you, this should shed some light on it. It even helped me land some 360 flips which had been m.i.a. since 1992. It's worth getting and definitely worth making your child watch repeatedly instead of Sponge Bob.- Broken Magazine --Broken Magazine