Skatboard Tricks: Fakie Disaster

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The fakie disaster gets its name from when it's done wrong, it turns into a big mistake. Learn how to perform a fakie disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video series.

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Summary: Skateboarding tricks are a fun and popular way to enhance your skate skills. There are many tricks to attempt and master. Many skateboarders have had an impact on skateboarding throughout time. A recent study showed there were over eighteen million skateboarders worldwide. Over eighty percent of skateboarders polled had used a board under the age of 18, and over seventy percent were male.

In this free instructional video series let a skateboard professional teach you how to do a fakie disaster and its variations. He shows different versions like the fakie disaster to rock n' roll and a nollie backside 180 disaster. He'll also show you how key foot placement is on a skateboard when attempting fakie disasters. Falling is common but our expert instructs on you how to avoid simple mistakes and stay on your board. Watch these videos and the fakie disaster will be soon be conquered and part of your skateboarding resume.

About the Expert

Expert: Shawn Connolly has over 20 years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Trucks, Ricta Wheels, Roughneck Hardware and FTC Skate shop. Originally from Maine, where good skate spots are hard to find, Connolly loves and appreciates the abundance of skate spots the Bay Area of California has to offer. Connolly enjoys sharing the art of skateboarding and believes that it is one of the few sports that teaches real patience and determination, allows for limitless growth, and nurtures individuality at the same time.

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