Choosing a Tech Sliding Deck

A lot of people believe tech sliding is slowly dying but I see it getting more and more popular! Choosing a tech slide deck is not very difficult and this little article will give you a basic outlook on what decks are available.

Technically, you can tech slide any deck if you slap on some hard wheels like Earthwing Slide A's. Slapping some hard wheels on the supermodel or demonseed would sure be fun but it would be tougher to do all those dizzy spins and such.

Most people prefer tech sliding on double kicked boards so you can do all those manual slides and blunt slides. A lot of street skaters I know just use their worn out popsicle decks for tech slide seshs which works perfectly.

There are a bunch of different sizes of tech sliding decks you can choose depending on your style/needs. Comet's Shred decks come in 32", 35", and 38". Choose the right size depending on your size and what you like. The Rayne Renegade is also a very high quality built board you can use to tech slide with. The Landyachtz 2012 lineup also has a couple tech sliding decks which look nice.

This video will pump you up and make you want to techslide!

Egonomics Clothing Pics and Update!

Our friends at Egonomics have been doing some interesting things! A bunch of their sick tees are on sale right now so go check them out!

http://www.egonomicsclothing.com/

Also be sure to check out JSmooth who is a great artist. (Look under the "music" heading)

Another thing I want to mention is their blog is pretty great too. They have posted some cool and interesting videos like "Motorcycle Vs. Car Drift Battle".
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These pictures make sick skateboarding wallpapers!

Credit goes to http://www.facebook.com/#!/MarkAndrewGPhotography

A Guide for Writing Sponsorship Requests (DANIEL HAWES)

This guide was created entirely by Daniel Hawes. Check him out and like his page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dani-Hawes/311759318855636?sk=wall#!/pages/Dani-Hawes/311759318855636

This man is amazing. He sent in a sponsorship request to Rayne and look where he is now!

Also, this guide was written for longboarders but it works for pretty much all sports.
One thing I want to mention is you should get out there, have fun, and get experience. Get out and meet other riders and shred with them. Stay stoked!
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Introduction: Things To Consider

So, you have been skating for a while now. Participated in some races, gone to some free rides, met some rad people from your countries scene and you think you want to start taking things to the next level by getting some support from your favourite companies? Here you can find out some info on the best way to go about seeking out potential sponsorship and how best to approach companies.

Egonomics Clothing Christmas Giveaway Reminder!

There are only a couple of days left before Christmas! That means only a couple of days left to enter the Egonomics Giveaway! Check out our "Current Contests" page for more info!

New Mag - Flow Skateboard Magazine!

Introducing Flow Skateboard Magazine! They are a recently started mag based out of Fredericksburg, VA. They are by the skaters, for the skaters! They provide quality vids, pics, interviews, and a bunch of other stuff. Please like their Facebook page and feel free to post your best skate vid on their wall. Maybe some day you will be featured on their mag! You never know. Look out for them in the future!

Flow Skateboard Magazine FACEBOOK

Flow Skateboard Magazine SITE

Here are some of their pictures!

Broc Pulley - Halfcab Crooked Grind

Joshua Surles - 50-50

Justin Caruthers - Heelflip

Nicco Smith - Frontside Feeble

First Week UPDATE

Hey Vitalists, it's been a week since we've been online and I want to thank everyone for the help. We are going to be adding a "featured" category where one skater will be featured for about 2 weeks. Then a new person for another 2 weeks and so on. We just want to help out the community and give more people exposure. Also, we are looking for more pics to post up so send them in! Thanks again! (Please click an ad so we can host contests!)

Keep on shredding!