It is the longboard, which is a sport that appeared in 1960-1980 and currently represents one of the most spectacular sports of Gravity Sports. It basically consists of descending mountain puertos with a monopathín a little wider than usual. It requires an absolute domain of the table and a good sense of balance. The punter riders are so inclined on the curves that they are dragging them (weakly protected) by the asphalt before addressing them, so it is very important to practice longboarding using hulls, rollers, rims and rims, so that near speeds can be achieved. at 100 km / h.
In Mendoza there is no Longboard association as in San Luis or at the National level of the Longboard Argentine Association but they are contradictory to many of the sports aficionados and they are still a big fan.
The longboard miden between 70 and 200 cm. of width and between 22 and 28 cm of ancho. Tablas come in many forms such as pintail, flat nose, drop through, drop deck and tablas with the same shape as a skateboard. The pintails (glue angosta) allow the use of larger waves and bad anchors, which allow a similar handling to the surf. The drop decks and drop through approach the table so that they flatten the center of gravity giving stability, and are used for flattening baskets at high speeds. The medium length tables (95 to 125 cm.) Are the most versatile. The greater weight and length of the longboard is less suitable for jumping and tricks, but for the fluidity to have more movement. Also the longboard uses bigger falls than the skateboard with, providing greater stability and handling in the irregularities of the pavement. Its design allows for large curves or controlled slippages, similar to those of surfing and snowboarding.
As far as modalities are concerned we can find:
Carving-Freeride which consists of sliding on a pendant by sliding and sliding on the edge to properly enter a curve
Downhill in the attempt to flatter it as soon as possible by very inclined wagons. It is a very dangerous mode, so it is obligatory to use protections that include full hull, mono leather and slide rims to reduce the speed before entering a curve.
Cruising is simply about going from one place to another, for fun as a means of transportation.
Consistent freestyle in skateboarding and other longboarding.
Slalom are pending rails on those that have to dodge as placed before each other as soon as possible.
Pool, you are skating in pools or bowls, going up and down the walls.
Dancing consists of performing tricks “dancing” on the table, walking on it before and behind, going up and down in march, jumping, etc.
Free ride is consistent in having a basket with slips and trunks, with less speed and more bad cuts than downhill.
As background the year that passed (2018), first developed in the province of Malboard Cup Longboard Championship, in the Potrerillos Jump. The downhill modality, but a step but what the sport refers to. It is a turn on a 2.5 km track and a high difficulty that brings together the best corridors from all over the country and the vecino country of Chile. However, due to the inexistence of an association that brings together the interests of the deportistas, there are no officially organized events. Recall that the practice of this sport requires authorizations from Provincial Viality for the cutting of public calls, the feasibility of the Ministry of Sport, and the work of the Province Police. Moreover, it is a high-risk deportation, it requires the existence of bodies and / or authorities that regulate and supervise the events, in order to ensure the safety of the deportistas.
For those visiting the province, we can inform you that aficionados of longboarding gather in the surroundings of the Lake, in the General Park San Martín, on all those of the beginner level. The Profesionals Hack in the Gloria Hill, the Potrerillos Dike, Villavicencio, Valle Grande, at the entrance to the Valle Grande and Costa Dykes, but we are bounded by the fact that the danger is latent all the time and we suggest in assist with the company of professional personas or groups that concocute the circuits to avoid possible accidents.
