Sports & Outdoor

How to Play Horseshoes Properly (and win)–Equipment, Throws, etc.

February 17, 2010

The game of horseshoes is played outdoors between two people with four horseshoes and two stakes, which are your throwing targets. It’s usually done in a sandbox, but can be played anywhere outside with sufficient open space. The players will alternate taking turns in throwing their horseshoes at the stakes in the ground, which are [...]

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How to Spool a Spinning Reel Properly (prevents twists and tangles)

February 16, 2010

Today I’m going to show you how to quickly and easily spool a spinning reel by having a pro demonstrate it for you on video. First, a quick tip before you get started. Most people think it doesn’t matter which direction you spool the line onto the reel, but it does and I’ll tell you [...]

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How to Play Ultimate Frisbee (with videos)–Rules, Strategies, and Throws

February 16, 2010

The object of Ultimate Frisbee is to score points by getting a player from your team into the opposing team’s end zone (similar to how end zones work in American football or rugby) with the disc–since you can not run with the disc (one foot must remain planted while you have possession of the disc) [...]

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How to Ice Skate for Beginners

February 13, 2010

Today I’m going to teach you the basics of ice skating so that you can A) Get an idea of what it is you’re going to get to do, and B) get started doing it. I’ve got a series of instructional videos by Michael Weiss, a three-time U.S. Men’s Champion, two-time World Bronze Medalist, two-time [...]

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How to Boardslide (frontside/backside, on a skateboard)

December 23, 2009

And today, boys and girlies, we’re going to learn how to boardslide (on a skateboard–although you could probably take most of the information here and apply it to boardsliding on a snowboard as well). The reason this trick scares a lot of people is because…well…there is actually a pretty good potential for injury if you’re [...]

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How to Bicycle Kick (for real) | Do a bicycle kick in soccer (football)

December 20, 2009

A bicycle kick (or “overhead kick”) is a technique where you throw your body up in the air and make a scissor-like movement with your legs so you can kick one leg high to reach the ball (your kicking foot will be at roughly head height), which gets kicked straight back over your head (as [...]

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How to Big Flip (skateboard)

December 20, 2009

Right, today you’re going to learn how to do a big flip (aka fakie big flip). It’s not the easiest trick, the best way I can show you how to do this is to actually show you how to do it with a video I’ve got below. Just remember to get your foot placement correct, [...]

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How to Big Spin (on a skateboard)

December 20, 2009

The big spin is just a type of shove-it where you spin the board 360° and execute a body varial at the same time (a body varial is when you jump and rotate 180° thereby landing on the board facing the opposite direction). Just spin the board 360° whilst jumping up in the air and [...]

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How to Back Handspring Properly (i.e. without injuring yourself)

December 19, 2009

So you want to be a ninja? Alrighty then, go get your black pajamas and let’s get started. Actually, I suspect you’ll be wearing either a leotard or a cheerleading uniform while doing this (that’s not to say that ninjas aren’t welcome or something, just…unlikely). The back handspring is a very basic technique that’s used [...]

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How to Do a Backflip on a Trampoline

December 19, 2009

This is the classic move everyone wants to be able to do on a trampoline, and you’ll be pleased to hear that it’s very easy and, with the proper instruction (which you’re about to get), you can learn how to do a backflip in all of about 10 minutes or so. I’ve got a few [...]

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