Longboarding and skateboarding might look similar, but they are not the same. This is because both have the same form. Actually, longboard for cruising tends to be faster than other skateboards because of the size of the wheels found on the longboard. This trendy skateboard is usually used for cruising a place, downhill racing, slalom racing, gliding, long-distance racing, and transportation. Longboarding is one of the newer sports that is increasingly popular these days.
Even among young people in this country, this adrenaline-triggering sport is becoming a trend. So it is natural that many clubs now starting to emerge. The first longboarding was made by Hawaiian surfers in the 1940s and 50s as an alternative to riding a wave. The inventor initially built dangerous and improvised boards from wooden boards and roller skates. Longboarding was first produced commercially in 1959 when Makaha, Jacks, and Hobie became the first distributors of professional longboarding.
At first, the longboard was still relatively ordinary because it still featured metal wheels, but as time went by then Longboarding had better wheels to maintain better safety. Longboarding became a popular activity in the late 1950s and early 1960s, but its popularity has largely declined in 1965.
And in 1972 longboarding returned again when Frank Nasworthy and the Cadillac Well Company introduced loose wheels. The advantage gained by replacing the wheels is the strength and even the speed of longboarding is increasing. This makes people love longboarding even more than before.
Longboarding itself was first developed by skateboarders who don’t want to miss the thrill of surfing and snowboarding on asphalt roads. The rest of the longboard is estimated to come from California where there are many challenging hills to descend. This has a strong reason. It’s because longboarding is often played in downhill races. However, some people still argue about whether its origin is from Hawaii or from somewhere else.