Tech Decks — Skateboarding with Your Fingers

Though the popularity of professional skateboarding has experienced a decline since its height in the early 2000's, one spin-off from the fad remains highly popular – the Tech Deck fingerboards.

Real skateboards can be expensive, difficult to learn, and even a little dangerous. You also need to consider the high cost of the accessories: not only will you need a board, but you will need to buy a helmet, knee and elbow pads, and other protection gears.

With Tech Deck fingerboards, skateboarding is just a finger’s touch away — all in lifelike miniature form. From their origins in the late 1990's as mere emulations of popular skateboarders' decks, they now represent a huge brand with a truly mind-boggling number of different boards.

Not only are Tech Decks collectable, they are also venues to express your individuality. Why so? Tech Decks are ornamented with various arts and themes, and you can just pick a design that suites your style.

What’s So Great about Skateboarding with Fingers?

Believe it or not, but it is possible to do all kinds of skateboard tricks with a fingerboard, only that you do it with your fingers. All it takes is manual agility and the capability to bend and paddle with your fingers the way legs do it on a real skateboard. Once you get the feel of it, it won’t be long till you master the basics. Then it will all just be about practice and invention.

If you want to learn some awesome fingerboard tricks, check out YouTube; there are lots of videos showing amazing finger stunts being done on fingerboards. See this one, for example…

There are also a bunch of communities online dedicated to fingerboarding tutorials, contests, and whatnots.

Here is a warning, though: Once you have learned a few tricks and stunts, you may find yourself hooked on this hobby for a long while.