Skateboard Gloves
Do I need them?

Technically, no. Skateboard gloves are quite specialised and are designed to allow your hand to slide along the ground when you use your hands for balance, usually in high speed downhill skating. As a beginner, you won't be doing this for quite some time.

Usually made of leather, they have pucks on the palm and finger areas to facilitate the slide.

Most leisure skaters these days don't use gloves, particularly since the use of wrist guards became more popular. However, because of the tendency to want to break your fall with your hands, you may want to use gloves of some sort at first. Though, I highly recommend learning how to fall without extending your arms.

If you have a particular reason to want to skate in gloves, do it. For instance if you plan to be a concert pianist you won't want to take any risks and should wear gloves as well as wrist guards.


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