The History of Fingerboarding Styles

Fingerboarding has been around for a LONG time. In this video, we will look at the history of fingerboarding styles. We will analyze the best fingerboarders from back in the day. I wish had had some clips from Remi Gardner from the old days too. His fingerboard style was so unique and would have been fun to watch!

If you're looking to learn more about fingerboarding, then this video is for you! We'll explore the history of fingerboarding and discuss the different styles that have been developed over the years. By the end of this video, you'll have a better understanding of the history and evolution of fingerboarding styles.

00:00 Introduction
01:33 Martin Winkler
03:52 Denis Stimac
06:03 Damien Bernadet
07:55 Tony Pauthex
09:53 Darin Langhorst
11:10 Matt Johnson
14:09 Timo "TKY" Kranz
14:51 Beau Marchant
16:05 Chris Daniels
18:55 Summary of Common Fingerboard Style Traits

Fingerboarding was so different in the early days. There was no YouTube, TikTok or Instagram, and up until 2000 there was limited multimedia online. It would take hours to download a single fingerboard video clip! Additionally, fingerboard companies were non-existent. You had a few options 1) take a skateboard keychain and remove the chain, 2) use a toy skateboard from an action figure (The Denis Stimac special!), or 3) Build your own!

After Tech Deck was released, everything was based around the dimension of the Tech Deck trucks. Boards were typically the same width 26mm as a Tech Deck, and this definitely impacted fingerboarding style. It's a lot more difficult to land tricks clean on 26mm than it is on a 34mm deck. This meant that landing a trick cleanly was far less important than it was to simply land the trick. Back then, you could get away with even having a finger come completely off the board on landing!

Let me know if you enjoyed this video :)