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Extreme sports. Yll Fejziu. Prishtinë, 2012. Extreme sports is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear. .
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Extreme sports Yll Fejziu • Prishtinë, 2012
Extreme sports is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear.
Content • Sky Diving • Skateboarding • Drifting
Classification • While the exact definition and what is included as extreme sport is debatable, some attempted to make classification for extreme sports. • In 2004, author Joe Tomlinson classified extreme sports into those that take place : , water. air , land
Skydiving • Parachuting, or skydiving, is the action sport of exiting an aircraft and returning to earth with the aid of gravity while using a parachute to slow down during the final part of the descent. It may or may not involve a certain amount of free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.
Driving • Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner.
Skateboarding • Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. Skateboarding can also be considered a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation.Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years.