Progressive Skatepark |1153 Marietta Highway | Canton, GA 30114 | Phone: 770 704 7528
Progressive Skatepark is a 25,000 sq. ft. indoor climate controlled free standing facility with an adjoining 15,000 sq. ft. outdoor skate / bmx course. We are located in Canton, Georgia and are convenient to the cities of Atlanta, Marietta, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Cartersville, Cumming, Jasper, Rome, Roswell, Alpharetta, Acworth, Ball Ground, Waleska, and Holly Springs.
King of the Groms 2009/2010
It came and it went, and it was amazing. The level of skating gets better and better every year. I cannot figure out where these kids come from.
The groms came from as close as down the road to as far away as Hawaii. The judges saw everything from beginner boardslides to BS 540s on transition. Steezy grabs and tweaked
ollies were the name of the game. Eamon, Zion, and Ethan had the grabs I can only dream of. Austin owned kickflips better than any 12 year old on the planet. Clint did tre flips far beyond his time. And Tyler T. is surely going to be a tech guru before too much longer.
Big congrats to the Progressive Skatepark Advanced Number 1 Qualifier: WILLIAM PENNIMAN.
After taking a crazy slam in his first run of the finals, he returned for an incredible third run. He packed in about a dozen different tricks in a one minute span including a handful of big bangers like an ollie over the Johns rail and a smith down the euro. The crowd went crazy. The judges went crazy. And, most importantly, William went crazy when he was announced the winner.
Click here to view the VIDEOS, PHOTOS, and the complete RESULTS.
1031 Demo - Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Finally, after what seems like forever, it is time for a demo. As always, the best bet will be to get here early as you can in case the floor sells out. I say this because you should be able to skate with all the guys just about the whole time! It will be FREE to watch, and session prices will be the same as usual:
2:30 - 6:00 - $6
6:00 - 9:00 - $8
ALL DAY - $13
Expected in attendance are Donovan Rice, Dan Nepscha, Brian Kennedy, Greg Harbour, Ben Raybourn, Chad Knight, Bill Danforth, and Kristian Svitak. There should also be a handful of their flow riders, too.
Check out their site HERE.
Archives: December 2009 - March 2010
RVCA DEMO - MARCH 24
That's right. Leo Romero, Cairo Foster, Austin Stephens, Keegan Sauder, Julian Davidson, Cory Kennedy, Donovon Piscopo and maybe some stragglers. This is a short, exclusive tour, and from what I can tell, this is not a demo you want to miss.
For the names you don't recognize, start YOUTUBEing, and you'll understand why you need to be here.
As always, it will be free to watch, and normal prices to skate. Immediately following the demo will be an autograph signing. Put this on your calendar now!
The Southern Clash
Skateboard Contest
Thanks to all who came. I enjoyed it. I hope you enjoyed it. Click below for the story.
PROGRESSIVE DEMO - MARCH 27
This is something we have never officially done, but it is definitely time to make it happen. We will have EVERY team member here. A lot of people will argue that the team guys can skate the park better than most pros, and we are ready to show you that. Considering the victory at Bangers for Bucks deemed Progressive the top team on the east coast, you can rest assured that this will be a good show. Also, we will need filmers and photographers for the event, so be sure to bring your equipment. More details to come.
Demo Starts at 7:00
The 2009/2010 King of the Grom Finals were held at 3rd Lair on the weekend of February 19. Progressive was represented by a handful of our grom team riders as well as a few of the locals. Remember, KOTG features Bowl, Mini, and Street for Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert. All the results can be read HERE. And other pictures and videos can be found HERE:
Here's how things shaped out for the locals:
Lucas Campbell finished 3rd in beginner street.
Grant Stavas finished 9th in intermediate mini, and 8th in intermediate street.
Blue Wilson finished 7th in intermediate street.
Caleb Sentz finished 9th in intermediate street.
And here's how our grom team finished:
Hannah Chumley finished 9th in beginner bowl.
Lachlan Johnson finished 8th in intermediate bowl.
Shane Farber finished 4th in intermediate mini.
Jack Stone finished 10th in intermediate street.
William Penniman finished 9th in expert street.
For the Advanced group, Cory, Fletcher, John Stone, Niko, Ryan Parrott, Barrett, amd Zeke Logan advanced to the finals. (I think this is correct and hopefully I didn't miss anyone). Fletcher finished 1st, and Cory took 2nd.
The crew from Progressive showed up to the Woodward 'Park Shark' Street Contest last night. There were two levels, Intermediate and Advanced. Both groups skated a 5 minute jam session and the winner of each jam advanced to the final jam.
For the Intermediate group, Noah, Lachlan and Shanewreck advanced to the finals along with 4 other kids. Noah finished 1st. Shanewreck took 2nd. Lachlan got 3rd.
A few of the guys on the team recently got some national coverage on FuelTV's Weekly Update.
Check out the videos to see our riders at the KOTG finals and Bangers for Bucks.
Joey is all over Grind King's site right now. It's all about the sequences: he's got stuff from Bangers for Bucks and Skatepark of Tampa along with a little bio. Check it out HERE. This is a couple of times now that Grind King has put up a big story on Joey. How much longer you think it will it be before the Joey P. pro truck comes out?
For those of you that missed the RVCA demo...it was a good one. There were a ton of tricks I have never seen before. I do not understand how Leo Romero managed to crook across the up rail in the middle section. May not sound hard until I say he was going the other direction. Yeah, he went crook across and then down the handrail! That's about a 3 foot high ollie for someone that's 5'4'' at best. Cory Kennedy went to work on the hips and put down a switch big heel down the double set (first try, of course). Julian Davidson tore apart the whole part. He had tricks everywhere. I could go on and on, but, instead, just CLICK HERE and watch the footage.
RVCA DEMO
For the first time ever, we had a Progressive Team Demo. With all the damage the guys have dealt at contests over the past year, we figured it was just about time to really showcase their talent. Everyone that showed up was treated to a hoard of bangers all over the course. Off the top of my head, I remember Kyle doing a half cab nosegrind 180 on the podium, Niko did BS 540s on the big qtr like it was nothing, Cory had a 270 board to reg on the up rail in the center section, Joey did a switch 270 board to reg on the new handrail...the list goes on. Be sure to check out the VIDEO.
Progressive Team Demo