Non autistic OP edition
>>1119056
what is up my fellow woodflippers
>Second for endless pain in the inside of your calf right above your ankle of your pop foot
None of you skatebros know that feel. Havent shredded in a year, went for a ride today for the first time and after 30 mins of cruising the pain returned
Hold me /esg/
Where do you guys keep your arms when skating? I just let them hang, my balance is better that way.
Last few days picked my old walmart board up and went out for a while.
Was never that good as a good, good just about ollie and shuv it.
Now getting a board for my 22nd birthday.
How to get over feeling that I started too late?
![vans-gilbert-crockett-pro-skate-shoes-black-white-red[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/kL10fkn.jpg "vans-gilbert-crockett-pro-skate-shoes-black-white-red[1].jpg")
Thought's on the Crockett Pro? I just bought a pair after owning some sk8-hi's, hoping I haven't wasted my money
>>1119129
it's never too late, just go out and start pushing.
I GOT SHUVITS FINALLY I CAN commit WE'RE ALL GONNA MAKE IT
>>1119213
still working on mine, board never seems to go where i want it to
>>1119219
Try it holding on to something. That way you can build some muscle memory. That's what I just did. Took me 2 years to SHUVITS and that did it for me
>>1119219
it's called "shove-it" for a reason.
Also, this is a shit OP and thread done too early.
Premature thread.
>>1119241
[spoiler]wow, i feel retarded. thanks anon[/spoiler]
>>1119264
no problem bro, keep at it and take them down drops, gaps, stairs, curbs whatever. Or even up.
It's a basic trick, I 've been struggling to perfect it and get it high.
>>1119104
your achilles heel is fucked up, most likely.
warm-up and do some stretches:
http://www.runnersworld.com/stretching/a-dynamic-stretching-routine
>>1119183
I hate to be a downer but I fucking hated them. I bought them because others said they were great, so maybe you'll like them. I wanted to be able to enjoy the 'wafflecup' sole or whatever , but they ground into my pinky toe on both feet like nothing else I've ever worn. Also the back of the foot opening completely destroyed my achielles. Cut it like a knife. I hope you have a better experience but for me they fucking sucked. This way when they first debuted, fwiw
Is deftones esg approved sk8 music?
https://youtu.be/Hv0rV0N3SrY
>>1119618
Fuck. Well like I said before I've had hi's before and I loved them so hopefully this shouldn't be too different. Do you have wide feet?
>>1119702
I'm honestly not too sure where my feet fall in terms of wideness but it isn't something I usually have to pay attention to so I'd assume they're not that wide. I also enjoy sk8his, they are my regular go-to shoe, I always have a pair of those in rotation and then a pair of something else, and the crocketts just did not work for my feet unfortunately
>>1119618
same thing for me. I had the crockett pro mids. toe area is narrow as fuck and raped my pinky toe.
>>1119117
Mine are pure autism, I need to fix it. I like twist them a little before each trick.
>>1119183
I've heard mixed things on them. To me the best Vans I've ever skated were TNT 5's. Not durable whatsoever but those things skated so well.
>>1119693
if you like it the yes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJLsW4jNl4
>>1120179
then*
I can't find anyone to skate with around here. Went to the gym today, ride board because it's less than a mile away. I set in next to the water fountain near the door. Not 20 minutes later a dude is trying to find out who owns it. End up with 4 people attempting kickflips and pop shove its in the middle of the gym. Felt good
>>1119183
I loved my pair, they had the perfect balance of boardfeel/cushioning for me and they have a layer of material underneath the suede in the toe area that makes them last a lot longer. The grip on the wafflecup is on point and also lasts a bit longer than their regular vulc soles.
It sounds like >>1119618 just got the wrong size as I didn't have any of that.
>>1119117
Raven Tershy style
how not be a pussy
Here's some new Cory Kennedy footy.
Killing it as always.
>>1120691
Forgot link
https://youtu.be/JTcc3PnNv5U
>>1119117
I keep them at my side as well, as if I was just standing. I think my balance would be a little better if I bent my elbows and kept my arms out a little, but it's just more comfortable with them down.
>>1119129
Just go somewhere where no one can see you for a while and carve. Clean up what you can already do. Enjoy it. As long as you're enjoying it and not being an obnoxious "I just started a vegan diet" guy about it, who cares when you started.
I just started 3 days ago and that's what's helped me get past that feeling.
>cruisin down the sidewalk on my skateboard
>going pretty fast
>start to pick up speed as I go downhill
>carving a bit
>taking a sharp turn onto a side street
>random crack appears
>totally eat shit, fall right on my elbow
>roll over, see my board flying out into a busy intersection
>have to run after it
>crowd of people looking at me
Haha, end my life
tfw no gf
>>1121000
Almost did the same as you but i didn't even gone down the hill...
>Going home
>Dope hill with nice flatground at the end
>Fuck yeah i'm going to take this hill and fuckind bom...
>Pebble.jpg
>End up on the ground with some Highschool bitches and faggots laughing at me
>Has to run down the hill after my board
>>1121000
Had to chase my skateboard into the street before, but I had bailed while bombing a sidewalk with a dead end [spoiler]at a bridge.[/spoiler]
Worst public fall so far was probably this
>skating from the gas station, only bought a few snacks
>still getting used to pushing/skating switch
>only been at it for about a month
>accidentally place front foot ahead of the trucks and the board spins from beneath me at the nose
>fall backwards and hit my head on the ground as an SUV passes by behind me
>bottle of soda goes skidding across the concrete, coming to a stop just beyond the mound of spaghetti
>>1121545
kekked
>lerned how to skate on super loose trucks because I though carving and snaking around looked cool. Never even though about tightening them.
>today I though id try tight ass trucks
>litterally everying is 10x easier
Is this a cheat code or somthing?
>>1121946
>litterally everying is 10x easier
i've tried tight trucks and disagree. it's so hard to move around. i have to tic tac and flip tricks (tres, for example) are a lot harder
when I do a frontside 180 how should I go back to my regular position since I'll be in switch after I do it?
>>1121977
... kickturn?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd1-P-R_f-0
>>1121977
Do skaters still say bail?
>>1122070
>Meme Grips
0/10
>>1121946
Hi, Joey Brezinski
>>1121977
Switch 180 back to regs
Dubs names me a trick off the top of their head & I'll learn in in 10 days
> footie included
So, day 3 of skateboarding and my wheel fell clean off while skating today. Axle nut came off and so did a speed ring. Axle nuts are just 5/16" 24TPI nuts right? What the hell are speed rings? Will any small washer that fits snugly over my truck and doesn't scrape the bearing work? I'm about to go to walmart and I want to try to fix this now instead of ordering shit online.
>>1122776
Any small washer will do
>>1122776
That's crazy what kind of trucks do you have? The nut is just a regular nut and speed rings literally don't matter, just don't tighten the nut down till it touches the bearing leave a millimeter of space.
>>1121977
Yeah learn switch fs 180 its definitely worth it. Or fakie 180. Pivoting around again for a 360 isn't hard at all just keep turning your shoulders. Doing them before touching the ground is what's hard.
how do I learn the ollie? like I know the steps but should I learn how to jump and balance on my board first before going into the ollie? or do I just go straight into it
>>1124213
In my experience I think it's better to just do it when you're learning.
That means
>rolling
>with some speed
>a solid pop
>pick up your knees
>don't be afraid to fall
>>1124213
go for it. it's possible to learn without having too much balance, but of course you should get your balance down as well
>>1122736
switch varial
>>1122736
front nosegrind
>>1122736
no comply flip
>>1125242
take a whole day to ride around and get comfortable
>>1122736
hardflip 180
I'm getting back into skating, I have size 12 US feet and I've got my old 8" deck, it feels a lot smaller than I remember, will a 8.25 or 8.38 be a good step up? I feel like .38 of an inch is still going to give me shit tonnes of foot overhang.
>>1122736
Bigflip
>>1125418
your feet are big enough that anything will feel small to you pretty much. you're just going to have to work around it. if you have enough money you should get a whole new setup - 8.5 on 159s or maybe even higher deck size on 169s. you'll definitely feel the difference then & it'll be much more enjoyable for you. don't discount the difference wider trucks will make, it'll feel alot more flowy and controllable. keep your 8" setup on the side for when you get bored & just want to do a couple flip tricks. but yea an 8.25 or 8.38 on your same trucks won't feel much different at all really.
>>1125575
Thanks for the reply, I didn't want to have get get new trucks and all that but I guess it's a small amount to pay for the fun of it.. Do you suggest matching board width with truck width
>>1125544
Ding ding ding
Bigflip it is
>nice double dubs
Fuck boys, I skate with total pussies. Buddy of mine tried doing an ollie (he's been learning them for about 4 months now and still scared to even pop down because he thinks he's going to fall) and popped the board way out and as he went to readjust the board, he dropped it from about 5 inches on his toe and he was bitching and moaning about how much pain his big toe was in and that he thinks he wont be able to skate for a few days. He complained of his toe hurting from 5pm to 2:00am.
Mind you this guy is 18 and this is his pain tolerance.
tl;dr; friend is a total kook, readjusted his board and it fell on his foot 5 inches off the ground on his toe almost resulting in tears
>>1125714
>5pm to 2:00am
what do you do? i'd get bored after 3 hours
>>1125907
You've got a nice 180 coming along. Keep at it and land it bro.
>>1125714
Where are you? I'll be your skate friend. I need some :(
>>1125689
Yes. Secret pro tip: flip tricks are hella easy when you have a deck wider than your trucks.
>>1122776
You need to make sure it has nylock or something, like a rubber inset at the end of the nut to keep it from rattling off.
You should just buy all your stuff from a skateshop, don't go to a hardware store. There are plenty online.
>>1126240
no way, man. i got so much wheel bite with small trucks
>>1126471
I dunno, lad. I can't say that my experience agrees with yours. I used to skate 8.5 deck with 8.0 trucks, and am now on 8.5 with 8.25 trucks. I get wheel bite marks (which happens no matter what), but very rarely do i fall due to it.
This is who you want to skate like:
http://youtu.be/JTcc3PnNv5U
Apeshit insane
My about to be new board
you think its a good build?
>tfw ibs
>always constipated
>can never skate cause I always feel so horrible
>>1126976
Pretty good but I prefer 139 over 129 Indy's.
>>1126989
>ibs
no such thing
go out, give your sweat, blood and tears, it will build you up. Learn tricks that you think are cool and get them down. It doesn't matter if it takes you one day or 10 years with intermissions, just get that trick you want down.
what ever happened to that weeb that bought all that anime shit?
>>1125732
We skated around for about 3 or 4 hours and then we went to his house and drank until 2
>>1126165
Ontario fag here
>>1126976
129's are probably a bit to small for that board size, you'll have more stability if you go up to the Indy 139's
>>1127311
He left for the 2D world
>>1127311
Was this the guy who was going to review the fakku boards? Because if he's out there I'm interested to see what they're like, I have a feeling they're the same wood as you would get at like dicks sporting goods or Walmart deck. But if they use an actual woodshop & are decent I'd buy one
>>1126976
Yea its good if you can get spitfires for the same price as those ricta wheels you might as well, and 139s are 8" wide so you could use those if you wanted & then if you get a bigger deck in the future they'd work as well
>>1127311
i want to see him skate
he probably sucks but whatevs
I can do fs and bs ollie on flatground consistently but when it comes to do it up curb or over something like board or even a picture (lol) I scare and throw my board.
Any tips?
Anyone else mad as fuck about the fact the board will be taken over tomorrow and for the days after?
>>1127439
It has been taken over for the last 5 months
>>1127436
Man up.
>>1127436
learn to pivot them or be able to do them kind of late so you get enough height to get over the obstacle
>>1127439
>the board will be taken over tomorrow
what are you talking about?
>>1121000
Usually when I fall off like, I laugh it off so everyone knows that I know I fucked up. Never try to look cool on a board, the embarrassment will be that much great
What size wheels and shape do you guys use and for what purpose? Bones wheels with their v1s to 4s are confusing me
>>1127721
i don't think the shape matters too much
>>1127721
I like conical wheels because they lock in nicely on ledges/coping.
>>1127721
dont fall under that cheap marketing shit
all shapes work for the same shit, what really matters is how you would like your board to look.
but size does matter... wheelbite is no fun
>>1127311
Are you talking about the "operation cute" nigga?
>>1127348
I second the fakku thing, I really like the art on them but fakku doesn't seem like they would know anything about wood quality. I'll just stick to Hook-ups for anime titties at the moment
>>1125305
how does any one skate like that. that's fucking retarded.
>>1129980
you fucking weeb trash
go film some tricks, i want to see that board being skated
>>1119129
As long as you get the basics you're good. I'm older than most of the kids at the park, and when I ollied down my first stair set they cheered just the same as they do to the advanced guys. It's not about where you're at, just have fun man
>>1130265
no top bushing? is that what he does?
>>1130243
Look up 'Matt Rodriguez' he does it too, less technical skater more stylish
>>1130252
that's not my board faggot, this is the weeb's video
>>1125714
god I know what you mean. I started 2 years ago and skate a lot with this 200 pound furry girl. she was horrible and a liar but weed and rides were fun. I skate alone nowadays \because my skateing time Is my time to be and relax. I don't have to worry about anyone but myself.shes a cringe and a half though
>>1130349
>200 pound furry girl
What
>>1130349
>200 pound furry girl
nigga what?
>>1130365
she skated a tiny board while wearing a furry tale and she was 5,2 and fat as fuck. dumb as a sack of rocks
>>1130383
That seems like it would be really fun to watch desu
>>1130437
ya she busted her ass all the time. It was that or she stared off in to space. she coudnt do tricks and wore full pads all the time even for just cruising around a street
http://theberrics.com/batb-9-stephen-lawyer-vs-brian-peacock/
check it
https://vid me/KBUO
Guys advice pls. What am I doing wrong
>>1131234
My goal is to be able to have enough tricks down to actually play a game of S.K.A.T.E with someone.
>>1130252
he might be a weeb, but he's not new to /esg/ and he has posted footy. Who the fuck are you?
>>1125732
Never get bored. Evem when my legs say no more and the cramp is hitting
https://youtu.be/uy4BimBs2Cw
I worked with a company before I went to NY
>>1131782
nice, you 've improved considerably. The change of spots and skaters helped.
GO FOR IT BLANON
The new pyramid country video is tight. Eric Dowswell has my favorite part.
>>1132173
Aaron Goure and Jonathan Pierce part!!
>have one friend in my city that skates
>grew up/skated together but have grown apart over the years
>now only wants to skate once or twice a month
>i wanna shred every gd day
>see plenty of people skating every day when im out
>skate with them for a while but obviously they have there own thing going on, dont want to get involved
>im about to skate, alone, again
hold me
>>1132273
at least you have a good spot to skate
>>1132311
actually thats in Chicago, I was there a few days ago but I'm back in Columbus now.
>>1132629
>>1132638
where's his spotter? baka
my wrist feels pretty bad today along with my ankles, should I skate again today?
>>1132649
try skating but if everything feels worse after a few tricks or whatever, stop.
>>1132629
i actually said "oh my god" out loud when I watched this.
>>1132638
Around blacks, never relax.
>>1127316
Where in ontario? Relatively new to skating and would feel better with someone to ride with
>>1135901
I'm from Chatham, like 4 hours from tdot
fuck guys, i bombed a really huge hill today and went tumbling at full speed. fortunately no serious injuries but i've got cuts all over my body and i've never had a fall like that. kinda scared to go out and skate again
>>1136150
>kinda scared to go out and skate again
>i bombed a really huge hill today
>>1136025
Oh ok. I'm in Ottawa, like 6 hours from TO in the other direction.
Any tips on disasters? Been having trouble with them.
>>1136150
dont be a pussy. I bombed a mega hill years ago. I got super road rash. I also had a gash in my elbow down to the bone. I went to the hospital and they couldnt give me stitches because the wound was too wide. After It finally Scabbed up I started skating again. I fell hit my elbow. The scab came off a little. I just glued that shit back on with blood. I couldnt move my elbow above my head for a month.
but for real you're fine. Just heal up and get back on that horse bro.
>>1133697
Bruh, we have to meet up just once. All I need is two minutes, b.
>>1140868
What does one do when faced with speed wobbles.
Anyone here skate Lakai shoes? I've been wanting to try them out.
>>1142150
Embrace death
>>1136150
JUST DO IT!
>>1141026
Two minutes to chimp out? Nah
After math of hill bomb
>tfw anxiety and panic attacks from over skating when already tired and fatigued
Feels really shitty man. I don't know why but whenevet this happens im usually so anxious that when my leg muscles twitch I convince myself it's a blood clot and that I'm about to die and up depressed the rest of the week because it's a reminds me that death is imminent and I'm nothing but a lonely nobody who hasn't been happy in my life and have never even jet ski'd off of a waterfall.
>>1142150
Get low to the point where your ass is almost on your board and try to do a powerslide. Even if you fuck up the power slide you'll just slide on your ass with no real fall and torn up jeans. Go watch destination unknown by anti hero, you'll see what I mean.
>>1127436
Hover while doing them instead of trying to force a landing. When you're mid air don't slam your feet around trying to quickly do the trick and hoping you land it, instead flow into the 180 like water and make every little move very deliberate. Youre instincts are trying to have you land on your feet in a way where you can run out because we're not designed to roll. Think of yourself landing in a roll instead of a way where you can run out if you fuck up.
>>1142920
What time of the video?
>>1143659
Found just the part I was talking about online. https://youtu.be/WK72M9JwBvA
>>1142201
They're fun and durable
The right side of my stock trucks axles are noticeably shorter than the left. What the fuck? Its not normal is it? Cause i cant believe no one noticed this at the factory while they were making the mold
>>1151520
What brand trucks are they? Indy & thunder have a really good return policy. You just send them pictures and they send you a new set. They're really good about it they honor most anything. That's why you always want to buy indys or thunders.
Trucks can have a problem called 'axle slip' where the axle will slip through the cast of the hangar. It sounds like that happened to you. You can bang the longer side on the ground or with a hammer and should be able to get it even again.
>>1140191
You have to start them early , start them low on the transition and act like you're ollieing up to the deck. Don't start them at the coping like you would if you were ollieing back into transition
>>1151691
Cant see a brand, looks like they used some shitty no name . well for the price anyway, its understandable. Gonna buy some minilogo trucks now
And the axles seem to be welded on already to the main body lkke i dont tjink its movable
>>1127311
Slammed off a rail and went to gensokyo
>>1142150
Just stay calm, bend you're knees and just ride it out until you can get to a flat.
If at the top of a huge hill id say just try and swing a turn of to the side and bail
>>1152153
Thats what I did, and as you can see in the photo above, a chunk of my hip got scraped out. Oh well, I'm going to tighten my trucks and learn to powerslide, then bomb the hill again.
>>1147145
Thanks, I now know for next time
>it's snowing again
>>1125714
>ftw you're the bitch
I JUST DONT WANNA COMMIT MAN
would never bitch about have my board hurt me tho, like come on.
>>1132273
dont worry senpai. skating alone eventually leads to meeting new people. especially if you become a regular at a skatespot or skatepark. just dont ride around like an antisocial with headphones on.
>>1152960
Why? I always have my headphones in when skating, it goes great with my wife beater.
Day 3 since i got my board, been practicing for an hour and a half daily and I still lose my balance when i push off. I ride goofy and my board just keeps leaning towards the left and i end up getting wheelbite. I know i have to lean towards the right more to get my board to straighten out and i actually got it for a while last night but when i tried it today, its like everything i practiced was gone and im back to square one again. How long did it take you guys to balance on your boards?
>>1136150
dude, stop being such a fucking pussy
>>1153321
2 weeks to ride around the park
England confirmed worst country for skaters
>>1153321
It will take a few weeks anon, I had the same problem. you need to focus on keeping your front foot perfectly in the center of the board to avoid leaning as you push. it takes a while for your foot to be able to feel that sweet spot.
anytime you plant it a little too far to the left or right you can compensate by adding more weight to the other side of your foot until you can correct it. if that makes any sense...
^^^ continued from above.
Here, I drew a shitty picture to better explain pushing and foot placement weight etc. this is probly way to in depth. fuck it I'm a visual person.
Any anons here skate around Portsmouth/Southsea? It would be cool to skate with you guys sometime.
>>1121000
today skating back from class i totally ate it because of a pebble and i went flying. slid pretty far on the ground and i have no idea why but i got such a fucking rush, i loved it. picked up skating again (im 20 now last time i skated was like 2007) so it was my hardest bail yet
>>1125714
To be fair slamming your wheel on your toe is actually pretty fucking bad. One time I bailed out of and invert and my wheels ended up right on my big toe with all my weight over them. This is what my toe looked like two weeks later, ended up losing the entire nail.
>>1121000
I've got an embarrassing story too that I think you sick fucks will enjoy.
>skating my usual 45 minute ride to local park
>been skating everyday for a week or two now
>cutting across university campus
>everybody is out in-between classes
> go to push and the leg that I'm still standing on just decides to give out on me
>fall on my ass right onto my board
>group of qtie pies ask if I'm okay.
>decide to try and play it off and flirt with them to ease the embarrassment
>nope
>not only did I just eat shit infront of everybody I just got shut down from hitting on some girls infront of everybody
>>1154785
you could've made them moist
>Been skating for 4 years
>still can't ollie
Should I just kill myself? It's not like I'm not trying, I am... Motivation is just low.
How important is a good deck for a beginner?
I'd like to support my local shop and get their deck but Im afraid it's shit and I dont have any skate friends to ask around, given I dont skate myself yet.
>>1154848
Commit seppuku
>>1154884
Shop decks are shit, in my experience. Ask what woodshop they get them pressed in, if they dunno then don't buy.
That being said, how good a deck is isn't too important for a beginner, provided it is not wal-mart tier bad.
>>1132273
yo, is that Clemente?
>>1153321
Tighten your trucks a little bit, it helps when you're first learning. I've been changing between medium and super loose since I first started skating.
>>1154816
>you could've made them moist
I just said they shut me down tho
do you guys feel comfortable here? do you want to make a new thread? a real one?
>>1155138
Let's just finish this one and start fresh after 320 post.
>>1155084
that's why i said could've.
>>1155040
Yeah my buddy lives right by there, saw it on my way to logan square park
>>1153565
I was about to defend this, but it is pretty shitty here. Where you at anon?
>>1153965
Angle your foot in, so your toes sit on one rail and your heel either hangs off or sits on the other rail. Better balance, and you can turn while pushing
>>1155573
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>>1153565
How do you mean? They seem to rad me, although I've never been.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxNLuA67nhI
>>1142706
Fuck yeah motherfucker! Where are you from? What kind of hill were you bombing?
>>1154884
You can sometimes get a decent shop deck, my local has shop decks for $35 and they're just as good as pro boards.. But other shops I've been to they suck. Just compare them to a board off the wall.
>>1142150
whatever you do dont tumble. tumbling is how I got the gigantic gash in my elbow. If i had to do it over again I'd just slide on my ass some how.
>>1154754
Mind you your board probably wasn't 5 inches above your toe.
>>1153321
took me weeks before i got comfortable pushing, but all of that went down the drain when i stopped pushing mongo. it's been a few months and i'm still not fully comfortable pushing in my usual (goofy) position.
try tightening your trucks if they're really loose. focus on keeping your feet just above/between the trucks when you push, try squatting a little while you push too.
Any idea why I can land fakie shuvs but not regular ones?
>>1160463
momentum
>>1119117
If I'm pushing my right hand usually goes to my right leg as a stabliizer and I give it the good old three push.
>>1159214
It really wasn't a fall when I did it. I slid down on my ass and then leaned forward to stand up on my board but didn't realize my foot was under the wheel. Entire nail was black at first and had to pierce it with a drill to ease the pressure.
>>1160463
You have to actually pop normal shuv its, for me at least. I can land regular shuvs but my board always stops when I land on it with both feet.
>>1119117
If I'm pushing then my right hand is ontop of my right knee and my left arm and chest go forward when I kick off. My regular stance I'm pretty much grabbing my ankle with my right hand because I do a lot of melon grabs. I also point my fingers down a lot.
>>1153832
>>1153965
>>1155080
>>1155576
>>1159701
Thanks guys
Just got back from practice and I'm able to balance while pushing now but I have a problem with leaning back enough to steer. I know it's wrong but it seems to be easier for me to control the directions if I have my front foot on the right edge of the board and my back foot on the left edge but I read you are supposed to steer with only your back foot. Do I just have to keep leaning back further and further each time until I get the hang of it?
okay dudes so I need help with my ollies while moving. it sounds cocky as fuck but I have a sick pop while standing still and can go about 2Ft off the ground but when riding the board seems to go to the right a bit and I have to bail because I land sideways, do you do anything special when ollieing moving?
>>1163901
You're trying to pop down to hard while you're moving and overthinking it.
>>1163901
Commit nigga
at 12:20, how awesome is that? and it's for free, nobody paid him to do it. You could walk around claiming you have original Ed Templeton art on your shirt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmmqbRoTTWs
>>1163901
Look ahead to where you're gonna land. I've experienced the same thing. Focus on keeping your shoulders over the board. That should help straighten things out.
>>1165354
The Tempster is the best. Fucking love Toy Machine.
>>1165477
He's vegan
>>1165354
i was fucking born the year this came out.
this is truly inspiring.
maybe one day I'll be as good as professional skateboarders were 24 years ago.
>>1165724
>as good as professional skateboarders were 24 years ago.
skateboarding hasn't progressed since that time. And it's not to cry about, just keep doing your thing. And don't take yourself too seriously like that KOOK ninja.
>you 've got to subscrayibe
>>1165354
Templeton is definitely cool his part in This Is Skateboarding is surprisingly decent considering how old he has was even back then, the slipslide to board break is one of the coolest tricks in the video, I just wish he didn't post so many fckn spy-shot pictures of little girls on his Instagram wtf dude
>>1157963
England. The hill wasn't very steep, it was just really lengthy hence why I speed wobbled and I died.
>>1159162
Wouldn't that hurt even more.
>>1119183
I'm this guy. Had them a couple days now and I think they're great! would definitely recommend
>>1165983
this better be fucking real
>>1166079
It's not
>>1163916
Guilty. The advice I took was to pop the tail as hard as I can.
I was bombing some hills the last week, but as i'm still a retard and the pavement is shit, i can't do a powerslide. So, after going down the hill, i jumped off my board at high speeds.
Some moments after, i couldn't walk with my left feet. But i didn't gave a shit and kept bombing hills.
Well, some days after i was trying to do some tricks, and felt the pain on my feet again, specially in my Heel. I can't move my fucking feet in any direction or it will hurt as fuck.
It's been a week. Should i worry about that? I don't give a shit about the pain, the only thing i hate is i can't pop any tricks properly bc of the pain.
>>1166095
That's how you mob big time.
>>1166421
Nah dude honestly you will be surprised the resilience of your ankles and feet. Biggest mistake I ever made when I first started skating is going to the hospital on a rolled ankle. Rolled it bad, puffed up like a balloon, but guess what, all I got was some expensive as fuck xrays, a piece of plastic they wrapped with gauze, and them saying "don't walk for a bit and you'll be fine". Your body heals itself. It you feel like you need to take some time off take some time off. But make sure you're stretching everyday, being active everyday, and stretching before every time you skate no excuses. Doctors aren't magic.
If you treat your body like its made of glass, you'll make it so. If you tough it up, you'll get tougher. Its true.
That being said you learned an important lesson which is that you need to learn to roll. Look at videos of pros slamming. Do they run out of tricks? Sometimes but not really. You have tons of tiny bones in your feet. You're going to hurt yourself a lot more smacking your feet into the ground at 30 miles an hour trying to run out than you would jumping and rolling on your back once. And I know you said its rough ground but that's why you dress to skate and not for fashion. Don't skate in shorts, wear dickies or something thick and long sleeves even if its hot. If its a huge hill then tuck your pants into your socks and you'll be able to at least push into a fs powerslide and then just abort it into sitting on your ass and sliding.
Anyway you'll be fine and then you'll go back there and do it and you'll feel even better. And then years from now it'll seem small to you.
oh & anyone bombing hills around cars !REMEMBER!: god forbid you're about to hit a car, go UP, don't go down, if you jump before impact you will roll over the hood and not under the car - which would kill you. Important to remember everyone!!! A quick google will show you how many people didn't think they could die bombing hills around cars.. Know what you're doing!!
I seriously need help on locking on & staying on crooks. Everytime i do it, my trucks would just instantly stop despite me going fast and fully commiting. Any tips on how to properly get into one & holding it? I always seem to either get stuck or bounce off the ledge.
Anyone in Notts want a ride to an indoor today? I wanna skate but all my friends are working.
>>1153565
Personally I love the crust of English skating. It leads to way more creative skating imo.
>>1153565
Small town Ontario is probably just as bad, hardly any spots, everyone is either a crabby old person or a meth head and the roads and sidewalks are absolute shit
>>1153565
The pavement is just so shitty outside of city centres.
Towns suck for skating.
And my hometowns skatepark was bmx on the transition, scooter kids in street and just a miniramp in the back for skaters
Does anybody else cry while skating? I'm not talking emotional tears, I'm talking eye sweating. Seems like I'm constantly shooting snot rockets, spitting, and wiping away tears every time I step on a board.
>>1167916
What part of Ontario? Ahmesburg here
>>1167947
Chatham here, know a guy who frequents the skatepark there. He sells shrooms.
>>1167592
you have to get the 'pinch', as people call it. put weight on your heel and have half of your truck on the ledge. you should lock in and slide nicely
>>1142150
id say you start controlling the turns. just start turning left to right.
>>1119075
>Fruit-booter detected
>>1122070
That video quality
>>1154079
Isle of wight feels
what are some comfy skate vids? i find pathways and habitat's origin to be comfy because of their aesthetic and the music used.
>>1125714
Turf toe fucking sucks, my big toe swelled up for a week.
>>1168226
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWt2EB_5BIw
What are some places to get really cheap decks? Mine broke and I'm tight on cash right now. Figure I'll buy a cheap deck until I get paid.
>>1168480
Online?
>>1168226
Habitat's Search the Horizon is chill
>>1168480
Buy a blank online.
Hows the huf classic lo? Thinking of getting the goldenrod since all my shoes are black
>>1168057
Is it the same kind of lock in pinch with fs smiths?
>>1167945
lol, i do. i thought i was the only one. if figure it's because of the wind or something. it's weird and embarrassing sometimes
>Dry-eye syndrome. It may not make sense, but dry-eye syndrome often leads to watery eyes. When eyes dry out, they become irritated and uncomfortable. That prompts the lacrimal glands to produce so many tears that they overwhelm the eye's natural drainage system. Tear production tends to lessen with age, so dry eyes are more common in older adults.
>Irritants. Your eyes produce excess tears in response to other types of irritation, such as dry air, bright light, wind, smoke, dust, an eyelash, or exposure to chemicals. Eyestrain also can cause watery eyes.
>>1168787
>syndrome
you get wind in your eye because you picked up speed. That's it. Quit with the bullshit.
>>1155818
it does rain 367 days every year in Kent. I'm so sorry. Though Nottingham/Newcastle aren't much better, and thats where I'm flip-flopping between
>>1168757
yeah, but heel not toe.
>>1169032
except i don't get watery eyes when i bike or jog.
>>1169264
then the logical explanation is that your skateboard is cursed.
>>1168226
This >>1168505
Guys help. I'm so close to kickflips. I can get the back foot on but not the front/flicking one. It's like impossible to fully flick and bring it all back above the board in time. I don't think its a commitment problem, I think I'm just not fast enough.
>>1167950
Are his initials CR?
How do you feel about night skating? I'm always up at night and always get the urge to skate at like 2-3am. I live a shitty sleepy town and there's no-where nearby that's away from everyone so I never end up going :(
>>1169452
Nah, they're JG. His last name is a gender. Kind of a bigger guy.
