/esg/ eternal skateboarding general

Thank you based OP.

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Are there anymore fun videos like this?
https://youtu.be/bIpghYyt4qo

>>1423386
Ironically, anything from Enjoi.

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GO EARLY OR GO BURLY
GO EARLY OR GO BURLY
GO EARLY OR GO BURLY

>>1423375
gogoo bicht haha kd os br nessa poraaaaa

>>1423375
is /asp/ kill? it's all wrestling now

what width deck should I get. last time I bought a deck, there was pretty much no choice in width, and now it's almost too much choice. I'm 6'1" and have 9.5 shoe size in murican units.

what are some durable skateshoes? what is the most kickflip/griptape resistant material for uppers?

>>1424039
The width of your board is all personal preference, I have size 9 feet and skate a 8.38 deck. While other might have a 9 inch foot and skate a 7.75 deck.
Your local shop should allow you to stand on a few boards so you can figure out what best for you. As for shoes, I think the Etnies Marana XT are the most durable skate shoe on the market.
Desu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxCbfIYHToM

>>1424200
He took some heavy slams in the recent attempts, still have much respect for the Birdman

>>1424200
Inb4 Tas "the methhead" papa

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New Jenkem interview
http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2016/06/27/wheres-johnny-layton/

>>1424039
8 inch felt too small for me, while as 8,5 feels comfy.

10.5 big foot here.

>>1424039
What size is your current board?
Also why can't you guys decide on what thread to discuss on

54mm wheels enough to fuck around in every place? From skatepark, to roads and shit?

Watched lords of the dogtown today, really liked it but had never heard of those guys, and it seems th movie isn't that accurate.
I've seen small skateboards like those that the guys had in the begginin g of the movie in skate shops, are they nice to ride? Gf wants to start riding and doesnt care about tricks so I figured out i'd get one.

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>>1424752
Fuck posted in wrong thread

Banana boards I think they're called. When I tried it rolled great and was fun to do manuals with so pretty worth it.

>really liked it but had never heard of those guys
>he didn't play Tony Hawk's Underground

>>1424756
Dont even know whats the right thread anymore
It seems like it according to google pics, really considering getting one for her and me as well.

>tfw used to play a sick ass skate game from neversoft in my ps1 when I was a little kid
no idea its name but you started on some grey warehouse with a lot of ramps and stuff

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>>1424759
First time her since like a year and their are two threads and I don't know which one to use

Yea buy them they seem fun

Neversoft made the Tony hawk games so it might have been one of those

>>1424749
53 or 54 is best for both park and street. Been rolling in 54mm F4 Spitfire's, greatest investment I've made in a while

>tfw lost a bearing today

>on my way home from skatepark
>about to bomb this hill
>right before the hill there's a small hill
>ride down it feeling odd
>stop 20 meters before I get to the real hill
>fucking nut is gone on one on the wheels
>So is one half of the bearing

Glad it noticed before the hill so I didn't die

>>1424813

I saw the guy that went bald(jay?) doing like a ollie or some shit into a couch
and back then there were no ollies
the brain cancer hit me real hard though, did it really happen?

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Kinda late but Matt Berger is on a skateboard again, get hyped!
https://youtu.be/KeO71PGs8lI

After like 4 sessions where i learned nothing new i had a breakthrough. I learned
>50-50's
>boardslides on flatbars
>fakie bigspins
>heelflips
>proper ollies off high stuff/stairs
Also i landed a tre flip "accidentaly", and my nollie heelflips actually spin well enough to land them soon.

>>1425201
pretty cool bag of tricks there

How did you do 3 flip by accident failed 360 shove?

>>1425250
I was just throwing them around and landing on with just front foot, then i half ass committed and landed one. Couldn't land another one tho.

>>1425322
They are pretty easy just 360 shove and give it a lil flip with your front foot. Most common mistake people do is they don't scoop enough so the board flies away from them

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You're in the skatepark and this guy screws trucks into your girlfriends ass and kick flips her and yells "FURST TRUUUYYYYYY"

What do you do?

>>1425572
>implying I have a gf

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>>1425580
>You do now, anon.

What do you do?

>>1424749
Yea 54mm will pretty much cover anything, hell you can skate up to 56mm without risers

>>1425584
>Kacy Hill
....ehhh....you could do a little bit better.

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>bombing a small road
>have quite a bit of speed going
>scope out a goal to hold a manual
>go for it
>surprising myself, holding it for longer than I expected
>wheel hits a piece of wood I didn't see
>fly off the board
>land and roll out with only a scrape on my leg/palms

This got me thinking. What's a good way to practice falling? Have any of you guys practiced before or has falling safely just come to you over the years?

>>1425649
i've been skating for a while and still don't know how to fall safely. the other day i was riding home in the dark and hit a crack; i scraped my arm and the back of my hand. not so bad, but it may leave scars. i tend to skate parks more so when i do fall, i'll usually get bruises rather than scrapes, which still sucks

>>1424034
AEEEE IRMAO FOI ASSALTADO QUANTAS VEZES ESSE ANO????? EU NENHUMA UHEAUHEUAH

>>1425649
It just takes a few hundred falls before you really get it. If you start when you're young and get the hang of it your body bounces back. Get on that shit.
But really just roll as much as possible. If you feel any momentum do not resist. Don't go ragdoll but just let it happen.
But if you're bombing hills, idk man. Just suit up with the classic windbreaker and try to slide without fucking yourself up too bad.

>>1424834
The skating is a bit modernized in places, someone probably decided an accurate portrayal of that eras street skating would be too boring for modern audiences

>>1425996
Any idea where this is at? I wanna say New Mexico but I'm not sure

>>1425649
Try learning how to fall on your sides, I find it to be less dangerous that way.

>>1425600
I was kinda worried about risers until I saw this post
I remember doing some research when I assembled my skate but never knew why I never got risers.

>>1426000
Can you turn these into webm's?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGDDWfCNJS_/?taken-by=habitatskateboards
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFtsFsnNJWi/?taken-by=habitatskateboards

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>>1425584
[awkwardly tries to initiate sex]

>>1426309
First one was dope

>blunt to noseblunt
Thought that was only some tony hawk's pro skater shit

Second one was shit though
>Fuck the police am i right guys? xD

Don't be a faggot

>>1426322
I'm a law breaking degenerate

>>1426332
He could have atleast kickflipped the car just jumping onto it was low skill < high fuck the police guys xD

Trying to build a playlist for skating, you guys know where to download high quality songs? Not albums but just simple songs, I can only think of finding the album where the song I want is and like torrent it andonly choose that file but I wonderi f theres any other easy ways

I'm also converting like 40 Cd's I have to WAVM, wonder if my 34GB ipod can take most of them

>>1426344
I use Spotify

RIP
https://youtu.be/scK7XJxu-yI

>gf wants to start skating
>says she doesn't want to do tricks just cruise around
>loves those mini longboards/banana/penny or whatever it's called
>considering getting her one for like 55€ from cruiser island

are they good?

>>1426385
How long are you gonna spam this? Told you yesterday to go for it

>>1426393
I did? what, I thought it was a dream or something can't even remember it properly

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Just pulled the trigger on these.

Never cruised on 60s till now (2 years on 55mms), will these feel wildly different?

>>1426519
What are those

>>1426519

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGXwmVakzjQ

Let's say you can skate okay, would that transfer into surfing?

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fuck yall niggas i bought a revive deck

>>1426519
>>1426578
2bh dudes, you both bought hella lame shit

>>1426568
Maybe, Greyson Fletcher seems to be doing alright

>>1426385
I would buy her a normal board because even if she says she doesn't want to do tricks she will eventually if she keeps riding.

>>1426578
Just do you, baka senpai

>want to go skate but tired as fuck from boxing
>ask friends if they want to hit the skatepark
>no one replies
>don't feel like going alone

welp

>>1426732
Just blast some music and shred alone, dont be a pussy

>>1426264
el paso

>>1426694
No she's a woman she'll probably be okay with just riding manuals at the most

>>1426904
Eh, I woulda if I knew how to properly skate but I'll just stay home trying to ollie.
Sucks only being able to go down small and mid ramps and wheelie for like 3 secs

>>1424812
Okay this happened yesterday and I put on some old trucks and this happened

The skating gods are not smiling upon me

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>>1427338
Forgot pic

This is what happened today

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>>1427346
Turned

>>1427359
Is that Asa Akira?

>>1427365
nah m8 it's ur mom

>>1427365
Fuck man it actually is. Got it for 10 £ and it was sk8mafia so I thought why not

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>>1427379

>>1427386
Nice, sk8mafia is tight

>>1427379

I've seen a bunch of people with that deck over the years, its nice

>>1426568

Not really, the board is so much bigger it controls more like standing up in a canoe than a skate deck. You also need aloooot of upper body strength. Not just for paddling but for keeping the board down when going to stand up. But its fun and you should learn

Landed my first proper kickflip in probably 5 years today, it's been a bitch getting them back after not skating for a few years but I feel like I'm getting there.

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>>1426309

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>>1426309

>>1427779
>blunt to noseblunt
how the fuck....

>>1425994
jaws is the definition of burly

So what's the best channel for beginners?
Like teaching stuff, ways to get on your board(like walking, dropping it and getting into it or when you bail out of the pool with it), tricks and stuff?

>>1425572
Focus my gf in the ribs and tell him to go early or go burly

>>1426732
Just go by yourself, I know how you feel not wanting to go by yourself but just initiate conversation to the locals there. Went by myself for the first time on Monday and I had a great time, there was only 3 other people there, had a real good skate and chat with them.

>>1428103
did this
>>1426904

>Blasting Metz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ3AMjoVIOY
>10 year old kids on bikes come over
>one bumb his head like he's digging it (dunnow if it was sarcasm or not)
>Asks if I like Sabaton
>de fug

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Tried to hold out as long as I could, but got some new stuff from the shop today

>>1428245

show set upppppp

>>1425993

his enders are always amazing

how do I frontside 180? I can backside, but I physically cannot make the board turn the other direciton even 45 degrees, let alone 180

>>1428392
>Stance
Backfoot normal position
Front foot toes hanging out (like heelflip)

When you pop hit the nose with the front foot and drag it with you

>>1428245
Lakai Vincent?

hello,I don't know anything about skateboards and I'm looking into getting one for cruising around town, not really looking to do tricks with it. What should I get? Long board or skateboard or cruise board?
Should I build or buy?
My budget is 100 dollars, but I'll go over a little if i need to.

I'm also 5'11 if that's important

>>1427779
>>1427807
Thanks based anon, especially for the Brian webm.
I seen Brian a couple of times at MIA and he really chill.

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>>1428534
>I'm also 5'11

buy a skateboard so you can and learn ollie so you can travel around unhindered

>>1427359
Damn, get some new wheels too.

>>1427346
dont get shit trucks

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http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/trash/greyson-fletcher-s-raw-in-south-africa-video/

>>1428785
Really good fs ollie, floater.

This week is weird like:
Windsor James becomes Zero first black pro, the team he left (Mystery) predictably gets Moose but comes up on Schmatty Chaffin outta nowhere.

Mystery has a good team but no exposure
>Mystery, Zero and (whoever won last year) for KOTR 2016

>>1428982
When will kotr 2016 start? I already have my bet that zero will win

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKXufUAUCHSBJNzx2M2unLw

This 41 year old dude uploads a video of himself every day learning to skateboard.

Its enjoyable to see him progress.

>>1429091
This is a fantasy matchup, Zero is still retired from KOTR as far as we know.

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>>1425649
>be me
>go skate day charlotte
>100+ people skating uptown roads
>attempt an ollie up a curb
>eat shit
>scrape elbow and arm bad
>its scaring
>mfw

is this ok for baby's first board, ive never skate boarded before and just want to stick my toe in see if I like it

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B019C0C84E/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1467268707&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=cruiser+board&dpPl=1&dpID=41lEiB-U2CL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1

>>1429353
Disregard my trip, forgot it was on

>>1429353
>110 pound limit

Never mind

do you guys think it's possible for people to change their stye? mine is shite

>>1429404
I think anything is possible. Btw just picked up on a 7.5 toy machine deck. How bad did i fuck up?

>>1429486
do you feel comfortable on the board? that's the only thing that matters. i skate a 7.75 because i have small feet, but i know people with the same size feet as me that skate bigger boards. if you don't like it, just skate it until it snaps or give it away

>>1428256
pic related
feels super smooth, just trying to get used to them because my last set of wheels were much softer

>>1428472
Lakai Fura, actually
eons better than my last pair of Vans already

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>>1429592
Forgot pic

>>1429595

why didn't you get a new deck with it?

>>1429542
Im alright. When i first started i had a very wide pig deck which had to be at least an 8.25, and i dont think i was any more comfortable on that.

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>>1429689
Pic of the board. After a many year long hiatus and never really being any good to begin with, im pleased that i managed to relearn the ollie almost immediately.

>7.5" deck
>thunder trucks
>52mm bones stf v3
>bones reds bearings

>>1429715
Dope setup

>>1428982
The next Zero video will have trap music for sure, Daniel Mcloyd shit.

>>1425994

this will never be boring

>>1428982
I don't understand shit about skating and just started skating but I always liked Zero from their logo and decks back when I played skating videogames.
Decided to check them out and holy fuck the new video has Bad Brains in it, sick.

Also I've been wanting to get a Zero or Mystery deck but they're all shit nowadays(in terms of graphics) and lack 7.75

>>1430136
What's your favorite Zero graphic? The classic skull?

>>1430212
yes, just the red skull .

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>>1430212
>>1430218
also pic related

too bad cant find it in europe, tried some online skate shops but nothing

>>1429686
I just got this one two months ago and didn't really wanna spend a lot
It still has quite a bit of pop and no razor tail yet

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Making a skating music list, most of the songs are from cd's I have and I ripped them in WAV so highest quality I think.
Where can I share this with you guys? That's if anyone's interested, or just for input/opinions on what to add.

For u guys who want high quality music (better than 320kbs) what.cd is the best place. Pretty much every dong that has existed avaible to be torrented in cd quality. You need an invite, or you need to pass a test related to the site rules in order to enter.

>>1430343
How do I get an invited/ do the test?
piratebay seems to be fine desu

>>1430376
honestly what.cd is overrated u dont even need to torrent to get free music honestly just use the /mu/ archives and slsk and search engines
i stream tv/movies now too and havent had to torrent anything but software for years

>>1430136
In terms of graphics, Mystery hasn't changed at all.

>order some nuts and a nice emergency skate kit with bearings, speed washers and stuff
>comes from the border country, spain
>alright, should be fast
>been a week
>nothing
>check email
>got one from the store I bought saying the company that is supposed to deliver it is having problems
>they didn't even call me despite having my number
>check google
>they have 40 reviews with 1.5 starts

how fucked am I? thankfully I chose the pay on delivery method

any european skate shops you guys can recommend? this exact same shit happened a few years ago when I ordered my skate parts

>>1430590
Titus?

stop posting here

>>1429715
Nice, did you get that at a shop or online?
I never see anything smaller than 7.8 at my local shop

>>1430633
no?

>>1429722
Thanks

>>1430684
Bought it in store. Weird how smaller sizes are being phased out. I just want to ride street and flat land which is why i went with a 7.5

my legs are bleeding and so bruised the impact of walking almost makes me collapse

it has been 2 days

how fucked am I?

>>1430914
Ice bath

>>1426344
soulseek is a good way to download songs n albums

>>1428392
buncha people have said this but i think the main thing with 180s is making sure to wind ur shoulder the other way a bit before the ollie and time the turning of your shoulders, legs, board to happen right after you're in the air

i still suck at bs 180s tho so anyone got tips on foot positioning for them? or just any advice on front shuvs? man ive landed a few but all sketchy as hell and inconsistent

>>1430919
nah dude pretty sure theres no proof that ice helps with anything other than swelling and temporary pain relief, whereas there's a bunch of proof that it cause nerve dmg and complications if used improperly
>>1430914
youll be fine, i assume you're young and healthy, you probably just need a few more days take care of yourself man
try warm epsom salt baths and stretching, take care of the scrapes and shit, etc.

>>1431096
Idk if you are doing this already/if it will help you, but in fs popshoves put your backfoot far back in middle of the tail. It makes it easier to spin it under you instead of spinning it behind you, and not having to jump behind so much to land it. Try to use your front foot as well in the trick, and jump slightly behind.

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I was looking around in my basement and I found some toy store bought skateboard. I read the beginner info and any trucks will fit the board I have right? I want to learn how to ride, but I know that the board I have right now, won't help.

>>1431353
Show us the board Senpai

>>1429486
Very bad. Deck size is equivalent to dick size

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>>1431391
Here senpai

>>1431502
It says Junkyard Dogz on the bottom if anyone wants to know

Do things becoming easier after you learn how to ollie?
If i'm having problems learning it I cant imagine the other shit that is to come

>>1431502
Just make the best out of that and when you got enough cash, buy yourself a complete.
$120-140 is enough for a good setup.

>>1431513
After the learning the ollie, basic 180's and shuvs are easy to learn. Flip tricks are a pain tho

>>1431513
Ollie is the hardest trick to learn. Then comes kickflip, and from then on you'll be landing tricks quicker and quicker.

>>1431502
Honestly, if you have money i would find a good deal on a complete. That thing probably barely rolls, which takes a lot of the fun away. Also the shape (flat on the sides) is going to be a pain if you have any intentions on learning tricks. Skateboarding on good equipment makes it easier, and more fun. The board will probably break after you lay your weight on it anyways, those things are made from cardboard pretty much lol.

>>1431513
They do, you gain board control when you skate, and learning basic tricks like ollies, 180's and shuvits aren't that hard once you are comfortable on the board. You can look for basic tutorials on youtube for foot placement, and ways to practise them without committing fully. After those it's going to be slightly harder as you need to learn flicking flip tricks, also it takes a lot of commitment to keep flip tricks under you at first.

whose your favorite skater from the kotr series?

so far mine has to be elijah that guy has been fucking killing it
dont wanna spoil the new episode for anyone but holy shit

ofc birdhouse is always on top of their shit with jaws destroying challenges the last few episodes

also honorable mention to axel jesus christ dude

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>>1431096

You have to actually jump backwards a bit to do fs shuvs. Put the ball of your back foot into the heel side of the tail , so like more than half of the back of your foot is hanging off. You have to really use that back foot from this position to push into the tail and push it forward for the fs shuv spin. Since you have to push it so much you'll need to jump backward a bit to catch it. At first you might catch it at 90 and then pivot it out.

For bs 180s it helps to learn how to just do powerslide bs 180 first. Then once youre good at that, just add a pop to it. Putting your toes in the toeside pocket can help but not as much as learning the spin by powersliding them first.

>>1431198
>>1431717
ive definitely heard and have worked on jumping a bit backwards
tried a handful today even though im sore and got rolled ankles blah blah but definitely got better results putting my foot centered on the board but on the very back of the tail
definitely didnt have to jump as far back but the only thing was if i fucked up the scoop i just got a completely rocket ollie into my crotch

does anybody skate 7.75?
7.75 royals are 5 bucks each here
http://www.skatewarehouse.com/descpage-RYEVTR.html

>>1431749
It's definitely a weird trick, so simple but took me and a lot of my friends a long time to learn. I had tre flips down before i could front shove at all.

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Been skating for just over a month now, any general tips for moving forward with my tricks? Can land ollies, shuvits, and can rip a mean manual.

Also r8/h8 my $75 complete

>>1431887

I'm the opposite it was one of the first i learned and I always have it locked. But I've seen people way better than me struggle with them so I guess it just comes easier for some than others

>>1431924

nothing wrong with that, that deck art is a classic for sure . try learning nose manuals, they're a whole nother ballgame

>>1431928
was actually planning on starting nose manuals a few weeks ago, cheers dude.

>>1431502
That bone is the dogs mouth looks like a dick

>>1431513
as a beginner, I disagree with the other posters

I got the ollie down after a couple hours, but it has been 2 weeks of skating every day and I have landed 1 kickflip, 1 pop shuvit, and 3 backside 180s. I try for over an hour at a time and cannot land anything consistently. I have tried just focusing on one trick for days and I never improve, the times I have landed things are just luck I guess. Really slow to learn anything else

>>1431924
180's and fakie tricks are a good next step.

>>1432094
You have to actually think what is going wrong, and try to correct it. Throwing a ball 50 times in the water won't make it go over the river. I know it can be quite hard, when you don't know what is going wrong. Try to videotape yourself and look some slow-mo videos of said trick from youtube. Compare what is different and try to figure out what you are doing wrong.

>>1431926
Btw, post a clip here if you want some help. If there is something obviously wrong it's really easy to point it out. Usually its just not committing tho.

>>1431697

i agree with all the skaters you said from their respective brands. axel is pretty insane tho, glad he got on toy machine.

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Posted this in it's own thread but it's not getting much attention so I'm gonna try here:

"I'm 24 years old and I bought a skateboard last week for the first time in about a decade. My ollies were rusty as fuck but I've managed to go from landing none at all to landing maybe 1 in 10 attempts at an ollie. My balance also really sucked at first and I fell down hard in the first 2 minutes of getting on the board and really hurt my hip, but after about a week or so it feels better now.

My question is; what is a good route of progression for a new skater? I'm going to continue practising my ollies and spending some time going back and forth in the quarter pipe to help my balance, but where do I go from here? When I skated as a kid I could never do more than an ollie, so I'm not sure where to go next.

Do I try and practice a board slide, or maybe try and practice some of the easier and more simple flip tricks? (And which tricks would that be?)"

>>1432179
Try pop shuvits FS and BS 180s

>>1432179

And as a side question: is 24 a late age to be starting skating? It seems that most people have been skating since they were kids.

>>1432179
Find a trick that you think looks cool. Practise that trick.

There is no natural progression through skateboarding. There are beginner tricks that are the easiest so you'll more likely learn those at the beginning, but you don't have to follow any route.

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>>1432183
Bruh I have 50 year old weirdos shredding in my local park

>>1432183
24 is still very young compared to the 40 years learning how to push with their kids at the park.

>>1431924
180's, front shuv, power slides, rock n roll, rock to fakie

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>>1431924
I like Element but my shop rarely carries any of their product, they sell goofy shit.

>>1432122
yeah youre probably right

I was skating with my friend the other day and would watch him do a trick then try to copy exactly what he did and I landed a lot or got really close

>>1431924
they sell this board at my local shop but they charge like $110 for that shit what the fuck? Yurop I guess

i just watched guy marianos part in pretty sweet for the first time.....holy cow man.....

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SKATE 3 XBOX ONE BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY WHEN?

ANNOUNCED NOV2015, STILL NO UPDATE

>>1432361
24 is around the "peak time " of athletes, so it should be fine.

>>1432843
He had a good ender

>>1433148
Not the peak time of endurance athletes tho. I think skate has more to do with skill and agility, unlike 100m sprint.

>>1432939
i sold my xbone last week to buy a 360 just for skate 3. best decision ive ever made

>>1423375
Hey guys I need some tips on kickflips. I've been trying for a while now, and I seem to be running into a few major problems. Firstly, I cannot consistently get quality flicks. About 1 in 5 times I will get a quality flip. The rest of the time I either under rotate, or kick it out in front of me.

>Will this just take a ton of time?

And secondly, in the event that I get a great flick, and I pull up my feet high enough, I will feel my feet make contact with the board but it just ends up flying away after that. I have a very hard time catching in air and landing, the board escapes me if my feet touch it.

As a side note I also often stop the rotation by not jumping high enough. I am assuming that I should just be jumping higher, putting more energy into the trick.

Does anyone have any advice?

>>1433354

Try waiting until your front foot gets caught in the pocket right at the heelside nose of the board, it'll let your body catch up to the board and stay directly overtop of it better, and if you wait until then to give it the flick of your foot you'll get a perfect flick everytime. You'll be able to feel as your front foot gets caught there for a split second

http://youtu.be/Rk2Cf70Sy_Y

Kid does a legit kickflip underflip

Start from 45seconds on to see it, also does one of those skifooted-flips

Alright so when I was like 11 I used to rollerblade, pretty good at it but once I went yolo(seriously, as a kid compared to now I didnt think of dangers or consequences, its amazing to look into it) and just went off a downhill, I went so fast and I didnt know to properly brake so I hit a wall and broke my two wrists

Now I dont wanna do the same mistake so I was wondering, how do I properly slow down in my skate when going at average-fast/bigger speeds?
I know how to bail out/what I do when I'm goin g fast and need to stop or when I go to the slower side I just put my back foot in the ground on the side of the board and let it slow down.

I wanna cruise around town but I dont want to be bailing out when things gain speed, can hit a person/car/whatever and I look like a retard

>>1433600
Powerslides are probably the best and funnest way, but it might take some time to do them comftorably and long enough to lose speed. You can just kind of put your leg down and brake with it, works fine.

>>1433618
>powerslides

I can see myself flying, I've got 54mm spitfire wheels
I'm putting my foot down but seems to take ages to do anything unless going slow

>holding on to my friends car on my skateboard
>he accelerates way to fast and fucking bombs it up to 60
>speedwobbles.gif
>looking at the ground ahead
>see a small patch of rocks
>instantly know i'm fucked
>hit said rocks while speed wobbling at 60mp/h
>fly off the board, land on my back, water bottle explodes in my bag, slide on the pavement for a good 3 feet

Suffered minor injuries thank fuck, sorry for blog post

Any cool skate movies you guys recommend? Already watched Lords Of Dogtown

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>>1433756
What sort of gear were you wearing? I'm glad you're safe.

>>1433396
cool I'll try this, thank you. So the flick itself is a compound movement? A diagonal dragging of the foot and then a flick right at the end?

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>>1433826
I wasn't wearing any sort of gear, my backpack took alot of the impact hence the exploding water bottle, along with my back, knees and elbows

>>1433831

Yep you definitely want to be sliding, then flicking, two separate things. If you try to do it all at once you'll end up just flinging the board. Watch clips of good kickflips in slowmo or frame by frame and you'll be able to see how they wait till the moment their toebox is locked in the pocket before flicking. You'll be able to feel it get locked in the pocket after awhile too

>>1433819

If you mean like actual movies where skating is involved you should check out paranoid park, its cool and has taylor momsen when she was a hot loli. Its not like a skate-video though

>>1433897
like lords of dogtown basically
drama, relationships, story and shit with skating involved.
( i know the movie was basically a documentary but hollywood'd)

>>1432825
It was 100AUD (75USD)

>>1433894
okay cool. thanks for the help. How long should this process take me? Im getting sort of discouraged because it feels like i am not progressing.

>>1433819
>Street Dreams
>Dish Dogs(?)
>Grind

>you'll never drink michelada's with Tommy Sandoval and skate big rails with Toy Machine

Why live?

>>1433819
Gleaming the Cube.

>>1433998
>street dreams
this one is so cringy, but well what can you expect the actors are skateboarders after all. Also i think Rob wrote the script by himself so it's pretty shitty lol.

>>1426519
these are just a stupid meme

when do you guys get new wheels?
i have some 49mm wheels that were previously 51mm. they look tiny, but there are people who skate way smaller wheels.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WKJ9J38

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Landed my first clean 360 flip today, holy shit what a great feeling. Seriously, is there anything more satisfying in life? I think not.

>>1434642
Nice man, i don't actually get any sort of feeling from landing a trick. I'm too obsessed with learning more. Right now i'm close to landing a 360 pressure flip, or whatever you call a 360 inward heel with no flick.

Are you guys watching street league ? It's not that bad.
http://streetleague.com/

>>1434525
I ride 54mm and after a year they turn into 50-51, that's when I change them

>tfw board has lost its pop, starting to delaminate and has chips out of it but too broke to afford a new one

Any of you fellas hve an old board you could donate? Id be willing to pay shipping costs

>>1434808
What size

>>1434813
preferably an 8, but beggers can't be choosers you know

>>1434830
hey I've got an 8 for you right here
*unzips*

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>tfw when I have a free day from work but it's been raining all day so I can't do shit

>>1434808
I know, man This board really started rotting away since they allowed full on WWEposting

>>1434896
kek desu

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https://youtu.be/KQjazpntvWI

>>1423375
So I'm the same faggot who has been asking about kickflips. I landed a few good ones today, and have gotten my flips really consistent, but I realized my trouble is that my shoulders are not parallel with the bolts, so i am always behind the board. So I started squaring my shoulders up, but its making it hard to get a good flick as it seems that im kicking out behind myself. Is this something that I will just have to get use to or am I doing something wrong?

black panther abec 3 bearings, good or not? or should I go for bones reds

It's basically the same price of ordering those bones cream lube so might as well just buy new bearings since there's no cream where I live

Watchin some sls, obvious how rigged it is.
Ugly aussie does a tre double, 9. Joslin does a hardflip back 1, 8.1 or something.

>>1434995
I'm hyped for Decenzo , He had awesome runs and tricks.

I noticed my front truck is turned slightly to the left what do?

>>1434772

Did the new season start? I usually watch them when I find them on youtube but they're seriously really fucking boring. I'm not even trolling, like I somewhat enjoy them, but the format (lots of waiting between runs/short run time) & the general tiny size of the course makes it difficult to ever sit through a whole one and when I do I'm always just glad its over at the end. I feel lame saying this but even the x-games is a better package... Huge outdoor courses, variety of shots (those overhead cams they use) to fill the downtime (streetleague never even shows the crowd....!?), almost no waiting between runs once the competition starts. Idk. I want to like streetleague but its hard and what is this, their 5th year or something?

>>1435077
yeah finals starts now, qualifications are over.

>>1435073
take your right wheel off and sand it down a couple mm on your griptape to compensate

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My name is Aaron Kyro, and I'm a sponsored skateboarder from the San Francisco bay area

>>1434807
i may start to do the same thing. i always thought that street skating required smaller wheels, but people like jake johnson and ricky oyola skate a little bigger wheels

>>1435179
Join the 53mm master race.

I'm 21 and don't have any skater friends. Where can I practice skateboarding alone?

r8 or h8?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiW1njVnUrg

>>1435484
I go to a local school parking lot since they are out for the summer and no one cares

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anyone in here skate 8.5's?

>>1435484
Empty parking lots
Tennis courts
Basketball courts
School's blacktop

>>1435503
I do, kinda. I skate a 8.43 OG Baker deck, it's great.

>>1434968
Just my opinion, but lately I been noticing that Bones Reds are as good as they used to be. For a few bucks more you can get super reds or Bronson

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Anybody know the name of the intro song for this years King of the Road? It seems really familiar but I can't seem to figure who it is.

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Other than Spitfire, what wheel brand do you bro's recommend?

>>1435987
Just from my experiebce I liked Bones, Pig's and OJ.

I have been trying to pop shuvit for a week now

I cannot consistently get a good rotation. like 1/10 maybe but it usually lands primo

>>1435944
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlFtgSPxVik

>>1423386
Now that I've watched that interview with louie i wonder if a lot of this footy was intended for his enjoi or shoe part

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i need some serious fucking advice because i had a whiny ass rage moment after skating by myself today.
> be sperg lord me
> still just attempting to learn basics, cant even ollie stationary consistently
> 3 hours in a lot near my house practicing rolling off curbs and attemping to land ollie consistently stationary.
> not a SINGLE FUCKING LANDED OLLIE
> chimp out and toss board chipping nose

I know what my body is supposed to be doing and i can get a good pop but i just cant level the board out no matter how i approach it. it just kind of rocket pops and i land in a manual. I have been trying to learn just an ollie for about 6 months of consistent weeekend time ( about 8 hours each weekend skating and practicing)
what do

>>1436262
seems like you have a mental problem, and somewhat physical, just keep practicing, correct yourself where you are wrong, watch the tutorials and do not be afraid of the board, seriously. The whole 'mental' thing I referred to earlier could possibly just be somewhere deep inside your subconscious and is sending signals to your conscious mind preventing you from landing the trick. I'm not sure if it's that deep for you or not, but if you even have ANY slight, remote fear, it could be screwing with your head. Oh yea, and don't get pissed off, it's always hard to learn when you're frustrated, smoke a cig, listen to music, chill your mind out.

>>1436276
the worst part is i will land some shitty 4in olie or get a decent level out and feel amazing and even land bolts, but will be unable to follow it up for another 30-40 tries

>>1436260
the one with chris roberts? i just watched it too. it was cool. can't wait for more

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are you guys out skating? this thread feels slow

>>1436312
It's summer time, expect some slow threads in the near future.
Are you the fat Asian kid from a few ago?

>>1436379
>fat Asian kid
yes

>>1436143
Keep your front foot over the board for the whole rotation, that way it cant primo. Also don't pop them at all, just shove them as it's easier to learn that way. You can just start off like you normally would, and start spinning the board, then land on with only your front foot, that way you don't have to commit until you get it consistently spinning the full rotation.

>>1425994
handtouch + grab + pads

>>1436514
I'm happy the alcoholic moron who killed hes friend didn't make the gap before jaws

if anyone can help me out. I Have a SIMS skateboard in the garage and it looks barely used, im 21 and i want to re learn skating but ive tried to look up the brand and im not getting any hits online on my particular skateboard. i looked into the brand and aparently theyre made in the US but mine has some text something about copy written by sims and has the year 2007 and made in china. I want to use it to skate im just confused on what i actually have. It has PU sims wheels and red rampae trucks

when are scooters and scooter riders going to banned from skateparks for fuck sake??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNOEv3Fs6LA

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>>1436262
Just started month ago and got ollies under in three weeks. It helped when my homie pointed out

>skating is based on skill, not strength
>when exhausted you make more mistakes, thus more fucking up
>take time to figure it out
>have a friend to point out mistakes.

My achille's heel was popping. I didn't pop properly and like >>1436276
said, the remote fear was a main culprit.

does anybody have experience with mini logo decks? i want to skate 7.5 and can't find any reasonably priced decks other than mini logos

>>1436658

Soon. In a lot of skateparks in CA and AZ they already are.

>>1436648

It might just be some Chinese ripoff shit using the Sims logo because they were big back in the day and still have some name recognition from snowboarding. I doubt it has any real connection to the actual Sims (who have little if anything to do with modern skating anyways)

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>>1436634

His friend was the one who wanted them to go riding........

Anyway his friend was a Bryan Herman clone and would've piled out onto LE just like duncombe tancowny and the rest of that generation. Truth hurts but its still the truth. Better to burn out than just fade away, you know? Rest in peace and all that, but let's be real.

>>1436891
I didn't actually mean that, just replying bait to bait. You are saying that it was a good thing he died? I don't understand what u mean.

>>1424550
Sorry, forgot about the thread. It's 7.5 and comfy (because it's all I have skated on). But my friend says I should probably get an 8, and even that feels too small for him (he's one shoe size bigger than me). Another thing is that narrow decks are cheaper (discounted) at my local skate shop.

>>1433819
Wassup Rockers

>>1436634
ooooooooh yeah! I hate skateboarders who do dumb things! lets show everyone that skaters are cool, responsible, and respect all!

>>1435112
For real or are you kidding?

Why is it that girl skaters have the ugliest styles in the whole world? Does this prove that men > women?

>>1437861
no, they're just different
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS_LmcdxtE4

>>1437550
kidding of course

if the actual hanger is bent just get new trucks if it bother you that much, but your bushing could just be deformed in which case you could try replacing them

>>1436906

Sort of, it made him a legend rather than another rail dude who would've been forgotten and dropped from flip in a year or two when they dropped the whole team anyway

>>1437914
their riding seems like little kids' riding to me. They can do the technical stuff, but it seems like they are too small for their boards. Or something. Like theyre riding a skateboard and doing tricks, rather than skateboarding. Ya know?

>>1438751
you mean their legs are spread out weird? yeah, it's the difference in anatomy.

>>1435077
Thats cause there is no crowd.

>>1438261
I think he'd prefer having fun living life rather than being a "legend", who knows. I find building a status for yourself pretty pointless when you are lying 6ft deep in ground.

Looking for a new set up... What are the big boys (6'3", 225) riding?

>>1438901
Get an 8.25 (if you have a big dick)

>>1438901
You have the same build as my younger brother, he rides a 8.5

>>1438901
Whatever size you want senpai

Crosspost from other thread:
Late night practice, what do I focus most of my practice on today? Shuvits, ollies, or kickflips?

>>1435987
bones and ricta

>>1439336
Everything

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Is there a certain level of skill expected of people who go to skateparks? Is there really any point in me going to one if all I can do is ollie and 180?

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Pic related is too rough, what griptape do you guys recommend?

>>1439368
Knowing how to ollie is enough, most people won't even pay attention to you unless you make a fool out of yourself.

big guy here with that silly skate deck. Tried to push normal today, front foot on board, pushing with back. Busted my ass twice, still know how to fall at least...

but when I went back to pushing mongo it was smooth as shit and I could actually stay on my board, even busted quite a few ollies. What the fuck am I doing wrong?

>>1439370
mob m-80 or black magic, but seriously griptape is griptape. They'll all do the job

>>1439370
Mob or jessup

>>1439397
just practice pushing regular for like 1-2 days

>>1439397
Muscle memory. You are unlearning habits. It was similar when i was trying to learn how to ridr switch comfortably. I felt like it was my first week on a skateboard all over again

>>1439403
I'll try jessup

>>1439368

If you can ollie that's good enough just stay out of peoples way. You need to start getting familiar with different obstacles , if you skate flat all the time you won't progress , so yea, start going. Some kids might be a dick to you because these days they take it like a sport, but ignore them if they do

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>>1435115

My name is San Skateboarder and i'm a Aaron Francisco from the Sponsored Kyro bay area.

>>1424834
yeah :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_US7hzuohTo

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gotta go fast

So I'm trying to do Ollies while riding for a couple of days now, I can Ollie while standing already, and I'm having a problem to really lift of. Question is: Do I need to use my front foot more to get into the air? Or am I still not popping enough with my back foot?
https://youtu.be/q9b-eTVKbZI
https://youtu.be/Os8ibB0G3oA

>>1439964
First of all put your feet a little bit less forward, and your front foot closer to the nose so you hit it when dragging. Your backfoot is supposed to be in air when your tail has hit the ground, otherwise your board can't lift. Try jumping after popping and then dragging front foot to the nose. Seems like you aren't committing fully hence the backfoot not lifting.

>>1440035
Nevermind just watched it again and ur front foot is in the right spot, you weren't just dragging it high enough. Still ur backfoot prevents the board from lifting at all.

>>1439964

I found thinking of it as a flick with the back foot rather than a stomp helped me.

I also found- and I know I'll catch shit for this- the drills from skating made simple helped. Don't pay for it though, just find the video on YouTube.

>>1439370
Diamond grip

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Happy 4th of July to my American bro's.
Go out and learn a new trick!

>>1439648
>reminding me of it again

anon please

the movie had a sick soundtrack though

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>>1434866
>mfw I played right into it

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>tfw feel 7.5 deck is too small for me as a beginner
>want to up to 7.75 or 8 max for now
>don't have a valid reason to do so if I can't even skate for shit
>want to build a new board in the future(new trucks, wheels, etc.)

>>1440246
Thanks senpai, gonna get lit and then go skate.

>>1440287
what's the matter? just skate what you have now and save up for a new board and buy it later

>>1440309
Feels like I'd learn faster/easier with a bigger deck but hey, if it means I'll get even better than if I had learned with a bigger one then it's all fine.
I tried a bigger board and it's easier to land, which is my problem atm with ollies and my body sometimes doesnt commit when I want to.

>>1440314
>my body sometimes doesnt commit when I want to
>my body doesn't commit

It's most likely you thinking you'll be better with an 8 when you're very capable of doing it with a 7.5, thus making you want to actually commit.

Keep at the 7.5 until it's torn down enough to justify buying a fresh 8.

>>1440318
Alright, when is a board fucked up enough to get rid of it?
It's all scrapped but not too itensive, more underneath the tails since I dont grind yet and has a bit of razor tail


I also have a problem with my grip tape, it's starting to peel off all around the board, especially on the sides(Forgot to use the left over grip tape to rub on the grip tape to prevent this).
Is it that hard to take off a grip tape like people say?

>>1440325
To remove grip, all you need is a hair dryer

>>1440325
It's not really hard at all. I'd say when your board starts to delaminate or gets a bunch of chips out of it or loses its pop then it's probably time to retire it.

It's no big rush when these things happen, but typically these are signs you might need a new board down the road.

Also if you don't know what delamination is it's when the glue between the plies of wood begins to lose it's adhesive and split.

>>1440287
Depending on your trucks,you could just switch deck.

Hey guys just wondering if I want to cruise around with my skateboard what wheels should I get? I'm too old to learn tricks now. I just want to zip around without having to push off so much

>>1440434
http://www.tactics.com/ricta/cloud-skateboard-wheels/white-blue-78a

>>1440434
Ricta clouds or Spitfire 80HD

>>1440451
>>1440467
Thanks guys I actually have ricta wheels but they're like super hard. Also should I get super fancy ceramic bearings? or are bones reds like the sticky says good enough? And I never understood what risers were for?

>>1440485
Basic Reds are kinda shit nowadays, Bronson G3 or Super Reds are a better choice.

For riser pads they are used to avoid wheel bite, which occurs when the wheel rubs the skateboard deck during a turn or just after a trick. Personally I don't think they are necessary at all

>>1439676

dang, close

New thread
>>1441113
>>1441113
>>1441113
>>1441113

>>1439402
want to try the m-80. can you notice a difference?

>>1436160
going into the sk8 mix forsure. Cheers!

>>1441280
it's 8/10 the grip, I believe. It's a little less gritty, and you can tell the difference, but it can still be a little rough on the shoes.

>>1435944
>tfw no qt skate gf