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07-22-2016, 02:04 PM #91
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07-22-2016, 02:05 PM #92
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07-22-2016, 02:11 PM #93
Perfect thread timing op!
Today was my first time skating in 15 years!
Got a skateboard and just started from the very very basics
I googled a little and found out why it was super complicated for me to learn to skate, im a *mongo* apparently.
So from today i started learning how to be proper regular
pushing with right foot instead of left, and boy it is difficult.
I think my ambidexterity makes it a disadvantage....~ The Legion of Good Samaritans ~
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07-22-2016, 02:16 PM #94
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07-22-2016, 02:17 PM #95
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07-22-2016, 02:20 PM #96
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07-22-2016, 02:22 PM #97
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07-22-2016, 02:24 PM #98
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07-22-2016, 02:31 PM #99
i googled what a fakie is, i did that today for the lulz whilst practicing.
Dont want to steal the thread op!
what i found most difficult today was, given the fact that i have to leanr how to push with the right I end up kind of *pushing* with the left foot while it is on the board.
Is this normal, there where times when i felt i didnt even give any push with my right leg~ The Legion of Good Samaritans ~
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07-22-2016, 02:33 PM #100
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07-22-2016, 02:34 PM #101
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07-22-2016, 02:37 PM #102
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07-22-2016, 03:58 PM #103
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07-22-2016, 04:42 PM #104
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07-22-2016, 05:24 PM #105
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07-22-2016, 08:03 PM #106
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07-22-2016, 08:09 PM #107
na you should, its humbling
I think i was stopping myself due to embarrassment of being 32, but i know its all in my head
oh i just got back from skating in an estate and residents were watching me. My self consciousness disappeared and im ready to hit a skatepark.
i just had to desensitise myself to my fears
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07-23-2016, 06:52 AM #108
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07-23-2016, 06:58 AM #109
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I know how you feel, but let me tell you this right now to (hopefully) break your self-consciousness.. people will be stoked to see you.
If you don't land summat, but tell people what you're trying, the most that will happen is they will give you pointers if they know how to do the trick or they will watch in anticipation of you landing it. I used to be extremely self-conscious about skateparks, too, but what I've learned is that I personally am not judging anybody there, so the same is true of them. They may watch you just because you're trying a fuking hardflip, but it's not the same sort of attention that you get from, say, *******s at the gym. An example: I was trying heelflips back when I couldn't do them, and there was this bloke who was doing **** like 8 foot gaps and crazy vert ****. Even though I wasn't landing anything, the guy yelled at me "KNEE HIGH!" when he saw how high I could pop. Me not being good at heelflips didn't matter, since he knew what it was like first starting out, and supported me regardless of his skill level compared to mine.
I actually got over my fear of trying tricks in public after going to a massive event. Lots of people watching, lots of girls watching, but I was so focused on landing the trick that I forgot/didn't care whether people were judging me. Even people who don't skate see you flailing around in the air at high speeds and think, at most, "Holy fuk.. this guy is nuts!"
Really consider going to a skatepark, even just to interact with the brahs there. There's no better way to learn tricks and chit than to talk to people and ask questions, and denying yourself that opportunity over feeling inadequate is heartbreaking (no homo), especially when the community you're a part of is more than willing to support you.
TL;DR - Both of you brahs shouldn't feel pressure to be good at skateparks. So long as you're trying, and courteous of other skaters at the park, people will be stoked to have you around.Last edited by VocelLoser; 07-23-2016 at 07:06 AM.
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07-23-2016, 07:03 AM #110
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07-23-2016, 07:15 AM #111
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07-23-2016, 07:19 AM #112
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07-23-2016, 08:42 AM #113
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07-23-2016, 08:52 AM #114
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07-23-2016, 09:06 AM #115
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07-23-2016, 09:12 AM #116
stopped when i started playing football in hs. I def miss tho days, just cruising around looking for spots to grind.
my best trick was def the kick flip, took so much fukin time to practice but i finally got it down. i might be able to do it now.
now thinking about it, i could prolly be better since im stronger and have much more stamina then my 15 year old self. very injury prone sport tho
edit: OP, id learn how to pop-shove it. itll make you learn how to control your board with a simple trick, it'll open up a huge variety of tricks just from the shove it.
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07-23-2016, 09:13 AM #117
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07-23-2016, 09:15 AM #118
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07-23-2016, 09:43 AM #119
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07-23-2016, 09:48 AM #120
Why not? I used to skateboard as a teen but I was out of shape and chubby and pretty terrible at it. I still have my old board, so once in a blue moon I'll walk through the garage, pull it out, and try to kickflip. It's all fuked up but I'm still terrible.
I'd love to try again, but a massive part of me always thinks that if I fall and injure myself, it's RIP gains. So, I refrain.*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
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*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
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