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I know someone is gonna say Nyjah or someone who is actually really good, but I want your opinion. Which pro has the least amount of actual ability on a skateboard and why.
I'll start it off: Sean Pablo.
I think Sean has his place in pro skateboarding. He's a big influence on people and he is actually a good skateboarder.
He does good tricks with good style.
I think a skateboarder who doesn't have "talent" is a skateboarder with no creativity.
There's fucking plenty of those
The people saying Sean Pablo, which is pretty much everyone, have obviously never seen him skate in person. The dude is seriously good, has a big bag of tricks, and pops everything he does hella high. I’ve watched him play games of skate at Tompkins, and was honestly surprised at how good he is. He simply chooses to film the same tricks over and over, but he’s capable of so much more. Tricks I’d never expected him to do, like switch inward heelflips, switch bigflips, Rickflips, and really proper hardflips, he did well and with style. He can do almost every flat ground trick, but for some reason, never gets them on film. He’s really consistent too. One day I watched him switch flip a trash can, over and over again, with a totally proper flick/catch. He gets a bad rep, but it’s undeserved. Granted, the River Phoenix ripoff gets a tad old and he probably shouldn’t ever do an impossible again, but if we’re strictly talking about skill, he’s nowhere near the bottom.
I know I’ll get kooked for saying this, but Sean Pablo is way better than Aiden Mackey, skill wise. I know the kids love him, and he can do no wrong in their eyes, but I’ve just never been that impressed by his skating. He’s good at fakie manuals, I’ll give him that, but his bag of tricks is pretty small. Don’t get me wrong, I like the dude, but skill wise, he’s the worst pro on 917. Vincent and Hugo are both INSANE, but Aiden is more popular. Sage is kind of a one trick pony with a small bag of tricks, but nobody is hating on him.
So smash that kook button if you must. I know I’m alone with my opinions. That’s what makes skating so dope though, right? We can disagree, but unless you’re Nyjah, we’re all in this together.