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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: cky enthusiast on December 27, 2020, 06:06:02 PM
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can’t win em all mane, sometimes you are just born t o not land any of your cool line ideas. chin up, you’ll be fine tomorrow dude
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Broke my leg in October trying to do a 360 boneless up a bank. Landed wrong since I was skating a brand new shape, and I haven't done that trick in forever.
It was probably a blessing in disguise, since I'm now learning basic woodworking to stay occupied, and hoping it'll lead to other paths.
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trying to learn pivot shuv to fakie, kept sliding out and eventually fell pretty hard. focused my board for the first time in nearly a decade. didn’t even take the bus home, called a lyft and drank a beer once i got back. miserable session, hated it.
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Slipped out of a bs 180 to switch suski grind revert-in and my board shot out into the busy street. A lady in a BMW drove over my board and it shot up into the air and landed on her hood, grip side down, and kind of slid down its fender. The board was okay, if you were wondering. The lady, however, pulled over down the block and was outside her vehicle, assessing the damage. I decided to cross the street into the local business park, hop the fence and follow the river home that day. I was wearing my mask because it was Covid. I went back and pulled the trick a few weeks later, though I'm definitely more careful to only go during lulls in traffic.
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I skated yesterday for the first time in a while so i knew it would be a rough one but it was super disappointing, only really landed one thing i was happy with and it was an extremely sketchy land, ended up calling the sesh early and going to the bar.....theres always next time
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Sunshine melted a bunch of snow today so streets and spots in the downtown area where I live were a no-go. Decided to give the local parking garage another shot... Last week I checked it out under the appeal that it is a known spot and isn't a bust. It was 98% dry in there but really fucking dusty/dirty, I mean coated with a layer of dust. Ate shit after skating into a random pile of dirt/garbage, was over it and found a dry ledge somewhere else to fuck around with.
Today, the dirt garage was my only option. I was having fun at first after landing a few tricks on flat without really warming up and carving around patches of dust. Then I found an area with a waxed curb and ledge and my spirits really lifted. Was gonna keep it low impact and skate the curb since it was so cold and I suck anyway, but try as I might I could not fucking bs slappy it. No matter how hard I tried to be heavy in the front and light with my back foot to get the back truck on, I would always just do some sort of willy abomination grinding to a halt or turn into a bs board, which also felt like garbage. Was frustrated... I have not had an issue with them for years, even on bigger curbs than this one. I decided to just have fun and do some good ol fs slappies. They felt great so I charged it with the hope of holding onto one past a patch of dirt and grime on the ground near the middle of the curb length. Stuck going full speed, board sent into dirt, hands into different grime pile, bearings filled with shite and two of them broken.
I did do a much needed deep clean of my bearings after the fact though, and thankfully I had a few rusty backups I could throw in to replace what was lost to dirt garage. Funny thing is I'll probably be back there tomorrow. Shalom to all the winter skaters!
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Sunshine melted a bunch of snow today so streets and spots in the downtown area where I live were a no-go. Decided to give the local parking garage another shot... Last week I checked it out under the appeal that it is a known spot and isn't a bust. It was 98% dry in there but really fucking dusty/dirty, I mean coated with a layer of dust. Ate shit after skating into a random pile of dirt/garbage, was over it and found a dry ledge somewhere else to fuck around with.
Today, the dirt garage was my only option. I was having fun at first after landing a few tricks on flat without really warming up and carving around patches of dust. Then I found an area with a waxed curb and ledge and my spirits really lifted. Was gonna keep it low impact and skate the curb since it was so cold and I suck anyway, but try as I might I could not fucking bs slappy it. No matter how hard I tried to be heavy in the front and light with my back foot to get the back truck on, I would always just do some sort of willy abomination grinding to a halt or turn into a bs board, which also felt like garbage. Was frustrated... I have not had an issue with them for years, even on bigger curbs than this one. I decided to just have fun and do some good ol fs slappies. They felt great so I charged it with the hope of holding onto one past a patch of dirt and grime on the ground near the middle of the curb length. Stuck going full speed, board sent into dirt, hands into different grime pile, bearings filled with shite and two of them broken.
I did do a much needed deep clean of my bearings after the fact though, and thankfully I had a few rusty backups I could throw in to replace what was lost to dirt garage. Funny thing is I'll probably be back there tomorrow. Shalom to all the winter skaters!
Shalom brother
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Broke my leg in October trying to do a 360 boneless up a bank. Landed wrong since I was skating a brand new shape, and I haven't done that trick in forever.
It was probably a blessing in disguise, since I'm now learning basic woodworking to stay occupied, and hoping it'll lead to other paths.
Shit, broken leg doing a boneless on a bank. That's unfair. Godspeed with the woodworking though, stay focused!
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Session from today. Drove 1.5 hours to a spot and slipped out on a simple 50-50 grind because of the wax on top of the ledge. Legit did a backflip and elbowed the corner of the curb. I was trying to convince myself that I could skate crusty spots after not skating much over this year. Win some, lose some.
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Slipped out of a bs 180 to switch suski grind revert-in and my board shot out into the busy street. A lady in a BMW drove over my board and it shot up into the air and landed on her hood, grip side down, and kind of slid down its fender. The board was okay, if you were wondering. The lady, however, pulled over down the block and was outside her vehicle, assessing the damage. I decided to cross the street into the local business park, hop the fence and follow the river home that day. I was wearing my mask because it was Covid. I went back and pulled the trick a few weeks later, though I'm definitely more careful to only go during lulls in traffic.
What..? Back 180 nosegrind?
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https://youtu.be/98k05_bM2e4
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skating has been going pretty good really so nothing much to complain about, although i got my first proper wounding in a while the other day and in a really stupid way...
popped a little nollie warming up, liked how it looked so immediately went into a daydream about what it would've looked like from the side. realised a bit late that i was heading towards a parked car. powerslid to stop (frontside), back foot slipped off heelside and, as my front foot was still over the nose, that caused my very razor-y razortail to sproing into my kneecap like a fucking viper bite.
was only able to skate another couple of minutes before the swelling made it impossible.
i did, however, manage to nab a back heel, which was my objective and the knee was pretty much fine the next day.
thanks for listening.
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Ugh I moved back home and the street skating here is pretty bad. So I am at the park 5 times a week, maybe one day I'll go to the one decent manual spot too. Unless I leave town it's the same thing. Park...park...park...So yesterday the park was super busy. Tons of kids on their new skateboards doodling around the park...standing in front/on top of everything. I'm sore, feet are sore, bored of skating the park, it's crowded, but my friend is meeting me...fuck it I bail and tell him to meet me at the manual spot. We have fun. We do skateboard tricks. Go look at a bad ledge...go back to the park...it's more crowded than before. We leave, go look at new building under construction someone told him about...holy shit...there's a good ledge and a pretty hety out ledge off a 4 stair. The ledge is about 18" high and goes out 5' past the stairs. The concrete is legit too. I ain't got nothin' for this. I go home and play a few hours of Cyberpunk 2077.
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Slammed about ten times yesterday trying various things but never really got hurt until i finally rolled my ankle bailing on a frontside grind right as I came back in. All because a scooter kid cut straight across my line at warp speed. The kid said sorry, which honestly helps, and it wasn’t too bad, thankfully. But it’s bad enough that I probably won’t be able to ollie for a few days, so I’m still pissed.
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Skated for an hour yesterday, and the only tricks I landed were a frontside shove-it twice, a manual on a sidewalk and maybe a sketchy nollieflip. The rest was spent not even coming close to landing tricks.
My flatground game is quickly dying, I hate skating in the cold and getting old sucks.
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Well my last "real" session I sprained my ankle super bad on a fucking kickflip on flat. I'd like to blame my too loose slip ons but really I wasn't feeling it that day and should've taken a break.
Been having a lot of fun cruising around tho.
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landet heelflip primo first try and textbook bolts on a 4 stair yesterday.
perfect execution
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Went to the park on a warm day and nearly everything was soaked with condensation. One guy was skating and was being a fucking spazz about everyone else messing up his training session and I was one more outburst away from laughing out loud at him for being a big baby but decided to try elsewhere for a drier spot.
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My stupid ass was skating with a sling on after tearing the AC ligament in my shoulder. I tried to nose grind a small hubba ledge at a skate park, completely missed the front truck on the ledge and took a nose dive right onto my bad shoulder. I was super bummed and never touched that ledge again.
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Just the other day I tried 180 fakie 5-0 shuv to fakie in my friends bowl for like 3 hours. Longest I’ve tried a trick only to not land it in years. It was still a blast and I’m goin back to get it tomorrow.
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Went to a park two days ago to practice crooks. Forgot that Christmas was a thing so the park was filled to the brim with kids on brand new electric scooters, skateboards, tricycles (yes) and everything in between. Only did like 4 warm up tricks before I said fuck that. Decided to go to a different park 20 mins away to see if the crowd was any better, which it surprisingly was, but the vibe was shitty. Older kids being dickheads to the younger kids, cliquey teen locals who think they’re good cuz they can blunt rock a 4ft quarter. Left there after about half an hour to just skate flat in front of my house for 45 mins before it got dark, which was more fun than I had at both parks combined that day.
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good sesh today despite not skating a whole lot. loads of scooter kids, but also a couple younger kids learning to drop in and asking for any tips... so I just spent my time with them trying to get them to commit. had ideas of learning switch fs smiths on the ledge but sometimes it doesn't work out like that!
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I folded my ankle super hard a couple weeks back doing lame warm up tricks on a small ledge at the park. Wasn’t focused and the next thing I know I’m slipping out with all my weight coming down on my popping foot. I thought my fat ass tore something but I think I just crunched it real good. Can barely push now so I’ll be out of commission for a bit.
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Was trying to wallie manny a sorta tall ledge at the park. Got into one pretty good but I was going kinda slow and the ledge was pretty long so I barely made it to the end. I tried to sorta scoot myself off the edge at almost a complete stop and my wheel caught an edge or something, sending me flying like a cartoon banana peel. Flew backward and gave a full People's Elbow to the ground from the top. Honestly didn't hurt as bad as it looked, but it definitely took the wind out of my sails for the rest of the session.
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Recently fucked my elbow trying a simple BS 5050 on a quarter and hooking up on a crack underneath the coping on the way in. Such a shitty trick to go out on lol.
http://imgur.com/a/2xWjs2c (http://imgur.com/a/2xWjs2c)
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Trying to get switch ollie to fakie mannies down good. I did 2 today, but I'm pretty sure I spent maybe 2.5 hours straight of only trying those. Does anyone get stuck in these holes of just trying the same shit for hours and ending up hating skateboarding? In the moment, i always tell myself to not be a quitter, and I DO want to have this shit every try, but damn, that shit was not even close to happening after about 30 mins in. And every one that I actually did probably happened in the first 20 mins or so.
I'm really envious of these dudes that can just cruise around and try like 10-15 different things and not sweat it.
Like how do you guys frame it in your head? Is focus good? sometimes I think "focus" or "not wanting to be a quitter" etc etc are actually harmful mentalities on the sesh. At some point, your body, mind, muscle memory etc is just cashed out and the window has sort of passed to be trying new or difficult shit.
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Trying to get switch ollie to fakie mannies down good. I did 2 today, but I'm pretty sure I spent maybe 2.5 hours straight of only trying those. Does anyone get stuck in these holes of just trying the same shit for hours and ending up hating skateboarding? In the moment, i always tell myself to not be a quitter, and I DO want to have this shit every try, but damn, that shit was not even close to happening after about 30 mins in. And every one that I actually did probably happened in the first 20 mins or so.
I'm really envious of these dudes that can just cruise around and try like 10-15 different things and not sweat it.
Like how do you guys frame it in your head? Is focus good? sometimes I think "focus" or "not wanting to be a quitter" etc etc are actually harmful mentalities on the sesh. At some point, your body, mind, muscle memory etc is just cashed out and the window has sort of passed to be trying new or difficult shit.
Unless we're talking about a trick where committing is the issue, you're eventually going to hit a plateau after so many tries resulting in you making minimal progress and becoming prone to frustration. Take a break after 30 minutes or so and try something else, when you eventually try it again your mind will be refreshed and it should hopefully come easier.
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been trying this one a lot lately as well, i also find myself getting close immediately then drifting further from getting into a viable one. especially demoralizing when you begin to slack on your sw ollie and hang up on the pad. almost as bad is when you overshoot the manual and scrape and/or get chucked forward going fakie.
i guess focusing is important, but an unconditional "don't quit" approach can easily get out of hand. not quitting isn't a good unto itself, and always remember that "quitting" in these circumstances is never absolute. in my particular experience its actually a bit like working on music... if you're working on a beat/melody/tone etc. maybe what you have at first is almost what you're after, but the final piece of the puzzle isn't there yet. you can only do so much before it's time to put it away and listen with fresh ears, as your continued efforts grow perpetually more stale and that initial optimism fades into self-critical doubt, which in turn engenders cynical perplexion and severe disappointment in myself, unreasonably high expectations, etc.
pushing through some frustration is one thing, playing yourself is another. waiting til next time (or patiently troubleshooting and really tweaking your approach before calling it) can be quite healthy and the smart choice even if it feels like a cop out. if this is the case use the rest of your sesh to get enough satisfaction to stave off the feelings of shame. filming your typical attempt in slomo and comparing it with a successful one (possibly performed by someone else who has mastered the trick in question) might seem like doing the most but can also help.
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I skate at the grocery store. Most locals have seen me. I skate every time I go almost. No matter the town I'm in.
I get out the car I skate till I'm tired I get the groceries.
I skate to the car pushing the cart I skate the cart back into the store and I skate some more
I had my niece with me tonight so I knew I was only getting from the car to the store and back 2 times slowly.
I got 360s in a few stances. I like to back 3 the harder way off the curb cut over the cracks and lines.
I'm on my way out thinking curb cut round 2
when this fucking asshole takes off his mask and spits on the ground in the store right next to my niece.
My very limited session turns into a fight challenge. The coward tuck tail and boogies the fuck out of there. It's not going down like that. I followed casting curse words usually reserved for county jail.
Peace is out the window. No one spits on my kid I'm down to fucking fight about it immediately.
Think I'm going to let her think some fucking prick can spit in her direction for ZERO reason. Likely is anti mask SCUM. I have no clue what they thought at all.
I'm about teaching these kids to use hands and their feet to solve real world issues immediately.
If that person had said one fucking peep they would have gotten the 3 piece.
Fucking unhealthy scum. Dude had 10 2 liters sodas and that's it in the cart. I'm in shape and I got hands and I got feet. I will beat you with them. You will NOT spit at our kids. What the fuck did they think I wasn't going to see?
I'm down to go to jail. What's he gonna do call the cops. SPIT AT MY KID
Fucking pussy. Believe I'm going to remember that fucker.
Session ruined. The kid now knows I'm a triple OG. The shopping cart workers were so happy I did it.
He had zero allies. Fucking scum. Spit outside
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been trying this one a lot lately as well, i also find myself getting close immediately then drifting further from getting into a viable one. especially demoralizing when you begin to slack on your sw ollie and hang up on the pad. almost as bad is when you overshoot the manual and scrape and/or get chucked forward going fakie.
i guess focusing is important, but an unconditional "don't quit" approach can easily get out of hand. not quitting isn't a good unto itself, and always remember that "quitting" in these circumstances is never absolute. in my particular experience its actually a bit like working on music... if you're working on a beat/melody/tone etc. maybe what you have at first is almost what you're after, but the final piece of the puzzle isn't there yet. you can only do so much before it's time to put it away and listen with fresh ears, as your continued efforts grow perpetually more stale and that initial optimism fades into self-critical doubt, which in turn engenders cynical perplexion and severe disappointment in myself, unreasonably high expectations, etc.
pushing through some frustration is one thing, playing yourself is another. waiting til next time (or patiently troubleshooting and really tweaking your approach before calling it) can be quite healthy and the smart choice even if it feels like a cop out. if this is the case use the rest of your sesh to get enough satisfaction to stave off the feelings of shame. filming your typical attempt in slomo and comparing it with a successful one (possibly performed by someone else who has mastered the trick in question) might seem like doing the most but can also help.
the line between hyper committed and just over it is thin and i think the best dudes know how to walk it perfectly. sometimes it just isn’t feeling right, don’t force it!
i notice i skate better if i take a minute or two in between tries, sometimes longer if the spot is empty. helps me keep from tensing up.
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I recently went thru the rub brick/spray lacquer/wax process on a new ledge at the local community college, but when I showed up to skate it today there was a maintenance worker doing some kind of job right in front of it. Strike 1, I’ll go skate something else.
There’s a weird speed bump to ledge that I noticed a few blocks away, technically on a different college campus. Skate over, notice that it’s actually really crusty and gonna take a lot more work to skate than I was prepared for today. Strike 2.
On my way out of the campus I notice some decorative boulders in a walkway and decide to. Honestly I’ve had a lot of fun skating on rocks lately. Then a security guard drives by. Then she gets out and tells me to stop. She was actually really nice about it and tried to give me a bottle of water and a zip loc bag full of disposable masks, I guess to defuse the situation (they’ve probably had some aggro encounters in the past if I had to guess). Strike 3, time to quit while I’m ahead.
Didn’t get hurt or anything, so it could definitely be a lot worse.
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Unless we're talking about a trick where committing is the issue, you're eventually going to hit a plateau after so many tries resulting in you making minimal progress and becoming prone to frustration. Take a break after 30 minutes or so and try something else, when you eventually try it again your mind will be refreshed and it should hopefully come easier.
I never really thought about there being a difference between commitment tricks and other sorts of balance tricks. That's a good point. I think I do have a problem with half-assing or not committing on manuals and ledge stuff as well, but it's obviously a different ballgame to trying to huck some stairs, where it really is mostly about the huck and less about the particulars. I think you're right that balance tricks require a different kind of focus that might be more of a limited resource.
been trying this one a lot lately as well, i also find myself getting close immediately then drifting further from getting into a viable one. especially demoralizing when you begin to slack on your sw ollie and hang up on the pad. almost as bad is when you overshoot the manual and scrape and/or get chucked forward going fakie.
i guess focusing is important, but an unconditional "don't quit" approach can easily get out of hand. not quitting isn't a good unto itself, and always remember that "quitting" in these circumstances is never absolute. in my particular experience its actually a bit like working on music... if you're working on a beat/melody/tone etc. maybe what you have at first is almost what you're after, but the final piece of the puzzle isn't there yet. you can only do so much before it's time to put it away and listen with fresh ears, as your continued efforts grow perpetually more stale and that initial optimism fades into self-critical doubt, which in turn engenders cynical perplexion and severe disappointment in myself, unreasonably high expectations, etc.
pushing through some frustration is one thing, playing yourself is another. waiting til next time (or patiently troubleshooting and really tweaking your approach before calling it) can be quite healthy and the smart choice even if it feels like a cop out. if this is the case use the rest of your sesh to get enough satisfaction to stave off the feelings of shame. filming your typical attempt in slomo and comparing it with a successful one (possibly performed by someone else who has mastered the trick in question) might seem like doing the most but can also help.
Bro the part about slacking on the switch ollie really hit home! if your focus is not on point with these, and you're not really putting in effort on every try, they're gonna punish you for sure.
the line between hyper committed and just over it is thin and i think the best dudes know how to walk it perfectly. sometimes it just isn’t feeling right, don’t force it!
i notice i skate better if i take a minute or two in between tries, sometimes longer if the spot is empty. helps me keep from tensing up.
These posts are some real zen master shit! Thanks for the replies guys. I've never really put it out there but I'm glad I did.
I think taking a 20 minute break at least is almost always the right move, especially when it is something like manuals that require kind of intense focus. Shit, maybe a chance to drink some water and stretch the hammies! I need to get over that feeling that stopping is a cop out, and instead look at it as "i've made progress today, hopefully some of the muscle memory or new ideas/approaches I generated today 'stick' and help me on the next sesh".
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last time i went skating my board shot into a gutter. had the bushings broken in how i like it too :(
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Whacked my mouth on the ledge
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Like how do you guys frame it in your head? Is focus good? sometimes I think "focus" or "not wanting to be a quitter" etc etc are actually harmful mentalities on the sesh. At some point, your body, mind, muscle memory etc is just cashed out and the window has sort of passed to be trying new or difficult shit.
i've always felt like for me, skating has "windows" of opportunity where you can land your shit. Then the window closes and you have to keep trying until it opens up again and you get your chance. Sometimes the window is only a couple of minutes but sometimes it can be a whole sesh.
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I'm a filmer so I dont care about bad days if I'm having fun, slamming is always shit tho, slammed last week on a ss crook and stomped my shoulder in the ground, cant move my arm properly, but you cant always win lol
on shitty days you can always have fun no matter what in my opinion, unless you are trying to film something on a street spot etc
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Fucked up both my ankles on Sunday. Been on ice ever since which always blows
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Hung up doing a transfer over a hip, deck checked and went straight to flat. First thought, broken ribs. Went home, couldn't sit comfortably, went to go pee and out came the blood, like a ketchup color and consistency. Went to Urgent Care but they were closing, so no scans available. Dr. assessed me and told me to watch myself for dizziness, more bleeding, bruising, vomiting, etc. Three days later my whole left side seized up, took a hot bath and it chilled out. A few hours later it was worse, still peeing blood, but at this point it was like watered down cranberry juice. Went to ER because shit wasn't right. Code RED after I gave them a urine sample. Millions of questions: "Did you get hit by a car?", "Why did you wait so long?"... Drs were weirded out that my pain was only a 3 or 4 but my body looked like it was destroyed. (I had two swellbows, a bunch of cuts, lots of bruises... typical skater stuff) A nurse kept telling me I "Could've died!!!". Turns out I lacerated my kidney and had internal bleeding for 4 days. Spent 5 days in ICU next to a dude who had his face caved in from a car accident. Kept the kidney and my left side still hurts from time to time. That was definitely a bad sesh...
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Like how do you guys frame it in your head? Is focus good? sometimes I think "focus" or "not wanting to be a quitter" etc etc are actually harmful mentalities on the sesh. At some point, your body, mind, muscle memory etc is just cashed out and the window has sort of passed to be trying new or difficult shit.
i've always felt like for me, skating has "windows" of opportunity where you can land your shit. Then the window closes and you have to keep trying until it opens up again and you get your chance. Sometimes the window is only a couple of minutes but sometimes it can be a whole sesh.
Yes! well put. and it's a bitch because you can't induce it or plan on it, or know how long it is going to last. And I also generally don't realize that I'm in the window, until after the fact. It just comes and goes.
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I’m in my late 30’s, there is no such thing as a bad session anymore. Some days I rip and learn new tricks...some days I spend the entire session warming up. Most days I’m just glad to be able to skate still.
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Hung up doing a transfer over a hip, deck checked and went straight to flat. First thought, broken ribs. Went home, couldn't sit comfortably, went to go pee and out came the blood, like a ketchup color and consistency. Went to Urgent Care but they were closing, so no scans available. Dr. assessed me and told me to watch myself for dizziness, more bleeding, bruising, vomiting, etc. Three days later my whole left side seized up, took a hot bath and it chilled out. A few hours later it was worse, still peeing blood, but at this point it was like watered down cranberry juice. Went to ER because shit wasn't right. Code RED after I gave them a urine sample. Millions of questions: "Did you get hit by a car?", "Why did you wait so long?"... Drs were weirded out that my pain was only a 3 or 4 but my body looked like it was destroyed. (I had two swellbows, a bunch of cuts, lots of bruises... typical skater stuff) A nurse kept telling me I "Could've died!!!". Turns out I lacerated my kidney and had internal bleeding for 4 days. Spent 5 days in ICU next to a dude who had his face caved in from a car accident. Kept the kidney and my left side still hurts from time to time. That was definitely a bad sash...
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Wow, you make me grateful for the crappy sessions I’ve had lately. I’m not even gonna complain now.
Props for making it through all that sounds aweful hope your healing up.
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Hung up doing a transfer over a hip, deck checked and went straight to flat. First thought, broken ribs. Went home, couldn't sit comfortably, went to go pee and out came the blood, like a ketchup color and consistency. Went to Urgent Care but they were closing, so no scans available. Dr. assessed me and told me to watch myself for dizziness, more bleeding, bruising, vomiting, etc. Three days later my whole left side seized up, took a hot bath and it chilled out. A few hours later it was worse, still peeing blood, but at this point it was like watered down cranberry juice. Went to ER because shit wasn't right. Code RED after I gave them a urine sample. Millions of questions: "Did you get hit by a car?", "Why did you wait so long?"... Drs were weirded out that my pain was only a 3 or 4 but my body looked like it was destroyed. (I had two swellbows, a bunch of cuts, lots of bruises... typical skater stuff) A nurse kept telling me I "Could've died!!!". Turns out I lacerated my kidney and had internal bleeding for 4 days. Spent 5 days in ICU next to a dude who had his face caved in from a car accident. Kept the kidney and my left side still hurts from time to time. That was definitely a bad sash...
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Wow, you make me grateful for the crappy sessions I’ve had lately. I’m not even gonna complain now.
Props for making it through all that sounds aweful hope your healing up.
Thanks man, all healed up. Sometimes when I fall on my left side I get “Am I gonna pee blood?” PTSD, but I’m all good. Weirdest part is that I’ve had slams that were less traumatic but much more painful. That’s skateboarding though....
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Ive been skating pretty good in general lately; relearning at least a few tricks per session and making good progress. But i take at least one devastating slam (or three) every day. I'm over 40, and over 200 now, and when I go down, i go down hard.
No real injuries, just scrapes, so I should be (and am) grateful, but its really getting annoying to slap the ground at my size. Its like I begin to catch myself, and think I'm in the clear, but I can't escape the forward momentum.
Anyway, still learning to live in an older, bigger body, and really happy to still be learning and progressing at my age.
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Like how do you guys frame it in your head? Is focus good? sometimes I think "focus" or "not wanting to be a quitter" etc etc are actually harmful mentalities on the sesh. At some point, your body, mind, muscle memory etc is just cashed out and the window has sort of passed to be trying new or difficult shit.
i've always felt like for me, skating has "windows" of opportunity where you can land your shit. Then the window closes and you have to keep trying until it opens up again and you get your chance. Sometimes the window is only a couple of minutes but sometimes it can be a whole sesh.
This “window” idea resonates with me. That’s basically how skateboarding has worked for me in the past. After some (or a lot) of warmup, I’m able to do things within my abilities without a lot of conscious thought. When trying new stuff I can think about a few macro things like speed or weight placement but it’s still more of a “no mind” exercise.
I rarely get in that zone anymore because I usually am dealing with some kind of back issue that precludes me from moving in an unrestricted way.
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Christmas complete
Stuck on flatbar
Totally bodied
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Skated a parking garage today... rear left wheel fell off mid kickflip.
I was running 3 washers to keep my axle nuts flush to the axles and I guess there wasn’t enough space on the axle to keep it secure. After all of my back 50 slappies kept turning into back willys it started unscrewing the nut.
Found the nut, reset all 4 wheels with 1 washer in and 1 out like a normal person and kept skating.
Then after doing a few slappy crooks my front right wheel fell off. >:(
Found the nut and called it a day. Trucks are 2 day old Thunder 151s and they’re getting some loc-tite before I skate again.
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2 wednesdays back I was skating and my face and jaw were still swollen from the 5 teeth I had pulled 6 days before which I figured was decent amount of time for me to be able to skate. Usually we skate 5 hours on Wednesday and by the end of hour 1, I was exhausted and then a bunch of really good locals showed up to the park and I didn’t wanna look like a chunk so I skated a few more hours and afterwards my body was so fucked feeling, I felt like my ribs and lungs were on the verge of cramping at one point. Also jacked my knee some how, but it was already jacked, just got worse that day too.
I still landed tricks and stuff but I should have taken it easy like I had intended to.