2022 unpopular opinion thread

[Paperclip20]

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I don't think Ishod Wair is the greatest skateboarder who has ever stepped on a board.

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I don’t think that any skateboarder could be labeled as “the greatest” ishod is definitely on point as one of the greatest IMO…

Ishod is incredibly talented but I'm also in the camp that he's just boring to watch.

[BurgerCop]

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I don't think Ishod Wair is the greatest skateboarder who has ever stepped on a board.

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I don’t think that any skateboarder could be labeled as “the greatest” ishod is definitely on point as one of the greatest IMO…

When they ask "most talented skater on earth" in the Bunt rapid fire, I swear over half of interviewees answer Ishod, so I think I just kinda got tired of hearing it. Also the correct answer is Daewon Song haha.
But seriously tho, a lot of these people have probably skated with Ishod, and videos definitely don't do justice to how good some people are. I bet it's pretty humbling to see him skate in person.

[Dwyck]

I think the reason Tyshawn is likable despite seeming like a stuckup jock is because he's a jock but for filming three song parts. Like he has the same end goal as any hellride guy.

[BALARGUE]

I think the reason Tyshawn is likable despite seeming like a stuckup jock is because he's a jock but for filming three song parts. Like he has the same end goal as any hellride guy.

He somewhat said in an interview his end goal is making as much money as a NBA player
You don't need that much to buy a 12 pack

[Ride it to dust]

No interest at 39 in flipping my board anymore. Ive just rolled my ankle mis-timing the catch and fuck it, this is supposed to be fun

[IpathCats]

No interest at 39 in flipping my board anymore. Ive just rolled my ankle mis-timing the catch and fuck it, this is supposed to be fun

damn yo, sorry. injuries are the worst.

[JANUS]

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Sneakerheads are the most boring and vapid people on the planet. I’d rather kick it with furries or flat earthers than sneakerheads.

Yes, I just watched the Channel 5 episode.

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that kid who said he wanted to be a pornstar or a racecar driver when he grows up really seemed like he had it all figured out.

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Well,,, that definitely sounds far more interesting than saying “I want to be a dentist or veterinarian When I grow up”.

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Last time I was home I went through a box of shit my mom saved and found my 6th grade end of year report thing where under future profession I wrote "lawyer or Mexican wrestler".

I did neither. I regret it.

You could have combined the dreams to become champion wrestler El Abogado.

[Ride it to dust]

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No interest at 39 in flipping my board anymore. Ive just rolled my ankle mis-timing the catch and fuck it, this is supposed to be fun

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damn yo, sorry. injuries are the worst.

Thanks dude, onwards and upwards! Need to learn me some no comply tricks

[IpathCats]

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No interest at 39 in flipping my board anymore. Ive just rolled my ankle mis-timing the catch and fuck it, this is supposed to be fun

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damn yo, sorry. injuries are the worst.

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Thanks dude, onwards and upwards! Need to learn me some no comply tricks

high tops are your friend

[BurgerCop]

Here's some unpopular opinions...

I like Thunders better than Independents.

I like Bones STF 103a Slims better than Spitfire Formula 4s.

[formula420]

Here's some unpopular opinions...

I like Thunders better than Independents.

I like Bones STF 103a Slims better than Spitfire Formula 4s.

I like the feel of thunders but they were giving me too much wheelbite. That's the only reason I switched to indy

[Murge]

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Here's some unpopular opinions...

I like Thunders better than Independents.

I like Bones STF 103a Slims better than Spitfire Formula 4s.

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I like the feel of thunders but they were giving me too much wheelbite. That's the only reason I switched to indy

I put blue indy bushings in my thunders and it reduces the wheel bite by quite a bit. I run 55mm classics right now on it. No risers. I’m currently floating around 195-200lbs 6’1. With maybe 2 threads showing. If you wanna give it a shot. It took the bite away quite a bit.

[FuzzGNU]

Here's some unpopular opinions...

I like Thunders better than Independents.

I like Bones STF 103a Slims better than Spitfire Formula 4s.

We would all ride 103s too if we had the luxury of skating the spots you get to skate haha. It's basically not an option around here.

[Lo-fi Explosion]

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Here's some unpopular opinions...

I like Thunders better than Independents.

I like Bones STF 103a Slims better than Spitfire Formula 4s.

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I like the feel of thunders but they were giving me too much wheelbite. That's the only reason I switched to indy

Just skate the polar boards with the wheel wells then, Problem solved

[tonitonne]

Stop filming on tape. It's 2022. HD is more practical in literally every scenario. Looks better, easier to use, SD cards are more accessible than tape, ect. You can't recreate what old videos had just because you're filming on the same gear.

[tuesday]

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Here's some unpopular opinions...

I like Thunders better than Independents.

I like Bones STF 103a Slims better than Spitfire Formula 4s.

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I like the feel of thunders but they were giving me too much wheelbite. That's the only reason I switched to indy

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Just skate the polar boards with the wheel wells then, Problem solved

Can attest to this. Couldn't skate Thunders on a deck w/o wheel wells because of the wheelbite. Drove me crazy. Tried them on a Hjalte with wheel wells, and its a perfect combination. Ride them fairly loose.

[L33Tg33k]

Sneakerheads are the most boring and vapid people on the planet. I’d rather kick it with furries or flat earthers than sneakerheads.

Yes, I just watched the Channel 5 episode.

Will you still kick it with me when I show you an intimate drawing of my fursona?

[BurgerCop]

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Here's some unpopular opinions...

I like Thunders better than Independents.

I like Bones STF 103a Slims better than Spitfire Formula 4s.

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I like the feel of thunders but they were giving me too much wheelbite. That's the only reason I switched to indy

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I put blue indy bushings in my thunders and it reduces the wheel bite by quite a bit. I run 55mm classics right now on it. No risers. I’m currently floating around 195-200lbs 6’1. With maybe 2 threads showing. If you wanna give it a shot. It took the bite away quite a bit.

Does it make them hella tight?

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Sneakerheads are the most boring and vapid people on the planet. I’d rather kick it with furries or flat earthers than sneakerheads.

Yes, I just watched the Channel 5 episode.

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Will you still kick with me when I show you an intimate drawing of my fursona?

Haha! Never catch me kink shaming. Let your freak flag fly!

[LebowskisRug]

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I don't think Ishod Wair is the greatest skateboarder who has ever stepped on a board.

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I don’t think that any skateboarder could be labeled as “the greatest” ishod is definitely on point as one of the greatest IMO…

You should watch the recent CPH open videos. His "run" was completely spontaneous and he rolled around and did basically the best trick on each obstacle first try. If you've seen him in person this is how he skates almost every spot.

But yah greatest ever is a stretch.

[manysnakes]

Stop filming on tape. It's 2022. HD is more practical in literally every scenario. Looks better, easier to use, SD cards are more accessible than tape, ect. You can't recreate what old videos had just because you're filming on the same gear.

Truly one of the worst and most baffling trends. It looks like shit, it’s expensive, it’s unreliable and difficult. No matter how hard you try, you’ll never be 14 again, watching skate videos in your friend’s parents basement on a Friday night. Nostalgia is awful and should be avoided.

[SatanicPanic]

Stop filming on tape. It's 2022. HD is more practical in literally every scenario. Looks better, easier to use, SD cards are more accessible than tape, ect. You can't recreate what old videos had just because you're filming on the same gear.

Yes. I don’t understand the nostalgia for VX. It’s hard to watch at this point

[Natas Fauxas]

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Sneakerheads are the most boring and vapid people on the planet. I’d rather kick it with furries or flat earthers than sneakerheads.

Yes, I just watched the Channel 5 episode.

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that kid who said he wanted to be a pornstar or a racecar driver when he grows up really seemed like he had it all figured out.

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Well,,, that definitely sounds far more interesting than saying “I want to be a dentist or veterinarian When I grow up”.

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Last time I was home I went through a box of shit my mom saved and found my 6th grade end of year report thing where under future profession I wrote "lawyer or Mexican wrestler".

I did neither. I regret it.

Lmao. You coulda been the next Tito Santana

[gringo_viejo]

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Red grip tape is cool, and hot pink grip is super cool. Grip with a big brand logo on it is still wack.

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What about grip tape with the kids from stranger things on it?

I don't know that show, but just from the google pictures it looks like... Buffy the X-files Slayer? So I'm going with...rad. At least you'd know which board was yours!

[FuzzGNU]

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Stop filming on tape. It's 2022. HD is more practical in literally every scenario. Looks better, easier to use, SD cards are more accessible than tape, ect. You can't recreate what old videos had just because you're filming on the same gear.

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Yes. I don’t understand the nostalgia for VX. It’s hard to watch at this point

I think it looks amazing for night footage for whatever reason. Day? Not so much.

I overall like VX still, but the thing that bothers me is all the 720p footage. Its just this awful middleground. Doesn't have the awesome 4:3 fisheye lense and aesthetic of the VX... its just like HD footage without glasses on.

One thing I wish skating embraced more is 60-100fps footage. Skateboarding looks soooooo nice in HD 60+ FPS. Its criminal how few people are shooting in high frame rate.

[JRF]

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Stop filming on tape. It's 2022. HD is more practical in literally every scenario. Looks better, easier to use, SD cards are more accessible than tape, ect. You can't recreate what old videos had just because you're filming on the same gear.

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Yes. I don’t understand the nostalgia for VX. It’s hard to watch at this point

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I think it looks amazing for night footage for whatever reason. Day? Not so much.

I overall like VX still, but the thing that bothers me is all the 720p footage. Its just this awful middleground. Doesn't have the awesome 4:3 fisheye lense and aesthetic of the VX... its just like HD footage without glasses on.

One thing I wish skating embraced more is 60-100fps footage. Skateboarding looks soooooo nice in HD 60+ FPS. Its criminal how few people are shooting in high frame rate.

Although the last part I ever filmed was back in 2014 to 2016ish, I can say I’ve never once had a clip that was filmed in HD, pretty much 99% vx1000 footage from 1998 and onward. It’s also crazy to think that photographers shoot the majority of today’s printed photo sequences’ on some sort of digital camera format. God damn! That must be a much less stressful situation when you have a photographer shooting a sequence of you. I can think of quite a few times, while in the middle of shooting a sequence where the photographer had so many spent rolls of film laying on the ground and just feeling super fucking guilty and anxious for wasting so many rolls of film on a single trick and then there’s the situation when the photographer says “this is the last roll” which usually meant that you have 3 more more tries to land it. Back then a photographer had to be either a staff photographer for TWS, the skateboard mag” or thrasher to be able to shoot a sequence of a trick that might be a battle to make, they’d need that reimbursement from the magazine to be able to afford to waste so much film trying to get the make.

[FuzzGNU]

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Stop filming on tape. It's 2022. HD is more practical in literally every scenario. Looks better, easier to use, SD cards are more accessible than tape, ect. You can't recreate what old videos had just because you're filming on the same gear.

[close]

Yes. I don’t understand the nostalgia for VX. It’s hard to watch at this point

[close]

I think it looks amazing for night footage for whatever reason. Day? Not so much.

I overall like VX still, but the thing that bothers me is all the 720p footage. Its just this awful middleground. Doesn't have the awesome 4:3 fisheye lense and aesthetic of the VX... its just like HD footage without glasses on.

One thing I wish skating embraced more is 60-100fps footage. Skateboarding looks soooooo nice in HD 60+ FPS. Its criminal how few people are shooting in high frame rate.

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Although the last part I ever filmed was back in 2014 to 2016ish, I can say I’ve never once had a clip that was filmed in HD, pretty much 99% vx1000 footage from 1998 and onward. It’s also crazy to think that photographers shoot the majority of today’s printed photo sequences’ on some sort of digital camera format. God damn! That must be a much less stressful situation when you have a photographer shooting a sequence of you. I can think of quite a few times, while in the middle of shooting a sequence where the photographer had so many spent rolls of film laying on the ground and just feeling super fucking guilty and anxious for wasting so many rolls of film on a single trick and then there’s the situation when the photographer says “this is the last roll” which usually meant that you have 3 more more tries to land it. Back then a photographer had to be either a staff photographer for TWS, the skateboard mag” or thrasher to be able to shoot a sequence of a trick that might be a battle to make, they’d need that reimbursement from the magazine to be able to afford to waste so much film trying to get the make.

Cool insight. Have any links to your parts or sequences?

[JRF]

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I think the reason Tyshawn is likable despite seeming like a stuckup jock is because he's a jock but for filming three song parts. Like he has the same end goal as any hellride guy.

[close]

He somewhat said in an interview his end goal is making as much money as a NBA player
You don't need that much to buy a 12 pack

I’m not very “ear to the ground” with today’s skateboarding industry, but that’s a highly unlikely goal to reach for.. to make as much as a decent NHL player would be far more realistic.. or, possibly, if the goal is to make as much as a “perma-bench sitting” d-list, nobody NBA player on a not so great team? Then sure! It could be possible, I guess.

[JRF]

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Stop filming on tape. It's 2022. HD is more practical in literally every scenario. Looks better, easier to use, SD cards are more accessible than tape, ect. You can't recreate what old videos had just because you're filming on the same gear.

[close]

Yes. I don’t understand the nostalgia for VX. It’s hard to watch at this point

[close]

I think it looks amazing for night footage for whatever reason. Day? Not so much.

I overall like VX still, but the thing that bothers me is all the 720p footage. Its just this awful middleground. Doesn't have the awesome 4:3 fisheye lense and aesthetic of the VX... its just like HD footage without glasses on.

One thing I wish skating embraced more is 60-100fps footage. Skateboarding looks soooooo nice in HD 60+ FPS. Its criminal how few people are shooting in high frame rate.

[close]

Although the last part I ever filmed was back in 2014 to 2016ish, I can say I’ve never once had a clip that was filmed in HD, pretty much 99% vx1000 footage from 1998 and onward. It’s also crazy to think that photographers shoot the majority of today’s printed photo sequences’ on some sort of digital camera format. God damn! That must be a much less stressful situation when you have a photographer shooting a sequence of you. I can think of quite a few times, while in the middle of shooting a sequence where the photographer had so many spent rolls of film laying on the ground and just feeling super fucking guilty and anxious for wasting so many rolls of film on a single trick and then there’s the situation when the photographer says “this is the last roll” which usually meant that you have 3 more more tries to land it. Back then a photographer had to be either a staff photographer for TWS, the skateboard mag” or thrasher to be able to shoot a sequence of a trick that might be a battle to make, they’d need that reimbursement from the magazine to be able to afford to waste so much film trying to get the make.

[close]

Cool insight. Have any links to your parts or sequences?

I guess this…??…


http://kurthayashimedia.blogspot.com/2010/05/fortune-fridays-1-of-4.html?m=1

I’m sure there’s atleast 1 or 2 clips that I wasted way to many rolls of film on trying to shoot a sequence

[EdLawndale]

^^^that was cool to watch. Thanks for sharing.

[JRF]

^^^that was cool to watch. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks man.. it was definitely a great time in my life, even with all the fucking constant panic attacks and social awkwardness I forced on myself at times.