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Skateboarding => Appreciation! => Topic started by: GumOnMyGrip on October 20, 2021, 06:24:12 PM
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I know its been brought up a million times but lets hear it for the big guys. Im 61 and it aint easy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uudIdO9JPZI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6TVXt-yc_k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucr5ePrFbAA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIG3ugI1Ggs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR05heTE7gE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0NroF3Tj_w
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As a 6'4 person I want to say Tx does miracles on his tiny board, I wonder how his style would change if he rode 8.5+.
Edit:
https://youtu.be/jm4QgwNFT2c
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This fella looks pretty tall too:
https://youtu.be/296ipDUMvo4
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I'm 6'7" if I stand up straight. Curse the heavens for making skateboarding my passion instead of basketball or something.
Anyways, BA is the best tall skater.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhR68czgan8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWCS4-IRykg&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKIXHFVVjso&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDjbZFQKfsw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBiJweW3agU&t
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFfVc2dWKeE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFfVc2dWKeE)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFfVc2dWKeE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFfVc2dWKeE)
this was who i came to post!! my favorite tall dude steez- i bite his shit religiously.
side note- how many tall dudes have a good hurricane? i feel like its easier when ur lanky
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YHqFNnhaFAY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nX_B4yy8Eg
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Newest 6'+ pro, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFlSLScekg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFlSLScekg)
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someone put that tall freak in tall prison
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFfVc2dWKeE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFfVc2dWKeE)
this was who i came to post!! my favorite tall dude steez- i bite his shit religiously.
side note- how many tall dudes have a good hurricane? i feel like its easier when ur lanky
Schroeder is the best!
I am 6.7 and can do backside hurricane grinds on tranny, never did a frontside hurricane grind though, only stalls
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnQo9th7L8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shKJ3kcSkh0
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Evan Smith is my spirit animal
https://youtu.be/-tUr2NZfRq4 (https://youtu.be/-tUr2NZfRq4)
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Newest 6'+ pro, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFlSLScekg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFlSLScekg)
the tallest skater ive seen irl, dude is huge
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Newest 6'+ pro, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFlSLScekg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFlSLScekg)
the tallest skater ive seen irl, dude is huge
I have become an instant fan of his skateboarding
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https://youtu.be/YxYARjhGlXQ
https://youtu.be/4qtgFezkdUo
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Biased because Im 6ft 4 but a tall guy with style will always out a skinny manlet, in my opinion. Idk something about it actually looking like a grown man, with an explosion of power rather than a delicate glide through the air.
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GT and Reynolds are 6+ right?
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I forgot to mention this tall drink of water :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5RwpmQNUBU&t=73s
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I forgot to mention this tall drink of water :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5RwpmQNUBU&t=73s
I Wonder what is his shoe size....
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How big is Dead Dave?
Looks like he qualifies
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How y'all forgetting Hjalte? For shame...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=galzRWrieVs
Edit: Just Googled how much 6ft is you consider anything above 182cm as tall?!
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How y'all forgetting Hjalte? For shame...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=galzRWrieVs
Edit: Just Googled how much 6ft is you consider anything above 182cm as tall?!
American pro skaters skew very short, so yes, over 6' is tall to us.
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How big is Dead Dave?
Looks like he qualifies
Yeah hes like 62
https://youtu.be/VPf2MxlcuRs
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Ellington is 6'4
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I remember randomly seeing Ed Templeton on SK8TV at my friends house and tripping out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skcWnxXtfBM
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Shier is a tall guy. I believe 6 foot 3 if I remember correctly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJFqaZ1Z1VQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fELIgZKAh4k
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I never would have guessed Shier is that tall
you sure thats not a error from converting metric data to the clearly superior imperial?
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Arto Saari
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKIzaMdo3Pg
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Ellington is 6'4
Seen Ellington in person and I'd be surprised if he is over 5 11 maybe 6 foot max.
Anyone remember Andre genovisi? Was he actually tall he always looked way too big for his board.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnQo9th7L8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shKJ3kcSkh0
Heath Kirchart is not tall. I am six foot tall and he was at a good four or five inches shorter than me when I stood next to him.
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https://youtu.be/pOtKEI9E1dI
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Heath Kirchart is not tall. I am six foot tall and he was at a good four or five inches shorter than me when I stood next to him.
looking at old emerica team photos (reynolds as the reference point) theres no way heath is 6 feet tall.
leads to me wondering
.is ishod 6? anyone tall see him in person?
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Heath Kirchart is not tall. I am six foot tall and he was at a good four or five inches shorter than me when I stood next to him.
leads to me wondering
.is ishod 6? anyone tall see him in person?
Ya, I'd say he is
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Shier is a tall guy. I believe 6 foot 3 if I remember correctly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJFqaZ1Z1VQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fELIgZKAh4k
No chance.
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Gotta add Reece Forbes to this list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqqVRYFt4QA
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https://youtu.be/uDKp4aheGWE
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdYi-etzmfM
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The one and only Tim OConnor with cross arms style:
http://youtu.be/0ZwDsdzoYA4
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I am 6 tall and do not feel tall whatsoever. I think if I had an extra (angry) inch Id have Dylan and Heath-esque kick flips. In work boots at least.
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The one and only Tim OConnor with cross arms style:
http://youtu.be/0ZwDsdzoYA4
Im 61 and Tim is definitely smaller than me by 2-3. He is really narrow though which makes him look taller. Ricky is taller than Tim as far as I recall. I think Ricky is about 6 ft.
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I am 6 tall and do not feel tall whatsoever. I think if I had an extra (angry) inch Id have Dylan and Heath-esque kick flips. In work boots at least.
dylan looks 511 at most
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I am 6 tall and do not feel tall whatsoever. I think if I had an extra (angry) inch Id have Dylan and Heath-esque kick flips. In work boots at least.
I have seen him in person. He was about 6 foot tall.
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The one and only Tim OConnor with cross arms style:
http://youtu.be/0ZwDsdzoYA4
Im 61 and Tim is definitely smaller than me by 2-3. He is really narrow though which makes him look taller. Ricky is taller than Tim as far as I recall. I think Ricky is about 6 ft.
Weird. I was so sure that Tim was a tall guy. Seeing him so often with Pancho Moler may have something to do with it.
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6'2" crew checking in
https://youtu.be/AjFCPVCXUX8 (https://youtu.be/AjFCPVCXUX8)
https://youtu.be/s3tLtdnjqT8 (https://youtu.be/s3tLtdnjqT8)
Respect to the duffman
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Duffman aint tall. Im 6 foot 3 and have seen him for years the top of his head is my nose level maybe.
Ishod is prob not over 6 foot
Remember lots of 511 dudes round their height up for a faux tall guy flex.
BA is a really large dude in person and taller than me can confirm.
Rick Howard might be a bit over 6.
Welsh is 64
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Duffman aint tall. Im 6 foot 3 and have seen him for years the top of his head is my nose level maybe.
Ishod is prob not over 6 foot
Remember lots of 511 dudes round their height up for a faux tall guy flex.
BA is a really large dude in person and taller than me can confirm. Ishod is possibly 6 foot.
Rick Howard might be a bit over 6.
Welsh is 64
https://youtu.be/bC5LaHUnQMA
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Duffman aint tall. Im 6 foot 3 and have seen him for years the top of his head is my nose level maybe.
Ishod is prob not over 6 foot
Remember lots of 511 dudes round their height up for a faux tall guy flex.
BA is a really large dude in person and taller than me can confirm. Ishod is possibly 6 foot.
Rick Howard might be a bit over 6.
Welsh is 64
He said he was 6'2" in his nine club interview, for some reason I'm inclined to believe him. Who the fuck lies about their height?
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Duffman aint tall. Im 6 foot 3 and have seen him for years the top of his head is my nose level maybe.
Ishod is prob not over 6 foot
Remember lots of 511 dudes round their height up for a faux tall guy flex.
BA is a really large dude in person and taller than me can confirm. Ishod is possibly 6 foot.
Rick Howard might be a bit over 6.
Welsh is 64
He said he was 6'2" in his nine club interview, for some reason I'm inclined to believe him. Who the fuck lies about their height?
almost everyone
im 6'4.75" last time i was measured but grew a lil since
have said im 6'5" for ages just to round up
have said im 6'6" depending on the shoes im wearing
im not far from honest but id assume its worse for shorter folks
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Duffman aint tall. Im 6 foot 3 and have seen him for years the top of his head is my nose level maybe.
Ishod is prob not over 6 foot
Remember lots of 511 dudes round their height up for a faux tall guy flex.
BA is a really large dude in person and taller than me can confirm. Ishod is possibly 6 foot.
Rick Howard might be a bit over 6.
Welsh is 64
He said he was 6'2" in his nine club interview, for some reason I'm inclined to believe him. Who the fuck lies about their height?
im 6'4.75" last time i was measured but grew a lil since
have said im 6'5" for ages just to round up
have said im 6'6" depending on the shoes im wearing
im not far from honest but id assume its worse for shorter folks
It's easy to accidentally lie if you have to convert from metric. I'm a little bit under 6'6 now but used to be a touch over. If you convert from CMS it says I'm 6.5 (.5 foot=6 inches not 5) so it could get a little confusing if someone wasn't used to converting
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im 61, i def say im 62
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I thought I was 6 foot 1 for a decade cuz my Dad was 6 feet and Im taller, but then I was measured by a Dexa scan at 6 foot 3 and my Dad was a liar and is 5 foot 11.
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Im 63 and I hate my local for not having shoes in my size 13 1/2.
8.00 feels like a toothpick 8.5 is just right but if I like a tech deck 8.25 is my sweet spot.
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Im 63 and I hate my local for not having shoes in my size 13 1/2.
8.00 feels like a toothpick 8.5 is just right but if I like a tech deck 8.25 is my sweet spot.
I don't think any companies even make skate shoes in a 13.5. Nike vans DC make their 13s 31cms but other brands make them as 32.5 and 33.5cms so I guess you could try find the bigger make ones.
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Modeling just sucks
https://youtu.be/vddLGPh4g2Q
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Ed Templeton is at least 63. Mike V. Is about 510 so use him here for contrast.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yV0Ftlyntis
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Ed Templeton is at least 63. Mike V. Is about 510 so use him here for contrast.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yV0Ftlyntis
Fuk soz I feel like this is what happens with every post(at least a couple times my fault probably) so I won't do it again but I don't think Ed is 6'3. I met him when I was a teenager and was already way taller than him. Mike v however is definatly barely average height with shoes on but has a heavy case of short man syndrome
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Ed Templeton is at least 63. Mike V. Is about 510 so use him here for contrast.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yV0Ftlyntis
Fuk soz I feel like this is what happens with every post(at least a couple times my fault probably) so I won't do it again but I don't think Ed is 6'3. I met him when I was a teenager and was already way taller than him. Mike v however is definatly barely average height with shoes on but has a heavy case of short man syndrome
Jason Lee is listed at 61.5 on IMDB. Here is a picture of them:
(http://niarchive.newimageartgallery.com/073106/DSC_4829.jpg)
I am a true 61 with shoes off and Ed is the next size up from mewhatever that is.
Mike V. Is listed at 510 on IMDB what its worth.
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0885018/
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Three Dave Coynes stacked on shoulders wearing a long trench coat.
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This thread is pretty funny, honestly. If the Tempster is that tall it really explains why he was my first favorite skater; dude has that tall guy lurch that can be so graceful when the skater knows the type of skating that suits them and leans into it. Jake Johnson is the most obvious recent example of that.
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https://youtu.be/QT4L6fQTaSg
This dude is 6 6 and got style for miles
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Damn, that was good!
Good thing strobeck wasn't filming that. It'd be like:
(https://i.giphy.com/media/26BRIW2nfrK5hloo8/giphy.webp)
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On second thought, never bring a tall person to the sesh. I was trying to get my willy grinds going on a box once, with a tall dude also trying to sesh it, and I was like...
(https://media3.giphy.com/media/OqFBOCTBSpcvwYbn8s/giphy.gif?cid=790b7611816965bb4620eb34fa78f6ece4012b4054b246c4&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
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is nate broussard tall or is it just the camera angles
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https://youtu.be/rwd8SMMGBKQ
the payne
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https://youtu.be/hNjZisbno5M
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https://youtu.be/rwd8SMMGBKQ
the payne
goddamn that first frontside flip was beautiful!
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I think Apples is 6 feet. Maybe give or take an inch. BA and Reynolds are the two tall guys who really come to mind. Funny how BA and Apples have two of the best 3 flips around.
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https://youtu.be/YkMiGUbxDrg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIiqlZ2FZoE&ab_channel=diegomeek
charles rivard
(https://quartersnacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fathers-day-500x501.jpg)
gotta be BA tho, like that first fella said
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Seeing Andrew Reynolds at an Emerica demo a while back gave me hope as he was around the same height as me (~6'2") if not taller, i was struggling with falling super hard and having better style as I was a year or two into skating at the time and Reynolds gave me a ton of inspiration ever since as a tall guy.
Also i love watching Nik Stain, he seems to be another top heavy homie with great style
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Newest 6'+ pro, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFlSLScekg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFlSLScekg)
the tallest skater ive seen irl, dude is huge
Loved Seeing Caleb go Pro, such an amazing style to see a big guy like him have
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FMWQsrhyNxs
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via @blurst_of_times
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(https://i.imgur.com/HQtWFOE.jpeg)
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Callum Paul, probably one of the most underrated Australian skaters ever. He makes Dustin Dollin look like a small child in the start of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5nt-WC8dQk
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Callum Paul, probably one of the most underrated Australian skaters ever. He makes Dustin Dollin look like a small child in the start of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5nt-WC8dQk
Thanks for the link, loving this part.
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via @blurst_of_times
Danny Wainwright, really??
Thanks for the share! Miss Skateboarder Mag :/
Ha
Then: Freestyler Now: CEO
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Danny Wainwright, really??
Thanks for the share! Miss Skateboarder Mag :/
Ha
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Then: Freestyler Now: CEO
Shameless plug: there's 119 (and counting) Skateboarder Magazine posts on my blog
https://skatemedianerd.blogspot.com/?m=0
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Danny Wainwright, really??
Thanks for the share! Miss Skateboarder Mag :/
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Then: Freestyler Now: CEO
https://skatemedianerd.blogspot.com/?m=0
no shame there @blurst_of_times we appreciate the great content
I'm also gonna say Erik Ellington is a favorite. He's about 6'1" or 6'2" I think and has that lanky, Gumby style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJwUgmDXAUA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru8lSPPyh2M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B21kn53QxhY&t=52s
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Danny Wainwright, really??
Thanks for the share! Miss Skateboarder Mag :/
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Then: Freestyler Now: CEO
https://skatemedianerd.blogspot.com/?m=0
Lavar Mcbribe ended up being 6ft?! :o
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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
I think hes shorter than six foot. Skinny dudes always look taller on video. Heath Kirchard, Provost and Jaws were all fairly short, well bellow 6 foot, when I saw them in person. 6+ skaters I like are sheffey, Figgy and John Fitzgerald. For transition: Jimmy Wilkins and Sam Becket.
https://youtu.be/0LofTFYVdRE
https://youtu.be/tM90fE3-DmU
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Also this dude: I saw him during a flip demo in Frankfurt, Germany. He rips and hes super tall. He seemed almost a foot taller than me an I am 6 foot tall.
https://youtu.be/dOCvqn77z_k
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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
I think hes shorter than six foot. Skinny dudes always look taller on video. Heath Kirchard, Provost and Jaws were all fairly short, well bellow 6 foot, when I saw them in person. 6+ skaters I like are sheffey, Figgy and John Fitzgerald. For transition: Jimmy Wilkins and Sam Becket.
https://youtu.be/0LofTFYVdRE
https://youtu.be/tM90fE3-DmU
According to the skateboarder mag list above heath is over 6' and sheffey didn't get a mention. I don't think anyone thinks jaws is tall tho.
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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
I think hes shorter than six foot. Skinny dudes always look taller on video. Heath Kirchard, Provost and Jaws were all fairly short, well bellow 6 foot, when I saw them in person. 6+ skaters I like are sheffey, Figgy and John Fitzgerald. For transition: Jimmy Wilkins and Sam Becket.
https://youtu.be/0LofTFYVdRE
https://youtu.be/tM90fE3-DmU
I have stood next to Heath. He is 5 foot ten on a good day. His aura was larger than life, though!
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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
I think hes shorter than six foot. Skinny dudes always look taller on video. Heath Kirchard, Provost and Jaws were all fairly short, well bellow 6 foot, when I saw them in person. 6+ skaters I like are sheffey, Figgy and John Fitzgerald. For transition: Jimmy Wilkins and Sam Becket.
https://youtu.be/0LofTFYVdRE
https://youtu.be/tM90fE3-DmU
I have stood next to Heath. He is 5 foot ten on a good day. His aura was larger than life, though!
6' is the weirdest height to tell. (At least for me) I'll take your word for it.
Never saw heath but saw Ellington (who was mentioned just above) and I'm thinking no way that guy was like 5'9 look it up and he's 6'1 lol
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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
I think hes shorter than six foot. Skinny dudes always look taller on video. Heath Kirchard, Provost and Jaws were all fairly short, well bellow 6 foot, when I saw them in person. 6+ skaters I like are sheffey, Figgy and John Fitzgerald. For transition: Jimmy Wilkins and Sam Becket.
https://youtu.be/0LofTFYVdRE
https://youtu.be/tM90fE3-DmU
I have stood next to Heath. He is 5 foot ten on a good day. His aura was larger than life, though!
Never saw heath but saw Ellington (who was mentioned just above) and I'm thinking no way that guy was like 5'9 look it up and he's 6'1 lol
It is super difficult to tell height on video. Most pro skaters are super short, though, so someone like Heath might pass for a taller person and be added to a list of taller skaters. I saw him when he was in town as the team manager of the Emerica team and apart from figgy, who is definitely a tall guy, everyone was much shorter than expected. I mean I knew Spanky was a short guy, obviously, but Provost and Jon Dixon were pretty short as well.
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At 6'2, i would never consider myself as "tall". I feel like anything taller than 6'2/6'3 and you're getting into weird tall territory
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^ 6'2 is on the line and technically tall but 6'3 is where tall really starts. Weird tall is fair and Im gonna say there is zero advantage to being taller than 6'2 unless you happen to also be really good at playing basketball or volleyball and it's something you want to pursue as a career then you have a slight advantage over shorter people. For literally everything else it's a massive hassle
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At 6'2, i would never consider myself as "tall". I feel like anything taller than 6'2/6'3 and you're getting into weird tall territory
As a 6'2" man myself, I'm perfectly happy with my height. It's enough to be considered tall by most shorter people, but not so tall that it comes with major disadvantages in everyday life. It definitely has it's drawbacks on the board, but there's also one major perk: regular decks aren't long enough to credit card. I see that as an absolute win.
To me tall is like porn is to the Supreme Court: I know it when I see it. BA is my favorite tall skater. Arto is my all-time fave, but he's not tall. Just taller than most skaters, who in general tend to skew shorter.
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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
I think hes shorter than six foot. Skinny dudes always look taller on video. Heath Kirchard, Provost and Jaws were all fairly short, well bellow 6 foot, when I saw them in person. 6+ skaters I like are sheffey, Figgy and John Fitzgerald. For transition: Jimmy Wilkins and Sam Becket.
https://youtu.be/0LofTFYVdRE
https://youtu.be/tM90fE3-DmU
I have stood next to Heath. He is 5 foot ten on a good day. His aura was larger than life, though!
Never saw heath but saw Ellington (who was mentioned just above) and I'm thinking no way that guy was like 5'9 look it up and he's 6'1 lol
It is super difficult to tell height on video. Most pro skaters are super short, though, so someone like Heath might pass for a taller person and be added to a list of taller skaters. I saw him when he was in town as the team manager of the Emerica team and apart from figgy, who is definitely a tall guy, everyone was much shorter than expected. I mean I knew Spanky was a short guy, obviously, but Provost and Jon Dixon were pretty short as well.
no chance sam beckett is 6ft tall
skates what looks like a 6 quarter pipe @1:20
head is never above coping when standing up on board
only point of reference i had to go off of but im getting 59 vibes
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Matt Schnurr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef5ucMGRy-E
Tae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viovKHdy8TU
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dOCvqn77z_k
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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
I think hes shorter than six foot. Skinny dudes always look taller on video. Heath Kirchard, Provost and Jaws were all fairly short, well bellow 6 foot, when I saw them in person. 6+ skaters I like are sheffey, Figgy and John Fitzgerald. For transition: Jimmy Wilkins and Sam Becket.
https://youtu.be/0LofTFYVdRE
https://youtu.be/tM90fE3-DmU
I have stood next to Heath. He is 5 foot ten on a good day. His aura was larger than life, though!
Never saw heath but saw Ellington (who was mentioned just above) and I'm thinking no way that guy was like 5'9 look it up and he's 6'1 lol
It is super difficult to tell height on video. Most pro skaters are super short, though, so someone like Heath might pass for a taller person and be added to a list of taller skaters. I saw him when he was in town as the team manager of the Emerica team and apart from figgy, who is definitely a tall guy, everyone was much shorter than expected. I mean I knew Spanky was a short guy, obviously, but Provost and Jon Dixon were pretty short as well.
skates what looks like a 6 quarter pipe @1:20
head is never above coping when standing up on board
only point of reference i had to go off of but im getting 59 vibes
I have stood next Beckett. I am 6 foot tall and he was quite a bit taller than me. I have also stood next to Heath and Provost and they are definitely below 6 foot. About 5 foot 10 I would say. They are both fairly lean and long, which makes them look taller.
Koston might be just about 6 foot tall. Anyone ever seen him in person?
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At 6'2, i would never consider myself as "tall". I feel like anything taller than 6'2/6'3 and you're getting into weird tall territory
As a 6'2" man myself, I'm perfectly happy with my height. It's enough to be considered tall by most shorter people, but not so tall that it comes with major disadvantages in everyday life. It definitely has it's drawbacks on the board, but there's also one major perk: regular decks aren't long enough to credit card. I see that as an absolute win.
To me tall is like porn is to the Supreme Court: I know it when I see it. BA is my favorite tall skater. Arto is my all-time fave, but he's not tall. Just taller than most skaters, who in general tend to skew shorter.
I recently read an article about people getting leg lengthening surgery and there were all sorts of quotes like everybody treats you different/life is so easy when youre 6 foot tall! I dont get that.
Im 61 but I dont particularly feel like a tall guy when Im out on the street - theres a rather sizable chunk of the population thats taller where I live. Except at the skatepark, where I think shorter is the norm.
Ive seen quite a few pros in person and only a handful have been taller than 6. Off the top of my head Id list: Reese Forbes, Kenny Hughes, Tony Hawk, Reynolds, Ellington, Steve Nesser, Darren Navarette, Josh Borden, and then Im drawing a blank.
Koston is probably under but not by much. Same with Omar Hassan.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dOCvqn77z_k
He was at Skateweek in Frankfurt last summer with the flip team. The guy rips and is indeed very tall. I would guess hes 6 foot 7. By the way Luan, Penny and Cory Juneau: all well below 6 foot.
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The four that spring to mind are BA, Reese Forbes, Rob Welsh and Andrew Brophy. I wouldn't say guys like Arto and Reynolds are really, strikingly tall, but I'm from the land of giants so my standard may be skewed.
I'm 6'5" myself, and I used to obsess over my height when I started skating, because length and style just didn't go together in my mind. Before I reached the stage of acceptance I tried very hard to mimick Janoski's lanky, lazy style, in an attempt to camouflage it all. This included his signature 'hunched back' posture, during roll-up and roll-away, but after the inevitable bout of excruciating back pain I simply had to admit defeat.
With regard to the pros and cons of being tall, I've always found it's pretty balanced out. Yes, women quite often have a thing for taller men, and it's great to have full vision when you're in a crowd, but you're never entirely comfortable when sitting down (whether it's a car, sofa, office chair), and air travel is just absolute torture.
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ba said he was 63 in his 9 club setup video
highly doubt reynolds is the same height