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Skateboarding => Appreciation! => Topic started by: pabloalvarado on May 25, 2018, 12:04:14 AM
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I like it here inside my mind. Don't wake me this time.
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the first promo is still so good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV8dn3Uv48U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB2tAbCftUc
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Never watched that first promo before, good stuff.
They've came a long way since then.
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Owned 3 Polar boards, all wonderful pieces of wood. Love the company itself too They're really holding it down for Europe
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as much as i like the promo's and ilihimmdwmtt, esp compared to other 'skate videos',
I prefer pre- polar pontus.
His videos seemed more his own, had more dept and documentary- style, with polar I can't help but feel he is trying to appeal to sell. Not that he is selling out, but it just doesn't feel the same. I liked how the skaters in Strongest of the Strange or In search of the Miraculous had a more 'average joe', or 'that one guy I know who is really good' vibe compared to Polars 'wearing the right stuff doing the right tricks' type of skater.
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the soundtrack from i like it here inside my mind don't wake me this time, is just too good for us skaters
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I can't help but feel he is trying to appeal to sell.
Hold on, you mean the promotional videos he produces to advertise his brand seem like they are designed to be appealing and to sell product? I don’t believe it for a second.
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as much as i like the promo's and ilihimmdwmtt, esp compared to other 'skate videos',
I prefer pre- polar pontus.
His videos seemed more his own, had more dept and documentary- style, with polar I can't help but feel he is trying to appeal to sell. Not that he is selling out, but it just doesn't feel the same. I liked how the skaters in Strongest of the Strange or In search of the Miraculous had a more 'average joe', or 'that one guy I know who is really good' vibe compared to Polars 'wearing the right stuff doing the right tricks' type of skater.
Pontus' most authentic piece of work is The Strongest Of The Strange by far. you had to be there when it came out in order to measure how much of a UFO that film was, and how strong its impact on European skateboarding was, back when everybody was trying to edit their marble prowess in either yellow shirts or PD costumes to the shittiest dance floor music possible. In Search Of The Miraculous was a Nike ad in comparison. of course that was when the rest of the world started paying attention...
as tempting as it is to say I prefer pre-Polar Pontus too, I think a better wording would be that I prefer Pontus to Polar, or at least the reminder that there's more to Pontus than Polar. Polar is a commercial extension of Pontus' persona; it's his take on what a skate company should be. of course it's going to be materialistic, but I like how he's always done it with a twist. the product and designs are crazy, only a skater could understand that material and visual language; it's a brand in the truest sense of the term, a modern type of artistic outlet, obviously designed to appeal to anybody relating in the slightest because why not. remember how Pontus' first catchphrase with Polar was 'not driven by greed'? knowing Pontus, he's still the truest, most passionate and sensible skate rat one can get; he just so happens to be smart enough to have put himself in a dominant position but I think his message is still positive in that his motivation still remains to inspire people to hopefully find the little spark of creation, excitement and life in the act of skateboarding, just like he himself did. it's an enterprise of transmission that isn't just in touch with, but firmly rooted in the essence of skateboarding, better than a lot of other businesses in this industry and for that I'm willing to give the occasional gimmick a pass. for your word to reach out to more people, sometimes you need to vulgarize. Pontus does it with constructive intent and in ways so subtle, they're invisible to the untrained eye; that's a lot better, wiser and less selfish than most, and although I don't necessarily always agree with the form personally, I know I'd rather have passion-driven individuals like him in a position of power in skateboarding than just about any other type of people.
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Been skating nothing but Polar 8.625 or 8.75 for the last 10 or so decks and couldn't ask for a better board
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I can't help but feel he is trying to appeal to sell.
Hold on, you mean the promotional videos he produces to advertise his brand seem like they are designed to be appealing and to sell product? I don’t believe it for a second.
shrink your fucking signature
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I can't help but feel he is trying to appeal to sell.
Hold on, you mean the promotional videos he produces to advertise his brand seem like they are designed to be appealing and to sell product? I don’t believe it for a second.
shrink your fucking signature
Done. Sorry to all I have annoyed.
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I can't help but feel he is trying to appeal to sell.
Hold on, you mean the promotional videos he produces to advertise his brand seem like they are designed to be appealing and to sell product? I don’t believe it for a second.
shrink your fucking signature
Done. Sorry to all I have annoyed.
fcking wanker
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Polars clothing line is great looking but pretty much out of my price range. Really cool a e s t h e t i c .
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Polars clothing line is great looking but pretty much out of my price range. Really cool a e s t h e t i c .
Fuck the clothes. Buy the boards.
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The clothes are pretty cool though and probably generate more revenue than the boards, so I can't blame the people who go after them at all, it's a good company to support in any way.
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Love their boards and ride them a lot. Enough to not remember how many. Probably too old for their $95 pants though I think about them a lot.
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Love their boards and ride them a lot. Enough to not remember how many. Probably too old for their $95 pants though I think about them a lot.
Which pants you talking? Big boys? Surf pants? or their newest fit, 93 denim?
All great! Big boys are incredible. Waaaaay before my time but from what I can see in photos they're definitely reminiscent of Blind jeans and New Deal pants.
Surf pants are just ultra light and comfortable and seem to be dominating in European/british skatebaording. A LOT of people are wearing them no matter they're board sponsor and that's rad.
93 denim, to me are a more casual pant. Still rather baggy but they're not wild goofy boy style. Just kinda like pants you'd see on most skaters in videos in the early to late 90's.
I love the quality and stand by them all.
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the 9+ shapes are great! i've been riding the dane brady and 1990 shapes and liked them a lot. video output is great as well.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt6vqd0Gx7E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt6vqd0Gx7E)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjYGIf72xCw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjYGIf72xCw)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoTEpDlQCh8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoTEpDlQCh8)
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Has anyone else had a Polar board snap after three low impact sessions? I've heard this is occasionally a thing with them
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sorry for bump but didn’t think this warranted a new thread. I wear 32x32 in regular pants what size would I be in the surf pants?
The sizing is on their website. I’d say probably a medium, though
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Has anyone else had a Polar board snap after three low impact sessions? I've heard this is occasionally a thing with them
theyre just generator
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Has anyone else had a Polar board snap after three low impact sessions? I've heard this is occasionally a thing with them
theyre just generator
Hence my surprise at the brittleness of a Nick Boserio model
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Polar has such a sick team. Nick B and hjalte and many others.
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the first promo is still so good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV8dn3Uv48U
Bumppppp. This video set the tone in skating for a while. EVERYONE was doing the most heinous wallies and no complies because of this video. Hahahahaha.
Damn this was really right before everyone jumped to HD. Kind of a trip, feels just like yesterday.
How did body varials get so popular around that time? LOL.
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"feels like yesterday" literally watched this two days ago and had a proper oh fuck moment. How the fuck was this eleven years ago? Always loved pontus' and his videos don't think people who weren't there at the time really understand how much of a shift this promo was compared to pretty sweet that had just come out. I mean it's obvious if you watch them back to back but even at the pretty sweet prem it was like ok this shit is over it's gone as far as it can then you watch the polar promo and the world is good again
Edit: gotta add tho their boards were pretty awful the first couple years. Unfortunately I used to be a board breaker and these were some of the worst and the shapes were kinda bogus. All good now tho.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cekf2me7mAU