Whats more important for being a good skater: narrow hips or natural stength?

[Gorillastyle]

There are pro skaters with alot of natural strength (athleticism) but wide hips like sean malto and diego najera. There are also pro skaters that do have narrow hips but not alot of natural strength.

What is more important?

Obviously you can have both narrow hips and high natural strength and youll be an axe murderer like luan or you can have wide hips and no natural strength and be a bitch like sheckler.

[Bagelskate]

What about pros with hips like their mothers?

Shakira might have good pop, her hips don’t lie

[GAY]

I have honestly never once considered hip width in my 35 years of skateboarding. This isn't meant as an insult to you, OP...but it has never once crossed my mind. And I like dudes with big asses...and I STILL have never considered this as it pertains to skateboarding.

[FLstrange]

the skater must have a nice sized round ass to give them a good lower center of gravity, example jamie foy and his excellent rail balance.

[fulltechnicalskizzy]

The natural skateboarder will have a 1/4 mm indentation on the lower left side of their cranial skull behind the ear which is associated with structiveness and need of approbation.

[Paco Supreme]

You're going in deep on this whole hip thing aren't ya?

[SneakySecrets]

You're going in deep on this whole hip thing aren't ya?

I bet I can guess his favorite song.....

[123ABC]

Templeton is that you???

[Budgie Lasek]

Buddy, what is it with you and hips?

I wonder if it's better to have an average size big toe, or a smaller than average big toe for skating? What about knee cap size? Blood type? Cut/uncut?

[Tally810]

There are pro skaters with alot of natural strength (athleticism) but wide hips like sean malto and diego najera. There are also pro skaters that do have narrow hips but not alot of natural strength.

What is more important?

Obviously you can have both narrow hips and high natural strength and youll be an axe murderer like luan or you can have wide hips and no natural strength and be a bitch like sheckler.

Wait what... Sheckler skates fast and hard as fuck.  Dude shuts shit down when he starts going hard

[ChrisLambe94]

Haha Thanks for this.

[corto]

I was shocked when 15 years ago i first saw duffel's backside lipslides with his ass sticking out in skin tight pants. At the time I felt violated.

[Gorillastyle]

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There are pro skaters with alot of natural strength (athleticism) but wide hips like sean malto and diego najera. There are also pro skaters that do have narrow hips but not alot of natural strength.

What is more important?

Obviously you can have both narrow hips and high natural strength and youll be an axe murderer like luan or you can have wide hips and no natural strength and be a bitch like sheckler.

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Ignoring the thigh gap?

Wtf is thigh gap

[FLstrange]

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There are pro skaters with alot of natural strength (athleticism) but wide hips like sean malto and diego najera. There are also pro skaters that do have narrow hips but not alot of natural strength.

What is more important?

Obviously you can have both narrow hips and high natural strength and youll be an axe murderer like luan or you can have wide hips and no natural strength and be a bitch like sheckler.

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Ignoring the thigh gap?

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Wtf is thigh gap

its how much clearance your sack has to sway around without hitting the inside of your legs as you jump up and down with your skateboard

[Hefe43]

[noj19]

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There are pro skaters with alot of natural strength (athleticism) but wide hips like sean malto and diego najera. There are also pro skaters that do have narrow hips but not alot of natural strength.

What is more important?

Obviously you can have both narrow hips and high natural strength and youll be an axe murderer like luan or you can have wide hips and no natural strength and be a bitch like sheckler.

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Ignoring the thigh gap?

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Wtf is thigh gap

pretty self-explanatory if you ask me

[Gorillastyle]

I have honestly never once considered hip width in my 35 years of skateboarding. This isn't meant as an insult to you, OP...but it has never once crossed my mind. And I like dudes with big asses...and I STILL have never considered this as it pertains to skateboarding.

I have a neurotic attention to detail i got from my polish grandmother.
Just think of what narrow hips and a wide stance looks like. Like a pyramid right? Stable as fuck; like sheckler was in his youth when his hip width was much narrower than his board length.
Now think of a person with wide hips and a narrow stance- like an upside down pyramid. Does that look stable? Fuck no, it will fall over like a top.

Pay attention to the hip width of pros. You will notice the ones with narrow hips tend to be more consistent and more natural.
This is also why most female skaters look terrible and forced. Wide hips are a disaster if you want to skate well beyond your teenage years.

[corto]

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There are pro skaters with alot of natural strength (athleticism) but wide hips like sean malto and diego najera. There are also pro skaters that do have narrow hips but not alot of natural strength.

What is more important?

Obviously you can have both narrow hips and high natural strength and youll be an axe murderer like luan or you can have wide hips and no natural strength and be a bitch like sheckler.

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Ignoring the thigh gap?

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Wtf is thigh gap

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pretty self-explanatory if you ask me

I don't get who in his right mind finds a female with a big thigh gap attractive.

[shannamal]

it's all about the hips and nips.

[Gorillastyle]

The natural skateboarder will have a 1/4 mm indentation on the lower left side of their cranial skull behind the ear which is associated with structiveness and need of approbation.

Its funny how you probly worship rodney mullen but still take pride in being a meathead, even though among really good skaters like mullen the meathead count is zero.
Go back to your frathouse, pc principal.

[Gorillastyle]

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There are pro skaters with alot of natural strength (athleticism) but wide hips like sean malto and diego najera. There are also pro skaters that do have narrow hips but not alot of natural strength.

What is more important?

Obviously you can have both narrow hips and high natural strength and youll be an axe murderer like luan or you can have wide hips and no natural strength and be a bitch like sheckler.

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Wait what... Sheckler skates fast and hard as fuck.  Dude shuts shit down when he starts going hard

“Fast and hard”
Careful with your wording mate, you might get these meatheads excited!

[ChuckRamone]

but wouldn’t “gorillastyle” be wide hipped? I picture that gorilla from t&c surf on a board and he’s got wide hips.

[Gorillastyle]

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There are pro skaters with alot of natural strength (athleticism) but wide hips like sean malto and diego najera. There are also pro skaters that do have narrow hips but not alot of natural strength.

What is more important?

Obviously you can have both narrow hips and high natural strength and youll be an axe murderer like luan or you can have wide hips and no natural strength and be a bitch like sheckler.

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Ignoring the thigh gap?

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Wtf is thigh gap

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pretty self-explanatory if you ask me

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I don't get who in his right mind finds a female with a big thigh gap attractive.

I think its because nonathletic girls only look attractive when they starve themselves to maintain the weight they were at age 16. A truly athletic girl will look pretty even with some meat on her.

[Gorillastyle]

but wouldn’t “gorillastyle” be wide hipped? I picture that gorilla from t&c surf on a board and he’s got wide hips.

I think gorilla style is mainly about looking like you have big heavy arms that dont move much like mike mo and antwuan dixon.
Gorilla hip width isnt much of a consideration.

Besides narrow hips
And natural strength, having heavy forearms is also a positive attribute for skateboarding. If your forearms are really heavy it will be like holding on to something and help balance greatly.

[MexicanSpaniard]

over 25 posts, zero reading, op, get of.

[Gorillastyle]

over 25 posts, zero reading, op, get of.

What are you so upset about?
Im asking a good question on an issue that most pro skaters are probably aware of.
Why you russled?

[ChuckRamone]

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but wouldn’t “gorillastyle” be wide hipped? I picture that gorilla from t&c surf on a board and he’s got wide hips.

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I think gorilla style is mainly about looking like you have big heavy arms that dont move much like mike mo and antwuan dixon.
Gorilla hip width isnt much of a consideration.

Besides narrow hips
And natural strength, having heavy forearms is also a positive attribute for skateboarding. If your forearms are really heavy it will be like holding on to something and help balance greatly.

heavy forearms? now that’s a first. you got me picturing popeye and gorillas skateboarding. it’s like a cartoon universe.

[MexicanSpaniard]

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over 25 posts, zero reading, op, get of.

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What are you so upset about?
Im asking a good question on an issue that most pro skaters are probably aware of.
Why you russled?

alpha gorillas don't wanna see you drag your knuckles trying to pop a maneuver

[the cowboy]

I've pretty good pop.  I've always credited it with warehouse jobs when I was a teenager.  One job was stacking flyers off a conveyer belt onto a pallet until pallet was full.  Every 30 seconds for 12 hr shifts if the printing press kept running.  Lift properly, you're doing a helluva lot or body weight squats.  You could read in between stacks.  Tip for the younger ones, work hard labor for a summer and lift properly, you'll gain alot of functional strength without size.

[Gorillastyle]

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over 25 posts, zero reading, op, get of.

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What are you so upset about?
Im asking a good question on an issue that most pro skaters are probably aware of.
Why you russled?

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alpha gorillas don't wanna see you drag your knuckles trying to pop a maneuver

Im not trying to offend you, but have you never actually considered what body attributes help/hurt skating ability?
Its simple geometry man. Like do you actually look at luan oliveira and bam margera and scratch your head wondering why bam cant skate as well as luan?
Cut me Some fucking slack man.