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Yeah, you take things too literally so there's not much point in discussing this with you. If you think Cardiel and Boulala are "still skating", then you truly don't understand what I'm talking about. I'm not even sure what you're trying to argue. What I and other posters are saying is this particular kid lands in a fucked up way and is probably in for some long term pain - do you disagree?
Yeah man I consider Doggface208 a legit skater and legit skating...So Cards and Boulala are too, so is anyone who is riding a skateboard and if you think I'm a loser who deserves hatred and bullying for my opinion then so be it.
It's common sense the older you get the longer your recovery time is. Anyways you guys got me fucked up blaming me about being specific when this whole thread is hella specific...should 9 year old tre WAIT til he's older to go big, or is it ok to do it NOW? That's the question. I'm not feeling tre's steeze so I'm being general in responding that all groms going big is not as dangerous as you think comparing to waiting til they're older. Right? Isn't that the argument? Is there a better age to go big? All I'm saying is that groms in general, across the world, fuck orange county, going big is no way as lethal with life long handicaps as slap makes it out to be.
All good. My point was not about going big young vs old, my point was about the long term effects of high impact skating at any age, and with Trae specifically, I’m talking about his technique which does not appear to be the proper way to take impact. Not trying to hate on you or bully you, c’mon.
I have a little thread going on a different platform regarding this query and there’s a lot of guys regretting the high impact stuff because they’re hurting now. Sheldon Meleshinski was one of the more notable guys who said his career was cut short by a knee injury, but I already knew that. Same with Hastie, and lots of others. Both of those guys can still do low impact skating but their careers ended due to injury, specifically. Lots of friends chiming in saying they regret the high impact stuff. I know at least two guys off the top of my head who would have been big if knee injuries hadn’t cut their chances short - Ben Demoskoff and Dave Miskowicz. Remember Josh Kasper? Injury ended his ability to keep skating at a pro level.
I guess we’re just talking about different things. I’m not the guy claiming people are going to be in wheelchairs. I’m just agreeing with those who are saying this kid might be taking more risk than necessary by doing basic shit down giant gaps that have had much harder stuff done them already, you know? Like, why risk a major injury that could change your life to do other people’s warm up tricks on blown out spots? And for the long term, there’s a good chance he won’t have a long career if he keeps hucking, and he may end up with life long pain from it.