Author Topic: 6’ + tall skaters. (Read 6097 times)

Buster_Poosey · « **Reply #60 on:** January 01, 2022, 01:31:06 PM »

https://youtu.be/QT4L6fQTaSg

This dude is 6’ 6” and got style for miles

franquietits · « **Reply #61 on:** January 01, 2022, 05:14:20 PM »

Damn, that was good!

Good thing strobeck wasn't filming that. It'd be like:

franquietits · « **Reply #62 on:** January 01, 2022, 05:16:27 PM »

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...

munchbox · « **Reply #63 on:** January 03, 2022, 03:51:28 PM »

is nate broussard tall or is it just the camera angles

ModernDance · « **Reply #64 on:** January 04, 2022, 01:45:09 PM »

https://youtu.be/rwd8SMMGBKQ

the payne

munchbox · « **Reply #65 on:** January 05, 2022, 12:19:21 AM »

https://youtu.be/hNjZisbno5M

GauchoAmigo · « **Reply #66 on:** January 05, 2022, 05:20:03 PM »

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https://youtu.be/rwd8SMMGBKQ

the payne

goddamn that first frontside flip was beautiful!

DannyDee · « **Reply #67 on:** January 05, 2022, 09:04:15 PM »

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.

munchbox · « **Reply #68 on:** January 14, 2022, 02:30:58 AM »

https://youtu.be/YkMiGUbxDrg

Spunkchild · « **Reply #69 on:** January 25, 2022, 08:34:45 AM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIiqlZ2FZoE&ab_channel=diegomeek

charles rivard

gotta be BA tho, like that first fella said

Space Cowboy · « **Reply #70 on:** January 25, 2022, 11:45:22 AM »

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

Space Cowboy · « **Reply #71 on:** January 25, 2022, 11:47:53 AM »

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Newest 6'+ pro, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFlSLScekg
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the tallest skater i’ve seen irl, dude is huge

Loved Seeing Caleb go Pro, such an amazing style to see a big guy like him have

Hedgehog In Da Fog · « **Reply #72 on:** January 25, 2022, 01:57:57 PM »

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FMWQsrhyNxs

funeral_tuxedo · « **Reply #73 on:** December 28, 2022, 01:40:46 PM »

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modern life is war · « **Reply #74 on:** December 28, 2022, 02:56:29 PM »

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

Ride it to dust · « **Reply #75 on:** December 29, 2022, 04:32:33 AM »

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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.

ToySanta · « **Reply #76 on:** December 29, 2022, 05:45:28 PM »

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Danny Wainwright, really??

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blurst_of_times · « **Reply #77 on:** December 31, 2022, 02:15:18 PM »

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funeral_tuxedo · « **Reply #78 on:** January 01, 2023, 03:12:58 PM »

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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
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jonnysheen · « **Reply #79 on:** January 11, 2023, 10:53:39 AM »

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Lavar Mcbribe ended up being 6ft?!

landedprimo · « **Reply #80 on:** January 12, 2023, 04:01:03 AM »

Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"

S. · « **Reply #81 on:** January 12, 2023, 05:22:08 AM »

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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"

I think he‘s 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

S. · « **Reply #82 on:** January 12, 2023, 05:29:20 AM »

Also this dude: I saw him during a flip demo in Frankfurt, Germany. He rips and he‘s super tall. He seemed almost a foot taller than me an I am 6 foot tall.

https://youtu.be/dOCvqn77z_k

Mean salto · « **Reply #83 on:** January 12, 2023, 06:27:37 AM »

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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
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I think he‘s 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.

S. · « **Reply #84 on:** January 12, 2023, 08:29:03 AM »

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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
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I think he‘s 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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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.

I have stood next to Heath. He is 5 foot ten on a good day. His aura was larger than life, though!

Mean salto · « **Reply #85 on:** January 12, 2023, 08:41:24 AM »

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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
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I think he‘s 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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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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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

S. · « **Reply #86 on:** January 12, 2023, 09:18:24 AM »

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Has anyone mentioned Leandre Sanders? He has to be a least 6' 2"
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I think he‘s 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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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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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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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

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.

steezenking · « **Reply #87 on:** February 16, 2023, 01:02:34 PM »

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

Mean salto · « **Reply #88 on:** February 16, 2023, 05:48:23 PM »

^ 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

scab · « **Reply #89 on:** February 17, 2023, 03:12:37 AM »

Quote from: steezenking on February 16, 2023, 01:02:34 PM

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.