Wade D best ledge skater of all time?

[The Mad Rapper]

this is 100% the pinnacle of ledge skating.

[Banned from the room]

I’m not going to front. I prefer to see his tricolor part these days.

Maybe if we got a fresh edit of whl with a new song. Like slick Rick or something

[rawbertson.]

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It is too broad of a category I think
I think Wade has had some of the best Balanced Nosegrinds, both stances, in the game, I would say second only to Wenning. There are probably kids out now who can do em bettter, but those guys innovated.
He also did one of the biggest switch pop shoves I have ever seen (over the couch)
There are certain things he was top tier in, you just gotta be a bit more specific.Very athletic combined with amazing timing.

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I’m going to say that ZB has the best balance nose grind. I can harvest some recent proof.

I would say Wade's advantage is his flip tricks out of them were probably more technical than wenning or zered. zered for distance for sure.

[The Mad Rapper]

I’m not going to front. I prefer to see his tricolor part these days.

Maybe if we got a fresh edit of whl with a new song. Like slick Rick or something

gnar

[Banned from the room]

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It is too broad of a category I think
I think Wade has had some of the best Balanced Nosegrinds, both stances, in the game, I would say second only to Wenning. There are probably kids out now who can do em bettter, but those guys innovated.
He also did one of the biggest switch pop shoves I have ever seen (over the couch)
There are certain things he was top tier in, you just gotta be a bit more specific.Very athletic combined with amazing timing.

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I’m going to say that ZB has the best balance nose grind. I can harvest some recent proof.

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I would say Wade's advantage is his flip tricks out of them were probably more technical than wenning or zered. zered for distance for sure.

True true

[bigbevev]

Realistically if it isnt shane, it’s probably javier sarmiento or jb gillet.

[Prostate Exam]

For me it's Kalis, Pops or Wenning

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Speaking of skateboarding, while being a fan for a long time, i recently felt like Wade's style is kinda forced / fake steezed. He never seems happy with almost perfect execution...false modesty, it bothers me.
Outside of skateboarding, he seemed into vaccine conspiracy, was all in with the Freedom convoy and recently shared a story where Gary Vee says "Parents should say fuck school". Not a good look

i would say PJ because of nostalgia... but he somewhat kooked himself too

Mark Suciu recently remade PJs tricks on that ledge with ease.

Shane, Lucas, Gustav though

[Mouth]

Shane.

Love him or hate him, he's a very strong contender for the most technically gifted street skater of all time.

[rawbertson.]

I think where Shane shines is Switch flips, bigspin, and back tail variations if we are talking about ledge skating. there is nothing in that spectrum he cant do. so he can do the awkward slides in the hardest stance, plus amazing timing.

PJ Ladd to me shines as an all-around ledge skater like Ronnie Creager. It seems like both those guys can just do any trick they want and they go really fast too. PJ fakie flip to crooks shove out, kickflip front tail 270. ronnie one of the first to do kickflip bs tail kickflip out (menikmati ender) their flat ground flip trick game really compliments their lines though and ronnie was more of a manny guy

Kalis for me was basically known for really good back tails both ways early on, also being able to flip in and take them to huge spots like hubba and in long lines at love park. switch bigspin back tail, and putting reg back tail on the map in mind field. he has a really nice bs nosegrind too.

wenning for me is the bs nosegrind pop out middle, both ways. he also had really nice sw bs 5-0, nollie nosegrind. bs 180 to 5-0 both ways. his switch 3 flip really complimented his ledge lines too. amazing bs tail too so mcuh control with the 360 shove out on his TWS part.

[The Mad Rapper]

Speaking of skateboarding, while being a fan for a long time, i recently felt like Wade's style is kinda forced / fake steezed. He never seems happy with almost perfect execution...false modesty, it bothers me.
Outside of skateboarding, he seemed into vaccine conspiracy, was all in with the Freedom convoy and recently shared a story where Gary Vee says "Parents should say fuck school". Not a good look

i would say PJ because of nostalgia... but he somewhat kooked himself too

Mark Suciu recently remade PJs tricks on that ledge with ease.

Shane, Lucas, Gustav though

Suciu did all these tricks on a skate park ledge because they are all gnarly as fuck and was paying homage to PJ. (this is the obvious part)

The real shit is that PJ did all this stuff on a street ledge 15 years before with absolutely no reference.

Nobody was doing ANY of those tricks on ledges at the time. All very unorthodox tricks and not just your regular flip in flip out tricks. a lot of those tricks had never been seen before and it opened the door for dudes like shane oniell and suciu. Also PJ (WHL era) looks way cooler than all those dudes and skates way faster on crust. Not some perfect private parks or some marble dreamland like all the euros.

PJ is the answer

[rawbertson.]

I dont think NBDs is what set PJ apart. the main one i can think of is probably switch flip front tail 270 and maybe the fakie flip front crooks variations. I am pretty sure both of those were ABD though... It was moreso the speed at which he did the tricks + how consistent he was in long lines imo. he was doing the tricks from questionable / pack of lies but WAY CLEANER and without pushing between the tricks.

[botefdunn]

wade is the cleanest, as in greatest economy of movement.

[The Mad Rapper]

I dont think NBDs is what set PJ apart. the main one i can think of is probably switch flip front tail 270 and maybe the fakie flip front crooks variations. I am pretty sure both of those were ABD though... It was moreso the speed at which he did the tricks + how consistent he was in long lines imo. he was doing the tricks from questionable / pack of lies but WAY CLEANER and without pushing between the tricks.

that is true. a lot of those questionable/ tim and eric tricks were on baby curbs but still went down none the less for sure but surely PJ was making shit up left and right on real ledges. 5-0 kickflip 5-0, switch heel front nose big spin. kickflip front tail 270. all the stuff that he did that suciu recreated was serioulsy next level for one person to do at once (most of which was all the same day) and it looked cold af outside and every trick was on the whole ledge. no dinky shit.

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Paging dr octagon

[j....soy.....]

There’s gotta be some Spaniards in this convo….

[DannyDee]

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I dont think NBDs is what set PJ apart. the main one i can think of is probably switch flip front tail 270 and maybe the fakie flip front crooks variations. I am pretty sure both of those were ABD though... It was moreso the speed at which he did the tricks + how consistent he was in long lines imo. he was doing the tricks from questionable / pack of lies but WAY CLEANER and without pushing between the tricks.

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that is true. a lot of those questionable/ tim and eric Henry tricks were on baby curbs but still went down none the less for sure but surely PJ was making shit up left and right on real ledges. 5-0 kickflip 5-0, switch heel front nose big spin. kickflip front tail 270. all the stuff that he did that suciu recreated was serioulsy next level for one person to do at once (most of which was all the same day) and it looked cold af outside and every trick was on the whole ledge. no dinky shit.

[stephop]

MJ PJ Tom Asta Sucui Shane and a bunch of Brazilians

[mclovin1336]

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Speaking of skateboarding, while being a fan for a long time, i recently felt like Wade's style is kinda forced / fake steezed. He never seems happy with almost perfect execution...false modesty, it bothers me.
Outside of skateboarding, he seemed into vaccine conspiracy, was all in with the Freedom convoy and recently shared a story where Gary Vee says "Parents should say fuck school". Not a good look

i would say PJ because of nostalgia... but he somewhat kooked himself too

Mark Suciu recently remade PJs tricks on that ledge with ease.

Shane, Lucas, Gustav though

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Suciu did all these tricks on a skate park ledge because they are all gnarly as fuck and was paying homage to PJ. (this is the obvious part)

The real shit is that PJ did all this stuff on a street ledge 15 years before with absolutely no reference.

Nobody was doing ANY of those tricks on ledges at the time. All very unorthodox tricks and not just your regular flip in flip out tricks. a lot of those tricks had never been seen before and it opened the door for dudes like shane oniell and suciu. Also PJ (WHL era) looks way cooler than all those dudes and skates way faster on crust. Not some perfect private parks or some marble dreamland like all the euros.

PJ is the answer

lol the plaza spot where he does most of the tricks that have been refered to doesnt look crusty at all. looks like a perfect spot

[sk8punk110]

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Speaking of skateboarding, while being a fan for a long time, i recently felt like Wade's style is kinda forced / fake steezed. He never seems happy with almost perfect execution...false modesty, it bothers me.
Outside of skateboarding, he seemed into vaccine conspiracy, was all in with the Freedom convoy and recently shared a story where Gary Vee says "Parents should say fuck school". Not a good look

i would say PJ because of nostalgia... but he somewhat kooked himself too

Mark Suciu recently remade PJs tricks on that ledge with ease.

Shane, Lucas, Gustav though

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Suciu did all these tricks on a skate park ledge because they are all gnarly as fuck and was paying homage to PJ. (this is the obvious part)

The real shit is that PJ did all this stuff on a street ledge 15 years before with absolutely no reference.

Nobody was doing ANY of those tricks on ledges at the time. All very unorthodox tricks and not just your regular flip in flip out tricks. a lot of those tricks had never been seen before and it opened the door for dudes like shane oniell and suciu. Also PJ (WHL era) looks way cooler than all those dudes and skates way faster on crust. Not some perfect private parks or some marble dreamland like all the euros.

PJ is the answer

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lol the plaza spot where he does most of the tricks that have been refered to doesnt look crusty at all. looks like a perfect spot

Still in the streets tho, not an angle iron ledge in the primitive park

[rawbertson.]

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Speaking of skateboarding, while being a fan for a long time, i recently felt like Wade's style is kinda forced / fake steezed. He never seems happy with almost perfect execution...false modesty, it bothers me.
Outside of skateboarding, he seemed into vaccine conspiracy, was all in with the Freedom convoy and recently shared a story where Gary Vee says "Parents should say fuck school". Not a good look

i would say PJ because of nostalgia... but he somewhat kooked himself too

Mark Suciu recently remade PJs tricks on that ledge with ease.

Shane, Lucas, Gustav though

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Suciu did all these tricks on a skate park ledge because they are all gnarly as fuck and was paying homage to PJ. (this is the obvious part)

The real shit is that PJ did all this stuff on a street ledge 15 years before with absolutely no reference.

Nobody was doing ANY of those tricks on ledges at the time. All very unorthodox tricks and not just your regular flip in flip out tricks. a lot of those tricks had never been seen before and it opened the door for dudes like shane oniell and suciu. Also PJ (WHL era) looks way cooler than all those dudes and skates way faster on crust. Not some perfect private parks or some marble dreamland like all the euros.

PJ is the answer

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lol the plaza spot where he does most of the tricks that have been refered to doesnt look crusty at all. looks like a perfect spot

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Still in the streets tho, not an angle iron ledge in the primitive park

im not sure exactly which spot you are referring to, I am pretty sure you mean the one where he does the switch flip tail 270. that spot actually looks a bit hard to skate because its a bit tight, and it would be a bit scary because if you fell wrong you could get pretty hurt tumbling down those stairs. the spot with the eggs your board could go into the water and seems like you have to carve in a bit weird on that spot too but other than that it is pretty ideal too. they arent 100% free but they are pretty fucking sick. i thikn there is a reason you dont see too many other peeps hitting them like he does too.

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Speaking of skateboarding, while being a fan for a long time, i recently felt like Wade's style is kinda forced / fake steezed. He never seems happy with almost perfect execution...false modesty, it bothers me.
Outside of skateboarding, he seemed into vaccine conspiracy, was all in with the Freedom convoy and recently shared a story where Gary Vee says "Parents should say fuck school". Not a good look

i would say PJ because of nostalgia... but he somewhat kooked himself too

Mark Suciu recently remade PJs tricks on that ledge with ease.

Shane, Lucas, Gustav though

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Suciu did all these tricks on a skate park ledge because they are all gnarly as fuck and was paying homage to PJ. (this is the obvious part)

The real shit is that PJ did all this stuff on a street ledge 15 years before with absolutely no reference.

Nobody was doing ANY of those tricks on ledges at the time. All very unorthodox tricks and not just your regular flip in flip out tricks. a lot of those tricks had never been seen before and it opened the door for dudes like shane oniell and suciu. Also PJ (WHL era) looks way cooler than all those dudes and skates way faster on crust. Not some perfect private parks or some marble dreamland like all the euros.

PJ is the answer

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lol the plaza spot where he does most of the tricks that have been refered to doesnt look crusty at all. looks like a perfect spot

The navy yard?

[rawbertson.]

Honestly i'd say that school where he does the super long noseblunt was a better spot. that place looked fucking perfect! is that in MA?

[The Mad Rapper]

shane oniell has put out 20 more parts than PJ and PJLWHL still so much better to watch. also the only skate park footage PJ had in that part was on a vert ramp. 95% of that part was on spots you have never seen before or have rarely seen since.

Shane skates only perfect sunny spots. its just not the same. Suciu has ass style and just does all the tricks (on the very tip of every ledge)

Someone who hasnt been mentioned is Daewon. Or even Ishod. Daewon does bananas ledge tricks going mach

[rawbertson.]

some crossover - they definintely all have good styles, but i'd say

Style Category:

PJ
Kalis
Wenning
Stevie
Dr Z
Tiago
Carroll
Gino
Pops
Gall
Wade
Hamilton
TJ Rogers
AVE


NBD category

Biebel
MJ
Daewon
Creager
O'Neil
Jesus Fernandez
Haslam
Mike Mo
P Rod
Sanch
Mullen
Mariano
Smolik
Danny Montoya
Chris Cole
Felipe Gustavo

[i halfcab board ledges]

dont let a certain palace rider see this thread

[mareo]

this is 100% the pinnacle of ledge skating.

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shane oniell has put out 20 more parts than PJ and PJLWHL still so much better to watch. also the only skate park footage PJ had in that part was on a vert ramp. 95% of that part was on spots you have never seen before or have rarely seen since.

Shane skates only perfect sunny spots. its just not the same. Suciu has ass style and just does all the tricks (on the very tip of every ledge)

Someone who hasnt been mentioned is Daewon. Or even Ishod. Daewon does bananas ledge tricks going mach

I’m pretty sure I mentioned Ishod with Asta. Definitely thinking about those skills.

[DannyDee]

some crossover - they definintely all have good styles, but i'd say

Style Category:

PJ
Kalis
Wenning
Stevie
Dr Z
Tiago
Carroll
Gino
Pops
Gall
Wade
Hamilton
TJ Rogers
AVE


NBD category

Biebel
MJ
Daewon
Creager
O'Neil
Jesus Fernandez
Haslam
Mike Mo
P Rod
Sanch
Mullen
Mariano
Smolik
Danny Montoya
Chris Cole
Felipe Gustavo

If we are talking NBD's and a list that extensive, you can't not include Cory Kennedy. His two breakthrough parts were absolutely loaded with them. Also don't get how Koston isn't in the NBD category either.

[offkilter]

The real shit is that PJ did all this stuff on a street ledge 20 years before with absolutely no reference.