2023 unpopular opinion thread

[JugeL]

I don't get the laser flip hate. It's just a tre going the other way. The fact that many people don't make them look good isn't the tricks fault, since it can be done nicely.

I have yet to meet person who hates them and can actually do them

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

it's a hard trick and not too many skaters can do them on command, so it's not normalized.  Dashawn is one of the first guys that I've seen do them all the time. 

[Luddite]

Walker Ryan seems kind of annoying and I get why he's not sponsored.

[Allen.]

Walker Ryan seems kind of annoying and I get why he's not sponsored.

I think he’s just too ‘normal.’ Like, he probably watched Lost.

[ToySanta]

I don't get the laser flip hate. It's just a tre going the other way. The fact that many people don't make them look good isn't the tricks fault, since it can be done nicely.

This can be said about varial heelflip and inward heelflip, but one is significantly better looking than the other.

With toe-side tricks there’s a flick. There’s more room to manipulate the speed or style or rotation on a 360 flip. Whereas a laser heel, in my opinion, is a fling of the heel and a prayer. You have to kick out in a way that is not aesthetically appealing.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

Walker Ryan seems kind of annoying and I get why he's not sponsored.

he made his own "my war," i feel like that kind of says a lot. seems like a really nice guy though

[Troubadour26]

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I don't get the laser flip hate. It's just a tre going the other way. The fact that many people don't make them look good isn't the tricks fault, since it can be done nicely.

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This can be said about varial heelflip and inward heelflip, but one is significantly better looking than the other.

With toe-side tricks there’s a flick. There’s more room to manipulate the speed or style or rotation on a 360 flip. Whereas a laser heel, in my opinion, is a fling of the heel and a prayer. You have to kick out in a way that is not aesthetically appealing.

I don’t agree with this take. I think any trick has the potential to look good. Every trick has evolved over time. Ishod’s switch lazer flips are really well done so there’s proof the trick can look good.

I want a biomechanics professional to break down for me why exactly switch frontside tricks work so much better.

[jorge]

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I don't get the laser flip hate. It's just a tre going the other way. The fact that many people don't make them look good isn't the tricks fault, since it can be done nicely.

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This can be said about varial heelflip and inward heelflip, but one is significantly better looking than the other.

With toe-side tricks there’s a flick. There’s more room to manipulate the speed or style or rotation on a 360 flip. Whereas a laser heel, in my opinion, is a fling of the heel and a prayer. You have to kick out in a way that is not aesthetically appealing.

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I don’t agree with this take. I think any trick has the potential to look good. Every trick has evolved over time. Ishod’s switch lazer flips are really well done so there’s proof the trick can look good.

I want a biomechanics professional to break down for me why exactly switch frontside tricks work so much better.

Not a professor but switch frontside is easier to wind up and kind of throw it in front of you, switch backside is more blind.

[Troubadour26]

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I don't get the laser flip hate. It's just a tre going the other way. The fact that many people don't make them look good isn't the tricks fault, since it can be done nicely.

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This can be said about varial heelflip and inward heelflip, but one is significantly better looking than the other.

With toe-side tricks there’s a flick. There’s more room to manipulate the speed or style or rotation on a 360 flip. Whereas a laser heel, in my opinion, is a fling of the heel and a prayer. You have to kick out in a way that is not aesthetically appealing.

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I don’t agree with this take. I think any trick has the potential to look good. Every trick has evolved over time. Ishod’s switch lazer flips are really well done so there’s proof the trick can look good.

I want a biomechanics professional to break down for me why exactly switch frontside tricks work so much better.

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Not a professor but switch frontside is easier to wind up and kind of throw it in front of you, switch backside is more blind.

I just mean as opposed to frontside. Switch frontside bigspins feel really natural for me where a frontside bigspin is super awkward.

since you brought it up, switch backside is by far the most difficult way for me to spin.

[mrselfdestruct]

board/lipslides are some of the coolest looking slide tricks.

[Troubadour26]

board/lipslides are some of the coolest looking slide tricks.

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especially on long rails and anything kinked


Rowan’s boardslide in the rain at the Dime street challenge is one of the coolest tricks of all time for me

[Heshrat]

This isn’t a popular or unpopular opinion maybe it is, maybe it belongs here or didn’t but I think it’s relevant as skaters. It was something I kind of learned that a lot of us think were the coolest shit because we skate, and eat shit and it don’t phase us . But I think we’re all nerds, geeking about tricks and stuff. Skaters can be into nerdy shit and still get gnarly.. I have a comic book collection and play video games, but when the time comes I go skate. I keep to myself and don’t have that ego anymore than I’m to cool for
Soemthjng else

[Heshrat]

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board/lipslides are some of the coolest looking slide tricks.

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especially on long rails and anything kinked


Rowan’s boardslide in the rain at the Dime street challenge is one of the coolest tricks of all time for me

That’s like the first trick most of us ever learned after ollie and that’s still the one that tricks, and the evolution of a boardslide is the best shit.. start them on a curb or a box, then flat bar.. then down rail and it’s always evolving and the rail slide  is photogenic as hell

[Dojsha Abuser]

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board/lipslides are some of the coolest looking slide tricks.

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100

especially on long rails and anything kinked


Rowan’s boardslide in the rain at the Dime street challenge is one of the coolest tricks of all time for me

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That’s like the first trick most of us ever learned after ollie and that’s still the one that tricks, and the evolution of a boardslide is the best shit.. start them on a curb or a box, then flat bar.. then down rail and it’s always evolving and the rail slide  is photogenic as hell

word. to fakie.

[ToySanta]

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I don't get the laser flip hate. It's just a tre going the other way. The fact that many people don't make them look good isn't the tricks fault, since it can be done nicely.

[close]

This can be said about varial heelflip and inward heelflip, but one is significantly better looking than the other.

With toe-side tricks there’s a flick. There’s more room to manipulate the speed or style or rotation on a 360 flip. Whereas a laser heel, in my opinion, is a fling of the heel and a prayer. You have to kick out in a way that is not aesthetically appealing.

[close]

I don’t agree with this take. I think any trick has the potential to look good. Every trick has evolved over time. Ishod’s switch lazer flips are really well done so there’s proof the trick can look good.

I want a biomechanics professional to break down for me why exactly switch frontside tricks work so much better.

It’s not a trick for me and I’m okay with that. Ima track down one of Ishod’s. He’s got a nonchalance to his style that would make most anything look good.

[Phao Lo]

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I don't get the laser flip hate. It's just a tre going the other way. The fact that many people don't make them look good isn't the tricks fault, since it can be done nicely.

[close]

This can be said about varial heelflip and inward heelflip, but one is significantly better looking than the other.

With toe-side tricks there’s a flick. There’s more room to manipulate the speed or style or rotation on a 360 flip. Whereas a laser heel, in my opinion, is a fling of the heel and a prayer. You have to kick out in a way that is not aesthetically appealing.

[close]

I don’t agree with this take. I think any trick has the potential to look good. Every trick has evolved over time. Ishod’s switch lazer flips are really well done so there’s proof the trick can look good.

I want a biomechanics professional to break down for me why exactly switch frontside tricks work so much better.

[close]

It’s not a trick for me and I’m okay with that. Ima track down one of Ishod’s. He’s got a nonchalance to his style that would make most anything look good.

Here's one at the 3:30 mark: https://youtu.be/Jp_uzv0XFaI?feature=shared

[JM]

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I don't get the laser flip hate. It's just a tre going the other way. The fact that many people don't make them look good isn't the tricks fault, since it can be done nicely.

[close]

This can be said about varial heelflip and inward heelflip, but one is significantly better looking than the other.

With toe-side tricks there’s a flick. There’s more room to manipulate the speed or style or rotation on a 360 flip. Whereas a laser heel, in my opinion, is a fling of the heel and a prayer. You have to kick out in a way that is not aesthetically appealing.

[close]

I don’t agree with this take. I think any trick has the potential to look good. Every trick has evolved over time. Ishod’s switch lazer flips are really well done so there’s proof the trick can look good.

I want a biomechanics professional to break down for me why exactly switch frontside tricks work so much better.

well, you see, it has to do with the rotation of the earth, and whether you're in the north or south of equator (look at which way the water spins), and if you're spinning the toilet water direction you're naturally going to spin much better.  It's elementary, you see.   As for Switch, it has to do if you're facing mostly East or mostly West.  And if you're skating True North or True South, you're not going to land it.  Sorry.

[Troubadour26]

I hate the lazer flip by the way. I just didn’t like the explanation of why it doesn’t work.

[addie pray]

board to fakie always cool

[goodatmeth]

Watching SLS right now and Cordano Russel skates like if Nyjah was mediocre at skating. Seems extremely out of place. This opinion is only unpopular because nobody knows who that even is
In case anybody wants to watch:

[lurkluke]

Watching SLS right now and Cordano Russel skates like if Nyjah was mediocre at skating. Seems extremely out of place. This opinion is only unpopular because nobody knows who that even is
In case anybody wants to watch:

He skates like it's crossfit

[Shrinedescender]

Bulldoze the Hollywood 16

[JM]

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board/lipslides are some of the coolest looking slide tricks.

[close]

100

especially on long rails and anything kinked


Rowan’s boardslide in the rain at the Dime street challenge is one of the coolest tricks of all time for me

[close]

That’s like the first trick most of us ever learned after ollie and that’s still the one that tricks, and the evolution of a boardslide is the best shit.. start them on a curb or a box, then flat bar.. then down rail and it’s always evolving and the rail slide  is photogenic as hell

[close]

word. to fakie.

It’s one big elongated frontside 180, assisted by a rail in the middle drawing out a long pause to just chill and sliiiiiiiide.

Front board to fakie is a nice little surprise at the end like, “hell yeah I know this skating shit. Watch this, not even gonna move my head just going to look back.”

[disgruntledMTAEmployee]

i cant fucking stand tom knox hes like an annoying rabbit to me, hopping around and having 9 kids and shit

[SatanicPanic]

Cordano Russel reminds me of Alf

[lewisnewton]

100 foot handrails clips are boring 90 percent of the time. Esp with the nasty cross lock 50. Save em for the hammer section. Are they even worthy? 

[kook1234]

i actually do think jesse pinkman could pull of dyrdek in a biopic motion picture

[munchbox]

100 foot handrails clips are boring 90 percent of the time. Esp with the nasty cross lock 50. Save em for the hammer section. Are they even worthy?

yeah i fell asleep twice during that rob pace part
no idea if it was the editing or if 20+ rail tricks are too much

[apport]

i actually do think jesse pinkman could pull of dyrdek in a biopic motion picture

aaron paul? or aaron paul as jesse pinkman as dyrdek?

[Fakie backsideflip]

Cordano Russel reminds me of Alf

Jamie tancowny maybe the closest looking to Alf .