Epiphanies that helped your skateboarding

[Big Brother]

I think for front nose, crook, and nosegrind its the same for me that if the rear isnt well over the ledge ill just shoot out or not lock in very well. That's what I learned most when I started on smaller ledges and worked upwards- it wasn't just the ledge height, but my rear foot relation to the ledge.

Ya i mean with a regular krook and front nose or front nosegrind I can kinda barge into them carelessly within reason. I dont have to be a at a certain distance or angle and I can make them work. Also have been doing them wayyyy longer. but with a front krook i gotta be delicate and precise but it was still so much easier  to finally dial in with the "pretend its a nosegrind then into pinch" method. fun little "hack" as the kids say

[Big Brother]

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Learning to approach almost parallel for a front krook like a front nosegrind then pressing into the krook milliseconds befoe your truck hits was an insane revelation for me. Shockingly easy to hold if you get the technique, which was something i never thought i would do. feels fucking amazing.

after years of ollieing over to the front truck and rolling into front board and breaking my back, this was a personal lifetime achievement award.

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It's really strange that applying the logic of a BS Crook to a FS Crook doesn't work at all, haven't done one in a while but you're right - roll parallel and focus on getting directly above the obstacle before pressing down. I have my front foot setup well behind my front bolts so by the time my truck makes contact with the ledge it's right over the truck and tweaked instead of too far forward on the nose and stick.

I literally destroyed my back and tailbone because of that damn logic. but if you think about shoulders/upper body and stuff it makes sense ... its like the same as how some switch tricks are easier like switch heels or switch frontside flips a lot of times. its how you are conditioned (or not) with your upper body in a given stance. Or how you can always tell someone is half cab flipping vs nollie fs 180 flipping.

but yeah on a front krook if you lean down / fwd like a regular krook you stick. probably leg strength in the position too is a factor, maturally your leg is stronger in a krook position than a front krook.


SCIENCE

[ferguu]

BS Flip = Varial flip but go with it. Magical.

[Big Brother]

BS Flip = Varial flip but go with it. Magical.

I learned front heels like this since i had v heels on lock. Kind of a late turn with my body at first but it smoothed out over time.

Did the same with hardflips and they were ugly AF

[Pbn_jake]

That dunks are overrated as fuck. Idk how people willingly buy these shits regularly.

Granted I have sort of a wider foot so it’s not really made for my foot. But that aside I have skated them 3-4 times and I am damn near about to blow the toe out.

 I understand a good practice is to super glue shoes, I normally do, but getting this much wear out of maybe 4 sessions? Cmon

[maikus]

That dunks are overrated as fuck. Idk how people willingly buy these shits regularly.

Granted I have sort of a wider foot so it’s not really made for my foot. But that aside I have skated them 3-4 times and I am damn near about to blow the toe out.

 I understand a good practice is to super glue shoes, I normally do, but getting this much wear out of maybe 4 sessions? Cmon

Dunks are like that friend who looks cool in photos but bails the moment you need help moving furniture. All style, no stamina

[Pbn_jake]

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That dunks are overrated as fuck. Idk how people willingly buy these shits regularly.

Granted I have sort of a wider foot so it’s not really made for my foot. But that aside I have skated them 3-4 times and I am damn near about to blow the toe out.

 I understand a good practice is to super glue shoes, I normally do, but getting this much wear out of maybe 4 sessions? Cmon

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Dunks are like that friend who looks cool in photos but bails the moment you need help moving furniture. All style, no stamina

Good analogy, while they look cool the performance is meh at best

[noxiousPond]

I’ve officially come to conclusion that speed isn’t always the answer. Im very basic at skateboarding and just trying to get nice and more consistent ollies so for the past year I’ve been stuck on “just go faster, if you can do them faster your better” Nope! I could never get them consistent and nice going fast. So lately I’ve been paying more attention to my body and slowing it down and my Ollie’s have been a bit more consistent but mainly have been feeling much nicer.

I guess once I get that feeling consistent then I can worry about more speed.

[manuduncan]

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That dunks are overrated as fuck. Idk how people willingly buy these shits regularly.

Granted I have sort of a wider foot so it’s not really made for my foot. But that aside I have skated them 3-4 times and I am damn near about to blow the toe out.

 I understand a good practice is to super glue shoes, I normally do, but getting this much wear out of maybe 4 sessions? Cmon

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Dunks are like that friend who looks cool in photos but bails the moment you need help moving furniture. All style, no stamina

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Good analogy, while they look cool the performance is meh at best

that's interesting bc i feel the opposite they are among the most durable shoes

i'd rather pay $120 for dunks once than pay $80 for vans twice

[Pbn_jake]

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That dunks are overrated as fuck. Idk how people willingly buy these shits regularly.

Granted I have sort of a wider foot so it’s not really made for my foot. But that aside I have skated them 3-4 times and I am damn near about to blow the toe out.

 I understand a good practice is to super glue shoes, I normally do, but getting this much wear out of maybe 4 sessions? Cmon

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Dunks are like that friend who looks cool in photos but bails the moment you need help moving furniture. All style, no stamina

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Good analogy, while they look cool the performance is meh at best

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that's interesting bc i feel the opposite they are among the most durable shoes

i'd rather pay $120 for dunks once than pay $80 for vans twice

Vans are never on the table. I ate through my dunks in a handful of sessions, granted I didn’t glue em but still

[BeachChicken]

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That dunks are overrated as fuck. Idk how people willingly buy these shits regularly.

Granted I have sort of a wider foot so it’s not really made for my foot. But that aside I have skated them 3-4 times and I am damn near about to blow the toe out.

 I understand a good practice is to super glue shoes, I normally do, but getting this much wear out of maybe 4 sessions? Cmon

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Dunks are like that friend who looks cool in photos but bails the moment you need help moving furniture. All style, no stamina

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Good analogy, while they look cool the performance is meh at best

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that's interesting bc i feel the opposite they are among the most durable shoes

i'd rather pay $120 for dunks once than pay $80 for vans twice

It's like going to chipotle for Mexican food and having to choose between a burrito and a bowl at the end of the day it's still not the real thing and you'll be disappointed.

Jordan's last longer and skate better than most dunks.

[Unkle Fleak]

I got one.

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That dunks are overrated as fuck. Idk how people willingly buy these shits regularly.

Granted I have sort of a wider foot so it’s not really made for my foot. But that aside I have skated them 3-4 times and I am damn near about to blow the toe out.

 I understand a good practice is to super glue shoes, I normally do, but getting this much wear out of maybe 4 sessions? Cmon

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Dunks are like that friend who looks cool in photos but bails the moment you need help moving furniture. All style, no stamina

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Good analogy, while they look cool the performance is meh at best

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that's interesting bc i feel the opposite they are among the most durable shoes

i'd rather pay $120 for dunks once than pay $80 for vans twice

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It's like going to chipotle for Mexican food and having to choose between a burrito and a bowl at the end of the day it's still not the real thing and you'll be disappointed.

Jordan's last longer and skate better than most dunks.

I have issues withwith zoom but less so than what they on pop cush or something else now.

Yo they got LL’s cons at marshals. There’s no fucking way he uses that insole. Completely unrockable for even chilling in.
Unless they sent different insoles and they got these disgusting old schools with massive 3d stripes on them.

[JakeBeskatin]

BEND YOUR KNEES WHEN SKATING!!!
It sounds like a no-brainer but i gotta tell myself constantly to bend my knees when doing grinds and slides in order to hold them longer/ have more control.

[LA Native]

Not even joking, if I'm having trouble committing I ask myself "What if the aliens show up tomorrow? You'll be so fuckin pissed you didn't commit." You can kind of insert any doom-situation into that, like nuclear attack or something. People tell me its weird but idk, whatever gets me to do something

[I-am-12]

Skating street spots makes you wayyyy better, and if you go to your local skatepark after skating some crusty spots, everything seems smaller and easier. I can usually land whatever I was struggling with if I go skate crusty spots.

[Pbn_jake]

Skating street spots makes you wayyyy better, and if you go to your local skatepark after skating some crusty spots, everything seems smaller and easier. I can usually land whatever I was struggling with if I go skate crusty spots.

Even just doing flatground on rough ground. It’ll feel like you can do it do it.

[Slimeone]

I realised I wasn't pre-winding my arms on 180 (BS and FS) ollies so I'd often just not rotate much. I started really exaggerating the wind up and basically just popping a really high ollie and once I'm in the air my body just turns around like magic, and because I focused on a big ollie the board is really well stuck to my feet for the rotation. It's helping get 180s high and tight rather than low and drawn out.

[mongoswongofongo]

I realised I wasn't pre-winding my arms on 180 (BS and FS) ollies so I'd often just not rotate much. I started really exaggerating the wind up and basically just popping a really high ollie and once I'm in the air my body just turns around like magic, and because I focused on a big ollie the board is really well stuck to my feet for the rotation. It's helping get 180s high and tight rather than low and drawn out.

Sick, dude! My fs 180s aren't TOO bad, but my bs are still a bit poopy and low. I find the higher I pop, the more I lose the board.

Any tips on keeping the board with you on the rotation?

[Slimeone]

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I realised I wasn't pre-winding my arms on 180 (BS and FS) ollies so I'd often just not rotate much. I started really exaggerating the wind up and basically just popping a really high ollie and once I'm in the air my body just turns around like magic, and because I focused on a big ollie the board is really well stuck to my feet for the rotation. It's helping get 180s high and tight rather than low and drawn out.

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Sick, dude! My fs 180s aren't TOO bad, but my bs are still a bit poopy and low. I find the higher I pop, the more I lose the board.

Any tips on keeping the board with you on the rotation?

For FS Put your back foot towards the heel side a bit and your front foot towards the toe side (reverse for BS). This gives you a bit more leverage. When you pop you need to put a bit of scoop into it which gets the board rotating. Then obviously pre-wind your arms and upper body. I'm hoping this works for 360s too.

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I realised I wasn't pre-winding my arms on 180 (BS and FS) ollies so I'd often just not rotate much. I started really exaggerating the wind up and basically just popping a really high ollie and once I'm in the air my body just turns around like magic, and because I focused on a big ollie the board is really well stuck to my feet for the rotation. It's helping get 180s high and tight rather than low and drawn out.

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Sick, dude! My fs 180s aren't TOO bad, but my bs are still a bit poopy and low. I find the higher I pop, the more I lose the board.

Any tips on keeping the board with you on the rotation?

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For FS Put your back foot towards the heel side a bit and your front foot towards the toe side (reverse for BS). This gives you a bit more leverage. When you pop you need to put a bit of scoop into it which gets the board rotating. Then obviously pre-wind your arms and upper body. I'm hoping this works for 360s too.

Pre-winding and throwing those arms like a MF will def help on 360’s.

Also consider the shoulders and head even as much as the arms, since it’s the shoulders and head that can stop the spinning.  (If you’re only going 90/180 it’s likely your shoulders stopped the rest of your body on down from twisting… same goes for any other 180/360 trick.)

Good luck. Hope that helps

[Slimeone]

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I realised I wasn't pre-winding my arms on 180 (BS and FS) ollies so I'd often just not rotate much. I started really exaggerating the wind up and basically just popping a really high ollie and once I'm in the air my body just turns around like magic, and because I focused on a big ollie the board is really well stuck to my feet for the rotation. It's helping get 180s high and tight rather than low and drawn out.

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Sick, dude! My fs 180s aren't TOO bad, but my bs are still a bit poopy and low. I find the higher I pop, the more I lose the board.

Any tips on keeping the board with you on the rotation?

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For FS Put your back foot towards the heel side a bit and your front foot towards the toe side (reverse for BS). This gives you a bit more leverage. When you pop you need to put a bit of scoop into it which gets the board rotating. Then obviously pre-wind your arms and upper body. I'm hoping this works for 360s too.

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Pre-winding and throwing those arms like a MF will def help on 360’s.

Also consider the shoulders and head even as much as the arms, since it’s the shoulders and head that can stop the spinning.  (If you’re only going 90/180 it’s likely your shoulders stopped the rest of your body on down from twisting… same goes for any other 180/360 trick.)

Good luck. Hope that helps

Solid advice, thanks!

[I-am-12]

Skating is supposed to be easy. Even if I "have" a trick, if I'm still straining to do it, then I'm doing it wrong. You can watch a pro do the same trick and it's effortless. There's no reason mine can't be like that.

And I'm usually right. There's ALWAYS some minor adjustment you can make and suddenly it feels effortless to do whatever you were doing.

Having this mindset really forced me to keep experimenting with weight distribution, pop angles, foot position, etc and it made a huge difference. Plus you save energy in the long run. If you keep bailing on something or landing them 1 in 5, you realize it's pointless to keep wasting time trying again and again without making a major adjustment first.

[propaganda]

if your foot comes of the board while doing a trick you can just act like you were taking a quick push.

[SwitchBenihana]

Push your feet/knees outward before or during popping often matters as much as popping down. Also how you tension the foot that is not on the grinding truck (front foot for a 5-0 or rear foot for a crook) can matter a lot for controlling and popping out.

[Jort250]

Skating is supposed to be easy. Even if I "have" a trick, if I'm still straining to do it, then I'm doing it wrong. You can watch a pro do the same trick and it's effortless. There's no reason mine can't be like that.

And I'm usually right. There's ALWAYS some minor adjustment you can make and suddenly it feels effortless to do whatever you were doing.

Having this mindset really forced me to keep experimenting with weight distribution, pop angles, foot position, etc and it made a huge difference. Plus you save energy in the long run. If you keep bailing on something or landing them 1 in 5, you realize it's pointless to keep wasting time trying again and again without making a major adjustment first.

This is very interesting. I never thought about it like this before

That being said, for the landing 1 in 5, I’m all ears if there’s a better way to be consistent on finicky stuff like front krooks.. feels like I’m trying to land on an exact sweet spot every time hence human error and a 1 in 5 consistency

[Plan9Customs]

if your foot comes of the board while doing a trick you can just act like you were taking a quick push.

Not trying to knock you, but I’m of the opinion you can lie to others but can’t lie to yourself. I’d know it wasn’t a clean make. Unless it’s an all session battle, do it clean.

[rocklobster]

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if your foot comes of the board while doing a trick you can just act like you were taking a quick push.

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Not trying to knock you, but I’m of the opinion you can lie to others but can’t lie to yourself. I’d know it wasn’t a clean make. Unless it’s an all session battle, do it clean.

If you have to ask "does that count" you already know the answer

[propaganda]

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if your foot comes of the board while doing a trick you can just act like you were taking a quick push.

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Not trying to knock you, but I’m of the opinion you can lie to others but can’t lie to yourself. I’d know it wasn’t a clean make. Unless it’s an all session battle, do it clean.

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If you have to ask "does that count" you already know the answer

Ok guys time for me to take slap more serious

[GnarAlarm]

I had an epiphany that 99% of my epiphanies work for one fucking session and vanish into thin air by my next session.

[Plan9Customs]

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if your foot comes of the board while doing a trick you can just act like you were taking a quick push.

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Not trying to knock you, but I’m of the opinion you can lie to others but can’t lie to yourself. I’d know it wasn’t a clean make. Unless it’s an all session battle, do it clean.

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If you have to ask "does that count" you already know the answer

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Ok guys time for me to take slap more serious

I ran the post through my Google-E-i and got error 043 no humor or sarcasm detected. You might need to update your singularity i patch.