Your Skate-related Idiosyncrasies, OCDs, Quirks, Superstitions, etc.

[Pbn_jake]

I had a few things that I would do, rather forced myself to do and kinda got to a point in life where I didn’t do them any more.

Let your quirks go

[mfweeno]

When the park isn't too crowded, I tend to wait until people are out of my line of sight before starting a run. There's something about someone being in my peripheral vision that messes with my focus. I also tend to do things in sets of 3s - e.g. I'm working on a specific line, I like to repeat it 3 times before I move on to the next thing. I also have to leave the sesh on a make. Most of my quirks pertain to the actions and rituals of skating itself and don't manifest in gear madness or anything like that - I've adapted to skating literally whatever I have equipment-wise from my days of being broke as fuck.

[GnarAlarm]

I had a few things that I would do, rather forced myself to do and kinda got to a point in life where I didn’t do them any more.

Let your quirks go

I won't let go of my quirks until they tumble from my cold dead hands.
And then I want to be buried with my quirks. Or cremated. Or donated to science or whatever just make sure my quirks come with me, okay? THEY'RE MINE!

[Southernmost]

Sometimes if I’m struggling with a trick I will take a deep breath and either say out loud or in my head that I’m going to land it this try. It works out well sometimes. Another one I’ll do if I can’t land something is an extra stretch, lunge or squat before I try the trick again.

[Switch360flip]

Varial heelflips down gaps are cursed

Red or black graphics flip the best. Blue the worst. Like if I’m struggling with Tre flips or any other flip trick, it’s usually under rotating because it’s a blue graphic. Red graphics on the other hand always seem to get caught bolts perfectly mid air. Black graphics are a similar story

[mfweeno]

Varial heelflips down gaps are cursed

Red or black graphics flip the best. Blue the worst. Like if I’m struggling with Tre flips or any other flip trick, it’s usually under rotating because it’s a blue graphic. Red graphics on the other hand always seem to get caught bolts perfectly mid air. Black graphics are a similar story

This tracks

Or maybe less on the nose

[GnarAlarm]

Varial heelflips down gaps are cursed

Red or black graphics flip the best. Blue the worst. Like if I’m struggling with Tre flips or any other flip trick, it’s usually under rotating because it’s a blue graphic. Red graphics on the other hand always seem to get caught bolts perfectly mid air. Black graphics are a similar story

This thread is making me realize I'm a fucking psycho, I've never consciously acknowledged it but I absolutely refuse to buy dominantly black or dark colored decks.
I exclusively buy decks with bright/light colored graphics.
Like, I'd never skate a board like this...


Also...ATM Click is still a thing?
I'll be damned.
 

[Tomek]

No graphic grip
Allen hardware only
If there’s an indicator bolt/bolts they go in the back- it’s the same as having a line in grip
White wheels

[TorontoTrustFund]

Start and end every sesh with a straight 8

[PalaceButtPlug]

putting a sticker on a graphic will jinx it, causing the board to snap

[Boog]

If I don't end the session with a good kickflip I think I'll lose them. It can also be a nollie flip but usually a regular kickflip.

[johnes]

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Solid black grip - no lines or markings
No graphic or colored trucks
white wheels

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Agree super hard with all of these.
Black grip, white wheels, no exceptions.
I dunno why, but I strongly dislike black wheels on skateboards and they seem to be getting more and more popular.

I think skating black wheels is an autism trait.

[propaganda]

- Two pairs of socks
- Hosoing? [verbal celebrating mid trick]
- Phone always in right pocket [push reg]
- Never using drill when putting trucks on
- Trick at top of hill like I’m from sf
- Stealing lucky tennis balls from the court by the park to roll on my foot
- Buying bearing everyday it rain if I have $15 dollars and I don’t have any

[spooky electric]

- Phone always in right pocket [push reg]
- Never using drill when putting trucks on

it's wild to me how many people skate with a phone (or anything in their pocket). like, i'll push around town with a phone, but i wouldn't actually skate with anything in my pocket.

and yeah, powertools near skateboards kind of gives me a disgusted feeling.

if i'm not actively enjoying skating in the first 5 minutes, i'm not skating. don't have to absolutely ripping, but if there's a slightly shit vibe at the start of the session i'm not persevering.

[propaganda]

Skating without a phone is 100% superior

And yeah just doesn’t feel natural. Seems more efficient tho

Sometimes I wish I could dead a bad sesh. I def quit attempting something if I’m not liking how I’m bailing. But sometimes I got a try one more time to prove I’m not scared.

[Sisig]

I drink coffee before every session without fail

[Tomek]

Phone/stuff right pocket only for sure (reg foot)

Having no stuff is better, but I feel like a lot of places you can’t put stuff down.

That being said, I can only skate pants that adequately hold stuff. Swishy/sweatpants don’t work

[I_Respect_Wood]

I have this friend who is skating for 10+ years, like a real skater, not a rando. He can barely ollie, and is imposible for him do a proper/decent flip. But he have a mean switch flip, like the best I saw in person (from not a pro), he does perfect nollie flips, nollie heels, both front and backside, but a regular flip or ollie nope.

[SmashtheState]

Nothing in pockets ever everything either in my hat which I take off including rings. Or place in side bag to which is always in eyesight.

Went to Cali Colombia once had a side bag full of tapes It grew legs within 5 minutes.

Does anyone ever lose clothing albeit a shirt, hat, rings, sunglasses etc whenever it's hot?

[Pavement Diver]

 

I have this friend who is skating for 10+ years, like a real skater, not a rando. He can barely ollie, and is imposible for him do a proper/decent flip. But he have a mean switch flip, like the best I saw in person (from not a pro), he does perfect nollie flips, nollie heels, both front and backside, but a regular flip or ollie nope.

Your sure he's not just closeted goofy?

[Pbn_jake]

I drink coffee before every session without fail

Okay yeah, this will be the one I can agree with. I get pretty lifted off some go go juice before skating no matter time or the day.

Also if I struggle with 360 flips I try to imagine how my homie Blant would do them and it works that try normally

[Pbn_jake]

Additionally if I must skate with my phone, that goes in my ass pocket. Never for long.

I have had a few pairs of sweet cargos with the phone pockets, I liked those

[mfweeno]

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I drink coffee before every session without fail

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Okay yeah, this will be the one I can agree with. I get pretty lifted off some go go juice before skating no matter time or the day.

Also if I struggle with 360 flips I try to imagine how my homie Blant would do them and it works that try normally

Yeah pre sesh coffee or caffeine of some kind is a non-negotiable for me, always has been. Focus and pain tolerance benefits. I even have a picture of myself as a kid doing a fs air over a hip with a Red Bull in my hand.
I realized another quirk I’ve desensitized myself to is using old shoes as makeshift iPhone tripods. I’ve been doing this for at least three years now. It is a little strange I guess - sometimes I get funny comments on it by other skaters or passerby. I’ve lost so many tripods in my life so it’s a good way for me to remember my belongings + it’s a little cheaper too.

[kookdusoleil]

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I drink coffee before every session without fail

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Okay yeah, this will be the one I can agree with. I get pretty lifted off some go go juice before skating no matter time or the day.

Also if I struggle with 360 flips I try to imagine how my homie Blant would do them and it works that try normally

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Yeah pre sesh coffee or caffeine of some kind is a non-negotiable for me, always has been. Focus and pain tolerance benefits. I even have a picture of myself as a kid doing a fs air over a hip with a Red Bull in my hand.
I realized another quirk I’ve desensitized myself to is using old shoes as makeshift iPhone tripods. I’ve been doing this for at least three years now. It is a little strange I guess - sometimes I get funny comments on it by other skaters or passerby. I’ve lost so many tripods in my life so it’s a good way for me to remember my belongings + it’s a little cheaper too.

Hang on what? Pain tolerance benefits? Is that real?

[mfweeno]

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I drink coffee before every session without fail

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Okay yeah, this will be the one I can agree with. I get pretty lifted off some go go juice before skating no matter time or the day.

Also if I struggle with 360 flips I try to imagine how my homie Blant would do them and it works that try normally

[close]

Yeah pre sesh coffee or caffeine of some kind is a non-negotiable for me, always has been. Focus and pain tolerance benefits. I even have a picture of myself as a kid doing a fs air over a hip with a Red Bull in my hand.
I realized another quirk I’ve desensitized myself to is using old shoes as makeshift iPhone tripods. I’ve been doing this for at least three years now. It is a little strange I guess - sometimes I get funny comments on it by other skaters or passerby. I’ve lost so many tripods in my life so it’s a good way for me to remember my belongings + it’s a little cheaper too.

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Hang on what? Pain tolerance benefits? Is that real?

From my personal experience I believe there is a pain tolerance benefit to caffeine. Since caffeine response is pretty variable depending on who you’re dosing, this may be something that some individuals don’t experience as much as others.

When I was personal training people and leaning more into the research/evidence based side of things, I recall reading some articles citing studies which tried to quantify a pain tolerance increase with regular caffeine consumption. Could just be a cherry-pick on my part, but I did find this study that correlated higher pain tolerance thresholds with regular caffeine intake.

[The Mexican Nancy Chin]

I feel like I've been transported to an alternate universe where wax isn't as effective. All of a sudden I'm hearing everyone talking about rubricking and putting laquer on every new ledge they skate, and even seen a few videos people talking about it like it's an absolute necessity. Seemed like a massive exaggeration to me as all I've ever needed for 90% of ledges is wax, but the amount of wax I've needed lately to make a ledge slide feels like it's doubled, and quintupled for grinds.

When I saw 16:57 a few months ago, I thought rubricking and putting laquer on this perfect bank for a tiny bluntslide was the most extra I've ever seen, but every bank I've skated since has felt like it takes an eternity of waxing to get a non no comply tailslide to slide on it

[Bigpapa4269]

for me i just have this weird thing, i guess the best way to describe it is i have this obsession with maximizing the space i am in, i need to go to the very back corner before i run and throw my board down or whatever.

when there is a place where i can just push up for miles, i tend to need to go back to the exact same spot every time, and then sometimes i will adjust it if i need to go faster or slower.

when i do snow skating, this OCD is on overdrive because theres so many more factors, the ground isnt flat not only where you are skating, but also where you are running. i started to have to throw my board down every time because if my board was sitting like 1 deg out of alignment to the spot it was driving me nuts because you cant really turn on those things.

If only scooter kids eould havr this 1 lol

They be waiting at the top of the bank a lot

[GnarAlarm]

Do y'all still have fun if you're skating like shit?

If I have a bad session where nothing is working, when I leave the spot I'm disappointed in myself and there's no part of me thinking "well at least I had fun".
Lately I've started to realize I've always approached skating more like a challenge to overcome or a problem to be solved, and when I solve it my reward is a dopamine hit that rivals the finest designer drugs.
So when I don't get that dopamine hit, I don't have fun.
I'm not a tantrum person though, I just quietly seethe, so I got that going for me.

It's not something I chose, I wish I didn't feel that way.
I'm getting older, losing tricks, and it's harder and harder to learn new ones, so hopefully I can rewire my brain to enjoy the simpler things in skateboarding.

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

Never really been that into the color matching thing, probably because I'm not much of a colorful guy, but holy fuck it's satisfying when it spontaneously happens. I've got this Smokey the Bear hat that's green with yellow trim, and the Hermann Battle Ax board I'm riding matches beautifully.

If no one is doing footplants or handplants on the sesh, and I throw one out, I'm gonna get a bit tilted at people skipping around doing bonelesses or sweepers after. I gotta actively de-program my brain to not care and move on to something else.

Deck those rocks, and I'd prefer if you didn't deck disasters.

I watched a kid try to kickflip off a kicker for an entire session. Barely tried anything else. Even tho he landed more than a few, he kept going for it. Probably more than 100 tries and like 20-30 slams. Not sure where that falls in the neurodivergence conversation, but it was wild to watch. My brain is just not wired that way.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

grip over the bolts, no red tops, three wheel graphics facing in, one facing out (back wheel toe-side), always have lines in griptape