Skateboarding After 50

[Plan9Customs]

A thing from today. Nose f/s revert. One of my favorite transition tricks. I'll be hitting 52 in less than two weeks. God, how did I suddenly get so old?

@Sedition thats a great shot and properly tweaked. I’m jealous, I could only get those cheater(aka hand down).

Hit the wave today and almost stepped on a rattle snake on the way there.

[The Huffer]

The clover I skated on Friday. My goal is triple nipple rock and rolls (each hip in a row)

[Sedition]

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A thing from today. Nose f/s revert. One of my favorite transition tricks. I'll be hitting 52 in less than two weeks. God, how did I suddenly get so old?

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And right up on there how it should be too!!!

Whenever I looked at old footage I would often barely get the nose to tap before already having things on the way round and down for front nose reverts, but it is good to see the trick done right as per your pic!

Thanks for the kind words, all!

[DNTRODDEN]

How are the rest of the Old Timers doin?  LOL

I have been slow and timid for the past month after screwing up my knee on a No-Comply of all things.

MRI on Monday

[OldieButFrenchie]

well shit. heal up quick man!

As for me, I got good news: decked fs rocks are back in my mini ramp repertoire. Stoked.

And bad news: I'm still useless at slappys, that bugs me so hard. Boardslides and stuff are no problem, but anything involving the trucks is impossible to me.
Yesterday I finally worked up the courage to try feeble slappys on a double sided curb and immediately ate shit on the second try.  double sided curbs really scare me, when you slip out there's no way to get out of it. I have no idea how older guys manage to skate that shit whithout killing themselves. Watching Daclin it looks so good....

[DNTRODDEN]

well shit. heal up quick man!

As for me, I got good news: decked fs rocks are back in my mini ramp repertoire. Stoked.

And bad news: I'm still useless at slappys, that bugs me so hard. Boardslides and stuff are no problem, but anything involving the trucks is impossible to me.
Yesterday I finally worked up the courage to try feeble slappys on a double sided curb and immediately ate shit on the second try.  double sided curbs really scare me, when you slip out there's no way to get out of it. I have no idea how older guys manage to skate that shit whithout killing themselves. Watching Daclin it looks so good....

My Slappy process:

1. approach with the assumed needed speed
2. contact curb
3. eat shit!

sometimes when I miss curbslide, it get into a noseslide and immediately bail...lol

[rikki]

I've always been of the opinion that curb/slappy skating is the most scary and dangerous form of skateboarding. I prefer doing a frontside ollie down a five stair in my fifties over a front board on double sided curb.

[Sedition]

How are the rest of the Old Timers doin?  LOL

I have been slow and timid for the past month after screwing up my knee on a No-Comply of all things.

MRI on Monday

Ugh. Super sorry to hear about the MRI. Hope things aren't...too bad / you heal-up quickly.

A good instagram "friend" of mine just broke his leg / leg ankle pretty bad, the exact same way I did mine back in 2019. That has triggered a bit of the "re-injury anxiety" in me. 

This winter was really bad. Recent "spring" weather has not been much better. Not sure if it's a function of just clearing out winter rust or not, but the last few weeks of sessions I've been feeling really sluggish, weak, timid, and, well, old...hopefully that diminishes with warmer weather and more skating.

[Sedition]

well shit. heal up quick man!

As for me, I got good news: decked fs rocks are back in my mini ramp repertoire. Stoked.

And bad news: I'm still useless at slappys, that bugs me so hard. Boardslides and stuff are no problem, but anything involving the trucks is impossible to me.
Yesterday I finally worked up the courage to try feeble slappys on a double sided curb and immediately ate shit on the second try.  double sided curbs really scare me, when you slip out there's no way to get out of it.

f/s rocks = congrats.

Curbs: They can bite, and bite hard. 

[The Huffer]

been bragging about waking up with no pain for a couple of years (i put it down to giving up beer) and then bam... put my back out a couple of weeks back... anyway after much stretching and acupuncture i'm back at it...

managed a front rock or two so all is well again. sorry to hear about the injuries!

[Plan9Customs]

well shit. heal up quick man!

As for me, I got good news: decked fs rocks are back in my mini ramp repertoire. Stoked.

And bad news: I'm still useless at slappys, that bugs me so hard. Boardslides and stuff are no problem, but anything involving the trucks is impossible to me.
Yesterday I finally worked up the courage to try feeble slappys on a double sided curb and immediately ate shit on the second try.  double sided curbs really scare me, when you slip out there's no way to get out of it. I have no idea how older guys manage to skate that shit whithout killing themselves. Watching Daclin it looks so good....

Not to not pick but that’s a front hurricane, and a damn nice one at that! Great clips

[The Huffer]

I was the oldest by far at last night's session. The crew went out drinking and hillbombing into the night. I went home to walk the dog...

[Sedition]

I was the oldest by far at last night's session. The crew went out drinking and hillbombing into the night. I went home to walk the dog...

Oh, hell yes!

[Sedition]

Anyone else see that recent “Day in the Life” video with Hawk? He made some pretty on-point comments about being, well, an old skater. Worth a watch.

https://youtu.be/wSkKPCmiQAk?si=4gUPW8SQ_PuCF9jO

[gringo_viejo]

Got back on the board last night for the first time since last August.

It was a perfect spring night to be at the skate park. Sun just starting to set. A couple of homies that I haven’t seen in forever pulled up. Somebody had patched the transition where it had been starting to crumble under the coping.

So good to be back.

…but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, I have to relearn EVERYTHING. I mean, I wasn’t great before but I had a consistent little bag.
At first I couldn’t even roll fakie or nollie. Pretty soon muscle memory kicked in and I could do some basic kickturns, but I couldn’t manage a powerslide or slappy. Didn’t even pop the tail. Didn’t dare approach the coping.

For those who have taken some injury-enforced time off, tell me your ways to get that good old feeling back!

I feel like I spent seven years building a tidy little cabin, only to have a tornado come along and pitch it in the lake.

[Sedition]

For those who have taken some injury-enforced time off, tell me your ways to get that good old feeling back!

What injury did you have?

[gringo_viejo]

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For those who have taken some injury-enforced time off, tell me your ways to get that good old feeling back!

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What injury did you have?

I have capsulitis in the second toe on my left foot. It feels like a hot, sharp stone under the skin in the ball of the foot, right where the toe joins the foot.

It sucks.

[Sedition]

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For those who have taken some injury-enforced time off, tell me your ways to get that good old feeling back!

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What injury did you have?

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I have capsulitis in the second toe on my left foot. It feels like a hot, sharp stone under the skin in the ball of the foot, right where the toe joins the foot.

It sucks.

That sounds...depleasant. Gone now, or an ongoing thing? I broke my leg/ankle back in 2019. Two surgeries. Had to learn to walk again, not to mention skating (was off board for a year). The recovery process was...interesting.

[Sedition]

This is worth a watch / relevant to this thread.

[gringo_viejo]

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For those who have taken some injury-enforced time off, tell me your ways to get that good old feeling back!

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What injury did you have?

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I have capsulitis in the second toe on my left foot. It feels like a hot, sharp stone under the skin in the ball of the foot, right where the toe joins the foot.

It sucks.

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That sounds...depleasant. Gone now, or an ongoing thing? I broke my leg/ankle back in 2019. Two surgeries. Had to learn to walk again, not to mention skating (was off board for a year). The recovery process was...interesting.

It’s to the point now that the physical therapist says I can test it… but also if I stand/run/skate too long (20-30 minutes) it starts to hurt again.

I do far better with “you need to go hard” than with “you need to do some, but not too much, and listen to your body.”

Broken ankle sounds terrible. Ankles and wrists are so complicated. Can’t imagine relearning to walk.

[OldieButFrenchie]

This is worth a watch / relevant to this thread.

amazing! super inspiring

[gringo_viejo]

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This is worth a watch / relevant to this thread.

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amazing! super inspiring

So good! Nosepick body varial is immaculate…especially “lookatthis!” mid-trick.

I love the idea that not being able to jump down huge stuff anymore is freeing. Love the creativity!

[AnimalChinaski79]

This is worth a watch / relevant to this thread.

This was awesome.  I love all those Blockhead dudes, and watch the Bonkersville channel Laban has all the time.  Lambert used to go big!  Amazing his knees are still holding up. 

[DNTRODDEN]

Got back on the board last night for the first time since last August.

It was a perfect spring night to be at the skate park. Sun just starting to set. A couple of homies that I haven’t seen in forever pulled up. Somebody had patched the transition where it had been starting to crumble under the coping.

So good to be back.

…but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, I have to relearn EVERYTHING. I mean, I wasn’t great before but I had a consistent little bag.
At first I couldn’t even roll fakie or nollie. Pretty soon muscle memory kicked in and I could do some basic kickturns, but I couldn’t manage a powerslide or slappy. Didn’t even pop the tail. Didn’t dare approach the coping.

For those who have taken some injury-enforced time off, tell me your ways to get that good old feeling back!

I feel like I spent seven years building a tidy little cabin, only to have a tornado come along and pitch it in the lake.

I have said it a few times

I am back from a 20+ year break, and the hard part is not comparing myself to how good I was when I stopped, but remembering how bad I was when I started....

I think I almost have my final truck/deck combo, but I need another 14 wb deck to be sure so I can ride the setups side by side

[The Huffer]

Wow, Lambert's curb combos... Pretty impressive.

[DNTRODDEN]

This is worth a watch / relevant to this thread.

Absolutely amazing!

that quote about curbs, is spot on, and might be the reason I have been hesitant to learn slappys

[Sleazy]

Good stuff above!

Finally made it to NYC on a business trip and took my board then skated and took train everywhere. So fun

[The Huffer]

NYC ollie shot is money.

[gringo_viejo]

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Got back on the board last night for the first time since last August.

It was a perfect spring night to be at the skate park. Sun just starting to set. A couple of homies that I haven’t seen in forever pulled up. Somebody had patched the transition where it had been starting to crumble under the coping.

So good to be back.

…but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, I have to relearn EVERYTHING. I mean, I wasn’t great before but I had a consistent little bag.
At first I couldn’t even roll fakie or nollie. Pretty soon muscle memory kicked in and I could do some basic kickturns, but I couldn’t manage a powerslide or slappy. Didn’t even pop the tail. Didn’t dare approach the coping.

For those who have taken some injury-enforced time off, tell me your ways to get that good old feeling back!

I feel like I spent seven years building a tidy little cabin, only to have a tornado come along and pitch it in the lake.

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I have said it a few times

I am back from a 20+ year break, and the hard part is not comparing myself to how good I was when I stopped, but remembering how bad I was when I started....

I think I almost have my final truck/deck combo, but I need another 14 wb deck to be sure so I can ride the setups side by side

I dig it.

Instead of saying “I HAVE to start over,” I’ve been trying to think, “I GET to learn all these tricks again and have fun re-learning them.”

Trying to.

I suppose asking what people did to come back and how it felt is mostly a matter for the beginner trick tips section. Was anything different the second time? Did revisiting the basics make them more solid?

Maybe I should check the epiphany thread too.

[rikki]

I suppose asking what people did to come back and how it felt is mostly a matter for the beginner trick tips section. Was anything different the second time? Did revisiting the basics make them more solid?

Tricks lost, found and newly found notwithstanding, I think Lambert summed it up perfectly. I'm definitely having more fun skateboarding now as compared to 30+ years ago. Or at least it's a different kind of more wholesome, fulfilling type of fun.

With my homies skateboarding these days is more than just skating. It's peer group therapy, meditation, dancing, goofing around and cherishing our inner children, just plain having a laugh, hyping each other regardless of skill level and tricks.

Solo sessions can be fun and rewarding too, but the true gems are revealed when homies congregate.

Such a blessing to be able to do it still.