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Mid-30s here and skateboarding got way more enjoyable for me in my 30s than in my 20s. In my 20s I struggled with plateauing, not picking new tricks up and barely holding onto my staples. In my 30s I find myself more relaxed about progression and just enjoying my time on the board. I work a boring corporate job as an analyst in a really dull segment of IT, I look forward to every weekend where I got 4 hours of me time at the park from 7-11am, I'm never going to be pro so I don't see a point in killing myself doing it.
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Skating has just made me so angry lately. Ive probably had a few months where I haven't been feeling as stoked as i usually do on skating. Don't get me wrong the passion still burns but it seems to piss me off more than it hypes me up.
I seem to be just going through a period of stagnation, I haven't learnt anything new in weeks and when I do try something new I just get completely smoked on a slam. I've tried mixing it up by skating curbs and trying new stuff but even then the spots will turn to busts or it'll rain or some shit.
Maybe I'm just a pussy, maybe I'm just yearning for different things in skating. Maybe I'm just venting. Fuckin stupid.
Take that slam dude. For real, and enjoy it. Film yourself, even if you don't share, just to see where you fuck up.
From experience, you will be pissed when you're older if you don't take the good with the bad and just go for what you want to do. Just have fun. Fuck it, dont even flip your board. I barely do. Just ride around if you're stagnant on tricks. Bomb some hills.
Also, for sure get a rain board. A shitty board to use in a little rain or the occasional wet ditch or whatever. It is a great option for when you feel that itch, but don't wanna fuck up your new setup.
Thanks guys. I really appreciate you taking the time to speak to me and add your experiences. I just need to remember why I started skating and continue to love skating, because it's such a fun, free thing to do. Need to take myself less serious, haha. Cheers guys, much love.
Not to be a nag but skating in your 20s can be a drag - progress (a huge part of the skateboarding experience) lags behind, you're body is starting to slow down and life commitments catch up. You spend less time on the board, means you progress slower, your consistency goes down and you feel shitty about your session. It's a vicious cycle that caused me to just say fuck it and stopped skateboarding altogether.
I'm not sure if you have other interest but looking outside of skateboarding has been really helpful for me. In the 10-ish years I took off I picked up riding my motorcycle at the track, surfing and Muay Thai kickboxing, all of which allowed me to channel the stuff I learned from skateboarding (persistence, body mechanics, balance) into a meaningful form. It made the return to skateboarding much more rewarding because I didn't tie my physical worth to how many tries it took me to tailslide a fucking ledge.
If all else fails, go work on another aspect of skateboarding you missed out in your younger days. I wished I learned how to skate transition or carve a bowl when I was younger; go pick it up while you're still young and spritely!
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