is alex olson the least technically skilled pro of the last 10 years?

[J.R.]

chris dobstaff > alex olson

[Tracer]

I've seen Olson in person do nice 2ft Backside Airs on an 8ft quarter. Don't think he's put much tranny stuff like that on tape. He definitely has some skills...

What a crazy story! Please regail us again next week, you've obviously seen some shit

[givecigstosurfgroms]

nate jones had the fakie tre down double sets    Gall helped pioneer switch  and reynolds skates ledges and shit but dosnt release footy of it cause hes dumb i guess (bias i hate his parts) 

[Baron Samedi]

0:34 That one time Alex did a totally unexpected tech trick and made it look beautiful.

I'm pretty sure he's got the skill to do whatever he wants on a board, he just chooses what's comfortable for him and I think it works, his trick selection has always been pretty great if a little trendy. Not that it matters anyway, how often did Heath skate switch? Doesn't fucking matter.

There's also that web clip in that basketball court in NY where he does a nollie laser flip out of the blue. Made it look pretty cool too.

[J.R.]

nate jones had the fakie tre down double sets    Gall helped pioneer switch  and reynolds skates ledges and shit but dosnt release footy of it cause hes dumb i guess (bias i hate his parts) 

not that theyve been super tech recently, but gall was sick with proper switch flip back tails before that was a thing in skateboarding. reynolds can get as tech as anyone else, its just overshadowed by whatever big gap he decided to frontside flip that week.

[violentpizza]

Baca for sure

[SodaJerk]

Tech skating doesn't get you into the discotheque for free

skateboarding, much like playing a musical instrument, should be judged purely by technical ability. thats why i only listen to Yngwie Malmsteen.

[icybear187]

Raney, Raven, Ben Rayborn, Robbie Russo top Alex without question.

[Kolostrum]

Has TK even learned a new trick in the last 10 years. Isn't he the obvious choice?

[GAY]

Has TK even learned a new trick in the last 10 years. Isn't he the obvious choice?

Tom Knox?

[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

dakota servold for sure. those FA kids and maybe sean powers?

alex is a top 5 power skater for this generation. easy. id rather watch him do 5 minutes of big ollies and simple tricks than do an awful looking trick like that tailslide impossible out. the dude is good at a specific thing, let him do that. why is he obligated to do every trick in the book? the koston model is an impossible standard. there is only one and there will never be another. even koston can't be koston anymore.

why cant you guys be ok with a guy who only does one thing really well? some people skate tech, some people don't.

also i feel like theres an undertone in some of your comments that because alex doesn't choose to do tech tricks they must not be worth doing or that tech is stupid or something.

tech is sick, tech will have it's moment again in a few years probably, its just missing it's mike carroll.

[Swithflip]

These pros make their careers with 3 tricks: Dakota Servold has bs and fs boardslide on kink rails.

[J.R.]

dakota servold for sure. those FA kids and maybe sean powers?

alex is a top 5 power skater for this generation. easy. id rather watch him do 5 minutes of big ollies and simple tricks than do an awful looking trick like that tailslide impossible out. the dude is good at a specific thing, let him do that. why is he obligated to do every trick in the book? the koston model is an impossible standard. there is only one and there will never be another. even koston can't be koston anymore.

why cant you guys be ok with a guy who only does one thing really well? some people skate tech, some people don't.

also i feel like theres an undertone in some of your comments that because alex doesn't choose to do tech tricks they must not be worth doing or that tech is stupid or something.

tech is sick, tech will have it's moment again in a few years probably, its just missing it's mike carroll.

dude does all types of flips and shove its into and out of grinds/slides, have you seen his video parts?

[chockfullofthat]

Tracer what age were you when you first experienced blunt force trauma to your head?

[new_york_shitty]

A.O. fucking destroys it on a skateboard, WTF are you talking about???

[ttching!]

Tracer what age were you when you first experienced blunt force trauma to your head?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_alcohol_syndrome

[Kanye Omari West]

Nick Garcia. Prove me wrong. Literally never seen him flip his board once.

[Tracer]

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Tracer what age were you when you first experienced blunt force trauma to your head?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_alcohol_syndrome

If i had FAS I would have never grown over 6 feet, or had an education with decent paying job. I have been knocked out a few times but never with a blunt force instrument, and never in a fight

[witty pseudonym]

Trix are for kids. 

[Schismatic]

Least technical career is probably Reynolds, it sounds weird but he doesnt skate rails, ledges, or manny pads very often

If anyone else posted something so ridiculously incorrect I'd assume it was trolling.

[Tracer]

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Least technical career is probably Reynolds, it sounds weird but he doesnt skate rails, ledges, or manny pads very often

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If anyone else posted something so ridiculously incorrect I'd assume it was trolling.

Reynolds doesn't flip in flip out, never has. I really don't pay attention to the magazines anymore so I could care less about Alex Olson or Jimmy wilkins. We're talking big name pros here and Reynolds is not a tech skater, it had to be mentioned. Did I actually respond to this post? I must be dumb

[ziggy]

If the trick you are most famous for is a flip trick, you are not the answer to the question in this thread

[chockfullofthat]

Behold.  The least tech skater.

[sid vicious]

Alex Olson > Brian patch

[Piri-piri]

This thread is so full of dumb it should be burnt to the ground and buried in a nuclear waste dumping ground.

[pizzafliptofakie]

[AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice]

They're not pros yet, but Sean Pablo and Sage Elsesser don't seem to have real technical skills. Apart from the occasional impossible and 360 flip, they don't ever flip their board or do difficult grinds and slides.

[Spitfire4life]

Jaws?

[iwishilivedinfinla]

fred gall

i hope you get hit by a car

[Baron Samedi]

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fred gall

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i hope you get hit by a car a brick wielded by a Fred Gall