short skaters

[S.]

I am always suprised about how short some pros are when I see them in person. Heath is probably 5 foot 6. Jon Dickson is maybe 5 foot 4 and I thought he was a big and tall guy. Foy must be really short too. That's probably the reason why he can skate how he does and still be a bigger kid. I am willing to bet that if he was a foot taller and had the exact same stature he would not skate nearly as good as he does. Most of the tall pros seem to be really skinny.

[roba]

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Pretty much all pro skaters are short. It has to do with center of balance. All tall pros were short when they started and then had a growth spurt and somehow figured it out ie Reynolds.

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That's what happened to me, only I didn't figure it out like Reynolds did and now I suck  lol.

 

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I never thought of this way, I guess it's true for gymnasts too, both activities have similar aspects: http://www.livestrong.com/article/546292-what-is-the-advantage-of-a-gymnast-being-short-in-stature/

Isn't it easier to pop high with longer legs though?

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You would think that right?? But as I was going through my growing phase my pop has slightly gotten worse over time.  I lost my ability to do certain tricks too, which was a huge bummer.

most of my friends who can pop tricks pretty high are short, i'm 6.1 and can barely ollie up a 4 stair

[Righteous Victim]

I am always suprised about how short some pros are when I see them in person. Heath is probably 5 foot 6. Jon Dickson is maybe 5 foot 4 and I thought he was a big and tall guy. Foy must be really short too. That's probably the reason why he can skate how he does and still be a bigger kid. I am willing to bet that if he was a foot taller and had the exact same stature he would not skate nearly as good as he does. Most of the tall pros seem to be really skinny.

Whut.

[Harem]

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I am always suprised about how short some pros are when I see them in person. Heath is probably 5 foot 6. Jon Dickson is maybe 5 foot 4 and I thought he was a big and tall guy. Foy must be really short too. That's probably the reason why he can skate how he does and still be a bigger kid. I am willing to bet that if he was a foot taller and had the exact same stature he would not skate nearly as good as he does. Most of the tall pros seem to be really skinny.

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Whut.

Walked passed Heath at Black, and was really surprised by his height, I'd say he is closer to 5 foot 10 though. Always thought he was my height based off his footage (In the 6 foot 2/3 range).

[S.]

No way is he 5' 10". I am 5' 11 and he was significantly shorter than me when I met him last summer.

[Mystical Leader]

Hmm so is this why skaters like vx 4:3 footy because it makes them look taller than they are.. Or maybe I need to take my tinfoil hat off...

Kind of weird realizing all these skate heroes are lil people...

[doomstation55]

Surprised this ad has not been mentioned yet

[poowizard]

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[h00man]

Amazing ^

[Francis Xavier]

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Fucking lollipop guild

[fulltechnicalskizzy]

Collect them all!

[doublesteveburger]

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fuck dude, I just lost it.

[Robert Baratheon]

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Fucking lollipop guild

OMFG. 10/10!

[Silky Johnson]

Collect them all!

Sammy Baca based his wardrobe off these toys

[colt cannon lunchbox]

Can someone remind me who 'stallion' is lol

[Silky Johnson]

Can someone remind me who 'stallion' is lol

Everen Stallion

[expired]

Etienne, Underagedrilla on Insta.
Also Jamie Foy doesn't look very tall

[CHONGO]

spanky. rvca team came to the park. fool is short as hell but hes the sickest

[SodaJerk]

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Jesus Christ
I think Mystery 1.0 would have done better if they ran this version

[Sleazy]

Heath is probably 5 foot 6.

i saw him at house park and he seemed average height to me unless he was rocking some huge riser pads.

[Jollyoli]

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[Mystical Leader]

That Mystery team photo is amazing! You almost can't spot the difference

The average height for citizens of USA is about 5 ft 9 in according to this :

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


so to be shortie it's about 5ft7in?

 this is kind weird seeing so many of my favorites are so small. Maybe gilby crockett skating waist high ledges wouldn't be as impressive if we saw someone like Jake Johnson at the same spot and it only being knee high for him. Not that I don't like both of them though just wondering..

[Shifty Flip]

I heard Torey Pudwill is midget sized in real life, I was surprised considering the sizes of ledges that guy gets up on.

I heard he only rocks them RB beanies to add another six inches.
T Puddles on Napoleon Syndrome, confirmed.

[DISTANT RUMOURS]

Dyrdek was really really short when I saw him as well.

How tall is Daewon?

[Robert Baratheon]

How tall is Daewon?

reported

[CRAILFISH TO REVERT]

daan is supposedly 14cm tall.

[Watson]

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Ahah wow. This is amazing. Instantly reminded me of this Redstar team photo where Grant Patterson looks exactly like that but without photoshop.



Ahhhh alright, fuck it:

[poowizard]

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Ahah wow. This is amazing. Instantly reminded me of this Redstar team photo where Grant Patterson looks exactly like that but without photoshop.



Ahhhh alright, fuck it:

Bwahahahahah! Epic!!

[ChuckRamone]

I watched a video about box jumps once and they were talking about how doing really high ones is not the same thing as vertical leap - it’s mostly about sucking your legs up to your body. “pop” in skating is a pretty similar motion so being short wouldn’t be a problem for that.

[Profitsea]

Matt Allen is tiny in an adorable, but weirdly intimidating way