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HOW DO I OLLIE WHILE ROLLING?
>blocks your path
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That's about where I'm at. Just go practice. You need to focus more on popping the tail. Also, doing some little hippy jumps helped me realize that the board is a lot more stable at speed than when you are trying to ollie holding still.
You need to consciously shift your center of gravity forward and stay above your board at all times. It's just a commitment issue, really.
hella kickflips
what time does highschool security usually go home for the night?
Ate actual shit for the first time today, I had some painful falls in the 3 or so days I'm skating, but today I tred a small ramp for the first time and i fell on the side of my ass so hard I still can't walk. Fuck. On the other hand I'm starting to do ollies kinda consistently, while stopped though.
>fell on tail bone 2 weeks ago
>still hurts like crazy to go up stairs on foot
fuck slams I hate this shit man I just wanna skate
Thanks dudes, I'll keep that stuff in might. I was wondering today if my wheel size/hardness is making it a bit more difficult as well. I've been learning on 60-65mm cruiser wheels at 80-84a
You're certainly not making it easy for yourself but it's very possible to ollie consistently with that setup.
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yeesh. I never go above 56mm.
Didn't you post this in the battlebots thread
So I decided to try out spacers and Dooks foam shock pads and whoa, it makes a bigger difference than I expected. I hope you're all at least using spacers because the speed increase is well worth it.
So I finally decided to learn how to Ollie and I put two holes in my new Vans.
get yourself some shoe goo, my man.
So I'm going through the pastebin and... does anyone know the woodshop for Iron Claw?
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would skating for six hours a day help me learn effectively?
three hours in the morning, three in the afternoon.
And some real shoes too.
No, you really hit the point of diminishing returns at around 4 and a half hours.
Don’t overdo it, your ankles will get really sore and within a week or two, you’ll have trouble just trying to push.
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>tfw you pad up and you're still too scared to fall
Is there hope for me, I just want to learn how to manual
bail onto your pads from manuals on flat ground
any new england guys in here? What duro are you guy's wheels? Been skating 54mm 101a's for ever but Im thinking I might go to 99a because the vibrations from the pavement are seriously fucking me up. thing is I really like the slide the harder wheels give me, and I'm afraid I'll stick too much if I go softer.
I don't know how bad your pavement over there is but in NYC I cruise around with 56mm 78a's and shock pads. Can't do tricks for shit but it feels like I'm gliding on clouds most of the time.
Why not just get softer wheels and switch to your hard ones when you hit the park up?
The difference between 99-101a is almost negligible on concrete, I truly don't notice any difference. On wood, however, I find 101a's to be a tad glassy.
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I skate 55 99's, no idea what lettering, but they are goos middle-ground wheels
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>tail bone has finally stopped hurting
>ankles feeling better too
skate day tomorrow lads, rise and grind 9am senpai
You know what I don’t get. When you watch someone doing a trick tutorial or something they’ll always have the board stationary in front of them and step on without it moving. When I try and do that it wobbles all over the place and feels like it’s gonna shoot out from under me. I can push and cruise fine but I can’t get on when it’s still. I’m on larger wheels though, bones 56mm rough riders.
tighten your trucks
It’s not so much the trucks moving it’s the wheels making the board go left or right on the ground
To specify it’s when you put one foot on a stationary board and are about to step on it moves all over the place
I'm 27 now, turned skinnyfat and I haven't skated in about 9 years, should I start again?
Same as me, dawg.
Go by a skateboard, roll around the park.
anyone here skate an 8.5"?
thinking of trying one out, currently on an 8.25"
what do you think are the pros/cons?
I skate an 8.75 on 56mm Mini Slimeballs.
I dunno. I like it, I guess. It's easier to cruise around on.
I can't kickflip, so don't listen to me.
>Mexicans set up a volleyball net and start playing
>their toddlers are running around and getting in the way like scooter kids
>at the fucking skate park
This neighborhood isn't gentrifying fast enough.
I still want to see this handsome devil on a skateboard, just once.
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I have a board with new Modus ABEC 7 bearings and 56mm 99a orbs wheels. I'm not getting much momentum at all when pushing and have to pretty much constantly push. I can go maybe a couple feet after stopping. Is this normal?
You’ve tightened your wheels too much. They should be able to rattle up and down a little. ABEC 7 should spin for ages.
Thanks! Also, I'm considering going with modus ceramics instead of modus abec 7 for a longboard. Are there any down sides to ceramics? Are they able to handle impacts from tricks as well as the steel ones?
Reminder that if you can't ollie you should be put against a wall and shot
fuck off, dude.
people learn at different paces.
There was a time when you couldn’t either dude.
Focus at low speeds, until you get the hang of it
Why don't you try some harder wheels and smaller. Reduce wheel bite for when you're rolling
If you have a specific routine to progress, sure. Seems like a lot though
Still hope for you user, you just need to skate and commit. And you have pads so it wont hurt as much
just roll around on concrete with your whole body. I'm not even kidding. if you're not used to getting banged up against hard surfaces since you were a kid, your body will need to adjust and hit tolerance will increase. that helps mentally because you know what to expect and can handle it and will actually hurt less too.
Reminder that if you can’t manual then you’re automatic
I dont even understand themechanics ofan ollie.when i see others do it its like the board is glued to their shoe. I dont understand what brings the board up with you
Does 8.25 seem too small? Does 8.5 seem too big? Try an 8.38, I honestly think its an underrated size, and my personal go to. Im a shoe size 9.5 - 10. The deck is definitely a little heavier, but it feels to me like my deck is a whole fuck ton wider and its easier to land tricks and almost never get accidental toe drag. Some friends ride 8.5s and it just feels clown shoeishly big like you could never fall off which kinda trips me up.
nothing like a nice bath after an 8 hour session
>8 hour session
Damn dude that's intense.
9am to 4pm
There were brakes ofc but no more than ten minutes to cool down and catch my breath
>it's currently school holidays where I live
>tfw no bf to take a bath with after an 8 hour session
Not him but I'm a strict 11.5 shoe size and feel really comfortable on my 9 inch cruiser but it feels too heavy to do any tricks with. My 8 inch popsicle feels like I'm constantly on a tightrope. I'm hoping my 8.5 inch deck that I ordered online will bridge the gap for me and maybe I can get good enough to do tricks on my 8 inch down the line because it feels like a fuck.
Richie Jackson. Nice. Oh, wait. He doesn't do a single trick.
fuckin' paul blart lookin' mall cop snapped my board today :(
