Amazing Skate Video

[BUTCH1]

skateboarding is so 90's.

Uhhhh, no, I see kids on board all the time..

 

[BUTCH1]

One quick example:

http://youtu.be/cbSbbY5ibas?t=1m27s

After hitting the pole it almost looks like he lost balance and did some fancy footwork to catch himself. I realize that has got to be all skill though, no way in heck I would have even been able to do the flip jump thing. Still to me it appeared as if it were a mistake...several times I was like "did he plan that or did he just kind of fake it?"

OK here's another real quick:

http://youtu.be/cbSbbY5ibas?t=3m20s

I felt like the intention was to balance on the pipe much longer, then do some fancy hop off. Instead he just kind of bounced off of it, and I had the reaction of "that was it?". Again, I couldn't do that...so there is definitely skill there. But to me, it just seemed like it was a mistake. Like watching a gymnast jump up and grab the parallel bars, do a few swings and then let go and flip to the ground without doing any other stunts on the bars.

There were several other moments like that throughout the whole thing. I don't want to tear this guy apart, he's obviously talented...but that's why it seemed kind of weird to me.

The first one maybe, but maybe again the director didn't want to waste time so it could be "perfect", the pipe ride looked like that was all their was to it. I can't even begin to imagine how long it took or how many painful wipe-outs a person must endure to achieve that level of excellence..

 

[fustercluck]

Very nice! Thanks for the link.

I've secretly always wanted to skateboard but never got around to learning. Love watching X-games and stuff. Getting a little late to learn to skateboard (27), would be rather embarrassing. Also I think I might break a skateboard in half à la homer simpson. - It would have to be a REALLY sturdy skateboard.

It's also cool to check out all the longboards at the mall, really cool looking. Although I'm not sure how much purpose they would serve.

 

[Dankk]

That video was way cooler than I was expecting. Thanks OP.

 

[Chocu1a]

Rodney Mullins could do all that. Hell, Rodney Mullins INVENTED almost all those tricks.

 

[aayush]

I love this video ...

 

[Nemesis13]

Rodney Mullins could do all that. Hell, Rodney Mullins INVENTED almost all those tricks.

Yea he did, has he done anything recently

 

[soulcougher73]

Yea he did, has he done anything recently

He was in the "Bones Bridage: An Autobiography" documentary which is on Netflix. Very good doc. I grew up loving most of these guys. I had the Lance Mountain board growing up but i was never any good. Born in 73 so im about same age as most of these guys and grew up in CA as well.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2129928/

 

[spidey07]

He was in the "Bones Bridage: An Autobiography" documentary which is on Netflix. Very good doc. I grew up loving most of these guys. I had the Lance Mountain board growing up but i was never any good. Born in 73 so im about same age as most of these guys and grew up in CA as well.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2129928/

I got to skate with a bunch of them when there was a tournament in my city, I took them around to all the good street places downton. They made shit looks so easy. I can't remember if Tony Hawk was with us as this was before he was the super monster mac daddy.

 

[Thebobo]

Nice Video, sad to see old amusement parks die the place of so much happiness.

 

[Wyndru]

Nice, thanks for posting.

Zoo York team visits Yankee Stadium

Remember the power glove?

I've secretly always wanted to skateboard but never got around to learning. Love watching X-games and stuff. Getting a little late to learn to skateboard (27), would be rather embarrassing. Also I think I might break a skateboard in half à la homer simpson. - It would have to be a REALLY sturdy skateboard.

It's all good, I'm in my late 30's and still go out once in a while. I still skate at a few spots I grew up riding at too. I wish I had more time to do it though, it's hard to keep landing everything clean when you don't skate every day. I'm sure I look pretty sloppy when I skate, but I usually ride alone unless a friend from college or high school comes along.

Boards are pretty sturdy, I haven't broken many of mine unintentionally (getting pissed and focusing them is a different story) and I weigh around 200, and still ollie 4 and 5 stairs from time to time, over time you learn to try and land everything on the bolts so it minimizes the chance.