Thanks, but nah, I'm just an old skater! LOL!
Well, skateboarding literally came from surfing, (it was called "sidewalk surfing") so most of the earliest skaters were from California and they were surfers before they became skaters.
When skateboarding went to street, it became much more technical and a lot of skaters lost the "surf-style".
When I skate, it's not about tricks, it's more about speed and flow and grinding in the bowl. I love that feeling.
Least not doing the crazier tricks saves your knees so you can still skate now? 😆 my partner and a few of our friends who skate are “retiring” or feeling a bit deprived as their knees are wrecked so they can’t do a lot of the jumps or big landings or even slam down a ramp anymore.
Yeah, that's the thing - when I came up, street skating wasn't invented yet, so I never got into that. This saved my body, big-time. I think of street skating as "stunts". It's great to watch and I can admire their skill level, but I'm more into the speed and flow of skating a pool or bowl / skatepark and maybe once in awhile doing a trick.
I actually don't really like skate parks (I don't like big ramps, too many memories of tumbling down steep hills where I grew up maybe 😅) but there is something in finding lines through them. I’m too scared to do tricks now though 😵
Thanks, but nah, I'm just an old skater! LOL!
Well, skateboarding literally came from surfing, (it was called "sidewalk surfing") so most of the earliest skaters were from California and they were surfers before they became skaters.
When skateboarding went to street, it became much more technical and a lot of skaters lost the "surf-style".
When I skate, it's not about tricks, it's more about speed and flow and grinding in the bowl. I love that feeling.
Least not doing the crazier tricks saves your knees so you can still skate now? 😆 my partner and a few of our friends who skate are “retiring” or feeling a bit deprived as their knees are wrecked so they can’t do a lot of the jumps or big landings or even slam down a ramp anymore.
Yeah, that's the thing - when I came up, street skating wasn't invented yet, so I never got into that. This saved my body, big-time. I think of street skating as "stunts". It's great to watch and I can admire their skill level, but I'm more into the speed and flow of skating a pool or bowl / skatepark and maybe once in awhile doing a trick.
You definitely sound like an oldschool surfer 😜
I actually don't really like skate parks (I don't like big ramps, too many memories of tumbling down steep hills where I grew up maybe 😅) but there is something in finding lines through them. I’m too scared to do tricks now though 😵
Cruising is cool - I skate for the flow and rush feeling it gives me, not for the "performance" of it.