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Vogue also ran an article about producing that video: http://www.vogue.com/projects/13456298/rodney-mullen-debut-new-tricks-stanceless-360-degrees/ It's got some other stuff besides the usual "police came to stop me from breaking my hip joint".
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 09:51 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 19:55 |
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rodney mullen would be in closed treatment if he didnt have skateboarding 4 real
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 15:08 |
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Yeah he is a singular being for sure
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 15:22 |
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Intel&Sebastian posted:Yeah he is a singular being for sure I was going to reply saying that he definitely seems to be on the spectrum... but I like the thought of Rodney Mullen being the embodiment of the spectrum compressed into a singularity.
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 16:34 |
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XIII posted:The "round and round we go" filming style annoyed me. I just want to watch RM do a bunch of insanely technical tricks. Yeah, I thought the format got in the way. It's very cool, but should have been toned way down. This is more about the filming/post processing technique than the skateboarding.
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 19:19 |
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birdhouse won kotr again despite not winning like any of the superlatives/basically just because they have jaws
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# ? Jul 15, 2016 05:28 |
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Yea but Axel won the heart of the nation, bless that beautiful boy
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# ? Jul 15, 2016 05:40 |
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boxcarhobo posted:Yea but Axel won the heart of the nation, bless that beautiful boy
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# ? Jul 15, 2016 05:50 |
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They didn't really decorate their van
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# ? Jul 15, 2016 07:44 |
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Kotr has done nothing except make me hate Clint walker
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# ? Jul 16, 2016 17:12 |
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dangerdoom volvo posted:Kotr has done nothing except make me hate Clint walker
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# ? Jul 16, 2016 17:42 |
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Yeah, I thought the format got in the way. It's very cool, but should have been toned way down. This is more about the filming/post processing technique than the skateboarding. Rodney's weird lanky arms and funky style lend themselves well to the blurred exposure drag look.
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# ? Jul 16, 2016 18:29 |
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dangerdoom volvo posted:Kotr has done nothing except make me hate Clint walker me and all my friends have started calling each other piece of poo poo jock fucks or some variation, so thanks for that I guess clint walker you loving jock
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# ? Jul 16, 2016 22:49 |
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straight up brolic posted:The funniest thing about it is the he's like "the face" of their team, but it's literally just jaws, raybourn, davis, and dixon who do all of the challenges. He's a loving mascot. That front board kickflip out on the rail was nuts and not mascot only territory. That said gently caress that dude
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# ? Jul 17, 2016 01:35 |
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I haven't really skated in years but watched all of KOTR and could not believe how ridiculous Jaws and Axel were. Ed saying they thought about moving him straight to pro didn't seem that far fetched.
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# ? Jul 22, 2016 23:23 |
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havent bombed a hill in like fifteen years, what could go wrong?
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# ? Aug 1, 2016 16:22 |
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** dumbass newbie hurts himself (of course) alert ** Skated a little bit in my early teenage years (now 28); got the urge recently and borrowed a cruisey longboard to start. Had a great first day of pushing around a parking lot and some flat roads, and a great second day of lightly cruising flat roads and some slight inclines. Went down one road too fast for me and got a little wobbly (at what seemed like not very high speeds) and had to run it off before dying. Decided today (day #3) to practice footbreaking at increasing speeds. Started doing runs down this sidewalk (not from very high up! Like from where the first parked car is.) and turning right and footbraking before the building. On my 6th run or so I lost balance and fell on my knee and now I'm lying down icing it and writing this post! Of course I'm going to hurt myself - this is skating - but any tips on getting incrementally better at speeds while minimizing injury? I don't want to go any faster than I can reasonably brake (thus the braking practice), but thinking perhaps I should spend more time cruising on flat land (getting comfortable on the board) before trying to practice skillz like this.
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# ? Aug 2, 2016 03:43 |
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admiraldennis posted:** dumbass newbie hurts himself (of course) alert ** Comfort with using my foot to break just came with time for me. Basically every time you use your foot to push you're practicing for footbraking by developing the balance needed to stand with only one foot on the board, small inclines used to terrify me when I wasn't comfortable braking but now it's nothing. You could maybe try tightening your trucks to make it more stable but I would personally just wait it out. As for minimizing injury, when you hit the ground avoid using your hands at all costs and roll like a motherfucker if you can to try and dissipate some of the impact force. Knowing this didn't stop me from breaking my wrist (instinctively sticking my hands out is a hard habit to break) but it's something to try and keep in mind during the split second between fall and impact if you can, haha.
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# ? Aug 2, 2016 04:12 |
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Wouldn't they be declines?
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 19:14 |
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Speed wobbles are easily dealt with by good technique. Keep your lead foot on top of or as close as possible to the front trucks, you want as much of your weight as possible on those front two wheels. Keeping that front truck under your control is the goal, your weight is the key. Keep your mind on sticking only your butt out (like you're learning how to snowboard for the first time) and bending your lead knee more than the rear one. Both of these will help give you good form for keeping your weight distributed properly as well as put you in a posture where you're leading with your shoulders, not your feet, so that your weight is always down on those trucks. If you're in a run and you start to get wobbles - don't panic and get as low as possible over those front trucks; bend you knees more, stick your butt out more, reach with your lead hand for the nose of the board, bring your rear foot in closer to the front. Footbraking is just a function of your core strength. If you don't have it yet, you can't do it right. With only your lead foot, stand on your board in your living room and, while standing straight up, bend your lead knee slowly. Eventually the foot hanging off the board will gently touch the ground. That's footbraking. If you can't do that, just keep skating until your leg and core strength builds up enough that you can do that simple motion. Don't worry about balancing on a board on one foot while moving, you're learning how to do that every time you skate. Minimizing injury as an old person only has one answer: Get over yourself and wear pads.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 20:13 |
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Goblin posted:As for minimizing injury, when you hit the ground avoid using your hands at all costs and roll like a motherfucker if you can to try and dissipate some of the impact force. Knowing this didn't stop me from breaking my wrist (instinctively sticking my hands out is a hard habit to break) but it's something to try and keep in mind during the split second between fall and impact if you can, haha. Yeah this is real true, I fell going like 5 mph on a bike trail and took a bunch of skin off my palm, elbow and knee cause I tried to catch myself which puts you in the worst faceplant position, like a month later I hit a jacked up sidewalk piece going way faster at night and got cartwheeled all ragdoll lookin but was completely fine. Zigmidge posted:Keep your mind on sticking only your butt out (like you're learning how to snowboard for the first time) and bending your lead knee more than the rear one. When I was thinking about getting a longboard I saw a video with two dudes bombing some ridiculous hill and when the guy with the camera was overtaking the dude in front he reached out and rested his hand on the other dudes butt to stay close behind him and that helped me realize it was the sport for me
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 07:40 |
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Holy poo poo does Denver have some great parks. I've been having a lot of fun in the flow bowls around town in my attempts to get up to riding pools and such. Still haven't been able to make it up to the coping (except in the really small bowls, but that's likely due to the fact that I can't drop in yet. It took me a little while to get the whole "go fast" mindset, but it def is so much easier the faster you go. I did make the mistake of attempting a frontside kickturn before I was ready and ate it loving hard...
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 17:47 |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/04/sport/olympics-new-sports-ioc-skateboarding-surfing-karate-baseball-softball-climbing/index.html http://i.imgur.com/xJHKCpH.mp4
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 18:38 |
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Sweet sassy molassy kids these days
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 23:23 |
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If anyone missed it, the latest Polar video I Like It Here Inside My Mind, Don't Wake Me This Time is available to watch online. It's trendy, but the level of skating (and filming) is incredible. Lots of creative stuff, weird spots and fast feet.
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# ? Aug 5, 2016 22:21 |
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That first move there is so gooooood
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:22 |
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I love that for how much they shot in Malmö. Makes me feel real special knowing international big cheeses jumped down the stairs by my apartment that I have looked at and said naaah can't be done
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 09:58 |
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That was a really good!.Probably my favourite vid since Cheese & Crackers
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# ? Aug 7, 2016 07:58 |
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Saw a dude go face first on to the lip of a bench at the park today. Poor guy shattered four teeth.
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# ? Aug 10, 2016 01:55 |
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I dropped in for the first time today and didn't kill myself, hooray! Still haven't tried it on transition yet, but that should come quickly as soon as I can find a mellow bowl. I've also heard it's a bit easier when you have coping to lock into. Scarf fucked around with this message at 03:55 on Aug 10, 2016 |
# ? Aug 10, 2016 03:53 |
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Do it on those four footers I see in the background. Miniramp is so much fun.
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# ? Aug 10, 2016 09:01 |
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Zigmidge posted:Do it on those four footers I see in the background. Miniramp is so much fun. The one on the right side? Unfortunately that's a stand-alone... this place has no miniramp oddly enough :/ I can def use it as my next step up, but the scooter kids are constantly launching off that thing.
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# ? Aug 10, 2016 14:28 |
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Whatup skateboarding thread, I'd like some advice on a setup if you guys don't mind helping me out. I'm stoked to be building my first complete on my own, using only some research and a very small amount of experience (20 minutes) standing and pushing on my current board. I've never skated before, so I'm building a setup to be able to learn how to properly balance/push/carve with, and progress into lip tricks in a skate park consisting of mostly bowls and vert. I'd also like to be able to ride this on the street or sidewalk when I build up the skill to do so safely. I have a buddy that skates and he recommended a bunch of stuff for a setup that I built and really like, but I just don't think it's right for me, so I kept researching and found what I think will be close to perfect for me right now. Please note that I'm a big dude, 5'11" 240lbs with size 12-13 shoes, so this is definitely a big boi complete. http://berdels.com/products/goathead-on-slappy-slap https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NORVHI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A26A9QLFNQPSCL http://www.surf-rodz.com/access/sz-grind-kingpins-1/sz-grind-kingpins.html I respect skate culture even though I'm not fully immersed in it, and I think this complete will not only fit me well, but have a good throwback feeling as a newer style cruiser/bowl board. I told a co-worker about this complete today and his eyes lit up, turns out he has been skating since the 80s and still does, so of course he wants to skate with me. In my search for a board that fit me properly, I came across some good info about board sizing and how to fit a board. http://skateboardingismylifetimesport.blogspot.com/2013/09/skating-big-setup-part-2-revisiting.html I loosely followed that advice and settled on the Slappy Slap. When it gets here I'm going to check the wheel base and drill new holes as necessary. The main thing I want to know is if 65mm wheels will be too big for this setup. The trucks will be at either a 50 or 40 degree angle but I think it'll be fine, because the combination of a slightly longer axle than the board width and the concave shape looks like it'll give me just enough clearance. I'm going to use 1/8" risers as well, just to help reduce the chance of stress cracks, so that will help a bit too. Edit: I'm also thinking about getting different wheels entirely: http://www.tactics.com/bones/atf-filmer-skateboard-wheels/ty-evans-chomped-iii-yellow-80a http://www.tactics.com/bones/atf-all-terrain-formula-skateboard-wheels/nobs-white-80a http://www.tactics.com/spitfire/80hd-chargers-conical-skateboard-wheels/clear-80d Romulux fucked around with this message at 10:19 on Aug 12, 2016 |
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I don't know about the long board trucks for that setup. I'd get some regular Independent or Ace trucks for the plans that you have in the future. Also, the wheels are a little big but will probably be OK with the risers. You might run into the situation where they scrub the bottom of the board when you lean on turns, this is called wheel bite. It can toss you if the wheel bites hard enough when you land a trick a little with your weight a bit forward and leaning left or right. If you are just starting to skate you probably won't notice it as an issue. Those Hard bones bushings are really hard. I weigh about 190 and I found them unusable. Your weight my help them turn a little more easily but those suckers are hard and your trucks will be pretty tight it would seem. I used the medium bones bushings when I used those. Right now I'm happy with the bushings that come stock in Ace trucks. I like trucks kind of medium loose...not super loose, but not tight. Scarf posted:I dropped in for the first time today and didn't kill myself, hooray! Congrats! Dropping in on shallow banks to me is always a bit awkward. It feels like there is a little pause before you start to go after you put your wheels down. When you drop in on transition you just go, it's a more peaceful easy feeling.
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UFOTofuTacoCat posted:I don't know about the long board trucks for that setup. I'd get some regular Independent or Ace trucks for the plans that you have in the future. Also, the wheels are a little big but will probably be OK with the risers. You might run into the situation where they scrub the bottom of the board when you lean on turns, this is called wheel bite. It can toss you if the wheel bites hard enough when you land a trick a little with your weight a bit forward and leaning left or right. If you are just starting to skate you probably won't notice it as an issue. I definitely see what you're saying about the trucks, I was originally going to get Ace 66s http://www.tactics.com/ace/66-hi-skateboard-trucks or Indy 215s http://www.tactics.com/independent/215-stage-11-silver-skateboard-trucks/silver-215, but I think the 9.75" axle bears will fit the width of the deck better. I'd also like to try out RKP trucks because the worst that will happen is I'll get another set of NKP trucks for this deck and I'll get a longboard to throw the RKPs on. Well, I shouldn't say the WORST that will happen. I've considered what kinds of injuries i'm likely to sustain and I'm getting a safety gear setup working too. Do you guys have a recommendation for good knee and elbow pads? Edit: I bought these and they just arrived: https://www.rei.com/product/875616/demon-flexmeter-double-sided-wrist-guards-mens They feel loving awesome, I can't wait to test them out tomorrow. Also picked up a Pro-Tec EPS foam helmet. Edit 2: About the hard bushings, I checked out duro recommendations for different weights and for my weight I should be running 90a-100a. Bones hards keep getting recommended in everything I read about bigger skaters, and I'm also okay with trying different bushings, so if they don't work out I'll swap them out. Romulux fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Aug 13, 2016 |
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UFOTofuTacoCat posted:
Thanks, but I went back the next day and tried dropping in on that same ramp (after warming up) and ate poo poo, hard. I guess I hesitated and didn't get all my weight forward quickly enough. Kinda shook my confidence now.
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# ? Aug 13, 2016 22:17 |
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Scarf posted:Thanks, but I went back the next day and tried dropping in on that same ramp (after warming up) and ate poo poo, hard. I guess I hesitated and didn't get all my weight forward quickly enough. Kinda shook my confidence now. Go do it again asap. If you let it get in your head, it will gently caress you over for way longer than if you just went back and did it.
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# ? Aug 14, 2016 06:16 |
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My mom is 56 and while she's always been pretty adventurous, she's gone turbo mode the last couple of years since her husband died from cancer. She mentioned wanting to learn to skateboard but said she was afraid it would be embarrassing for a woman her age to be seen skating. I convinced her by telling her that I'd learn to skate too if she would. So she bought a couple of Penny Nickel boards and I've spent a few hours practicing and can ride, push, and turn pretty good. She's still trying to balance on the board but next time I see her I'm hoping I can help her get comfortable with pushing and riding. Well, that's my skateboarding story. I'm a 33 year old man who skateboards with his mom. Edmund Sparkler fucked around with this message at 07:17 on Aug 14, 2016 |
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That's boss. Get your mom a helmet, please.
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# ? Aug 14, 2016 18:11 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 19:55 |
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your moms not a kook dont get her a helmet. just tell her not to mall grab
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