People when he says beginner/poser, he doesn't mean beginners are posers. Posers are “beginners” that never get better meaning they'll always look like beginners. beginners however will get better and change their style so they'll obviously look and be more advanced
The skateboarding community is 99% of the time so positive, one thing I learned while just starting out, is most people will see you as a beginner and will try and help you rather than criticize or be burdened by you.
From now on I'll put my feet very close together and always look forward and do big pushes. So when I'm driving into the sunset people will think "this guy has some serious tricks ready" 😅
@@stevenqirkle I skated in the mid 90s, and was thinking the same thing. Can't believe skaters still say "poser" to talk to shit. The only people i heard throwing that word around at all were insecure douche bags. Sad to see homeboy here thinks all beginners are p O s E r S......
From an almost 50 year old skater: the term poser is reserved for those that imitate the fashion of skateboarding while not skateboarding. If you skate, you're not a poser. If you suck or are a beginner, you're just that, no big deal. It's all about the fun. If you see someone judging someone else's abilities, they are insecure, a bully, or both, period.
When I was coming up I remember it being if you could do one trick at all even an ollie. But if they were truly faking it you could definitely tell by how well they could even ride a board. But yeah bullying someone off of skating in general is fucking lame.
Fuckin sick, I love seeing older skaters. There’s this one guy at my older park that’s in his 60’s and totally shreds the absolute shit out of every piece of the park. Dude is better than anyone I’ve ever seen. He’s clearly been skating since it was a thing and never stopped since. Dude it in great shape though too. Crazy to think anyone the same age as my grandma could go out there and fuck the shit outta some concrete.
@@mrmultifoshoablehell I still can’t do an Ollie, and I’ve been skating for 4 years. Got a sweet cruiser to cope like a year or two back, feels great. Cruisers are so nice.
@@lofiwackpainting4620 My friend is in his 50s and it's the same thing. Saw him at the local skatepark and he is legit going off the wall on the bowls harder than anyone I've ever seen at the spot. He is just hard wired to skate. His body is beat to shit but he looks like an athlete 20 years younger. He still skates to work. I still skate, but it's mostly cruising bc the consequences of falling. I have an artificial hip, lol. All it takes is one nice turn and I'm stoked. Much love from Spokane
Mall-grabbing is super comfortable man. I would always do it when I skated. It's like a built in handle and I didn't want my grip to rub on my fingers. Sure they clowned me a bit but I'd always laugh at them when they dropped their boards on accident.
I'm 30 just starting skating again and all the teenagers came up to me and shook my hand and gave me some tips. It brought me back to my days teen years. They didn't call me a poser
I'm 30 also and need to get back out. Only thing that sucks is there were 2 skate parks in my town 15 years ago, now there are none. Only the concrete slab where a lot of memories were made.
I got back on it, I was actually scared of concrete splits and pebbles, it's crazy to think how as a youngin i didn't think twice about them but I felt like a newborn on shaky legs at 30 on a board.
Almost anyone with a reasonable amount of body control / physical ability can get "better" at skateboarding, but it takes more than just a passing interest in the science of skateboarding... if you truly want to get "better", you need to simply put in the hours. Watch vidoes. Get ampped. Try what you see in the videos. Try meeting regularly with other skaters or frequent the same skateparks as much as possible. Learn flat land tricks. Spend any free time you have rolling around, riding backwards and flipping the board around... try riding switch (even a little)... it's a lifestyle... oh, and DEFINITELY watch Braille skateboarding on RU-vid! Lots of trick tips there !! Happy skating !
@@arcadesunday4592 please don't suggest braille. It's basically a recruitment project for scientology. Notice how many "staff/prisoners" have burnt out from exhaustion because they have to sleep in that warehouse and have to sweep up and clean the whole place before it opens.
I couldn't ever get into skateboarding (or roller skating). Whatever balance or coordination is required, I didn't have it. I did however have fun racing BMX from my teens onto 20s and then drifting in my 30s as time and funds allowed. It's entirely possible you just don't have the aptitude for skating despite having a desire to skate. Unfortunately, practice doesn't work if you're practicing the wrong thing, developing bad habits, getting injured (and griefed by people who care about you or are paying your medical bills) with no improvement to show for it. If there are skaters you are trying to hang out with, go ask them if you can watch them when they skate or ask if any can show you. Realize that most people who are good at a thing aren't good at teaching or coaching it. I've known guys very adept at different sports, from physical to esports to motorsports who could just DO it but couldn't tell someone else HOW to do it. If you can watch, try to imitate someone who can do things successfully. Granted, that's the real life version learning by watching a video and it's much more helpful if they actually can tell you what to do with your body. Again, there are levels of aptitude. But trying to break things down into the simplest possible steps and build up. I saw a video of a guy teaching his cat to get up on the board and push. He lured the cat to the board and gave a click and treat. A click and treat at every individual step in chain of steps getting the cat on the board and pushing it. Do that with yourself to whatever extent the tricks allow. Do the first step until you get it. Add the 2nd step. 3rd, etc until you get the whole thing together. Sure, you might look or feel like an idiot because you're basically purposefully not doing all of the trick, but baby steps until you get there. In my case it was balance on wheels. Skateboard or skates I didn't have it. Bike, I was fine. You may just have such a low aptitude that trying to get better isn't going to be any fun and you'd be better finding something else you have more aptitude for that you can enjoy progressing at. If you still like skating, go to the park or hangout and watch and be magnanimous with compliments when people do cool things instead of feel angry or sad that you can't do them. I remember in my 20s, I'd get beat by some faster kids that hadn't ever really been injured or didn't have other non BMX goals in life yet and didn't have that holding them back any. I'd congratulate them and if they got to taking too much crap and couldn't take a compliment, I'd lay them out in a turn at the next track practice because I was obviously stronger. Usually, they preferred just accepting compliments after that. Obviously, you don't want to pick fights with people you want to learn from, but if you compliment someone and they do talk trash because they're better than you, you might not actually want to hang out with that crowd. On the other hand, you can admit that yeah he's better than you and ask him why he can't accept you complimenting his skill and trick. Maybe he'll realize that he's better and you already know that so he doesn't need to talk trash to make himself feel better. Anyways, some musings from an older guy who's tried various things over the years and had fun with some more than others and met very diverse groups of people.
@@Jordan64852 you have the comprehension of a mule. All posers are beginners because they do nothing to improve. Not the same as saying all beginners are posers.Yall just looking for reasons to get offended
I love those front foot on the truck bolts, with long, hard, fast pushes and arms scooping in front and behind me putting full shoulder and thighs into it. Just straight dogging it down a smooth road. That’s the best feeling.
Just kinda weird being on a college campus and seeing people just carry their boards around from class to class not use em, or if they did use them, we’re not good enough and when campus is crowded you would always see these people taking huge slams 😅. Idk get to level three before skating in public I guess
@@JustGotSomeIdeas Or do what the hell you want to do wether they suck or not and not let people like you dictate what they should do with their life. Worry about yourself
@@JustGotSomeIdeasor skate wherever you want regardless of your skill level… if you’re worried about what people are gonna think skating isn’t for you lmfao in my 15 years of skating I’ve fallen in front of more people than I can count I really couldn’t give a fuck if a bunch of boners at a college campus clown me for it lmao I’m not gonna cry and shit my pants
When I was a beginner, the skating community embraced me just because I wanted to skate. Now I’m starting to longboard and haven’t skated in over 10 years. I still have my balance but hurts when I fall now. Just fell 20 minutes ago, lol. But hopped right back on and kept going. I’m a beginner again. But no matter how advanced you are, get ready to fall and get back up.
I started skating a year ago and I slowly get comfy driving off curbs and on it I have tried doing Ollies a bit but I havent grasped the concept yet, but I wish I will get it in the future!
I long boarded for a few years, and EVERYWHERE. Until I broke my tailbone. So, same here! I can't ollie in general. But, I CAN PUSH BABY(well, I don't wanna get ahead of myself I "could" push).
@@ItsOnlyGenjutsu i long boarded every day for almost 10 years and it’s amazing how even without knowing any tricks you get an ungodly ability to balance
@johnnyringer you keep trying to defend yourself but what you said implies you're hate keeping. The "poser/begginer" comment is what people are talking about.
Hey bro. Just dropping I. To make sure you know that for this example it’s / to separate as 2 different things. Not 2 different words for the same thing.
@@DarkEcho32 sorry i was kind of speaking to all the people in the comments that were misunderstanding and getting mad at this guy for saying beginners were posers
Funny how the new generation of skaters care more about brands and being hip than the preps? 💀 I remember when skaters used to clown people who dressed pretentiously. this guy is wearing a stussy shirt with 90s jeans. I miss when everyone had their own style, now they all dress the exact same. Hype beasts have taken over the scene and its a damn shame. Has style always been a huge part of skating? Of course! But these arw the same people who used to clown on kids in middle school for skating and wearing vans and tnow that it's popular they have all jumped on the bandwagon. Skating is in its 90s punk stage where everybody has sold out and it's more about trends and looking cool than anything else.
I remember playing the Skate Games and trying to copy the “Loose” Skating Style in real life. I didn’t progress much or gain interest in skating as I found my love of Snowboarding. I’m the Show Poser but it did really help with the balance and ease of pushing.
@@johnnielurker take a moment to think how contradictory the statements “poser or beginner” and “as long as your skateboarding, it’s all love.” are. And then use that thought process to realize that the / was not an or, it was an and.
Oh man when i would skate around i would always have music goin and i would be dancing while riding and keeping my balanced. I even kinda learned to ride with only being on one foot. People think skating is scary but once you get used to it its so relaxing
All my buddys are out skating in bag jean shorts and im just baffled. Like we were just born when that was a big thing. I guess I shouldnt judge the guy outskating me though
@@RickDrift I prefer bigger jeans because of flexibility. Tight/skinny/regular jeans feels too constricted for me when skating. Plus, air flows up in them a lot easier. Great for hot days.
@@domingoishotyba9968 From a dark place called the 90s, Some remeber it with delight, but plenty remember it with sheer dread, specifically skaters who were trying to functionally skate.
skating is strictly for well off incels and alcoholics. also have to be a eurocentric supremacist but you dont have to publicly announce that part, just let it speak through your actions.
I always skated mongo. I could push regular just fine, but mongo was always comfy for me. It never caused me problem with doing any tricks that anyone else was doing. I HATE when some videos say its wrong. Nothing is "wrong" if it works for you.
Thx for the ending bc im just started out i was getting decent got my board stolen and just got a new one so i dont really remember much and i feel self conscious i hope i can relearn and get good
If you actually noticed the way he held his board in the beginning you might wanna spend some more time skating and less time caring how someone carries a board, i didnt give it a second look til i saw your comment
When you're at that point in skating, you likely already took some tough falls, and would be fine with taking a fall once in a while. Coming from a seasoned longboarder🙏🏻
@@jakemccoy i usually stand on my other foot to keep minimal contact with my board directly in the middle of it because I'm a super-mega-pro-advanced skater
This video reminds me why I stopped going to the local skatepark the moment I met the people there. Your community seems to love gatekeeping more than it loves the hobby itself
and bro probably started skating like a couple years ago, definitely looks like a modern day skater. and he mall grabs so gatekeeping is already out the question for this channel
One thing that I think turns away new skaters is the fear of being called a poser as it’s mostly known as a bad thing but most people in skating use it to refer to a beginner so I hope if anybody reads this and wants to start skating you go do it!!!
This is some real shit. I can instantly tell how good or bad someone is just by board control. P.S. you are rocking some baggy ass pants, I love it. I feel like I'm back in 2006-2008 lol.
@@johnnyringerman, advanced level is when you’re not pushing from the ground at all, but just zigzagging. I can do it from zero speed and even uphill. When ppl see me doing it on the street they can’t even understand what is going on😊
@@johnnyringerhave you tried to SKOG (skate jog)? It’s when you switch between both feet for pushing casually (yes, sometimes mongo) and also switch between riding goofy and regular constantly. I learned it when riding downhill everyday with the local pros from landyachtz, rayne, and o-tang. Best cruising tips I’ve gotten. Your legs never cramp.
Your feet don’t just keep getting closer and closer, there’s no wrong way to have your feet on the board except for how close he had them on the last one
I'm intermediate even if I don't skate anymore because of my knee pain. I used a Disney Planes board for a lot, then I bought another board with skulls, skeletons and things. I covered a pretty good distance with that, but I had to stop because my knee was going to say to me "or you die, or I'll break myself", so
@@littlezfor99-07 but you are still clumping them together and discouraging beginners from getting into it which anyone who actually wants to be helpful wouldnt do
if you really care about what they think, then don’t skate at all, beginners are posers if you make yourself one, if you try and genuinely put time and effort into skating then you aren’t a loser, you’re a beginner, who cares if they call you a poser, prove to other people that you aren’t by actually showing up to the skatepark to skate or put in effort outside the park as well, eventually you’ll have style and confidence and you won’t be a poser anymore, too bad people skate to look cool nowadays
@@wamsly2334 my main comment was just for fake internet points bro. But he still puts beginners and posers in the same group, which kind of implies that they’re comparable which is stupid.
This applies to pretty much everything. As a chess player, we can tell wether someone's a beginner just by how they touch/move the pieces on the board.
its like when someone picks up their instrument, you can tell if they're good or not by the way they hold it. doesn't matter if you're new. go ahead and keep at it as long as you don't pick up a scooter :D
i rollerblade but dead ass when i see another rollerblader, i always watch to see how they move and assume how good they are. if they’re getting started i get excited and if they’re a pro i get scared like damn i ain’t that good
@@johnnyringer but why? everyone that spent some time on their board can already tell the difference, but if ur doing it for fun then i understand i guess but still u could do some trick tips instead of these useless shorts/tiktoks that call beginers posers, i could see myself as some beginer and get demotivated from u calling the first push poser, u know just saying…
99.99% of skaters including so called pros couldn't skate to save their lives they don't do trucks correctly or even know what they are correctly called. True skating is very spiritual, logical and perfect it ties the universe together
I haven't been on a board for 13 years and went out with my friends and skated for a few hours. Was hella nervous as a guy in his 30s. Got laughed at by a few random people but every other skater was so fucking nice. Had people stop to just shoot the shit with us. Only one other guy was a dick, but he got called out by another skater. Good times.
