so helpful! as a street skater, like you mentioned, i always tried to pop into this.. then i watched others and was like oh i powerslide into it.. but the way you described it as a kickturn over the coping just made it click. with some practice i know i can do these now! your content is always great man, and you're a good and funny dude.
I haven't really skated hard or tried to progressing a certain area for years , I have a decent amount of skill left over from my younger years to keep up with the younger pack of skaters even though skateboarding itself has progressed since 2007 oh, but I think I found the inspiration watching this channel, I always appreciated the physics behind skateboarding and watching you examine all the Small details about board design and combinations of skateboard products to make a complete. You really put it together well and it's drawn my interest back 2 progression. Rather than riding the same old stuff I've been on for 15 years I finally went out and hand-picked my deck trucks wheels and bearings for a modern-day setup given my new weight and size.I think I'm going to start actually skating again instead of just maintaining. I'm not going back to handrails or stairs but I'll probably start playing with manual pads more. Thank you so much for the inspiration. Your videos are affecting people even other older skaters.
I was just watching one of your drywall videos and saw you skating and realized I had seen your skate tutorials before. Hell of a skater and a carpenter! Your videos have been super helpful. Keep doing what your doing!
Oh,god! Thank you. I've been trying backtail for hlaf an year, and I can't even backside tail stall on a curb. I've been skating for 3 years, so I don't really consider myself as a beginner,but back tail seems like a trick I will never be able to learn. I was having so much anxiety and stress learning this trick
Ben Degros 😂 Classic. Wear some pads mate. I started skating 18 months ago as a 43 year old so I could show my daughter how to ride. She’s hardly ridden her board and I’ve never got off mine. But you don’t bounce like when you are young and aches and pains take longer to present and then leave when you’re older. Life is too short to be injured esp with responsibilities of work, husband and father. Plus you’ll get way more confidence knowing you’re not going to be banging yourself around as much. PS Your tutes (esp transition) are very informative and have been really helpful for my understanding and subsequent progress. Thanks 🙏
I do these once and a while; I've never been the best at backside, so they don't feel as satisfying as I'd like. Maybe that means I need more practice with them. I do really like how Nollie front 180s feel into a back tail though. Maybe I'll try to get back tail stalls better today at the park.
i love doing this trick, wish i would get the slide down one day. i always slip out and then still go in kind a like a bs handout, which is cool, too, but i'd like to learn them right... anyways, thx ben
Hello from quebec Ben great video as always ,i just find funny u say its not a olie like on flat with a ledge cause i use to trick my mind pretending im on flat approaching a ledge ,i take lot of angle,i do a real olie get over the copping and smack it down...if u can do it front u can do it back....start taking height on disaster..they re similar but easier...
Nice vid. I couldn’t help but notice but in the beginning during the tutorial a lot of the backside tail stalls, was more like a 5-0 to backside tail stain. But in your line where you barely get your tail on it was solid. I only say this because a lot of times I do the same.
I know It has literally nothing to do with the video, but will you be doing a comparison in between the 99a and the 101a spitfire formula fours? I took a pretty heavy slam the other day due to the slickness of the 101s on ashpalt, and Im considering buying a set of the 99a, but they're really pricey where I live, and I really dont want to risk it.
Hi Ben:) a recommendation from youtube for a Ben Degros tuto, wonderful gift !! Did not watch already, but sure that it will be great as usual. Thank you for your deep implication !!!
to BS is a lot less scary because im able to see the ramp at all times. FS makes me lose sight of the direction ill be going after the trick which throws me off. also ive always had problems turning FS. ive never been able to make it go as fluid as BS
Not sure. Too many variables. Also, I'm off the light trucks train. When you have the right deck for the trucks it really doesn't matter anymore. Venture highs work good for shorter wheelbases and flatter decks whether they are light or not IMO.
