I broke my knee a year and a half ago doing a nollie big on a quarter. Fingerboarding had been a great way for me to keep my passion for skateboarding since.
i fingerboarded when i was young, but got into Kendama about 4 years ago and when i tell you it hits that satisfaction perfectly i mean it. check them out.
As a skateboarder that can kickflip nosegrind on a fingerboard... It is a childs game. It is a fun one tho, nothing wrong about it but no need to be in denial about what it actually is.
After fingerboarding for so long and now just doing it kinda as habit, like just something to fidget with, it's just an extremely satisfying thing. It has that same satisfaction feeling you get when you become really good at a trick on your skateboard and it becomes how good you do the trick rather than "can I land this trick?". That feeling of catching, that perfect rotation on your tre flip, it's all there with fingerboarding albeit obviously at a smaller scale. Coolest part too is everyone has their own style, there's more structured fingerboarders, more loose ones, more technical... it's just really cool that skateboarding has such a similar counterpart that you can do anytime anywhere with your fingers.
This was a great video. I went in almost expecting you to bash on fingerboarding, but you went in with a pretty opened mind and from what it looks like, enjoyed it.
Really appreciate you going through these vids as a skater and learning more about fingerboarding. I love being at this point where fingerboarding is starting to become more accepted by skaters and not thought of as losers who just can’t skate.
I had one at school but seeing folk make a living from it seems strange. Bathroom sink was great! "fingerboarding" makes my inner child giggle though 😂
Known Mike since we were kids through the online scene. I’ve been fingerboarding for 20 years now. You should definitely reach out to Mike, Ricky. I’m sure he would be more than happy to host you. EDIT: that impossible around the rail, in fingerboarding at least, it’s called a Torni Slide.
It sounds like one of those random toys that accidentally became serious sports haha. I don't understand why some people hate it, let people have their own fun.
I’ve always thought skateboard tricks don’t look very cool compared to the high cost of injuries that are bound to happen. Like with skiing those crazy big jumps and spinning around like crazy doing corked 1440s look so much cooler than most skate tricks. But respect for sticking with it and slamming into the concrete on a daily basis lol
Ricky!! Love your attitude and your videos. My friends and I run this fb channel you see right now and its hella fun. If you sit at a desk often it truly does feel like miniature skating if you own a rail or a few obstacles (and a proper fb not tech deck 🤣) . Ive been skateboarding for a decade as well but have only been into fb about 2 years. I love both too much
I'm heading towards 50 knees have blown and I was getting down coz I wasn't able to skate as much as I would like dude to work and knees then I picked up a decent fingerboard had to relearn tricks which was fun but most of all I stopped feeling down coz now I just pick my fave fingerboard up and start shredding plus I have loads of fun creating my own skatepatlrkbfellow older skaters thought I was mad but to my surprise they stared buying FBS too!!
I’ve been practicing and finger boarding for that last 12 years mastered over 120 tricks you will land it and master the trick just gotta keep practicing and don’t get frustrated and the biggest tip I can give you is be consistent and practice form
The reason I do fingerboarding is because I live in a place where there in nowhere to do real skateboarding not even flatground so fingerboarding allows me to show my skateboarding interest in a way that I have access to.
you did finger boarding dirty with that first clip hahahahahah oh man I use to love playing around with them at school but I wasn't crazy into them I only learned a few things on it.
I remember making those thick plastic fingerboard decks in wood shop class 😂 It's kool how they got that Tony video game sound effect when they're landing tricks in the second video.
back when i had an unreliable vehicle that broke down all the time i would always keep a tech deck with me so i could do tricks on the hood while waiting on the vehicle to cool off
I’ve been fingerboarding for 10 years now and recently been out for the last month with a broken finger after taking on a gnarly gap I came across at work
i took a deep dive into the world of mike schneider and fingerboarding about 10 years ago. bro you only scratched the surface. mike schneider is bigger than tony hawk
I was never good the original way.. but I use my thumb and kickflip into everything or other flip tricks. Been doing it for years. If one is around, I'll mess with it. Still prefer my way because I made it look actually real without my hand being so high lol
cool video ricky! techdecks were banned when i was in middle school and highschool lol. too many people were being obnoxious with them. they are still fun to mess around with :p
As someone who cant kickflip and has been doing this for a bit just to see someone grab n do so casuel and DOESNT fingerboard slightly pisses me off ( much love )
Out of all the FB decks I've ever had, flatface always has the worst lacquer/finish job I've ever had. So it's weird they are so secretive about the process
over 20 years ago we couldn't afford these expensive "finger boards" we used to sit in the back of class and melt our rulers into shape in the bottom of the gas heaters to make boards
for that consistency and over all more control (and fun) you sohuld consider to upgrade from a tech dech to a professional setup. Its like comparing a toy skateboard to a pro board.
Funny when people are like “tsk, it’s stuck to your fingers” and then “come on man it’s so easy do real skateboarding” and then watching them not being able to do either
Ricky you should really get a proper fingerboard. One with a foam grip. You have so much more control. It's actually really impressive how well you did with the kickflip challenge with a standard tech deck.
I always feel like the tricks are fake. Like when I watch the videos, they seem edited almost. But now I think it's just because I'm in disbelief. The skill is insane that's for sure
Get yourself down to Slushcult or something. Would love to see you meet some actual Fingerboarders and shred with them. You're doing absolutely everything else so why not? :D
@@scooterjennings6181people can learn to Ollie a skateboard in a few minutes if they're not scared. I learned in like an hour, just gotta bring your feet up and not be afraid to jump off the board
Yeah it’s hard to understand if you not a skater, but I explain you; if you interested about skateboarding, you can enjoy it! Same like skaters playing tony hawk games…
