Skateboarding in my 40's: Crooked Grind Progress 

Ayyyyy duly noted!!! That noise was getting worse. At some point someone suggested waxing the bushings, never heard of that and sounded pretty wild. But the veg oil I could see this working, thanks bro!!!

@@OldBrokenSkater 100% happy to help. I thought it was my bushings too, and also tried oiling them. It just made a damn mess. I tried the veg oil on the pivot cup and imagine my surprise when it friggin worked!

I seen the wax idea and just a tiny bit worked for me.

@@ItsMe-vg4vj oh I'll have to try that next time they start to squeak. Appreciate it 🙏🏻

Great to know, was't really sure if any one actually tried it and couldn't find much on the web. I thought someone was just messing with. Thanks bro!

Thanks 🌞

Thanks!!! Bit of trial and error and approaching from every angle until finally getting it right 😅 But finally getting it and feeling that pinch totally worth it!

Thanks man!!

Thanks bro!!🙌 Welcome to the crazy journey😂

Good to hear!! I found the backside to be more comfy in my situation and thats probably because I had the BS noseslides down. Still working on frontside stuff. Soooo many works in progress😂😂😂 luckily keeping myself in check though, only trying them here and there... tre flip, frontside flip, and backside flip..back burner obsessions. Good luck bro!!

Thanks!! Skateboarding is definitely a great obsession.

Thanks!!! 🙌

Thank bro!!! 100% agree with this, it was't until I finally started to get closer that I could plant the weight and pinch correctly. Took a little getting use too being uncomfortable but definitely helped. I face planted, hip planted, ass planted pretty good at all of those 😂 got those on lock

So true! Having the 'feel' for it is a far greater benefit for ramping it up as I try to get it dialed in. The whole 'go faster' thing should always come with the disclaimer 'results and experiences may vary' 😂

Thanks! I don't know why it was just so intriguing; I couldn't stay away from it. My hip was sore, but finally today I'm a little more flexible again.

Thanks! It's mildly limiting though, could have been skating at the park and breaking up with ramp skating. Lessoned learned, I'll blame it on the humidity😂 and me not being lazy.

Yeah, looking back, a lot of the advice I used to get put me in some painful situations when I was younger. Going fast absolutely has its place; however, nowadays I'm all about understanding how the trick works, having more skate time, and less injury rehab time. Although will need quite a bit of speed for the hard flip down stairs 😂

Glad I can inspire!!! Hope to enjoy it for a very, very long time and hope you do too! I love mexico, I used to spend a lot of time in a town kind of central pacific coast area called San Pancho and would go surfing in other areas close by.

Thank you!! Such a cool trick when its clicks and feels right. Looking forward to other ones I missed out when I was younger.

Thanks Simon!! 🙌

Thanks!!! Its been fun getting back it and just having fun this time around. 42 soon to be 43 but kinda feel 19-20ish until I slam 🤣

After a few transition sessions over the next couple of days, I'm headed to learn some rail tricks. These have been on the back of my mind. For a crook, get it to stall on a curb first or something small. Definitely want to come at it almost parallel, no angle; then you just gotta pinch the wheel until you feel the sweet spot. I went slow because I wanted to find that; when I went fast, there was just too much going on to feel it. I can't 'nollie' out yet, so I chose the easy out, which I think is to fakie out of it. Good luck, man; such a cool trick when it clicks.

Give me like 9-12 months to see if I can earn the broken 😅😅 Really though, thank you!! It's been a fun couple of months.

This is so spot on!!!! Looking back at the kids who were younger than me at the time (10-15), all the things they practiced and got dialed in were at a snail's pace. I think at one point I watched a video explaining that approaching at a slight angle was best; this was not helpful at all. It may have been for that person, but for me, definitely more parallel and, like you said, back with the ledge. Once I got that, more pinches came, then weight distribution feel. Such a cool feeling when it comes together.

Exactly! The slow helped understand the lock in spot. Almost everything I have been doing since starting again has been learning the stall first. Then from there add speed, then when i'm comfy i'll go faster. Such a better way to learn and I think it makes you think about what you're actually doing.

Such a fun trick! While learning, it was a bit painful, but I did enjoy the process of thinking about what I was doing and understanding the different parts that impact the trick. I love doing nose slides; I think that was one of the first tricks I got dialed in when I started learning again. If you try to do the no ollie one like I did, it works best coming into it at a curve, if that makes sense. Instead of going straight on, you start going straight and then curve into it so your weight actually catches on the nose. The path kinda looks like the top half of an 'S'. Wish I could just draw in this text box 😂 Definitely planning on making a tip video for this one; it's a very fun little trick once you figure out the curve and plant your weight.

@@OldBrokenSkater I will be looking for that video!

I got you!!🙌

Thanks bro!! 🙌

Yea definitely was a problem in the start, once I figured the pinch out I waxed the shirt out of it and my trucks😂 It was like butter and it all just came together. Hope your getting at it, love that I didn't wait any longer to start again. Its been a blast so far.

Agree, with a lot of these tricks or even in general, I'm more of a 'crawl, walk, run' type. It just makes the whole experience better. Stair and gaps, that's a different story, but I'm not going out and doing that yet....I don't think 😂

Hi! I just recently switched from indy mids to thunder hollow lights 2(148). Definitely a noticeable difference in board feel. Think the indys are 10-15 grams heavier. Biggest reason for switching was even lower profile with thunders.

Worked out pretty well, longer box or ledge would have been great.