This Is How Good Skateboarders Are At Skating 

Been taking care of my wife on Hospice Care, haven't been able to surf or skate. This channel has brought me some much needed joy being able to watch you skate with your friends everyday.

I remember Greg told me something like, "You're gonna get broke off regardless, so you might as well fall on something worthwhile." Stuck in my head ever since

Stg you can feel the moment you level up! That strange day that your kickflips become natural. Your 50/50s become second nature. Taking it to places where you never imagined. It’s amazing! I love skateboarding

This video was a banger! Everytime i feel like quitting trying to learn then i see a sick video like this and it pulls me back in. The skill level is surreal to me.

As someone that feels like a perpetual beginner, because i am, i find myself constantly pushing myself out of my comfort zone, without trying anything I consider dangerous. There is a difference between trying something new that you really can aim for, and going straight from Ollies to 7 stairs if that makes sense. Just have to find a logical progression. Im still learning kickflips, but I keep pushing myself to ollie onto taller pads, or into boardslides because i still have so much to learn. What i dont do is try learning on kinked rails down stairs. Hopefully that makes sense because im a trash skater but i just want to have fun

15:13 that makes so much sense, never had thought about the fact that the more tries you go for the bigger the risk of getting injured... might as well commit on the first go, but at least for me there is some days that mindset simply doesnt work

yeah these kids have skate plazas to progress while in my days we only had curbs or someones broken down fun box or rusty flat rail if we were lucky

im 28 and skate every day damn near. i have been practicing kick flips for weeks, just flicking my foot in my house, going out and actually trying them, and i have yet to land one. So to see just how skilled some of these people are is actually mindblowing

Dan, you the man! If I gotta spoon feed the algorithm, I might as well just give you some props.

Fear factor is one element of safety. Those training regimens you mentioned are another. As skateboarders begin to recognize the sport aspect of skating more, we're seeing more people taking a safety and injury-prevention mindset when skating. There's been a notion for decades that only young people ride skateboards, but I know people in their 70's who still play tennis multiple times a week. Probably 95% of skateboarding is no more high-impact than tennis, but you have to approach it with the same preparations as you would any other vigorous physical activity.

I’ve watched Greg grow up from doing casl contest with me and cole to kickflip 5050 down Hollywood high first try. Kid is mad talented and good attitude. stoked on how far homie has come 👊🏼💯

Like they say in Dune. Fear is the mind killer. There's a lot of truth in that. The faster you fail, the faster you'll learn.

It's so true what your say Dan at the beginning about fear. Just getting back into it at times at 50 and I'm so frickin fear based to roll over the coping on a mini from disaster. I'm such a whimp...I've had lots of injuries in the past and I think taking anymore bails at this point is too much yet this fear mind is holding me back from over coming this threshold (among other more advantages maneuvers). One of the popular skate vids of the eighties "Fear is the mind killer" so true.

That’s a spot on Assessment of Yoshi.. he gets bodied heavily tho.. skating with him is unreal.. he goes for EVERYTHING.. until you skate in Person with him you have no idea just how gnarly he is

Greg is so good. You definitely should feature him more often.

Great vid Dan, we need the curb game of skate between you and bev, three games no repeats OR a game of skateboard, wld love to see it and I'm sure others wld agree w me

Dan, your videos are excellent. The commentary is great along with filming and a variety of skaters. You and Andy have inspired me to start skating again at 47 after a 30 year hiatus. Of course I'll never be kickflipping into a handrail 😅 Keep it up!

Committing to tricks definitely takes that confidence but also some days you can see it and feel it. You definitely gotta be on your board a lot for that. I remember when I started to fall off Id go through the 15 trys of nothing cause I wasent feeling it. That shit was frustrating. Trying to fins the moment again

I wish I learnt how to fall and bail properly when I used to skate. I could never attempt any tricks because I would just really seriously injure myself. It's amazing watching this guys gracefully bail out of something where I'd probably be twisting my ankle, or dropping my knee or shin on the rain, or just straight up slamming my face into concrete.

I love hearing what he has to say in the beginning of the video gives the rest of what he filmed great context. A great lens to watch through.

Just had a nassssty bloody Hall of Meat fall and cannot skate for now and this video just lifts my mood 🙏✨️🍀

lmaooo Greg’s face at the end Never seen someone say “fuck that” without moving their mouth 😂

"Its because youre built like a tongue tho" had me geekin

It´s crazy how you guys have such as perfect skateparks in the us, having a lot of differents heights in spots helps a lot to progress, here in Argentina you have to go into the craziest spots to learn no mather your level you skate what you have, but this mentality is definitely a game changer.

Much love and respect to you and your channel Dan Corrigan, I hope that all is well for you and your family and friends and I hope that all of your dreams and aspirations come true and that you are safe during your travels and adventures and skateboarding and while recording your videos and going live on social media. 💯❤️

Interesting. I don't even skateboard but I like how Dan explains and talks about things. I used to board a little when I was younger. Use a friend's board. I can skate some. I was thinking of picking it up or back up in my 30's but I don't know

Man 20yrs ago i feel like all the parks were crazy with big obstacles. I love the trend that they are making things more skatable.

Love the channel, thanks for the daily uploads. 🖤

julian is best skater and still humble and super fun to skate with...many air babies go bad out der....bweeeeeeeeooooooo

I always equate skating skills, to swinging a baseball bat. When you are good at baseball, you dont think about every little detail. You just step up to the plate and swing the fookin bat. You are confident/dont even question your ability to swing the bat, its natural. With skating, ive been trying to get to that point of just stepping up to rhe plate and swinging rather than breaking every aspect down and it helps. Obviously if you wan hit opposite field, there's alterations to your swing/stance, but still, just get up to bat and swing. Get on your board, get comfortable distributing weight, and jumping comfortable. Everything a variation of the jump/ollie. These younger skaters/people that learn young, its more engrained into their heads . For me being older learning, getting away from the thinking of how to put my foot, where and how to pop, timing, is harder. But for younger kids it's more natural to just "do" things. And with these training ground parks, people are next level good. I love it. Love skateboarding.

Your an amazing skateboarder Dan.

Great video Dan. Super interesting and well spoken.

I haven’t skateboarded in awhile but I like watching your videos and seeing other skaters styles and how you give them ideas to try certain tricks.

That Succui grind was so gnarly, it made the camrea glitch. 😳🤯

There is a truth in this. I find a safety in going fast and committing. But I think it is an organic outgrowth of feeling good and dialed in on your board. You can try to fake that confidence, but the safety isn’t there when you’re trying to be confident.

love the videos dude, that was sick!!

Dude you're so analytical and entertaining, if you made a skater podcast interviewing other skaters I would definitely tune into that. I don't even skateboard but find your RU-vid videos very engaging and it's really your personality shining through the videos.

Hyped to see Maxham killing it in there!

You opened my eyes when you explained why you should just try instead of being safe

I've just started recently and I don't have anyone to skate with, but I'll still try rolling on, thanks for the video man

I see this little kid in Blue EVERYWHERE! and he absolutely SHREDS SO HARD! I love watching him skate! I can NEVER remember his name either! Joey I think. He could be the next Nyjah

I skated hard in the 90s, and just like today, it was not cool to wear helmets and pads. Had an acquaintance we skated with round town kickflip a good sized gap, commit, and landed. Board came shooting out from under him, and he went down fast and hard. The angle was just right for his head to bounce off the edge of the curb and we had to call an ambulance from the payphone when he just laid there lifeless. He went to the same school as us, and ended up in a coma for almost a month. He was never the same after, and never skated again. Not saying this to scare anyone or be dad (though I am a dad now), but when you're young, nothing is scary, nothing will hurt you. You're never going to get old or die. If you are trying something big, and you've never done it before, put a helmet on. The next 50+ years of your life, or whatever you get, might be extremely different than what it could have been.

It amazes me how some people can just be pre-commited like that. I try to do that when I do tricks but I always feel like I have to either warm up to it or I need to be very selective about what trick I am trying, like that I know I have the level of skating to do it. So I would not be able to just commit to a 5050 down a 10 stair downrail unless I have done it before on a like 6 stair rail before. Where as it feels like those guys would just throw it anyway. Craziness

I feel like Greg has that rapper confidence and dan was the hype man in this video

Dude, it’s my first time here. These youngins are little rippers. Love it

The back foot positioning that Julien had when he was sitting on that 2nd flip front feeble flip out was wild

I need to apply this mindset wow

its funny seeing dan, the pro skater, talk about his skating as if he's just alright lol

Damn they are both incredibly talented.

when you first loosen those trucks up lol, was telling all my friends they gotta do the same

I'm a big fan of this title without any context of what the video entails.

Dude you're good. I wish i could skate like you. Im 37 and havent skated in 15 years

that kids body control at 5:52 was impressive, that save was sick

19:16 guys kickflips are really nice.

I used to be able to skate vert ramps/big bowls and solid handrails under 10 stairs when I was 15-16, just recently started skating again at 29 a week ago and I shit you not It 'feels' scary to drop a 4ft quarter, the mental hurdle I had to cross just to commit to rock to fakies was ridiculous, the only thing my body and mind has kept from the era is general board control, can still skate fast pushing and feel comfortable just need to get used to bailing and the transition side of things again. Starting to feel that depression disappear which is the main thing. Aint gonna stop until Im shredding bowls fast enough to make your eyes bleed.

Dan, the other day you mentioned your 8.5 with slight football shape, is that out in shops? My deck is toast and I think I need that in my life.

That Boy Greg Is A Certified Problem in thee Best way

Those boys were shredding

16:42 bs 360 front lip is insane! i like the way it looks!

What on earth is that Lurk-Ray deck behind you? It looks so awesome!

You got a good eye for what’s interesting May you prosper skateboarding philosopher 🙏 🧐

I really loved everything about this video.

I think you got it wrong: Mentality follows ability, and not even sk8 ability per se. Things like mobility and/or energy levels at a given moment are what puts you in the mindset, forcing it won't get you very far, other than to a doctors office.

Just the fact that they're hitting the kickflip to feeble pretty much every single time is incredible to me. I skated for years and years and never got even close to this. Honestly, though, I think it's because I skated alone and never went to parks.

Teach the young man some park ediquette. Respect ❤

Greg's got that 'I'm better than all you bitches' style of skating

That skate park is vibes

Almost got hit by a car today cause it didn't see me crossing the driveway. You can always get hurt doing anything, but confidence kept me safer than worrying did :)

this video is gold

Got back into skating like 6 months ago and 2 months ago pulled my hamstring so bad I thought I tore it. Took 2 months off and ready to get back at it! Messed it up working on my heelflips. Pumped to get back into it

thats one of the most intense bowlcuts ive ever seen.

the confidence of youth... I had it until i broke shit.. Anyway good to see Mayan`s ripping it..

Julian is so damn good for his age. Blows my mind 🤯

bro is skating the yutos!!! love to see it

such fire vids Dan

17:29 Jordan outta nowhere fckn crushed it

Another level.

I feel like the easiest way to get hurt is by trying to save your board. You can buy a new deck but you can’t buy a new you

I like Julian’s skating. 🙌🏻

Kids got some of that ender ender shit these days 😅😅. So f'n awesome to see the evolution !

Your legendary.

I swear jordan maxham doesn’t age

dan you are lookin good

california skateboarders are on a completely different level.

Like the young guys speed n style.

well said

this is great advice for everything in life

The most "skatepark" skatepark I've ever seen. People of different ages, backgrounds, experiences just sesssioning. Dude just chilling there in a camping chair play the guitar... I love this sport.

i watch since the start good job

Lol Greg 😂

1:58 🔑 At some point fear is the only thing stopping you from landing tricks

Never seen kickflip frontside feeble kickflip before. 😊

skinny guy bringing back the mo bowl cut steeze wow

I’m not a skater the actual tricks are super impressive, also I understand that they’re cuts in the vid but I’m so impressed with the conditioning these young men are in, jeeez they don’t even break a sweat 😂😂

It’s crazy how Greg progressed in skating-boarding I remember teaching him how to drop in they grow up so fast :,)

It also helps when u there all day everyday like these kids lol. They been doing that since like 2 weeks ago

New grill looks great brother. ❤

man that little kid its like new nijah

That kid in blue is crazy!

Dan with the rare insult : you're built like a tongue