What's Wrong with Mall Grabbing?

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As you can probably tell from this video, I'm a little too old to care about things like how you pick up your board. This is just my opinion though and I know a lot of (especially younger) skaters like to perpetuate the negative stereotypes of mall grabbing.
I'm curious about what your reasons for disliking mall grabs are. Do you have any valid arguments that aren't just "mall grabbing is gay" or "mall grabbing is for posers"?
Thanks for watching!
Already anticipating the hate this video is going to get from anti-mall grabbers. :)
p.s. It was super windy this day so the background audio ain't so great :(
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@VLSkate 7 лет назад

I don't think I got my point across in this video clearly. I'm not saying that there aren't reasons not to mall grab. I get that if you have ground down trucks and you don't want metal splinters then you wouldn't grab your trucks. I'm trying to say that you should do whatever you want and let others do what they want. Skaters hating on skaters is lame.

@kyleskatez304 7 лет назад

VLSkate true

@kocorono5884 7 лет назад

@kyleskatez304 7 лет назад

PK Boricua true

@headlight31 7 лет назад

very good points. it doesn't matter how you hold your board, it's about having fun skateboarding.

@headofturtle4305 7 лет назад

VLSkate it's called a 360 flip not a fuckn Tre Flip

@ianrash4944 4 года назад

Imagine caring so much about how someone holds a skateboard.

@xvhkgreen6297 3 года назад

Sadly this is a reality.

@aubree7506 3 года назад

YESSS!!!

@weirdchamp4601 3 года назад

True

@kiwitoothpick9351 3 года назад

Omg lol

@AM-we8hj 3 года назад

Elitism, they feel offended that you don't perform their craft the "only true way" that they chase all their lives. Even if your take on it is just as good maybe even better who knows.

@ziggy5141 6 лет назад

the thing is most skaters these days dont realise theres a line between being a poser and a learner

@noaha8915 6 лет назад

This. 👌

@thef.a.c.e.foundation8316 6 лет назад

ZIGGY This comment should be boosted.

@hectorbang9613 6 лет назад

ZIGGY so true

@christopherkervin 6 лет назад

Underrated comment here, thumbs up from me

@dlower23 5 лет назад

90s skater here: skaters have always been like this

@phantomiscringe4328 3 года назад

I think that the skating community needs to realize there is a difference between being a poser and trying to be comfortable while walking with your board.

@Theleaver5088 3 года назад

Agree

@Ray-tf5wu 2 года назад

I'm literally too short to not mall grab. Don't need a bunch off pissbabies who think they're not posers getting offended over... my height

@Ashley-ro4xz 2 года назад

@@Ray-tf5wu fr

@lildoomsmonarch7666 2 года назад

100% I think it's comfortable I enjoy it but noooooooooo

@FumblsTheSniper 2 года назад

99% of rude skaters are shithead teenagers. 100% of skaters were shithead teenagers. The circle of skating.

@jakestockton4808 3 года назад

I miss the 90s when I wasn't judged for how I hold my skateboard.

@salmaabdullahgb 3 года назад

Literally when it was the worst

@jakestockton4808 3 года назад

@@salmaabdullahgb Did you even skate in the 90s?

@gotdangelectric5599 3 года назад

The viva la bam era was the worst for this

@williamd1891 3 года назад

Kids these days are so judgmental. 😂

@Samnataxsama 3 года назад

@@williamd1891 it’s not just the kids, it’s adults too. It’s just a bunch of gatekeeping bullshit imo.

@neonpersonishere 4 года назад

Marty Mcfly grabbed it by the truck. I think we're clear.

@noblewatergod8626 4 года назад

My man

@1uanna 4 года назад

im bout to bomb this master hill

@mrenriquez_ 4 года назад

It's pretty much the reason why I do Mall Grab

@PACKERMAN2077 4 года назад

I mean he invented it so there's obviously something valid to it...

@ferox9217 4 года назад

Luanna Bear i think u mistaken the wrong mcfly

@peepeepoopoo5697 5 лет назад

Do a video were you go to the skatepark and act like a poser then do hard tricks

@shamiquawilson4403 5 лет назад

Vlog with Devon yesss

@kjxnz 5 лет назад

Devon Devon yess

@jaizu5971 5 лет назад

Devon Devon I’m down, but that woul be so toxic 😂😂😂

@GamerBros110 5 лет назад

yessss. that would be so funny

@TheLadyDelirium 4 года назад

I'm a 35 year old who's 13 year old daughter has been teaching me to skate. I'd love to get to the point that I could shock people at the skatepark. 😅

@Steampunk_Ocelot 3 года назад

I was holding a board for a friend while they were at the toilet. I got harassed by boys calling me a poser. I was wearing a knee length wrap dress with boots just below the knee. It was pretty clear I wasn't a skater ,they just wanted to be angry and my mall grab was an easy target

@Theleaver5088 3 года назад

Thats bad

@random_d00d 2 года назад

Those boys are such losers for being so bothered by the way you hold your friend's board lol

@Theleaver5088 2 года назад

@@random_d00d yeah, like imagine caring how much a person holds his/her board

@tommybarn7032 2 года назад

@@Theleaver5088 You know they messed up when Anakin says you done goofed

@darthkrator9366 2 года назад

I’m mean cmon

@AlbertRutter 3 года назад

Skateboarders: "Don't hold your awkward vehicle by the most handle-shaped part of it! Instead, start smoking cigarettes at age 15!"

@CoffeeD_1 3 года назад

Also you should worry more about the fabric on the side of your pants that the skin on you fucking elbows. Or the brain in your head for that matter

@AlbertRutter 3 года назад

@@thechimichanga6969 I am though

@AlbertRutter 3 года назад

@@thechimichanga6969 I never suggested they were. It's a joke, not a scientific observation.

@AlbertRutter 3 года назад

@@thechimichanga6969 118 people like my joke

@AlbertRutter 3 года назад

@@thechimichanga6969 I understand you may have a personal gripe with my joke, but there's no need to make that my problem. You are free to look at something else.

@PROPAINZERO 5 лет назад

Didn't know skateboarding had rules

@Aimkirbi 4 года назад

It's supposed be freedom. Just do what you like

@Timothy1987 4 года назад

It didnt 15 yrs ago..

@soursnail5450 4 года назад

PROPAINZERO it doesn’t it’s just people trying too hard

@hewi5659 4 года назад

same lol. ive heard first time about this. "mall grab" its just pathetic point of view. like.. who fkn cares??? and those ppl bitching oMg MalL GraB GaYY . its this fasion week or wth

@raza9tixx 4 года назад

Its not rules, its like being a human and you decided you wanna be gay that sort of things

@lmaoqasim 3 года назад

I actually don't even hold the board at all. I just use all my chakra and energy to lift the board with my third eye. What I'm trying to say is... I'm a Gemini

@5tar.gir111 3 года назад

Bye

@wdleeson 3 года назад

What I would do to be a geminmyeye

@thatnikkakris2339 3 года назад

Gemini gang

@juiice69 3 года назад

@@5tar.gir111 bye👋🏼where are u going?

@wrecquerel 3 года назад

@@juiice69 Twitter

@Okiramasu 3 года назад

as a skater for 20 years, i am just now hearing mallgrabbing for the first time. I hold my deck however the hell i decide to.

@theglamthropologist 3 года назад

same. even though i don't usually hold my board that way i was like holding it to take up less room on a subway platform and some teenager from across the way shouting yo your mall grabbing! and i had to look it up. i have been skating longer than that kid has been alive!

@FumblsTheSniper 2 года назад

I’m approaching 10 years and honestly have never really skated with other people. I’ve never tried to get into park skating as they are filled with teenagers sitting around posing. Street skating gets you a ticket so it all had to be done at night/very quick. Finally found a home on the hills surrounding lakes here in Wisconsin. They’re good to go almost year-round, hills drain off snow/ice, and the variety is insane as every road was paved separately. Only ever had to worry about what someone thinks of me if they are a drunk soccer mom in her SUV thinking I want to play chicken at 1am.

@jonnypropaganda 2 года назад

Same! Thank you.

@jonnypropaganda 2 года назад

Caring about this crap literally IS posing.

@billnye8143 Год назад

Your opinion matters mr.nobody

@reydecastro6651 4 года назад

People who call out Mall Grabbing are those who really focus on skater image... like posers. Are they closest posers? LOL

@coreywindom2908 4 года назад

yes.... i think so.

@that1snowyguy251 4 года назад

Yeah. Actually... If you really think about it the whole idea of being a poser loops back to the same people who still use that cringe ass word

@samuelshonhart 4 года назад

I wish everyone could see this comment

@chelsea3652 4 года назад

I was 420th like (I agree too lol)

@Itsbobbbby 4 года назад

Rey DeCastro yeah dude it's psychological projection

@joonatanlass 5 лет назад

Mall grab is comfortable for some people. End of conversation.

@SumRandoTorRaveDance 4 года назад

@@ok-gg5kp Man, what an elitist dick

@nintee9877 4 года назад

Soulless Engineer These type of people are the ones who really ruin the community unfortunately.

@SumRandoTorRaveDance 4 года назад

@@ok-gg5kp Yeah I meant you

@SumRandoTorRaveDance 4 года назад

If you knew what the word "elitist" meant, that should have been pretty clear from the context.

@SumRandoTorRaveDance 4 года назад

God you're stupid

@fishy_xD 3 года назад

Pro tip: if you and a friend are at the mall but only have one board you can both grab a truck and people will think you are both cool skateboarders.

@Knightgil 2 года назад

Or that you're both taking a walk with your child but he's a skateboard.

@ScribbleBeats 3 года назад

For me, my dad skated in the 80s. I’m 20 and just started learning how to skate. Picking up my board by the nose is ripping up the skin on my thumbs, and I’m a professional artist so I can’t really have drawing being uncomfortable for me, so most of the time I do pick the board up by the trucks. I don’t want bloody thumbs! 🤣 Anyway dad said it was fine so I’ll just tell them my dad said it was cool. 😂

@10oner 2 года назад

If the grip tape is hurting ur thumbs i dont think u have what it takes to be a skater. Concrete covered in glass hurts way worse

@gronk2714 2 года назад

@@10oner Why is that your takeaway from what they said? Point is meant to be whatever is most comfortable and convenient. Stop gatekeeping skateboarding.

@tissuepaper9962 2 года назад

@@10oner bruh you ever tried holding a pencil after scraping the tip of your thumb off? The shit ain't comfy. Go CBT yourself if you're such a fearless glutton for pain.

@sniper_militia5476 2 года назад

@@10oner Sorry but any one with sense would clear up any glass in the area they're skating in. Don't be so quick to impose your stupidity onto others.

@10oner 2 года назад

@@sniper_militia5476 lol u must be in a real nice neighborhood cuz theres glass everywhere where i skate. Were clearly built different

@johansmallberries9874 4 года назад

Skaters: “screw you’re arbitrary rules designed to persecute our community, man!” Also skaters: “let’s invent some arbitrary rules to persecute our own community.”

@bambina1800 3 года назад

HAHAHAHAH

@lol-od4ip 2 года назад

Yes

@juicedoutjuju5111 2 года назад

This needs more likes

@br6873 2 года назад

your and you’re isn’t that hard to get right

@VSPhotfries Год назад

Human tribalism knows no boundaries.

@samxdabell5997 5 лет назад

Lmao what world are we living in you get called a poser for picking up a skateboard

@jaimebritton9273 5 лет назад

There was a time in my life were there where a lot of people at my school who pretend to skate because they wanted to be cool. They lied about their abilities and sadly people believed them. The very thought of this pissed me and a lot of other skaters off because at the time skateboarding represented being unique and counter culture and trying to be trendy was the opposite of the skating mentality. Mall grabbing was one of the easy ways to spot these types of people. Skateboarding was and still is very cliquey just kind of like that for some reason. I think at the time a lot of people who chose to skate did so to be different and unique so posers sullied the idea of what skating meant to them. Hence the anger over something stupid.

@user-jw8yh6yq1p 4 года назад

Did you watch the video?

@panderz_gg 4 года назад

The thing is I am still baffled that people use the word poser in 2019. I thought we left that behind the 90s

@juicescoo 4 года назад

Earth.

@kris6682 4 года назад

Sascha Kleinen the 90’s will never die

@airy2968 3 года назад

I wanna go back to learning but I’m mortified that dudes who’ve been skating for years will judge me for not knowing how to do absolutely anything :’)

@victor.skatess 5 месяцев назад

most skaters dont judge beginners. In my case most of them tried to help me if i did something wrong or gave me advice on how to do a trick easier. There are some who judge but i think they dont know the difference between beginners and posers or something. Just ignore them and go back to skating because its really fun :)

@Cecilia-bw2wo 2 года назад

I carry my skateboard at school and I don’t wanna hit anyone with my skateboard while I walk in the crowded hallways. So I just use the mall grab. I’ve never been called a poser or anything but it’s still a fear of mine since I just recently started skating. I find it dumb that people can’t tell the difference between a poser and someone who’s learning. It just makes me scared to go to places like skateparks and stuff. I’m terrified of being judged.

@urm0ther.com420 Год назад

omg yeah i just started and i keep watching these types of videos and it makes me scared like whys how you hold the board matter

@cynnamo7422 6 лет назад

REAL SKATERS put the board on their head ;)

@jackfarley1577 5 лет назад

Cynnamo obviously

@gxuze 5 лет назад

Cynnamo fax

@ellioto.7369 5 лет назад

F a c t s

@leah_cactus0997 5 лет назад

Cynnamo WAIT So I’m a real skater😨😂

@kajlaminok590 5 лет назад

Cynnamo definetely

@BradlyTheRadly 6 лет назад

I wanna go to a skatepark pushing mongo and then go straight for the mall grab wearing a thrasher shirt and see what people say

@oliolioxincrii1730 6 лет назад

Bradly TheRadly literally what i was thinking

@connorwilcox4244 6 лет назад

Well, if people try to bring you down, you are above them.

@ultravioletxyz 6 лет назад

I skate and i personally enjoy thrasher as a brand and their products (mainly shoes)

@PippyPopsSelfHarmMonica 6 лет назад

Bradly TheRadly I want to go to a skatepark and stand still while holding a skateboard in the mall grab position till someone says something.... Then I get to fight!

@GarrisonMagyar 6 лет назад

Epic Bee Reviews thrasher should only be warn by actual skaters so you’re good

@josestiebi402 3 года назад

and sometimes you are starting something and this whole gatekeeping thing makes people not want to try new things which i think is sad...

@nere9299 3 года назад

but mall grabbing is so much more comfortable 😭

@domtoretto5887 2 года назад

You really just can't break your comfort zone can you. GROW UP

@kamz7518 2 года назад

@@domtoretto5887 is it really that deep?

@domtoretto5887 2 года назад

@@kamz7518 ig

@Mikelica69 2 года назад

@@domtoretto5887 ...

@tissuepaper9962 2 года назад

@@domtoretto5887 solid bait lmao.

@stephanpretorius9470 6 лет назад

I've been skating since 1987 and honestly if you even think twice about the way you or other skaters carry their boards maybe you should take up tennis rather.

@victorpetrescu6586 5 лет назад

Why do you have to knock tennis muh dude?

@bbqpubmkb4591 5 лет назад

@@victorpetrescu6586 he didn't knock tennis, he just used it as an example for some other sport than skateboarding.

@toomuchbruh251 5 лет назад

Shoot but then what do I do about the tennis balls I popped and put onto my wheels

@Pinky-vp7yt 4 года назад

I do skating and tennis 😂

@MrSwitchblade327 4 года назад

My thoughts exactly

@AceticTWO 4 года назад

Even the god himself, Tony Hawk, did mallgrabbing

@Maneatermissa 3 года назад

This makes me feel better 😌✨

@AceticTWO 3 года назад

@@Maneatermissa same

@TM-mc3zn 3 года назад

AceticTWO that’s good to know :)

@s.a.l.1974 3 года назад

The grossman mall grabbed rip

@ebykim 3 года назад

I hope Tony Hawk post video of himself carrying the skateboard by mallgrabbing. Then all those stupid guys will just shut up.

@michaelhunter8984 2 года назад

One of the funniest videos about skating culture I've watched in a while. :D Thanks for making it. I'm over 50 and, like you, couldn't care less what people think about how I hold my board. I'm way past calling people poseurs and worrying about whether or not I look cool enough. I just want to skate, get better at my tricks, and minimize how much damage I do to myself. If it's not about the joy of being on my board and getting better, who cares?

@MayaVenice 3 года назад

I saw in a tiktok that the best way to hold the board is that way (mallgrab) and I've been doing that ever since and it's the most comfortable for me and it's really annoying that people hate on that because of something that happened forever ago

@philcollinshill2951 5 лет назад

I mall grabbed one time Now I'm *GAY*

@CallsignFlowershop 4 года назад

Phil Collins Hill welcome to the team bro

@wilvonk9797 4 года назад

@@dapje2002 that's dark dude

@666mongopawn 4 года назад

Wow that's amazing

@therealgoogas8700 4 года назад

Wil Vonk how is sticking a board in your ass dark

@zerlix.4878 4 года назад

Will Smith But not really cuz when I tried it it was dark

@agentd36 5 лет назад

Imagine if there was a “cool” way to hold a basketball. In the 90s the “right way” to wear a backpack changed every year. People are crazy...

@fosty. 4 года назад

You're not cool unless the straps are loose and it hangs down to your thighs.

@zane4048 4 года назад

agentd36 I bet you double strapped your bag in high school dweeb

@camdonrey2076 4 года назад

@@zane4048 you're definitely one of the idiots who mindlessly follows trends to fit in

@2crowz 4 года назад

@@zane4048 you cant insult someone and then use the word dweeb in 2020 lmao

@fifdjd314 4 года назад

Juniper r/woooosh

@SurprisedPikacheesecake 2 года назад

I'm new to skating and expected this to be a video explaining that one of the ways I hold my board was loosening or warping or doing some other bad thing to my trucks. Good to know that I can carry on doing whatever the crap I want.

@marioschroers7318 Год назад

This was quite some time ago, but anyway: I'm past 40 and just got my first longboard cruiser this week (a 70 cm deck), and ignorant about any standards or jargon, would carry my board by the trucks, holding it by index and middle finger. Grip tape is just really harsh on my fingers skin. Couldn't care less if this was frowned upon. No-one knows me anyway. I've checked a couple of your videos until now. I like the relaxed attitude and sane advice that you promote. Excellent work!

@aaRept 7 лет назад

For all I care, calling out someone for mall grabbing makes you a bigger poser than the person doing it these days.

@kendama_kraziness3593 6 лет назад

Stanley TheKidd Well said my friend! I've been skating for 18 years and sometimes mall grab

@becarefulwhatyoufish4764 6 лет назад

I didn't even know it was a poser thing till a few minutes ago... Shit's ridiculous.

@KillJoy_Since2017 6 лет назад

Stanley TheKidd Yeah

@isetmfriendsofire 6 лет назад

Exactly. People only call Mall-grabbers" out because they think they're supposed to.

@skte2die 6 лет назад

Perfectly said!

@chocotops4464 7 лет назад

"Skateboarding is about skateboarding and it's not about fashion" -VLskate

@ynwa1283 6 лет назад

Choco Tops So go do some 3 flips.

@Jamesdavenelson 6 лет назад

why tf does this have so many likes its a quote

@tijj 6 лет назад

Choco Tops exactly

@tijj 6 лет назад

Choco Tops nice quote vlskate

@andreslikesbeans2185 6 лет назад

James Reasons

@yesi5815 3 года назад

I know this was posted 3 years ago but I wanted to say I just love how you don't care how one holds their skateboard. I also wanted to say mallgrabbing is the most comfortable way of holding my skateboard or I just hold it on my stomach in front of me.

@guyjohnson2833 3 года назад

Thanks man, this will help me focus more on my skating and less on my anxiety. I used to hold my board like a "book" until I was told that is poser, so I started mall grabbing and was told I was a bad skater.. I just wanted someone to give me tips, but now I'm good with my pace. Thx

@betmynamespookedyou4665 5 лет назад

“Just go do some tre flips” I’m *trying*

@light.newjeans 4 года назад

True

@trppstar 4 года назад

@A Random Set Of Numbers and Letters no

@trppstar 4 года назад

@A Random Set Of Numbers and Letters joe mama

@muh.fadhilanugrahfasya9581 4 года назад

keep going

@jonahrangel2013 4 года назад

Same

@cam-den 7 лет назад

i really cant imagine caring how someone holds a skateboard

@AmpHibious 7 лет назад

some people are just that petty with their BS

@becarefulwhatyoufish4764 6 лет назад

Neither can I. Laughing maybe if it looks funny, but not caring...

@lapisFarm 6 лет назад

+ultra-violence Well nowadays everyone is always in each others biz so yeah apparently most do care lmao.

@M4dm3n4314 6 лет назад

I thought it was a joke thing. Turns out people actually take it seriously.

@toribunny 6 лет назад

ultra-violence it's all about judgement which is pretty dumb, and if a beginner, say so myself, does this one time, is bashed on and never wants to try again.

@cheesefries7436 3 года назад

The upload date says May 2017 but this feels like something that should have been on youtube back in the days of MySpace.

@AM-we8hj 3 года назад

I'm just here randomly, but I totally support your rational wise thinking, leaving people do what do the way they want without giving a shitty elitist counter argument about why what you do and that "well you should do it that way,". Who cares if it works? as we say "if it looks stupid but works, it ain't stupid"

@Jxo901 4 года назад

I never realized that holding my board a certain way made me a poser. I guess every culture has it’s ignorance.

@gblan 3 года назад

People who think you have to hold a skateboard a certain way aren't ignorant, they're morons.

@addictiveclips4893 3 года назад

I seen someone else make a valid point and say that the ones who care are really the posers

@chriscortez3334 3 года назад

@@addictiveclips4893 all the real skaters have known this for a long time. Look at Andy Anderson, he mall grabs all the time and he's competing in the Olympics this summer

@adamlindeman523 3 года назад

@@chriscortez3334 Andy Anderson breaking the "poser" barriers with mall grabbing and wearing a helmet. What a legend

@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you 2 года назад

These toxic skaters have zero logic anyway. Even Tony Hawk does mall grab, so does it mean he's a poser? LOL.

@lukelisle8045 3 года назад

The one rule in skate boarding is not worrying about what others think about you, best to have fun👍🏻

@samyanthacaddy6759 3 года назад

I wish but my social anxiety said no

@swaggypea3866 3 года назад

Also don’t snake

@chrismilliabitumba3930 3 года назад

@@swaggypea3866 what does that mean

@swaggypea3866 3 года назад

Chrismillia Bitumba it means don’t follow someone really closely. It might freak them out and it can cause crashed/collisions.

@chrismilliabitumba3930 3 года назад

@@swaggypea3866 thanks

@3DJapan 3 года назад

I never carried it like this when I skated but I used to carry it horizontally with the tape facing my leg and finally figured out that was the cause of the holes in my jeans. I only did it because with the tape facing out my legs would hit the trucks as I walked.

@matthewmontesano9517 2 года назад

I have a longboard where there is NO deck space to grab in front of the truck, so yeah, I hold it by the side, or by the front trucks, that and it’s a 41” and it is relatively heavy

@sisamusudroka3000 4 года назад

I read a comment somewhere and it went something like this: "I will hold the board with my teeth"

@childofgod759 4 года назад

Only REAL skaters hold it with their teeth

@MembersOfHistory 4 года назад

only real skater boys hold it between the testicles💪🏽

@childofgod759 4 года назад

Okay @@MembersOfHistory

@teckniqqque 3 года назад

@@MembersOfHistory da fuck lmao

@s.a.l.1974 3 года назад

I mall grab when I need to hit people in the head

@klownssuck9478 6 лет назад

People who complain about mall grabbers are clearly the posers because it matters to them how a board is grabbed, a proper skater is all about the skating.

@bigassdawg 4 года назад

i hold my board with my eyelids

@bryan7538 3 года назад

i hold it between my cheeks

@xorophobic 3 года назад

@@bryan7538 with ones

@venomouskaiju4791 3 года назад

I hold mine between my left kidney, and lungs so it stretches. It’s comfortable actually.

@iateallyourpancakesandwadd3830 3 года назад

I hold mine with my eyebrows

@matthewabbott588 3 года назад

and your full of sh@#

@rafaelmarangoni 2 года назад

I'm from Brazil, and back in the day my friends and I didn't really care much about a "right way" to pick up a skateboard, but one thing is for sure: since we always worried about getting mugged (yeah, Brazil is kind of a violent place), when we saw ourselves in a possible "fight or flight" situation, we instantly grabbed the skateboard by the truck and stayed alert, since it's a better grip for using it as a blunt tool in case we needed to defend ourselves. Just recently I've found out about that _don't grab your skateboard by the truck_ "rule"...

@polobearrr9856 3 года назад

In my opinion I just paid like over a hundred dollars of my OWN money on a board I’ll be damned if someone judges how I grab it

@flexicution6589 4 года назад

“Watch this little move right here” *switches hands*

@boop5563 5 лет назад

i don't get why this is such a big deal

@bradlahsheelds 4 года назад

I feel like most people who talk shit about mall grabbing are just joking and don't really care

@coreywindom2908 4 года назад

every community is going to have its "elites" . or gate keepers or whatever you want to call them. Anime has the guys that refuse to watch anything but subs because thats the right way and they talk shit about anybody that watches dubs. Gaming has the "Git Gud" and PC Master Race and skating.... we have the idiots that think the fact that they dont grab their trucks makes them real skaters and everybody that grabs trucks is a poser.

@wow-bp6vf 4 года назад

no one in the skateboard community can ever be satisfied nowadays

@Robotnic25 4 года назад

I recently just learned this was a thing (been skating for about 10-12 years now)

@howisdeathlike 4 года назад

Bcuz u poser

@DoobieFerguson 11 месяцев назад

"That's like me telling you not to ollie because it'll rip your shoes" perfect point.

@missusorange8080 3 года назад

3:26 that’s how I pick up my board... hesitantly ❤️

@HarriMehtala 7 лет назад

There's something wrong with the skate community if you have to argue over how to grab your board. Grow up and just skate!

@VLSkate 7 лет назад

Harri Mehtälä agreed. I've been thinking about making a video about the whole community as a whole but I'd surely be ousted

@Illjustwait 6 лет назад

I've been "mall grabbing" and holding it the normal way since 08. All this trendy "you're a poser if you do this" shit is ridiculous. Just skate.

@affozeri722 6 лет назад

Näin.

@ChrigiKro 6 лет назад

Dude, you're the one who made a video about it. Shouldn't have done that in the first place. Every normal skater doesn't care. You just seem so childish through this video. Sry but I can't take it seriously.

@inhisglory960 6 лет назад

Matti on Mies mattiboi

@dilantee 4 года назад

REAL SKATERS never get off their board.

@jasonbiegel5 4 года назад

THPS life

@coreywindom2908 4 года назад

i only get off mine when I have to drive but I always make sure that I have it in the front passenger seat with the seat belt on

@jerryvasquez8798 4 года назад

*Super glues board to feet calmly.*

@maverickslastoddworld6476 4 года назад

@@coreywindom2908 like a baby 👶

@SpitsAreTheBest_Mk.IX_61 4 года назад

mavericks last odd world You step on it

@kelpyyyyy 3 года назад

I've only been skateboarding for like 6 months. I live in a town where it's relatively hard to find skaters, so I've been told to mall grab, and I've been told not to mall grab. What the hell should I do.

@PeetaGrifffin 3 года назад

I just started skateboarding but I’ve watched shit tons of skateboarding videos and in all of them no one holds the board by the truck so I also don’t do that because I thought it’d ruin the truck. Never really wonder why either. At the beginning of this video I thought you’d explain how it is bad for the truck but I guess it’s not huh.

@davidr7743 5 лет назад

Idc if I mall grap it's better than your finger getting scratched and if they call me a poser Il kick flip over a trash can

@cheesestabber5785 5 лет назад

So they were the trash cans

@userhdjjd 4 года назад

I quickscoped a child you can’t even kickflip

@ToxicChicken69 4 года назад

we all know you cant kickflip

@nvondoom545 4 года назад

@@userhdjjd kick flips is like and advanced beginner trick bruh fuck is yall on

@coreywindom2908 4 года назад

kickflip over them

@Castillos147 7 лет назад

I think mall grabbing is bad because you're supposed to ask for consent before grabbing a mall

@jaydenl.johnson365 6 лет назад

your fellow neighbor Jesus Christ lmao

@acidride7500 6 лет назад

Gas Pump oh my😂😂😂

@franzkafkayaoi 6 лет назад

Gas Pump Yeah it’s basically kidnapping malls

@dredstonemilestone8518 6 лет назад

HAHAHAHA!!!!! NICE ONE DUDE

@mangolover6912 6 лет назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@zakkziegler111 2 года назад

I spent the entirety of my teenage years skating hard in the city, met most of my oldest and best friends that way, and I have literally never heard this term until now.

@emmamontgomery5106 3 года назад

People EVERYWHERE need to learn the difference between a beginner and a poser. There will be different opinions on this, but as an example,people say posers just hold their board and don't actually skate. Thats true. But when I went to the skatepark the first time,I was super intimidated by everyone that knew what they were doing so I just practiced on flat ground for a while, also to avoid accidents like snakes. Saw a lot of scooter kids snake skaters and almost all fell down

@3amigos949 4 года назад

mall grabbed once and now everyone is hating on me 😌✌🏼

@howtotryshow3505 3 года назад

Im sorry for your loss

@clu3less_ 3 года назад

rip

@joelvillarreal4952 3 года назад

F in the chat for reputation

@euminkong 3 года назад

Lucky. People dont even care about what i do.

@someoneontheinternet16 3 года назад

So? Just do it the way you want it, i found some assholes hating on me because of this, but i feel confortable with it, so tell them to grow up and fuck off

@viciousKev 3 года назад

Ive always held it by the nose/tail with my thumb on the grip tape. It does remove the skin from your thumb eventually

@rafaelvargas4113 3 года назад

When I started in high school I held my board like this a few times, but stopped none of my skating friends said a thing, jusy enjoyed skating with my best friend who taught me.

@soniapatel707 4 года назад

you’re so neutral and non judgmental about every time of skater and i love it

@dunnadidit 6 лет назад

I have a lot of pants empathy. I worry a lot about other peoples pants. Please don't take your pants for granted. Pants have feelings too.

@onewisedre 6 лет назад

Dunna Did It #allpantsmatter

@dessiejames2036 6 лет назад

Wtf

@scarlettg2860 6 лет назад

Well said #allpantsmatter

@jamesfulham5492 6 лет назад

#givepantsachance

@kanakuroh3181 6 лет назад

True ;-; #allpantsmatter

@CRYPTfromCATACOMBZ 2 года назад

This for sure the most funniest sk8 video "review" i have ever seen ^^^^

@rockydennis4497 2 года назад

I've "mall grabbed" my board since my first board at 6 years old.No "cool kid/trend" is gonna change what I've been doing any time soon!!!

@eternalrewind2190 6 лет назад

I used to mall grab. I wasn't a poser

@chlorophyllphile 6 лет назад

So why did you stop?

@scarlettg2860 6 лет назад

Same and I had no reason to stop I just did and I didn't even think about it

@Awnited 6 лет назад

Predator Pinsir because some people can hold it however they want. Its fine if they change it here and there. Do you have a problem with that?

@chlorophyllphile 6 лет назад

MintIsNeeded YT - I have a problem with people feeling forced to change their behaviour because others judge them for no reason. People should do what they want so I think you kind of misinterpreted my comment

@Awnited 6 лет назад

Predator Pinsir i thought you meant something else sorry

@mjohns6636 3 года назад

I’m not a skater. Haven’t even been on a board but the thought or idea that grabbing a board by its truck makes you a poser is the dumbest thing I ever heard of.

@electropsychosis 2 года назад

I carry my eboard like this. I wanted a deck with a handle cut out but that’s only on the long boards. At work, I also lock up the board that way, padlock around the trucks, and I can still see where the board is at all times. Merry Christmas everyone.

@OLDSKOOLSK8ER 2 месяца назад

Growing up in the 80s we always carried our boards this way. 1. it just makes sense 2. we had to run from cops, pissed off store owners etc etc so this was the best way to hold it so you didn't accidently drop it yeah it may seem awkward but it worked. 3. It was always at the ready in case you had to swing it at the head of some jock who was trying to pick a fight.

@subscriberswithnovideos-gt7mp 5 лет назад

lmao the dude that said "Mall grab is gay".. that cracked me up

@ToxicChicken69 4 года назад

it is

@loonahater 4 года назад

Toxic Chicken and so ru

@Olivia-lp3ie 4 года назад

takes one to know one

@ivavuletic1202 4 года назад

And that's why I do it

@vex5839 4 года назад

well it’s true i mall grab and I am gay soooo...

@S0DASTREAM 5 лет назад

"Watch this little move right here." "Yuuup. I just switched hands." Lol

@cranberrycanvas 4 года назад

he didnt actually switch hands he just switched them back and forth again to get a different grip. kinda weird he didnt realize that

@Crash_Knight 4 года назад

Bruh, the argument that its hard to throw your board down into a ride from mall grab is stupid, because, get this: Its even harder to do it from the side grab hold.

@missSDW 3 года назад

The sarcasm 😂

@RepublicOfUs 3 года назад

@@cranberrycanvas ..............Fuckin' really? "He didn't actually switch hands, he just switched them back and forth--" BITCH, THAT'S WHAT HE MEANT. If that was supposed to be a joke, I'm legitimately sorry, but it was just too convincing at being the dumbest thing I'd ever read.

@AetherDreamSeeker 2 года назад

Being as new as it gets to skateboarding I had to carry my new board with me and naturally gravitated to the mall grab. It felt more comfortable than the other grips and kept it from dragging. My board is a 30 inch cruiser and I stand at 5'5.

@christopherreynolds9254 Год назад

Mall grabbing is the most ergonomic way to hold the board. Always held it that way since the beginning. If you worry about the way people see you holding your board , or worry about people thinking you are a poser, then that makes you … guess what? … a poser … because you are concerned with appearance over skating for enjoyment

@juanbarroso332 4 года назад

I'm a lawyer, and I'm 37. Sometimes I go to court to hand in documents and things like that, so I don't need to suit up. I take either my DB Longboards Mini Cruiser, or my 22" Penny, just because I like parking farther and not paying for a spot. I skateboard to Court. Inside, I mallgrab mostly to occupy the least space possible inside elevators and standing in line, because I already feel self conscious about the looks and comments, although I like the personal space that standing in line with one foot on the board gives me. But the mallgrab to me is a sort of social shrinking mechanism, where I should just be taking up fucking space and fuck whoever minds. But yea, it's more comfortable sometimes. Skate what you got, and grab it however you want to.

@krdiaz8026 3 года назад

Juan Barroso Looks and comments. Do people think you're a messenger who didn't even graduate college instead of a lawyer?

@konan8353 3 года назад

I want your life, a lawyer that skates to work, best of both worlds.

@juanbarroso332 3 года назад

@@krdiaz8026 Yup. Quite often!

@luuxii 3 года назад

Same here, also I just change the way I carry the board depending where I dont want the grip to destroy my clothes

@simoneangeliquemaloney3990 2 года назад

Dude you are the coolest lawyer ever

@Simba0956 5 лет назад

my arms ache from holding a skateboard from the side while ''mall grabbing'' is actually really comfortable and not as tiring

@anythingonmobile2110 4 года назад

Same

@cloudy7476 4 года назад

ocBTyga you’re a 60 year old man in his basement aren’t you?

@ocbtyga3238 4 года назад

@@cloudy7476 18 yo athlete, close one tho

@mickp5558 4 года назад

ocBTyga "athlete" 😂😂😂

@exetisyy5591 4 года назад

Damn u must be weak asf 😂😂

@pawkisser 3 года назад

yeah dude i love griptape thumb or fingers from holding it the other way, not to mention its far less balanced so it wobbles all over the place in your hand, sticks out the back and front, all around epic!

@onymousofmoonrift3486 2 года назад

this comes from a time when style was everything.

@MrBatmanpig 7 лет назад

i mall grab occasionally because I get sick of rubbing my fingers against the grip

@yesaeses 6 лет назад

barley lit i dojt have skin on my thumb so now i mall grab lol

@ok-gg5kp 4 года назад

Just get dkl non abrasive grip

@alexgonzalez-ki7ls 6 лет назад

I hold my board this way, and when I went to the skatepark couple of people were laughing at me and pointing whenever I grabbed my board. But I'm actually one of the best skaters at that skatepark and after they saw me shred the park they didn't say anything lol. Later on I find this video and now know why that happened

@daphne1073 6 лет назад

It’s so stupid making fun of how someone grabs their board, just do you.

@alexgonzalez-ki7ls 6 лет назад

Annie Cortes Agreed, if only more people thought like you.

@mattiegeronimo6022 6 лет назад

alex gonzalez 👏👏 they shouldn’t have laughed😂

@ghozthouse 6 лет назад

alex gonzalez shuttin down the haters.

@heartofjustice6041 6 лет назад

ill still laugh at you cuz im better

@thelastofusrodah932 3 месяца назад

last time i paid attention to skateboarding, this was called holding your skateboard by the trucks, switch was called goofy, rails on your deck got you made fun of, and every skateboard had a nose and a tail and if your nose was flat you were made fun of, and 52mm wheels were considered large.

@boulderguywhy 5 месяцев назад

As a longboarder the reasoning I always heard that skaters frown upon the mall grab is because it will cut up your hands and get metal shavings up in your palms if you’ve been grinding on rails and stuff like that for a while. IDK of thats true or not, but it always made sense to me. That’s supposedly why only the mallgoers would grab their boards that way.

@gskinner7440 4 года назад

are u kidding me!? im 33 imma hold my board how ever i want lolol call me what you want... good vid bro!!

@emilywilson6692 3 года назад

Same. I tend to mall grab when carrying my board for a long time because as someone on the autism spectrum with sensory sensitivity’s, I hate the feeling of the grip tape on my fingers for a long period of time

@TSHGTheStrawHatGhost 2 года назад

@@emilywilson6692 i also have it so I can def relate to that. :)

@the-el2rh 4 года назад

Mall grabbing is just a more efficient way to hold a board Conversation over

@dm-hz5ux 4 года назад

It's not more efficient for me but it is for some people Conversation over

@venturarealestate9918 3 года назад

Thanks for the explanation! I've often wondered

@kristiangodin9860 Год назад

I like how you tell the viewers that they don't need to be concerned with how someone else holds their board. It's common for people to warn others about harassers and they should just be themselves, but it isn't often enough someone tells the harassers there's no reason for their concern. I just thought your wording was great. 👍

@swammies 6 лет назад

I've recently picked up skateboarding as a 14 y/o girl and I find that mall grabbing is just easier for me... sorry if that throws off other skaters and it if somehow affects their skating lol Plus I learned my first 2 tricks today :)

@geocarter1768 6 лет назад

ChewyWolf Oh! 14 year old girl here! I started yesterday!!

@blubberwolfgang6426 6 лет назад

Chewy Wolf + Geo M.C. I'm a fourteen year old girl and I just got my first board yesterday after watching skating for years. My friend told me I shouldn't mall grab and that made me a poser and it really put me down. Not gonna let it ruin my happiness though. I'm still super motivated to get better.

@PippyPopsSelfHarmMonica 6 лет назад

ChewyWolf my little cousin is a 6 y/o boy and he mall grabs but he can still shred

@KillJoy_Since2017 6 лет назад

ChewyWolf Same

@KillJoy_Since2017 6 лет назад

ChewyWolf But I'm 17

@VLSkate 7 лет назад

one thing i should have mentioned in the video: don't get me wrong, I'm all for hating on posers, i just mean if you're a real skater you shouldn't worry about people making fun of the way you hold your board

@iblastyou4819 7 лет назад

VLSkate yeah if someone calls you out for mallgrabbing drop your board and pop a trick to show em up ;)

@Liusila 7 лет назад

Thanks for the video, I was one of those commenters! 2:54 literally me!

@Mr.Goopman 7 лет назад

I think caring too much about how you pick up your board is one of the most poser things you can do ^^. Like seriously, when someone goes out of their way to hold their board in a way that suposedly says I'm not a poser doesn't it make them that little bit more of a poser. Peeps should be all bam I'm gonna skate! not all hey how should I hold my board I want people to think I'm totally down with it

@MRTN13 6 лет назад

I really like to make fun with other skaters by skating mongo. Getting pretty good at it to

@Zaise_Chsa 6 лет назад

Exactly. Also there's a difference between a newbie and a poser. I'm a newbie. Only got a board recently at 28 years old, but I practice a couple hours a day after work and I'm getting better. Someone called me a poser for being a newbie, but in the end. I can do basic tricks and get to work on my board. I don't think that makes me a poser.

@AleanaFernando 2 года назад

My brother and I just started skating a day ago and we're both learning together with no one else to help us but videos. We naturally carries our board this way while walking and didn't realise it was looked down upon haha

@jonnypropaganda 2 года назад

Real skaters don’t care what others think. Source: 35 years skating

@Space_Cat969 3 года назад

I recently started skateboarding as I need a new hobby because of how mentally draining my last job was, but even I knew Mall grabbing was bad. The thing is though, I never bothered to look it up to see why it was "bad." I legit thought it was because of damaged the trunks and not cause its looked down upon lol.

@shawnasGARENTEED 6 лет назад

TBH I mall grab when I go on walks with my wife just in case I see something I want to skate. Also I live in an urban area with lots of traffic and rough roads. I never thought people had debates over this because I don't care if you've skated a decade or a day or are "posing." The only thing lamer than being a poser is accusing people of posing. Who cares its your life! Edit: I don't think anyone who gets on a board can or should be considered a poser regardless of their skill level. We include, not divide. Peace.

@sowhatandisaidhi2235 5 лет назад

Fkn mic drop bro

@strawberrywigz1658 5 лет назад

@Your Mums HITACHI grow ur ass up

@jermzamiah2021 6 лет назад

I always thought it was called the mall grab because holding it that way would reduce the chance of hitting someone in a crowded area (like the mall). It was more of a consideration to others than a fashion statement for me. I've accidentally hit some kids in the head before on a train holding it the "cool" way so mall grabbing made more sense.

@jf713jf 6 лет назад

Jeremiah Castro yeah exactly, like you can only grab something so tightly with two fingers and in the mall you wanna avoid dropping your board. So it's a term for a move, just like how everything has a proffered term in skateboarding, some with derivative sounding meanings, fake / sex change. Some people understand the slang as applying differently or don't know the true meaning, or other people who do know the meaning and want to apply it or others still who have a certain expectation and desire to shame those who don't skate in the same fashion. I agree that basically a skater is someone who skates, but like anything else with humans, has to relate to fashion and lifestyle, and behavior in general.

@error.418 6 лет назад

It's called a mall grab because kids would hang out at the mall holding it like that instead of actually skating on the damn thing. The whole reason people get made fun of for it is because they're holding the board instead of skating on it. Just skate and don't worry about what others think.

@speake7777777 5 лет назад

How else were they supposed to get to the mall walk? I carry my board around the college campus all the time because the sheriffs employed as campus security are quick to catch you if you for a potential trespassing ticket, but without a car how do you think I get to class, or jack in the box from class?

@fraktalfabrik 2 года назад

I never had a board but find this fascinating.

@Skiamakhos 3 года назад

I used to skate as a method of transportation back in the '80s & I'd skate all over town on my small green plastic board - kinda like the sort of boards Penny Boards do these days. I always used to mall grab, because I guess malls weren't even a thing in the UK in '87. Plastic boards don't have grip tape (or concave, or anything much) so that was never a bother. It was just the most convenient way to hold my board when I wasn't on it.

@spiderpunk1265 6 лет назад

I mostly just cruise and ollie to get from place to place and for fun, so i dont mind being called "not a real skater". And saying it's "gay" is pretty immature. Makes u think if theyre the posers.

@SleepyFawn 6 лет назад

I bet you'd love a longboard, they're made for cruising and having a smooth riding experience! I'm kinda hoping to have a normal board and a longboard someday soon.

@stefanrusdea1398 6 лет назад

SleepyFawn But you can't ollie that Good with a longboard like a Downhill type

@error.418 6 лет назад

SleepyFawn But shortboards (lelwat, normal skateboards) are also great for cruising. You just have to pick the right wheels for tricks vs cruising.

@paikeakehlani5392 6 лет назад

Yeah me too, I live on the coast and surf so heaps of my mates skate too. I’m happy just cruising around on a longboard. I don’t worry myself with all the ‘you have to do this, you have to do that, you have to look like this’ bullshit. It’s just easier and fun to get around on and if people are that worried about the way you hold your board that’s their problem.

@wheresmyrooptoff4056 5 лет назад

"immature" you have to be kidding

@jaysoncornish4779 7 лет назад

If you are that worried about how you or others carry your board then you're a poser.

@notkawdeen1637 6 лет назад

So true

@Gelato41_ 6 лет назад

No, n-not true, not true at all!1

@hunnybunny08 3 года назад

Amen man I don’t understand why it so bad just have fun without caring what people say

@johnathanandrus6586 2 года назад

Being called a poser when you are learning to skate is every skaters "Red Badge of Courage" you must pass this initiation. Don't try to avoid it so much. It's likely gonna happen regardless of how hard you try not to let it.