You had to go out and buy a helmet and pads? 😂😂 You are the best!

Reminds me of young Mike V

Yeah who was that kid?

mike evans a great mystery we shall perhaps never know the answer to.

Dale

@@Rikcuh DALE WAS THE SH@# (show!)

Haha right? To me a rock fakie seems more difficult on a vert than 50-50 stall.

Mike Pottle I’m not a vert skater but I do love to have a try here and there, in the uk there are about 10 vert ramps in total 😂 so it’s not really something I could get into as it’s hard to access, getting comfortable with the speed and pump was so weird at first I just honestly can’t comprehend how he managed 2 proper lip tricks on his first sesh, hope to see another vid like this from him he could learn loads

@@euankirby5158 some ppl just got the sauce. I remember my first time ever at a skatepark long, longgg ago (right before the the skatepark boom around the millennium) at SCRAP near chicago. It had the only vert ramp in the state/region. I had never even seen a qtr pipe in real life. There was a kid a cpl yrs older than me, maybe 11 or 12. He was a total prodigy. Street, ramps, didn’t matter. The older bmx guys were wanting him to try the vert ramp. He padded up, was shaking, etc. after he drops in, the 1st try he went into an axle stall and rides right back to the other side. Without hesitation, he rips off all the pads and immediately drops back in and starts doing rock to fakies, 50-50s, and even f/s airs near the top of the transition. He never once fell on that vert ramp. It was absolutely one of the most inspiring things I’ve seen ever seen in my life to this day and remember it so clearly. the best part was it made me feel like such a wiener because I was scared to drop in on the 4 ft qtr. after I saw that, I went in the corner and dropped in a 4 ft’r. I was so sure that I was just going to smash my face in. Of course that didn’t happen. It was simple as pie and by the end of the session I had dropped in on the 6 ft mini ramp. If I hadn’t seen that kid go thru the process of self command and conquer, who knows how long it would’ve been until I actually tried. Goddamn I’m old 😔. Moral of the story is even though only a select few are born with next level skills, everybody has to overcome pain whether it be mental or physical at certain points of their life. You will be a stronger and more successful person in the long run.

@@Zenguitarring enjoyed reading your story man! Glad you got the 6 that day! Big jump!

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Samee

I can't even watch a street part without falling alseep

Different strokes for different folks i used to skate but only street because we don’t have local skateparks and the closest park was indoor and you had to pay to skate. I never really rode transition til I moved and I got into bmx. I like both but I’m a street rat at heart.

@@zerodamonsta942 No Bikes

I think most people respect vert skaters tbh, as far as skateboarding goes it's certainly among the scariest shit you can do. The scene is just so much smaller than street, unsurprisingly considering both the limited availability and the fact that it so fucking scary it's just really hard to get in to. But smaller transition and street has pretty much merged together over the past few years I feel like with parks becoming more and more available.

@J Lebleu it's not an age thing it's an intelligence thing...sheeple are more easily amused at basic shit...simpleton

When I first got back into skating. I literally wore down a set of pads just knee sliding alone, just so my body can get used to falling lol... totally worth it tho!!!!!

totally: after 2 x MRIs on a leg after a big vertical impact on foot on ramp I can attest to this ha ha. Nerve damage.

As an old vert skater, that was my thought too! My feet hurt just watching the run off! ;-)

it’s hard when you’re not used to wearing knee pads cause your brain is programmed to always land on your feet

@@javierferrebasket3681 That ramp also doesn't look very knee slide friendly 🤣

@@pji1979 yeap exactly it seems very old i'm not sure i would try either to knee slide it but on newer ramp thats really a life saver

How did he not tear his knee up

Those are not vert pads. If he was trying be airs this he could've blown his knee out if he landed on flat.

exactly. you need to be able to knee slide otherwise you won't survive very long on a vert ramp lol

I don't even really skate and I was thinking the same thing, Tony Hawk always looks pretty chill knee sliding out of fails, this guy looked like he was going to break something

You are only getting old when you think you are getting old, live long and die as a teen

@@davidgomezdeossa6448 Truth, Mind over Matter

hey same here, theres no reason we cant do it until we're 50-60+ like tony hawk, bucky lasek, etc

I'm telling myself 48 is the perfect age to learn vert 🤣

Park looks ready to take lives

That park is a 10/10 u spoiled piece of shit. Fix it urself then.

02SubaruWRX no, it’s not. This park is literally dangerous. Cracks everywhere. The metal that keeps the cement from just breaking is probably almost broken.

Man that park was falling apart 15 years ago. I can only imagine now.

Same ! "Plz Don't break my Chad!"

yes. the 70's dude... LOL

Really?? Thats pitiful.

DreamSessions Photography idk about you but I like having a functioning noggin

@@dreamsessionsphotography2728 I understand, generally when I’m street skating or skating some flat ground I usually don’t wear a helmet, but vert?

@@dreamsessionsphotography2728 You wipe out once your screwed.