This morning I skated my local park & went early enough to not be self conscious about filming. I figured now was a perfect time to set the bar for what I can do. At this point I’d say I’ve been skateboarding for about 4 months consistently. By consistently I mean at least 3-4 days a week. As of the last month I’ve been skating almost everyday for 2-7 hours a day. I’ve noticed a big jump in progression so this is what prompted my skate progression videos.
This video is a usual session for me. The stuff I gravitate towards and feel most comfortable with are ledges and banks. It’s funny considering what I prefer because I’m very much so a novice; in reality everything is pretty scary and uncomfortable. At the end up the session something clicked for me & I realized what keeping your shoulders square with the board really means & I started to have some success. Rewatching the footage I notice I have a bad habit of opening my torso/shoulder when I bend down to pop. This leads to a rotation of the board under me so I have a problem landing on it consistently.
This weekend I watched ​⁠‪@SkateSage‬ slow motion breakdowns of how to ollie, how frontside 180, backside 180 & I haven’t run into something who explains skating so well. I have to give him a lot of credit for even the stuff I was able do to today. The best advice he gave was about how your shoulders dictate everything that’s going to happen below you & that simple advice really helped. Hopefully in the coming weeks I can unlock consistent 180s & pop shuvs.
Again thanks for watching the video and following on my journey. Like, comment & all that stuff. Let me know what you see that I can do better. P.S.: I’m not delusional, I know I’m not going pro, or getting sponsored with this level of skating. I’m simply in love with the art. I’m like the old head playing pick up at the basketball court. Just trying to stay health and in shape & get better and reach a standard that I think is decent. At the end of the day skating can breed a very judgmental community, afterall it’s an individual sport so a lot of ego is involved but I’m just having fun! God bless you, be safe out here!
Chapters:
00:00 - 3:20 Warming Up
3:21 - 5:18 Ollie Down Small Ledge
5:19 - 6:29 Ollie Over Cone
6:30 - 9:20 50-50 On Small Ledge
9:21 - 13:00 Bank Over Cone
13:01 - 15:06 50-50 On Big Ledge