OG 😂😂😂 those D3’s were sooooooo thick. I can’t believe Mayhew got as tech as he did in them. Thanks buddy 🙏🏾👊🏾

I learned the meaning of pedagogical after watching a Simpsons episode. Happy to bring out verbosity in my comment thread. I’m still afraid of certain tricks. Even ones I do often. Pushing through the initial tentative feeling is a big part of the fun for me. Breathe deeply, bite down, and tell yourself you’re landing the next one, in spite of possible injuries. The moment I’m able to come to terms with possibly maiming my body, is typically when I land tricks. You’ve got this.

@@NormanWoods Funny enough as soon as I left that comment, I found your video on commitment, so you had already answered that question! Thanks for your help man!

I made that connection a while back. I just remember having a sprained ankle all the time. Catching the bus to school, limping around 😂 Same for most of my friends. I noticed that the kids around me now, learning to skate, never seem to suffer this injury. The tricks kids are trying are more difficult. So you’d assume sprained ankles would be more common. But, I realized that everyone’s board is bigger, and shoes are a slimmer profile. Meaning more room to land, and less bulk/weight to impede movement.

Thank you for watching. I’m glad to hear this helped and will be making more videos for sure!

Thank you 🙏🏾 it’ll be 25 years in April.

Really sucks to hear. Ankle injuries are awful. Have you gone in for physical therapy? The exercises I was given paid dividends. I went for a month, bought the same gear they had me use, and kept doing the exercises at home.

Yes. They’re a bit much for me. Until a session or two in.

@@NormanWoods Gotchu Bro!

Same. I try to wear the shoes for a couple of weeks, before I’m gonna skate them. That way they feel a bit more broken in, once I’m ready to skate them.

I hope they skate well for you. Try the glue trick. It really works!

Remind Insoles. Been using them for years now.

I remember the XLT’s. Never skated them though.

😂😂😂😂 yes! Been going there for decades. Enjoyed a space bag, or 10, on Melrose in the day. RIP Taaang!

You just said the same thing in your own words.....

They are. It’s only the Chuck Taylor models that run large. The rest of the Cons are comparable to Nike, fit wise.

Whoa! I’ve had my toe bust through the bottom before. Used to get shoes from Supra. There was one particular mid shoe, it had the worst sole. Busted through so many.

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You missed what I said. The test IS a gimmick. Dropping an egg on the insole has ZERO relevance to how the insole would subtract from the force created by a human body, jumping off a set of stairs, with the sole connected to their foot. Also, I’ve skated the soles, and others. In my experience they: 1) had less success than Excetera (defunct), Old Bones, Remind (what I’ve risen for years) 2) lack the extra stability that some of those other insoles provide (accomplished using multiple materials). 3) last a lot shorter. So, I don’t need to know the exact breakdown of the physics. I have experience with the insole, and which demonstrates the irrelevance of that gimmicky marketing tactic. This video wasn’t merely an insole vid. Otherwise. I would have spent longer on this.

@@NormanWoods Well first I appreciate the response and these videos. I shouldnt have even said the egg test, I just referenced that because you referenced that, I'm more thinking of the demonstration where they straight up drop bowling balls on it on a sheet of glass and the footprint insoles are the only brand that the glass never breaks. I don't claim to necessarily know the exact breakdown of the the forces do or don't get absorbed by the sole instead of your body either, but to dismiss how clear and decisive that demonstration is at how much more their material absorbs force seems obviously wrong to me. And as for anecdotal experience and evidence, it's the brand Jaws uses and uhh, I would certainly hope he is using the best material he can get. I had a knee injury (likely torn meniscus) from a pretty meager amount of air about a year ago and regret not looking into insoles before that, but since then I've bough the footprint insoles and I think they make a huge difference, the material really feels unique and I feel like they definitely absorb a ton of shock I would otherwise be taking from any other insoles.

@@justinmusicandskateboardin9282 Those tests show that memory foam absorbs shock. Still not relevant, considering when you skate using them, their tied to the bottom of your feet, and impact comes from multiple directions. For the tests to be scientifically applied relative to skateboarding, they’d have to use a methodology that replicates the conditions and factors occurring during a skate trick. As for Jaws, he jumped down huge gaps long before his endorsement deal. Skaters will skate whatever they’re paid to, or get for free. Not to mention, he could be using anything while skating, and we’d never know. Eric Koston and others endorsed Royal trucks for years. But, you’d only see Royal trucks on their setups in ads. They skated Independent and other brands the rest of the time. It’s all marketing. I’ve skated FP. For me, they were a bit better than stock. But didn’t feel comfortable, keep my feet stable, or prevent heel bruises. The shape and feel weren’t right for me. I’ve heard the same from others. Also, heard from people who like them. I don’t recommend anything that didn’t work for me though, and those tests are not scientific. Just the same Edward Bernays inspired marketing gimmicks we’ve been getting from brands for decades. But if you like the way they feel, you should keep using them. I tore my meniscus as well. I think I had Dr. Scholl’s in. But that injury usually isn’t from impact. Mine was sustained stepping off a rail and twisting.

@@NormanWoods Ya that all makes sense, perhaps I'll give some other insole brands a try at some point in the future. I wish some company used a humanoid shaped robot with force sensors in their joints or something to actually test this stuff. Thanks man

What remind insole do you like? The Destin,Cush or medic ?