Easily the best how to skate videos on KZfaq for me. I'm 49 n getting back into skating since I was 19. These explain the "how to" and more important the "don't do". They explain how it's gonna feel and how to compensate to get it right. Everyday KZfaq should give people one or two gold thumbs up to give videos that you think really deserve it. It would mean more than the endless thumbs up available. These videos would get a gold thumbs up everyday.

I've been wanting to learn these basic vert skills since I was a teenager in the mid-80's, but never got the opportunity to do so. Now I'm starting to learn at my local skate park, and it's going well. Thank you for this helpful video, I will be practicing the grabs!

so rad man! your progress over the past year is inspiring man!

I’m 44 and loving the skateboarding experience. We’ve got all kinds of setups . Park , street ,cruiser using various trucks and wheels combos . Soft , hard , krux, ace, Indy , thunders , baker , flight deck , Re-issues and thank you and welcome boards . My 37 year old wife and 9 and 13 year old sons love the skateshop “ the Boneyard “ in Opelika Al . ThNk you for your instructions and God speed all you fathers making an attempt to connect with your children through skateboarding! Have a smashing day !

Man you're killing it. Every new video you are learning something new and growing as a skater. I'm also getting back into skating after a 35 year hiatus and I find your videos really motivating. I recently started building a mini ramp in my basement after watching your mini ramp build videos. I'll send you a link when it's ready, hopefully soon. Congrats and keep shredding

Your videos are always great.

Great video! Love the humility man. Let's hear it for the ol fellas!

Man, I don't know what it is but Jon just has such cool vibes. He just seems like he'd be so fun to try to skate with!

John seeing your posts are great, what with your videos and my daughter and her boyfriend skating regularly you've helped me get back out and start riding again at 58yrs. My confidence is shot to pieces but I am really feeling buzzed by being back on my boards. Trying to progress slowly it is frustrating not being able to fly around as a younger man as my body reminds me that time is gone and to just enjoy rolling, watching your videos gives me hope some of the shadows of the past may catch up to me yet.

This was awesome! Great progress Jon!!

I love watching your journey, man, I'm always impressed with your ability to stick with it despite all the bails.

Great video mate, so much progress so fast, love it 👊🏼

Love it John! I skated street for a very long time and recently jumped back on. However I'm slowly developing transition skills, which I previously never had. Next step, is the vert ramp 40 minutes from my house. Seeing you progress is inspiring - I now can't wait to get out there!

Had my first ramp/pumping lesson today. Holy shit that's a workout. Bodied many times. From 2 yrs of skating flat ground, vert really makes you re evaluate "skateboarding" . Good stuff man 👊

Smashin it Jon!

Now that’s grit. Cheers mate. On my 31s and coming back to skate as well

So much respect mate.

👏👏👏👏Thanks for all yours vídeos!You can't know how they inspire us!!59 from Brasil!👊👊👊

Lucky to find this, thank you!

Nice job man, thanks for posting this video.

Great tutorial vid!

Underrated, but the best vert tutorial by far :)

Very inspiring! Keep it up mate!

Excellent tips, I am on the same path!

You mad lad! You're doing it!!

Great vid as always

Emotional. Inspiration. 👊

Love the videos…Seem like a quality dude 👍

wow you are amazing, huge inspiration dude

Great to see you shredding and progressing! I’m itching to do some vert, too, or in fact ANY ramp… Our local park is a nice concrete one, but while it does have opposing 3-5’ quarters like 30 meters apart, it doesn’t have a half pipe or pool, so pumping back and forth that is a bit of a task :)

Totally stoked for you Jon, the early grab to fakie was stylin

Awesome video fella, I a bit of bowl but I’m not that great and I’m way to scared to do vert maybe one day though. You’re an inspiration dude 😁👍

You are amazing. Your progression is incredible. I've just turned 50 and have always skated but no where near enough in the last 15 years. Every time I skate I find my body just isn't flexible enough anymore and my bottle has deserted me. I was doing full runs with head high airs and fast lip tricks when I was 18 when I had a vert ramp a five minute skate from my house in Bracknell. Unfortunately I haven't touched a vert ramp since 2005 at Playstation in London when I was just about managing ball high airs and 50-50's. Pretty much all I skate now is a local bowl and a pump track. You've inspired me to make an effort to find some vert and I'll invest in some knee pads and a helmet.

Been itching to try my luck on a vert ramp too although the idea alone terrifies me. A new one coming an hour from my house so would be something to skate in the wetter months when I can't skate bowl. I'll muster up the minerals eventually. Thanks for the inspiring video!

Thanks for sharing your vert journey! My town recently got a California skateparks bowl built and it's the best thing that has ever happened (we only use to have those sheet metal parks) it's been quite an adventure to try to figure it out. I'm currently recovering from a back injury and while I think I have a couple weeks of recovery I am digging through tutorial and guides and can't wait to go back and start training again

I've never had a real desire to skate vert, but after watching you take your first steps, i'm beginning to feel an urge to try it myself.

Yeah dude. I would love to learn vert like you. That was the dream watching the likes of bones brigade as a kid.

Vert for cardio , Always gentler to learn on the wooden ramps vs concrete bowls ! 😊

Keep going! I too have fallen for the Vert bug, but wish I was younger.

Yeah man! Get it!!

Great video, thanks for sharing! I'm into getting high (on vert hehe), this comes super handful 👊🙌

Epic! Cool, the real work, keep on going. Still my dream to drop-in in a deep vert 13'

So cool mate. I'm quite keen to get into the vert myself. The local indoor park just finished a new vert ramp. bit of a monster maybe 16ft

This is next level Jon!! Smashing those vert moves mate.. I can't wait to get back to a vert ramp, the himalaya of skateboarding. Its finding one to skate which is the problem!! 😂

You are living my dream. I may have my first drop in to a proper vert ramp on this Saturday as well. I hope it doesn't get too emotional. Thanks for sharing the whole process. BTW I'm 47, how old are you?

Nice dude, you are an inspiration! !! Drop the vert is my goal

This is super inspiring. As of right now I can only bs kick turn on vert. My dream trick is the fs air as well!

Dude, Love your enthusiasm. The way you put vids together is entertaining. And pretty gnarly what you accomplish! Plus you have storytelling talent. Me: a 48 year old late 80's early 90's Skater. Having a Skate revival.

Gnarly Jon. 👍🏼👍🏼🤟🏼 Most I've done on vert is pump back and forward. Dropping in looks terrifying.

Continue being brave bro.

Found with the run up and jump on the board is think about it like a triple jump, look where you want to jump on and stagger the run up long strides at first shorter when you get closer to jumping on.

Inspiring

Looking forward for a rock to fakie - tail stall on the vert. 💪

Raspect man!

Yeahhhh, Very good, let's Go fly.

When I do that run up the ramp to the roll in thing.. I put my front foot down first and think of it like a rock to fakie..

amazing :) perfect timing too after 20 years im going to a real vert this saturday :)

Going somewhere to a vert ramp tomorrow and hoping to drop in. Hope I don't hurt myself😬

Great vid. Nice trys. GL

Best tip ever - look at the coping as you go up the wall. If you look at the coping you'll get to the coping. If you don't, you won't.

keep it up...my dream on skateboarding too and back s air, front s air and smith grind back and front...I'll make it if God wants

Haha love the new intro that spine gut buster ouch

How cool is this. Congrats🤛🤛. Also me after everyone is your vids.... Note to self: "Buy more padding!"😳😂😅

Awesome🔥!!! Your process explanation is really helpful🙏🤙! Which wheels you like best for bowl and vert? Which size?

You start with a axle stall drop in! Jesus christ!!! xD (Y)

We used to have an 11ft ex urban games vert in my small home town, I was all up for learning vert but some local dicks kept driving into it an it ended up gettin pulled down. You are lucky brother. I dropped in, an a little axle tickle, that's about it!

just my 2c : most of your bails are due to over- or under-rotating on a turn. a vertramp asks for straighter lines than a bowl. also watch to keep your weight centered over the board.

Excellent job bro, what size of wheels you using and hardness of the wheels, keep the vids coming

Dude you have serious balls. You just go for it. You progress quickly, it’s impressive. You should try to get into more flatland tricks? Like split your time between skating transition and then also street skate? I find learning all the basic flip tricks and skating ledges etc can really tie it all together. You can gain a lot of style and board control having street tricks on lock. Just skating transition can also slow progression IMO. Just a bit of advice I never hear in tutorials. Like not skating at skate parks. I’ve progressed a lot with this techinique. Plus just doing lip tricks on ramps gets old. You’re skating is rad and I like the enthusiasm. Keep it going!

I know this isn't an advice forum but any given would be appreciated. I have been progressively loosening my trucks for bowl skating. However, with looser trucks my drop ins are wobbly and lacking control. Tight trucks great drop in. Loose trucks and I have quite a few unpleasant encounters with concrete.

What do you think about using 64mm ( g bones) wheels in the bowl?

High Five!

I noticed one of your crashes on the frontside kick turn that your front foot pushes down a little too hard on one side, the board goes wonky, and you kind fell over the nose. I have this same exact problem on FS kickturns when I start to get high on the wall. I never have this issue on BS kickturns. Just frontside for some odd reason.

Gnashers!

I'm a 40+yo looking to learn vert (who hasn't skated since being a teen). I've got mtb knee + elbow pads which I'm planning to put under the skate pads, as well as butt/hip protection pads. Is there anything else anyone recommends? I'll be wearing wrist guards and a helmet too, but am thinking some gloves might also be a good idea... Also, my wheels are 58mm 87a. Should i get bigger or harder wheels or just give it a crack?

Jon where abouts do u live and did you come to king of Kings last week

WHAT DO YOU PREFER IN THE BOWL? SURFSKATE OR SKATEBOARD? AND WHY? ALSO WHICH ONE DO YOU FIND EASIER? THANK YOU

Do you think I can use a normal street skateboard for vert?

I wish i had the testicles for the vert, sick stuff dude!

Lol-itsy-bitsy-spider :)

Great video. Congrats on tackling vert. Over how much time was that progression? You learned tons.

46 and about to spend 3 days at Woodward where there will be real vert ramps. I do ok ok 6’ miniramps but when I get up the wall above 5’ I start to get scared and kick turns get loose on me. Front foot feels like no grip. Anyone else experience this? I may have to try doing these.

Can u knee slide on concrete ramps?

Which trucks are you using for bowls and banks?

Rob rosskopf. My first board ever 😀

Great video ! , seen my first vert ramp in person since i started skating over a year ago, a big nope for me the now haha edit: did a fair bit of pumping on it though !

Sweeet as a nut Bish!!

Hey man. I’m 28. Just getting into bowl skating. How long did it take you to get these tricks down?

Jon, do you wear hip pads? If so which ones?

vert is scary. but this ramp isnt nothing compared to FDR. that vert is lethal

I'm 45, 250lb. Dr. said no more skateboarding. Knee can't take it. I'm going tonight.

Man when you knee slide you have to lean back so you only use your knees, no hands or elbows. You always trying to save yourself with your hands, just don’t do that. When you bail just lend on your knees and lean back so you slide on your knees only. Unless you facing the ramp then you slide on your knees and elbows at the same time.

Love this, vert ramps have always scared the shit out of me. I preferred street and handrails when I was younger, now that Im pushing 30 and wanting to get back into skating, handrails seem fucking insane and vert ramps seem doable haha. Much love.