to quote a great youtuber.. "Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?"

I remember the time when skaters didn't give a shit what anyone did and just skated.

damn I've been skating mongo 7 years bro 7 years edit: nothings wrong with mongo, skate however you want. i like it cus it’s how i taught myself. skating is supposed to be judge free community. let’s keep it that way

He said pushing mongo feels awkward Thats how pushing regular feels to me Edit after 9 months:hey fuck wads stop arguing over how people skate when i made commented this originally i pushed mongo after almost a year i now push regular. I shouldnt matter how you push, however pushing mongo makes it hells harder to set up for tricks

I always pushed mongo because it felt more secure having my weight near the back at all times. I feel like if I pushed normally the nose would dig in and throw me forward.

What the hell, I had no idea anyone might have a problem with the way I skate until just now

Who else rides mongo like this ? Dominant foot is right Pushing with left Right foot in the back Left foot forward Dominant hand/foot : right

As someone who pushes mongo that ending quote was perfect. “As long as you’re having fun I think that’s the most important part.”

I’ve been skating mongo for as long as I’ve been skating. No one ever taught me how to when I was like 5 or 6 so I just did what was comfortable. No one corrected me so it’s what I did and still do.

bucket list #145: push mongo across Mongolia

I skated 2 years mongo and one day i choose to completly change to regular pushing. After 1-2month of skating almost every day , its feels totally good and naturly like i skated that way since the start. So if you are scared to switch to regular pushing , i swear you its easy.

Me over here riding Goofy Mongo 👀

My stepdad once told me that he always skated mongo as a kid and no one judged him, they all just did what they wanted. Wish this world was still like that.

I learned skating by pushing mongo so it's most comfortable, pushing regular feels as awkward for me as pushing mongo does for you. My balance is better, my footing is just muscle memory so quick setups aren't a problem. And switch tricks and Mollie tricks are easier for me.

"The unreality of reality is all that's holding us back" Random guy at skatepark 2018

I mean if I pay for the board, wheels, bearings, trucks and everything else I think that leaves me with the right to choose how I skate.

Damn, I didn't know this was a thing. Pushing mongo was just natural to me when I started skating and no one has said anything.

I like this quote from John Hill "In reality there isn't any real reason not to do it besides the fact, it's seen as what it is in skateboarding. It's unprofessional looking because that's what the skateboarders before us decided. There isn't an actual benefit to pushing either way, it's the same amount of movement, balance on the board, and ground, but most people push regular (including me) so thats the consensus. I do believe if you push mongo switch, you are a mongo skateboarder, which I don't think, in any way, is a bad thing."

Him:"pushing mango feels awkward" Also him a minute later:" when people first pick up a board their first instinct is to push mongo"

I always pushed mongo, my left leg for whatever reason doesn’t have enough stability to stay balanced on the board. I push with the very heel of my shoe on the bottom of the tail so I can do tiny pivots to direct myself. I never really had too much trouble going fast other than the speed wobbles which I feel like is challenging for amateurs no matter how you push

I have been pushing mongo for years and didnt know it was a thing until a month ago... Pushing regular feels so weird now

I accually cant push regular... Idk why 😭

I unfortunately started on a scooter when I was younger so I now push mongo I’m currently trying to push regular

I am a 43yr longboarder. Been skating since I was 10. I started out on a Nash Burton it was cool in the 80s. Any I always pushed Mongo switch style. It's more comfortable and I balance better that way. I need that because longboards are heavier and I need my power leg to push and pick up speed. My oldest son makes fun of me, but 33yrs skating and it just works for me. Great video thank you.

I quit skating cause i thought i was the only one doing it. I tried many times not to but i couldnt. So happy to see that mongo is a real thing and people do it

I only push mongo when im about to do a fakie trick

Great video man, I ain't gonna lie I use to push mongo simply because I didn't know any better, I was a self taught skater so I did what felt natural. Since then I've tought myself how to skate regular and goofy and in very comfortable with both. So for those out there who says "it's to difficult to change styles", well yes at first it is. But I literally took me like a day to learn regular pushing well, so give it a try! Good luck 💯

I'm glad I came across your video...I never knew the term for my disability , and it explains my skating from the late 70's and 80's..i did push switch-normal but was not comfortable in goofy...but i had more control pushing until that back foot got on the board. Made for great nollie 180 flips n grinds. Thanks

I've pushed mongo for about 6 years now, and stopped skating for about 1.5 years, I will get a new board soon and will try to start pushing normally. Wish me luck

I push mongo for the reason that that's just the way I learned it when i was a kid. I've had no trouble with anything you said but the quick set-up one. but in low speeds like that I have NO trouble pushing Regular

I've been skateboarding since I was 5, I've always done mongo

This makes me feel so much better, I was so stressed because I ride mongo and everyone was telling me I was doing it wrong Thanks

I'm kinda new to skating but mongo always felt more natural

It's plain to see You can't change me Cuz I'll be pushin mongo for life

I push mongo and always have, but you are definitely right about setting up your feet for tricks. I've been snowboarding for years and when you ride on the chair and get off... you have to do it regular. I wish there was a video about how to go from mongo to regular. Thanks for your video.

When I do *normal* I always get caught on the back of the board and that's why I do mongo also these reasons 1. It's more comfortable 2. EZ 3.WAY MORE balance (in my opinion)

Switching from mongo to regular is like switching from combat pro to builder pro. You may be scared of the switch for it hindering your performance. But once you get it down it will be for the better

When I started skate at high school a friend of mine saw me pushing like that and in a funny tone of voice he said to me "ohh you filthy mongo pusher!" i just laughed and thought it was fun and cool to be mongo... and funny too when saw regular or goofy guys trying to push mongo and failing. Mongo is cool :3 skate is love.

I never thought I was doing anything wrong. I pushed mongo all through jr. high, high school and early college. Nobody ever called me out on it. I'm a right handed goofy rider, and it made sense to push with my right foot.

Thank God. I though I pushed mongo for a long time since I connected it with regular pushing. Thank you for clearing this up for me!

Turning while pushing mongo is a lot easier since you can actually have you heel behind the back truck so that if you need to turn really sharply, you can actually just raise the front truck and turn how much you want

I push mongo, and I can agree pushing at high speeds can be difficult, but I can't do regular at all, so I just stick with mongo.

Regular :like Mongo : comment

I think it's quite simple. Whatever way you started/practice is going to likely be advantageous and the way you're comfortable with.

If you are used to mongo none of this applies, I use to be a scooter kid and pushed that way so when I started skating I kept skating like that,anyway the throw down thing I just throw it down as with my normal hand but catch it with my back foot instead of front and the short run up thing is the same as regular if u are used to pushing mongo instead of having your front foot already in position you have your back and place your front one on to the front after the push, once again if u are used to mongo you just get good with putting your front foot down in the right place like how regulars get used to popping with their back foot, I can barely skate regular so I can see how you might think this about mongo because you are used to skating regular so thanks for putting that in the video, keep up the good work 👍

If a person does something just because someone else tells them to do it, they have a way bigger problem than pushing technique. Are you skating for yourself, or for little shits that come on the internet looking for videos on "how to be a convincing skater"? Skateboarding used to be about individuality and having fun--people that dissect things like pushing are sucking the very soul out of skating - that same soul is what drew me into it in 1994.

Very useful I started skating recently and I haven't skated since freshman year. I'm in college right now and mongo riding is the way I learned to skate for the first time.

I've been pushing mongo, and can go over cracks and push fast...

I’ve pushed mongo all my life and all of these are possible and easy for me

when i started skating, my dad said I was pushing it wrong; he pushed mongo. I always thought it was harder as when you pushed mongo, you have to move your foot a further distance forward opposed to pushing non-mongo where you just have to put your foot on the tail

I push both ways. I agree there’s a time and place for both. Pushing mongo allows me to give my other leg a rest so I can skate longer. Just my experience. Well out together video!

I push mongo. The only problem I face listed here is the spacing for tricks.

Is it weird that I skate goofy, but mostly push with regular? It's funny because I would always used mango to ride goofy...

I’ve always learned how to skate mongo and I mall grab but still I’m grate at skating.love the videos though!💯💪🏽

Dude I've been pushing mongo so long it's like second nature to me now feels natural to me and it's dope cause like you said I've been working on switch trucks and can bust them out at the park now

:)

I only push mongo when I do switch flips

I totally agree, I push mongo and I find it hard to keep my board in the direction I want to travel so I look like a “mongo” skating. All heavy footed which isn’t what I want. So I’m gunna learn to push regular or goofy for sure. These vids are just what I need, been skating a year now and I’ve never really properly looked into it really, especially as it’s been winter (as I never ride in the winter just spring and summer.)

I always wondered why skaters all laugh and mock me but when I ask them about it they always say the same thing” no your good bro” then laugh

The reason why I push mongo is because I don't feel like I have good center of balance using my non dominant foot on the front. I can push mongo and reach top speeds as well, with no issues. The only one I agree with is the set up in short lines mongo most definitely gets in the way. But I just adjust to regular in those situations.

For me, it is extremely uncomfortable to push mongo. As a goofy, if I push mongo, it is really hard to balance.

What hand do you write with? And what foot goes first when you try to like sled with socks on a floor

I’ve been doing mongo since I got my skateboard (2 months ago) so thanks for the tips. I’m going to try regular

I push mongo because I ride goofy but I'm right footed, I'm starting to ride regular but only as good as riding switch (which isnt very good)

Im pushing mongo and im leftfooted! A perfect mix👍🏻

I’m glad u made the disclaimer I skate both but I drop in goofy and Ollie regular so I’m learning the right way late which is still pretty cool

When I first had my skateboard, I used to push mongo. I have up after like 4 days. I'm getting a new board in April, so now I know how to properly push. 👍

I push my mongo and skate goofie

I been pushing Mongo every single time I’m on a board. I don’t even have a skate though lol

I just realized I’ve been skating mongo for a whole year and no one has ever told me I started pushing normal today and it is so much easier to land tricks and ride like omg I am amazed

I didn’t downvote this video, but as someone who has pushed mongo forever and attempted to push regular for about two weeks, IMO you have one 1 single valid piece of criticism in this entire set, as everything else is easily worked around with time and comfort, and I do mean everything. Reaction time between kicking and trick set up. There is that half a second where you have to scoot around. I never found a universal way to get around this, so I usually ended up just doing one extra-hard push before getting to wherever I was going to do the trick for maintaining momentum while adjusting. All your other gripes were you just being uncomfortable doing something ass backwards. I went thru most of the same pain-points when trying regular a while back. I really wanted to learn how to do it the “right” way, but in the end a lifetime of muscle memory just feels so much for right than doing whatever some crowd of random people think is superior for this or that reason. Btw you were totally right about pushing regular switch. It’s very easy when you’re used to pushing mongo. Easier than pushing regular at least 😅

I push mongo when I want to do a fakie trick, it makes it a lot easier to me to get rolling that way.

The thing is though every skater I know that pushes mongo is fucking sick. I think it gives you more balance, I couldn't do it for sure, and I think that it's a thing that you just do it or don't. I also think mongo pushers have better board feel and control because they've had to overcome all the awkward impractical affects of riding Mongo

Uhh so I’m a beginner so I don’t know much but like when I got my board pushing mongo was the first thing that I learned and so I’m gonna practice on pushing regular! :3 thanks for the help man! 😌

Thanks for the video bud! I push mongo myself; got the habit from riding my penny board. With my right foot being the stronger, I feel more comfy having that planted on the board as the back pushes. Easier putting the left foot back into the nose instead of right to the tail

This opinion is true though. Some people dont know how to push normal, and they just mongo.

"Everything feels awkward when I try something completely unnatural to me." Waaaa!

So I just started skateboarding and noticed I had trouble riding goofy because I push with my left foot but then turn my feet to the right. So I can't push without moving back towards the middle. I thought there was something off about my position. So I'm gonna try turning my feet left and putting my right foot forward instead of riding at the back. I'm using KZfaq as a guide 🛹 Your vids are super helpful!

Thanks 4 the insight. Learned mongo first. Gotta retrain myself. Cuz your right, I tried running and jumping on the board and its nearly impossible. Thanks. More footing placements, the better. Noice!

I am a complete beginner and didn't even know how I was supposed to do it lol, thanks for this video! I'll definitely do the regular next time

I pushed mongo when i skated also goofy. It was comfy for me

I'm so confused . So I ride with my right foot back and my left forward . Facing the right , then I push with my left foot and I throw the board down with my right hand . So am I pushing mongo ?

I have a friend who pushes mongo, he said it helps him see where he puts his foot down. How do I convince him to correctly push without worrying about the ground?

I can skate both sometimes 😂😂

When I was a kid I used to get made fun of for pushing mongo at the skate park in the neighborhood, I got into a lot of fights about it beat up a few kids who had been making fun of me and then no one said anything to me about it anymore, so I just kept pushing mongo and never learned how to not. Moral of the story if you’re going to push mango you got to be tough.

In my early teens I got used to pushing Mongo. I’m right handed, though what felt natural for me was left foot back while pushing with my right then putting it on the front and riding goofy stance. I’m 29 now and about to start back skating , I’m going to try and re learn the “right” way and maybe I can pick up riding switch more easily now

I’ve just started to work on fixing this but I’ve encountered a good reason for mongo: I like to skate bare foot, so when mongo, you place your front foot on the board and then lift your rear foot into position on kick. When skating regular, you place your rear foot straight onto the kick and slide your front foot into position, which obviously takes of skin when bare foot

I skate mongo. My dad said do whatever is comfortable

I'm not a skater and I never skated, but to me, Mongo pushing feels natural.

what if you have to use your left brian alot so that means every left part (arm and leg) is stronger and more comfortable

I've been pushing mongo my whole life. Today I tried pushing regular for about an hour at the park. It felt like I'd never been on a skateboard before. I have no idea how long it's gonna take for me to unlearn mongo.

We always called it "shitfoot", because mongo pushing resembles someone who's just stepped in something.

So according to logical reasons, pushing mongo makes sense to approach a nollie trick: you prepare your back foot in the correct position, push mongo and put the front foot in the nose to pop the trick

The weight distribution thing is probably the largest consideration, at least for me. When you put a lot of force into the push, you want your weight leaning forward to compensate for the shift in momentum. If you push with your front foot, you won’t have the weight in place to overcome the burst from the push (and, in fact, all your weight is at the back of the board, in the opposite direction of travel). At least as I see it, that’s a recipe for having the board fly out from under you.

Hey,So i have been skating for about 6 months and i just cant seem to get out of pushing mongo.Nobody has given me any tips and i need serious help. Can you please help me?!

pros? pushing switch, killed me

I push mongo to go fakie because I suck anything switch

Well I see your point. On a skateboard. Since I’m old now and only go distance pushing or pumping on a longboard due to old injuries. I push w both feet so part time mongo works to equalize muscle work on the legs. Also, I started skating in the early 60s and all my friends skated mongo so that is some muscle memory. For tricks etc on a skateboard I see the regular point. Good video

My friend’s pushing goofy mongo but stands regular and I’m congested af...pls explain

I used to skate Mongo. Until I heard people saying mongo is gay...