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I wish I had the energy for that too but I need some time for recovery and it just so happen the 12 hour days that I work means my time is pretty well taken already. But one of the main reasons I started skating again was for the exercise. I don’t enjoy regular forms of exercise like running or gyms so I wanted to do something I enjoy so much that it doesn’t feel like exercise.

@@sshouser31 thanks man 👊🏼 it’s pretty nice, lighting could be better for my old eyes but I can’t complain really 😜

It’s probably a case of not many shops stocking them because not many people ask for them, seems to be a strangely misunderstood thing. They do come included with some bearings but not most.

@@darude I absolutely agree it’s a real tough one trying to fit enough sessions in with a busy life too. But it’s great if you can keep in the right side of it and always walk away feeling like you have had a really good time. My working hours mean that I miss a lot of potential opportunities but that just means I also have to make the time I do get more worthwhile. Learning something new is a great boost to push you on to the next one too. So many times when I’m not skating all I can think about is the next opportunity 😜👍🏻👊🏼

Oh yeah its absolutely an individual thing and everyone is different and I didnt mean My comments to be based on comparing yourself to anyone else after all (and quite selfishly my channel is all about Me 😂 ) But I do draw on some observations of some people who get down on themselves about not progressing while at the same time don't put the work in or others who assume that My progress albeit slow has somehow come to me easy. Age and agility also has a huge impact on the speed we can learn and or retain stuff which is what i was touching on in the video. Reviewing footage is one thing but actually making your body do what you want it to even when you know very well what you are doing wrong and what you should be doing, this is where even coaching cant always help. So yeah as with everything there are many many facets to consider and we can only pull from our own experiences and observations but thats why i thought it would be a good talking point.

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding I saw another one of your videos recently about the Dunk highs! I like those shoes, I skate dunks too a lot. And yeah, I like what you said about putting in more work than others and still not progressing sometimes haha. I think I compared myself to my friends growing up, but they'd just been doing it for much longer. I'm 33 now so I stopped skating for like 15 years at some point, and I feel much stronger (but definitely not newer) than I used to be in many ways. But if I'd never stopped, maybe progression would have come to me, perhaps. I really enjoy the pace of my skating now, though. It's better to not be the young guy, you wish you had the youth, but the experience is priceless! And yeah seeing footage doesn't always help! Sometimes you need to level up your skill a little bit, Hahaha. At my age I am pretty strategic about how I conduct business. I've gotten into doing some squats (sets of 25) and stretches before skating, but I don't like doing them in public so I do them at home and I feel like it helps me when trying to do more difficult tricks than I have done before. Of course some food I might eat feels more sluggish while protein foods make me feel like it's all working, as I want it to. Also I drink like 2 glasses of water right before going out to be optimally hydrated (the muscles love this) and skating my best. But don't drink the water too early, it has to be at the door, or you'll be peeing by the time you get to the park lol ...Also, I get burned out on things but I already know that. I have only so much energy before old-man mode kicks in sometimes.

@@haroldcampos9661old man mode ? Oh you just wait, you have no idea what’s coming 😂

@@beedomguitars cool I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am 👍🏻 I’ve heard good things about Oxhey but I’ve still not made it there yet. I’ll try and get there next summer (although I did say that last year too 🤣).

@ haha. I was there yesterday. Going today as well. Enjoyed the video. Will watch more on your channel

Cool 👍🏻 sounds like you are skating a lot then , glad you enjoyed the video and want to stick around for more , cheers 👊🏼

Thanks 👍🏻 it’s Crystal Palace, South London,UK 🇬🇧

🤣 it’s only really an observation of my own experience 😉 just like going to a gym the more you do and more often the easier it gets, that goes for recovery and getting going again too. I know it gets harder as you get older but I think it’s still possible to power through and gain from it. The pain puts you off going again so soon but if you go for it you’ll loosen up once you get moving and hugely benefit from it. I won’t be around for OMN I’m out of the country for Christmas but have a good one and I’ll see you again soon 👊🏼

@ Brazil 🇧🇷?

Yep 👍🏻

@@PipsClips thanks 👍🏻 it’s definitely a challenge but I’d really like to skate it more and get a bit more comfortable with it, I think it’ll help My vert ramp skating.

@@marissac870 yeah absolutely 👍🏻 you can’t ever learn enough, there’s always something else just around the corner. It does take me way longer to learn things but the reward worth it. I think I’ll get bored if I don’t keep learning new things and I think that might be partly why I gave up in the first place , I wasn’t pushing myself but I just didn’t realise it back then.

Thanks 👍🏻 I think there’s a lot of us out there getting back into it for the second time around. Hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am !

@@dillinger1980 Thanks very much 👍🏻

Thanks 👍🏻 I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it !

Thanks! 👍🏻

Cheers Ronaldo 👍🏻 Eventually age will catch up but I’m no where near ready to start slowing down, I’m still improving so I’m still better than I’ve ever been before I just have to remind myself to keep practicing the things I want to keep. I’m not even worried about injuries at the moment because I’ve not had anything happen that’s slowed me down more than a couple of months. So as long as I keep stretching and moving I hope to continue that way. Also part of what I was taking about with making sure to skate several times a week means I don’t need so much recovery time, often I’ll skate 2 or 3 days in a row and I truly believe the more you keep going even if you ache a lot you loosen up pretty quick and the pain goes away until the next day and then you just do it all again just like you would if you were a regular gym user, you just have to push through it. Well that’s what works for me anyway.

Thanks 👍🏻 it’s a continuous process I just have to keep reminding myself to exercise those boundaries and keep pushing them. It’s a pretty good surface there now so I can’t really complain and it’s a good winter refuge when it’s dull and wet outside.

Thank you I’m happy to hear you found it helpful 👍🏻

Thanks very much. I really want to be honest with my reviews i feel like there's so many that are just saying what the manufacturer wants just so they get more fee stuff, that's really not what I'm about and i also only agree to review things i'm actually interested to know more about myself. I've reviewed a few helmets now and they all have their own little quirks so i feel like there's always something specific to say about each one.

Thanks ! Yeah I can see the parallels you are drawing there. Although I personally was keen to find one wheel to rule them all so I didn't have to ever change wheels to suit where i'm skating because its just time wasted i'd rather spend skating. I think I was pretty much there with the spitfires but am always keen to keep my eye on whats out there just in case something better comes along. I've settled on Bones SFT 84B 60mm which are every bit as good as spitfires but with a slightly faster feeling on smooth concrete. The X99's were just too soft for me so i now just keep them in my bag in case of emergency. I'm a firm believer that you can "learn your wheels" and become familiar with their characteristics so you can actually skate just as well with any of the higher tier options with just a little bit of exposure. I proved that to myself by switching over to the bones 84b after initially thinking they were too hard and slippery on wood, now i know exactly how to ride them and i never slip out unless i make a silly mistake. I used to have 2 boards (one for vert and one for boles and mini ramps) but it just became a pain to manage and I got used to riding the mini ramp bowl board on vert ramps too. I think our minds are clever enough to adjust to anything within reason and i prefer sticking to just one setup if i can.

Thanks 👍🏻👊🏼

@@Gato1.2 they really are great once they are worn in 👍🏻

@@friscotecsk8s119 cool thanks 🙏🏻 I saw you wearing some Adidas forum Hi in one of your videos didn’t I ? How were they for skating ?

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding I love, love, love the ADIDAS. I have a Wide foot so it will be great to get some Ws. These are already wider than most. Went back to my Vans and hated them need some moon boots.

@@friscotecsk8s119cool that’s good to hear. I have some all black ones I bought a few years ago that I haven’t tried yet.

Thanks Ronaldo 👍🏻 I’m sure the other regular SB Dunk HI’s will skate nicely too but I’m not sure I’ll find out anytime soon now that I have all these to get through 🤣 there’s lots of nice colours that come and go so maybe you’ll find something you like in this style. For me once I’ve broken the toes in on these I wear them for 3 or 4 session skating and they finish breaking in much faster so the skating really helps speed up the process.

Cool thanks 👍🏻 they definitely put together a great shoe ! I think when yours are battered from normal wear they’ll be just right for skating so you’ll get a second life out of them 😉

Cool 👍🏻 I’ve smooshed shoe goo on lots of toes before but now I just look for something tough enough from the get go. I had some vans highs that actually had some fairly padded ankles but great toes caps that were designed for BMX’ers that I reviewed on the channel some time back and they worked out very well too, much better than any other regular vans I’ve skated in before, they actually had a cupsole too which is probably why I liked them.

Yeah I can sympathise with that, small wheels feel like trying to skate through custard 🤣 pumping efficiency is very much underrated! I was a big fan of the Santa Cruz wheel graphics back in the 80’s too and they never wore off like they do now due to laws on chemical toxicity I believe. I have some 30 something year old bullet 66’s and the graphics still look like new !

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding ahhh the Bullets.... I also liked the 'Ollie' wheels and the Hosoi Rockets. The Schmitt Stix 'street saws' were pretty cool too.... Santa Cruz Speed wheels.

@cameraop8210 👍🏻 the Ollie’s were tracker iirc .

Thanks 👍🏻👊🏼 it’s a nice one to learn on, it’s super steep and pretty much vert in about 3.5 to 4ft depth so dropping in is a real whip/whoosh but you get used to it and the steps aren’t too intimidating. There’s a decent boards width above them to give you enough space to roll through if you are not grinding so overall it’s a good training ground.

The whole bowl has just been totally redone , I’ve not been yet to try it out but word is that it’s great 👍🏻 maybe my slam video made a difference 🤔🤣

@ afraid of a lawsuit 😂.

@marcelboogaard3809 🤣

Thanks I’m happy to hear you found it useful 👍🏻

👍I think its going to be a pretty good winter refuge, last year i didn't get much pool skating in over the winter but maybe i will this year.

The shallow end is about 4.5ft with a nice transition, the deep end is about 7 or 8 ft and a little bit of vert so it feels big and you need to go really fast so the two ends aren't very well matched in my humble opinion. I dont really ride it as I like the pool so much, sometimes i ride the shallow end like a miniramp for a bit, theres also a nice super wide mini ramp like the one at Pitt St in Portsmouth if you know the one i mean. Overall its well worth a visit but time it well because it can get quite infested with scooter kids, luckily they aren't allowed in the pool :)

@ I am at Pitt Street quite often. Great park with my favourite curb for board slides. Thinking about going to XC next Monday if the weather is wet. Fingers crossed for a quiet one!

@ cool 👍🏻 Tuesday night is skateboards only and there’s a decent crew of older guys riding the pool. Sunday mornings is good for a pool session too.

Thanks, *spolier*: I have actually got a couple of rock n rolls since, you're right though, as ever it was mostly commitment and you have to do it all a lot faster because of how tight it is. I wasn't around for what was there before as i came from much further south about 20 years ago and only started skating again 7 years ago after over 25 years off the board.

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding Yes, knew you were too young which is why I asked if 'anyone' remembered. On the site there was a skate-park, then the ski dryslope expanded (I learned to snowboard on it, but had to argue with the manager to let me on the slope!) Hoped there might be some old timers still out there! lol

Unfortunately I think they are discontinued, however I don’t think I could recommend them as a good option now. I tried them again and promptly fell on my wrist causing a lot of pain. In the years I’ve been wearing the Flexmeter ones that has not happened once. Every time I go down on my wrist I just get back up and carry on.

@@ilovekittens6000 I haven’t tried yet.

@ you’ve got it man

@ilovekittens6000 maybe 🤣 but I’m not sure. Will probably give it a next summer .

@ me too man see you around

@ilovekittens6000 who is this ? Sorry I don’t recognise the username

@@anthonydemascio9863 thanks 👍🏻👊🏼

Thanks 👊 They are coming along .

Sounds very similar, Just feels way safer doesn't it. Although My "20x" is more like 100x 😜

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding yes, lower the risk of injury, especially for older skateboarders, when i was a teen i didnt really plan or strategise or break tricks down i just used to try them, while theres many things i wont do now (like skating stairs) ive actually had more sucsess this time round as a 45 yr old skater and feel a better skater by being more calculated.

@ same here 👍🏻

@@mistersooty so I think we can blame the hair and the name 😂👊🏼 But yeah I think all we can do is repeat, repeat, repeat and try and get comfortable while attempting to make slight adjustments. Sooner or later things begin to stick 👍🏻 👊🏼

yep, im about 50 steps behind Neil, but i have a very similar lineal small step by step approach and im working my way up!

@@daved3494 Thanks, I’m happy to hear you find it interesting. Lots of people seem to struggle with the idea but it makes sense to me too 👍🏻

@@KieranClarkSkates Thanks Kieran 👍🏻

I’ve seen that happen with a lot of dual durometer style and softer wheels F4’s are pretty hard to beat 👍🏻

Yeah they feel like it to me.

@@cameraop8210 thanks 👍🏻 that sound is hard to beat ☺️

Cool, thats something you’ll never forget !

@@seankelly6082 Thanks 😉 yeah as you know the mind often overrules our desires and you just have to chip away at it to get that moment which instills enough confidence to follow through. I have a lot of ups and down (I’m sure we all do) for no apparent some days things just don’t work out but too much away time definitely doesn’t help. Smiths will be a way off as I can’t even front 5050 it yet I’ve not got the trust to lean back enough as yet , more mind games 🤣 but yeah shout me if you’re up for a session anytime 👍🏻

🤣 that’s too funny 😜

1 set every 2 or 3 years so far, I don’t like to change them and I like the grooves the wear in . Once you get down to the axle they don’t wear so fast because the axle is hard steel rather than the aluminium alloy of the hangers which is soft.

Thanks 👍🏻 I’ve grown a fairly disturbing collection of cameras and lenses so didn’t need to spend more on lenses this time around but it think I’ll stop there for a while at least 🤣 I think it takes great images and I’ll try and use it more when I have the luxury of time to set it up and some skating worth showcasing 😉