I'm 32 and been doing THIS since I started at age 11: Since I only could afford a max of 2 pair of shoes at a time, and they usually were from the discount bunch, I always had a pair that I just walked around with until the other pair got busted by skateboarding. I then skated with the walked-in pair and got new to walk in and so on. They're still like new when you skate them but they have been properly formed around your feet. I recently got éS Mélange and Accel Slim, they are great out of the box except for the squeaking sound when walking. Takes a 100 steps or so and it's gone.
was supposed to pass on this vid..coz it hypes me up lol..ollied some stairs last weekend(makes), now my right knees a bit swollen. & i did my very first kickflip this 2023 haha..im 45
Aye Tom appreciate you trying to do something new, sorry it didn’t work out. Weird that in your city, some of the skateparks are fenced off, the skateparks in my city have curfews but never no fence around it or anything. Any content you upload is well worth a watch regardless of whichever skatepark you goto. You’re the man Tom, keep it up!
So stoked to break my shoes in! Extra awesome I have the SAME pair! I tried a kick flip straight out of the box. Bro…my board flew across the garage 😂 I took them off immediately and now I can practice those sweet flick Ollie’s you showed. Thank you so much and damn, you are slick to watch. So glad I found your channel. Came back to skating after 30 year break and I’m just as hooked as when I was 12. Cheers and best of luck Tom! Sincerely
The good ol accel. It's crazy how long that shoe has been running for es. It's comparable to like the vans half cab or the nike dunk. Dope shoe tho.ive skated at least 5 pairs in the past. The SLB is a classic too.
Bro every video you drop has some of the most casual golden pro tips I could ever ask for. Would love to see a board setup video, I’m curious what trucks and bushings you’re rocking especially since I live in the same climate
Must try to do all these tips the next new setup I get. Skating all new things is always so satisfying 🤩. Do you do anything to break in new trucks and wheels Tom? Loved watching you skate on the livestream at Tampa. You were so close to landing your runs yet what stood out to me was just your style amongst the rest. So so good. Have fun in Miami with the team 😀 Make a video of what you pack on your skate trips and all the behind the scenes too. As always thank you for supporting my beats appreciate you so much .🙏
Hey, Tom! I am so glad for your channel. I am 43 years old and re-started skating a few years ago. You have been always one of my favourite skaters, and your stlye inspires me so much. Pls. keep posting such great contents like this! Big Up and cheers from Hungary!
'I don't really like this spot for switch flips' Is the most relatable thing ever. I always find different bits of flat ground suit different tricks and little bumps/lines/shading gets in my head on some tricks
Of course you finally make it too falls and a) it's closed b) I'm not there Security at falls usually waits till 11 to open but they're less strict on puddles and usually have a squeegee broom to clean the ramps. Early weekdays it's dead, 2-6 is usually the same local sesh, weekends it's near unskateable with the scooter kids and Mohawk helmets.
The brown accel. Reminds my of pj ladds wonderful horrible life. Just pj in general tom penny too. Maybe someone has said it before but your flick. The sound of your board even. It hit me totally reminded me of pj ladd.
Hey Tom idk if you going to see my comment or not but i really like the way you skate and all that you have really help me progress in skating with helping me go down a size on my skate board to listening to you to how to breaking my skate shoes and what to do and thank you so much for the inspiration you are the goat in my opinion
accel slims have great FLICK! great shoe like a cupsole for people who like vulcs. just a total classic. learned fakie flips in some very CHICAGO BULLS looking accel slims. what a great day of skating. Took photos of those shoes before I tossed em in the bin, for the memroies. wish I woulda kept em even tho they were blown out. Did keep my etnies cartels I learned kicklips in though!!
This videos dope but your ads are dope too lol stg got a Kraft Mac n cheese ad Stoked on seeing new tour footy tho, loved seein you rip around at Tampa
I really love the shape of your decks. I have skated two so far and they skated really nice. Good shape and concave.also I find it funny how you can switch heel but not regular. I'm the same exact way lmao
Thanks Tom! Thats a really good topic! I have to skate new shoes today. They are already worn but they need some ollies and flips to break in with the griptape.
This vid couldn’t have come at a better time. I literally just got a new Asta VX deck in the mail and I got the Asta colorway Swift 1.5’s being delivered tomorrow!
Been watching your videos alot lately and dope content brother...i skate alot of e's shoes mostly the accel og every month and I like your break in process...im just a straight out the box and ready for the sesh peep...but after watching this video Imma try n throw in a couple added processes...🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽...
Ayeeee thanks for the tips! I run through boards fast, especially filming a video part for my crew's homie vid. Definitely appreciated info! I cut my tongue strap halfway to get that fresh popped look too. Got that tip from wade. Thanks for the tip, keep the dope content coming!
Yoo Asta, another great video! and man this accels slims are so dope, match with every clothing you put...anyways, keep up the good work mate! my favourite eat ledger!
8:35 Actually Santa Cruz decks are pressed by DSM in China (DSM also presses all Dwindle+NHS and Palace) and they press all their boards in a single press. Awesome wood and very consistent. It's the woodshop Rodney Mullen started and does a tour of in some old On Video.
oh I actually didn’t know this, thanks! I def feel differences in steepness here and there, who know maybe has to do with vx decks compared to regular decks. but thanks for watching and filling me in on this haha
No problem man, didn't mean to get too nerdy haha. Yeah it could be since the vx is a different material it probably responds different in the press. Anyways keep up the videos man, been a fan since your mystery days.
This is so awesome. I just started breaking in a new pair of skate shoes this morning. The sharp edge on new shoes always bugs me. As I slipped them on I was wondering what if anything, pros do to break in their shoes. Thanks for the insight Tom . Love your channel by the way!!!! Good luck in Tampa. You rock!
Es accel black and gums with red inside are the best looking skate shoe in my opinion, but the breathable sides get ripped so fast. I use the whole side of my shoes. Not just the sueuede front and the heel. That's why I skate marana michelins. If they made accel slims without the breatheable sides, it would become my new go to shoe.
One thing I hate is doing flip tricks with a new deck and when the deck land primo the small rocks puts dents into the side of the plywood. Smooth concrete doesn’t do it as bad as the road
Tom, you have heard of almost skateboards they single press their decks so it's always exactly the same every time. I prefer their medium concave or mellow as I've gotten older.
Could you teach some of us how to set up better camera angles? You catch everything perfect. I've learned so much more from watching you in the last couple months than I had in years. Keep killing it G 💪
Not gonna lie. I did not expect that for a first kickflip. Super boost. It is crazy though. Back to your flip in videos. Yes pop helps but learning to almost use whatever flip trick your tryin as your ollie. Finding that comfort. Its almost like a delay. Instead of ollie in more pressure quick you pop wait a sec and catch it.
I thing a reallized after skating a vx deck is that it starts out pretty steep on the nose and tail but after like 20-30 sessions it gets a bit mellower. After it mellows out a bit it is like perfect for my tast, however i can imaging that can play a role in the difference in the timing you was talking about. Im curently skating your shape right now and i am surprised how much i liked the taperdnes on the nose/tail. (Sorry is a misspelled some words, i am swedish so cut me some slack) :)
The new shoe/new deck combo always feels like it takes an insane amount of effort to land a kickflip first try. Sometimes I even sprinkle a little dirt up in the corner where I flick to make it less grippy 🙈
about to need new shoes and board myself so this video was good timing for me lol edit: def gonna try that ollie north thing for the kickflips because thats usually my biggest issue with fresh shoes
That’s why you just missed out on the Tampa Final they were looking for Regular Heel Flips. Your run was dope regardless. 😂😂😂 Kidding aside, we need that Cosmic Cat VX in an 8.25. All of Maurio’s 8.25s are Twin Tip.
Do you like her transferee graphics or screen printed? I like screen printed cause I feel the paint makes it slide easier imo. But I loved the slick decks like made circle used to make
Cupsole shoes are definitely easier to break in I swear man. Every time I try the first kickflip with vulcs the board wraps around my leg and hits me in the ankle bones. Cupsole flick is just way more consistent.
Trick tips for sw hf, sw variel heels, and sh^t like that mixed into one would be cool cuz you’re good at explaining tricks w real quick tips. Ay quick tips wit asta that’s wassup lol I’m just bs-ing
Hey, Nine Club talked about your swfsheel down Love, but did you do it twice? They didn’t mention anything but it looked liked the two angles had two different roll aways.
42 and want to finally learn kick flips by the end of this year. 30 years of practice I think I got this.
Get itttt broooo never too late!
yo i'm 35 and just getting them in the last year or so. Went 20 years without being able to do one. You got this.
Letsssgetit!!
You got this! 👊
You're not alone bro, lets get it!!!
I'm 32 and been doing THIS since I started at age 11: Since I only could afford a max of 2 pair of shoes at a time, and they usually were from the discount bunch, I always had a pair that I just walked around with until the other pair got busted by skateboarding. I then skated with the walked-in pair and got new to walk in and so on. They're still like new when you skate them but they have been properly formed around your feet.
I recently got éS Mélange and Accel Slim, they are great out of the box except for the squeaking sound when walking. Takes a 100 steps or so and it's gone.
was supposed to pass on this vid..coz it hypes me up lol..ollied some stairs last weekend(makes), now my right knees a bit swollen. & i did my very first kickflip this 2023 haha..im 45
Maluco é Brabo!
Aye Tom appreciate you trying to do something new, sorry it didn’t work out. Weird that in your city, some of the skateparks are fenced off, the skateparks in my city have curfews but never no fence around it or anything. Any content you upload is well worth a watch regardless of whichever skatepark you goto. You’re the man Tom, keep it up!
One of the best shoes for skating, in my opinion.
They’re good, the accel OG is better
@@enjoy_the_board I tried both pairs, but I feel the board better in accel slim.
Oh that first park is dope the back section bowl is good but, sucks in summer it has no shade.
Need a 360 flip tutorial Tom! Damn you got them so good 😍
Dude that last Nellie heel flip crook was amazing, such a hard trick, so easy to go into nose slide every try
So stoked to break my shoes in! Extra awesome I have the SAME pair! I tried a kick flip straight out of the box. Bro…my board flew across the garage 😂 I took them off immediately and now I can practice those sweet flick Ollie’s you showed. Thank you so much and damn, you are slick to watch. So glad I found your channel. Came back to skating after 30 year break and I’m just as hooked as when I was 12. Cheers and best of luck Tom! Sincerely
The good ol accel. It's crazy how long that shoe has been running for es. It's comparable to like the vans half cab or the nike dunk. Dope shoe tho.ive skated at least 5 pairs in the past. The SLB is a classic too.
Been watching you skate for a decade and never heard you speak before. Awesome video man!
Bro every video you drop has some of the most casual golden pro tips I could ever ask for. Would love to see a board setup video, I’m curious what trucks and bushings you’re rocking especially since I live in the same climate
Must try to do all these tips the next new setup I get. Skating all new things is always so satisfying 🤩. Do you do anything to break in new trucks and wheels Tom? Loved watching you skate on the livestream at Tampa. You were so close to landing your runs yet what stood out to me was just your style amongst the rest. So so good. Have fun in Miami with the team 😀 Make a video of what you pack on your skate trips and all the behind the scenes too. As always thank you for supporting my beats appreciate you so much .🙏
Hey, Tom! I am so glad for your channel. I am 43 years old and re-started skating a few years ago. You have been always one of my favourite skaters, and your stlye inspires me so much. Pls. keep posting such great contents like this! Big Up and cheers from Hungary!
THANK YOU! glad you back on the board!
Such a perfect video man by far! Great tips great clips keeping it clean and simple! Love this man. Much love from your boy! You the man Tom!!! 🙏🏼👑
Falls township is a fun skatepark when it's not packed. Had some great times taking trips there from philly with me and my homies
4:50 this is how I learned to ollie because i kept ripping laces learning them
'I don't really like this spot for switch flips' Is the most relatable thing ever. I always find different bits of flat ground suit different tricks and little bumps/lines/shading gets in my head on some tricks
haha right, everything felt fine until the switch flips haha
Of course you finally make it too falls and a) it's closed b) I'm not there
Security at falls usually waits till 11 to open but they're less strict on puddles and usually have a squeegee broom to clean the ramps. Early weekdays it's dead, 2-6 is usually the same local sesh, weekends it's near unskateable with the scooter kids and Mohawk helmets.
The brown accel. Reminds my of pj ladds wonderful horrible life. Just pj in general tom penny too. Maybe someone has said it before but your flick. The sound of your board even. It hit me totally reminded me of pj ladd.
I’m running the same color way of the Tom Penny OG. Thichest tongue on the skate scene. I ran the originals back in the day. Much love
Thanks for the tip for cutting the tongue straps half way ..
Hey Tom idk if you going to see my comment or not but i really like the way you skate and all that you have really help me progress in skating with helping me go down a size on my skate board to listening to you to how to breaking my skate shoes and what to do and thank you so much for the inspiration you are the goat in my opinion
So thank you Tom for motivating me to get better
accel slims have great FLICK! great shoe like a cupsole for people who like vulcs. just a total classic. learned fakie flips in some very CHICAGO BULLS looking accel slims. what a great day of skating. Took photos of those shoes before I tossed em in the bin, for the memroies. wish I woulda kept em even tho they were blown out. Did keep my etnies cartels I learned kicklips in though!!
That nollie heel crook was so beautiful 🤩
This videos dope but your ads are dope too lol stg got a Kraft Mac n cheese ad
Stoked on seeing new tour footy tho, loved seein you rip around at Tampa
We used to cut the tounge straps and stick old tongue from the last shoes in em too lol gotta puff out the d3s hahaha man what a time
Tom! You are a natural with this content! Been a fan since Strangeworld. Fully supporting these videos, B! Hell yeeeeeee!
I really love the shape of your decks. I have skated two so far and they skated really nice. Good shape and concave.also I find it funny how you can switch heel but not regular. I'm the same exact way lmao
Appreciate you signing my board in Tampa the other day! Let’s get some cod soon 👊🏻
Ain't nothing like a pair of fresh kicks and fresh deck
Thanks Tom! Thats a really good topic! I have to skate new shoes today. They are already worn but they need some ollies and flips to break in with the griptape.
I'm taking that kickflip prep for my switch foot shoe.. surprised you didn't also
This vid couldn’t have come at a better time. I literally just got a new Asta VX deck in the mail and I got the Asta colorway Swift 1.5’s being delivered tomorrow!
sickkkk! hyped
Been watching your videos alot lately and dope content brother...i skate alot of e's shoes mostly the accel og every month and I like your break in process...im just a straight out the box and ready for the sesh peep...but after watching this video Imma try n throw in a couple added processes...🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽...
Ayeeee thanks for the tips! I run through boards fast, especially filming a video part for my crew's homie vid. Definitely appreciated info! I cut my tongue strap halfway to get that fresh popped look too. Got that tip from wade. Thanks for the tip, keep the dope content coming!
Been loving your content Tom. Can we please get a fresh board setup vid next time you change out your deck?
Yoo Asta, another great video! and man this accels slims are so dope, match with every clothing you put...anyways, keep up the good work mate! my favourite eat ledger!
8:35
Actually Santa Cruz decks are pressed by DSM in China (DSM also presses all Dwindle+NHS and Palace) and they press all their boards in a single press. Awesome wood and very consistent. It's the woodshop Rodney Mullen started and does a tour of in some old On Video.
oh I actually didn’t know this, thanks! I def feel differences in steepness here and there, who know maybe has to do with vx decks compared to regular decks. but thanks for watching and filling me in on this haha
No problem man, didn't mean to get too nerdy haha. Yeah it could be since the vx is a different material it probably responds different in the press. Anyways keep up the videos man, been a fan since your mystery days.
This is so awesome. I just started breaking in a new pair of skate shoes this morning. The sharp edge on new shoes always bugs me. As I slipped them on I was wondering what if anything, pros do to break in their shoes. Thanks for the insight Tom . Love your channel by the way!!!! Good luck in Tampa. You rock!
Es accel black and gums with red inside are the best looking skate shoe in my opinion, but the breathable sides get ripped so fast. I use the whole side of my shoes. Not just the sueuede front and the heel. That's why I skate marana michelins. If they made accel slims without the breatheable sides, it would become my new go to shoe.
That board graphic is fierce bro!!!
Cheered for you on stream at Tampa dude glad to see you out there
Ngl love all the Middletown videos! Good shit in Tampa also Tom, have fun in Miami my guy 🤙🏻
Dat kit is kinda baller. Love that éS hoodie man. Keep up, much love from Norway😎🙌🏻
Would love a comment, Tom!
Great video Tom ! Going through some life issues you have helped me stay motivated for skating and your videos are very good friend thanks so much.
Happy I can help man! stay up ! thanks for watching
Once I got pressure cracks or chipped nose or tail I swap out
My first kickflip with new board/new shoes yesterday definitely gripped more than expected 😅
Yeoooo met you at Tampa pro truly a pleasure and honor 🙏🏾😌
love watching other people skate new boards and shoes!
TOM ASTA TH-cam CHANNEL LETS GOOOOOO
One thing I hate is doing flip tricks with a new deck and when the deck land primo the small rocks puts dents into the side of the plywood. Smooth concrete doesn’t do it as bad as the road
Easily fav skater rn
Tom, you have heard of almost skateboards they single press their decks so it's always exactly the same every time. I prefer their medium concave or mellow as I've gotten older.
THANK YOU for becoming a MEMBER to my channel! i apprecaite the support!
Could you teach some of us how to set up better camera angles? You catch everything perfect. I've learned so much more from watching you in the last couple months than I had in years. Keep killing it G 💪
Ahhh falls park! My old local ❤
Yo thats whats up I cut the straps too but all the way like seeing the shoe tounge.
Not gonna lie. I did not expect that for a first kickflip. Super boost. It is crazy though. Back to your flip in videos. Yes pop helps but learning to almost use whatever flip trick your tryin as your ollie. Finding that comfort. Its almost like a delay. Instead of ollie in more pressure quick you pop wait a sec and catch it.
Nollie heel crooked grind 🤩 so clean🏌♂️
I thing a reallized after skating a vx deck is that it starts out pretty steep on the nose and tail but after like 20-30 sessions it gets a bit mellower. After it mellows out a bit it is like perfect for my tast, however i can imaging that can play a role in the difference in the timing you was talking about.
Im curently skating your shape right now and i am surprised how much i liked the taperdnes on the nose/tail.
(Sorry is a misspelled some words, i am swedish so cut me some slack) :)
Nice shoes, nice deck and always smooth🛹🔥🔥🔥
That Nollie Heel Crooked is more butter than butter itself.
Literally raised my damn cholesterol
@@ericraedel1181 Yeah, but butter is actually good for you.
Skating the same shape and same shoes makes skating so much easier! Changing shapes is skating on hard mode
Front side flips are the coolest flat ground tricks ever
The new shoe/new deck combo always feels like it takes an insane amount of effort to land a kickflip first try. Sometimes I even sprinkle a little dirt up in the corner where I flick to make it less grippy 🙈
Could use the excess grip and sand that spot a little bit, I sand the nose where my thumb grabs
nollie heel crooked was beast
about to need new shoes and board myself so this video was good timing for me lol
edit: def gonna try that ollie north thing for the kickflips because thats usually my biggest issue with fresh shoes
That’s why you just missed out on the Tampa Final they were looking for Regular Heel Flips. Your run was dope regardless. 😂😂😂
Kidding aside, we need that Cosmic Cat VX in an 8.25. All of Maurio’s 8.25s are Twin Tip.
Breaking in shoes and board at the same time is great feeling
Tom you are my top 10 favourite style skater
I got your cosmic cat in an 8. Fun board man. Added subscription
33 here BRING BACK OUR ERA OF SHOES PUFFY LOL GOD I MISS THEM
Yo tom havnt seen you do a fakie 5.0 revert back side in a minute.used to like when you done that trick at tampa bro.
Breaking in shoes is the most frustrating part for me. Just switched shoes recently and it felt like I needed to relearn how to skate again
some vlogs from the trip would be sick Tom
We warm up the same way
dude you just lock in and stayed locked in. so sick on that nollie heel crook
Do you like her transferee graphics or screen printed? I like screen printed cause I feel the paint makes it slide easier imo. But I loved the slick decks like made circle used to make
so cool to watch 🙏 thank you!!
Please do a Tampa recap!! I just finished watching your runs and I'd love to hear a pros pov of actually skating the contest
Do you cut the straps on non-accel slim models too? Like the evant or the swift 1.5?
I like new shoes old board of new board old shoes. But where I sand down my mob grip new shoes new board works good after 10mins
I hope you swing by Lot 11 skate park while you’re here in Miami!
The brown accels are the cleanest ones
Cupsole shoes are definitely easier to break in I swear man. Every time I try the first kickflip with vulcs the board wraps around my leg and hits me in the ankle bones. Cupsole flick is just way more consistent.
and way more durable, vulcs start feeling kinda soggy after a couple weeks if you skate a lot of flatground.
Switch heel over the barrier!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
love your videos man!!
Locked outdoor park is super wack. My local does that shit and it drives me crazy.
Sooo good cheers tom❤ thanks for this one
that nollie heel k - excellent
I always said if I was a pro skater this is how I would go about giving back to those who inspire to push there skating 🙌🏾
Good luck at Tampa pro man. Have a good time!
U should do a skate america series….hit up a bunch of different spots around the country….would be dope 🛹
Trick tips for sw hf, sw variel heels, and sh^t like that mixed into one would be cool cuz you’re good at explaining tricks w real quick tips. Ay quick tips wit asta that’s wassup lol I’m just bs-ing
Hey, Nine Club talked about your swfsheel down Love, but did you do it twice? They didn’t mention anything but it looked liked the two angles had two different roll aways.
yo! yes I did it twice
@@tomasta thought so, is there other angles of the ride away missing the wall?
Bro that pinch on the nollie heel crooks… shit was beautiful god damn
thank you!
Awesome vid mate!
ay i just realized you became a member! sorry for the delay on the S/O ! YT should do a better job of notifying me about these things haha THANK YOU
@@tomasta hell yeah tom! Legend mate.
What do you think of the re-release kostons, the 197's?
they are super sick, not really a shoe I would skate but I love to chill in them. they look dope
Does your board get pressure cracks from the colder weather and does it effect your skating
yes it does, I don’t find it messed with anything too much