Pro tip: posers have a tendency to call out beginners or other “posers”. Just have fun. Most of us are NOT going to judge you and will most likely be nice to you or give you tips.
I only feel comfortable riding mongo and if I try to push regular my balance feels super off. I’m really insecure about it and I skate in non skating areas (my apartment complex, at a park, etc.)
@@alexysese1437 As a kid I used to ride mongo all the time. With 23 i picked up a skateboard again (25 now) and tried to relearn pushing to not use mongo anymore but regular. I took my Board to work everyday, tried to ride as often as possible and i must have looked like the biggest beginner ever, but eventually i got over the uncomfortable part. Now mongo still feels more "safe" but regular doesnt feel wrong anymore. It feels super wrong at the start and it will take its time, but you will get used to it and see what positive aspects it gives to ride regular.
lol I really DGAF what condition someone's board is in, but he has a point. Boardslides are like the second trick you should learn, easier than kickflips tbh.
Fossil87 Yeah they’re definetly easier. For example I have been skateboarding for about a year and a half and I still can’t kicklfip but I learned boardslides in under a month I believe.
I just started skating at the age of 34 and I don’t give a damn what anyone thinks. I do it because I like rolling around. I have fun, stay out of peoples way and embrace the falls when pushing myself to the limits. Respect the other riders and they will most likely respect you. Keep pushing guys.
Thank you bro im 28 and just bought my first skateboard from ccs... i was going to try to learn outside a park first but na eff that imma hit a park the day it arrives
m in the UK and started skating yesterday. As soon as i went i was just vibing learning and decided to ask someone how to push off faster. I got laughed at by everyone there (im 16 and they were the ages of like 10-15) i just left lmao.
I carry my board how ever the fuck I want, because I'm 31 and don't give a rats ass what some 10 year old scooter kid thinks. Everyone else should also carry their board how ever they want to.
Started skating in 1983, and have always (and will always) carried my board by the trucks. Also, I generally push mongo. It's crazy what kids care about these days.
Yes, we all have to start somewhere. I'm over 40 and just picked up a board for the first time. I love learning to skate and am luckily old enough not to give a shit what anyone thinks. But, at the same time, I recognize that I am a beginner and stay out of the way of people a quarter my age who are FAR better than me.
I mean I don’t laugh because I’m normally alone so it just makes the situation awkward I just ignore it and get back on my board as if nothing happened
Obviously this varies, for me personally a lot of people I know were made fun for tryin to get into skatin by other skaters that were already good. I also have been made fun of and have seen it happen to others, u just gotta get better than they’ll see that ur in it for the love of the sport and not to look like a “skater”
@@yungwxiner4226 I live a town with quite a large skate community, and we only have 3 skateparks. Because of this, all competent skaters hate on everyone below them; since they are sick if the parks being full. Not all skaters are nice
Karac Cano im in the UK and started skating yesterday. As soon as i went i was just vibing learning and decided to ask someone how to push off faster. I got laughed at by everyone there (im 16 and they were the ages of like 10-15) i just left lmao.
52 and went to the skate park on my 1st day. Ended up meeting a guy about 10 years younger than me who was really helpful. Had a fat time and he even let me ride a couple of his boards. Now 3 days in and loving it.
Same here. Late 50s and meet younger guys that have been helpful. Just moved to new area and scoping out parks, also looking for ditches. Just bought my granddaughter a new board (5 year old) and plan on taking her along as she's showing an interest.
Kryptonic IceShard don’t be afraid to get ran over by cars don’t be afraid to ride down the alley on your belly looking at the ground extremely fast losing balance
I started about a month ago but I'm not allowed to skate every day or even every week because I'm a smol boi and have school plus it's winter and I did almost everything in this video at one point, but it helped me correct my mistakes and be more comfortable skating (even though I still suck 😂)
@@emakay_ytgames206 Dont let no douchebags bring ya down, if they laugh or stare they probably got issues with their own self esteem. Im starting out tomorrow after a 15! year break,i myself am turning 28 this year. I've been pushing this in front of me for about 2 years, since they built a mini ramp in my community (middle of nowhere, sweden). I've been cleaning everything on my board tonight. Old raggedyass bearings, beginner board, shitty griptape that's been on there for 18 years. I wont look like no beginner but i will def. eat shit dropping in for the first few times. Now the older i get the less i care about assholes. More about breaking a hip or something lol
It's like anything. Don't be scared of the thing. Do the thing a lot. Let people laugh at you sometimes. (Just take it in stride, you do look kinda funny) Don't be afraid to fail. That's how you get better at anything, skating is no different.
Shed your fear. One of the main things about learning something new is to not worry how you look. The same people that will give you too little credit at the beginning will give you too much credit after you figure things out. Both messages only messes up your game, so it's best not to care and focus on your craft. People will always misappropriate your credit, progress doesn't lie, focus on your results instead of how you look.
I never understood all the complaints. I don't do it because I got yelled at enough as a kid that I just naturally stopped, but the whole thing with people getting triggered by it is nonsensical. Just like all the other superficial complaints about clothes, deck brands, wheel shapes or sizes, and every other dumb thing teens sitting on the manny pad complain about while others are actually skating.
first off real skateboarders don't hang out at the mall what you see at the mall is wannabe skateboarders and they also invented the term Mall grab....carry the board anyway you like ..boards were carried 20 years like that before the term came out....
@@gaberubio4733 I do it sometimes. Once a dude yelled "poser" at me for doing it, so i asked him nicely to show me how to do an pop shove it. Well he couldn't and i landed a fakie pop shove it skating away (was happy af about landing it at that time).
Every skater respects skaters. Best way to break ice if uncomfortable is check if you are doing a trick and in someone’s way who’s waiting to go on the thing you are on. No matter how new you are the top skaters in your park will appreciate that a lot and tell you no we take turns or you are good they aren’t skating that thing right now but thanks etc skateboarders are a collective of misfits remember the best ones have spent tons of hours doing this thing they love and they are for sure passionate about it and would love to help you if you ask etc. It’s a good community.
I just started skating a few weeks ago, and finally went to a skatepark yesterday. I was the biggest beginner, and the only girl, but everyone was so patient and sending me smiles, I had an awesome time!
only time i went (i wss the only girl) i was probably one the oldest there and all the like 9 year olds were on the half pipe and lighing st me. so i just left lol
@@Placidboy9io that one is really easy. You basically put your front foot with your toe in the nose pocket and your heel over the bolts, and then simultaneously put your back foot down on the ground and pop the nose of the board with your front foot. As long as you pop it straight it will hit the back of your leg and you can catch it with your non-dominant hand.
I just started skateboarding again and videos like this make me worry about the wrong things. This guy may have helped me learn how to pop-shovit but he sure makes you think that everything you do is gonna be blamed, and honestly, so what? Skateboarding is for myself, not for people to look at me. So my best advice is do not listen to all this "poser, not poser" bullcrap videos and coments and just do whatever you want and HOWEVER you want it. Make it your own style even. But don't ever let anyone's opinion get in the way. Tony Hawk himself mallgrabs. That should destroy the whole purpose of this video
tony hawk is a vert skater most vert skaters mall grab and if your gonna take skating serious your gonna listen to other people its not a bad thing its more of taking advice and using it to ur advantage create ur own style as you learn from other people skating it just makes skating ten times better when you know what your doing
@@annablaster Vert skaters use ramps with steep vertical incline (hence the name) to do tricks in the air. (As opposed to street skaters, like Rodney Mullen, who focus more on ground tricks.)
@@ervvixx2204 When it comes to technique i listen to anybody who had more experience than me. But when it comes to "poser" and "what to not do to not look like a beginner" i just disagree. This makes beginners more scared than anything and it's not what an experienced skateboarder should say
When I was 17, after skating for over 4 years, the "mall grab" saved my legs when a car going through traffic lights hit me. The board slapped along my entire leg and protected me (and I flipped over the car). Had I been carrying the board like you suggest, my legs would have been broken and I could have been dragged under the car and died. The "mall grab", since 1974, has been the only sensible way to carry your board. The car was totally screwed by my wheels and trucks, my board was fine and I skated away after the police came for the driver. GO MALL GRAB!
After watching this I video and reading this comment I think the mall grab is actually cool cause it’s taboo - and if it bugs someone to see a kook like me mall grabbing? Well that’s actually awesome lol
By saying “don’t mall grab” it just makes me want to do it more. Who cares what others think, be yourself and do it if it makes you happy. If it saves your legs in a car accident, that’s also a bonus'
I agree but at the same time he’s just trying to help the beginners to be “better.” And it might be time for a kid to stop mall grabbing and mongo kicking😂
Few more hints on how not to look like a beginner. 1. Do a kickflip down a 17 stair. 2. Get on the cover of an issue of Thrasher. 3. Beat Nyjah in Street League (or the x games). Win SOTY. Hope that helps!
Dude, I was skating mongo before this guy was even born. Never stopped me. Do what feels good and is fun. Also, the beginner stage is one of the best times you'll have when undertaking any new discipline, provided you go into it with the right attitude. Worrying about looking like a noob is not the right attitude.
I skated mongo for many years. Learning to push regular was one of the best things I ever did for my skating, once you learn to push regular you'll wonder on what planet you could've ever thought mongo felt better or more "natural". By all means skate however the hell you want, skateboarding shouldn't have hard & fast rules, but as a former mongo skater I genuinely believe pushing regular is straight up objectively better in every way, and I could not recommend breaking that habit highly enough.
Tip: if you don’t want to break bones or sprain your ankles, GO FAST. Learn all your tricks going fast. This requires you to learn how to fall correctly (rolling back up to being on your feet), but in the long run, your weight won’t be coming straight down but always forward. This means less gravity pulling on your ankles and knees and shins toward the center of the earth and more force pulling you diagonal and therefore into a slide or roll when you fall (fail). You will end up with more road rash but that’s better than being out for four months as your muscles waste away in a cast. Tip #2: if you do end up in a cast, take a supplement called Glutamine EVERY DAY. It limits muscle wasting (why your arm gets skinny in a cast) and maintains the strength of unused muscles (you’ll keep your muscle memory AND your muscles after your cast is removed!). Tip #3: Go fast. Get some good bearings (Bones Swiss are always a favorite staple). Go fast. Shred around and learn how to get the most out of your pushes. Go fast. It’s more fun and you feel all burly with the wind in your face roaring in your ears. Go fast. A skateboard is a toy. Never forget that. It’s meant to be a fun thing to play with. Soooooooooooooooooo GO FAST!
KDRS I always get mine at Zumiez, there is probably one in your town. However many people do prefer to buy them at local skate/sports shops, you could Google some in your area.
Hahahahaha hahahahaha! Holy shit! This just hit me as soon as I read your comment. I’ve been skating since 1990. I think I watched it to see if I disagree with some of the tips and it turns out I do.
if i'm feeling the urge and it's light outside, i just got for it. i have trouble sleeping so i'm usually awake most of the night. but there's nothing stopping me and it's honestly kinda fun skating at like 5/6am when the sun is rising
I liked the beginning. I’m starting out, and I’ll actively tell people “Hey, I’m really new, if I’m in your way just let me know.” People have been universally supportive and cool.
@@demostessque4847 break it down in three steps and practice it "in the dry"... yes, literally go jump off with your backfoot while your frontfoot starts just a wee bit (fraction of a second) ahead of it, mix all that with an "n" motion and you'll get an ollie. you can do that without a board at first...if done correctly and if you'd move sideways (like being on the board) it should like someone imitating a jumping horse also don't move your frontfoot forward, just move up along the griptape...the "forward" will implement itself on its own - e.g. on the topmost point you are to push the board forward, if you don't you won't get it up very high (but just leave that for another day)
When I started skating 2 years ago. I went to the skate park I made sure everyone knows that I am a beginner why is that? Because i got everyone to help me learn and the locals did a good job 👏 i am comfortable on my board now and I can perform fairly good. Don’t be afraid to look like a beginner because thats the truth go with it and you’ll be able to skate in no time
I live in a bad area and constantly paranoid about someone trying to steal my expensive skateboard so I hold it mall grab for extra grip in case it ever happens really don’t see the problem
Impulse not rly, just a lot of little kids but for the most part is the skating community being toxic for all scooters rather than just the little fucks on razers that almost kill you
Haha ..Hey i do all those! I mongo and goofy foot all day erreday! I tic tac and carry my board by the trucks unless im using a board with rails😅. Even worse, i wear a helmet. I skate street, vert, and pool on my non popsicle “cruiser “ too. Gawdammit I must look like a hella noob bwahahaa!🤙🏻
i used to push mongo as well, like he said in the vid, i took some time to switch, and within 3 seshes i was pushing regular. Also that helmet bs means nothing, wearing a helmet is smart and safe, if people have a problem with it, they probably hit their head already..
I asked my mom if she could drive me to the skate park one day. i'm just hoping that no one else will be there. but im trying to not care about what people think of me.
Focus on what you think about *yourself* and take pride in your achivements. Screw what anybody else thinks, anybody who judges you isn't somebody worth worth worrying about.
you shouldn't care what other skaters think of you and if they give you any serious trouble just grab your board in a mall grab and clobber them with it and they will stop...
I mongo push, and I’ve met so many other people who do it as well. I can not learn how to push ‘the right way’ but my friends have made me feel like I’m just fine. I am so used to it after 20+ years of skating, that I have no problem at all setting up, and my speed is always good.
I skated at a teen and only ever learned to push mongo. I was never made to feel stupid for doing so. I even learned to use a bit of weight through my heel to correct any deviation of the board when pushing off. Just go with what feels comfortable if it gets you out skating and enjoying it.
I got my skateboard when i was like 6 and was embarrased to go to a skate park because everyone else was better than me but my friend made me go and I got tips from some people who knew what they were doing Edit:Thanks for the likes didn't know that people would relate I think
@@filipinojokertv7628 maan, as one of those teens: don`t worry about it, if someone decides to pick up skating, they`re most likely gonna be a chill person
I agree with everything except I never understood the problem with holding your board by the truck. If you hold it by the nose or the side, your fingertips get chewed up by the griptape. Not to mention every hipster walking around a college campus holds their Pennyboard/ longboard by the side. I say carry the board however you want :) or better yet, just ride it!
Your fingers do NOT get chewed up by the grip tape lol. If you are worried about your fingers you shouldn't grab it by the truck, because if you do grinds the trucks become jagged and there are small sharp pieces of aluminum. That pennyboard/longboard thing did not make any sense.
In the mid 90s when skateboarding began to gain traction many used it as a fashion prop and hung around malls to look “cooler” thus the name mall grab many who used this as a prop were “poser” thus the name mall grab and that’s why people associate it with being a poser
Hate to say it, but maybe you just have sensitive fingers. I’ve used plenty of grip tape brands, plenty that have very rough and deep pockets but I’ve never “torn my fingers up”...and i find it funny how you say “carry your board how you want” and in the same post you mention longboarding and pennyboarding “hipsters” as if they’re inferior for what they ride lol.
You'll find most guys who have been skating for any length of time to be helpful and willing to offer advice as long as you are receptive to hearing it. Skateboarding really comes down to 3 things regardless of your level of experience. Perseverance, repetition and eventually progression. What I would say to beginners is please have some situational awareness while at the park. Watch what lines other skaters are doing and be aware of which obstacles they are using so you don't accidentally cut them off or "snake" them as it's referred to.
There’s nothing really wrong with these right? Like I’m about so start skating once I finally get a board, and I feel I might need to perform some of these “noobie” methods to get better
Correct, any of these things are totally fine. The point is that however you gotta do it, just get a board and get to a skatepark (because it's amazing!)
Don't even worry about it, just enjoy skating and the feeling of landing a trick and practice these m to help you feel more relaxed on your board and you'll be sorted
Dude, i ALWAYS push mongo, and ALWAYS won skate races with people that push normal...trust me, it's only a matter of aesthetics, mongo will allow you to go faster due to the reach, and also you can steer the board while pushing. Try steering pushing "normal"....😉
everyone here is sO MEAN BECAUSE WE ALL LAUGH AT UNFUNNY THINGS LIKE IF WE SAW SOMEONE FALL OVER OUR IMMEDIATE REACTION IS TO JOKINGLY LAUGH AND BE LIKE WHAT A NUMPTY BUT I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO IT TO mE
It’s my board I’ll hold it the way I want to hold it, started skateboarding to relax not to think about what another person things about how long I’m taking to learn.
First rule of life if you want to be a REAL skateboarder...don't a give a f about what anybody thinks. Do what you want at all times and give the finger to anyone who has a problem. I ride a 10" board, mongo, with mismatched trucks and wheels, wearing pink checkerboard vans and a thrasher shirt hanging out of my back pocket...and it's cool to my old ass, that's all I care about.
Exactly! If you want to tell me how to live, I'll show you why you don't want me to mall grab my board. The video is garbage, literally telling you to not do tricks like the trick pushing mongo is an easy trick for a beginner anyways.
actually its not that but its when I get on the board I feel like the board will just teleport into the future without me and I fall and break my elbow
i started skating a few weeks ago and when i went to the skate park, it seemed like everyone was so mean and would make fun of me, especially because im a girl skater lmfao turns out skaters are really great people and they approached me and taught me how to drop down a ramp so that was cool i guess lmao
same i don’t want them to think i’m j starting bc it’s a trend like no i’ve been skating for 4 years and i’ve been trying to learn tricks since before it became popular 😂
If you really are too scared to go by yourself try to get a friend to go with you they'll be way less likely to talk to you if you have at least one other person with you
Tarnia yeah that’s true or even worse then a head injury and end up in a wheel chair, I don’t really know how to fall properly so I’m going to get one when I get a skateboard
sub to pewds it could happen but don’t get discouraged just keep showing up If it’s a real hassle hit it in the morning till you get the confidence and skill you feel you need to hit it at prime time IMO though morning is prime time no ones there so you won’t get in anyone’s way and you can try new things like vert without feeling dumb for falling
I have always loved skating, started out in the golden age in 75 when I was a kid, skated until 83, stopped, and picked it up in 88,89, but life got in the way and I haven't been on a board since. Now I am old but the love of skating hasn't left, so I am going to get back into it, of course, everything is going to be new to me, but I am going to dedicate serious time to this.
Why somebody who is a beginner wouldn't actually want to look like a beginner is beyond me.....if you are a beginner, be happy about it. I am 41 yo and I am a beginner and I couldn't care less how I look on a skateboard, as long as I enjoy myself.
irmasil3 young people are more aggressive and judgmental to other kid/teens if your older, younger kids wouldn’t give the same experience because your your older
@@JoeMama-es2tg I used to be there (young that is) mate as well...lol! But beginners shouldn't "pretend" because others can be/are pricks. Just make them aware that they shouldn't be pricks....and that they used to be beginners at some point as well.
irmasil3 that sounds nice but that doesn’t stop people from doing it. It also doesn’t stop kids from feeling dumb in general. Kids are brutal and so are skaters. They’re asaholes.
@Richard Weeds : When I was younger, I didn't blend in well. And I didn't care. Almost a half a century later, and they're still trying to blend in. I'm not. And I don't care. It's about just enjoying life. I woke up this morning. Everything after that is icing on the cupcake.
It just depends on what you learn when you first start skating, when I first got a skateboard I taught myself and that's just what felt natural to me at first, and now it's a habit I need to break.
Mongo is much more stable to foot drag as well as allows you to pivot the board while pushing. It's more ideal for cruising, but certain no comply variations work better with it.
24 years ago I had poop foot. Thanks to my fellow skate brethren I was able overcome this disease. this was an affliction that had hurt many people and had to be addressed. After an intervention and shown the ill of my crap foot i took action to better myself and those around me. Being goofy i duct taped my right shoe to the front of an old deck, set her up and began the healing process. Within days I felt totally different. No lunging off balance, awkward stares from concerned citizens(except for the ones who realized this psycho taped his shoe to his board). And it worked quick. After about a week I removed the tape and my muscle memory had gotten used to proper pushing with my back foot and was no longer afflicted with stank leg. If you know of others that need saved from this mongoism consider the method that saved me 24 years ago. If they are not willing to acknowledge their wrongdoings then drastic measures may be neccesary. At college, for example, do not be afraid to yell as loudly as possible "Get your smelly arse stank leg outta here, sh#t foot." Or bust a smooth back tail to show that skateboarding can look good instead of looking like lunging homosexuals who credit carded each other for fun. One thing I can say about my prior mongoism that was helpful later on in skating switch stance I push with my back foot. So at no time do I hurt myself or others with some smelly arse poop leg. I mean seriously I love Kalis but after a dope bs noseblunt to fakie the last thing I wanna see before the switch crooks is pushing mongo. Be respectful of others and say no to sh#t foot.
I think a very important thing to note is this: being a good skater isn’t about doing the craziest tricks, it’s about doing the tricks you can do, with much steez
stOrYTimE: so ok i went to the skate park with my mom and dad they were sitting on a bench n stuff so some other skaters saw me struggling and helped me out and whenever i did a trick they clapped c:
@aaron names Can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. I've been skating for just about 10 years, always pushing mongo. It's never caused me any problems, and I've gotten very good if I do say so myself. Care to explain what's wrong with pushing mongo?
Berkeley Tisch I push mongo and it comes naturally to me and is how I learned to skateboard. I usually longboard bc I just like cruising with friends more than tricks. Is there actually something wrong with pushing mongo??
@@dani33555 Nothing wrong with pushing mongo! Yes, riding normal can give some benefits especially with tricks. In terms of cruising and long boarding, it isn't so necessary to switch from pushing to a riding position as fast as possible. I've been pushing mongo for about ten years, and I'd say I'm pretty damn good. Nothing wrong with pushing mongo, especially for your uses.
Huge tip! Go to a skate park with a friend that skates! It’s really easy to piggy back off heir confidence and you can joke around with them and not be on your own.
Millie Flips hey man I just want to say, I have been skating for about 1 year now and this week it has been my first time going to a park. It was honestly the best decision I’ve have made it’s super fun and nobody cares if you can land a Ollie it’s just fun to have park experience because you learn so much new things. I can’t land a kick flip but I can Ollie while moving and land a euro gap but I learned theat going to the park so I say just go for it
Don't wait until u get a kickflip, just go now because a skatepark can teach you board control & lots of other important things & you'll probably learn to kickflip even faster if u go to skateparks
lamalogic fortnite skateboards haven’t changed in over 25 years....a few companies have tried different materials, but your avg board is the same thing I was riding in the mid 90’s. The only thing that changed is people’s preference toward wider and longer decks now. It used to be all about a short narrow deck for flip tricks. If anything, boards are heavier because everyone rides decks 8” and wider and 32” long. A deck like that used to get you laughed out of a skate spot.
John Sorg I know right? I strictly rode 7.5-7.62 decks 20 years ago. Now I got a 8.25 lizard king. But this ish is setup light compared to back then. Also helps to not ride 60mm wheels with risers haha had to make them last a while back then
Just leave your board at home and show up all padded out and send hard for an hour or so rolling around the park an hour or so... bring a full face and really practice!
Tip: don’t listen to anyone if they make fun of you, just say you don’t care what they think of you. Always be yourself, that is the best thing you can do.
the stigma behind the mall grab blows my mind lmao boards are often suspened by their trucks for display purposes so it's only natural one would think to hold it like that, plus it's just super convenient
I’ve been skating for a while and my sister started recently, I decided I could take her to the skatepark. When we went she was scared of getting laughed at, but the kids there clapped for her, hyped her up and stuff like that. Now she’s much confident:)
saving this i was learn how to skate during the spring and summer
This is the video I recommend most for people just learning!: th-cam.com/video/3lgz6MG1vUA/w-d-xo.html
@@NeverStopImprovingSBthank you
How’s it goingg
@@itzskye7074great! thanks for asking
@@NeverStopImprovingSBthank you btw!
Pro tip: posers have a tendency to call out beginners or other “posers”. Just have fun. Most of us are NOT going to judge you and will most likely be nice to you or give you tips.
coolboyrory legit my skatepark as well
Faith "pro" tip
I only feel comfortable riding mongo and if I try to push regular my balance feels super off. I’m really insecure about it and I skate in non skating areas (my apartment complex, at a park, etc.)
@@alexysese1437 As a kid I used to ride mongo all the time. With 23 i picked up a skateboard again (25 now) and tried to relearn pushing to not use mongo anymore but regular. I took my Board to work everyday, tried to ride as often as possible and i must have looked like the biggest beginner ever, but eventually i got over the uncomfortable part. Now mongo still feels more "safe" but regular doesnt feel wrong anymore.
It feels super wrong at the start and it will take its time, but you will get used to it and see what positive aspects it gives to ride regular.
Faith lets vibe n be friends
I love the how this guy was like, “if you want to make your deck look used, just learn how to use it”. What a legend
lol I really DGAF what condition someone's board is in, but he has a point. Boardslides are like the second trick you should learn, easier than kickflips tbh.
I have kinda destroyed my skateboard and I still haven’t learned any tricks yet
Fossil87 Yeah they’re definetly easier. For example I have been skateboarding for about a year and a half and I still can’t kicklfip but I learned boardslides in under a month I believe.
@@vvsarja tip for someone who struggles with boardslides?
@@xxlazzzxx6089 just get better at olies and take your trucks is off and put a water bottle under it and try to balance
guys i looked like the biggest begginer at the skate park instead of lauging they ALL HELPED ME
Good for you
And then they started clapping
Just a Piano clapping my ass cheeks
@@deeganschenck7116 and they carried him over their soldiers around the skatepark. 👏👏
Big facts fr
I just started skating at the age of 34 and I don’t give a damn what anyone thinks. I do it because I like rolling around. I have fun, stay out of peoples way and embrace the falls when pushing myself to the limits. Respect the other riders and they will most likely respect you. Keep pushing guys.
Agreed I’m 29 an it’s all positive vibes gotta start somewhere right
Just do it and enjoy. Hopefully you got a good street board good bearings and wheels very important for street.
Thank you bro im 28 and just bought my first skateboard from ccs... i was going to try to learn outside a park first but na eff that imma hit a park the day it arrives
Woooooow so smart
Me and my friend startet skating last year, we`r 38. Two old dudes in lots of protection gear rolling around the skatepark having a blast!
Skaters: We want you to feel welcome. We were all beginners at one time.
Also skaters: don’t hold your board that way, poser.
pushing mongo and mall grabbing is a war crime on par with people that just sit on their board at skate parks and dont skate.
Tbh it should be common sense not to grab a board by the trucks. I never even knew people carried it that way.
My friend and I mall grabbed as a joke and even made fun of it and a kid who was better than us (we’re beginners) yelled at us for it
Shoulda yelled at him back about yelling at beginners
m in the UK and started skating yesterday. As soon as i went i was just vibing learning and decided to ask someone how to push off faster. I got laughed at by everyone there (im 16 and they were the ages of like 10-15) i just left lmao.
pro tip: Have fun and stop worrying about what people think.
yaaaaaaaas
Thank u
killer mitchu not if ur extremely self consious
I cant when everyone is staring and laughing at me
@@krystaff same
Tip to not look like a beginner: Don't be a beginner. Start out being a professional.
Walker Roberts thanks this will help
Thanks
Man I wish
I never thought of that- you're a genius
Wow thanks mate this really helped me!!
Dude if the mall grab is so unpopular at parks, then grabbing mall has gotta be the desired badass grab since it's against the self-imposed rules
Mic drop 🎤 end of discussion!
I carry my board how ever the fuck I want, because I'm 31 and don't give a rats ass what some 10 year old scooter kid thinks. Everyone else should also carry their board how ever they want to.
I’ll push mongo and mall grab just to piss off the “experts”
Bro just fixed being new
Started skating in 1983, and have always (and will always) carried my board by the trucks. Also, I generally push mongo. It's crazy what kids care about these days.
There is nothing wrong with looking like a beginner if you ARE a beginner.
We all start somewhere.
soap tastes alright I guess well said
Yes, we all have to start somewhere. I'm over 40 and just picked up a board for the first time. I love learning to skate and am luckily old enough not to give a shit what anyone thinks. But, at the same time, I recognize that I am a beginner and stay out of the way of people a quarter my age who are FAR better than me.
*PREACH*
it's way worse if you suck at skating, but try to look like a pro))
@@LordArioh That's a fact. Ain't no way anyone would ever mistake me for a pro...they may not even mistake me for a 1/2 competent skater. LOL.
A guy laughed at me when I was falling down and 2 mins later he broke he’s arm :/
karma at its finest
You get what ya fucking deserve.
Achmad : karma sucks aint it
I would laugh at him, *make him suffer for his sins*
KARMA BABY
Protip: LAUGH IT OFF whenever you screw up, no one likes someone who’s too serious
ThunderSweeper ok but why is this literally so true
Great idea
Great advice!
Nervous laughter is the best get away
I mean I don’t laugh because I’m normally alone so it just makes the situation awkward I just ignore it and get back on my board as if nothing happened
Nobody cares if you are a beginner they were all beginners at one point and will give u pointers. It’s a welcoming community.
1 week old comment pinned on a 2 year old video
Obviously this varies, for me personally a lot of people I know were made fun for tryin to get into skatin by other skaters that were already good. I also have been made fun of and have seen it happen to others, u just gotta get better than they’ll see that ur in it for the love of the sport and not to look like a “skater”
@@yungwxiner4226 I live a town with quite a large skate community, and we only have 3 skateparks. Because of this, all competent skaters hate on everyone below them; since they are sick if the parks being full. Not all skaters are nice
@@the_mycicle827 only three? We don’t have one at all 💀
@@thebiggaye1225 Bruh same. I always have to drive to other cities to go to a skatepark
You guys still holding your board? Haha! AMATEURS. *Mine floats*
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
😂👌
Sameeeee
Why do I see you In like every video I watch
Inflake lmao
I really like how u told us what not to do and gave us the better alternative so we actually know what we r doing wrong and how to fix it
if you ever need tips you can go to skateparks and see if anyone can help 90% of skaters love helping people get into the culture and stay with it.
Karac Cano im in the UK and started skating yesterday. As soon as i went i was just vibing learning and decided to ask someone how to push off faster. I got laughed at by everyone there (im 16 and they were the ages of like 10-15) i just left lmao.
clarsqii bruh people like that suck ... they were beginners once too... sorry that happened but don't let it get to u too much ^^
Why tf can’t you just type “are” are you really too lazy to add two letters. 🤦♂️
Sour Patch Kid • 62 years ago why is it that big a deal lmao
“Don’t care about what others think”
Me: **social anxiety intensifies**
I have the same problem lmao
I feel your pain
Lîbbÿ Malone i felt that
Lîbbÿ Malone I agree
Get off your phone and talk with people. Tech is obviously the reason you have social anxiety
52 and went to the skate park on my 1st day. Ended up meeting a guy about 10 years younger than me who was really helpful. Had a fat time and he even let me ride a couple of his boards. Now 3 days in and loving it.
ur the person on the profile pic? damn you look 30
I love this!
You're my new spirit animal.. just hit 40 and i already felt like im too old for this
he took more than 1 board?
Same here. Late 50s and meet younger guys that have been helpful. Just moved to new area and scoping out parks, also looking for ditches. Just bought my granddaughter a new board (5 year old) and plan on taking her along as she's showing an interest.
How to not look like a beginner: “get better”
Lol so true
Get gud
And don't be scared so people don't call you chicken
I Stan
Kryptonic IceShard don’t be afraid to get ran over by cars don’t be afraid to ride down the alley on your belly looking at the ground extremely fast losing balance
10% Of people Actually trying to not look like beginner's
*90% Poser Trying to Look Like real skaters*
Im trying to not look like a beginner i started 3 days ago
I started about a month ago but I'm not allowed to skate every day or even every week because I'm a smol boi and have school plus it's winter and I did almost everything in this video at one point, but it helped me correct my mistakes and be more comfortable skating (even though I still suck 😂)
@@emakay_ytgames206 Dont let no douchebags bring ya down, if they laugh or stare they probably got issues with their own self esteem. Im starting out tomorrow after a 15! year break,i myself am turning 28 this year. I've been pushing this in front of me for about 2 years, since they built a mini ramp in my community (middle of nowhere, sweden). I've been cleaning everything on my board tonight. Old raggedyass bearings, beginner board, shitty griptape that's been on there for 18 years. I wont look like no beginner but i will def. eat shit dropping in for the first few times. Now the older i get the less i care about assholes. More about breaking a hip or something lol
Emakay_YT Games me too lmao i started today
Emakay_YT Games same bro
It's like anything.
Don't be scared of the thing.
Do the thing a lot.
Let people laugh at you sometimes. (Just take it in stride, you do look kinda funny)
Don't be afraid to fail.
That's how you get better at anything, skating is no different.
I can't express enough how much I like and appreciate this comment!
@@NeverStopImprovingSB yes you can,just try 😂
Any non serious injury fail is funny to me.
Shed your fear. One of the main things about learning something new is to not worry how you look. The same people that will give you too little credit at the beginning will give you too much credit after you figure things out. Both messages only messes up your game, so it's best not to care and focus on your craft. People will always misappropriate your credit, progress doesn't lie, focus on your results instead of how you look.
Me: I wanna try skateboarding
*gets on skateboard*
* Dies *
Hfhghjr
Just stop
Relatable
DaBeastShakeShaQ _Boner people curse when they lack the vocabulary to say what they really mean
DaBeastShakeShaQ _Boner ok, I’ll make the knot and you can test to see if it holds
I'm fine with looking like a beginner, I am a beginner
That’s what I’m saying np w jus starting out, everyone has at one pt, these tips are pretty awesome tho
Then why are u watching the video
@@user-ep8vs9fy4y cause he wants to same reason I’m here I don’t even skateboard and I don’t want to
@@GuitarMan-hy3ld that’s not the reason
@@user-ep8vs9fy4y they probably just want to improve their skateboarding skills nothing wrong with that
Mall grabbing is the most comfortable to hold your board
It’s just logical
I never understood all the complaints. I don't do it because I got yelled at enough as a kid that I just naturally stopped, but the whole thing with people getting triggered by it is nonsensical. Just like all the other superficial complaints about clothes, deck brands, wheel shapes or sizes, and every other dumb thing teens sitting on the manny pad complain about while others are actually skating.
You never touch the grip, saving your thumbs from getting sanded. Its so much more comfy than carrying it by the nose.
first off real skateboarders don't hang out at the mall what you see at the mall is wannabe skateboarders and they also invented the term Mall grab....carry the board anyway you like ..boards were carried 20 years like that before the term came out....
I still do it. Just sayin
@@gaberubio4733 I do it sometimes. Once a dude yelled "poser" at me for doing it, so i asked him nicely to show me how to do an pop shove it. Well he couldn't and i landed a fakie pop shove it skating away (was happy af about landing it at that time).
Every skater respects skaters. Best way to break ice if uncomfortable is check if you are doing a trick and in someone’s way who’s waiting to go on the thing you are on. No matter how new you are the top skaters in your park will appreciate that a lot and tell you no we take turns or you are good they aren’t skating that thing right now but thanks etc skateboarders are a collective of misfits remember the best ones have spent tons of hours doing this thing they love and they are for sure passionate about it and would love to help you if you ask etc. It’s a good community.
I just started skating a few weeks ago, and finally went to a skatepark yesterday. I was the biggest beginner, and the only girl, but everyone was so patient and sending me smiles, I had an awesome time!
No one gives a shit
@@idontgetthejoke9465 shut the fuck up coz i care
@@queenoftheslums3714 th-cam.com/video/O7OSV8iP8bs/w-d-xo.html
only time i went (i wss the only girl) i was probably one the oldest there and all the like 9 year olds were on the half pipe and lighing st me. so i just left lol
@@lavender8092 how old were you? I really wanna go buy a skateboard and just skateboard but I'm also kinda scared I might be too old now
Instead of taking the board with your hands,pull a skate 3 move and use THEFUCKINGFORCE
Bro this shit made me laugh, you did not get enough credit for this comment
So underrated
HAHAHA use the force luke...
Those board pickups were so natural they looked like tricks
righttt😭
Ikr lmao
Specially the one with the back of his foot, that looked so clean
right like WHAT? 💀 magic trick??? editing??💀💀
@@Placidboy9io that one is really easy. You basically put your front foot with your toe in the nose pocket and your heel over the bolts, and then simultaneously put your back foot down on the ground and pop the nose of the board with your front foot. As long as you pop it straight it will hit the back of your leg and you can catch it with your non-dominant hand.
I just started skateboarding again and videos like this make me worry about the wrong things. This guy may have helped me learn how to pop-shovit but he sure makes you think that everything you do is gonna be blamed, and honestly, so what? Skateboarding is for myself, not for people to look at me. So my best advice is do not listen to all this "poser, not poser" bullcrap videos and coments and just do whatever you want and HOWEVER you want it. Make it your own style even. But don't ever let anyone's opinion get in the way. Tony Hawk himself mallgrabs. That should destroy the whole purpose of this video
tony hawk is a vert skater most vert skaters mall grab and if your gonna take skating serious your gonna listen to other people its not a bad thing its more of taking advice and using it to ur advantage create ur own style as you learn from other people skating it just makes skating ten times better when you know what your doing
@@ervvixx2204 hi wats a vert skater?
@@annablaster Vert skaters use ramps with steep vertical incline (hence the name) to do tricks in the air. (As opposed to street skaters, like Rodney Mullen, who focus more on ground tricks.)
@@ervvixx2204 When it comes to technique i listen to anybody who had more experience than me. But when it comes to "poser" and "what to not do to not look like a beginner" i just disagree. This makes beginners more scared than anything and it's not what an experienced skateboarder should say
Poser Lol jk
0:02 sorry but I was totally expecting him to say "and I'm a sponsored skateboarder from the San Francisco Bay Area"
U watch Braille skateboarding too
I love you
Didn't we all
Hi im Aaron kyro, a professional skateboarder form the san Francisco bay area.
LMAO RIGHT
When I was 17, after skating for over 4 years, the "mall grab" saved my legs when a car going through traffic lights hit me. The board slapped along my entire leg and protected me (and I flipped over the car). Had I been carrying the board like you suggest, my legs would have been broken and I could have been dragged under the car and died. The "mall grab", since 1974, has been the only sensible way to carry your board. The car was totally screwed by my wheels and trucks, my board was fine and I skated away after the police came for the driver. GO MALL GRAB!
After watching this I video and reading this comment I think the mall grab is actually cool cause it’s taboo - and if it bugs someone to see a kook like me mall grabbing? Well that’s actually awesome lol
@@adamhulin366 Ikr I see it as the most convenient way to grab the board
Some great karma😍
By saying “don’t mall grab” it just makes me want to do it more. Who cares what others think, be yourself and do it if it makes you happy. If it saves your legs in a car accident, that’s also a bonus'
I’m glad you’re okay!
When he balanced the board on his head I died 😂😂😂
More acceptable than mall grabing eh😂
*Uses psychokinesis to lift up board*
Random person: you're holding your board wrong
I actually do that. Just putting it on my head
"pushing Mongo is for cops"
Imagine get pinned comment after 2 years
@@sexturnsmeoff3401 mm
Ralph Charles Aint nobody care about simps and incels. Foh.
Broooooo I laughed so hard
@Chezburger ur dad's a cop
If I am I beginner I should probably look like one
The tips given in this video indeed like are tips to improve your skating which also in return make you not look like a beginner
I agree but at the same time he’s just trying to help the beginners to be “better.” And it might be time for a kid to stop mall grabbing and mongo kicking😂
@@connorpokorny7345 pushing*
Yell but sometimes people like I do you know a friend that some good person broke their skateboard because they were a beginner and they look like one
How DARE you
What makes you look like a beginner:
Being a beginner.
So never start skateboarding.
Dont be a begginner just skip those stages
Kayla Spencer instructions unclear, i now run an italian mafia drug ring
@@Malik-jt8hi even better 👑🤭
HAHAHAHA
Looool
Few more hints on how not to look like a beginner. 1. Do a kickflip down a 17 stair. 2. Get on the cover of an issue of Thrasher. 3. Beat Nyjah in Street League (or the x games). Win SOTY. Hope that helps!
Noah Keindorf it really is. If you are a beginner you shouldn’t have to “look professional”
Oh and another tip, be tony hawk
@@Noah-qk5sh Wasn't trying to be funny, just giving some advice.
THANKS THIS HELPED SO MUCHH
Backside flip el Toro and land in a manual
Dude, I was skating mongo before this guy was even born. Never stopped me. Do what feels good and is fun. Also, the beginner stage is one of the best times you'll have when undertaking any new discipline, provided you go into it with the right attitude. Worrying about looking like a noob is not the right attitude.
I skated mongo for many years. Learning to push regular was one of the best things I ever did for my skating, once you learn to push regular you'll wonder on what planet you could've ever thought mongo felt better or more "natural".
By all means skate however the hell you want, skateboarding shouldn't have hard & fast rules, but as a former mongo skater I genuinely believe pushing regular is straight up objectively better in every way, and I could not recommend breaking that habit highly enough.
Tip: if you don’t want to break bones or sprain your ankles, GO FAST. Learn all your tricks going fast. This requires you to learn how to fall correctly (rolling back up to being on your feet), but in the long run, your weight won’t be coming straight down but always forward. This means less gravity pulling on your ankles and knees and shins toward the center of the earth and more force pulling you diagonal and therefore into a slide or roll when you fall (fail).
You will end up with more road rash but that’s better than being out for four months as your muscles waste away in a cast.
Tip #2: if you do end up in a cast, take a supplement called Glutamine EVERY DAY. It limits muscle wasting (why your arm gets skinny in a cast) and maintains the strength of unused muscles (you’ll keep your muscle memory AND your muscles after your cast is removed!).
Tip #3: Go fast. Get some good bearings (Bones Swiss are always a favorite staple). Go fast. Shred around and learn how to get the most out of your pushes. Go fast. It’s more fun and you feel all burly with the wind in your face roaring in your ears. Go fast. A skateboard is a toy. Never forget that. It’s meant to be a fun thing to play with. Soooooooooooooooooo
GO FAST!
Gotta go faaaast 😂
Tried This.... Down a hill... Broke both legs!... Sent GF to shop to buy Glutamine.... Thanks
RichieCee hahahaha!!!!!!!!
KDRS I always get mine at Zumiez, there is probably one in your town. However many people do prefer to buy them at local skate/sports shops, you could Google some in your area.
Sooo ... i've gotta go fast?
why am I watching this I have been skating for years
Hahaha I come to these videos to make sure I didn't become a poser over night. These kids change up shit Soo fast
floran So have I, but I’m watching just Incase I some reason still do one of the things he listed.😂
lmao same
Hahahahaha hahahahaha! Holy shit! This just hit me as soon as I read your comment. I’ve been skating since 1990. I think I watched it to see if I disagree with some of the tips and it turns out I do.
I'm looking for people defending mongo.
Took me five minutes to realize this is my park 💀
is it in leander texas lol
Lmao
Why is no one there 😂
Lil Moy is it really that’s close to me holy shit
I go to kas tho
I was practicing skateboarding earlier and this bystander said "you'll get it keep practicing". Feels nice
He's right too 🤙
i’m 2 days in, it’s 2am and all i wanna do is go outside and improve
I feel like once I get my board this will be me 🤣
if i'm feeling the urge and it's light outside, i just got for it. i have trouble sleeping so i'm usually awake most of the night. but there's nothing stopping me and it's honestly kinda fun skating at like 5/6am when the sun is rising
My board is arriving soon and I just KNOW this comment would be 24/7
i can’t even ride my board :/
I damn excited for my board to arrive next month
1:56 *MOM I CAN'T FIND ME SKATEBOARD*
Lol wtf
best comment
LOL
It's on your head sweetie
lol
If you push mango
You live life on the edge cuz that thing is seconds from flying foward
mango???
@@matthewdana5456 yeah, duh, people push mangos.
@a w no. oranges!
@a w i did- i was carrying on-
@a w bruh this is the biggest whoosh ever
I liked the beginning. I’m starting out, and I’ll actively tell people “Hey, I’m really new, if I’m in your way just let me know.” People have been universally supportive and cool.
I'm 20 years old and I've been skating since the 3rd grade, and I still can't Ollie
Saammmme dude, I'm really trying while we're in lockdown though
@@jodievance knowledge doesn't imply skill sadly. I've gotten the pop but can't move front foot forward.
@@demostessque4847 yeah same for me too :(( just hoping that if I keep practicing then itll come to me
I landed my ollie by actually lifting my leg UP rather than forward, it goes forward naturally, so just pop and lift
@@demostessque4847 break it down in three steps and practice it "in the dry"...
yes, literally go jump off with your backfoot while your frontfoot starts just a wee bit (fraction of a second) ahead of it, mix all that with an "n" motion and you'll get an ollie. you can do that without a board at first...if done correctly and if you'd move sideways (like being on the board) it should like someone imitating a jumping horse
also don't move your frontfoot forward, just move up along the griptape...the "forward" will implement itself on its own - e.g. on the topmost point you are to push the board forward, if you don't you won't get it up very high (but just leave that for another day)
When I started skating 2 years ago. I went to the skate park I made sure everyone knows that I am a beginner why is that? Because i got everyone to help me learn and the locals did a good job 👏 i am comfortable on my board now and I can perform fairly good. Don’t be afraid to look like a beginner because thats the truth go with it and you’ll be able to skate in no time
Very true. Enjoy and don't care what others think. Everybody starts out as a beginner. :)
This is true. I started watching this video and it sounded more like "how to conform so people will accept you" fck that. I do what I want.
So much better advice than the 'fake it till you make it' advice proposed in this video.
Mall grabbing isn’t bad the skate community is just so damn toxic
But have you heard of the scooter community, it’s 100x worse
K dw just do your own thing, only posers call out beginners, veteran skaters don’t care
@@TripplWan let me tell yall about a little thing called airsoft...
I live in a bad area and constantly paranoid about someone trying to steal my expensive skateboard so I hold it mall grab for extra grip in case it ever happens really don’t see the problem
Impulse not rly, just a lot of little kids but for the most part is the skating community being toxic for all scooters rather than just the little fucks on razers that almost kill you
Haha ..Hey i do all those! I mongo and goofy foot all day erreday! I tic tac and carry my board by the trucks unless im using a board with rails😅. Even worse, i wear a helmet. I skate street, vert, and pool on my non popsicle “cruiser “ too. Gawdammit I must look like a hella noob bwahahaa!🤙🏻
This guy gets it, ya'll 💪
i used to push mongo as well, like he said in the vid, i took some time to switch, and within 3 seshes i was pushing regular. Also that helmet bs means nothing, wearing a helmet is smart and safe, if people have a problem with it, they probably hit their head already..
Naw you are my hero bro I am the same way but with a popsicle and regular
Another way to look like a beginner: come with a scooter
That was legitnith
Wow
nahh just pull up with roller skates lmfao
Me and my best friend got called posers at the skatepark by kids on scooters. They’re lethal
@@ECTOCHASM69 that seems to just come and go whenever😂
I asked my mom if she could drive me to the skate park one day. i'm just hoping that no one else will be there. but im trying to not care about what people think of me.
Focus on what you think about *yourself* and take pride in your achivements. Screw what anybody else thinks, anybody who judges you isn't somebody worth worth worrying about.
you shouldn't care what other skaters think of you and if they give you any serious trouble just grab your board in a mall grab and clobber them with it and they will stop...
@blizz girl 😂😂
@@ronaldhickman9953 😂😂
toxicolocat same here. I either practice at like 12am or wake up at 5am so no one will judge me lmao
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ZenPiggy I didnt even go too the clip and I knew wat you were talking about...lmao😂😂
@@aghoover5490lol saame
🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂
I laughed so hard when he put the board on his head.
That’s “the” carry.. hands free
The board on the head is definitely the only option to be a cool guy 😂
You know thats right
That's just style, buddy.
I mongo push, and I’ve met so many other people who do it as well. I can not learn how to push ‘the right way’ but my friends have made me feel like I’m just fine. I am so used to it after 20+ years of skating, that I have no problem at all setting up, and my speed is always good.
I skated at a teen and only ever learned to push mongo. I was never made to feel stupid for doing so. I even learned to use a bit of weight through my heel to correct any deviation of the board when pushing off. Just go with what feels comfortable if it gets you out skating and enjoying it.
i think people hate on it because they cant do it
20 years, I still push mongo, it's just preference, there is No right way.
I got my skateboard when i was like 6 and was embarrased to go to a skate park because everyone else was better than me but my friend made me go and I got tips from some people who knew what they were doing
Edit:Thanks for the likes didn't know that people would relate I think
@@kindamichelle cool
same
Exact same here brotha I was scared but some teenagers gave me tips
Black yang Fj im 11 im scared the teens might make fun of me
@@filipinojokertv7628 maan, as one of those teens: don`t worry about it, if someone decides to pick up skating, they`re most likely gonna be a chill person
I agree with everything except I never understood the problem with holding your board by the truck. If you hold it by the nose or the side, your fingertips get chewed up by the griptape. Not to mention every hipster walking around a college campus holds their Pennyboard/ longboard by the side. I say carry the board however you want :) or better yet, just ride it!
It's undoubtedly a silly thing to worry about haha Love your vids by the way Justin!!
Your fingers do NOT get chewed up by the grip tape lol. If you are worried about your fingers you shouldn't grab it by the truck, because if you do grinds the trucks become jagged and there are small sharp pieces of aluminum. That pennyboard/longboard thing did not make any sense.
In the mid 90s when skateboarding began to gain traction many used it as a fashion prop and hung around malls to look “cooler” thus the name mall grab many who used this as a prop were “poser” thus the name mall grab and that’s why people associate it with being a poser
@Logan Richardson I was thinking the same. If your griptape isn't cutting your fingers, it's either really old or you're using a crappy brand
Hate to say it, but maybe you just have sensitive fingers. I’ve used plenty of grip tape brands, plenty that have very rough and deep pockets but I’ve never “torn my fingers up”...and i find it funny how you say “carry your board how you want” and in the same post you mention longboarding and pennyboarding “hipsters” as if they’re inferior for what they ride lol.
No wonder he has like no hair on his head, it’s because the grip tape rubbed it off
Atticus Andrews I’m weak
You2Sneaky just be strong it’s not that hard
Atticus Andrews lmaooo
🤣
💀💀 bruh 😂😂
You'll find most guys who have been skating for any length of time to be helpful and willing to offer advice as long as you are receptive to hearing it. Skateboarding really comes down to 3 things regardless of your level of experience. Perseverance, repetition and eventually progression. What I would say to beginners is please have some situational awareness while at the park. Watch what lines other skaters are doing and be aware of which obstacles they are using so you don't accidentally cut them off or "snake" them as it's referred to.
There’s nothing really wrong with these right? Like I’m about so start skating once I finally get a board, and I feel I might need to perform some of these “noobie” methods to get better
Correct, any of these things are totally fine. The point is that however you gotta do it, just get a board and get to a skatepark (because it's amazing!)
NSI Skateboarding [Justin Lauria] your a very great influence
@@bruvgaming3228 You are a very nice person for saying that. Thank you!
Absolutely nothing wrong with any of this 🤗 it’s mostly encouraging improvement 👍🏼 like he said, we all go through this process.
Don't even worry about it, just enjoy skating and the feeling of landing a trick and practice these m to help you feel more relaxed on your board and you'll be sorted
PRO TIP: Be careful when carrying your board on your head.
Apparently the grip tape will rub the hair off on top 😂
Well when you have peach fuzz on your head yeah
Dude, i ALWAYS push mongo, and ALWAYS won skate races with people that push normal...trust me, it's only a matter of aesthetics, mongo will allow you to go faster due to the reach, and also you can steer the board while pushing.
Try steering pushing "normal"....😉
What hair?
NSI Skateboarding [Justin Lauria] xxz
are you from austin?
"no one's gonna make fun of you"
*laughs in UK*
uk too but I have yet to go to a skatepark😬
Chantelle T samee i have a good one near my dad’s house i just wish i was invisible so i could practise without being judged lmao a mood
louisa honestly samee😭 and I wish I had made use of the skatepark during this lockdown bc I imagined it being empty bc atm there is always people :/
everyone here is sO MEAN BECAUSE WE ALL LAUGH AT UNFUNNY THINGS LIKE IF WE SAW SOMEONE FALL OVER OUR IMMEDIATE REACTION IS TO JOKINGLY LAUGH AND BE LIKE WHAT A NUMPTY BUT I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO IT TO mE
@@plateoffrogs4709 WHAT A NUMPTY HHAHAHAHHAHAA but yeah i feel u it's enough for me to be like well i quit
It’s my board I’ll hold it the way I want to hold it, started skateboarding to relax not to think about what another person things about how long I’m taking to learn.
Its the same as riding a bike
Me: i cant ride a bike
First rule of life if you want to be a REAL skateboarder...don't a give a f about what anybody thinks. Do what you want at all times and give the finger to anyone who has a problem.
I ride a 10" board, mongo, with mismatched trucks and wheels, wearing pink checkerboard vans and a thrasher shirt hanging out of my back pocket...and it's cool to my old ass, that's all I care about.
this sounds awful
my dude!!!! 😎😍😘
@@riccardosb1756 hence the golden key, not giving a shit about your opinion and others haha
Exactly! If you want to tell me how to live, I'll show you why you don't want me to mall grab my board. The video is garbage, literally telling you to not do tricks like the trick pushing mongo is an easy trick for a beginner anyways.
actually its not that but its when I get on the board I feel like the board will just teleport into the future without me and I fall and break my elbow
i started skating a few weeks ago and when i went to the skate park, it seemed like everyone was so mean and would make fun of me, especially because im a girl skater lmfao
turns out skaters are really great people and they approached me and taught me how to drop down a ramp so that was cool i guess lmao
Lmao lmfao lol omg lulz lmao
@Bounze I think that's why it's so scary, it's intimidating being the only girl there.
1:54 I love the perfectly cut half a second man with the board on his head, it’s like you just see it and go
“Excuse me what”
I’m just scared to go to the skate park cause I’m a girl and they’ll be like “wow poser” or sum stupid like that😂
See just beat a nigga ass in front off all those people
itsQuajir 😂💀.
same i don’t want them to think i’m j starting bc it’s a trend like no i’ve been skating for 4 years and i’ve been trying to learn tricks since before it became popular 😂
Trace Holmes I’m from the US sadly😂
If you really are too scared to go by yourself try to get a friend to go with you they'll be way less likely to talk to you if you have at least one other person with you
Ok but do beginner skaters wear helmets ? I’m going to buy a skateboard and I’m going to wear a helmet, is it dumb to wear a helmet ?
Wearing a helmet is not dumb. It's dumb not to wear a helmet actually.
NSI Skateboarding [Justin Lauria] thank you I will be sure to keep this in mind
I mean would you rather not wear one and look “cool” and end up having a head injury, or wear a helmet and stay away from them?
Tarnia yeah that’s true or even worse then a head injury and end up in a wheel chair, I don’t really know how to fall properly so I’m going to get one when I get a skateboard
@@joshmitchell2585 I wear a helmet, it's so much better knowing that when you fall your head won't fall off your head👍😂
I went to a skatepark for the first time 2 weeks into my "journey of skating" and i got roasted so hard lmao
sub to pewds it could happen but don’t get discouraged just keep showing up
If it’s a real hassle hit it in the morning till you get the confidence and skill you feel you need to hit it at prime time
IMO though morning is prime time no ones there so you won’t get in anyone’s way and you can try new things like vert without feeling dumb for falling
this makes me sad
Oh that kinda made me mad...
Dw lol it's part of the process
That’s not fair you shouldn’t be treated like that those retards must have forgotten that they were beginners at first too🤦♀️
I have always loved skating, started out in the golden age in 75 when I was a kid, skated until 83, stopped, and picked it up in 88,89, but life got in the way and I haven't been on a board since. Now I am old but the love of skating hasn't left, so I am going to get back into it, of course, everything is going to be new to me, but I am going to dedicate serious time to this.
Rock on, man, I love your attitude. Once you fall in love with skating, it never goes away 🤙
Why somebody who is a beginner wouldn't actually want to look like a beginner is beyond me.....if you are a beginner, be happy about it. I am 41 yo and I am a beginner and I couldn't care less how I look on a skateboard, as long as I enjoy myself.
irmasil3 young people are more aggressive and judgmental to other kid/teens if your older, younger kids wouldn’t give the same experience because your your older
@@JoeMama-es2tg I used to be there (young that is) mate as well...lol! But beginners shouldn't "pretend" because others can be/are pricks. Just make them aware that they shouldn't be pricks....and that they used to be beginners at some point as well.
irmasil3 that sounds nice but that doesn’t stop people from doing it. It also doesn’t stop kids from feeling dumb in general. Kids are brutal and so are skaters. They’re asaholes.
52 and just started learning to longboard :-)
@Richard Weeds : When I was younger, I didn't blend in well. And I didn't care. Almost a half a century later, and they're still trying to blend in. I'm not. And I don't care. It's about just enjoying life. I woke up this morning. Everything after that is icing on the cupcake.
has this guy ever blinked ?
Fedora Fredrick lol wat
Fedora Fredrick i read this right as soon as i saw him blink
3:38
0:09
damn thats a whole 3 blinks
mongo pushers blow my mind. see them everywhere on campus, and it's just so natural for them... wild
It just depends on what you learn when you first start skating, when I first got a skateboard I taught myself and that's just what felt natural to me at first, and now it's a habit I need to break.
is it really bad to push mongo? that just how i leaned and it’s comfortable and i don’t see anything wrong with it
Mongo is much more stable to foot drag as well as allows you to pivot the board while pushing. It's more ideal for cruising, but certain no comply variations work better with it.
Mongo is short for mongoloid for a reason, stay tuned for the documentary until next time, Obama did 911
24 years ago I had poop foot. Thanks to my fellow skate brethren I was able overcome this disease. this was an affliction that had hurt many people and had to be addressed. After an intervention and shown the ill of my crap foot i took action to better myself and those around me. Being goofy i duct taped my right shoe to the front of an old deck, set her up and began the healing process. Within days I felt totally different. No lunging off balance, awkward stares from concerned citizens(except for the ones who realized this psycho taped his shoe to his board). And it worked quick. After about a week I removed the tape and my muscle memory had gotten used to proper pushing with my back foot and was no longer afflicted with stank leg. If you know of others that need saved from this mongoism consider the method that saved me 24 years ago. If they are not willing to acknowledge their wrongdoings then drastic measures may be neccesary. At college, for example, do not be afraid to yell as loudly as possible "Get your smelly arse stank leg outta here, sh#t foot." Or bust a smooth back tail to show that skateboarding can look good instead of looking like lunging homosexuals who credit carded each other for fun. One thing I can say about my prior mongoism that was helpful later on in skating switch stance I push with my back foot. So at no time do I hurt myself or others with some smelly arse poop leg. I mean seriously I love Kalis but after a dope bs noseblunt to fakie the last thing I wanna see before the switch crooks is pushing mongo. Be respectful of others and say no to sh#t foot.
I think a very important thing to note is this: being a good skater isn’t about doing the craziest tricks, it’s about doing the tricks you can do, with much steez
stOrYTimE: so ok i went to the skate park with my mom and dad they were sitting on a bench n stuff so some other skaters saw me struggling and helped me out and whenever i did a trick they clapped c:
Epic
Noice
I would ask people to help me but sOciAl aNieNTEy
That’s so wholesome omg!!! That also wouldn’t happen in Britain👁👄👁
@@kadesdinosxx fr you get laughed at by kids on scooters or don't wanna do anything cus there's 17 Yr olds on bmx's smh
When you've been pushing mongo for 12 years but do tricks regularly so you can skate switch like a boss😎
There’s nothing wrong with pushing mongo
@aaron names Can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. I've been skating for just about 10 years, always pushing mongo. It's never caused me any problems, and I've gotten very good if I do say so myself. Care to explain what's wrong with pushing mongo?
Berkeley Tisch I push mongo and it comes naturally to me and is how I learned to skateboard. I usually longboard bc I just like cruising with friends more than tricks. Is there actually something wrong with pushing mongo??
@@dani33555 Nothing wrong with pushing mongo! Yes, riding normal can give some benefits especially with tricks. In terms of cruising and long boarding, it isn't so necessary to switch from pushing to a riding position as fast as possible. I've been pushing mongo for about ten years, and I'd say I'm pretty damn good. Nothing wrong with pushing mongo, especially for your uses.
@@dani33555 nope but depending on which foot is your strong foot it makes it harder to learn tricks especially if the same foot isn't in the back
Is it just me or does the way he talk sounds like he is confused or asking a question
No its you
No i hear it too kinda
uptalk !
Huge tip! Go to a skate park with a friend that skates! It’s really easy to piggy back off heir confidence and you can joke around with them and not be on your own.
You think I have friends that skate?
im so close to a ollie on concrete, im improving to get it higher on grass, once i can kickflip, im going to start going to th skatepark
Millie Flips hey man I just want to say, I have been skating for about 1 year now and this week it has been my first time going to a park. It was honestly the best decision I’ve have made it’s super fun and nobody cares if you can land a Ollie it’s just fun to have park experience because you learn so much new things. I can’t land a kick flip but I can Ollie while moving and land a euro gap but I learned theat going to the park so I say just go for it
Don't wait until u get a kickflip, just go now because a skatepark can teach you board control & lots of other important things & you'll probably learn to kickflip even faster if u go to skateparks
“Hey, if you think skateboarding is easy, sk-“
I got that too haha
i got that too... then trainers don’t look to bad tho 👀
same
I got that too!!! weird.
Ad: hey, if you think skateboarding is easy, skip thi-
Me: (presses skip but doesn't skip) wth?
Ad: *if you think skateboarding is easy..*
Kid:your carrying your board wrong
Me:your carrying your face wrong
Lol
You spelled you're wrong twice
More like your carrying your attitude wrong haha😂🤣
you had 2 chances to spell you're right
Oof
I'm confused, Why does it matter if it seems like you are a beginner?
I just realized I never went to a skate park a day in my life lol. Almost 2 years of just street skating.
Your Average Guy street skating is the best
Lmao wtf same
So I’m explain to me what you have done 😂
same
You should look for one in your area, it's way smoother
"don't stand stiffly"
*Kids with scoliosis wearing braces while they skate* _i can't help it_
Can you not ride a skateboard with braces
wtf lmao
Diego Morales back brace
@@diegomp0005 you can, It's just be harder
I've had experience
@@bozzie1904 back brace not the ones for your teeth lmaoo
I've been skating for over 18 years, I still mall grab, who cares
@Staz zy why?
18years ago skateboards felt like bricks is that why? 😂
It's kinda like driving with the drivers seat real close to the stearig wheel. Just doesn't look cool. Doesn't hurt anyone tho.
lamalogic fortnite skateboards haven’t changed in over 25 years....a few companies have tried different materials, but your avg board is the same thing I was riding in the mid 90’s. The only thing that changed is people’s preference toward wider and longer decks now. It used to be all about a short narrow deck for flip tricks. If anything, boards are heavier because everyone rides decks 8” and wider and 32” long. A deck like that used to get you laughed out of a skate spot.
John Sorg I know right? I strictly rode 7.5-7.62 decks 20 years ago. Now I got a 8.25 lizard king. But this ish is setup light compared to back then. Also helps to not ride 60mm wheels with risers haha had to make them last a while back then
"you'll already have developed the muscle memory necessary to fall safely"
me: *laughs in clumsy*
1:57 superior way of holding the board🔥
Regarding helmets: looking cool will make you a fool
Wear a helmet. Be safe.
I’ve got some really fucked wrists, not wearing guards to look ‘cool’ cost me 4 weeks of time, relying on those guards from now on.
[3cubed] I wear helmets knee pads elbow pads and wrist guards
Cryo Clan the wrist guards come in clutch
Skateboarding is such an interesting culture
Great vid! Thanks for posting! I am 56 years old and just getting back into skating!
Omg, I thought I was the only Over 50 rolling back into skating! So great to see more of us popping up lately!
9:06 imagine you go to a skatepark and practice this the entire time your there. I can already imagine everyone staying a good 100 ft. from you lol
Omg 😂 I never thought of that
Hahah I just started and I don’t think ill do that
I’m literally crying at that comment
i just broke my arm but it’s better than doing that
Just leave your board at home and show up all padded out and send hard for an hour or so rolling around the park an hour or so... bring a full face and really practice!
Tip: don’t listen to anyone if they make fun of you, just say you don’t care what they think of you. Always be yourself, that is the best thing you can do.
wearing thrasher hoodies
Ahh man I didn't even think of that! So true though 😂
lmao ur pb fit well
These girls at my school that don't even skate wear those constantly
@@Crow-ig4py Same, It sorta makes me a little mad.
Mia Schneider its not like yall own them lmao some people think thier cute, let them be
the stigma behind the mall grab blows my mind lmao boards are often suspened by their trucks for display purposes so it's only natural one would think to hold it like that, plus it's just super convenient
I’ve been skating for a while and my sister started recently, I decided I could take her to the skatepark. When we went she was scared of getting laughed at, but the kids there clapped for her, hyped her up and stuff like that. Now she’s much confident:)
I’ve been skating for a year
@@hmmxp4433 ok
Alternatively get to the skatepark before midday . . . All the other 'skateboard punks' will be still in bed so you can mongo to your hearts content !
Yes! This is so true. That's actually when I did the filming for this video 😂😂
Love to mango my heart out while everyones asleep
Fuck em if it works for you do it
I skateboard mornings cuz noones ever there
When schools out i leave lmao
The learning how to fall is important
I wish I saw this before I broke my wrist
Doesn't matter how good you are, if you slam hard and get up and keep skating.
Respect.