Who designs skateparks like this?!

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  • @LeonPaxton
    @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Is this half court fine in the middle of the skatepark or is it super dangerous?

    • @shannongreen1078
      @shannongreen1078 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      its full retard.. your definetlly not over reacting... the same people that come to skateparks and sit on the obstacles designed this for sure.

    • @thehandleiwantedwasntavailable
      @thehandleiwantedwasntavailable 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stupid. Add some extra concrete just off to the side and place the court there. Win win. This is lose lose.

    • @Alexander-km8es
      @Alexander-km8es 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All it is to me is a semi American ghetto setting copy cat park but the court rarely gets used to the basket ball players I go to a skate park in Brooklyn Park Adelaide SA it's just two ramps and a basket ball court full of bark chips every where I usually clean up first when skating these Hood skate parks but they got games

    • @cbrvench2483
      @cbrvench2483 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It sucks but sometimes towns have to compromise on what space and funds they have available just to please the public and this could be one of those instances.
      I totally agree it should be installed individually but if there is no space available it's one of those work with what you got.
      Again we all have to agree atleast there IS a skatepark in that area, even if it's not the most practical.

    • @baseplatedesign
      @baseplatedesign 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely unsafe! And it's not just common sense. Especially given there is an Australian Standard that specifically talks about the separation of skateparks, playgrounds, sports, grounds, etc. Clause 6.1.1 AS EN 14974:2021 if Council would like to read it. It also mentions gaps, cracks and vertical stepping - which this park does not comply with either...

  • @SeanEnuks
    @SeanEnuks 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Just when i think Australian councils are on the right track with all these new parks, they come out with a basketball skatepark lol

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hahah yeah, every now and then they need to chuck a stinker in there 😂

    • @keelo-byte
      @keelo-byte 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Libertarians just won a major seat in sw sydney. They think education should be a paid privilege. They want ppl.dumb and willing.

    • @yt.damian
      @yt.damian หลายเดือนก่อน

      its not really a new concept. still stupid but not a new thing.

  • @AnthonySkatesYt
    @AnthonySkatesYt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Honestly who in the right mind thinks basketball courts should be in the middle of a skatepark 😂

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah I didn’t understand it either 😂

    • @maga_skater4207
      @maga_skater4207 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Government officials who line their pockets and can't relate to actual people 😂

  • @LEIFONEISM
    @LEIFONEISM 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That park looks awesome. You can even work on jump shots. That shits epic. Thanks for putting this up

  • @paullucci
    @paullucci 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just get an ice rink in there too. Maybe a baseball diamond? And a swing set and maybe 4... no 5 traffic lights. And 2 Trampolines.
    And a dog park.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Might as well 😂

  • @mattdestroyer77
    @mattdestroyer77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Reminds me of St Matthews in Cromer.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      True, I forgot about that one! At least that is more to the side of the park though but can still be annoying!

    • @mattdestroyer77
      @mattdestroyer77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @LeonPaxton gumnuts are hazardous there, too.

    • @TripppAU
      @TripppAU 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That park is so bad!

    • @mattdestroyer77
      @mattdestroyer77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TripppAU I agree. Weird layout.

  • @Alonewithyoutonight
    @Alonewithyoutonight 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This would had been the perfect chance to put in an extra small (height) round flat bar. No where I’m Sydney is a curb high round flat bar. Most parks have knee high or above round rails that add another element to the learning process. More people could skate round rails if these existed.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That true! I don’t m ow why the went with such a high one lol

  • @andrewchan793
    @andrewchan793 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey just wondering if you could do a crooked grind tutorial I’m really stuck them👍

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah dude, for sure!
      Ledges or rails?

    • @andrewchan793
      @andrewchan793 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably ledges 👍thanks so much

  • @jezrocha6059
    @jezrocha6059 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When will you upload the Glenbrook skatepark vid?

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I haven’t done one yet lol

  • @samuraijak6605
    @samuraijak6605 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have you heard of anyone skating Tracker trucks? My buddy and I were talking about skating in the late 90’s and he mentioned loving Trackers. I looked and you can still get them. I’m far removed from the scene but wondered what your experience was.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah dude, I’ve heard a lot of people talking about them lately though!

    • @samuraijak6605
      @samuraijak6605 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LeonPaxtoncool. Maybe they are making a return. I saw Grind King has a gnarly new truck they are introducing.

  • @FATFORKS
    @FATFORKS 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's the new sport - Bar Skate Ball! I wonder who's pockets that 250k ended up in though cos it wasn't spent on that park.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hahaha most of it probably went to the demolition of the box 🤔

  • @ludde357
    @ludde357 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's definitly dangerous! We once had a skatepark with a Parcour course mixed. And i don't mean there was a course on the side of the skatepark. I mean the Parcour obstacles were all over the skatepark. It was a Disaster

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Damn that sounds even more wild! lol

  • @jrickets5309
    @jrickets5309 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe this genius way of thinking will catch on and before you know it there will be a miniature golf course on the track at Talladega.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hahaha maybe 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @SeanLewisMedia
    @SeanLewisMedia 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Id be writing letters complaining if i lived their lol. My city is about to add a new bike park with multiple pump tracks and Im pretty stoked. I dont have anything to complain about yet which is good👍🏼

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah if this was my local I’d either complain to council, rip the hoop out or start building DIY obstacles there 😂

  • @wasteoftime1036
    @wasteoftime1036 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Caroline springs skatepark has the same problem, with the added effect of gravel everywhere

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The gravel and wood chips at parks makes it so much worse too lol

  • @Andrew-kx1sq
    @Andrew-kx1sq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where i grew up in the midwest usa they would do stuff like this all the time. Makes you wonder where all the money goes, because it certainly doesnt cost that much to do THAT!

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly!

  • @MiyaMeniceX3
    @MiyaMeniceX3 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Whats with skateparks and including half-basketball courts.

  • @gregordvs
    @gregordvs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Recently in Sydney more parents are letting their kids play in my local skate park in North Sydney.
    It's hard to say something but dangerous as if I slip out my board might hit a kid who isn't paying attention to anything.
    I have to constantly keep a look out for kids and it's hard to focus on skating.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah dude, I’ve been seeing that more and more over the years too!
      I don’t think it will get any better either because all these parents look at skateparks as a playground 🙄

  • @Egelman1982
    @Egelman1982 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lol! Looks like my dream park! 😍 JK
    I both do basketfootball and skate ⚽️🛹🦔
    Definitely a bad idea 😵‍💫

  • @swissblader8037
    @swissblader8037 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The thing with the basketball-court in the middle is unbelievable...🙈🙈🙈

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed!

  • @ab-ue9yx
    @ab-ue9yx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That s a lose-lose situation if I ve ever seen one. That park is good for nobody if not only for the random dude occasionally playing ball.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It actually is 😂

  • @safdz678
    @safdz678 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's my closest local skatepark, so no wonder why I'm always at Sydenham or Dulwich hill

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah I don’t blame you 😂

  • @dadboard
    @dadboard 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Next park review- “The council has added a 12ft deep pit full of cobras next to this A frame rail, really makes it sketchy for frontside tricks if you’re regular” 😂

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hahaha man, they way it’s going that could be a possibility 😂

  • @marcusbrown87
    @marcusbrown87 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tell me about it! I was about ready to cut down the basketball hoop thats in my local.... which happens to also be RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO A BASKETBALL COURT!!!

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Damn that’s annoying! I wouldn’t blame you if you did 😂

  • @pauly1605
    @pauly1605 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A council making a dumb decision - not new. It's the price for what was done I find surprising
    Start a consulting company Leon!

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah that’s true lol
      I would love to! Or work with some design companies 👌🏽

  • @haroldcampos9661
    @haroldcampos9661 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think p.rod has a basketball hoop in his park, maybe someone did it before him too.

  • @maga_skater4207
    @maga_skater4207 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Government always fails the people 😂

  • @JohnSmithson999
    @JohnSmithson999 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is pretty fucking funny

  • @Love4boost
    @Love4boost 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know of parks where I live that cater to multiple activities. None I know of have those activities in a way that they clash. If anything it would be people mad that they turned the basketball or tennis court, or hockey rink into a diy skatepark. I’d have to travel around 60 miles to get a 100% dedicated skatepark. I don’t skate that big anyway so it’s not worth the travel. I’m perfectly happy with curbs and parking blocks. Those are everywhere

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah dude, having them all seperate is definitely more enjoyable and safe for everyone!
      That’s true, sometimes that’s all you need for a fun session 👌🏽

  • @AdamTsoupis
    @AdamTsoupis 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Crazy “upgrade”, its a real shame because thats basically one of the only skateparks in what i call the skaters black hole in Sydney where there is really no parks.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah it wasn’t really much of an upgrade either lol

  • @damianfeng7315
    @damianfeng7315 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How does council approve and sign off these designs... good on ya for tryna skate it and speak up against these horrible designs

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah I’m still so surprised! Lol

  • @bumrodgers
    @bumrodgers 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn. I can't believe that cost so much.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same, it must have just been the demolition cost lol

  • @ChrisLind-ve7ur
    @ChrisLind-ve7ur หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is funny to me cause i build diy spots on this basketball court all the time, usually off to the side but its still close enough. but this is ridiculous

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha yeah, at least you don’t do it right in the middle!

  • @markguardiani1389
    @markguardiani1389 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i really hope you're sending this to the councils who make this sht.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I should actually lol

  • @Threeflat
    @Threeflat 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    200k???!!!! For that “upgrade”
    Locals could have built such a better setup for probably 10k lol

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s what I was thinking too 😂

  • @PolycultureArt
    @PolycultureArt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Couldn’t agree more. It’s the culture thing that makes me laugh too.. “Oh it’s all urban street culture, so just put it all together for da kids”. 🤦‍♂️
    Skateparks are for SKATING. It’s hard enough with 50 billion scooter kids not watching where there are going with parents who don’t teach them shit about looking before you roll..
    Even CONVIC is doing this shit now. There is a new design they did for my little country home town of Walcha that looks AMAZING.. EXCEPT for the b ball hoop and wood chips. It’s a shame that the leaders of the field are bending to the whim of council and creating multi use facilities that make it less usable for everyone..
    Lastly that park is a JOKE for 250k!! Those quarters are insanely tall.. my gawd..

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah I think that’s exactly what they were going for! I’m surprised they didn’t chuck a legal graph wall in too lol
      The wood chips get me every time too 😂
      Yeah that’s true, maybe they have to go along with certain things that the council says has to be there 🤔

    • @PolycultureArt
      @PolycultureArt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LeonPaxton Why would people (who's sole bread and butter is) building skateparks (designed by skaters) put a B ball hoop in the middle of a skatepark? It has to be council right?
      Grafitti wall line has me cracking up. The councils across NSW have a better understanding of the 5 pillars of hip hop than the rest of us.. Thank god! They be like "lets expand it to 7 and smash skating and basketball in there as well ey?" lol

  • @modal-kkurt4986
    @modal-kkurt4986 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Battery grinder. ;)

  • @CrèmeFraîche88
    @CrèmeFraîche88 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro you never seen american history x? You gotta play for the court 😅

    • @keelo-byte
      @keelo-byte 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ever seen american history x? he dies face down in the piss trough.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Game of skate for the whole park 😂

  • @LEIFONEISM
    @LEIFONEISM 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I grew up skating parks with the courts on the out side. I never had the chance to work on my jump shots because of this. I like it. It’s different and will progress skating. The mixing of skateboarding and basket ball will do wonders in style and trick selection and pop. Probably develop a better sixth sense from all the chaos around. Make a more dodgy skater and a basket ball player with sixth sense and can zen out before he hoops a 3 pointer.
    You Australians are awesome!

  • @Sproutt
    @Sproutt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just sawzall the hoop

  • @diplenski
    @diplenski 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it's a good idea until people are trying to do both at the same time

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly!

  • @Dfort_
    @Dfort_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s for the skaters that like to shoot around lol like at primitive park

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s true! That would work for a private park like that I guess 🤔

  • @adrianbaguley32
    @adrianbaguley32 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey mate I hear ya but I think that any provision that gives us a place to skate ain’t bad. Yes I agree the b/ball court in the center is shit but I live in Thailand and I would love anything like that. I know it’s a matter of perspective and I love your work but remind your viewers how lucky you are to have a choice . Sorry I’m not trying to put you down I love your videos and thank you for them but life’s a bitch and we keep having to suck lemons especially back home in Australia

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s true! We’re lucky there are more options around

  • @anklejive5380
    @anklejive5380 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Doesn’t p-rod have a hoop in the center of his park? 😂 maybe they copied him lol

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah maybe they did! It works well for him since it’s a private park but no so well in the wild like this one lol

    • @KeedBuu
      @KeedBuu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LeonPaxtonvery true not good idea for public skatepark lol

  • @johndoeyedoe
    @johndoeyedoe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    People with design degrees, paid by councils, that don't skateboard.
    Also shoving stuff into a postage stamp sized bit of land to appease rate payers, aka soccer mums.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s true!

  • @ruralripper
    @ruralripper 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    NSW has some of the goofiest skatepark designs. I can't skate my local sometimes because families use it as a handball court....
    When you head west it gets weirder and weirder, so much money wasted on parks and pump tracks that nobody uses for the intented purpose.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Damn, that’s so annoying!
      Yeah I think you’re right about that one lol

  • @rubenlang
    @rubenlang 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    seems like its a crappy park anyway, so atleast people can use it as a basketball court. but then they will trip over the rail while playing... better off separating basketball and skatepark and putting some more effort into each design

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah that’s what I was thinking! They could have at least split the section in half and have the court in one side and skatepark on the other 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @Sproutt
    @Sproutt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stop Over-Reacting bro 😎 😅😂.
    But for real, why the b ball hoop…. Arent there enough of those already…

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

  • @Stevensonstreet
    @Stevensonstreet 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Suprised, yet thankful that Josh Bell hasn't made a cameo yet

  • @DarkoNomad
    @DarkoNomad 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's obviously designed by someone who probably never played sports in his/her life.
    Someone who only played on a playground.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah that’s what I’m thinking lol

  • @AverageCitizen333
    @AverageCitizen333 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Too dangerous. Give each sport its own space.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed!

  • @euphka7687
    @euphka7687 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a comically bad design 😹 that road example is great. what were they thinking

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah dude, this is what me of the wildest designs I’ve seen 😂

  • @badfish89
    @badfish89 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s really a disservice to skaters and non-skaters.

    • @LeonPaxton
      @LeonPaxton  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So true! I can’t imagine a lot of ballers wanting to use this location either lol

  • @diplenski
    @diplenski 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    councils generally care more about normie sports, which i suppose is understandable.

  • @liam2036
    @liam2036 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wtf

  • @DominicKingsun
    @DominicKingsun 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Youre overreacting thats a sick unique park

  • @LeonWaxton
    @LeonWaxton 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    More wax on the rails!