you are absolutely correct. Skating clears your mind and you only focus on the present. It's almost like meditation .I feel so much better after a session. On side note that bowl is awesome. I'm almost recovered from injury and look forward to starting over again.
@@Steves_SkateXplosion I should be able to skate again within a week depending on the weather. I'm going to practice some ollies in my driveway and hopefully return to the skatepark to work on carving. Being away is making me think about changing my style and setup. I want a smaller deck for all around use.
Skating to me is stress relief and just gives me so much joy! And as strange as it my sound, when I slam it makes me feel alive! Keep up the progress and the vids! 🛹🛹🛹
Yeah skating does clear your mind I’m 50 and took a 35 yr break. So glad I got back into it. Gonna build a 6ft half pipe in my yard. You should definitely try the dragon wheels or the nano cubic wheels 93a. I have a pair of 56mm and they’re great they carry so much speed in bowls and are soft enough for oldies like me.
You should definitely get the dragons 93a. The nano cubic’s are the same formula they’re just offset so the wheel covers the nut and it gives you more truck surface to lock in and grind. It’s an amazing wheel.
Yeah that would be awesome if you put up some videos. I skated when I was 13-14 and then picked it up again October of 2022 when I was 49. Best thing ever.
Subscribed. I’m also 51 and started back up two months ago. Best day ever. I skated from 81 to 92 or 94. It’s almost coming back like I never left. I picked up a 88 McGill reissue. I love skating. Love your videos. Keep going, we can all do this together. Have you seen him😂
Thanks for the support dude. I’m glad you connected with me. Skateboarding is the greatest isn’t it? So pure and fun. Honestly more people our age should pick it up.
It helps me focus every time, it’s so important to me since I started again at 42, 44 now. I always watch your new videos and look forward to them, keep up the awesome content 🔥🛹🤙🏻
That bowl has probably several more good lines that I’m not even aware of yet. It’s weird how as your skill level increases the parks begin to look differently. Lot of times smaller or less intimidating.
Great point! Another reason to skate with other people, you can watch their lines and try to copy it. One thing I love about bowls, sometimes there are unlimited lines. Sorry I keep replying as my other account... ha ha I deleted it.
I have always gone and just skated around in my driveway when I get stressed. Up until recent years on my vintage Gordon & Smith Henry Hester slalom model (wish I still had it!). Unfortunately that didn't do much to help me keep my skills alive, so now I am trying again at 62 to regain some skills and its not as easy as it used to be! You are making great progress and I love to see your skill progression, it really motivates me!
@@Steves_SkateXplosion You are right about that! At our age so many people have already thrown in the towel. We may not be teenagers, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun and still make progress. Keep it up!
It’s truly been life changing for me man. First it was just getting back into it for nostalgia sake, but then the parks hooked me. And now the TH-cam channel. It’s just happened out of nowhere, feels like.
@@Steves_SkateXplosion I feel the same way. TH-cam has been a great forum for us older guys to show that we are not in the grave just yet, and that you are never too old to try new things and have some fun. I know your channel is really motivating for me, and I hope mine is to older folks as well. We would have never had that opportunity in the past, and I am grateful we have it now and love to see older guys post content about being active and healthy. Keep going with it!
Maybe this is how runners feel. Or people that do yoga. Skating is our version of meditation. Are you back to skating already or just thinking about it?
@@Steves_SkateXplosion I skateboard 3-6 days a week since I was in my late teens. It's fitness at this point, I'm 37 and I won't stop. Like you said, when you get into it, you are in your own world. I like that place, which is why I keep coming back. Pain is temporary haha.
Honestly it wasn’t until I started back skating that I realized how poor my mental and physical reflexes were. But at the same time, thank goodness I’m skating again because I feel like this is a perfect way to stay fit and limber from 51 till what? 91?
yes i totally agree. any and all problems are on hold when im skating. the word you were looking for is run. every run. when you drop in and skate your on your run. so it would be like "im going to the park and doing a few runs"
heyy just found your channel! i was wondering if you could do a drop in tutorial? anyway you’re doing great! i started a few months ago and its pretty fun learning everything there is to skating
Hey thanks for connecting with me. I’ve actually got a script right here that I’m working on for a drop in tutorial in the next couple days. So great timing. Appreciate you subscribing.
Rerouting in “reality” (the present) when excessively ruminating is deffinately a good thing to do. Negative thoughts can have physical effects… strees, to much cortisol/adrenalin… exercise burns those chems off too! Did you find the 95 wheels better for carving around the bowl?
The 95 were better than 99 at least at that place because that bowl is kinda rough. Not street rough but almost sidewalk level. Honestly I had some 92s out there recently and they felt incredible and it actually seemed faster to me.
They might well be. Every surface has an optimum hardness for it. Spitfire do a slippy wheel at 93a I think it is and plenty of testers are prefering them to the powels. Softer wheels maybe start to roll a smidgen slower due to hysteresis. That’s the energy required for the flex that occurs in a wheels surface, but most of it is returned as the surface unflexes during rolling. Tiny Bumps slow a softer wheel less. A harder wheel turns more of a bumps displacement into upward movement (vibration), costing momentum. Softer wheels can feel squidgy though. Also too soft increases traction thus friction causing energy loss. But you can go soft and it’s no good for many slides. I am keen to try the new tech. Those wheels looked faster to me too though. Keep on enjoying that bowl!
@@Steves_SkateXplosion The back pocket of that bowl, if you go high on the hip as you enter the pocket, that will carry you up on the wall all the way through. Maybe check out some Salba footy too!
I guess it's not the only reason I skate, but I guess every session I'm benefiting in that sense quite immensely. Nothing else is quite like it for sure. Swimming is possibly healthier and clears and calms the mind really well, but no one has primal hormones pumping unless they are about to drown lol
Have you been able to appreciate a difference in speed you get between different wheels? Harder wheels faster? Can you tell the difference in speed between a 54mm and a 57mm wheel?
I’m getting better at telling the difference in some cases. I did notice a big difference this past weekend when I skated my friend’s board with 52mm wheels on it. It was significantly slower than the 56mm I use. Maybe partially the bearings?
yes, today I mastered 5 feet - it can even be 6 feet drop-in...this used to be a nightmare transition to me earlier, got my knee heart one year ago in it...but now its like nothing! Unbelievable.... 🤠
you are absolutely correct. Skating clears your mind and you only focus on the present. It's almost like meditation .I feel so much better after a session. On side note that bowl is awesome. I'm almost recovered from injury and look forward to starting over again.
Oh man I don’t know how I coped before skating but I’m glad it’s here now. How close are you to skating again?
@@Steves_SkateXplosion I should be able to skate again within a week depending on the weather. I'm going to practice some ollies in my driveway and hopefully return to the skatepark to work on carving. Being away is making me think about changing my style and setup. I want a smaller deck for all around use.
Dude I can’t wait to hear how it’s going when you’re back out there. Are you going to make some videos?
@@Steves_SkateXplosionone step at a time.
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Skating to me is stress relief and just gives me so much joy! And as strange as it my sound, when I slam it makes me feel alive! Keep up the progress and the vids! 🛹🛹🛹
It’s such a great thing. I’ve slammed a ton and really haven’t minded them because it’s worth it to skate.
The stoke you get from skating makes you feel great. Such a good feeling.
Yeah skating does clear your mind I’m 50 and took a 35 yr break. So glad I got back into it. Gonna build a 6ft half pipe in my yard. You should definitely try the dragon wheels or the nano cubic wheels 93a. I have a pair of 56mm and they’re great they carry so much speed in bowls and are soft enough for oldies like me.
Dude you sound just like me. 35 years! OMG. I’ve gotta get a set of 93a right away. All I hear is great things. I’ll go dragon wheels probably.
You should definitely get the dragons 93a. The nano cubic’s are the same formula they’re just offset so the wheel covers the nut and it gives you more truck surface to lock in and grind. It’s an amazing wheel.
Okay awesome. I’ll grab those and then do a video on them. 😀
Ha I didn’t realize you had taken a 35 year break as well. I should load up some videos too.
Yeah that would be awesome if you put up some videos. I skated when I was 13-14 and then picked it up again October of 2022 when I was 49. Best thing ever.
Subscribed. I’m also 51 and started back up two months ago. Best day ever. I skated from 81 to 92 or 94. It’s almost coming back like I never left. I picked up a 88 McGill reissue. I love skating. Love your videos. Keep going, we can all do this together. Have you seen him😂
Thanks for the support dude. I’m glad you connected with me. Skateboarding is the greatest isn’t it? So pure and fun. Honestly more people our age should pick it up.
Thank you for making these videos. I always look forward to them!
Hey thanks! That’s really nice of you.
It helps me focus every time, it’s so important to me since I started again at 42, 44 now. I always watch your new videos and look forward to them, keep up the awesome content 🔥🛹🤙🏻
That’s awesome, I’m glad you like this silly content I make.
Nice drop in! I didn't know you could drop in 6ft!!! Love the lines too. Great practice and great workout. Keep em coming!
That bowl has probably several more good lines that I’m not even aware of yet. It’s weird how as your skill level increases the parks begin to look differently. Lot of times smaller or less intimidating.
Great point! Another reason to skate with other people, you can watch their lines and try to copy it. One thing I love about bowls, sometimes there are unlimited lines.
Sorry I keep replying as my other account... ha ha I deleted it.
Yeah I saw a different ID at first but it changed back. It’s wild how long it takes to get these lines down.
I have always gone and just skated around in my driveway when I get stressed. Up until recent years on my vintage Gordon & Smith Henry Hester slalom model (wish I still had it!). Unfortunately that didn't do much to help me keep my skills alive, so now I am trying again at 62 to regain some skills and its not as easy as it used to be! You are making great progress and I love to see your skill progression, it really motivates me!
Dude I appreciate that so much. Getting out there and trying and moving is everything, isn’t it?
@@Steves_SkateXplosion You are right about that! At our age so many people have already thrown in the towel. We may not be teenagers, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun and still make progress. Keep it up!
It’s truly been life changing for me man. First it was just getting back into it for nostalgia sake, but then the parks hooked me. And now the TH-cam channel. It’s just happened out of nowhere, feels like.
@@Steves_SkateXplosion I feel the same way. TH-cam has been a great forum for us older guys to show that we are not in the grave just yet, and that you are never too old to try new things and have some fun. I know your channel is really motivating for me, and I hope mine is to older folks as well. We would have never had that opportunity in the past, and I am grateful we have it now and love to see older guys post content about being active and healthy. Keep going with it!
Dude I just realized I wasn’t even subscribed to you. But I am now! I really like your thumbnails man. Very eye catchy. Nice job!
This is a good ass video dude. Hope more people get into skating because it keeps me sane too.
Maybe this is how runners feel. Or people that do yoga. Skating is our version of meditation. Are you back to skating already or just thinking about it?
@@Steves_SkateXplosion I skateboard 3-6 days a week since I was in my late teens. It's fitness at this point, I'm 37 and I won't stop. Like you said, when you get into it, you are in your own world. I like that place, which is why I keep coming back. Pain is temporary haha.
Dude same here. It’s my place of peace and contentment when all else is going wrong.
The mind clarity and being in the present is why I started back up...also the health benefits big bonus. Great video!!🤟
Skating is just fricking awesome isn’t it? When I get to the skatepark it’s like Xmas when we were kids you know.
@@Steves_SkateXplosion exactly!!!! Just like being kids again🙌
Just harder falls is all. I really appreciate quick reflexes now.
@@Steves_SkateXplosion 😂😂My reflexes are still loading
Honestly it wasn’t until I started back skating that I realized how poor my mental and physical reflexes were. But at the same time, thank goodness I’m skating again because I feel like this is a perfect way to stay fit and limber from 51 till what? 91?
yes i totally agree. any and all problems are on hold when im skating. the word you were looking for is run. every run. when you drop in and skate your on your run. so it would be like "im going to the park and doing a few runs"
Runs! I think my friend from Colorado says runs when he’s referring to skiing and snowboarding too. Somehow I missed that.
Keep up the good work brother, good video!
Thanks very much. Appreciate you watching.
Great video. Keep shredding🤙.
Thanks!
You put into words what I was thinking when I made my "skating with ADD" video!
OMG right? Maybe a lot of us are the same like that. I’ve always felt like I had attention deficit too.
heyy just found your channel! i was wondering if you could do a drop in tutorial? anyway you’re doing great! i started a few months ago and its pretty fun learning everything there is to skating
Hey thanks for connecting with me. I’ve actually got a script right here that I’m working on for a drop in tutorial in the next couple days. So great timing. Appreciate you subscribing.
Mulberry Fields park! I spent a lot of time in that place…
Rerouting in “reality” (the present) when excessively ruminating is deffinately a good thing to do. Negative thoughts can have physical effects… strees, to much cortisol/adrenalin… exercise burns those chems off too!
Did you find the 95 wheels better for carving around the bowl?
The 95 were better than 99 at least at that place because that bowl is kinda rough. Not street rough but almost sidewalk level. Honestly I had some 92s out there recently and they felt incredible and it actually seemed faster to me.
They might well be. Every surface has an optimum hardness for it.
Spitfire do a slippy wheel at 93a I think it is and plenty of testers are prefering them to the powels.
Softer wheels maybe start to roll a smidgen slower due to hysteresis.
That’s the energy required for the flex that occurs in a wheels surface, but most of it is returned as the surface unflexes during rolling.
Tiny Bumps slow a softer wheel less. A harder wheel turns more of a bumps displacement into upward movement (vibration), costing momentum.
Softer wheels can feel squidgy though.
Also too soft increases traction thus friction causing energy loss.
But you can go soft and it’s no good for many slides.
I am keen to try the new tech.
Those wheels looked faster to me too though.
Keep on enjoying that bowl!
Right right, dude you’re a bloody scientist. Love it. I feel like 92-95 is going to be my perfect hardness window. Like 8.5-8.8 is my deck size range.
Use the hips of the bowl to go higher when pumping. Get up on them as high as you can and it will send you.
Right good point. I’ve gotta study that bowl more and work on the line to master it. I probably need a tighter rainbow on the big bowl maybe?
@@Steves_SkateXplosion The back pocket of that bowl, if you go high on the hip as you enter the pocket, that will carry you up on the wall all the way through. Maybe check out some Salba footy too!
Oh yes I gotta try again. Thanks for the advice bro.
Yes, skating s a perfect way t clear your mind. If you are bombing a hill, you are brought to the "now' real quick.
OMG that’s so true. Can’t be thinking of random stuff in those moments.
I guess it's not the only reason I skate, but I guess every session I'm benefiting in that sense quite immensely. Nothing else is quite like it for sure. Swimming is possibly healthier and clears and calms the mind really well, but no one has primal hormones pumping unless they are about to drown lol
lol OMG 😆 Skating is safer than swimming!
Skateboarding is theraputical. Park looks so nice
Yeah I’m finally getting good enough I can run that whole thing. Talk about great cardio!
Have you been able to appreciate a difference in speed you get between different wheels? Harder wheels faster? Can you tell the difference in speed between a 54mm and a 57mm wheel?
I’m getting better at telling the difference in some cases. I did notice a big difference this past weekend when I skated my friend’s board with 52mm wheels on it. It was significantly slower than the 56mm I use. Maybe partially the bearings?
yes, today I mastered 5 feet - it can even be 6 feet drop-in...this used to be a nightmare transition to me earlier, got my knee heart one year ago in it...but now its like nothing! Unbelievable.... 🤠
a normal drop-in ...not a 50-50 drop in but anyway
Dude that’s incredible, isn’t it? Getting over that fear and eventually it’s second nature.
🤙🤙
use harder wheels. you will get more speed
I’ve got 99s on the second setup I rode, which were definitely faster.