Thanks for the share. Its great to see what a normal session looked like, at this legendary spot. I am surprised how quiet the session was. I'd have expected lots of hoots and hollering for a lot of those tricks that went down. Wish I could recognize more than half of the riders
I noticed the same thing... tough crowd.... typical snotty socal skate punks, quite a few of them the best of the best and definitly thought of themselves as such... no shortage of egos! and maybe not a typical session, might have been practice for a contest as the description implies...
What a great memory for you this long lenhgt vidéo and a great testimony of how was a pool session at that time ; it seems very calm and every skaters are focus on their « work ». And children and pro’s in the same time with obvious respect. I love dit.
@@senortop I went to a huge contest in 89 and the following years in Münster Germany. Danny Way, Hosoi, Hawk, Cab, Natas, Bucky Lasek, Ray Barber, Vallely, Ed Templeton, and so many more were there. It was incredible. I skated for many years and actually got very good at some point...won a few amateur contests here in Germany. I still following skateboarding which has incredibly progressed even since the 90s. Have you seen up to date video parts? Insane. Chris Joslin for Plan B for example...
What can you tell me about these bowls and your experience with lappers and copers? Should I be skating my local combi with lappers? These aren’t things my generation grew up with.
If they are available, they will help you learn lip tricks. They are more forgiving for sure, but the trade off is it starts to make your board heavy and clunky. Not a permanent solution, but helpful.
In the 80's, people used copers when riding pools with cement coping, and no copers when riding on ramps with metal-pipe coping. Most people don't use copers at all anymore. (Tracker trucks had great copers.)
@MotorcycleSalesVideo some Australian company (I can't remember the name) made the best copers of them all back then. It was like having a cheat code.
Definitely not. The original was very imperfect, and the coping stuck out further as well. Gnarly! If you watch old Upland NSA contest; all the technical stuff is focused on the round bowl ... for a reason. 😎
LOL! Not sure; perhaps there was still an air of innocence & authenticity due to the fact we weren't yet exposed to the massive social media / toxic pop-culture psyop yet? But then again, "gangsta rap" was just right around the corner! LOLzzzzzz :P
From memory, the insurance made them untenable - people would sue for any injury. They changed the law to allow 'skate at your own risk', so the parks came back - this time public.
The vast majority of skaters of this era, myself included, attribute the creation of the McTwist to McGill. There are rumors that others did it first, but are unsubstantiated to this day.
Best time of my life , growing up in so cal in the 80s. Thanks for the memories.
Steve Steadham was tearing it up! Fantastic footage! Many thanks for this trip down memory lane.
i would say steadham and kasai won this session. kasai for his bio airs and steadham for variety style and speed
Stagoo and Ken Park ripping. Ken riding the Beau Brown. Such amazing footage.
Holy shyte ... just realized this is Bobby. I am a pretty active participant in your Insta threads (l-o-to the-l).
What’s up Bobby!!!!
The McTwist is in the part one video around the 24th minute.
Steadham wearing a Sims Hosoi t-shirt while riding for Powell (?)... great footage!
Thanks for the share. Its great to see what a normal session looked like, at this legendary spot. I am surprised how quiet the session was. I'd have expected lots of hoots and hollering for a lot of those tricks that went down. Wish I could recognize more than half of the riders
I noticed the same thing... tough crowd.... typical snotty socal skate punks, quite a few of them the best of the best and definitly thought of themselves as such... no shortage of egos! and maybe not a typical session, might have been practice for a contest as the description implies...
What a great memory for you this long lenhgt vidéo and a great testimony of how was a pool session at that time ; it seems very calm and every skaters are focus on their « work ». And children and pro’s in the same time with obvious respect. I love dit.
Epic post dude. Thank you 🤙🏼🍻💯🎯
Great video from an epic skate park!! Thanks for sharing!
THanks!
8:19 who's that guy? So much steeez!!!
Steadham
@@scottttttttttttttttttt Thanks! I wasen't sure if it was Steve!
Hes a powerhouse!
@@scottttttttttttttttttt incredible skateboarder.
How ppl skated gnarly bowls doing airs on those primitive boards is beyond me, hardcore
I wish I could skate vert again
You can spot Blender's style a million miles away.
Instantly. Cheers
When the time and life 'flew' slower
14:58
As real as it gets
Indeed! I feel very blessed to have experienced this amazing time and place.
@@senortop I went to a huge contest in 89 and the following years in Münster Germany. Danny Way, Hosoi, Hawk, Cab, Natas, Bucky Lasek, Ray Barber, Vallely, Ed Templeton, and so many more were there. It was incredible. I skated for many years and actually got very good at some point...won a few amateur contests here in Germany. I still following skateboarding which has incredibly progressed even since the 90s. Have you seen up to date video parts? Insane. Chris Joslin for Plan B for example...
when does the 540 happen?
This
There were kids shittin' their Huggies when I was tearing it up.
...But I was shittin' MY Huggies when these dudes tore it up.
4 years, late i am..... hrgrhmmmm.... yes. great stuff!
thanks mate!
I could only identify a few of the skaters: Tony Hawk, Neil Blender, Mike McGill, Lester Kasai, Steve Steadham
Blender about to invent the manual?! Ya kid withe the finger
What can you tell me about these bowls and your experience with lappers and copers? Should I be skating my local combi with lappers? These aren’t things my generation grew up with.
If they are available, they will help you learn lip tricks. They are more forgiving for sure, but the trade off is it starts to make your board heavy and clunky. Not a permanent solution, but helpful.
dont stick a bunch of plastic crap on your board. rails, maybe but thats it
In the 80's, people used copers when riding pools with cement coping, and no copers when riding on ramps with metal-pipe coping. Most people don't use copers at all anymore. (Tracker trucks had great copers.)
Copers do what rails do, plus they protect your trucks and coping.
@MotorcycleSalesVideo some Australian company (I can't remember the name) made the best copers of them all back then. It was like having a cheat code.
I wonder if the replica upland combi is as gnarly as the original, with it 4' of vert and 8' of transition something like that
Definitely not. The original was very imperfect, and the coping stuck out further as well. Gnarly! If you watch old Upland NSA contest; all the technical stuff is focused on the round bowl ... for a reason. 😎
The coping on the original Combi, was flat on top, the coping on the replica in Orange, is like Del Mar, regular pool coping.
how does this "footy" look so good?! what was it shot on and how was it converted?! amazing!
Not sure, I copied it from the original VHS ... but perhaps YT has some built-in smart filters
Steve Stedham was so sick!!!!!
Why does everything look way cooler in the 80s?
LOL! Not sure; perhaps there was still an air of innocence & authenticity due to the fact we weren't yet exposed to the massive social media / toxic pop-culture psyop yet? But then again, "gangsta rap" was just right around the corner! LOLzzzzzz :P
How deep was that bowl? 6:06
Hahaha maaaan just tell us the time stamp.
540?
Muy buena i loved It.
Felt like I was there
why did they close this park?
From memory, the insurance made them untenable - people would sue for any injury. They changed the law to allow 'skate at your own risk', so the parks came back - this time public.
Nice 👍
Good times, s&$tty pool 🤣
FTW! 10:41
Ha!
First of all McGill wasn't the first Jeff Phillips was one of the first to do along with Kasai get your facts straight
The vast majority of skaters of this era, myself included, attribute the creation of the McTwist to McGill. There are rumors that others did it first, but are unsubstantiated to this day.
Close, but you're a little off. Jeff Phillips actually did a nollie flip 900 on Marty McFly's hover board 2-years before this was even filmed!