My brother just picked up skateboarding at 35, and proudly just sent me a video of his first ollie, but he has longboarded for years. Learning from scratch in your +30’s sounds like a recipe for disaster.
i’ve already made peace with the idea I’m gonna twist my leg or fall face first into concrete at least once. It’s part of learning, right?
The person who finally convinced me to get into skating properly is 48 and skates ramps at a local park. Dude has a big beer gut too and is partially blind in one eye. He keeps going and he’s cool as hell.
I took a major spill while downhill longboarding last year and I couldn’t walk for a few weeks, let alone skate. I’m finally getting back on a board for the first time since and that accident really left me with a lot of fear. My posture was super stiff and I was too hesitant to land anything on a street deck. The only thing that snapped me out of it? Going full send down a little hill and intentionally bailing out of an ollie at the bottom. I got a couple bruises but it got my head straight.
At 30+ a good fall can really mess you up, but it can also be the thing you need in order to get back on your feet. Stay safe, wear a helmet and don’t get too reckless! Despite the bum knees, I don’t regret picking up skating as an old person.
I’m not planning on doing much other than small ledges and maybe small ramps at the park. I’m generally risk and injury averse and hope to stay safe. I’m perfectly fine with only doing little tricks here and there, I don’t feel the need to do anything downhill or huge flips on a vert halfpipe.
I’m glad you learned stuff about yourself! You stay safe as well, ok?
if you are over 30 you are just going to hurt yourself
100%
My brother just picked up skateboarding at 35, and proudly just sent me a video of his first ollie, but he has longboarded for years. Learning from scratch in your +30’s sounds like a recipe for disaster.
i’ve already made peace with the idea I’m gonna twist my leg or fall face first into concrete at least once. It’s part of learning, right?
The person who finally convinced me to get into skating properly is 48 and skates ramps at a local park. Dude has a big beer gut too and is partially blind in one eye. He keeps going and he’s cool as hell.
I took a major spill while downhill longboarding last year and I couldn’t walk for a few weeks, let alone skate. I’m finally getting back on a board for the first time since and that accident really left me with a lot of fear. My posture was super stiff and I was too hesitant to land anything on a street deck. The only thing that snapped me out of it? Going full send down a little hill and intentionally bailing out of an ollie at the bottom. I got a couple bruises but it got my head straight.
At 30+ a good fall can really mess you up, but it can also be the thing you need in order to get back on your feet. Stay safe, wear a helmet and don’t get too reckless! Despite the bum knees, I don’t regret picking up skating as an old person.
I’m not planning on doing much other than small ledges and maybe small ramps at the park. I’m generally risk and injury averse and hope to stay safe. I’m perfectly fine with only doing little tricks here and there, I don’t feel the need to do anything downhill or huge flips on a vert halfpipe.
I’m glad you learned stuff about yourself! You stay safe as well, ok?
ijs it’s easier to bounce back when you’re younger (and i’m a coward), but i do hope you shred tf up