I’m not talking about pipe. I mean stuff like this
I understand bailing. You roll out of a fall, that makes sense. I mean when you do land something like this, how is it that your body can take the impact? Is it dispersed through the momentum of the board?
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Kids are bouncy.
I always said that skateboarding is 95% slamming into the ground.
The psychology of “leaving your board unintentionally” is a massive deal, and isn’t really discussed as far as I can see. But its something you really have to get comfortable with.
At first it’s scary as fuck, losing balance, slamming into the ground. But you get used to it, accept it, and work WITH it to mitigate more long term breaks that go beyond mere, inevitable, pain. What you see in the video is simply a more evolved version. In the beginning, the concrete is your enemy and when you first slamming it hurts your body, your pride, and your natural instinct is to feel upset, but when you get used to it, the ground is like an old friend, and you’re just giving it a cuddle…
Basically these guys learn how to fuck themselves more dangerously, but more safely at the same time.
In karate/ju jitsu, you’ll get taught how to “breakfall” and this is no different.
Also, landing on your board, both feet/good balance=good.
Landing on both feet, on solid ground= good, you can roll out of it.
Landing half-on your board,off balance, while your trying to run-off your momentum= worst fucking nightmare…
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