Gen X skateboarder battles learning ollies & kickflips again | Skateboarding practice makes progress

#ollie #kickflip #skateboarding #garagegang Always feels amazing to get some good practice in. Get out there and practice you'll be glad you did and it's the only way to get better! 😅 🧙🏽‍♂️🛹Get out there and get those reps in! 💪🔐
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Thanks all, so grateful for 1,310 subscribers!!🏆🚀 So happy to grow this community even bigger and I love hearing your stories and subscribing to your channels and watching your journeys as well! Keep shredding and stay tuned for more. It's been a long time off the board and I just wanted to share my experience for anyone looking to get back into skateboarding or even if you're new to it. I've missed skateboarding so much and after weight gain among other life issues skating just took a far back seat. Well my friends the time for regret is over because I'm back and loving it. I'm just a little bit older and heavier but with a healthy diet, exercise and skateboarding back in my life the pounds are melting off. (down 50lbs to date of this video!) Flexibility and strength are coming back. Let's connect in the comments! 😊❤️🛹

[@Sistersister83]

Great idea giving boards and parts to your local skate shop for the kids 💜

[@scottskateboarding]

Donations totally kept me skating before my paper route and first w2 jobs 😅❤🛹✅

[@pkpotate]

Bro! The message at the end is it! I keep all my old decks and look for the kids with totally bashed decks and give my old decks to them. I don't snap decks anymore so they are still good just a bit mushy for what I like. So I give it away to the community! I love this channel so far and hope you keep making videos!

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah bro, old decks and wheels etc from the older cats in my neighborhood was the only way I was able to keep skating. I feel that to my core and so grateful for those dudes. Of course this was pre skateparks or even skate shops. I would just take them to skateparks myself these days but it’s almost like bringing one meal to a homeless camp feel me! That’s real so many in need at the park. But yeah keep paying it forward bro I was that kid once and I appreciate you!❤😊🛹

[@Rory-D]

Short moving stretches are the way to go, your research is spot on, I only warm up for maybe 2 minutes then i just roll back and forth in the big half pipe at the skatepark to loosen the knees and get the lungs going, works a treat! great video mate!

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah so much better and easier than what I been doing. Thanks brother for watching and the rad comment. ❤🏆

[@seanfitzgerald5864]

What got my kickflip back was keeping my eyes on the middle of the board/back foot instead of watching my front foot flick. Helped me stay over the board and keep my shoulders from opening up. Just had to trust my front foot.

[@scottskateboarding]

That’s a great tip, eyes on the board for ollies have helped a ton❤🛹🤘

[@ariekanibalie]

The floor in your garage looks cleaner than my living room, I guess you don't park a car there? Good stuff, also w the tip for dynamic stretching. I'm still always looking to perfect my ollies but have found that trying them over stuff works better than doing them over and over on flat. Something about the timing and just having old legs makes it that I'll only really put in the right force and speed when I'm forced to get onto or over something.

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah, you’re absolutely right. I even bought a little trash can it’s 2 feet high and I built a ledge that’s 14” on its side and 17” upright. Dude so many wheel and primo impact marks on the floor I guess it’s good it doesn’t show up on video! But yeah I was just training to get my ollies to a point I could jump over and on these things and I think I’m ready now. Thanks man, I’m taking them out today. ❤🛹

[@marcus_s2]

Sick ollies and congrats on land the kickflip!

[@scottskateboarding]

Thanks Marcus! I was super stoked!❤

[@leoisok03]

I’m on the same journey bro!! Subbed and excited to see someone else get back into it as well

[@scottskateboarding]

Hell yeah! That's so sick, thank you!❤️🛹⚡️

[@SKETNETAICALLS]

Im on my way to do the kickflip to bro, thank you for your motivation!!

[@scottskateboarding]

Hell yeah man you got this!❤️🛹🤙

[@SKETNETAICALLS]

@@scottskateboarding Went to my local skate park and rocked it today I got my oillies and oillies when rolling down! Lets GO!!

[@FlentyOfPish]

such an awesome video to see, try and make you shoulders square to your bolts & you're gold

[@scottskateboarding]

Thanks for the tip!

[@th3yluvikez950]

one thing i would suggest with your ollie’s is lifting your back leg slightly up when you reach your apex so the board isn’t rocketing

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah working on that, it comes and goes!❤️🤙🚀

[@Will_RodU]

Subbed!!! Thanks for giving us old guys inspiration to learn, I'm going to get a kickflip someday!!! What size board and wheels do you use?

[@scottskateboarding]

Hell yeah man it’s never too late. Keep trying and never give up bro you’ll get it!🛹❤️🤌✨*8.25 deck, 149 independents, 54mm wheels 🛹🤙

[@evlutionzllc5519]

Ignore the haters. They are probably young and still suck at skating 😂 As we age, maintaining good balance is a great thing and balance activities are good for depression. It makes the brain live ‘now’, not in what went wrong in the past or what might go wrong in the future. To be I assume in your mid 40s and doing kick flips at all is impressive. I dream about skating again but TBI and spine injuries make me hesitant to even try. It could be good or very bad. I really enjoyed watching this. Live while you still can.

[@scottskateboarding]

Thanks brother yeah I couldn’t agree more with your statements about mental health and balance. I am 50 so it is taking a little bit more to get back into it but not impossible. You should give it a go man just take it slow and stay within your comfort zone. Even just cruising is amazing bare minimum. Thanks for the thoughtful comment man!❤️🛹😊

[@dmoore914]

Im 29 nd haven’t landed a kickflip in 15 years. I been trying over the last week nd my ankle doesn’t work the same after a few ankle sprains from playing basketball. Did manage to land a few heelflips tho.

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah bro it just takes time. Thats the first popped and caught kickflip in 14 years for me so it’s possible dude gotta clean it up now. That’s sick man stoked for you, heelflips are dope! Keep shredding brother thanks for watching and the rad comment!❤️🛹🤙

[@dmoore914]

@@scottskateboarding 💯🛹

[@korosuchimu1479]

Jumping rope is key for me, oh and if I wanted to try a trick, I'd try a harder trick for like 10 tries first. Makes the original trick seem much easier

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah it's a super effective warm up!❤️🛹

[@omegasports3653]

Is this a joke?

[@scottskateboarding]

This is serious business! Thanks for pushing me into the algorithm! Stay tuned for more!🏆🤙

[@omegasports3653]

No u didn’t

[@scottskateboarding]

Oh yes I did!😂 thanks for subscribing ❤🚀😊