Gen X skateboarder learning how to ollie and kickflip again | Skateboarding practice makes progress.

#ollie #kickflip #skateboarding #garagegang Always feels amazing to get some good practice in. I'm trying my best to progress to the next benchmark which is a popped and caught kickflip.🤷🏽‍♂️ I did hurt my arm in the process but that's okay. Feeling better so I'll be back at it soon! Get out there and practice you'll be glad you did and it's the only way to get better! Plus a brief history of Rodney Mullen and the kickflip as well as the state of trick tip photography sequence's in Transworld magazine with Jason Lee and his iconic 360 flip in 1989. Actual sequence; • Tre flip Jason Lee 1989
Also another trick invent by Mullen. 😅 🧙🏽‍♂️🛹Get out there and get those reps in! 💪🔐
🎶Song: “Urban Scape” by me 😊❤️
Off my album; Street Scott (Instrumentals)
Thanks all, so grateful for 1,210 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! 😊❤️🛹

[@bluething3D]

Garage practice is brutal. I get hurt the most in my garage haha😅

[@scottskateboarding]

😂 yeah bro, I think I’m gonna clear some more space so it’s not so cramped. Somehow I feel better about bailing on the garage floor than asphalt. Thanks for watching man, I appreciate it!❤🛹🤌✨

[@peterporker578]

your ollies ARE getting better! it has more pop to it and the landings are getting cleaner 🤘 #PutInTheWork the flip @5:20 you almost had it! youll get it!

[@scottskateboarding]

Thanks bro they are definitely feeling better!❤🤙 Dude I want that kickflip, all time favorite trick! Next time!🙏

[@grimcity]

Your kickflip is nice and flicky... mine are like slow mo and mobbed, lol. Love it. Keep crushing it, brother! Looking forward to that flick and roll!

[@scottskateboarding]

Thanks Grim appreciate you stopping by bro! I’m super obsessed with doing it like I used to. I know you could do it different if you wanted to. ❤️✨🛹

[@grimcity]

@@scottskateboarding haha truth! Always look forward to a new episode before I session, brother! keep crushing it!

[@scottskateboarding]

Hell yeah! Get some brother!❤🛹@@grimcity

[@VintageSk8]

Shoot I hope I will be at your level your Ollie’s look great and I have been trying to ride for 2 miles and practice my Ollie for about 30 minute got to put in the time! GREAT JOB MAN !

[@scottskateboarding]

Thanks man I appreciate that! I just keep doing my workout/stretching routine everyday keep eating healthy. It’s hard but worth it! Thats a great routine, you’ll get there dude I promise just stick to it! ❤🛹🤙

[@junkyard4999]

I'll be 42 next Saturday and started skating at 6. I can Ollie good still but no flip tricks yet. It's been so long man. Keep it up bro!

[@scottskateboarding]

Man that’s SICK dedication!🤘ollies feel so great but I just can’t wait to master the kickflip again. Lowkey obsessed at this point. Keep shredding dude thanks for watching!❤🛹🤌✨

[@thed.z.a.4658]

you have been skating since you were 6?

[@DazHagen]

thanks for sharing, keep up the good work.. 44 myself.. started again after stopping for about 15 years, different sessions nowadays with more focus on technics than height, but still fun

[@scottskateboarding]

That’s sick man welcome back! Yeah techniques crucial. For me slappys, nocomplys all came super easy back to me after 13 years off board. It’s like refining the Ollie with my timing and technique I feel is gonna be the baseline for everything I end up branching out into again. Taking it slow not rushing through it is key for me. I don’t know if you remember Kien Lieu “Donger” I’ve been watching his footage as inspiration dude had like a handful of tricks he did extremely well. I’ve decided to adopt the same discipline. ❤️🛹

[@ariekanibalie]

Lovin these videos bro! You clearly know the "right" way to kickflip, ollieing into it, but I've found it's also the harder/scarier way if you're just learning or coming back from a long break. I would always catch it perfectly with my back foot but struggle to put the front one on. What's helped me with flips as I'm older is to commit to putting both feet on no matter what (duh) but also to flick the front foot out less. I'll basically set up for a kickflip, pop the tail and instigate the flick around the pocket - but then even before it actually breaks contact with the nose, I'll be trying to bring it back to catch the board with both feet. I've found focussing on getting both feet back into position even before fully doing the flick really helps with overcoming chicken foot on any flip trick: start by barely popping them and staying low as possible, maybe even try landing blindside (graphic side up) with both feet on purpose first, and then play with timing and weight shifting to get 'em higher. Looking forward to seeing more of these, man, keep it up!

[@scottskateboarding]

Really good tips! Thanks man, I have landed the little ones and I’m really just focused on the popped one now. I’d really like that to be the default like it used to be back in the day.❤️🛹

[@thed.z.a.4658]

Here is a tip when you pop try and pop down and away from your tail instead of just down vertically

[@lukeskywalker7021]

Good for you bro. We used to put a can or other object on the ground to Ollie over. Objects get bigger as you get better

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah, great tip! I bought the trash can in the back just for that very reason. I think I’m ready to step it up!❤🛹🤘

[@StephenShaunW]

Pretty awesome, man. Going through the same things myself. I’m 49 and been back on a board about 6 months or so. But I was mountain biking and doing bmx for a couple years before this. So I’ve lost most of the weight ( from 315 down to 175ish). It’s fun but certainly not the same as when I was 13-14 years old

[@scottskateboarding]

Cool man don’t worry it gets easier! You’ll be impressing your 13-14 year old self in no time my man! Thanks for watching and 6 month progress part dropping next Saturday at 6am. ❤🛹🤘

[@michaelryan7306]

49 year old East Coast skater here----would love to see your stretching routine also would like to hear your thoughts on putting a helmet on. I can't bring myself to do it in the street but am entertaining it for the parks----enjoy the channel keep it up yo!

[@scottskateboarding]

Yo east coaster in the house! Eastern exposure 3 is pretty much my favorite video of all time. Met Ricky O. and he was hella cool. Always dug that east coast steez! Man hell yeah I’ll get to work on that video. I really only wear a helmet in unfamiliar territory like transition mostly grew up street skating. I will say this I wear under clothes street pads and I can’t tell you how clutch they’ve been. Saved my ass a bunch of times. That may even deserve a video since I had to try different ones before I landed on my current ones. Thanks for watching and commenting man really appreciate it!❤🛹

[@orion6445]

Sick hope you get that kickflip in the next vid

[@scottskateboarding]

Thank you, I’m stoked to get back to it! Had to rehab and rest the injury. Thanks for watching!❤🛹🤘

[@c.0.0.l83]

Cool vid, working on my Ollie’s too

[@scottskateboarding]

Thanks bro, you got this! Tag me in your next skate video!🤙

[@thed.z.a.4658]

48 here I can flip my board and catch it quite consistently might not roll away every time but I have my moments. Im thinking of starting something I'm not sure exactly what but this is my tip for a regular kick flip, put your front foot just below the bolts with as much of your foot on the board as feels comfortable but I recommend as much as possible for the best flick. Second place your back foot in the middle of the tail or tip or what ever but again I recommend the middle. Now finally when you pop I highly recommend you to instead of popping 100 percent vertically pop down and away so your board stays level and close to your back foot when you flick and if you can get the feel for how this allows you to catch the board with your back foot consistently you won't just be kick flipping your kick flips will be dipped

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah I hear ya, all of that is true just slightly different nuisances between different styles and techniques. I had to look at my kickflip trick tip from 14 years ago for the actual light bulb 💡 moment. I’ll tag you @ 🛜It’s not so much what I said but it was what my body was doing. Had to go back in time to crush the future. Like robo cop but kickflips instead of AI!! 🤣😂 Thank you internet receipts !🧾 ❤🛹🤌✨

[@borja6436]

How old are you ? Good to see u back on a skate , go to the streets. I’m 36 and still do kick flips easy

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah 36 was a lot easier 😂 I’m 50, having to do way more stretching pre and post as well as light strength training. I definitely need to go hit the streets! Thanks for watching dude!❤️🛹🤌✨

[@davidmcnally7870]

Did you switch up your board size? I think when I met you, you had a shaped deck. Great videos as always! I’m finally healed up enough to get back at it.

[@scottskateboarding]

Hey Dave! Glad you’re back man. Yeah that bigger set up wasn’t suitable for me. I tried to be a bowl bro but I realized I got some hop in me yet! 😂 so I dusted off my old set up and haven’t looked back. I do have a pretty sweet filmer/cruise board now though!❤🛹 What happened?🤕🫣

[@davidmcnally7870]

@@scottskateboarding I keep bouncing between an 8.25, 8.5, and an 8.75….. I can’t make up my mind!🤣

[@scottskateboarding]

⁠@@davidmcnally7870Yeah mines 8.25 just about 32 long it feels comfy. I wish it was easy to flip 😂. It’s pretty old and mushy need to set up a new crispy one.🛹🚀

[@TheVertDeChine]

Surprise landing a trick is the worst. That’s why you didn’t land it, because you honestly didn’t believe it. You need to KNOW you’re going to do it. Hell yeah brother!!

[@scottskateboarding]

Not landing tricks is part of the stages of progression. I DID believe I could and for sure can land it. It came down to simple physics I was leaning too far back. Thats why these videos are key for me. I know I need to kick through the nose completely and jump forward. Thanks for watching ❤️🤘

[@TheVertDeChine]

@@scottskateboarding I wasn’t being a dick, to me it looked like you could have landed it a bunch of times. It always happens to me when I have a trick 99% I end up landing and slipping out. Had I just believed it 100% I definitely would have had it. Skateboarding isn’t math.

[@scottskateboarding]

@@TheVertDeChineOh wow dude I didn’t think you were being a dick at all. Everyone is entitled their opinion especially if it’s presented on a very public platform like KZbin. It’s okay to disagree as well that’s part of having civil discourse and respecting others opinions and being challenged and potentially accepting new ideas. Like I would absolutely argue that skateboarding is very much math. For instance as I make micro adjustments I’m accelerating momentum angle of my feet and speed of approach. These aren’t equations on a chalkboard but it’s definitely happening in the brain on the fly. Trust me it takes a lot more for me to get offended.😂❤

[@lukeskywalker7021]

I think there are special square wheels for practicing in place

[@scottskateboarding]

Yeah I’ve seen those. They’re not for me but helpful for absolute beginners. We had grass back in the day. That’s how I landed my very first kickflips ❤

[@lukeskywalker7021]

@@scottskateboarding I remember shredding up the grass on the way to the candy shop at the bottom of a giant hill we lived upon. Totally ambiguous to the lawns I was destroying.

[@scottskateboarding]

@@lukeskywalker7021 😂😂 Yeah my folks weren’t that stoked on my progress while they’re lawn suffered!❤️🛹

[@matthewbrown770]

Constructive comment but how long is that board? Looks a little on the tiny side?

[@scottskateboarding]

It’s about 32 long, 8.25 wide. Boards regular holmes I’m just massive!😂🤘❤️

[@matthewbrown770]

@@scottskateboarding obviously bro crap🤣

[@scottskateboarding]

@@matthewbrown770 W🏆