We Took Professional Pogo Stickers To Famous NYC Skate Spots

We met some professional pogoers (yeah, we didn't know it was a thing either) and showed them NYC's most famous spots to see what they could do at 'em. Enjoy, write a scathing review, laugh, cry, feel something! And don’t worry, we’ll go back to skateboarding shortly.
Filmed and Edited by: Greg Navarro [ / gregpnavarro ]
Additional Filming by: Ben Komins [ / pressure.cracks ]
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Thanks to:
Henry Cabelus: [ / xpogohenry ]
Nico Patino: [ / nic0frik0 ]
Dalton Smith: [ / manwithpogo ]

[@HarmonySkateClub]

Red Bull drooling at the mouth rn .

[@Amynon1660]

I normally don't care about whatever this week's crazy sport stunt sponsored by red bull is, but if they start sponsoring xpogo I'm fucking invested.

[@suntzu6122]

Wait could they die doing that?? Surely.. right? Call em up!!

[@thuganomics420]

redbull wouldve had these guys flipping trains in new york

[@matt.bullinger]

Thank god my girlfriend wasn’t in NY that day

[@CrèmeFraîche88]

Yeah she potentially could've hopped on

[@blance2069]

Hahahaha!

[@anotebgmot8793]

😄

[@GlitchInTheSkatricks]

For real! Women are historically defenseless against the rizz of such pogo poetry.

[@Pedroepacas]

@@GlitchInTheSkatricks nah bro, you know what he's talking about

[@leftist_cheese_enjoyer]

The dismount backflip is basically the end of line throwaway nollie heel

[@ghhhp]

i can do backflips and i can do a pogo stick in no way would i ever do both at the same time lol

[@rubenjoys]

you should try it out, and film it with a potato like they did back in the day! ​4:47

[@LenMcLureII]

It's actually sick hearing them talk about that pogo video like skaters talk about Video Days

[@bboymyers3853]

Well it's basically the same thing as other freestyle/action sports; just doing tricks. I wouldn't be surprised if one day these guys starting double flipping stair sets with the height they're getting

[@ArnoldoIbarra-f5s]

Dude hell yeah! Dont know why but reading this and seeing them skateboard with pogos on their backs made me laugh and I had to comment here

[@Amynon1660]

@@ArnoldoIbarra-f5s I'm obsessed with the fact that they ride skateboards between spots. It makes total sense and is obviously the perfect mode of transportation for them, but it's also simultaneously goofy as hell and a really poetic overlap with the sport that their culture has its roots in.

[@ArnoldoIbarra-f5s]

@@Amynon1660 Its like you read my mind exactly what I was feeling about that scene. You know, forgot to meantion that part felt nostalgic to see and with the pogos behind them was just the toppings of the cakes. Fuck yeah!

[@untrustworthyshelfing9953]

This is legit. Those mfers are falling from 10 feet.

[@broncosstampede494]

Yeah Man Their Bones Are Made From Vibebrainium Titanium Steel! 😮😂

[@creativecredence850]

their ankles are going to be destroyed in their 50s but it's super impressive to watch

[@KyokujiFGC]

I was gonna say. If they slam, it's gonna fuck them up bad from that height.

[@wiijiifit3286]

Nah they look ridiculous

[@sammyhed]

I went to college with Henry and that dude is gifted. Hops on a skateboard, hops on skis, doesn't matter, he's just fluid.

[@iiiaiiin]

Does he skate too? Would have been sick to get footage of them skating as well

[@snackonribs]

@@iiiaiiinHenry’s a good skater, not sure about the other guys

[@penguiin12]

yeah he also hopped on deez nuts

[@Lukeelliott1979]

so you have to be incredibly handsome to pogo?

[@ALLISEEIS6S]

Yes, it's the biggest requirement.

[@OtisStolzBucko]

No using one just magically increases looks by 300%

[@wyliesansbury2294]

gay

[@Heavilymoderated]

The pro train has a “You Must Be This Handsome to Ride” sign.

[@leftist_cheese_enjoyer]

I think it’s because they’ve all had facial reconstruction surgery.

[@Xpogo]

Thanks yall for helping spread the godpel of pogo 🙏 if anyone wants to see more we have a lot of those street pogo vids on our page / Nic and Henry put out whats probably the heaviest pogo street part ever last year (link below) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnqlaX5un7isnsUsi=lK9cjjINRvymU32l

[@RealSkateStories]

RESPECT 💯

[@iedison3839]

Is the arm swing to help with balance or is it a style thing?

[@brandonmunsen6035]

Lol that guy who squeaks every time he jumps

[@PATASONIC]

After watching this, I'm not really sure why I went to college

[@infinidominion]

And then in another comment a guy is saying he went to college with him 😂 ITS ALL WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT

[@raichu56k]

damn...

[@Dracula_sb]

Full circle right there in YT comments

[@RosinDaddy5280]

​@@raichu56k😂😂😂😂😂😂❤🎉

[@FlyingBirdHawk]

@infinidominion I went to high school with Dalton, all he did was pogo lol

[@futuremediaskateboarding]

As a skater of 15 years I appreciate how Nico’s mindset is similar to skating when he’s talking about how it’s hard to let a trick go when you’re feeling it. But sometimes you gotta take the land because it’s so easy to forget all the nuances of what you’re doing

[@devinkk]

I interpreted it as "I already did the amazing trick...but now I have an artificial boost/adrenaline high and I wanna go harder" that's why he called it a result of ego. I don't know how much skaters do that...like right after Tony Hawk did the 900, he didn't go back and then try to do a 1080 and then bust his head open. After Don Nguyen b*mbed Baxter he didn't immediately get up and then try to do a tre flip into it

[@VeritableSmorgasbord]

“Forget the nuances”...can you explain that? Reminds me of: There was a pro motocrosser Josh Hill who derailed his racing career around 2011 messing around with backflips. Seems like he landed one and then went back for another and bailed from high up. My armchair hypothesis was always that until your movements are total muscle memory, you should only come out of the foam pit for one attempt at a time, then pass or fail return to it to re-trace the movements over again to make sure your muscles know what they’re supposed to do. (Maybe not muscles only; it could’ve been a nervous system thing where he panicked.) If you were learning a high risk trick yesterday, it’s intuitive that you’re not gonna wake up this morning and step outside and just bust it out like nothing. You’re gonna want to warm up and go through the movements in the foam pit again. But the same might be true of even a five minute gap. Until you got that muscle memory, you can’t assume you won’t freeze up. Hmm...do pogo guys use foam pits?

[@zym6687]

@@VeritableSmorgasbord They do use at least climbing crash pads i've seen even in competitions they'll put crash pads under large drops.

[@Dee_Bee_Tea_Sea]

Them talking about the guy almost dying and then none of them wearing helmets for most of it is very funny

[@Eli_B3000]

At first the interviews sound like something from Portlandia or Documentary Now, but then it shows the footage and it's mind blowing how high in the air and how precise the landings are and you realize you've been sucked in to something wonderful. It reminds me of the BuldozLife KZbin channel for urban skiing tricks where in the early internet days it would be almost just a meme-worthy laugh but with these well put together videos you end up having mad respect for both the creativity and the talent involved in these fringe outsider type sports. Bravo.

[@emmajeane]

buldoz rules and was exactly what i was thinking of watching this lol

[@zeshbb]

Lmfao I thought the same exact thing . If there was no footage I would’ve been convinced it was a bit

[@jakethemajikdog369]

I've always had the mindset that I don't care what sport you do at a park or a street spot, as long as you're not a dickhead then do your thing. This shit is insane, honestly. Much respect.

[@juliansolomone7442]

10:40 Greg trying to make the stick budge at all is so eye opening to the pressure the other guys are exerting. How these guys move is beyond incredible

[@rubenjoys]

9:14 the expression on that dog after the old man sayin' "12 years!!?!" 😂😂😂

[@flexxmobil]

I'm fried rn and I noticed that shit too it had me geeking

[@rocketnewton]

So basically every bail is to flat bottom. Gnarly!

[@ct-gt2dt]

As opposed to what other option??

[@oneidawolf776]

2:40 not flat at all

[@ttqt8477]

@@ct-gt2dtfat bottom😉

[@cheddarsfc]

Bro as opposed to a pipe or ramp where you can slide out or only a couple inches off the ground if youre practicing flatground tricks on skateboard.

[@brvdyy]

Skateboards are not pogo sticks

[@meltingspot1064]

Pogo stickers are more core than scooterers

[@bort_o]

if scooter kids could read they would be pissed

[@dustekb]

lol bro u have no idea

[@itmightgetdark]

Jumpers*

[@GettingHyphy]

Came here to say this

[@PrismsDesign]

I scooter and I agree lmao. Theyre raw af

[@WaxxSBK]

To do this stuff on concrete with no helmet is so gnarly.

[@JasonNosajasoNosaj]

100% would of died without a helmet 2:13

[@tdog4433]

They even say in the vid a guy almost died in this spot. Then, show a pro with a helmet on hitting his head on the ground.

[@alexrekzu4079]

"i'm pogo'in ova here" this is so awesome

[@SpiderMax95]

you know, pogo is obviously super silly and all that, but holy shit. that shit is so dangerous and these guys and what they do is so insane. it is crazy and i love it already

[@FrontsideRockAndRollMcDonalds]

Skateboarding is super silly and dangerous too. Both are rad

[@chrisb7051]

there is something goofy about bouncing up to a trick and then bouncing away haha.

[@idktho831]

Skateboarding looks cool af this looks goofy AF 😂🤣💯👍

[@jontymellmann9233]

this is really insane and also absurd. Like imagine looking out your window and some guy just jumped off a pogo stick and front flipped up a set of stairs… amazing hahaha

[@xPARACOSMx]

This is so sick. The parallels between early skating, pogo, and any other “sport” is so fascinating. Technology, style, tricks, etc.

[@slouchingtowardsbicycle]

best piece of reporting i have seen all year

[@masonzahn8644]

We only a week into the year 🤣

[@jshooley]

Just wait until japan gets a hold of this

[@Alienkush97]

Lol 😅 right

[@TheAnimeist]

4:14 Wait, What? Grinding up a rail? The coolest thing I've seen so far this year.

[@CamrosMedia]

Shit blew my mind

[@kylespevak6781]

More like grinding the flat at the top

[@AnduruHe]

I knew I'd reached peak KZbin at the old man and the cutaway to his dog. it'll never get better.

[@laggy3099]

I really love seeing people like, actually embracing it and not just going "that's dumb", it's so nice to see something so niche get the appreciation it deserves

[@Pat.Whalen]

9:19 dog was like wuuttt tff 😂

[@EpikFPV27]

Camera man did a solid job on that shot lol, made me laugh.

[@KentFPV]

We laugh now but kids will be watching this in 20 years calling them legends. Im almost sure of it

[@jonathangold1681]

My favorite part was the tiny dog with the perplexed look on its face. Good edit!

[@anotebgmot8793]

1- I'm glad to see all of them on boards when changing spots and 2- I'm so glad they make a living from it, they proper deserve this

[@milehighpogo]

tbh we forgot to put our skate clips in the video

[@swamp-yankee]

Ha imagine if they just hopped to the next sesh

[@nihilicious42]

as someone who fell ~this far onto concrete, clean-snapped a hip, popped a lung, broke 7 more bones...props for the commitment, as long as you're cool to pivot to an xtreme wheelchair career~

[@Skerbz]

chainlink sweater goes crazyyyy

[@Not_stoked]

Pogo Dylan rieder

[@6rain875]

Nah actually

[@oniongummy8969]

Oh yeah, THAT’S who he looks like

[@Inexpressable]

I'd kill to see a video with Mimo Seedler, street unicyclist. He shreds.

[@fallenhobbit6554]

Dooooood He's in a legit circus and touring the US right now. he kills it. Saw some footage of him with some longbeach bmxers

[@DiamondRidgeMusic]

A skate spot or gap that’s been closed by fences or barriers is now an ideal spot for POGO 😅

[@Hartwell10]

cooler than scootering...

[@ephemera2]

You said it yourself. The learning curve is different than skateboarding. Analogously, you start off already knowing how to ollie

[@JaredCzaia]

Jumping and taking one hand off mid air is like their version of pushing "I'd rather watch Gino push" "I'd rather watch Dalton one hand"

[@zackvideo]

Happy to see “Squid” got mentioned at blubba. That fall is still brutal to watch though. Jake and I had many great years together filming and editing his first street parts and it’s crazy to see the progression of xpogo a decade later. Keep it up y’all

[@milehighpogo]

Honorable mention to "Flippin' & Fallin'" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKGUlpVspJdjn9k)

[@zackvideo]

@ hell yeah, that was the peak of our efforts for sure. We made a couple parts before this and even started to work on another after this one but I ended up moving and Jake began traveling a lot for pogoing. Who knows, I always hold out hope he’ll be down to do one more someday 😬

[@PTVexoh]

Had a spring pogo stick as a kid and managed to learn barspins before the spring blew out. As terrifying and risky as these new sticks look, I'd love to try

[@AdamsSandberg14]

My friend had one that I tried probably 10 yrs ago. There pneumatic ones are gnarly. It's wild in person to watch.

[@BreakifyTV]

Wow, this sport will get you fit in no time! Every jump takes so much muscle and energy!

[@milklordnomadic]

This shit will get more and more popular. Been watching the progress over the past 10 years or so. Skater til I die and maybe too old to pick it up, but it'll catch on one day. Loved my old school pogo when I was a kid, and wished there was some shit like this instead lol

[@M27UNDERGROUND]

I gotta admit, it is astonishing. We all understand how high the risk/impact factor is on those things....and graceful. Theres something to the rhythm that makes it hypnotic.

[@howiespancakeshack]

This is like Spinal Tap, but it's actually real. Kudos and love. x

[@petematic]

You mean like Anvil

[@epichandel]

"They gettin close to Jesus right here" LOL

[@damian2156]

Funny how the security guards are just watching him lmao 4:25

[@medea27]

Hell yeah, it's like carrying a trampoline around with you! I don't think I've ever wanted to try something out this badly before... I used to compete in trampolining & gymnastics, and there's nothing like that floaty feeling at the top of a jump, hanging several metres up in mid-air. There’s also nothing like the feeling of missing a landing from that height! Growing up, I had many-a-chat with my mechanically-inclined dad about beefed-up pogo sticks & alternatives to springs… he would have loved these. And absolute respect for the skills on display too, sticking those landings on a point smaller than the palm of your hand is pure insanity. 🤘

[@FalseRemedy]

Oddly satisfying to watch. I like the rhythm of the jump build up, creates some nice anticipation before the trick.

[@hollowsweatshirt]

in 20 years this shit botta blow up

[@noeldelesseps1234]

9:47 impressed the crow too! hah

[@Waterwine77777]

that height is insane, like falling off the roof of a house. major respect for this sport.

[@Stonewall89]

A PogoWhip frontflip, these guys on are that level. Awesome dudes!

[@Squawb]

I remember that xpogo video and holy hell it’s so crazy to think years later this is where it is, still niche and under appreciated. Shouts out to the boys man this is such a huge look for the sport and maybe we will start to see more coverage of it

[@Aimaiai]

I ride electric unicycles so I know what its like to be heckled constantly, and these guys are just super resilient and easygoing about the heckling. It gets SO exhausting constantly having to be a spokesperson and salesman for the novel thing that youre doing. At the very least with EUCs Im in motorcycle gear and I tell them "oh this thing goes like 100kph" and suddenly theyre kind of terrified and realize its not a toy. I cant imagine how hard it would be for any normal person to try and deal with that when this looks so whimsical and indefensible to almost anyone.

[@RawLmax]

This was genuinely so sick

[@umpthingdifferent]

Just got done watching a guy skate with a two by four and now this back to back gems ! Props boys

[@J-RBM]

Lol THE DOGS REACTION 😂 9:17

[@BenniK88]

Kind and incredible skilled! And wtf was that insane Pogo to tree kickback at 11:08 so sick doing a mix of pogo and parkour. All the best to you guys

[@Ace0nPc]

I've never seen anything like this.. didn't even knew you could Grind a Handrail 😮 much respect, keep jumping and rolling 🛹

[@lazy_lefty]

8:47 "next level get close to jesus type shit" 😂

[@DanielBur10.]

One of those things where it’s so ridiculously hard but looks ez

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

As someone who still skates, blades and BMX. I'm glad I didn't have this growing up or if be ☠️ fosho. Actually pretty sick tbh 💯

[@josuaspaulding3576]

Only NYC can someone be on a pogo stick bouncing 20 ft in the air and people walk by like it's nothing!!

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

They're all corporate drones. Dead inside 💀 (as I'm sitting on le toilet typing YT comments) 😅

[@samsklub3]

watching greg try it really puts it into perspective of how gnarly this is lol just doing the stationary jumps they do are so insane

[@Siegefya]

I've tried one of these, it's pretty hard. Big ups to them, do what you love. Life is short, your life isn't promised tomorrow, neither is your health, so do what you love while you're here.

[@4sername]

I couldn’t imagine dedicating my life to this, but they’re having fun so good for them.

[@wakeupomar111]

i love the little arm swing they do when they're in the air, this is honestly sick lmao s/o pogos

[@Xlionheart0214]

I thought I was gonna watch one for one sec then continue down the rabbit hole. Cool to see anyone do something they are passionate about bravo 👏

[@kronickruesader]

3:41 welcome to literally every extreme sport to ever exist.

[@theacgkid]

6:57 Dude looking at the camera after 😂😂

[@formulakitten9909]

I’ll never feel unique for blading at the park again YOU TOOK THAT FROM ME

[@bensellers8729]

Met some of these guys when we were both performing in the 150th Anniversary Parade at Cedar Point, in Ohio. Dalton and two other guys were on their pogos right in front of my float- super stand-up dudes who were so open to talking about their sport. Great memories of them letting random singer/dancer/actor types try to get a single bounce on their pogos

[@lorddenti]

Looks crazy, and crazy dangerous

[@keilanbarber9307]

The long awaited henry jenkem collab. Lets go.

[@iwubgaben]

Big ups to these guys keeping street pogo alive 🤘 Lucky to say i got to meet the owners of Vurtego & Flybar when i bought my first real stick

[@JohnnyCrepe]

I love how skateboarding thinks it’s so above everything else that’s comparable. Skateboarding used to be ridiculously nerdy and goofy back in the day and it still is just like everything else is.

[@mcherry111]

No, skateboarding is better than this.

[@MaatStile]

@@mcherry111 fr skateboarding i feel like it’s a lot more complex and it’s cultural impact is way stronger than many mainstream sports or activities idk how to put it in a category, its a thing of it’s own

[@michaelgrier6365]

@@mcherry111Yup

[@futuremediaskateboarding]

Well said. Skateboarding has transcended and seeped into so many subcultures unlike anything else. Any sport, activity, art etc can’t compare to how skateboarding influenced pop culture, fashion, music, etc. it’s so beautiful

[@playboimarty]

@@MaatStileyeah but end of the day ur nerding out about a toy that u dance on. We’re all dorks and that’s cool

[@PiersYT]

Never thought I'd be enjoying watching a dude with a moustache bouncing up and down on a pogo stick so much - sick content jenkem!

[@ridebiking]

That guy Dalton seems really cool and nice..

[@DellVII]

GOD DAMN THOSE BOYS CAN BOUNCE! 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@deepgrooveenjoyer]

Pogo sticks look like an OP video game item. sick!

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

Wait?! Why havent we seen more pogo sticks in games!?! Would be so fun in a game like The Finals 😅

[@philg5277]

If we could create a hybrid skateboard / pogo... Insane! Love what these folks are doing.

[@coolbugfacts1234]

You have to respect the skill and dedication, for something so ridiculously uncool but also insanely dangerous.

[@theadman2315]

Why does this have mockumentary energy? 🤣🤣

[@raramcgee4982]

Yessss haha love even more niche sports

[@paperclip9558]

Never before i thought you could grindrail with pogo stick. This is awesome. Thanks for the video and community behind it!

[@inertiaMS]

Honestly, looks pretty fun, but fucking gnarly tbh, every trick is from a height that's turning your head into soup

[@y00h000]

Crazy sport. As a former skateboarder, pogo seems way more dangerous simply because it looks harder to bail properly. Not to mention if your feet slip that pogo stick handle is going right into your face or chest

[@kylespevak6781]

Those pogo sticks are insane. As someone who did parkour for 15 years, i bet i could bust some flips on it

[@Proll_____1996]

How this guys gonna be scared by a handrail, omg dont sleep on this supreme

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

A Supreme pogo stick would cost 10,000$ and would look like the food. Wait? Is that where they got the name?!? 🤔

[@evanmnbishop]

someone is flipping the subway spot 100% in the next 5-10 years

[@Siegefya]

Roof might be too low? Idk.

[@evanmnbishop]

@@Siegefya12:55 there is no roof in sight

[@Siegefya]

@@evanmnbishop damn my bad I thought you were talking about the Tyshawn gap lol.

[@evanmnbishop]

@ very understandable. I agree with you and don’t think the underground spot has enough space for pogos

[@GlitchInTheSkatricks]

Wow, this is way too underrated to be this gnarly!! So sick

[@calvatronic]

Some weird bizarro shit I felt so confused watching it. That slam under the bridge was insane. 😂

[@guccimanes_left_sock]

curb stomping yourself is a crazy move

[@xpogoshido4807]

You caught me

[@milehighpogo]

@@xpogoshido4807 💯

[@CarnifaxMachine]

These guys are proper shredders. Respect.

[@Rufusdos]

These are our brothers.

[@stu2tru]

i didn't think i would be into this at all i felt like it was gonna be like scooter kids but it wasn't. seeing the new kinds of tricks and grinds in the pogo scene was rad!

[@DaleNolanJr]

This reminds me of those old fake extreme sports skits but its real

[@relaxinandchillaxin]

if this was like like super high tech moon boots, id be really really impressed.

[@eyepodwalkman6247]

This feels like a mockumentary.

[@THEODSTKING117]

documentary now type shit haha