Skateboarding Is The Most Difficult Sport

[@codyclark2780]

It’s that rewarding feeling after that quick rush nobody can take away that keeps me skating into adulthood . Shred on !

[@johndeereoli]

I stopped watching your videos a few years ago for no apparent reason after watching them consistently for ages. I recently started watching your videos again and it made me remember why I became obsessed with your channel in the first place! I get so much inspiration from you man, you make me want to skate all the time and make me feel more confident as a person who predominantly skates alone. Thanks so much for all the content over the years John!

[@diablodan1459]

i think the big issue with people getting into skateboarding is they want to go straight into tricks rather than learning to ride. I rode my board to school for years before i started learning tricks. Get comfortable first then you’ll be excited and comfortable enough to begin tricks

[@ca_ja25]

💯

[@SamStazinski]

The only sport I would say is harder to start is surfing. First off you have to be by the ocean (for the most part), then going on a day with good waves and not big crowds is very hard to do. Once you do that you are being battered by the waves the whole time, just to not know which waves to go for! It's like skating but the park is constantly moving and throwing you around!

[@TyPhe85]

golf

[@hankholschuh7987]

@@TyPhe85 as a golfer, nah it ain’t too hard 💀

[@claves8422]

thats actually a very good explanation and i agree

[@wdallaswayne]

Also no sharks at skateparks… most of the time

[@skulker689]

I agree, surfing is way harder. For one, you're limited to places that has waves which is basically only costal. Second, needing to know how to swim and be comfortable in an ocean. Next the knowledge of waves and how they break. How to paddle and stand up, and be able to balance and not fall off right away.

[@thundercrowz]

After doing so many Ollie’s can tell it’s difficult like really difficult…. But worth so much as Ivan Ollie 2.5 feet and leveled out with steeze and over stuff and it’s amazing!

[@neiliewheelie8399]

Totally agree skateboarding is one of the hardest sports out there. I see lots of people pleading their sport is the most difficult but they obviously haven't skated. Golf?! GTFO! Yes golf is very difficult but when was the last time you skinned off your palms, smashed a shin, sprained a wrist or ankle or got credit carded at the golf course? I see fat 65 year old men drinking beer all day driving carts and smacking balls, you don't see old farts at the skate park popping kick flips you know why?! Because its too hard...

[@Talaskabomb]

John, I really dig the way you land your tricks on the down beat in your audio track, really cool effect. Everything else, sick.

[@linden5480]

I can 100% agree. I’ve tried skateboarding many times but without time, friends who skate and some nice places to skate nearby I gave up every time

[@TheRogueAdventurers]

You should try meeting up with people who are local to you to learn with them or talk to people at local skate parks / skate spots and ask if they can teach you. You might even make life long friends from it

[@adriel3572]

same man

[@RealRyanMcLeod]

Ice hockey has a HUGE barrier to entry. Both in expense and technical skill ability.

[@TheEpicPancake]

I'd say this is probably the most technically demanding "normal" sport. Ice skating is relatively easier than skateboarding, but doing so in a context where you navigate through others while keeping a puck in control may be more difficult. The benefit to skateboarding is that it isn't a competition. One can take time to get the perfect run at something and can control variables.

[@tuckergiambrone]

I definitely progress faster in snowboarding than skateboarding, part of that is ollies being easier and what holds me back in both is commiting to new tricks

[@tysonlagunte01]

I feel even more confident and dedicated to skateboarding now

[@tfulton2470]

100% Agree !!!. I played all kinds of sports my whole life at a very high level. No sport has stumped me like skateboarding lol. Giving it another go at 39 with my 9 year old who wants to try it out this year. See how it goes :) Awesome content John !!!!

[@joffreycohn9824]

John - “….and skate other obstacles in the park….” Also John - the same obstacle just different variations of tricks😭😂

[@KudryashovFamily]

Just Wanted to thank you for the constant content and inspiration you give to us through these videos. Keep on shredding

[@doriankouider2546]

Golf, getting an actual swing in place that can take you to a course... Felt much like my entry into the skating world, scared to go to the park only to realise that the spirit is actually super supportive there!

[@Switchkyng]

Yeaaaaah no. It took me a week straight to learn how to Ollie. Took me my second try to hit a golf ball. I understand accuracy and consistency is something else but not even remotely close to skating. Hell it took my a while to get me balance on a board

[@rasmusagatz6024]

@@Switchkyng couldn't have said it better.

[@TyPhe85]

its not the physical aspect that is difficult. if that was the case everyone could Ollie 2nd try. its the mental which is why golf is the perfect comparison. you are your own competition. believe me I think skating is ultimately harder bc you can't keep getting better at it into your old age like golf.

[@skybrownupdates214]

My guy really compared skating to golfing 😂

[@thundercrowz]

Ballasong/butterfly knives flipping And calisthenics/gymnastics. But agreed skateboarding is ridiculous hard…

[@mr.thammisses6119]

I wouldn't call calisthenics technically hard just physically. Anyone can do calisthenics not everyone can skate. Well they can but they might not do it very well though lol.

[@lr44x13]

Balisong is not that hard. The ollie equivalent would be rollover and its not that hard. Dont get me wrong it is hard when you get to the hard tricks, but basics on balisong are way easier than on skateboard.

[@thundercrowz]

@@mr.thammisses6119 push-ups and pull-ups really don’t count and there difficult but a muscle up, handstand , Handstand push-ups are very hard and often take a month to do one depending on pryer exercise

[@jschulermusic]

i have gotten into balisong flipping, and its wayyy easier than doing my first ollie

[@thundercrowz]

@@jschulermusic ya but not calisthenics

[@timil2323]

I was saying that to my friend the other day too .. I always imagine myself doing like a clean kickflip or a sick lipslide you know nothing extremly hard ... (im not so good just ok) but then I get to the skatepark and can barely do ollie to manual lmao ... It always looks so much better in my head than in real life 🤣 skateboarding does look somewhat easy ... until you get on the board and try it 😅

[@Skatelifemidcrisis]

I hear that.skateboarding in reality is way harder than my head.I always seem to land them easy in my head.then real life its all day battle.lmao

[@thediydadreading]

7:04 - Appreciate that cut to the music! Beautiful!

[@dogburn]

I haven't even watched the video and I'm commenting. That's how dedicated I am, John. Imagine the sick drone footage I could get with this kind of dedication...

[@mfbrody2382]

all of your comments are about drones wtf

[@dogburn]

@@mfbrody2382 lol I like drone cinematography and I'm in DFW. Trying to get some action sports stuff in the portfolio. Commercial real estate stuff is boring. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

[@joshualong1006]

Definitely hire this guy John, he’s dedicated and has a drone what else do you want

[@mcoupe69]

@@dogburn I hear you are dedicated.. and you are a drone.. fly on over here and spy on my neighbors for me.. they cooking some “natural diesel fuel” in their backyard and I wanna see

[@dogburn]

@@joshualong1006 I've got three! aaaand I'm Part 107 certified... so ya, I'm a pilot... of drones. I'm sort of a big deal.

[@Seanlejawn]

I definitely agree with you on most points here, although i do feel like you should clarify that the SKILL barrier to entry is high. Financially, the barrier to entry is super low. Get a setup off a homie and some shoes and you’re set. The barrier to entry for something like snowboarding or MTB is ridiculous. $1000 for a season pass, easily $750 for all the gear, it sucks. I hope one day they figure it out because I know a lot of ppl who’s seasonal depression would be way better I’d they could just get out and do something in those cold months.

[@BreckenDarby]

Almost at 1m! Been watching for years super hyped, you deserve it.

[@heyme7270]

John, I believe ice hockey is difficult to learn. I'd love to see you try it. We have a really cool little skate park outside our ice rink here in Santa Fe, NM. AND we have the AMAZING Meow Wolf, which I think you would love since you are an artist. You should definitely come visit us in Santa Fe sometime! Skateboard, play some ice hockey, go snowboarding (if it's winter), and visit Meow Wolf =) We aren't that far away from you! Way closer than Breckenridge =)

[@Victormarcondes]

Dunking on basketball kinda has the same feeling of lending a trick on a skateboard, like i'm short and the first time i could do a dunk it was the same feeling of my first frontside ollie. The aspect of slam dunk competition is something that reminds me so much of skatebording bc of the effort and the battle u put to throw a nice dunk.

[@climbo3114]

I love how the background music adds up perfectly with the sk8 moves he does ... Nice job mate 👍

[@rosstempletonogskater]

John, I skated in McKinney yesterday. The wind felt like it was coming off the Ocean, unbelievable

[@IIwII_usxx]

definitely pretty painful too, i just hurt my wrist after slipping out of a ledge because i wasn’t used to how slippery it was, always taking Ls on ledges

[@aroundthewayla376]

This video kind of takes me back to the NYC days. I really dig the editing and choice of music. Great camera angles too. No need for Go Pro. Good stuff!

[@johnnyraven8178]

I think the real problem is that people always view the Ollie as the default truck when in reality there were skaters back in the day that went their entire careers with out a flat ground Ollie. I personally learned freestyle kickflips, no complys lot of shuv variations before I learned ollies.

[@jonjonboi808]

Yo dude love your video it’s always make my want to skate and gives me motivation to skate alone because I am always skating alone. I totally agree with you that skateboarding is one of the most hardest sport their is one sport I think is a little harder because of the progression. It is surfing because if your going to surf for like a hour your only spending 1-5 minutes actually Surfing and sence it has tricks and other it makes it even harder to get better at surfing. But yeah I kinda just wanted to say that okey byee

[@haydenhook7666]

So close to 1 mil!! Much deserved🤘🏼

[@jordanfelix4785]

another sport is parkour u deal with a lot of thing and everything's against you when doing it the weather the mental barrier u face when starting to get into parkour is really hard and there's a style u pick up in this sport so basically I would say skating and parkour have that intense opining when starting the sport

[@JohnHill]

i think the barrier to entry is much easier in parkour, but it is very physical, requires many more muscles than skateboarding. i've been hooked on parkour recently, it's obviously difficult as hell to do the hard stuff though.

[@jordanfelix4785]

staying focused and being on the grind is all you need

[@zackmarkham4240]

I think American Ninja Warrior is another one with a high bar of entry. But once you get a movement/trick down, you progress steadily from there. I did it as a passtime for almost 2 years, then I lost my job and couldn't afford the admission to the gym and haven't been able to get a job with enough excess income to afford it. It's been 3 years, almost 4.

[@klnrtrzn4449]

This is exactly why I quit skateboarding after failing at Ollies for 6 years. 3 years later I bought my first pair of aggressive Rollerblades and it took me a fair amount of time to know how to jump into grinds, but that's nowhere near as difficult as skateboarding

[@timil2323]

Im thinking sometimes that I could have more fun with skatepark rollerblades .. but then I ask myself do I wanna be that rollerblade guy ?? My answer is always no id rather suck at skateboarding 🤣No hate my man there is rollerblade guys at my local and I always talk with them lol I respect everyone that goes out and go to the skatepark :) there was a girl also last time I went with rollerskate doing tricks in the mini I was pretty amazed loll

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

I beg to disagree. I do skateboarding, but even so, the real barrier is getting ON the equipment, and I rather get on top of a skatebord as a newbie, than riding a bicycle without any experience. You can even get on your knees on a skateboard, but with a bike you even need training wheels when you start. Hell, if we go EVEN further, try entering into motorsports without any driving experience. Again, I've been skateboarding most of my life, but I REALLY feel the need to be fair here. Skateboarding is PRETTY hard, but doesn't have the hardest entry learning curve. I'm willing to bet that stretching the definition, there are others I have not even mentioned.

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

Also, as someone who also tried to dabble with BMX... No, you can't just "bunnyhop".

[@lr44x13]

@@mikearisbrocken8507 yea thats true. I can bunny hop a mtb bikr. But I cant bunny hop bmx. Becouse bmx being shorter smaller etc, makes me do manual instead of bunny hop and I just fall to the ground. Bunny hop (the proper one) took me like month or two to learn and I still dont jump that high. Learning to wheelie is also really really difficult and time consuming.

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

@@lr44x13 Yeah, and if they stretch the definition and try to compare ollies with bunnyhops, a "micro-ollie" can be achieved within 20 minutes of trying, actually lifting the bike from the ground with both wheels not only takes more time, but also more strenght.

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

Even Chris Cole, who does BMX as a hobby, says he can do 360s quite easily, but the kickflip equivalent, the barspin is still too scary for him.

[@lr44x13]

@@mikearisbrocken8507 i guess it depends on a person. My friend actually did few barspins on bmx (that wasnt even his) and hes trying since last june to land 360 on his 24" dirt jumper(which is almost a bmx)

[@anthogau6401]

bro that roller blader look so fun to talk whit and cool video 🔥

[@pangeyi]

Always love when you post video of skating at places. You rock!!!

[@pnksmigge5324]

It is. Lifelong hockey player, it doesn't match up at all. Learning to skateboard as an adult is something else entirely. Catching a kickflip midair and rolling away (never thought it'd happen at all, now it does.. sometimes) is easily equal to scoring a hattrick on scouting day feeling wise.

[@BMB919]

Hey John! Love the vids. It may not be worthy of a whole video, but maybe just a segment: I'd love to hear how you recover/keep your legs fresh to do these sessions so consistently. Most times when I do just an hour session of flatground I need at least a few days to recover and go at it again.

[@Chris-fh8hb]

It sounds counterintuitive but the trick is just to do it every day, at first youll feel beat but once your body adjusts and the muscles you use strengthen it’s somthing you can do all week as long as you don’t get hurt. Just make sure to take atleast a day or two off a week for some recovery

[@jsowards6342]

I’ve learned surfing, snowboarding, and in Texas was born on skating. Gotta say out of all 3 skateboarding is the hardest, but I enjoy snowboarding more than all.

[@kevindud333]

Great vid John. I believe golf, yes golf, is just as "entry level" hard as skateboarding. Just like golf you really can't learn much with cheap golf clubs. It takes years to actually get kinda ok at it. And you can't learn to play just anywhere...you have to go to a golf course. It's like trying to learn how to skateboard at a skate park where everyone already knows how to skate and you just keep getting in there way.

[@JohnHill]

i think the tougher part of skateboarding is the pain aspect leading to the success. but i'm sure it's hard as shit, it seems impossible in my head 😂

[@luisaraiza8053]

No its not anyone can hit a ball lol

[@eskimo1000]

The hardflip lives up to its name💯

[@CarlosLopez-js2oi]

No sir I'm back on after 8 years off and verial flip is way harder the tre flip is way easier it's that damn primo that screws it up

[@Cloxxki]

If you want to meet John, just stake out your local skatepark early mornings and don't let up. He will come.

[@sillyy5563]

Youre new skateboard graphic is insane John love the nostalgia

[@tacticalfirefly824]

The music beat so perfectly synched with every trick, so pleasant to watch!!!

[@SkatingwithAaron]

Great video and topic! Skating is extremely hard and extremely rewarding if you keep getting back up. I say getting back up because you will fall A LOT!

[@Sellbow]

Boxing is generally agreed to be the most difficult sport, but I like your approach to the discussion.

[@HarlequinSniper]

I’ve done both, but I can’t provide a fair comparison. I started training to box when I was 323 lbs. I’m starting to skateboard at 175 lbs.

[@jschulermusic]

i agree, but entry level wise, skateboarding is probably the hardest. anyone can learn to throw a pretty good jab very early, but no one can just do a good ollie without hours and hours of practice

[@givemerodeo]

Going from blading to figure skating, I would say figure skating is very difficult. Ice time and coaching gets expensive. Jumps are landed on one foot on a 4mm wide metal blade. Spins will make you dizzy.

[@jmax8095]

Can imagine you’d get alott of ankle injuries from trying to land on one foot

[@michaelkrauer1286]

A lot of times I compare skateboarding to ice skating. Both hurt when you fall and you need to turn and jump.

[@WaterPizza]

hey john, i never really see you do any hardflips, inward heels, big flip, or bs 360's... it would be cool to see you do a video on tricks you don't normally do! keep killing it!

[@graphicvisions]

Bunny hopping is hard too if you want to do it properly and consistently. The motion is similar to the ollie, not the same but similar.

[@redmask1356]

i think that snowboarding and skateboarding have very similar entry bars, in snowboarding the ground is softer but you fall a fuckton of times, in skste its basically the opposite. since i was less afraid of falling when i tried snowboarding i kinda learned quicker the basics than i did in skating, still got my butt kicked, i SWEAR i could not stand up properly at the end of day 1

[@jeffreythompsonii9931]

Updated front tail video? Recovering from knee arthroscopy and your older front tail video helped me hold them, so once I can again, I'm going ham, you're awesome

[@mycoal2388]

2:27 wild Adam lz spotting

[@jaxxin4202]

I’ve hated this Texas weather recently it’s either been wet or too windy to skate

[@donovanhays]

I agree, good skaters are basically acrobats. True mastery at any sport probably requires a similar amount of practice and hard work. Ice Hockey is also a very hard sport and a barrier to entry. If you've never played but think you can skate because you've gone to a few open skates or holiday rinks in your town and you didn't fall, you have no idea what level of skating and technical ability it takes when you're playing a game. NHL players, like professional skateboarding, make it look very easy but all that transitional skating, stick handing, and shooting all at the same time requires insane amounts of training. You basically have to learn to walk again, anyone without a disability can get on a field and run, kick a ball, catch a ball, etc. maybe not with any skill but they will at least be able to go through the basic motions. Put someone in ice skates, give them a stick and puck and they will spend 99% of their time just chasing the puck around, skating past it, missing it, and falling lol. I also think the constant beating your body takes doing both skateboarding and ice hockey adds to the difficulty because it's a reason many don't even try or quit early.

[@donovanhays]

I find learning Ice Hockey as an adult is very "gamified" as well. There are so many individual skills to learn, then you learn to put them together, and then you learn to actually use them in a game. Skating alone has so many technical "moves" then there's stick handling, passing, and shooting which are extremely technical, especially shooting. Then you put those together with your technical skating skills. You may be able to stick handle in a straight line, but then attempt to change directions quickly and you'll find the puck still going in the direction you were previously going in or you're so focused on keeping control of the puck that you skating skills diminish by 50%.

[@timaragon6099]

Nice i cant wait to get better, I'm 30 years old started skating again and the past month I been skating I hurt myself pretty bad already a feww times but I get up right away n start again ain't gonna give up or sit around, ima keep on goin!

[@nathanclark9722]

John skating in jeans is a breath of fresh air

[@BlenderRender1]

It took me 4 months to then finally do a ollie, and now I am 6 months into skating, and everything comes alot easier after the ollie. Imma thrown in a comment that's gonna make everyone hate me, but (I hate kickflips), because I don't care about learning them because Idc about my board flipping or anything which is why I don't even do shuvs that much all though I know how to it's just that I care about the obstacle I am facing and not how my board is gonna flip on to it or out of it

[@gongvdo]

ollie is just a shortest hilltop of skateboarding, try frontside lipside or backsmith sth else

[@TheRogueAdventurers]

The fact that the guy at 2:33 managed to ollie on a No Fear board is impressive, but damn i hope he get a real board.

[@pogolaugh]

This is definitely true but there’s also so many tricks you can do before you know how to Ollie. Like I didn’t realize you could just manny onto a curb then push on your nose to ride up it, until after I could Ollie already.😂. Many other fun tricks you can learn too.

[@jordanmelven]

An overcast, cool day like that with no rain is actually perfect for skating to me. I just wear a hoodie and pants to stay warm. 🤷🏻

[@chrisaguilar7582]

when homie was trynna ollie with that flatass board with no concave hilarious

[@Sdanko95]

I would say surfing is pretty similar to skateboarding with a high barrier

[@diablodan1459]

Didn’t think of that but fax

[@Goldtacto]

I actually disagree. Having lived in Hawaii for a 10 years, I've gotten to surf some really amazing spots. I have surfed pipeline which is considered Oahu's largest wave if you dont count outer reef big wave in Haleiwa. I have never surfed big wave, but if you were to ask me to surf big wave or skate a mega ramp. I would 100% choose big wave over dropping into a mega ramp AND launching out of those massive quarterpipes. I have also skated my whole life and I feel pretty comfy on my board but man, skating just takes SO SO SO many more hours to get right.

[@Sdanko95]

@@Goldtacto Thats true! I think from a professional skill level surfing is probably a little easier but to learn to just pop up on a wave can be extremely difficult (can take people up to a few sessions). Plus the amount of actual time on a surfboard is directly related to being able to stand up while it is a lot easier to learn how to ride a skateboard right off the jump. Also the comfortability in the water and maneuvering through surf (and reading waves) is an added skill in itself. I would say both sports have similar attributes though

[@allthingsoreo5559]

This isn't really a sport but I would say pen spinning is kinda similar. Learning the 4 fundamentals is kinda like learning ollies 4 times. Sure you may be able to do a wonky charge or thumbaround in a few hours but that would be equivalent to the 1mm ollie. And there's a HUGE learning gap after the 4 fundamentals just like learning tricks after ollie. And yea I wrote this long ass comment to get people into pen spinning hehe. Join us and suffer thru the learning progress. Good luck to all learning new hobbies!

[@donovanhays]

Don't complain about the Texas weather! You were just in Colorado lol. The snow melts here relatively quick but it sucks when the bowls at the park are filled with several feet of snow and/or it's well below freezing and windy. Although it can be fun to jump into them lol.

[@Noah-sq3sx]

eating big macs can have a pretty tough learning barrier much like skateboarding. however once you take that second bite everything begins to make more sense

[@Cowtipper4957]

Pole Vaulting has a High barrier of entry like Skateboarding

[@hewellibarra]

Before the video even started, I hit like Bc I 100% agree. This man speakin BIG fax

[@trajansignorelli3685]

Yo John idk if you will see this but in a video you should talk ab team/high school sports vs sports like skateboarding and snowboarding like pros and cons

[@TheRogueAdventurers]

Heading to a really nice looking skate park tomorrow with my mate, might try and learn to drop in.

[@saxenas]

Skateboarding the barrier to entry is super hard and yet there's so many good skaters nowadays. Head scratcher...

[@rollsaround2096]

first. personally i'm goint through a change trying to get another creative idea to surfice, and thanks to your inspiration i progress daily! and if it's ok i wanted your proccess of filming, mainly the flow of conversation. Do you write down notes first before filming the session. are these a script or do you write down the idea very shortly. thanks for inspiring rolls

[@andriwatermelon]

its true , even i tried to stomping on flat ground it really hurt my leg 😅 , now i most use penny board just cruising . i am beginner 1 month learning skateboard in my 44yo

[@tonydonahoe2595]

I skate “skate” I have a well rounded bag of tricks over about 6 or 7 summers and played hockey my whole life. Most people can’t ice skate in any capacity. NOW not throwing any shade at any sport love skating love skaters love to see people learn and yes skating is hard and is DEFINITELY up there being the hardest sports especially to learn. But hockey has gotta be #1. Then after ice skating which most can’t do, there’s sticks and pucks involved, then shooting and passing, then 5 other people trying to literally kill you. These are only the basics there’s millions of little things. Oh yeah. On ice too. I would compare skating and hockey if people were constantly trying to knock you off your skateboard while learning. I sound like a d bag I’m sorry anyone reading this I don’t mean it like that and I really have no credentials in either, decent skater, stopped hockey after high school, just giving my opinion! Lmk what y’all think

[@tonydonahoe2595]

Put an embarrassing amount of time and words into that for probably nobody to read it atta boy Tony still going shut up now please. But John if you read this, you have the best skate content on KZbin and you have a good head on your shoulders I like the way you think and the way you carry yourself congrats on everything you’re the man

[@JohnDoe-vc5qb]

Completely true. I got surgery on both my knees and back and I’ve still managed to keep up in rec league with some ex-D1 teammates in both Football and “Soccer” but I sadly never managed to get back on a board. I just can’t seem to get it right.

[@rocesboyanthony5343]

As a rollerblader (ex skateboarder) and a long time fan of yours, I’m gonna assume that there was no shade towards bladers there hahaha. Skateboarding is definitely difficult. I quit skateboarding because I skated for 6+ years with minimal progress ,but I believe rollerblading gets more difficult the further down the rabbit hole you go as well as just learning how to roll around comfortably. Then starting to jump off the ground onto ledges is a whole new game. Love the videos and the vibes as always. Cheers 🍻

[@kameronberviller7157]

You should make a video about the best places to live for a skateboarder. I’m trying to move somewhere where skating is boomin but I have no clue and don’t want California.

[@noah_m]

Bunnyhops are a lot harder than they look, took me a couple months to get them good

[@rockymangaming4310]

Aye I not gunna lie, I was just thinking about asking if you played skateboarding video games. It's really funny you brang up Tony Hawk. If you by chance do play on pc try out skater XL. It's on steam and in my opinion it's really a good base skate game with a ton of maps.

[@demonictowtoe7983]

I don't know why but no matter what I do I can't get over the fear of landing a trick then falling. Even with protective stuff on I can't commit.

[@swgz600]

The only other sport that I feel this way about is golf. You watch pros or people on KZbin and you think it's easy. Then when you try it, the club is alot smaller the ball is tiny, tons of variables including wind, ball spin, lie angle, grass thickness. Not to mention it costs hundreds of dollars to even hit your first golf ball with the clubs and green fees. Golf is so hard, on par with skateboarding

[@UpstatePoser]

Train for an amateur fight in any fight sport. Skateboarding feels like walking through a field of roses compared to Fighting for me

[@hoseph1446]

He means anyone can throw a punch/kick and dodge in less than a day, but tricks in skateboarding take days weeks months even years to get down. Starting skating is harder than starting other sports

[@fuchsia4326]

keep killin ittttt

[@KenyaSkate]

Cody Rocamontes memorial Skate park aka Randoll Mill Park, Arlington Tx . R.I.P Cody. Fun Fact, The Tony Hawk Foundation donated $10K to build Arlingtons first park. Welcome mate!

[@maxknight5552]

What about supercross, motocross, and freestyle mx? Not hating on skateboarding, I do both and have more serious injuries on the bike then a board. I am biased for dirt bikes so I’d like to hear more. Especially when learning the sport, dirt bikes are more complicated and of course a motors and metal rather then wood.

[@teshonesmith2360]

I can never understand how you get so much balance in your tricks it’s so amazing . It’s almost like you have no weight because whenever I try technical tricks I feel weight down to my board . You have so much skill

[@ThatBoyDanny1996]

Skateboarding is definitely difficult you have to have very good stamina as well as some muscles in your legs wouldn't really help with flipping going up around etc but it is very fun very rewarding

[@yumz41]

i picked up skating recently but in my opinion after years of doing it, break dancing.

[@dreamingthelife]

for sure it is, Free skating/drift skatin too

[@bigboicheesy5822]

true

[@fotillass]

brazilian jiu jitsu is exactly the same thing, thats why i fell in love with both of them

[@CallMeOnyx647]

I want that deck it has a monster hunter vibe that I'm loving

[@Cloxxki]

If we look at how many people are able to ride around on skateboard, that's a high number. Maybe similar to people who can keep a ball high for 3 times without hands. Ollies...much more select club. Kick flips...then you're into "epic" territory, at least in my city in the late 80s. I had this one thing I did better than most. One foot manual. Goofy regular, foot over rear truck. I could barely ever ollie so I kciked into the manual but I could do that one thing at least. Don't even know why. My freakishly long legs maybe? Or I was the only one who cared.

[@vinceancheta]

Whats your board set up and size?

[@jessejessee5503]

John what's the name of that song you used to use in some of your videos maybe like 5 years ago? Super catchy with witty/interesting lyrics that I can seem to think of. It was mellow and I wanna hear it. Sorry I know this is vague. Just going out on a limb

[@Dave3rdEyeArt]

Technically speaking. Most people can learn other sports. Skateboarding is definitely different, everyone can learn to ride a bike, but not everyone can learn to skate.

[@marcofrmdatrap3241]

Gymnastics, Skateboarding, and then Snowboarding are the hardest in my opinion in that order.

[@diablodan1459]

Gymnastics is a hard mental game too

[@sonsysmokes]

Check out denton and UNT area.

[@dxlton4762]

I’ve hockey is difficult too because of the introduction to ice skates but not nearly as hard as skateboarding

[@Jorge_Rom]

That skatepark looks fun