Skateboarding Will NEVER Be SAFE

Hip pads for skateboarding, genius or enabling fear? Let's find out!
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[@ZackDowdy]

What do you think, are hip pads for skateboarding?!

[@thorgoodlife1865]

I just got back on a board again at 49. I never really quit skating, but I sure wasn’t going for in like a decade. Kids, bills, no insurance, blah blah. The last few years I’ve been super envious watching my old friends ripping it up on the Instagram. Plus my youngest kid has taken to it. So I went all in. Made a whole mini skatepark on a slab off cement on the back of my property. Skating better than when I was 20. Anyways, around a month ago, I was messing around with the kids. We were actually done skating. They had just learned rock to fakie, and we were stoked. I was like “Nobody has got hurt yet today. Let’s take a break.” But before we did, I did a little rock n’ roll on a little wedge ramp. I was hyped up and not thinking. The ramp had gotten moved and it wasn’t secured like it was supposed to be. I didn’t have the cement blocks holding it in place. When I turned back in from the roll n’ roll, the ramp flipped up. I leveled out in the air probably 4 feet high. Came down on my thigh on the edge of the upturned ramp. Then booooof the rest of the way to the cement. 💥💥💥 I heard the sound of my rib cracking inside my head. Cracked my rib and my wrist. It was some off the top rope with a folding chair WWF action. Like Dorthy’s house falling on the Wicked Witch. My worst ever slam #pushing50 ! Just about healed up now. No doctor, no x-rays, like 5 times to the chiropractor. I’m back at it. Tentatively! Gonna get all the pads. Seriously looking into those old people fall suits that inflate. 🤘😎👍

[@ZackDowdy]

@@thorgoodlife1865 That's a gnarly story! I had something similar to that happen to me when I was very young on a QP. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

[@jamesbondred9997]

I'm 46 and won't skate without my triple 8 pads , got pitched to the flat on my mini ramp, stopped the black hip syndrome , thumbs up from me 👍👍

[@ImageMaven]

I'm nearly 59. I wear hip and tailbone padded shorts when I skate transition. I don't care if my ass looks fat in them. Several of the old dudes I skate with wear them as well. We have responsibilities. We have no shame. We want to skate as long as possible. My padded shorts, along with all of my safety gear, have saved me from serious injury more than once. And yes I have skate pants I wear over them that are a bit more roomy so I can move freely.

[@gameboysleepyd4277]

Yes for us old guys lol plus id bet theyd help if you took a good slam bombing a hill too lol

[@paulkimble6223]

I’m 46 and just started back skating, bought a different brand of these hip pads and they have no doubt saved me some bruises. I’m padded from head to toe and it takes some getting used to but I gotta work so can’t afford any serious injuries

[@thorgoodlife1865]

I feel yah. I just wrote a super long winded comment above about breaking myself at 49. Pay to play.

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

Im 33. Started skating again in 2020. No pads. Ive been skating bowls, pools, vert, bombing hills, wall riding, ext. And I busted my knee so badly skateboarding flat ground.lol So please Wear pads.

[@samle9207]

Protection is for skateboarding. Period. Whatever works for you and whatever you want to protect.

[@ZackDowdy]

Totally feel that, I'm trying to find what works for me.

[@samle9207]

@@ZackDowdy As an old head I definitely helmet and knee / elbow pad up. Totally appreciate your videos. They're super different than anybody out there. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@keithreynolds6359]

I'm 43. Have slowly started to gear up this year. Only really skate big bowls and pools. Rocking a helmet and big kneepads. Wrists are messed up so sporting a wrist support pretty regularly. Hip pads are on my list to be honest so happy to hear your experience with them. Jacked up my hip pretty bad in a pool a while back. Then fell on it two more times. Too many missed sessions after. We're getting older and that's OK. And we're still skating. So do what ya gotta do to keep skating. Till the wheels come off baby!!!

[@BlackMarketHoney]

When I wear any kind of protection, I skate an extra 10% more crazy! 😁

[@victorygarden5773]

Word. I never used to wear the Rector pads when I was a kid but now I'm a skate dad and will be investing in full set of Killer pads and wrist guards. Skate and create. Peace.

[@AnarchyApple]

I actually got two hematomas in my hip over the summer and it totally sucked. I wanted to check these out but it's awesome to see you test em out!

[@Janon48]

I figure that as a 30 something year old dude I'll never go back to being "cool" so I might as well pad up and protect my carcass from unnecessary mileage

[@HARDL3FT]

"My immune system is fine. Lets keep Skateboarding DANGEROUS" - Jason Jessee

[@elpadre4202]

47 years old, started skating around 3.5 years ago. I didn't wear any protection until about 3/4 months ago, but had a few close calls and bought a helmet for transition, especially when on the bigger transition, bowls or going fast. Don't wear it for flat ground or small banks. And I also introduced a wrist guard for my right hand wrist. this is the hand I always land on......I skate every day and just love it and would hate for it to end, so I also try not to skate when tired as this is when most of my worst slams have happened. Peace!

[@joerodriguez1797]

Great skatin!! , noticed you threw one of your new tricks into the mix...Yeah buddy! I think I may need to order those hip pads, learning new shit when the rain breaks here on the Oregon coast.

[@eval7952]

I finally went and bought one of those inflatable mattresses and brought it to the skate park! Luckily in NY nobody seems to skate before noon. I wanted to use it to help me drop in, but didn’t work. It did help a lot on practicing front side kick turns, cause takes fear from falling backwards.

[@hksolventless9260]

Footprint used to make inserts that cover specifically the hip bone. No bulky pads, just a thin piece of the same stuff as the insoles

[@Corn8Bit]

That would be awesome, let me know if you find a place to buy them

[@toxicater]

That was sick skating Zack

[@ramwoodburns2225]

These would work great on my mini ramp... as my safety net increases so does my risk factors.

[@RedEagle556]

love the vids man. I like your Denim what brand are those?

[@ZackDowdy]

Thank you! I got this denim from Top Man actually, surprising they have some nice pants. Although I hate supporting those fast fashion brands.

[@ashwitmoro]

Vista Skatepark, nice! I grew up just a couple blocks from there in the 80s, when there were no skateparks, and now there are two so close. Damn, I would've been there all the time! I'm hoping to make it out there to check them out soon, as I live only 45 mins from there now.

[@beastieboy5020]

Good shit bro what size do you wear do they run true to size?

[@talalcockar1389]

I took a pretty good slam last week because of a small piece rubber I didn't see in a bowl and I was happy I had my helmet on because I hit my head going into the wall. I'm pretty injury-prone so I'm starting to pad a up a bit more and be a little more sensible with just listening to my body, knowing when I'm tired or unfocused and calling it a day before anything bad happens. I'd like to try these hip pads out, another friend also recommended them to me

[@robertborden2666]

I agree with you about knowing when your brain isn’t right to be there for you as a reliable safety mechanism.. Sometimes you can tell that more riding is asking for trouble. I remind myself not to rush a park if I’m pressed for time. Better to experience a park and leave wanting more. I tried to cram in everything I could at a park when running out of time and I misjudged a weird Euro and slammed HARD.

[@PAWThomas]

What size did you get?

[@morphosis7655]

The thing is I bought a pair of those and never wear them. I have had three pretty bad hipers in a year, the padded shorts would of definitely taken a lot of the force out of the hits.

[@declinetostate938]

All my pants are work pants, 10" bigger than my actual size but I sew elastic into the waist. Got the idea from martial arts uniform pants, which I used to skate a pair but the lack of pockets wasn't ideal.

[@ZackDowdy]

That's smart!

[@sk8fm448]

Thats perty cool. But for me. I have to feel stylish. I feel that big paints make sense, but well slim or staight fit jeans good makes me feel confident.

[@declinetostate938]

@@sk8fm448 I used to make my own punkrock skinny jeans when you could only buy them online, now the tables have turned, so I'm rockin that 90's hip-hop silhouette but with metal/punk tshirts. You could do the elastic to skinny jeans and you'd basically get what the cats from rancid were wearing circa a decade ago. I don't differentiate my wardrobe, I gotta be able to work skate and hike in it or I don't bother.

[@declinetostate938]

@@sk8fm448 style can be anything if you're rockin it, it's an expression of self, fashion changes tho.

[@ze2004]

man im here because i was progression in mini vert and slamed so many times with my hips XD i need a pad or something

[@handywithshovels]

Hip pads have saved me tremendous grief skating large bowls. Any time I’ve used them, I’m glad I have them on

[@MC_795]

Have you ever gotten use to knee pads? I’ve been trying lately on big transition but end up always running out of it instead of going to my knees. I feel like if I could figure it out, the pads would make me more willing to try more

[@ZackDowdy]

Yeah I have! I haven't used knee pads in years so I want to buy some soon and try to see if I can still knee slide or if I have to relearn, hopefully soon!

[@MrNamaikisaru]

Practice knee sliding. Run up the transition and turn to drop onto your knees and slide down. You'll look like a freak for all of five minutes while you get used to the feeling.

[@MC_795]

@@MrNamaikisaru cool ill start trying that thanks bud 👊

[@mrzoom214]

I use safety pants a lot. Baggy pants can help

[@IIwII_usxx]

literally took a few slams falling onto my hip, probably my fault for not fully rolling to my back but if i’m gonna keep slamming like that might as well get some type of padding there so i don’t end up like tony hawk in my 40s

[@ALGOTGAME15]

What type of pants do you recommend for sliding down ramps?

[@ZackDowdy]

I love this company called Alday, they stretch and durable.

[@ALGOTGAME15]

@@ZackDowdy sweet I'll check them out, thanks!

[@yacoubrossafi8489]

How to make a zine video

[@crmesson22k]

I have a much more heavy duty one. For my butt and everything. But these are real lifesaver.

[@scottkeenan6339]

VISTA Park nice !

[@Siberius-]

Yea the butt goes down way too far for these. Another person on youtube cut that part of the foam out, and then they were fine, so he does that now since they're cheaper than other easily available brands apparently and are just as good. Triple 8 has the "bumsaver" too (also a derby style that is shorter). The bulkiness seemed fine here, I couldn't tell. If one wanted really slim stuff, then there's like motocross shorts with that D30 shock impact material that is very thin but very effective. Oh they updated them to be less annoying with the butt area, and added padding in the gaps. But they may not be available anymore, so who cares.

[@gameboysleepyd4277]

Im 43 and im so down for those lol theyd be great in the pools. I was thinking they'd work good w DICKIES shorts or other loose fitting shorts. HOW MUCH?

[@adamevans2051]

Gooch lol...they work well with shorts over pants imo

[@KOL630]

You’d have to resort to wearing baggies if you’re wearing pads under your jeans! 😂

[@FORANWFS]

I came for the package in the thumbnail

[@ZackDowdy]

LOL, it worked!

[@war10ck20]

One of the reasons why i love freestyle is "safety" cuz i want to skate till i die i have faced so many of my friends who stoped skating cuz they got massed up in street or bowl :O

[@znaykaputranda5434]

Skateboarding will never be safe. What's fun about that safe? Doesn't we all started to conquer our fear? What's fun about it if it's safe? The fun is where you defy logic do something dangerous and walk away with it unharm. But you always can prevent any injury, like me i never take off my pads wether skating bowl or box (using a slimmer pads inside my pants), always put my helmet on no matter what i'm skating. The truth is it's just a prevention for the unlucky scenario. You still need to learn how to fall no matter what gear you use either pads or padless.

[@leekthomas737]

can i make skateboarding safe? you cant polish a turd.

[@aedelus]

If the body is talking, it's because we're not listening to it.

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

lmao who has ever actually hurt their *ass* skateboarding? find me something to keep me from blowing out my ankles & knees and that's something i'd buy! i think steve cabellero always wore hip pads throughout his career and says it's one of the reasons he's still able to skate though. in order what i've hurt and fallen on the most, it's probably ankle, knee, wrist, then face. couple sprains here and there, but no breaks.

[@ZackDowdy]

I've broken my tailbone, it sucked.

[@declinetostate938]

Hockey pants

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

@@ZackDowdy fuuuuuck one reply i never should have looked at! i'm writhing in my chair right now at just the thought of that! i remember wanting to puke & pass out going back up the ski lift after tearing a ligament in my shoulder and that being some of the more uncomfortable pain I've been in...but my brain always goes back to that day in gym class i basically cannonballed onto my tailbone on the basketball court and THAT is the one thing i could never take again!

[@hksolventless9260]

"find me something to keep from blowing out my ankles" ok, look up Ronnie Creager's brand called "etcetera" and try their ankle braces. You can skate full time in them and they don't impede your flick whatsoever, but basically keep you from actually reaching the point of rolling the ankle

[@thorgoodlife1865]

When you hit the 40s you’ll feel all the times you ever slammed in your life. Shit you can walk off now all adds up later.

[@jackcomet2756]

Never in my life will I use knee pads or hip pads thats dishonorable for all the years I have fallen skateboarding I will continue to fall and if I fall and hurt something then I’m just weak and skateboarding wasn’t meant to be

[@golf9382]

Lol

[@FashionJohnson]

hip pads ain’t that hip

[@seanneketchell9014]

Were can i get sum