Tom Penny - Rare Skateboard footage from Europe

[@itisjustacomment]

I have skated with Tom at Radlands a few times. We were messing around on the vert ramp trying to do 5.0s and Tom showed up saying "yeah" every time my friend and I tried a trick. He was just messing around and skating with us, doing the same tricks. Later, we all moved to the park session and skated together for a good few hours. Then, he came to Wakefield, to a park called Rehab, on a Thursday early on. I was skating alone, waiting for my mate to come in a few hours, and Tom turned up on his own. He recognized me and we skated together, trying new tricks on the fat bar. He taught me how to do smith to grind to smith on the round bar. That's when I saw what he could really do. We skated together for 2 hours or more. He skated his regular for about an hour, then switched for the other hour. He had most every trick at the time and was so consistent. His 6ft ramp game was shockingly good, with blunts 180 on lock, switch also. We moved to the vert ramp when people started to arrive, and he was straight to 5.0s, smiths, and giant airs. Later, he tried 540s, which he landed. Thinking back to Radlands, he didn't do such tricks when I skated with him because we weren't that good on vert. But when I got to know him, he just skated to his full skill level. I still think he toned down his skating the first few times I skated with him because he was so much better than me. He was talking much more than people said he did. He was a great guy, sort of quiet, but I was at that time also, and he had a great dry sense of humor. We saw him at Radlands again as we traveled down from Leeds to the competition, as my friend Rod Burns and Paul Silvester, man, were going also. They were good skaters and sponsored by Blueprint when it was a small UK company. Those were great times. I still know Rob Burns from then. Also, Steady Andrew Stead.

[@weedaviec]

It's a buzz when you get kudos from a pro. I got it for pulling simple backside airs out a mini back in the 90's during a sesh where the the pro was doing kickflips. I knew I was nowhere near as good as him but he knew I was trying hard and he gave me respect.

[@ariathedon2014]

that back 5-0 shuv was amazing

[@alexfriedman2047]

I think this will always be my favorite penny. Right around the sorry-really sorry time. Of course he was sick when he was regarded by all to be the best skater in the world like in 1996 but this time was awesome. And of course hes still sick now too but ya this man has the best style of all time better than p rod or any of those dudes not even close.

[@acpgiga]

Best ending ever :D

[@satnamo]

Tom penny is the coolest

[@FatherJoel]

1:22. With durry in hand. Or maybe a spliff...

[@MH-nc5jd]

I'm sorry to say it, and people probably hate me for saying it.. but penny never really progressed after he was initially on the flip team skating out in California and then left to disappear in Europe.. that time was his peak.. its a shame he didn't stay and progress considering how insane he was for that short time.. he kinda went backwards after that time period tbh

[@itisjustacomment]

He didn't really skate much after said trip .A few of my mates went on the part of the same trip Paul sylvester and Rob Burns. They were really good for the time , I skated with Tom many times, and he's as good as people say he was ,if not better in person . Of the time, he was way, ahead , what Rob told me later on the team trip was it deflated many of them as they saw that level was so much better than the UK . It hurt a few egos at the time. Tom was at that level of Cali, but the rest of the team saw that a great deal of normal skaters there were just as good if not better than them . Rob said it put things into perspective. They weren't going to succeed at that level. At least Tom had everything under his belt ,switch, mini , vert, tech , ledge, and gaps . I skated with Tom when he loved to skate, but I noticed he only turned up to parks when it was quiet , we got along because I was quiet, and liked to skate in quiet parks away from the crowd. Maybe it just got too busy for him , he Definitely wasn't a big crowd , loud , everyone watching him skate sort of lad at the time .

[@nellychaz7037]

It's so weird how someone was made specifically for being a skater

[@mikehemens9359]

true words.

[@SlingerMarshall]

one of the loosest styles I've ever seen he's like the Riley Reid of skateboarding

[@ethanstoll3001]

Tom penny wearing a dc shirt now that's rare

[@rb26nate]

He isn't. He's wearing a GC shirt - ghetto child.

[@enjoy_the_board]

I didn't see any DC shirts...a lot of Ghetto Child shirts though

[@gogadrakulic1085]

beutifull

[@大地山川-k5f]

😁😻😎💕

[@saxenas]

I've seen footage of Penny doing tricks flawlessly. And when he hits on all cylinders, nothing compares. Some of his other tricks (which is a lot of them in fact) looked sketchy. Wish he would've taken the time to clean up some of his tricks.

[@saxenas]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXFaGakYqh-hsU Here's an example of Penny hitting on all cylinders.

[@loma-uu5mg]

Mate, he doesn't care. A lot of his footage is just him living in the moment.

[@invertedcrown]

yr referring to 90s tom penny, whose style was untouchable....

[@saxenas]

@@invertedcrown indeed. He had some shining moments in the early to mid 2000's as well in terms of that classic Penny style.

[@Jordan-kv7cy]

Your a savage 😎😎😎