What's Wrong with Pushing Mongo?

[@VLSkate]

to quote a great youtuber.. "Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?"

[@ReviveR6]

VLSkate needledrop god

[@TaruGamingBo2AndMore]

VLSkate lol y'all

[@AMP098]

VLSkate melon

[@andrewmcdonald6900]

VLSkate these videos are very helpful because I'm a new skater just learning how to ollie

[@sirrhynus4280]

"But hey, that's just a theorie, A skate theorie."

[@TrueRgln]

damn I've been skating mongo 7 years bro 7 years edit: nothings wrong with mongo, skate however you want. i like it cus it’s how i taught myself. skating is supposed to be judge free community. let’s keep it that way

[@heybubba1235]

Tight

[@jayven2005]

Same!!!

[@zumby]

Yes

[@damienwaychester1527]

10 years. I’ve done it for 10 years Edit: More than 10 years

[@quayl1337]

heybubba1235 ive been skating mongo my childhood thru my teens, like 14 years....

I remember the time when skaters didn't give a shit what anyone did and just skated.

[@Corinthians-kjv]

Call the wahbulance!

[@diorpunk8380]

Agreed bro

[@andrekaled]

He isn't calling out for anything people do. He's just saying why he thinks that not pushing mongo is more practical

[@joemilner7710]

Church

[@HumanGuineaPig247]

En Japonés Con Rafy spanish English and Japanese? GOAT? I think so!

[@heyitsluke4721]

He said pushing mongo feels awkward Thats how pushing regular feels to me Edit after 9 months:hey fuck wads stop arguing over how people skate when i made commented this originally i pushed mongo after almost a year i now push regular. I shouldnt matter how you push, however pushing mongo makes it hells harder to set up for tricks

[@captain104th]

So same

[@narko_miilits6641]

Mongo is gay

[@aldagusta8625]

Narko_Miilits you are

[@cowboy2006]

Pushing regular is a little more attractive and if you do try to learn you will feel like you have a lot more style

[@paigecook4750]

It feels wired for me because you have to pull your foot farther when you actually get on and it feels like I’m honing to fall backwards.

[@Thoothje_]

Who else rides mongo like this ? Dominant foot is right Pushing with left Right foot in the back Left foot forward Dominant hand/foot : right

[@elcompaAllan]

Same

[@Thoothje_]

Lil Memez finally. Nobody in here i know skate like that😂 i feel special now.

[@PurpleyApple]

I did when i was first learning haha

[@alksnis1831]

I am too

[@bravadious1]

Yep that's me. I hate my push stance it makes me so frustrated from when I was a teenager to this day

[@palbo4]

What the hell, I had no idea anyone might have a problem with the way I skate until just now

[@ProjectMoff]

Along with the practical reasons it also looks amateur and silly

[@palbo4]

@@ProjectMoff yeah...I've never had any problems riding that way but I think that's because until recently I was just riding to cruise around. I just got into street skating, doing tricks and stuff, switched to pushing the right way and it is much easier

[@iod3439]

@@palbo4 sorry bro but riding like that is just wierd

[@avery94onabase]

it's ugly bro

[@marques5635]

bruh how long have you been skating

[@__-wv1my]

I always pushed mongo because it felt more secure having my weight near the back at all times. I feel like if I pushed normally the nose would dig in and throw me forward.

[@voidinheritant]

i feel like if i pushed mongo the board would lam down and shoot in front of me. its ust fear tho, yr board wouldnt since it behind/in front of the trucks

[@jetskihognam]

Personally im way more comfortabel falling to the frontside than hittin my head on the back. And it is a fact that pushing regular is more stabel on higher speeds.

[@newme2099]

thats if you didnt have ur weight over/just behing the front truck

[@digitalwvy]

__ just like your mongo do not put your foot all the way to the nose put them on the bolts and there is no way the nose will dig

[@DreamscapeGary]

Yeah I can understand that

[@tommy37]

I skated 2 years mongo and one day i choose to completly change to regular pushing. After 1-2month of skating almost every day , its feels totally good and naturly like i skated that way since the start. So if you are scared to switch to regular pushing , i swear you its easy.

[@tommy37]

Great video btw ;)

[@michajust2432]

Thomas Marquet same

[@littleshredder_lev1_128]

Thomas Marquet lol i can mongo and and regular. But I wanna try goofy

[@manoodle8923]

Are you right handed or left handed?

[@michajust2432]

Manoodle right

[@ballsysacken9456]

I learned skating by pushing mongo so it's most comfortable, pushing regular feels as awkward for me as pushing mongo does for you. My balance is better, my footing is just muscle memory so quick setups aren't a problem. And switch tricks and Mollie tricks are easier for me.

[@DesertStarr]

do you throw down and jump on with your back? seems like you can push mongo and still throw down and get on with your front foot.

[@nickreacts5267]

DesertStarr yeah

[@abrums2284]

just keep practicing pushing regular after a week of only pushing regular you will get used to it

[@brookebarnett3820]

What ever side you can do trick with is the best way to try and push with

[@joshwool8551]

@@abrums2284 thank youuu. youre the only person here saying this. i used to push mongo, and it was very comfortable, then i tried regular and after a week it felt completely normal. people saying "its just normal and comfortable for me", doesnt make sense, cause habits can be broken

[@yoink2163]

I’ve been skating mongo for as long as I’ve been skating. No one ever taught me how to when I was like 5 or 6 so I just did what was comfortable. No one corrected me so it’s what I did and still do.

[@rm9308]

Funny thing is all the kids I grew up with pushed mongo so I was pushing _weirdo._

[@mike_chago]

Same here 🙋‍♂️😎🤙🏽

[@Str1king_c0bra]

bucket list #145: push mongo across Mongolia

[@icecube3779]

Im still gonna do it

[@xleshens1385]

LOL

[@Lauren-if6kj]

Michael McDonald make sure to eat a mango while doing it

[@khakupuje5736]

I’m Mongolian bro. And I ride mongo. No joke

[@sanguinebrood3194]

Mongoloid

[@seth9254]

As someone who pushes mongo that ending quote was perfect. “As long as you’re having fun I think that’s the most important part.”

[@AntiWRLD]

Me over here riding Goofy Mongo 👀

[@floridaturtleark4914]

Me too

[@the3rdchannel839]

When do that my leg hurts 😭 like a Bitch Literally

[@jacobbender3573]

Goofy mongo pride

[@dimitri5166]

same man

[@Squantopup]

Same

[@biggay9526]

"The unreality of reality is all that's holding us back" Random guy at skatepark 2018

[@LLL-zx6dw]

Big Gay what does that mean

[@christopherstein2024]

I need explanations!

[@sigil2027]

Unreality is what has not yet been. Reality is tangible and present. In this context and in my opinion, I might say that it means the future we want is only unrealistic if we don’t own up to the role of a path maker. Only you can make your future the ideal one. Be the innovator, make it happen etc. I personally want to be like a 50 cal tracer bullet in the night

[@SidiNic]

I have been pushing mongo for years and didnt know it was a thing until a month ago... Pushing regular feels so weird now

[@Christopherischverwirrt]

SidiNic Try goofie! For me, its pretty simple

[@zareph4350]

Chris M why switch stances?

[@Christopherischverwirrt]

Element Gaming ?

[@DogsIVX]

SidiNic I switched to Reg recent and feels so much better bro

[@zareph4350]

Chris M you said goofie, thats right foot forward, if your pushing regular its left foot forward.

[@hysteriafossil]

My stepdad once told me that he always skated mongo as a kid and no one judged him, they all just did what they wanted. Wish this world was still like that.

[@joshmcmuitrie4921]

It's really just a way to tell if someone is a poser or not cause real skaters will genuinely push normal and posers who just use the board to look good and pose genuinely push mongo

[@jobamaojojo1920]

josh mcmuitrie no not at all lol

[@Philip_J_Hill]

@@joshmcmuitrie4921 Wow, that is possibly most retarded thing ive ever heard in my life. Only somebody under the age of 15 would say something that daft

[@voidinheritant]

no one is judging anyone you fucking queef. he's simply stating the practicalities, not calling anoyone or thing out, stfu.

[@monicaibarra8752]

Cussing at him doesn't make you guys any smarter

[@VLSkate]

I like this quote from John Hill "In reality there isn't any real reason not to do it besides the fact, it's seen as what it is in skateboarding. It's unprofessional looking because that's what the skateboarders before us decided. There isn't an actual benefit to pushing either way, it's the same amount of movement, balance on the board, and ground, but most people push regular (including me) so thats the consensus. I do believe if you push mongo switch, you are a mongo skateboarder, which I don't think, in any way, is a bad thing."

[@jasonportch7868]

I have not skated for years, this video happened to appear in my recommendations. Made me think how i used to push when i skated at a young age. As a regular skater, it felt natural for me to move my back foot towards the middle of the board and push with my front foot adjusting my feet upon reaching the desired speed. Difficult to explain but basically there would be a brief moment in time where both feet would be centered on the board and my back foot would slide back towards the tail of the board. This is just how i learnt to skate from a very young age in the streets after school, to be honest i don't think i ever grew out of the habit.

[@elijahsimpson487]

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[@matteovenditti9362]

VLSkate I

[@Switchkyng]

i hate mexicans I was sponsored at the age of 15 buy my local board shop "public" skateboards and I've been pushing mongo my whole life. That was back when I wasn't afraid to skate hard. Now I'm just casual:)

[@nun6996]

i do the same except i ride goofy.

[@isaacshepard1474]

I've pushed mongo for about 6 years now, and stopped skating for about 1.5 years, I will get a new board soon and will try to start pushing normally. Wish me luck

[@mad_mobmusic]

Why did you stop

[@laterollbutt8246]

Isaac Shepard why the year and a half break my friend

[@SbassLaser]

that's what i did, and im glad i started pushing regular once i got used to it, it feels a lot better than mongo, and i rode mongo for a few years

[@ostuart-andrewsgaming771]

Isaac Shepard glhf

[@hlengiwegcaba4160]

Why do you want to push "normally "?Pushing mongo is great

[@JellyFlshJoshua]

I mean if I pay for the board, wheels, bearings, trucks and everything else I think that leaves me with the right to choose how I skate.

[@mayakth44]

Facts

[@maskcollector6949]

And don't let any fools convince you otherwise.

[@augusta1994]

yea but if you skate mongo, try skating regular for a bit see which ones better for you

[@BigSlapper111]

You're correct! As long as you're having fun no one should care.

[@KandiKlover]

@@augusta1994 it’ll help you learn pushing switch too which makes going longer distances much less tiring.

[@davism96]

I accually cant push regular... Idk why 😭

[@ProjectMoff]

The same reason my mum cant push at all, because she hasn't practiced or cared to practice.

[@Jay-S04]

ProjectMoff oooh burned

[@menus1er]

Try pushing goofy.

[@damienb99]

Me too

[@jaclob_]

aye done worth bro. i used to always mongo push and could never push regular but i decided to learn to push regular and i would just out my left foot in the front and push off once with back foot and just pracitce pushing like that.

[@Dawesenm]

Damn, I didn't know this was a thing. Pushing mongo was just natural to me when I started skating and no one has said anything.

[@maskcollector6949]

No need to change, if anyone talks shit on mongo they probably have a small penis, the value of this video is only if you want to conform and look like everyone else so you can do the same tricks, lol. Be yourself and look for new tricks using the front foot instead of going for kickflips.

[@imperefect2038]

Austin Foster good shit. And amen

[@augusta1994]

@@maskcollector6949 its just a bit harder finding tricks for mongo you know, idk if theres that many tutorials on how to trick on mongo instead of tricks on regular

[@maskcollector6949]

​@@augusta1994 Working on starting a channel, cause you're right. Instead of ollies do nollies and ride fakie a lot to explore new foot placement and center of gravity. I like taking the board on carpet at first to get more control by doing 180 manuals and nose manuals constantly because those set up for a lot of tricks and they help find balance.I focused mostly on flatground and hills when I skated a lot so I'm relearning everything as a body expert now (massage therapist/kinesiologist). Once you get used to spinning around and trying out all four main foot placements (switch, mongo, fakie, regular) you get the building blocks to be ambidextrous. After that start doing more nollies and stuff, I feel like rotational balance is the hardest to develop. Repetition trains proprioceptors in our body to remember and feel out the space and form a new neural pathway to create a habit.

[@ReverseFamous]

I push mongo for the reason that that's just the way I learned it when i was a kid. I've had no trouble with anything you said but the quick set-up one. but in low speeds like that I have NO trouble pushing Regular

[@roki4155]

I only push mongo when im about to do a fakie trick

[@hobbyman2381]

I have always pushed mongo for fakie tricks. Sometimes it feels really cool to me to push regular then land a body varial trick then come out pushing mongo in fakie position.

[@NuriVFX]

well if you can push switch whats the problem? i do the same but i feel like im starting to just push switch and do it that way

[@santschannel738]

I always push regular than pushing mongo when doing switch or fakie tricks. Mongo pushing feels so weird for me. Lol

[@loweni7460]

GamePlayYou I can push both reg and goofy so that basically makes mongo pushing redundant

[@ronnie8489]

GamePlayYou same

[@laterollbutt8246]

I'm kinda new to skating but mongo always felt more natural

[@antoniodiokante8129]

Late roll Butt for me mongo wasn't natural and for this i never tried to mongo

[@iyourancestor5103]

Late roll Butt me too

[@deadaccount6168]

Alicia Smith ew what? at least state what you were going to state.

[@g1ues]

Same, I tried switching but it just feels so much easier to push mongo, I don’t wanna get shit for it tho

[@RealSolar_Clips]

Right

[@johnpappadopoulos2812]

I quit skating cause i thought i was the only one doing it. I tried many times not to but i couldnt. So happy to see that mongo is a real thing and people do it

[@luja9811]

Man, I so close to doing the same

[@johnpappadopoulos2812]

@@luja9811 dont ever let people tell you how to push do.your thing and keep skating

[@Izeneye]

You should go back to skateboarding

[@johnpappadopoulos2812]

@@Izeneye in greece the streets are so bad for skating i might as well start scootering

[@Izeneye]

@@johnpappadopoulos2812 oh God no please dont start scootering, just find a place with smooth surface or find a local skate park scootering is dumb because there is no challenge, and plus I'm trying to help not get made fun of but just go what makes you happy

[@tammyenglert8469]

I am a 43yr longboarder. Been skating since I was 10. I started out on a Nash Burton it was cool in the 80s. Any I always pushed Mongo switch style. It's more comfortable and I balance better that way. I need that because longboards are heavier and I need my power leg to push and pick up speed. My oldest son makes fun of me, but 33yrs skating and it just works for me. Great video thank you.

[@rchaelk2319]

Bro, no wonder your son makes fun of you. In the end you ever try regular or goofy?

[@philcollinshill2951]

It's plain to see You can't change me Cuz I'll be pushin mongo for life

[@eradacx2827]

did u just try to rhyme nigga wtf

[@theldc6747]

😂😂

[@j4mbajuice43]

It’s plain to see You push mongo You’ll break both your knees

[@agostocobain2729]

Bro learn to push regs tho. I push mongo too but forced myself both ways made me stronger. Set up for tricks is hard pushing mongo

[@Meilk27]

@@eradacx2827 it's dipset, hell rell Real rap not trash they make today I see u OP

[@this_too_shaII_pass]

Turning while pushing mongo is a lot easier since you can actually have you heel behind the back truck so that if you need to turn really sharply, you can actually just raise the front truck and turn how much you want

[@mingzijeff5431]

cat intensifies exactly, when I push normally, i can't turn as easy, but i guess I'll just have to practice more

[@angryfeminist9424]

Omg that’s the most retarded thing I have ever heard

[@mingzijeff5431]

Extrakt Gaming alright then

[@rtist8372]

You can legit just carve or kick turn... They both look less retarded than steering from mongo

[@mingzijeff5431]

rtist I still kick turn, but why do you have to be like that? Its not like if you push this certain way you're an idiot

[@Yung_Sauce_God]

I unfortunately started on a scooter when I was younger so I now push mongo I’m currently trying to push regular

[@emorebel4010]

I've always skated mongo for some reason and like you I am trying to convert to regular

[@JazzD_335]

Emo Rebel its okay to mongo who cares what people say if u wanna push regular go for it! but if ur changing just for other people dont cause its not benefiting you

[@JazzD_335]

Just to let u know

[@vrokez8666]

Cynic I’m switching to regular because it looks better and cleaner and I want to be able to throw down my board fuck mongo I’m going to regular

[@Colbyw74]

how does scootering make u push mongo LOL i always used to and do scooter with my right foot at the top of the deck left foot pushing but when i skate which im trying to learn more i have my left foot at the top of the board and right foot pushing

[@snoo7563]

If you are used to mongo none of this applies, I use to be a scooter kid and pushed that way so when I started skating I kept skating like that,anyway the throw down thing I just throw it down as with my normal hand but catch it with my back foot instead of front and the short run up thing is the same as regular if u are used to pushing mongo instead of having your front foot already in position you have your back and place your front one on to the front after the push, once again if u are used to mongo you just get good with putting your front foot down in the right place like how regulars get used to popping with their back foot, I can barely skate regular so I can see how you might think this about mongo because you are used to skating regular so thanks for putting that in the video, keep up the good work 👍

[@MrPackerProductions]

Reuben Bedford Haha my name's Reuben and I literally have the exact same reasons for pushing mongo, crazy mate

[@kaiduong4062]

Reuben Bedford how can you do the foot positioning if the pop is needed at the back of the tail, this would cause the board to go on the back wheels

[@o.d.a.]

it becomes instinctive, back foot on the bolts while pushing slides back the second you put your flick foot down. you dont even think about it. Anyone who naturally pushes mongo mitigates all these problems without even thinking about it.

[@o.d.a.]

I have always pushed both ways, not feeling more or less comfortable with either. i feel no advantage to either. All the problems mentioned are simply caused by it being his opposite way of pushing, its only coincidence that its mongo

[@donteven70]

Reuben Bedford if you start with your back foot in position then that would make your tail hit the ground when you pushed. also the front foot takes longer to set up because it has a more important job than the back foot on most tricks (obviously pressure flips and impossibles don't use the front foot )

[@bungus461]

I push mongo, and I can agree pushing at high speeds can be difficult, but I can't do regular at all, so I just stick with mongo.

[@brayanchavez1741]

Bungus Me too

[@hunnahunnahunnas]

I think you should try to practice both, although I understand why you might push mongo but at least try to learn both

[@mr_d3adw873]

Only problem I've had at higher speeds is accidentally catching my right ankle with my left foot on the push and almost falling. Or I've had a problem where I go too fast and my body starts to lag behind the boardand it feels like I'm trying to catch up. Other than that it's so natural and I ride everywhere like that.

[@mickjames5388]

If a person does something just because someone else tells them to do it, they have a way bigger problem than pushing technique. Are you skating for yourself, or for little shits that come on the internet looking for videos on "how to be a convincing skater"? Skateboarding used to be about individuality and having fun--people that dissect things like pushing are sucking the very soul out of skating - that same soul is what drew me into it in 1994.

[@Rasakson]

mongo pusher detected

[@stitch9943]

Well said 🤘

[@lemoi4102]

you are absolutely right. First comment i've read on trying to question why anyone would try to take the soul out of skateboarding. I have started skating a month or two ago. I'm 32 years old so I was skateboarding around 2000 and I really can't recall anyone, ever, saying I couldn't mongo push and had to change my style. I still cant push regular, and I will not bother learning it too. Skateboarding is not about that for me, and actually, my friends that still skateboard couldn't and wouldn't care for it..

[@al4385]

I agree. My natural push was mongo in 1991 and i don't recall anyone even labeling the push. People just skated however thier brain and body connected the moves.

[@vitamintechno6695]

Guys who say a booohoho you push Mongo or you do mall grab ARE the biggest poser douchebag Mongols ever..... Fuck them they are no skater they just bullies and have biiiig complexes

[@EduardoMartinez-dm5pp]

When I started skate at high school a friend of mine saw me pushing like that and in a funny tone of voice he said to me "ohh you filthy mongo pusher!" i just laughed and thought it was fun and cool to be mongo... and funny too when saw regular or goofy guys trying to push mongo and failing. Mongo is cool :3 skate is love.

[@tylerjackson7948]

I always wondered why skaters all laugh and mock me but when I ask them about it they always say the same thing” no your good bro” then laugh

[@noahgraham-rosser6067]

:)

[@stitch9943]

✌✌

[@heresbutler]

right here !

[@sagechitwood1314]

Here

[@amateur-madman3047]

🤙🏽

[@troykemp5329]

Ereh

[@L9Wally]

Him:"pushing mango feels awkward" Also him a minute later:" when people first pick up a board their first instinct is to push mongo"

[@Colbyw74]

not true at all

[@foreversolvent5334]

@@Colbyw74 exactly. My first time on a board I pushed normally.

[@Colbyw74]

@@foreversolvent5334 exactly everyone does unless they have a bad influence who mongos

[@mattm286]

Been riding mongo for 48 years now. Never stopped me from having fun and hanging out with the ladies... Mongo for life!!!

[@soliel8999]

I've been pushing mongo, and can go over cracks and push fast...

[@mattisnthere7663]

Same dude

[@newme2099]

im glad you wrote that. ima try to deal with cracks using mongo

[@vh2787]

bro its preference like he said hes not judging or anything

[@yellaturd]

That's actually a benefit I believe pushing mongo may have. Hitting a crack or a pebble or whatever with only your back foot on the board lets you shift a little extra weight to your grounded foot to perform a tiny automatic no comply type thing to easily get over. Perhaps its the same when people are really comfortable pushing regular, I'm just not there yet.

[@ChristopherTheBanana]

​@@yellaturd When I go over cracks pushing regular I just lift my front foot a little bit and put my weight on the foot thats pushing, so the board kinda pops over the crack but I dont lost control of it.

[@yungyoshisaucegod]

I’ve pushed mongo all my life and all of these are possible and easy for me

[@michaeljames2564]

Same. I don't have my foot clear back on the tail or rear truck like he does either. It's more in the middle of my board.

[@yyumanager4709]

@@michaeljames2564 yeah I'm a longboarder and I put my foot in the middle to push.

[@a1b3a3c14nbcv]

woah i didn't know masahiro sakurai skated

[@skatinpeyton7212]

Great video man, I ain't gonna lie I use to push mongo simply because I didn't know any better, I was a self taught skater so I did what felt natural. Since then I've tought myself how to skate regular and goofy and in very comfortable with both. So for those out there who says "it's to difficult to change styles", well yes at first it is. But I literally took me like a day to learn regular pushing well, so give it a try! Good luck 💯

[@theoneandonlyevo2069]

I push mongo. The only problem I face listed here is the spacing for tricks.

[@PritneyBears]

Same here but when you don't have enough spacing you could just push regular because I feel like when you're mongo, you are comfortable riding mongo at high speed. If you need to do a trick with less spacing it means less speed and pushing regular at less speed still feels OK to me as a mongo pusher.

[@alpham777]

What dave said, when i have a short run up I'm ether just hopping on the board with no push at all or I push regular once or twice but if I need balls out speed I'm still faster mongo by far and more stable since the front of the board will just bounce over cracks and rocks I find.

[@samuelmacnaughtan3804]

I don't really have that problem because I'm not really doing things of ledges yet but when I do I make enough run up

[@carsonturay7800]

I’ve always pushed mongo and when I do not have enough room for a trick I do push regular, I’m pretty good at regular too

[@gregwalker7297]

Exactly the only time really I go with regular is like a ledge 2 feet in front of me or something

[@wasssup7445]

I've been skateboarding since I was 5, I've always done mongo

[@geoscopicmedium8282]

I think it's quite simple. Whatever way you started/practice is going to likely be advantageous and the way you're comfortable with.

[@josesoria2383]

I only push mongo when I do switch flips

[@fuckenps3]

Just learn to push switch.

[@thobbol]

same

[@thomasthetancengiin3174]

Regular :like Mongo : comment

[@starstencahl8985]

Thomas The tanc engiin Trying to change it, but yeah, here’s my comment 😂

[@audioeco]

Thomas The tanc engiin 🛹

[@Toonss]

Thomas The tanc engiin I mongo in skate 3 but Regular irl

[@addisonoverton4450]

Goofy due to being left handed

[@notkaylypolston]

teehee

[@calebheney302]

Some of yall really either didn't watch the whole video, or are extremely isecure about how you push, he is just showcasing some of the downsides that come with mongo pushing, hes not sitting here saying you guys are all posers.

[@lukazo8438]

Im pushing mongo and im leftfooted! A perfect mix👍🏻

[@Hyperenzi]

Lukazo me too

[@maskcollector6949]

We call that goofy goof, as I skate that my friend coined the term back in 04/05.

[@jadrianfj]

This opinion is true though. Some people dont know how to push normal, and they just mongo.

[@benkuruvilla6429]

when i started skating, my dad said I was pushing it wrong; he pushed mongo. I always thought it was harder as when you pushed mongo, you have to move your foot a further distance forward opposed to pushing non-mongo where you just have to put your foot on the tail

[@brogle437]

For me, it is extremely uncomfortable to push mongo. As a goofy, if I push mongo, it is really hard to balance.

[@dylanjperri]

Same. Ever since I taught myself to ride regular, I can do tricks faster

[@Cody-mu5sj]

I push my mongo and skate goofie

[@francoischarpentier5914]

Cody same for me, should we change the Mongo ? it is always sketchy for me to prepare my foot before a trick

[@infoupdate3882]

Cody I skate regular stance and push mongo. Whatever works best for you then that's the way to do it.

[@sparkiefuntime]

same

[@maxiepattie85]

You gotta be big and mean to skate MONGO these daze! I'm like "WHAT YOU SAY I PUSH YO MAMMA!?" gET sOME! rip jaKE!

[@pootiss4040]

Same :D

[@SkatingwithAaron]

I push both ways. I agree there’s a time and place for both. Pushing mongo allows me to give my other leg a rest so I can skate longer. Just my experience. Well out together video!

[@tyrellbegay3681]

Is it weird that I skate goofy, but mostly push with regular? It's funny because I would always used mango to ride goofy...

[@user-pt3rj6dx3k]

CrowbarJones “mango” haha dunno why this made me giggle

[@changoelchango]

@@user-pt3rj6dx3k lol same

[@Grapepary]

I am a complete beginner and didn't even know how I was supposed to do it lol, thanks for this video! I'll definitely do the regular next time

[@SkatingwithAaron]

Like he said do it whichever way feels right to you. I push both ways depending on the scenario. Welcome to the skating community! Let me know if you need any help!

[@PheenX]

Back when i was a kid i had to teach myself so i "pushed mongo" my entire childhood and no one cared. Tf is with people nowadays? Same thing with the mall grab. Used to do that all the time. Way better than pinching the board and giving yourself a hand cramp. Or putting the board under your arm and having it skin you or ruin your shirt

[@Cardboard-boxes-are-fun]

"Everything feels awkward when I try something completely unnatural to me." Waaaa!

[@Inflake]

I been pushing Mongo every single time I’m on a board. I don’t even have a skate though lol

[@dancingpenguin2311]

Uhh so I’m a beginner so I don’t know much but like when I got my board pushing mongo was the first thing that I learned and so I’m gonna practice on pushing regular! :3 thanks for the help man! 😌

[@SkatingwithAaron]

Welcome to skating you’re going to love it! Push whatever way feels comfortable to you! I push both depending on the scenario. I teach skating as well so let me know if you have any questions. I’d love to help get you going!

[@lionelinx7]

The thing is though every skater I know that pushes mongo is fucking sick. I think it gives you more balance, I couldn't do it for sure, and I think that it's a thing that you just do it or don't. I also think mongo pushers have better board feel and control because they've had to overcome all the awkward impractical affects of riding Mongo

[@lionelinx7]

and riding switch is easier for them

[@dylan4338]

What the fuck

[@sukoruizvelez]

I push mongo when I want to do a fakie trick, it makes it a lot easier to me to get rolling that way.

[@santschannel738]

suko ruiz it makes it harder for me when I do switch or fakie tricks. Lol, I prefer to push normally.

[@andymac5719]

I've always pushed mongo, and you do get a lot of criticism. It's a lot more comfortable when its what you've always done. The only time it is genuinely a handicap is with short run-ups, having to set up both feet on the go takes too much time. Throwing down isn't a problem as I'm right-handed skating regular, and pushing when going really fast isn't either, I just have to shift my back foot closer to the center of the board. I kinda like being that odd one out mongo pusher, but if I could go back I would definitely learn to push properly.

[@JPsk8core]

So according to logical reasons, pushing mongo makes sense to approach a nollie trick: you prepare your back foot in the correct position, push mongo and put the front foot in the nose to pop the trick

[@donteven70]

JPsk8core sort of. if you faced backwards while you pushed. if you face forwards then your flick foot is facing the wrong way (hard to explain without visual aid)

[@SbassLaser]

so if youre doing a nollie flip youre gonna push forwards with your back foot in the flip position, facing backwards? how you gonna twist your leg around while youre pushing?

[@fearthefnbeard]

I pushed mongo when i skated also goofy. It was comfy for me

[@maskcollector6949]

Goofy goof is comfortable for me as well.

[@nummy3489]

This makes me feel so much better, I was so stressed because I ride mongo and everyone was telling me I was doing it wrong Thanks

[@o0bananaman0o]

I push mongo because I ride goofy but I'm right footed, I'm starting to ride regular but only as good as riding switch (which isnt very good)

[@Thoothje_]

o0bananaman0o left foot forward ?

[@coltonstrickland1702]

Im goofy and mongo plus left handed so throwing down for me Is easy

[@Thoothje_]

Colton Strickland So m i , only i am righthanded , but i prefer to use left.

[@shanehutchinson6350]

I love when these regular pushers try to make a video about mongo being wrong, and pretending to show why and how, but if you don't do it by nature, of course it's gonna look shitty. You should see me try pushing regular.

[@matturner6890]

It's demonstrably a worse way to skate, because your weight's in the wrong place to deal with nearly every typical situation while skating. I just hope you don't have a nasty bail while pushing mongo because falling backwards is wayyyy worse than falling forwards.

[@microsoft790]

Pushing mongo is THE WAY to skate around streets and pavement covered in gravel. If I skated regular I’d hit the deck every single day. Sometimes I do skate regular and it’s super sketchy if the pavement is no good. Also, Out of all the people that complained about my mongo I’ve never seen any of them skate. Ever.

[@JerryDaBes]

I'm not a skater and I never skated, but to me, Mongo pushing feels natural.

[@ihatezxy]

I can skate both sometimes 😂😂

[@EfaEfaBanefa]

When I first had my skateboard, I used to push mongo. I have up after like 4 days. I'm getting a new board in April, so now I know how to properly push. 👍

[@maskcollector6949]

I wish he didn't explain this as the only way, mongo has a lot of benefits. At least you get both now.

[@Creepermoss]

We always called it "shitfoot", because mongo pushing resembles someone who's just stepped in something.

[@dorkapotomusrex3084]

Creepermoss We used to call them penis pushers. No idea why though lol was just something to rag on. They always look like they’re off balance.

[@maskcollector6949]

@@dorkapotomusrex3084 The mongo balance dance is one of the most fun things about skateboarding. It can look totally natural if you're used to it. Standing on the back foot allows more feedback with the ground so you have to balance on one foot, it's a whole body movement. Skaters seem to like to conform more than be original, it seems. The front foot should be used as a counterweight, it looks smoother. I hover mine off the board, usually. Most people just haven't figured that out yet.

[@digital_badger]

"If you push mongo, and you're good at it, and none of these problems affect you... Then I say who cares? Just keep doing what you're doing." But Imma make a video stating why you're doing it wrong anyway.

[@rorisangpitswane3595]

Marquis Hunger this is for the people that are new, if you’ve been pushing mongo for years then it is what it is, if you’ve been pushing mongo for months then you can always opt out

[@mauriciogarcia5920]

Very useful I started skating recently and I haven't skated since freshman year. I'm in college right now and mongo riding is the way I learned to skate for the first time.

[@999Burek666]

Everything...

[@Zero_impp]

Reping mango nation. 😉😉

[@zumby]

When I do *normal* I always get caught on the back of the board and that's why I do mongo also these reasons 1. It's more comfortable 2. EZ 3.WAY MORE balance (in my opinion)

[@kev_allister]

same🤙

[@seth_fto]

stfu

[@anahdnwn]

Ive actually tried to push mongo but I've died each time lmao

[@charleswhitemarketing9288]

Same lmao fell straight on my face

[@SandlapperSam]

Mongos wrongo

[@444.0l]

Cory Clarke why

[@dylancarter8138]

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[@444.0l]

Dylan Carter intelligent

[@444.0l]

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[@dylancarter8138]

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[@iFknLoveSwat]

I always pushed mongo, my left leg for whatever reason doesn’t have enough stability to stay balanced on the board. I push with the very heel of my shoe on the bottom of the tail so I can do tiny pivots to direct myself. I never really had too much trouble going fast other than the speed wobbles which I feel like is challenging for amateurs no matter how you push

[@gregoryroldan388]

Dude I've been pushing mongo so long it's like second nature to me now feels natural to me and it's dope cause like you said I've been working on switch trucks and can bust them out at the park now

[@PanoGames24]

I’ve ridden Mongo since I was a kid.. I’m 22 now and I’ve learned that it is more difficult with things, but it can still work... I can’t imagine skating “normal” I ride Goofy Mongo dude.. it’s wild

[@maskcollector6949]

My friend coined the term goofy goof for me back in 2004, I ride the same.

[@mezz9465]

I just realized I’ve been skating mongo for a whole year and no one has ever told me I started pushing normal today and it is so much easier to land tricks and ride like omg I am amazed

[@dripcode2600]

I push mongo and always have, but you are definitely right about setting up your feet for tricks. I've been snowboarding for years and when you ride on the chair and get off... you have to do it regular. I wish there was a video about how to go from mongo to regular. Thanks for your video.

[@taurengraybeard218]

Started skating almost 40 years ago, nobody cared how you push then, nobody should care noe. Skate how it feels natural.

[@brazenclips]

I didn’t downvote this video, but as someone who has pushed mongo forever and attempted to push regular for about two weeks, IMO you have one 1 single valid piece of criticism in this entire set, as everything else is easily worked around with time and comfort, and I do mean everything. Reaction time between kicking and trick set up. There is that half a second where you have to scoot around. I never found a universal way to get around this, so I usually ended up just doing one extra-hard push before getting to wherever I was going to do the trick for maintaining momentum while adjusting. All your other gripes were you just being uncomfortable doing something ass backwards. I went thru most of the same pain-points when trying regular a while back. I really wanted to learn how to do it the “right” way, but in the end a lifetime of muscle memory just feels so much for right than doing whatever some crowd of random people think is superior for this or that reason. Btw you were totally right about pushing regular switch. It’s very easy when you’re used to pushing mongo. Easier than pushing regular at least 😅

[@projecticeman365]

I unfortunately got used to mongo 5-8th grade and got good at it. I got back into skating in college and as a sophomore now picking up skating again, it’s extremely awkward trying to learn how to push regular. I can confirm the idea you said about how when you pushed switch it felt comfortable and that you could imagine it being comfortable for those who push mongo, because now that I’m forcing regular onto myself I’m constantly eating shit and I look like a bigger goof than I did back when I pushed mongo and didn’t eat shit. I was skating at vcu recently and destroyed my knee because I couldn’t push very fast regular but was trying to anyways and I couldn’t bring my back foot far enough up to the board and it all spiraled down. I pushed mongo the rest of the day and it was like I picked up right where I left off in 9th. I hope regular feels normal soon because it feels like I’m forcing myself to play left handed guitar when I learned right

[@rchaelk2319]

Did you ever recover?

[@projecticeman365]

@@rchaelk2319 oh yeah baby lol

[@dr.burnquistxoidel5388]

I'm glad I came across your video...I never knew the term for my disability , and it explains my skating from the late 70's and 80's..i did push switch-normal but was not comfortable in goofy...but i had more control pushing until that back foot got on the board. Made for great nollie 180 flips n grinds. Thanks

[@bradleypope5170]

I totally agree, I push mongo and I find it hard to keep my board in the direction I want to travel so I look like a “mongo” skating. All heavy footed which isn’t what I want. So I’m gunna learn to push regular or goofy for sure. These vids are just what I need, been skating a year now and I’ve never really properly looked into it really, especially as it’s been winter (as I never ride in the winter just spring and summer.)

[@stoutlager6325]

All of these criticisms are valid. I say this with twenty plus years of mongo pushing experience. Each problem noted in the video was something I learned how to overcome. Of course back then I didn't see it as a challenge associated with my pushing style, it was just learning how to skateboard. I did eventually learn conventional style and now feel about equally comfortable with either. The one thing I really like about mongo is stability (at least for me personally). It's not quite as fussy about your board foot position when you're pushing. It's true that this does make it a little more challenging to turn with one foot as noted.

[@jqeufncaefvjnid]

For any skaters who gatekeep (not you) are not aware that what works for someone won't always do likewise. Like you said, this is your opinion. Mongo personally is comfy to me and it's good to see someone who prefers normal, does NOT give a shit about other people's pushing style❤ Thank you for not gate keeping!

[@bonnielaurence8894]

If you learnt to skate in the 90s with council paving slabs for pavements, mongo pushing was a life saver. One foot manual while pushing allowed the board to pop those uneven slabs. We dreamt of smooth tarmac that we saw on 411 VHS.

[@essvd2524]

I started pushing mongo when i was little bc i ride goofy but i feel like i can push faster with my right leg. I switched to regular and just got used to it. But if i need hella speed for something ill still push mongo.

[@koaster6627]

I’ve been skating mongo for 2 years and no one gave me reason to change but I might have to because I do struggle with stability and having to change positions fast. But at the same time I can’t imagine holding my skateboard in my left hand or putting my left foot on first the conundrum rn is real.

[@ryanramjattan8714]

Thank God. I though I pushed mongo for a long time since I connected it with regular pushing. Thank you for clearing this up for me!

[@trey4857]

In my early teens I got used to pushing Mongo. I’m right handed, though what felt natural for me was left foot back while pushing with my right then putting it on the front and riding goofy stance. I’m 29 now and about to start back skating , I’m going to try and re learn the “right” way and maybe I can pick up riding switch more easily now

[@vincentfazio4460]

Ive always skated mongo so i can throw down running without a problem.. And a quick set up isnt a bother either, actually i think it has to do with the way you naturally learn, to me all these examples are vice versa with kicking normal

[@SolidSonicTH]

The weight distribution thing is probably the largest consideration, at least for me. When you put a lot of force into the push, you want your weight leaning forward to compensate for the shift in momentum. If you push with your front foot, you won’t have the weight in place to overcome the burst from the push (and, in fact, all your weight is at the back of the board, in the opposite direction of travel). At least as I see it, that’s a recipe for having the board fly out from under you.

[@harrywest6624]

I’ve just started to work on fixing this but I’ve encountered a good reason for mongo: I like to skate bare foot, so when mongo, you place your front foot on the board and then lift your rear foot into position on kick. When skating regular, you place your rear foot straight onto the kick and slide your front foot into position, which obviously takes of skin when bare foot

[@zncuentertainment712]

I grew up pushing mongo in the late 80's. I just started skateboarding again and it feels most natural to go back to mongo but I'm trying to break that habit.

[@Bob-rk2vi]

It’s not comfortable going”regular” is harder for me