I thankfully I never pushed mongo cuz it was uncomfortable BUT my older brother was skating Mango and I thought that was what the prose where doing lmao
This whole "mongo" thing is mind boggling to me. I skated as a young lad at the end of the '80s/start of the '90s and the term didn't even exist. As a little kid I had and old style scooter that was for transport (more like a bike with big, spoked wheels and hand brakes) and I happened to use my left foot to push and was more comfortable with my left foot in front while free wheeling (ie: regular, pushing "mongo"). This carried over when I started skating so I pushed mongo the entire time I skated when younger, but no one ever commented on it. Last year, at 46, I decided to get back into it and I was confused to see all the videos crapping on about "mongo" and "mall grabbing" (also not a thing way back). This time around I still pushed mongo to start but, I admit, I have learnt to push "normal" as well because I see the merit in quicker setting up when run-up space is limited, but as for all the other reasons, I don't have any issues either way. I think whatever way you are comfortable with will just work. The good thing now is I can push with both so when skating long distances I can alternate and my standing leg doesn't get really tired. :)
Hey mate well done. I'm ,46 and have just put my feet back on the board. I ride with my son. Similar to you i skated from around 86 to 89 as so many kids did. Anyway i didn't even know the term mongo existed until a week ago. People who skated that way years ago no oned cared. I did notice other better skaters pushed with back foot but i did it that way as it was more comfortable. My theory is if you're right footed then really you should skate natural and left footed goofy with the dominant foot at the back. Im right footed and push with right but as im left handed i stand goofy. As you would playing cricket golf etc. Im gonna try it the other way. Good point about switch too . Yeah i push natural switch because you're going backwards. So i guess to look at it id be skating regular and pushing regular! But to me im going backwards. Anyway long story but as ramp skating was so important back then it didn't matter i guess.
idk bout mongo but i remember when "Mall Grab" became a thing (29 now) me and the homies would hang at the mall in HS and one year i think 10th grade.. that year the security started telling us "You cant bring boards in here unless u hold it a certain way (i guess to keep from the nose or tail bumping into people had to grab by the trucks) & are going straight to the shop.. couldnt just hang around the mall with boards and shit cause our mall people would try to skate in it. i didnt know or realise this was goin on all over and thought us exclusively got it banned from our mall until i started watchin skating in YT and seen videos about Mall grabbing and made the connection.. in not 100% as to that being why but that was my experience living thru that.. that was like in 08 to 2011 i also remember seeing a good amount of videos of skate parts having clips in malls.. u dont see that much anymore either
I just started skateboarding and honestly, I feel comfortable pushing mongo though I can't really balance that much but with the regular push... It feels awkward and uneasy
I'm a longboarder now that pushes mongo, but i started off skateboarding, ive skated/longboarded for over 7 years now, and when i did skateboard the only disadvantage i actually had was trick setup, that's the only valid point i see on videos talking about mongo being worse, everything else just doesnt apply to me, i can turn while pushing just fine, i can throw down (my back foot is my left foot, and i grab my board with my left hand), when i push i don't stand up straight, and i can go over cracks and dodge people just fine, i'd say if you want to be as efficient as possible with your tricks, change to regular, but most peoples reasons to dislike mongo are not valid.
I do the same and I'm not that new to it hahaha, I will just recommend you to know how to push regular (not to do it all the time just have the bases) so you can have a better balance and choose when you need mongo or regular it helped me a lot
See I been skating for 7yrs and my friend told me how to push when I started and now I get out of pushing mongo but idk I have style on my board but idk
I pushed mongo for the whole of my younger years. I just picked up skating again at 40 since moving to California from the UK and I made a deal with myself to learn the 'correct' way. My muscle memory is getting in the way slightly but I'm refusing to go back to mongo. I'm a month in and it's getting easier. Thanks for the video, mate.
Great video! I agree that you should not solely push mongo, but I don’t think it’s something that you should never do. I mainly push regular and at times also mongo. I believe it helps my legs not get as tired since I’m switching up the motions they are performing. This video has inspired me to make one of my own on the topic. Something to the effect of when it is ok to push Mongo. Thanks!
So I skate mongo and I know a few people that do, sometimes when I push my back foot is central of my board and as I put my front foot on, my back foot shifts towards the tail.
#5 yeah that's because pushing regular is more like pulling the board while mongo is more like pushing the board. If you can pull something over an obstacle you always have more control than if you push.
Yeah! Like if you wanna stand on one leg on the board and roll forward, the front foot is feeling so much safer. But I remember one of the cool skaters from when I was a kid pushed mongo. He was more of a ramp guy though, and didn’t push that much, lol. I think with beginners, I would assume (just a hunch) the there are more people standing regular that pushes mongo, possibly partly because they feel that it’s natural to let their dominant foot control the board. I guess more people are right footed. Also I tried telling my girlfriend to step onto the board with the left (front) foot first, and push with the right. But it’s super puzzling to her, because her natural instinct is telling her that with the left foot ON the board, and the right foot RIGHT of the board it feels as if the board is “behind” her, and she has to step up onto the board with heels first, meaning it feels backwards to her, and scary to take a step “back” up onto the board. (She’s a super beginner).
I've been skating for like three months.. I push mongo and understand from this video. Pros and cons i guess. I'm gonna learn to push regular tomorrow but knowing mongo will help in so many ways. What a video🙏🤘
I pushed mongo when I was a teenage and then still did when I started up again in my 30s. It was pretty much throw downs that made me want to convert. It definitely helps me push regular switch. Totally agree though, people should skate however they feel comfortable. Nice video, Ricky!
Why the hell would anyone throw down like that when pushing mongo??? I skate regular, push mongo, and throw down with my right hand. Am I missing something?
i skate reg and throw down with my right hand too. I just tried it and i drop my back foot first. sideways on the truck bolts. If i were to put my front foot down first that cool and all but requires the skater to slam the front of the board down with ones foot vs mongo where the back trucks all ready on the ground. its more efficient in mongo. smoother. ever way has ups n down.
I started at 8yrs old on a G&S Fibre flexi, Bennett trucks and Road rider 2's 43 yrs ago. Haven't skated in over 20 years. I'm 51, bought a killer new board and am learning to Ollie...just found out I have mongo symptoms....damn. 2 mountains to climb. So looking forward to it. Great video, thanks for not being brutal. :) Peace!
I always thought Mongo was cause of the sentiment over the sport of not being there yet for both surfing and skateboarding. The body excersises its self to settle while skating or surfing but not at the better standards like you described.
I use to push mongo as a kid until I had my own 5 ft quarter pipe and found I was able to get an extra 1 or 2 kicks to gain speed to approach it if I pushed regularly.
Im regular foot stance but I pushed Mongo my whole life and it made me great at skating fakie because you still push with your left foot and place your right foot on the nose instead . I love it and I love one footed manuals. I also do alot of old school tricks like flamingos and boneless 360s so it helped alot that I skated Mongo.
i skate mongo and i was good a fakie kick flips before my friends got good at them. and now i can master the fakie shovits everytime back to back. mongo does help fakie setup and feel.
When I used to snowboard, I rode regular. Now I'm starting skateboarding and goofy feels more comfortable. I think it's because I'm used to riding around the city on a scooter, having my right foot on the scooter and pushing with my left foot. So that also feels more stable on the skateboard now. But if it just came to standing on a board and riding, I wonder if I would prefer regular stance. I'm here cause I'm wondering if I should push mongo with my right leg on the board so I end up in regular stance on the board. But maybe not..
When I started skating I pushed mongo and none of my skate buddies said anything about it for about 2 years and I had no idea it was a bad thing. I was trying a gap one day and it had a very short run-up and I couldn't manage to get the speed for it and one of my friends said "try not pushing mongo". I did and it helped me get enough speed for the gap. Ever since then I started pushing regular (it took a little getting used to, but it wasn't that bad). When I started skating switch a lot after that I also pushed regular and it became a lot more comfortable for me and I became an ambidextrous pusher to where I pushed regular no matter if I was skating switch or not. It actually helped me in the end but had I known earlier on I would have stopped in the beginning. Glad I didn't though.
The great Mongo Debate. Lots of skaters put video parts out pushing mongo. I pushed mongo too and I think it gave me an unseen bonus, (although I don't do it anymore unless on purpose,) it made me more comfortable on my board in different positions gaining control where some skaters can't do it at all.
When I throw my board down and I push mongo I have no problem with it and it helped me when I started skating but when I push the regular way I lose balance and I can’t even do tricks when I push the regular way so I’m sticking with Mongo
Thanks for doing this video, especially since you've taken that journey of starting on mongo. I tried pushing mongo as an experiment as a kid, and quickly realized it was ineffective and dangerous. The only time mongo could shine would be with a single push for the quick setup of a nose trick.
I'm 46. When I first learnt to skate I learnt to push mongo & nobody ever saw it as "wrong". That was 34 years ago... I'm trying and trying to break the habit but fark it's hard. At least I've taught my daughter to push properly from a young age.
Long ago, when I started skating, "Mongo" wasn't a term or concept (and neither was "mall grabbing"). Those were just things people did, and no one cared at all or bothered to label them. Those are both later coinages and preoccupations. I was surprised when I got back into skateboarding and learned people had invented a term for it and had problems with it. I'd advise any young skater not to care or worry about it if that's how the push comfortably--unless/until it somehow impedes whatever they're trying to do. I can say as someone who likes long-distance cruising, being able to push both Mongo and Conformist (regular) is really useful, letting you get a balanced workout and giving each leg a breather while being able to stick with your natural stance.
I've been teaching myself to push Regular for switch, but it's fairly unstable right now. I push mongo if I'm just trying to have some fun. Reg Pushing is something I do in my practice sessions.
I push mongo, (yes...old guy...52). Your demonstrations have your foot waaaay back on the board and I would agree that it looks very unstable. Your old vids of you as a kids, show the same. My foot is more in the middle of the board. If I was younger I would probably try to change. I have noticed with as I get caught up with all the skate terms and tricks...switch, mongo, etc. Most people that get really advanced learn to be ambidextrous to the point that you can push switch or regular equally well and therefore why push mongo. For the rest of us, I am a goofy footed mongo pusher, (with my foot more in the middle of the board). For now, it is what it is. Sorry to my son.... when we go to the skatepark......there goes mongo dad.
I pushed mongo for soooo long as a kid. The benefit is that now I can push either way. And Reynolds is right: mongo is faster: i always used to do it to catch up with friends when we were skating to the park
I've pushed mongo since 1977. I can haul ass feeling more confident a pebble won't f me off w/foot at back center. Still going to try learning regular now too though.
I push Mongo and I have a Mongo Skate Team t-shirt, its hilarious. I've tried to push regular, but then I look like I just started skateboarding. I pushed Mongo when I was a kid, but they didn't call it that back then. People weren't critiquing every aspect of skating. Its almost like left handed vs right handed, everyone is right handed.
I'm not a skater but when I have ridden a skateboard when I threw it down I threw it down with the same hand as my back leg. I never crossed over my body
I did the exact same thing as you, I started of pushing mongo for a few years. And if you think about it, any time you need speed to do something you almost alaways struggle to get back to the position you want to before its time to actually ollie or whatever you are doing.
I am trying to not push mongo. i have 43 years old but i have skate many years in a longboard pushing mongo. I bought a "normal skate" for skate park and it´s VERY strange to me to push regular. It´s like learning from scratch all over again.
I’ve been pushing mongo for years and don’t intend to stop. I want to get hella good and push mongo. I don’t push with my heel on the tail I have my feet more centered and I haven’t had any issues other than setting up.
do you cruise around a lot? I started off learning how to longboard then a couple months later picked up a skateboard. I think that might have played a part in why I pushed with the front foot first bc when you're going over rougher terrain you can squat more and use ur leg kind of like a suspension. does mongo affect ur crusing at all?
@@GoScience123 nah it doesn’t really affect my cruising. personally I like cruising mongo since I can easily ride over bumps with one foot as I’m pushing, even at speed. The main downside is that it takes longer to setup for tricks, which makes it harder to skate certain spots. This is also the first time pushing mongo has been an issue because of the spot and not me. If I were to push regular I wouldn’t have that issue. So i might eventually come to a point where I have to push regular in order to be able to skate more spots. But for now ima push mongo because it’s kinda funny having people look at me like a beginner even though I can still bust out some tricks.
i skate mongo like a normal person and i have never once had someone comment on it. people dont even notice im skating mongo and if they do they never said anything for 20 years. skated with thousands and thousands of skaters. never met a real mongo pusher.
Hi M8 I have been skating for around a year and I push mongo I can push regular (not as good as mongo) and that helped a lot with the mongo problems, I can switch from mongo to regular but I still feel more stable while going fast on Mongo
I pushed mongo I can skate really fast but I noticed trick set up is harder the balance is harder also but when I push regular I look like I can’t skate at all I wanna start to fix it but the best example I can use is if your whole life you write with your left hand and all of sudden you start writing with your right hand it’s gunna feel weird and the writing will look like crap
you cant fight it. A true mongo pusher will always push mongo. it feels more natural. i practice both ways of pushing and came to the conclusion that people who truly push mongo will always skate mongo in some sort of way. its like in the old days were teachers told lefty it was bad to write with left hand.
I ride mango cause I like right shoulder forward and right foot push. It's probably easier for me to switch to left shoulder forward cause I can't ride for shit with my right foot on the board while pushing. I just eat shit immediately.
I've pushed mongo for decades now. And I in no way shape or form look like what you've shown. I look just like a "regular" pusher. I can haul ass. Dropping down is more difficult though. But I know everyone is diffrent.
I push mongo for 35 years and yes i see the difference, as said you need to set your foot twice and you are not fast and ready to react fast.., but there is something wrong in all those video about mongo, someone who really perform with mongo doesn’t put his back feet as far back as shown....so he doesn’t look as bad as shown...why it is always a regular skater try to show mongo is « bad »...show the difference between a good mongo and a good regular...that would more appropriate and less caricatural
I started skating at age 7 and im 26 now ive been pushing mongo the whole time unless im going slower then i push regular. Its just more comfy for me. Some people thought i skated switch but i cant skate switch lol
One thing I'm seeing about your Mongo push as a kid is that you had a lot of trouble with balance and fluidity. Done right, it should look as natural and smooth as "regular" pushing. No offense, but it looks odd in your intro as an adult, too. Your foot seems too far back. Good Mongo pushers tend to have the board foot up further, centering body mass over the board.
literally you just throw the board down with the oppisite hand lmfao its easy as fuck. real mongo pushers just hop into place, i skat regular push mongo, i have my back foot a few inches behind my front trucks, (looks goofy footed lmfao) and when i hop into place. lol but youre right you do push mongo weird lol
my issue with youtubers talking about mongo skating is that everyone including yourself sucks at mongo pushing. I have like 20 years exp pushing mongo on skateboard and longboard. I should just upload a video and be the first legit mongo pusher who doesnt look like its tier first time pushing. sucks coach told you it was wrong becuz now i skate all ways. Throwing a board down mongo is not how us mongo skaters do it. Running over cracks and cords at low speeds is safer in mongo yet you somehow made the opposite statement. i can skate way faster than most and do it mongo. Mongo skaters have a mean 1 foot Manuel game. mongo pushers can leave foot bent sideways to prepare for tricks quickly. mongo is harder but not worse. because there are more option in mongo skating = more room for error and takes longer to master.
I have a feeling that everyone who disagreed with the video and complains or even feels offendet, didn't actually watch the video completely or did not pay attention...
its that us good mongo skaters luagh at people saying they skate mongo but in reality they dont and never did. The kid footage is laughable. Thats not mongo skating. thats just a kid learning how to ride like a badass and then some instructor killing his creativity and mindset. skating mongo is high IQ stuff so it intimidates many.
Do/did you ever push mongo?
I still push switch mongo although I’m better at pushing switch normally I dunno why it’s just a habit
No,for me it’s very uncomfortable(надеюсь правильно написал)
@@Tom.Trundle haha cool! its fine :)
I thankfully I never pushed mongo cuz it was uncomfortable BUT my older brother was skating Mango and I thought that was what the prose where doing lmao
@@elianalessard8304 haha lucky!
If pushing mongo is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.
Amen
This whole "mongo" thing is mind boggling to me. I skated as a young lad at the end of the '80s/start of the '90s and the term didn't even exist. As a little kid I had and old style scooter that was for transport (more like a bike with big, spoked wheels and hand brakes) and I happened to use my left foot to push and was more comfortable with my left foot in front while free wheeling (ie: regular, pushing "mongo"). This carried over when I started skating so I pushed mongo the entire time I skated when younger, but no one ever commented on it. Last year, at 46, I decided to get back into it and I was confused to see all the videos crapping on about "mongo" and "mall grabbing" (also not a thing way back). This time around I still pushed mongo to start but, I admit, I have learnt to push "normal" as well because I see the merit in quicker setting up when run-up space is limited, but as for all the other reasons, I don't have any issues either way. I think whatever way you are comfortable with will just work. The good thing now is I can push with both so when skating long distances I can alternate and my standing leg doesn't get really tired. :)
thanks for sharing, thats awesome your are getting back in to skating :) haha yeah if i skate far i will rotate with regular and switch :)
Hey mate well done. I'm ,46 and have just put my feet back on the board. I ride with my son. Similar to you i skated from around 86 to 89 as so many kids did. Anyway i didn't even know the term mongo existed until a week ago. People who skated that way years ago no oned cared. I did notice other better skaters pushed with back foot but i did it that way as it was more comfortable. My theory is if you're right footed then really you should skate natural and left footed goofy with the dominant foot at the back. Im right footed and push with right but as im left handed i stand goofy. As you would playing cricket golf etc. Im gonna try it the other way. Good point about switch too . Yeah i push natural switch because you're going backwards. So i guess to look at it id be skating regular and pushing regular! But to me im going backwards. Anyway long story but as ramp skating was so important back then it didn't matter i guess.
I hear you, I started skateboarding in 1977ish. I've never heard that term until recently. Has practical sense if into tricks I believe.
idk bout mongo but i remember when "Mall Grab" became a thing (29 now) me and the homies would hang at the mall in HS and one year i think 10th grade.. that year the security started telling us "You cant bring boards in here unless u hold it a certain way (i guess to keep from the nose or tail bumping into people had to grab by the trucks) & are going straight to the shop.. couldnt just hang around the mall with boards and shit cause our mall people would try to skate in it. i didnt know or realise this was goin on all over and thought us exclusively got it banned from our mall until i started watchin skating in YT and seen videos about Mall grabbing and made the connection..
in not 100% as to that being why but that was my experience living thru that.. that was like in 08 to 2011
i also remember seeing a good amount of videos of skate parts having clips in malls.. u dont see that much anymore either
I just started skateboarding and honestly, I feel comfortable pushing mongo though I can't really balance that much but with the regular push... It feels awkward and uneasy
yess !!! agreed
I'm a longboarder now that pushes mongo, but i started off skateboarding, ive skated/longboarded for over 7 years now, and when i did skateboard the only disadvantage i actually had was trick setup, that's the only valid point i see on videos talking about mongo being worse, everything else just doesnt apply to me, i can turn while pushing just fine, i can throw down (my back foot is my left foot, and i grab my board with my left hand), when i push i don't stand up straight, and i can go over cracks and dodge people just fine, i'd say if you want to be as efficient as possible with your tricks, change to regular, but most peoples reasons to dislike mongo are not valid.
I do the same and I'm not that new to it hahaha, I will just recommend you to know how to push regular (not to do it all the time just have the bases) so you can have a better balance and choose when you need mongo or regular it helped me a lot
See I been skating for 7yrs and my friend told me how to push when I started and now I get out of pushing mongo but idk I have style on my board but idk
same bruh
I pushed mongo for the whole of my younger years. I just picked up skating again at 40 since moving to California from the UK and I made a deal with myself to learn the 'correct' way. My muscle memory is getting in the way slightly but I'm refusing to go back to mongo. I'm a month in and it's getting easier. Thanks for the video, mate.
Great video! I agree that you should not solely push mongo, but I don’t think it’s something that you should never do. I mainly push regular and at times also mongo. I believe it helps my legs not get as tired since I’m switching up the motions they are performing. This video has inspired me to make one of my own on the topic. Something to the effect of when it is ok to push Mongo. Thanks!
So I skate mongo and I know a few people that do, sometimes when I push my back foot is central of my board and as I put my front foot on, my back foot shifts towards the tail.
#5 yeah that's because pushing regular is more like pulling the board while mongo is more like pushing the board. If you can pull something over an obstacle you always have more control than if you push.
Yeah! Like if you wanna stand on one leg on the board and roll forward, the front foot is feeling so much safer. But I remember one of the cool skaters from when I was a kid pushed mongo. He was more of a ramp guy though, and didn’t push that much, lol. I think with beginners, I would assume (just a hunch) the there are more people standing regular that pushes mongo, possibly partly because they feel that it’s natural to let their dominant foot control the board. I guess more people are right footed. Also I tried telling my girlfriend to step onto the board with the left (front) foot first, and push with the right. But it’s super puzzling to her, because her natural instinct is telling her that with the left foot ON the board, and the right foot RIGHT of the board it feels as if the board is “behind” her, and she has to step up onto the board with heels first, meaning it feels backwards to her, and scary to take a step “back” up onto the board. (She’s a super beginner).
I've been skating for like three months.. I push mongo and understand from this video. Pros and cons i guess. I'm gonna learn to push regular tomorrow but knowing mongo will help in so many ways. What a video🙏🤘
I made sure I started off right, and why don’t you have more subs😭
good work! haha they are coming dont worry
I pushed mongo when I was a teenage and then still did when I started up again in my 30s. It was pretty much throw downs that made me want to convert. It definitely helps me push regular switch. Totally agree though, people should skate however they feel comfortable. Nice video, Ricky!
Why the hell would anyone throw down like that when pushing mongo??? I skate regular, push mongo, and throw down with my right hand. Am I missing something?
i skate reg and throw down with my right hand too. I just tried it and i drop my back foot first. sideways on the truck bolts. If i were to put my front foot down first that cool and all but requires the skater to slam the front of the board down with ones foot vs mongo where the back trucks all ready on the ground. its more efficient in mongo. smoother. ever way has ups n down.
it just feels so uncomfortable.. maybe if i started with it it would feel more normal
there is always opportunity for a new start :)
I push mongo because for me it’s hard to front first
Btw Ricky is so good at skateboarding and needs more subs
Thank you, hopeful for the future :)
I started at 8yrs old on a G&S Fibre flexi, Bennett trucks and Road rider 2's 43 yrs ago. Haven't skated in over 20 years. I'm 51, bought a killer new board and am learning to Ollie...just found out I have mongo symptoms....damn. 2 mountains to climb. So looking forward to it. Great video, thanks for not being brutal. :) Peace!
I always thought Mongo was cause of the sentiment over the sport of not being there yet for both surfing and skateboarding. The body excersises its self to settle while skating or surfing but not at the better standards like you described.
I use to push mongo as a kid until I had my own 5 ft quarter pipe and found I was able to get an extra 1 or 2 kicks to gain speed to approach it if I pushed regularly.
Im regular foot stance but I pushed Mongo my whole life and it made me great at skating fakie because you still push with your left foot and place your right foot on the nose instead . I love it and I love one footed manuals. I also do alot of old school tricks like flamingos and boneless 360s so it helped alot that I skated Mongo.
i skate mongo and i was good a fakie kick flips before my friends got good at them. and now i can master the fakie shovits everytime back to back. mongo does help fakie setup and feel.
One of my favourite skaters out here, big inspiration man !
When I used to snowboard, I rode regular. Now I'm starting skateboarding and goofy feels more comfortable. I think it's because I'm used to riding around the city on a scooter, having my right foot on the scooter and pushing with my left foot. So that also feels more stable on the skateboard now. But if it just came to standing on a board and riding, I wonder if I would prefer regular stance. I'm here cause I'm wondering if I should push mongo with my right leg on the board so I end up in regular stance on the board. But maybe not..
When I started skating I pushed mongo and none of my skate buddies said anything about it for about 2 years and I had no idea it was a bad thing. I was trying a gap one day and it had a very short run-up and I couldn't manage to get the speed for it and one of my friends said "try not pushing mongo". I did and it helped me get enough speed for the gap. Ever since then I started pushing regular (it took a little getting used to, but it wasn't that bad). When I started skating switch a lot after that I also pushed regular and it became a lot more comfortable for me and I became an ambidextrous pusher to where I pushed regular no matter if I was skating switch or not. It actually helped me in the end but had I known earlier on I would have stopped in the beginning. Glad I didn't though.
The great Mongo Debate. Lots of skaters put video parts out pushing mongo. I pushed mongo too and I think it gave me an unseen bonus, (although I don't do it anymore unless on purpose,) it made me more comfortable on my board in different positions gaining control where some skaters can't do it at all.
When I throw my board down and I push mongo I have no problem with it and it helped me when I started skating but when I push the regular way I lose balance and I can’t even do tricks when I push the regular way so I’m sticking with Mongo
Thanks for doing this video, especially since you've taken that journey of starting on mongo. I tried pushing mongo as an experiment as a kid, and quickly realized it was ineffective and dangerous. The only time mongo could shine would be with a single push for the quick setup of a nose trick.
I'm 46. When I first learnt to skate I learnt to push mongo & nobody ever saw it as "wrong". That was 34 years ago... I'm trying and trying to break the habit but fark it's hard. At least I've taught my daughter to push properly from a young age.
You must be beast at switch pushing since you pushed with your left leg growing up
I like both but when I want speed I push Mongo (middle of the board) and hop into place.
im riding regular and always pushed regular ,but when i ride goofy(switch) i do push mongo cause it feels more comfortable
"there is no right and there is no wrong". Pushing Mongo is RIGHT. facts
true becuz sometimes just becuz something is harder doesnt make it wrong.
I’m trying my best to learn regular and correct my Mongo pushing. Any tips I can learn?
Love the teddy bear mongo comparison 😂
Long ago, when I started skating, "Mongo" wasn't a term or concept (and neither was "mall grabbing"). Those were just things people did, and no one cared at all or bothered to label them. Those are both later coinages and preoccupations. I was surprised when I got back into skateboarding and learned people had invented a term for it and had problems with it. I'd advise any young skater not to care or worry about it if that's how the push comfortably--unless/until it somehow impedes whatever they're trying to do. I can say as someone who likes long-distance cruising, being able to push both Mongo and Conformist (regular) is really useful, letting you get a balanced workout and giving each leg a breather while being able to stick with your natural stance.
I've been teaching myself to push Regular for switch, but it's fairly unstable right now. I push mongo if I'm just trying to have some fun. Reg Pushing is something I do in my practice sessions.
the problem i see with this is when people say you have to reach your arm across. i don’t think those people realize we have 2 arms. one on each side.
I push mongo, (yes...old guy...52). Your demonstrations have your foot waaaay back on the board and I would agree that it looks very unstable. Your old vids of you as a kids, show the same. My foot is more in the middle of the board. If I was younger I would probably try to change. I have noticed with as I get caught up with all the skate terms and tricks...switch, mongo, etc. Most people that get really advanced learn to be ambidextrous to the point that you can push switch or regular equally well and therefore why push mongo. For the rest of us, I am a goofy footed mongo pusher, (with my foot more in the middle of the board). For now, it is what it is. Sorry to my son.... when we go to the skatepark......there goes mongo dad.
cuz he is not a real mongo pusher.
I pushed mongo for soooo long as a kid. The benefit is that now I can push either way. And Reynolds is right: mongo is faster: i always used to do it to catch up with friends when we were skating to the park
haha thats awesome!
I've pushed mongo since 1977. I can haul ass feeling more confident a pebble won't f me off w/foot at back center. Still going to try learning regular now too though.
I push Mongo and I have a Mongo Skate Team t-shirt, its hilarious.
I've tried to push regular, but then I look like I just started skateboarding.
I pushed Mongo when I was a kid, but they didn't call it that back then. People weren't critiquing every aspect of skating.
Its almost like left handed vs right handed, everyone is right handed.
I'm not a skater but when I have ridden a skateboard when I threw it down I threw it down with the same hand as my back leg. I never crossed over my body
I did the exact same thing as you, I started of pushing mongo for a few years. And if you think about it, any time you need speed to do something you almost alaways struggle to get back to the position you want to before its time to actually ollie or whatever you are doing.
I push mongo but how do you recommend learning to skate regular?
Do most kids push mongo? I only just realized i do and so does my son. Ive swapped to regular but my son is only just learning and says its to hard.
I am trying to not push mongo. i have 43 years old but i have skate many years in a longboard pushing mongo. I bought a "normal skate" for skate park and it´s VERY strange to me to push regular. It´s like learning from scratch all over again.
I’ve been pushing mongo for years and don’t intend to stop. I want to get hella good and push mongo. I don’t push with my heel on the tail I have my feet more centered and I haven’t had any issues other than setting up.
do you cruise around a lot? I started off learning how to longboard then a couple months later picked up a skateboard. I think that might have played a part in why I pushed with the front foot first bc when you're going over rougher terrain you can squat more and use ur leg kind of like a suspension. does mongo affect ur crusing at all?
@@GoScience123 nah it doesn’t really affect my cruising. personally I like cruising mongo since I can easily ride over bumps with one foot as I’m pushing, even at speed. The main downside is that it takes longer to setup for tricks, which makes it harder to skate certain spots. This is also the first time pushing mongo has been an issue because of the spot and not me. If I were to push regular I wouldn’t have that issue. So i might eventually come to a point where I have to push regular in order to be able to skate more spots. But for now ima push mongo because it’s kinda funny having people look at me like a beginner even though I can still bust out some tricks.
i skate mongo like a normal person and i have never once had someone comment on it. people dont even notice im skating mongo and if they do they never said anything for 20 years. skated with thousands and thousands of skaters. never met a real mongo pusher.
'You have to cross your board and arm over your body' OR... Use the other hand!
I push with my right foot forward and left back and i push with my back foot, is that wrong?
Hi M8 I have been skating for around a year and I push mongo I can push regular (not as good as mongo) and that helped a lot with the mongo problems, I can switch from mongo to regular but I still feel more stable while going fast on Mongo
Really good video :D
I pushed mongo I can skate really fast but I noticed trick set up is harder the balance is harder also but when I push regular I look like I can’t skate at all I wanna start to fix it but the best example I can use is if your whole life you write with your left hand and all of sudden you start writing with your right hand it’s gunna feel weird and the writing will look like crap
you cant fight it. A true mongo pusher will always push mongo. it feels more natural. i practice both ways of pushing and came to the conclusion that people who truly push mongo will always skate mongo in some sort of way. its like in the old days were teachers told lefty it was bad to write with left hand.
I ride mango cause I like right shoulder forward and right foot push. It's probably easier for me to switch to left shoulder forward cause I can't ride for shit with my right foot on the board while pushing. I just eat shit immediately.
here i am, 21 years old, still sleeping with all my teddies with no end in sight... i also push mongo...i do want to fix that though
POV you just accidentally poked your eye out
I've pushed mongo for decades now. And I in no way shape or form look like what you've shown. I look just like a "regular" pusher. I can haul ass. Dropping down is more difficult though. But I know everyone is diffrent.
I push mongo for 35 years and yes i see the difference, as said you need to set your foot twice and you are not fast and ready to react fast.., but there is something wrong in all those video about mongo, someone who really perform with mongo doesn’t put his back feet as far back as shown....so he doesn’t look as bad as shown...why it is always a regular skater try to show mongo is « bad »...show the difference between a good mongo and a good regular...that would more appropriate and less caricatural
Don’t ever give up mongo. Double push with both legs.
Regular pushers can’t learn mongo because it never came naturally.
I started skating at age 7 and im 26 now ive been pushing mongo the whole time unless im going slower then i push regular. Its just more comfy for me. Some people thought i skated switch but i cant skate switch lol
They don't know we push Mongo with out foot in the middle of the board now all the way in the back like a jackass.
I NEED HELP PLEASE I PUSH REGULAR BUT MY STANCE IS ALSO REGULAR I NEED HELP IM NOT IMPROVING
I find pushing mongo sets your front foot quicker. And easier to push over rough ground. I can do the cave man with holding it with my back hand . 🤔
But why is it called mongo?
I ride nose a push off with my right foot. Is there any way to ride nose better
Was that caveman andrew Reynolds did actually mongo though? I see a front foot on the deck first
Yeah I don't get get how that was mongo...?
One thing I'm seeing about your Mongo push as a kid is that you had a lot of trouble with balance and fluidity. Done right, it should look as natural and smooth as "regular" pushing. No offense, but it looks odd in your intro as an adult, too. Your foot seems too far back. Good Mongo pushers tend to have the board foot up further, centering body mass over the board.
I dont see y it's so bad in the skateboarding community as long as ur having fun isn't that all that matters
Your my favourite
thank you :)
Lol I push mongo but my foot is more in the middle do wanna learn regular I could of swore 24 yrs ago I was regular
Have you been to Woden skatepark in Canberra
it may be a journey but you can't call a kickflip by any other name that's a designated trick.
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literally you just throw the board down with the oppisite hand lmfao its easy as fuck. real mongo pushers just hop into place, i skat regular push mongo, i have my back foot a few inches behind my front trucks, (looks goofy footed lmfao) and when i hop into place. lol but youre right you do push mongo weird lol
where are all the real mongo skating vids?>
If everybody sooo comfortable with it why is it sooo bad
I push with my left leg push mongo and im not goofy. There's no other way
Yo ricky!!!
Everyone skates different,if u ripp and have fun ,who cares
IDK having both seem legit
my issue with youtubers talking about mongo skating is that everyone including yourself sucks at mongo pushing. I have like 20 years exp pushing mongo on skateboard and longboard. I should just upload a video and be the first legit mongo pusher who doesnt look like its tier first time pushing. sucks coach told you it was wrong becuz now i skate all ways. Throwing a board down mongo is not how us mongo skaters do it. Running over cracks and cords at low speeds is safer in mongo yet you somehow made the opposite statement. i can skate way faster than most and do it mongo. Mongo skaters have a mean 1 foot Manuel game. mongo pushers can leave foot bent sideways to prepare for tricks quickly. mongo is harder but not worse. because there are more option in mongo skating = more room for error and takes longer to master.
To be honest he wasn't very good at pushing mongo
I am the mongod. Take this blasphemy down immediately.
Who... who was the one who disliked this video
me a real mongo pusher lol well i was one of them.
I love a good mango
im 14 and still sleep with my stuffed animals😭 welp ig ill always push mongo
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Your pushing mongo wrong
he is not a mongo skater. they dont exist on youtube yet.
I have a feeling that everyone who disagreed with the video and complains or even feels offendet, didn't actually watch the video completely or did not pay attention...
its that us good mongo skaters luagh at people saying they skate mongo but in reality they dont and never did. The kid footage is laughable. Thats not mongo skating. thats just a kid learning how to ride like a badass and then some instructor killing his creativity and mindset. skating mongo is high IQ stuff so it intimidates many.
Why’d you make this video?
Bill Danforth and Rob Roscopp both skated mongo and they were pros .