Struggling to Commit - inline skating at 62
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2024
- After a rough time at the skatepark, I come back to the p-rail to work on my jumps. It was a frustrating and painful day, but I managed a few decent grinds. I'm in the midst of a "jump slump" it seems!
Ive skateboarded for 26 years, and i still have those days. I am a big believer in mindest and visualization. Ill go through all of the motions of the trick and how itll feel, forcing myself to piece together the details i might have skipped until i have a complete picture in my mind. I might take a few minutes to do this, but i find it very useful. But sometimes, my feet just arent there, and ill decide to take an easier day of skating. Ill also visualize rolling away from trick on the way to the park. Its inspirational to see a young old guy still getting after it!
Your attitude and determination is inspiring, and I appreciate that you’re not trying to rush the process.
...Knowing your weaknesses is half the battle? Alot of pros don't switch Goofy before touring the realm of other possibilities. The fact that you took a hard fall the day before but got geared up again for more, only to concentrate on where your struggling speaks volumes. People tend to rest their weight more on their right which is why it's called Goofy. It's intimidating to go back over such ingrained habits, like trusting your left foot to direct and manage weight and using your right as a guide.
Dude focus is your strength. Fear is your weakness! It’s that tiny bit of fear in the back of your mind . Let go
Don't worry about switch for the minute. Go with the natural and enjoy further
if this video doesn't push you I don't know what will. Hats off to you sir. much respect! I think a shin guard would eliminate that commitment issue that you getting. but at 62? man you're a legend!🤘
Can't win every game and it doesn't rain all the time. Skating has its days where NOTHING works. You may get caught up in one trick and chase it down. Gotta remember WHY you started to skate in the first place. Try to just have fun. If something's not working, wash that truck out of your line up and move to another. Or just roll around and remind yourself that this is fun, so have fun. Then, try again, and again, and again...
May have been said already but I’ve had better success with aiming for the darkside of the rail. Where the pvc /wood meet. Both arms inside toward the rail. Knees to chest and send it!
As I get older (I'm in my mid-50s) I find there are big peaks and troughs in my energy levels. I think that's probably normal. But I'd kill to have your commitment levels. Keep at it 👏👏👏
What a commitment! I re-discovered Inline Skating just now with 36 and after some initial weeks of wanting to learn intermediate/advanced breaks and rolling backwards at high speeds etc., I just gave up on that since it felt too risky. So now just doing 1-2 hour skating for fitness while only being able to do a T-stop. And here you are chasing those goals like a champ. I'm sure after more sessions like these and sleeping over them, it will start to click for you! I definitely get the issues with "one-sided-ness", though, I have that with everything, even scissoring with one foot in front feels wrong. I guess it's some subtle differences how we distribute our center of mass or something like that.
Happens all the time now that i’m in my 40s. The hand-eye-body coordination just doesn’t agree on some days. Sometimes it’s sleep, sometimes it’s diet and/or caffeine. The biggest thing I learned was to “listen to my body” and go easy those days. The days that I didnt, I broke bones 🫣
Thanks for posting this, it's really motivating!
Oh, looking at all those falls is so painful, you are unstoppable! 🔥
dude u rock 49 now just started inline skating again. one knee not so great so some things can only be done unilaterally, but you know, that’s the way of things.
Hombre thank you for asking 😆.
That’s one of your best thumbs. Love it! 👍
👏👍 You’ll be surprised how good you’ll get in a little amount of time. Just keep going bro!!! 👏👏👏
Ive been wanting to get into inline skating (never skated before), and seeing this video really motivated me to soon get my own in a week and practice!
Bro keep goin' . My leg's pain it´s gettin better and I'm work the grinds just like you . Nos motivas a seguir, un saludo desde México.
Very very cool man!🤙