im 18 years old, never been a skater, is it too late for me to start? i hate my job and i don’t study if that’s relevant
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when is late really late?
Give it a shot. 18 is pretty young still. Just be realistic about what you want from skateboarding.
It's not you'll be fine.
For you it is definitely not too late
I started as 26y old
Still newbie but every time I skate I learn something new
I may not be able to reach top level but I am just having fun
I'm 26 and I'm asking myself the same question. I tried it for like a year back when I was 18, but didn't even learn to ollie while moving. My mistake was to stop practicing, because the desire to skate never faded.
Now, I need to ask something. I have much better balance when riding regular, but I can only pop an ollie riding goofie. Is it better to learn to pop tricks in the stance I feel like I have a better balance or to practice riding goofie until I get a good balance that way?
Also, to the anon who started at 26, have you broke a bone or something? That's what I fear... Am I too old to afford getting hurt like that? I mean, at 18 or younger, if you break an ankle, you'll probably be fine in a few weeks or months (I don't know how much time really), but is it still like that when you're closer to 30?
>but is it still like that when you're closer to 30?
what do you think actually happens? that you are an old man at... 26... and that you just dont heal and recover anymore? like your broken bone just stays broken?
I don't know? I feel like breaking bones and recovering properly could be more of a teenager/early 20's thing and after that you are really screwed if you get hurt like that. But hey, its not like I know anything about that
Also, I meant goofy.
Your healing ability really doesn't start going downhill until your late 40's. And even then it's a very gradual decline. The reason you see and hear redditors and the like making jokes about their bodies being fricked up by the time they're 32 is because they're sedentary and try explosive, athletic shit and hurt themselves. If you gradually build up to rigorous exercise, supposing you haven't in a while, then you'll be fine and still have plenty of miles left in you.
However, skating is very youth oriented and full of extremely risky maneuvers. As a man with a fully-developed brain, you will probably find yourself way less impulsive than your younger peers and may feel left out. Not necessarily a bad thing, but just so you know.
Classic example is how no one wears a helmet even when doing shit like jumping stairs. As an adult, hopefully you know better.
Good to know I can still take some risks and heal when I get hurt, if I don't push it too far. I'll remember to stretch and exercise though.
The feeling left out thing may not happen too much since I plan to go skate with a friend around 26 too, so we aren't really trying to follow what the younger people are doing. Even though I should know better, I still resist the idea of wearing a helmet.
Wear a helmet. If anything it will help you feel a little more bold to try things. Permanent brain injury is the least cool thing there is. It baffles me that 99% of my local concrete park doesn’t wear one.
Its probably because they look up to the previous generation of skaters who hit their head so often that they are now to stupid to realize that its a good idea to wear one.
Keep in mind these are the same people that tell you that the helmet messes up their balance while the massively oversized, sagging, heavy baggy pants are somehow not impacting it.
In short its stupid people being proud of being stupid.
I have bent an ankle and probably half torn ligaments
It took month to heal to live without problems
Two more months to not get irritated and swollen by work and walking
But me being woodcutter is probably not the best reference point
I always use helmet.
I have smashed my head few times but it is still fien
>is it too late for me to start?
If you wanna be best in the world at competitive skateboard trick competitions? yeah, probably. If you just wanna skate around your college campus or your neighborhood? hell no. The key thing in life is knowing what you're actually going for with skateboarding, this kind of question answers itself if you do.
It's too late if you want to learn flip and rail tricks down 8 sets. Or be able to get huge grabs in vert.
Only possible in that time if you totally devote your whole life to it and really, why would you want to do that.
>It's too late if you want to learn flip and rail tricks down 8 sets
i started at 19 and have hit a 12 THOUGHEVER so not true
>is it too late for me to start?
Not at all, I'm 48 and I still skate.
So long as you have health insurance, it's never too late.
its never to late to start. just get comfortable cruising around, learn the basics first (ollie while moving, power slide to stop) and then go from there. also try to find time to skate at least 30 minutes everyday.
Started after 25. If you are not fat you are fine. I went up to half a kickflip and inclined ramp ollies.
It was fun while it lasted, I'm glad I tried it.
18 is nothing in 2023, please try it, even as a hobby to make your wageslaving better.
I’m 34 and started less than 2 months ago.
My objective is to be competent enough to skate around without looking stupid or hurting myself. I’m only interested in learning basic tricks that can come in handy in certain situations when skating around.
Right now I’m starting to land my first ollies while moving (slowly) and getting comfortable going up and down on ramps. I also push a lot to get to the skatepark where I train, it’s a non-stop push until i get there because the asphalt is not very smooth, I think this helped me a lot and now I can push pretty hard and balance pretty well on the front foot.
I train 30 minutes every other day, sometimes less due to lack of time, sometimes I find time for an hour long session, and I’m happy with the progress.
The only advice I can give you is to skate often, especially at the beginning, even if just for 30 minutes. At this stage if you stop for like a week and then go back to it you will feel like you lost your balance and confidence that you may have gained before.
probably the best thing you can do for yourself as an old newbie is find a way to turn skating into part of your daily routine. whether that means skating to get groceries or your morning coffee, skating to walk your dog etc. as much as you can try and turn it into your means of transportation rather than just being a park kid
Yes, that’s my plan eventually, I’ll probably always keep a skate or penny board in my car as a secondary means of transporation. But I didn’t want to start commuting with my skate while still learning to ride it, it felt too precarious. I could probably start doing it right now, but as long as I’ll have time for proper training sessions I’ll take advantage of that.
But yeah, you have to be efficient with your time when you start to have more life obligations.