When I was young I always wanted to skateboard. I was kind of scene adjacent being into punk and metal in the 90s/00s, but none of my close friends skated and the kids I knew that did seemed kind of gate keepy. I bought a decent board and a vhs (pre youtube) on how to do some tricks. I was even saving up and making plans to build some backyard ramps or half pipe since we didn’t have a skate park near by. Despite this I could never figure out an olly which seemed to be the entry level trick and since my friends didn’t skate I was only ever practicing on my own and never got direct feedback on what I was doing wrong. Now I’m in my 40s and even if wanted to pick it up, I’d break something for sure.
When I was young I always wanted to skateboard. I was kind of scene adjacent being into punk and metal in the 90s/00s, but none of my close friends skated and the kids I knew that did seemed kind of gate keepy. I bought a decent board and a vhs (pre youtube) on how to do some tricks. I was even saving up and making plans to build some backyard ramps or half pipe since we didn’t have a skate park near by. Despite this I could never figure out an olly which seemed to be the entry level trick and since my friends didn’t skate I was only ever practicing on my own and never got direct feedback on what I was doing wrong. Now I’m in my 40s and even if wanted to pick it up, I’d break something for sure.