I know this is completely off topic but: During the summer and with your experience, what time of the day do you find best to skate? Early in the morning or at dusk/night and why? Thanks!
I’m 41 and started skating for the first time ever last year at the beginning of COVID. Learning to carve bowls is fun for me because it feels like less of a risk for my older bones and a bit easier to have fun as a straight up newbie. I can’t skate bowls everyday because of work and family so it’s taken a long time to get where I’m at…I have only rolled in, never successfully dropped in. Your video format and content inspire me to get out there and try. I don’t have friends that skate so UA-cam is it for me. I dig your skate style and look forward to all your video releases. Thank you 🙏🏻
I re learned last year too after 31 years off. I wasn’t very good to begin with. At 43 I learned to drop in (you CAN do it and it IS easy) and am working on getting more efficient with my pumps. I watched “Freewheelin’” which came out the year I was born (1976!!) and Stacey Peralta does this flat ground pumping to get speed. I am mastering that and I think it’ll help me with the nuances in bowl riding. Not a ton of opportunity to get in the bowls by me but I try to get there as often as possible.
i actually downsized in wheels from 60mm to 55mm. and while the 60mm roll fast. 55mm accelerate faster. so i gain more momentum from my pump. so id say bigger isnt allways better. i actually woulnt ask locals for the line. probably my favorite thing about bowls is finding a line myself. trail and error. the harder the bowl the more satisfying to find the lines. last week got to skate a couple really tight and steep bowls. if you where like 10" off youd be done. youll hit a crazy steep vert wall straight on and lose all your speed. trying over and over again to find exactly where to hit each wall and slowly piecing together how to maintain your speed gives me so much satisfaction.
Loose trucks made an immediate difference in my bowl skating. It really helps with that double pump, too. Thanks for the tips, man. BTW, you have really good flow.
Great video Zack… I’m hoping one day you will walk us through: pump timing on the transition, in order to make it to the coping with ease. You make it look so easy, would love to get your technical perspective.
Great video ! 47 now and got back on the board during the pandemic , sneaking into skate parks in the middle of the night. Your tips really help put it all into perspective and got me back , much quicker than I expected.
Thanks so much Zack man, this helps a lot! I rekindled my love with skateboarding but this time transition skating is all new to me. I’ve always skated street, stairs, flat ground, but never go around to learning anything on ramps or bowls even though I have decent skateparks around me! Now with your tips, I’m going to hit my local bowl and improve my transition skating! Woohoo!! 👍 😎
I really appreciate these tips Zack. Watching others skate and pump for speed and understanding how to do it myself are two different things and your explanation helps! Thank you!
i enjoyed that bro thanks. been skating a bowl and it has a snake shape. I spent sometime today planning the lines and trying you double pump. I feel that my speed improved drastically. I recon the only thing left is the roll in over coping to add to the first pump. Thank for the vid champ 🚀
Why is it that lifting the wheels stalls your momentum so much? Scum line seemed like a weird term until I realized that it comes from skating empty pools that sometimes fill with rainwater and get a line of scum at the 1/3 mark or so. I don’t get over to my local bowl too often because they don’t allow my son’s scooter but when I do, I try to follow a line and get higher or faster, or see how many corners I can reach before a mistake steals my speed. It’s great fun. Thanks for the tips as always. Can’t wait to get back to the outdoor spots once it warms up (heck, just dries up) in NY. 🥶
When he said special meter I died lol I agree with what he was saying there though. Anything that helps boost your confidence while riding is a good thing
Awesome video with some great tips. Skated normal ramps for many years, but never had access to a bowl until recently. Will defintely use these tips in the bowl sessions to come. Thanks.
Thx for! Always strugglin with the when high, when Low ist right... Always Beein a Trial an Error, but now i guess i got the clue... 😊😊 Good Job, Zack!
Great tips Zack I'm gonna take this to my local and see if I can't find some speed. I watched Adam Alfaro shred a bowl once and he never did a trick just carved around it was amazing
I've often wondered what your opinion on graffiti at skate parks is. I wondered this as you can see some that's been removed from that park. How come some parks tolerate it and others don't? Me personally I see graffiti as a part of the same scene and I love it. I'm a writer myself and there's always been and always will be a lack of legit spaces to paint. I've always enjoyed doing ramps etc. But my local park always removes writers work. What's your two cents?
I think it really depends on a variable of things, one reason I DON'T like graffiti at skateparks is it'll make the transition slippery, especially if it's extremely smooth transition during the winter the paint makes it so the water just sits on top of the concrete so you can't really skate it. In other situations where the concrete is a bit rough or has more texture the paint and graffiti helps make it more tolerable, I know that's not a yes or no haha - really depends on the location. I prefer the graffiti be on walls not on transition.
I watch your cattle can you do a video have you pumping around the bowl with maybe someone following you so the person can see how you get around the hips better see how you can double pump walls and everything I understand what you're saying they a visual someone trailing you with a camera think it would help a lot
Did I miss any tips for keeping speed in bowls? Let me know below. Also If you scroll back up & hit that like button I'll love you for a long time.
Talk about leaning forward and smashing onto the transition to boost. It would be cool to have a tour of local parks and best lines with a voice over.
“All wheels on the ground while you skate your line” Good advice for me. Thx Zack for this.
@@MaLaCoiD do you mean keep your weight forward on the flat and shift it back as you pump up the transition?
I know this is completely off topic but: During the summer and with your experience, what time of the day do you find best to skate? Early in the morning or at dusk/night and why? Thanks!
I’m 41 and started skating for the first time ever last year at the beginning of COVID. Learning to carve bowls is fun for me because it feels like less of a risk for my older bones and a bit easier to have fun as a straight up newbie. I can’t skate bowls everyday because of work and family so it’s taken a long time to get where I’m at…I have only rolled in, never successfully dropped in. Your video format and content inspire me to get out there and try. I don’t have friends that skate so UA-cam is it for me. I dig your skate style and look forward to all your video releases. Thank you 🙏🏻
Good on you for picking it up at 41! Stoked this video can be of some inspiration, I love just carving around!
I re learned last year too after 31 years off. I wasn’t very good to begin with. At 43 I learned to drop in (you CAN do it and it IS easy) and am working on getting more efficient with my pumps. I watched “Freewheelin’” which came out the year I was born (1976!!) and Stacey Peralta does this flat ground pumping to get speed. I am mastering that and I think it’ll help me with the nuances in bowl riding. Not a ton of opportunity to get in the bowls by me but I try to get there as often as possible.
40 here and know exactly what you mean brother! Keep shredding.
Not just big wheels, but also HARD wheels and fast bearings. I think these how to vids are great for those who want to learn fast.
Yes, hard wheels!
3 seconds into the video and i’m already loving it!
I love watching Steve Alba destroy a pool he finds the craziest lines. Sometimes I watch videos of him skate before I skate to get me hyped!
Same!!
Great post!
Awesome man. Love your stuff. I'm a 54 yo staker and bowls are my thing. Keep grinding!
i actually downsized in wheels from 60mm to 55mm. and while the 60mm roll fast. 55mm accelerate faster. so i gain more momentum from my pump. so id say bigger isnt allways better.
i actually woulnt ask locals for the line. probably my favorite thing about bowls is finding a line myself. trail and error. the harder the bowl the more satisfying to find the lines.
last week got to skate a couple really tight and steep bowls. if you where like 10" off youd be done. youll hit a crazy steep vert wall straight on and lose all your speed. trying over and over again to find exactly where to hit each wall and slowly piecing together how to maintain your speed gives me so much satisfaction.
55m is pretty big!
@@ZackDowdy what size would you recommend? Looking to buy some new wheels and bearings and 55mm is pretty much biggest widely available size.
Loose trucks made an immediate difference in my bowl skating. It really helps with that double pump, too. Thanks for the tips, man. BTW, you have really good flow.
Thanks a lot. Lately I consume, bookmark and deeply study any tips about bowls.
That's the way!
It all comes back to that practice homies, I noticed the more I worked on my pumping the stronger it got
Great video Zack… I’m hoping one day you will walk us through: pump timing on the transition, in order to make it to the coping with ease. You make it look so easy, would love to get your technical perspective.
Great video !
47 now and got back on the board during the pandemic , sneaking into skate parks in the middle of the night.
Your tips really help put it all into perspective and got me back , much quicker than I expected.
Thanks so much Zack man, this helps a lot! I rekindled my love with skateboarding but this time transition skating is all new to me. I’ve always skated street, stairs, flat ground, but never go around to learning anything on ramps or bowls even though I have decent skateparks around me! Now with your tips, I’m going to hit my local bowl and improve my transition skating! Woohoo!! 👍 😎
Yes bowl tips! Double pump on the wall is like hotdogging on the wave right? Thanks
YES!!
This is straight gold ⭐️
I really appreciate these tips Zack. Watching others skate and pump for speed and understanding how to do it myself are two different things and your explanation helps! Thank you!
Great lesson!
great video and tips will watch again before i hit my local
Great video! Very helpful for this 54yr old newbie! Thank you! 🤙🛹
Thank you for the tips man
Really enjoying your videos. I loved this one in particular because I’m learning to skate bowls. Keep up the great work 🙏👍🏼
i enjoyed that bro thanks. been skating a bowl and it has a snake shape. I spent sometime today planning the lines and trying you double pump. I feel that my speed improved drastically. I recon the only thing left is the roll in over coping to add to the first pump. Thank for the vid champ 🚀
Good stuff! Thank you for the stoke! 🤙🛹
Why is it that lifting the wheels stalls your momentum so much?
Scum line seemed like a weird term until I realized that it comes from skating empty pools that sometimes fill with rainwater and get a line of scum at the 1/3 mark or so.
I don’t get over to my local bowl too often because they don’t allow my son’s scooter but when I do, I try to follow a line and get higher or faster, or see how many corners I can reach before a mistake steals my speed. It’s great fun. Thanks for the tips as always. Can’t wait to get back to the outdoor spots once it warms up (heck, just dries up) in NY. 🥶
When he said special meter I died lol I agree with what he was saying there though. Anything that helps boost your confidence while riding is a good thing
loose trucks help with keeping all 4 four wheels down....but yea all 4 wheels down is key....try not to kickturn if you don't have to...
Loose trucks for sure!
I find it so counter-intuitive as a street skater but I'm trying to loosen them so I have an easier time on transition.
This videos really do help a lot Man! Couldn't find this tips anywhere else :)
Awesome video with some great tips. Skated normal ramps for many years, but never had access to a bowl until recently. Will defintely use these tips in the bowl sessions to come. Thanks.
Great video, thanks!
Yeah ! Totally like bowl riding, nice video, Thx for sharing. very cool insights. 🤙
Thx for! Always strugglin with the when high, when Low ist right... Always Beein a Trial an Error, but now i guess i got the clue... 😊😊 Good Job, Zack!
Hope it all can help!🤘
Thanks for great tips to try out next time at the skatepark👍🤔
Great tips Zack I'm gonna take this to my local and see if I can't find some speed. I watched Adam Alfaro shred a bowl once and he never did a trick just carved around it was amazing
What size wheels and hardness do you run on your board ?
A perspective on hip transfers would be great, getting air.. just launching it or is ollieing better? Grind off the hip is pretty rad too.
Good idea! I'll have to make something on hips
I've often wondered what your opinion on graffiti at skate parks is.
I wondered this as you can see some that's been removed from that park. How come some parks tolerate it and others don't?
Me personally I see graffiti as a part of the same scene and I love it. I'm a writer myself and there's always been and always will be a lack of legit spaces to paint. I've always enjoyed doing ramps etc. But my local park always removes writers work.
What's your two cents?
Spray paint can fuck up the skate surface. Rather on walls
There’s what the other reply said but I also think it’s just public opinion and like how much the community cares and govt funding as well
I think it really depends on a variable of things, one reason I DON'T like graffiti at skateparks is it'll make the transition slippery, especially if it's extremely smooth transition during the winter the paint makes it so the water just sits on top of the concrete so you can't really skate it. In other situations where the concrete is a bit rough or has more texture the paint and graffiti helps make it more tolerable, I know that's not a yes or no haha - really depends on the location. I prefer the graffiti be on walls not on transition.
Volcom brothers on the cover??
my idea of skate bowls is the acai bowls at the entrance at shockas park is that little shack still there?
Sure is!! I always say how epic it would be if it was a skateshop.
@@ZackDowdy hell yeah that dude is awesome, good work man 🤘🏽
I watch your cattle can you do a video have you pumping around the bowl with maybe someone following you so the person can see how you get around the hips better see how you can double pump walls and everything I understand what you're saying they a visual someone trailing you with a camera think it would help a lot
Hotdogging
Mash
I try I just can't keep any speed icdrop in go around corner then try to around the big section of bowl then I get outathat I have no speed at all