Thanks for the shout out! Basics are so easy to overlook. Ive only recent got confident with the hippie jumps, and really need to try skating switch more
Anytime, Scott!!! I was so guilty of skimping on the basic stuff-always in a rush to just figure out all the other tricks for some odd reason. I'm sure getting back into some of them will have a positive impact. Switch has been fun, just another challenge that builds more board feel and confidence. It'll be a long, long, long time before I do anything outside of manuals or ollies switch.
Appreciate it, Simon! Switch skating is fun and frustrating, but it’s a good way to take a break between working on other moves. I think it’ll also help with more board confidence and open up more setups in transition skating.
Hell yeah! I've been experimenting myself aswell, i started doing switch tik taks, trying to hold manuals without moving both regular and switch, and doing hippy jumps but landing with different foot positions while moving.
🙌 All great things!!! Manuals are such a great foundational trick-so many benefits from this movement, stationary or rolling. I'm not quite at fully landing the hippie jumps in different positions; need to fall a couple more times 😂. Tik Taks are another great one too; I’ll have a vid later down the road on those. You're doing lots of good for your skating-keep it up!!!
Thanks Wes! Go nice and easy to start the hippie jumps those things can get wild real quick. First few days I was definitely kissing some pavement doing stationary. Work in progress for me.
Great tips man!! Skating switch is so damn hard good to help with balance and some transition tricks!! Also gotta learn some 180 hippie jumps on a bank would be a cool move!!
I've been avoiding hippie jumps. I should hippie jump my rail since Im not sliding on it. Body varials are another one I've been shying away from. Good idea though I'll probably start back with stuff like that once I can get this sciatica under control.
Got some great stretches from “Chase Mountains” on here for that. Feels so good! Hurt my lower back and hip falling on the lip of a stair and couldn’t move for months, have had sciatica for over a decade. The stretches help remove my nerve pain and tightness in my hamstring.
I would start super easy like stationary with the hippie jumps unless you already got them.(Once your back at it) First one I did I went for a ride to the pavement 😂. Super easy looking trick I think, but not to be under estimated. Will be a few weeks before I get wild and jump my rail. Love body varials another super good one coming down the pipeline with shoulder and hip rotations...but the shuv it vid is coming out first lol, I know I'm a slacker. Also I second @TheTWhite suggestions for "Chase Mountains" for stretching as well as "Knees Over Toes Guy" for anything knee related lower body related. Been trying to fit pockets of both in when time allows.
@@OldBrokenSkater I second moving hippie jumps are harder than it looks. I can do them stationary, but tried it moving one day and almost ate it big time, haha. Def need to do more
I may take a step back myself from doing tricks and just focus on some basic stuff as well. See if I can gain some balance and confidence. Might be the next video for me
That’s what I’m talking about! Board feel and balance drills will build confidence and lead to more fun sessions in the long run. Can’t wait to see what you put together!
"Old Broken Skater"....NAh man, your still skating. Your not broken. I'm ten years younger than you and due to breaking all 5 of my metatarsals on my left foot (my push foot) will never be the same. Hence, I can't skate like I use to and no, I SUCK at switch riding
I couldn't come up with any other names, and there were like 1,000 Miguel's already on UA-cam 😂 But for real, that sounds brutal, man. I looked this up (metatarsals), and it's pretty amazing you're still skating. I can't skate like I used to either-not in the sense of tricks, but my struggle is with range of motion and flexibility. The military destroyed my legs. I've had my ACL replaced in the right leg twice, along with medial tears and a few others. Then on my left leg, the ACL was replaced twice, along with lateral and medial tears, PCL and MCL tears, and a tibial fracture. The left leg (my push foot) just struggles with flexibility. I also think there’s an element of fear of injuring the leg again that holds me back. But I’m just happy to skate again and to get to the point where I’m at now. Hopefully, it inspires others to just skate and not worry so much about landing wild tricks or getting "good."
@OldBrokenSkater I can still skate but only for like a few minutes to max of an hour at a time due to my foot not healing right (because I didn't listen to my doctor about leaving the boot on) lol. Love seeing your progress though. And when it comes to your name, I just had to give you laugh with what I said haha
Thanks so much! Hoping for more progress this year. It’s awesome you’re still getting out there, even with the lingering pain-that’s solid dedication. Appreciate the support and the laugh about the name! Miguel's Skate Channel just sounds too meh 😂 Hope you have a great New Year!!
Thanks for the shout out! Basics are so easy to overlook. Ive only recent got confident with the hippie jumps, and really need to try skating switch more
Anytime, Scott!!! I was so guilty of skimping on the basic stuff-always in a rush to just figure out all the other tricks for some odd reason. I'm sure getting back into some of them will have a positive impact. Switch has been fun, just another challenge that builds more board feel and confidence. It'll be a long, long, long time before I do anything outside of manuals or ollies switch.
Front boardslide looking good dude, keep at it! 🤘👍🛹
Thanks!!! 🙌 Gotta figure out how to come out regular and not fakie all the time. That’ll be the next step for that trick.
Great boardslide variety mate, switch skating sounds interesting!
Love a hippy jump over/under obstacles 👊🏻
Appreciate it, Simon! Switch skating is fun and frustrating, but it’s a good way to take a break between working on other moves. I think it’ll also help with more board confidence and open up more setups in transition skating.
Great video. Love the focus on fundamentals. Need to do more of this during the winter to improve my overall board control. Keep the tips coming!
🙌 Thanks!! I think we can all benefit from a little fundamentals-winter’s a great time to catch up on stuff like this.
Great tips bro! Looking forward to more videos like this!
Thanks man, appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed it! Hoping to get more like this out soon!
Hell yeah! I've been experimenting myself aswell, i started doing switch tik taks, trying to hold manuals without moving both regular and switch, and doing hippy jumps but landing with different foot positions while moving.
🙌 All great things!!! Manuals are such a great foundational trick-so many benefits from this movement, stationary or rolling. I'm not quite at fully landing the hippie jumps in different positions; need to fall a couple more times 😂. Tik Taks are another great one too; I’ll have a vid later down the road on those. You're doing lots of good for your skating-keep it up!!!
I am totally going to do those hippie jumps I think I could really benefit from this, thanks for the pointers brother great video.
Thanks Wes! Go nice and easy to start the hippie jumps those things can get wild real quick. First few days I was definitely kissing some pavement doing stationary. Work in progress for me.
@ Thanks will do for sure!
Great tips man!! Skating switch is so damn hard good to help with balance and some transition tricks!! Also gotta learn some 180 hippie jumps on a bank would be a cool move!!
Thanks bro!! Now when you see me putting around like more of a looney bin you know what I'm doing 😂
I've been avoiding hippie jumps. I should hippie jump my rail since Im not sliding on it. Body varials are another one I've been shying away from. Good idea though I'll probably start back with stuff like that once I can get this sciatica under control.
Got some great stretches from “Chase Mountains” on here for that. Feels so good! Hurt my lower back and hip falling on the lip of a stair and couldn’t move for months, have had sciatica for over a decade. The stretches help remove my nerve pain and tightness in my hamstring.
@ thanks I'll look him up. Seeing a chiro and doing Mckenzie exercises currently.
I would start super easy like stationary with the hippie jumps unless you already got them.(Once your back at it) First one I did I went for a ride to the pavement 😂. Super easy looking trick I think, but not to be under estimated. Will be a few weeks before I get wild and jump my rail. Love body varials another super good one coming down the pipeline with shoulder and hip rotations...but the shuv it vid is coming out first lol, I know I'm a slacker. Also I second @TheTWhite suggestions for "Chase Mountains" for stretching as well as "Knees Over Toes Guy" for anything knee related lower body related. Been trying to fit pockets of both in when time allows.
@@OldBrokenSkater I second moving hippie jumps are harder than it looks. I can do them stationary, but tried it moving one day and almost ate it big time, haha. Def need to do more
That one trick that looks easy and fun, then bam throws you to the ground. I do have a blooper from this video, will probably purpose it somewhere 😂
I may take a step back myself from doing tricks and just focus on some basic stuff as well. See if I can gain some balance and confidence. Might be the next video for me
That’s what I’m talking about! Board feel and balance drills will build confidence and lead to more fun sessions in the long run. Can’t wait to see what you put together!
"Old Broken Skater"....NAh man, your still skating. Your not broken. I'm ten years younger than you and due to breaking all 5 of my metatarsals on my left foot (my push foot) will never be the same. Hence, I can't skate like I use to and no, I SUCK at switch riding
I couldn't come up with any other names, and there were like 1,000 Miguel's already on UA-cam 😂 But for real, that sounds brutal, man. I looked this up (metatarsals), and it's pretty amazing you're still skating. I can't skate like I used to either-not in the sense of tricks, but my struggle is with range of motion and flexibility. The military destroyed my legs. I've had my ACL replaced in the right leg twice, along with medial tears and a few others. Then on my left leg, the ACL was replaced twice, along with lateral and medial tears, PCL and MCL tears, and a tibial fracture.
The left leg (my push foot) just struggles with flexibility. I also think there’s an element of fear of injuring the leg again that holds me back. But I’m just happy to skate again and to get to the point where I’m at now. Hopefully, it inspires others to just skate and not worry so much about landing wild tricks or getting "good."
@OldBrokenSkater I can still skate but only for like a few minutes to max of an hour at a time due to my foot not healing right (because I didn't listen to my doctor about leaving the boot on) lol. Love seeing your progress though. And when it comes to your name, I just had to give you laugh with what I said haha
Thanks so much! Hoping for more progress this year. It’s awesome you’re still getting out there, even with the lingering pain-that’s solid dedication. Appreciate the support and the laugh about the name! Miguel's Skate Channel just sounds too meh 😂 Hope you have a great New Year!!