I’ve been working on these for a while now too. What helped me finally get it was to first take a wide angle, then to click the back truck on your heel wheel think if it as a kick turn slash grind where your body is inside, then aim your front truck on the toe side to the coping to lock it and subtly let your weight come up. The weight shift is tricky . You have to let it come up but not too much on curved coping or you’ll roll out..
You sir are an inspiration to all of us old guys learning to skate. I started when I turned 40 and absolutely love it! Thanks for the tips, I can get small coping slides in but need to go for distance
Great tutorial as usual Jon. The advice given to me when I started doing 50/50’s in a pool was drop in with speed. Then it didn’t matter what your truck position was on the coping. It’s always hairy dropping back in if you’re stationary. The shoulder following the coping is great advice because that’s the difference between ramp and pool skating. Always looking forward to your posts.👊🏻🛹
great shit jon! i always find the best tutorials are from those just learning how to do it as well, especially in something as individual as skateboarding, thanks for all the tips man! excited to try this!
Nice man! I'm trying the same. I can make carve grinds, but I cannot get it to standing up, I stay too much inside the transition. Same problem with axle stall
52 year old learning to surf skate - back on the ramps today after 2 weeks off with a bad ankle - first thing I did when I got back home was look in the mirror and say "Yeah that's right! We Are Back!" :-)
Great tutorial Jon! Keepong the shoulder in line with the coping is good advice, I'm always running out, hopefully this will help! Is that a Welocome Vargas I your quiver?
Hey dude, yeah, just set up the Vargas, well spotted, I had a go on Richie’s in the Homie video and really liked it. The Anderson deck has still got life in it, and I love it, but they are quite hard to get hold of ?!!
@@JonBishopSkate yep, crazy prices for used ones! I'm riding a creature navarrette 8.8 - nice square nose and tail 15wb, not available now. Thinking of the Vargas after the Homie vid (I'm a Geordie so....) wish it was 15wb
Yeah, I was surprised, I usually drill out decks that aren’t 15” wb as I’m obsessed with that platform, but this felt good, so I’m going crack on and see how it goes??
Fab vid Bish..Seems like I am doing these by mistake whilst trying to axel stall! Why can't I just do what I am trying to do!!!??? Can't wait to have another skate with you this summer
Ha, poker face and claim it Rivs !! You’ll be going into a grind because you are coming up at a slight angle, the angled approach generates that sideways momentum. Just try going up slightly back on yourself and then you will definitely stall without any movement??
Well done Jon. I struggle with grinding competently, my friends pump around at speed and just effortlessly pop on the coping from a 45 degree angle and grind a few metres hanging over the inside of the ramp, I'm so envious because I have to have a more head on approach and wobbly get completely on top for a few centimetres. You really drive 3 hours for that park? Along the coast or further inland?
Hey Dude Yeah, I go for a few days at a time when the surf forecast is good to tie it all in. It’s the nearest pool coping bowl, and is situated at the UKs premier surfing location so I razz down as much as possible!!
If that's a three hour drive one way. You are obsessed bud. I'm guilty of three hours round trip for surfing and knew every bump in the road. It would be the shits if it rained on you, like l have discovered it was blown out.
@@JonBishopSkate There's a great pool that's just been fixed up in Shoreham which I think is a mere 2 hours drive from you! Might be an alternative option, think its a bit deeper than the Concrete Waves pool though! Great vid as always, seems like the shoulder alignment is the key!
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first real attempt at this today. after about two feet the trucks stopped and I took the slam of my skating life! Gonna wax the hell out of it
Great help the biggest issue I had was having too much weight on my front foot,
I’ve been working on these for a while now too. What helped me finally get it was to first take a wide angle, then to click the back truck on your heel wheel think if it as a kick turn slash grind where your body is inside, then aim your front truck on the toe side to the coping to lock it and subtly let your weight come up. The weight shift is tricky . You have to let it come up but not too much on curved coping or you’ll roll out..
Love the vids, I’m 58 this year and still love riding 😎
i have been sick with covid for a whole week man i cant wait to get back out there on my board! watching your videos has inspired me so much.
Many thanks for tuning in dude, wishing you a speedy recovery!
You sir are an inspiration to all of us old guys learning to skate. I started when I turned 40 and absolutely love it! Thanks for the tips, I can get small coping slides in but need to go for distance
Many thanks for tuning in dude!!
@@JonBishopSkate Long time viewer but first time comment! 😂. Keep it up these are so helpful.
Great tutorial as usual Jon. The advice given to me when I started doing 50/50’s in a pool was drop in with speed. Then it didn’t matter what your truck position was on the coping. It’s always hairy dropping back in if you’re stationary. The shoulder following the coping is great advice because that’s the difference between ramp and pool skating. Always looking forward to your posts.👊🏻🛹
great shit jon! i always find the best tutorials are from those just learning how to do it as well, especially in something as individual as skateboarding, thanks for all the tips man! excited to try this!
Wow. Such great videos and inspirational. You have some serious bodily awareness you don't find in other skate tutorials. Fascinating stuff!!!
Many thanks for the kind words dude !!
Inspiring. Gave me more than a few new ideas on approaching grinds. 🙏
Many thanks for tuning in dude !!
From america with love thank you bro keep it up
Nice man! I'm trying the same. I can make carve grinds, but I cannot get it to standing up, I stay too much inside the transition. Same problem with axle stall
Yea man. Me too. Been trying to lean back as much to get myself to stand up on the coping.
Cheers John, very helpful. I was gonna ask you what the feel of grinding metal coping was vs pool but your video explained it perfectly so thanks
52 year old learning to surf skate - back on the ramps today after 2 weeks off with a bad ankle - first thing I did when I got back home was look in the mirror and say "Yeah that's right! We Are Back!" :-)
Ha!!
Yes buddy looks like a blast love it
Thanks mate!
Awesome video 🤘🏽
Sweet a little Newquay getaway 🤙
Great tutorial Jon! Keepong the shoulder in line with the coping is good advice, I'm always running out, hopefully this will help! Is that a Welocome Vargas I your quiver?
Hey dude, yeah, just set up the Vargas, well spotted, I had a go on Richie’s in the Homie video and really liked it. The Anderson deck has still got life in it, and I love it, but they are quite hard to get hold of ?!!
@@JonBishopSkate yep, crazy prices for used ones! I'm riding a creature navarrette 8.8 - nice square nose and tail 15wb, not available now. Thinking of the Vargas after the Homie vid (I'm a Geordie so....) wish it was 15wb
Yeah, I was surprised, I usually drill out decks that aren’t 15” wb as I’m obsessed with that platform, but this felt good, so I’m going crack on and see how it goes??
@@JonBishopSkate just pulled the trigger myself! Only 1/2" difference so we'll see...any problems I'll let you know from A&E!
Fab vid Bish..Seems like I am doing these by mistake whilst trying to axel stall! Why can't I just do what I am trying to do!!!??? Can't wait to have another skate with you this summer
Ha, poker face and claim it Rivs !! You’ll be going into a grind because you are coming up at a slight angle, the angled approach generates that sideways momentum. Just try going up slightly back on yourself and then you will definitely stall without any movement??
@@JonBishopSkate I’ll try that dude hopefully be able to do a couple next time we skate 👍
you should make another video with the jm duran board
Yeah, love that board
Great video, you will have truck wear like grosso in no time 👍
Ha, yeah, it certainly burns off a bit of excess truck 😂 luckily the coping was well lacquered on this visit !!
Woow
Where is that bowl with the blue tile and pool coping, small bowl?
Hey Dave
That’s at concrete waves in Newquay. Yeah 4 foot and 8 foot so pretty manageable?!
Cool
Well done Jon. I struggle with grinding competently, my friends pump around at speed and just effortlessly pop on the coping from a 45 degree angle and grind a few metres hanging over the inside of the ramp, I'm so envious because I have to have a more head on approach and wobbly get completely on top for a few centimetres. You really drive 3 hours for that park? Along the coast or further inland?
Hey Dude
Yeah, I go for a few days at a time when the surf forecast is good to tie it all in. It’s the nearest pool coping bowl, and is situated at the UKs premier surfing location so I razz down as much as possible!!
@@JonBishopSkate concrete waves in Newquay?
@@mattstanbridge yeah that’s the one !!
This guy must move nearer to the bowl!!!
Ha ha, I have done just that 😂 7 milles away now
Great video! You always get my stoke up. What wheels are you riding right now?
Hey dude
Many thanks for tuning in.
I’ve got 55mm 97a OJ on the street board and 61mm OJ for the bowl!
@@JonBishopSkate oh so some soft wheels. Hmm, maybe I should give that a try as you're inspiring me to try skating more transition. Keep on ripping!
When is the handplant video coming?
Hey dude, Just waiting for my shoulder to get better and strong. Tried a few the other day and wished I hadn’t, it’ll come !!
If that's a three hour drive one way. You are obsessed bud.
I'm guilty of three hours round trip for surfing and knew every bump in the road.
It would be the shits if it rained on you, like l have discovered it was blown out.
Yeah dude, I go for a few days at a time when the surf forecast is good. I’ve never been for a one session, there and back in a day job!
@@JonBishopSkate There's a great pool that's just been fixed up in Shoreham which I think is a mere 2 hours drive from you! Might be an alternative option, think its a bit deeper than the Concrete Waves pool though!
Great vid as always, seems like the shoulder alignment is the key!
@@robsimpson3489 yeah I know the one, I like to tie in the surf and do a few days at a time in Newquay!!