dedication bro that’s why wayne used that word for his albums. something i need to work on. we won’t always be inspired to go out and do stuff so instead we have to be disciplined enough to and be dedicated to what we do
I don’t get what you’re saying, this was a whole vibe in the 2000s but they didn’t build skate parks but skate spots? I think the video basically shows that this skate park is for a more experienced rider and has some questionable add ons
Hey John, I have a video idea. I just watched “Elf” for the first time and there’s a scene where Michael gets a skateboard from Santa. Santas book says he wants a “real huf skateboard with high 145 Thunder Trucks, 52mm spitfire classic wheels and bolts”. Thought it was funny that they actually said real parts and pieces. You should ride it and see if the kid had good taste. As usual, loved the video. Happy Holidays John!
@@JohnHill It’s during the scenes when Santa’s sleigh has crashed in Central Park! The book is only shown for a second or two but you do see the board after.
That's a good point: skate parking does seem to be closer to the ground and I think that's part of what's brought me back into the sport. Coming from the 90-00s era of skating, it was all about big sets, big gaps, big rails, or bust. Now, people seem to love either the steez in a simple trick or something more tech.
What do you mean. I posted skate tech terminology less than 24 hours ago on Facebook and tagged random skaters. 20hrs plus time zone lag.... naw skaters definitely be on timing.
Rob built a skatepark in city, Shreveport, LA The city stole half the money and made the worst excuse of a skatepark. Rob told them to take his name off it.
The real name of this park is “Rancho” and it’s in the heart of bps territory (bloods) like down the street from where training day was filmed do not go to this park alone or late at night.
Skateboarding has got to be one of the hardest sports to be consistent and good at! Coming from a snowboarder that can hit 90% of rails and double backflip and more in the park! So fun to watch!
Always interesting seeing how park development has improved over the last twenty years. Parks built today are so sick and the one my city built us back in 2001 when I was 17 is sooooooo dumb, lol. Also, I think you mean "disproportionate," but I was following and see how goofy some of those obstacles are.
Kind of random but anyone reading this comment remember a place called the Burden Lake Bowl in upstate NY? Also known as the Albany pool or bowl. Legendary location
I love getting to my office job and eating breakfast to a new John Hill upload. Keep killing it dude, as a non skater.. I am a huge fan of anything you do.
I love skateboarding so much. I want to be this good one day but dont have the time, money, or health insurance, and i started way too late. 24, skating for 2 years, broke my collarbone twice. Id be too scared to get hurt to skate at a skatepark. Too scared to try an ollie with no insurance. Just broke my collarbone for the 2nd time 2 weeks ago and hit my head. Watching guys like you skate so well is the closest ill ever get to skating video games irl. Im extremely envious when i see guys like you doing grinds down and up rails and jumping down stairs. Keep inspiring.
😂❤ I know my skate techs and I know when I'm supported. We know time lag is real and I've been talking about my skateshop for years lol. Let's reopen CT Bike. Make me manger! Aren't Renki from Skate8 the animation?
Wow, I forgot u; could sk8 like that: I would've liked to see a "flip trick" off the Manny pad(when u did manual down? 😅 But those obstacles are big! And your flow was on point.
You guys have no idea how much it cost for excavation grading, rebar, concrete, building permits, labor, dump fees Tools, time steel for the rails. They build something to last forever. It has to hold up to the winter.
Front tail to fakie!!!! One of my favorites. I had them on lock and would pop out so good. The pop out was my bread and butter for that trick. Doubt i could even do a sloppy tail now. Havent skated in years
That skate park doesn't look like much at allllll cant believe it was 300 grand thats insane to me i feel like if you were a concrete pourer you could build that for like 50k 😂
John you in CA have so many skate parks but me in Ohio only have 2 in 30 minute range that only cost around 5000 to make they don’t care about them one up the skaters from my area asked the mayor to re-save them park they just painted it thinking it would be smooth no it made it worse paint got on the ramps no flat bars 1 quarter pipe and a bank that’s it other than a few others I am trying to build obstacles for that park to try and make it better but idk and you are complaining about the small things while I’m over here trying to skate at a dump
If you ever come to the uk there is a really big skatepark i think one of the biggest in the world called oxhey skatepark it has some cool features i would say go look it up
I know this spot, that's the skatepark right next to Dorsey. John coming here to the hood is something I never expected but I'm glad. John, if you see this, you should go skate at Rowley skatepark in Gardena. It's a smaller skatepark in terms of size, but it's a great park for lines and ledges. It even has the flat bar you were looking for
Dude, you have no idea how good you've got it in SoCal. There's honestly like 5 good skateparks in the whole Bay Area, and you'd definitely call all of them gnarly. I skate transition, so I love them, but a really good plaza skatepark like that is rare.
that final 50-50 was impressive, fun video my guy. as someone from small town middle america i WISH my town could get like a quarter of this park, currently it has absolutely nothing. a long time ago it had a flat rail and 2 wooden quarters and they called that a skatepark, that was like 15+ years ago though
Dude, that oversized square rail-hubba thing down the 3-flat-2 is proper street level rail steez, it's huge!! Get comfortable on that and it should up your street rail game big time.
The amount of work you put in skating while doing the video portion talking explaining and show the rails transitions and all the lines you can session… props you’re a dedicated man I enjoy you’re videos . Keep that passion alive brother
I'm pretty sure havasu park was built crazy because of the two moms who got together and made the push for the park to be built in memory of their sons. They wanted it to be beautiful so kids don't have the urge to ride near streets anymore since all the snowbirds don't know how to drive and kill kids
Your videos always make me want to skateboard again. I think back in the day, they were trying to replicate dimensions of street spots - and that’s why it’s so big.
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Thank you Rob Dyrdek for being a part of changing so many lives for the last 15+ years
The consistency of this man is inspiring
dedication bro that’s why wayne used that word for his albums. something i need to work on. we won’t always be inspired to go out and do stuff so instead we have to be disciplined enough to and be dedicated to what we do
This was a whole Vibe in 2000s, they weren't trying to build skateparks. They were trying to build skate spots.
I don’t get what you’re saying, this was a whole vibe in the 2000s but they didn’t build skate parks but skate spots? I think the video basically shows that this skate park is for a more experienced rider and has some questionable add ons
Thanks to all the skatepark builders you guys should be given awards on a national level.
Hey John, I have a video idea. I just watched “Elf” for the first time and there’s a scene where Michael gets a skateboard from Santa. Santas book says he wants a “real huf skateboard with high 145 Thunder Trucks, 52mm spitfire classic wheels and bolts”. Thought it was funny that they actually said real parts and pieces. You should ride it and see if the kid had good taste.
As usual, loved the video. Happy Holidays John!
Oh whaaaaat? That’s awesome
@@JohnHill It’s during the scenes when Santa’s sleigh has crashed in Central Park! The book is only shown for a second or two but you do see the board after.
I also like this idea john
That's a good point: skate parking does seem to be closer to the ground and I think that's part of what's brought me back into the sport. Coming from the 90-00s era of skating, it was all about big sets, big gaps, big rails, or bust. Now, people seem to love either the steez in a simple trick or something more tech.
Literally John is apart of my favorite UA-cam Skaters! (Andy Shrock) and SARA DIETSCHY is my favorite tech UA-camrs! (genius bar) 🧡
This park is so ghetto and sketchy. Always candles and people getting shot here. I’d say try Harvard for something better.
I'm really enjoying having you talk to us as you skate! Thanks for sharing your skate adventures with us.
$50K for that is a good deal!
You should skate Rob Drydek’s park in Ohio, just bring a paper bag to throw up in 😅
What do you mean. I posted skate tech terminology less than 24 hours ago on Facebook and tagged random skaters.
20hrs plus time zone lag.... naw skaters definitely be on timing.
Rob built a skatepark in city, Shreveport, LA
The city stole half the money and made the worst excuse of a skatepark. Rob told them to take his name off it.
The real name of this park is “Rancho” and it’s in the heart of bps territory (bloods) like down the street from where training day was filmed do not go to this park alone or late at night.
Gojo shirt is too fire 😮💨 another great vid as always!
Average skater cant use 99% of this. Bad park.
Just another over built park made for the 1% of skaters
rancho locals baby, i remember when they built this park, my home! kept a lot of us safe tbh
Skateboarding has got to be one of the hardest sports to be consistent and good at! Coming from a snowboarder that can hit 90% of rails and double backflip and more in the park! So fun to watch!
Always interesting seeing how park development has improved over the last twenty years. Parks built today are so sick and the one my city built us back in 2001 when I was 17 is sooooooo dumb, lol.
Also, I think you mean "disproportionate," but I was following and see how goofy some of those obstacles are.
I have never seen any footage of that park ever and now I know why.
Your videos are one reason i started skating again after 2 years break 👍 keep on! Thank you!
Kind of random but anyone reading this comment remember a place called the Burden Lake Bowl in upstate NY? Also known as the Albany pool or bowl. Legendary location
The steeze was absolutely overflowing in this one. This was a dope watch!
Which skatepark is this???? Since your in LA now like me this might be close to me??? Which park is it buuud?
rob is a teenie tiny lil dude. i never got to skate his plaza but i heard if you were over 12 everything was too big for you. lol. Or, something.
Would’ve been hella gnar if you did front 50-50 pop over to fakie Manuel on the that down manny pad on the stair set
Skating is feeling like the early 90s again. Everything has been shrinking.
Sqaurespace you say? Good, I plan on getting a business started very soon and this will help loads.
when you upload I go out of my way to buy breakfast and park up in my car for 10-15 minutes
I love getting to my office job and eating breakfast to a new John Hill upload. Keep killing it dude, as a non skater.. I am a huge fan of anything you do.
Suburb ah, kick it wit some real ghetto skaters, all rich Starbucks groms in these vids
I love skateboarding so much. I want to be this good one day but dont have the time, money, or health insurance, and i started way too late. 24, skating for 2 years, broke my collarbone twice. Id be too scared to get hurt to skate at a skatepark. Too scared to try an ollie with no insurance. Just broke my collarbone for the 2nd time 2 weeks ago and hit my head. Watching guys like you skate so well is the closest ill ever get to skating video games irl. Im extremely envious when i see guys like you doing grinds down and up rails and jumping down stairs. Keep inspiring.
😂❤ I know my skate techs and I know when I'm supported. We know time lag is real and I've been talking about my skateshop for years lol.
Let's reopen CT Bike. Make me manger!
Aren't Renki from Skate8 the animation?
it’s built like the streets! cool idea as a training ground but for park skaters not the greatest
Wow, I forgot u; could sk8 like that: I would've liked to see a "flip trick" off the Manny pad(when u did manual down? 😅 But those obstacles are big! And your flow was on point.
You guys have no idea how much it cost for excavation grading, rebar, concrete, building permits, labor, dump fees Tools, time steel for the rails. They build something to last forever. It has to hold up to the winter.
Front tail to fakie!!!! One of my favorites. I had them on lock and would pop out so good. The pop out was my bread and butter for that trick. Doubt i could even do a sloppy tail now. Havent skated in years
That skate park doesn't look like much at allllll cant believe it was 300 grand thats insane to me i feel like if you were a concrete pourer you could build that for like 50k 😂
John you in CA have so many skate parks but me in Ohio only have 2 in 30 minute range that only cost around 5000 to make they don’t care about them one up the skaters from my area asked the mayor to re-save them park they just painted it thinking it would be smooth no it made it worse paint got on the ramps no flat bars 1 quarter pipe and a bank that’s it other than a few others I am trying to build obstacles for that park to try and make it better but idk and you are complaining about the small things while I’m over here trying to skate at a dump
Thanks for really breaking down the elements of the park and explaining why they’re good, bad, or in between.
This is nostalgic. I rolled my ankle at this park years ago and it never fully recovered. It’s only cruising for me now.
So cool
Concrete is so expensive. I’m surprised it was so cheap
Love your vids. Wish I knew how you get these parks essentially to yourself so often. Peace!
I usually show up around 7-8 am
bigger is not always better imo
i prefer smaller creative spots
Maybe it doesnt look right on camera, but there wasnt anything wrong with the run up for thay double set from my pov chief 😂
Certainly a nice park for the experienced homie. I prefer the smaller/easier obstacles, for now. :)
If you ever come to the uk there is a really big skatepark i think one of the biggest in the world called oxhey skatepark it has some cool features i would say go look it up
This man complains about him getting old and shit, but literally like two months ago he started doing parkour lol😂
Me and some friends got robbed by some black kids at this skate park years ago. I was still in hs I would stay away from that area.
If only he could see Stoner Plaza in Shreveport LA 😂 Rob did that one dirty
Seeing Gojo on your T is giving me a lot of ? I want to ask but none of has to do with skateboarding
This park will either make many great skaters, or make many skaters quit too soon.
Cool park but yeah the stuff looks pretty high
Hell of a lot better than the Mt Airy skatepark and we paid 75k or more I think :(
I know this spot, that's the skatepark right next to Dorsey. John coming here to the hood is something I never expected but I'm glad. John, if you see this, you should go skate at Rowley skatepark in Gardena. It's a smaller skatepark in terms of size, but it's a great park for lines and ledges. It even has the flat bar you were looking for
I used to be obsessed with that park haha. That one and Gardena
man this would be a sick park for aggressive rollerbladers tbh
Are you going to be at Victoria Texas Comic-Con bear margera is going to be there
You’re actually a beast bro ! Keep it up 👌
sparesquace
U should bring an umbrella with a small tripod to shade your camera
You are a pro, do it so easy. Keep in mind one trick takes years like gymnastic
Man… there are a lot of pos skateparks like this. Taking up space…
This park looks straight out of skate 3
Dude, you have no idea how good you've got it in SoCal. There's honestly like 5 good skateparks in the whole Bay Area, and you'd definitely call all of them gnarly. I skate transition, so I love them, but a really good plaza skatepark like that is rare.
that final 50-50 was impressive, fun video my guy.
as someone from small town middle america i WISH my town could get like a quarter of this park, currently it has absolutely nothing. a long time ago it had a flat rail and 2 wooden quarters and they called that a skatepark, that was like 15+ years ago though
Love the jazz in the background. Nice vibe compared to like metal or something. Love both, but the jazz is just relaxing, yet stimulating
You see that up manual pad you skated at 8:30 looks like so much fun.
yes thats a flat rail john ffs... its not level no! but its a flat rail!
3:19 did bro just say what i think he said
Is that Gojo on your shirt! where did you get the shirt?!?!?
Dude, that oversized square rail-hubba thing down the 3-flat-2 is proper street level rail steez, it's huge!! Get comfortable on that and it should up your street rail game big time.
I think the park looks fine the way it is.🤷🏼♂️
I’m intrigued as to what philosophy you subscribe to in life. 🤔 Have you heard of radical non duality or Jim Newman? ☯
Swapping my bushings with your videos in the background, much love from the UK:))
I agree with JH, not really into watching people jump off a 3-storey building but really do like more technical skating.
I would take this work all day compared to Spahn ranch.
The amount of work you put in skating while doing the video portion talking explaining and show the rails transitions and all the lines you can session… props you’re a dedicated man I enjoy you’re videos . Keep that passion alive brother
I'm pretty sure havasu park was built crazy because of the two moms who got together and made the push for the park to be built in memory of their sons. They wanted it to be beautiful so kids don't have the urge to ride near streets anymore since all the snowbirds don't know how to drive and kill kids
lolol anybody watching with closed captions on?
Park is right by my house it’s pretty bad:(
Jon I been watching your videos for a while now. You keep getting better and better bro. Don’t stop
You’re definitely gnarly John Hill
I actually really enjoyed watching you skate here. The fs flip the 5050 the hard way we're nuts
Come skate the park he built in Shreveport
John does NOT have a punchable face.
$50,000 TAX Write OFF for Rob D.........
this dood is the adam ragusea of skateboarding
3:20 LOL. Was definitely not expecting that one in a John Hill video
that park looks great for bmx riders
i vote usa or worldwide skatepark tour
Honestly, $50,000 is not bad at all
Your videos always make me want to skateboard again. I think back in the day, they were trying to replicate dimensions of street spots - and that’s why it’s so big.
Found it thanks man
I guess they're training to put Sand in skateparks again. 😂
Tax write off
Thanks for making these skatepark reviews. They do help with future design of parks and are a good reference material.
Love Rob. He’s one of the people I look up to. In business and life.
the Gojo shirt goes crazy