/hob/ - Hobbies

I have a skateboard that my brother's friend gave to him. I tried to olly and to ride it. first I can't olly, thats pretty hard, secondly I like riding but since I'm new to the thing I m scared to fall

It's a great hobby! I bought my first board (cruiser) last summer. I remember the first time I came back from the skate park I felt the most joy in recent years. It also helps you stay present in the moment and get some exercise - I was into lifting prior.
As for learning, you can cruise around, learn to bail/fall, tricks, it's up to you! No pressure. You are in control, sk8er wiz! And wear protection!

>>70654
It took me an entire month several hours a day learning to ollie, that's when I was a kid and was extremely motivated and had the energy for it. It is the hardest trick to learn as it's the first "real" trick you do. The falling aspect is scary, especially with age. I've fallen a few times recently but luckily they were controlled, and I did that roll. A sudden impact might take me out for months at this stage.

>>70655
Very nice! I bet the cruiser feels very smooth and amazing to ride? I will be getting one soon as all of the parts are cheap enough, very slim variety of soft wheels for sale which isn't very nice. I'd like to get really good at doing manuals, and potentially being able to carve bowls later with slash grinds. Getting some exercise has been recommended to me by doctors as I've spent the last 10 years kinda doing nothing but work

>>70658
here's the skateboard from my brother's friend he gave to him I use. do you mind showing yours?

>>70658
Depends on the surface. Cracked tar tests your endurance, smooth concrete is a treat. But then again, my deck is a 20 bucks chinese shit with LED wheels. It even has a bald american eagle slapped on deck. The most important thing is to get outside, get your foot on the deck and push.

I remember playing these skating games on GBC/GBA as a kid. They were fun.

>every kid on my block has a solid skateboard that glides effortlessly.
>everytime I get a skateboard it wobbles like crazy and stops after 3 meters.
what fucking parameters am I picking wrong? Is $80 for a board just something I should expect?

>>70683
Maybe it's your stance. Your body should weight more on the front. Try to bend your knees.

Maybe it's the trucks that need to be tightened.

>>70683
Wheel hardness might play a role. it ranges from like 73A(soft)~103A(hard). softer wheels are way smoother and designed for rough concrete, will still go well on smooth. Hard wheels will slow you right down on bumpy concrete. Also good bearings, most branded types are good. reds or bronsons are the cheaper good ones where I live. If those aren't issues for you perhaps the board hasn't been assembled correctly? Sometimes people tighten the wheels on way too tight and its like you have disc brakes constantly on.

>>70803
0_0

A wizard of skating, what a world

>>70660
Sorry to reply so late. Here is my cruiser set up, my regular trick skateboard isn't getting a lot of use. I just want to get more comfortable and fit anyway before I move onto tricks again, it's not so easy to return after a massive time off. Don't dry fire artillery as they say heh heh.

Yours looks good perhaps a 7.75 or 8.0size? very universal and optimal for learning any trick in my opinion


>>70809
every wizard needs a mount especially since I haven't specced into summoning

>>70980
I think I have a "standard" skateboard. I'm not an expert but like you said must be one who works for every tricks. you'res cool too. is it a old one?

>>70982
To my understanding standards are just the normal shape you see most people using in videos. There's different sizes and slightly different shapes that must serve some purpose but I've never really looked into it much. Thanks this one is a newly produced one and it's more based on the older styles but it's more like halfway between an oldschool style and modern standard shape. It feels comfortable to ride and control as opposed to the real older styles which I can't really get used to. Very had to do tricks though it takes my energy away and I always misjudge it and hurt myself.

>>70683
A few possibilities have been mentioned, another is that the trucks are set too loose. Signs of this would be "wheelbites" on the deck.

Sometimes it’s threads like these…
I started riding again this summer after a break of about 15 years. It’s indescribable how quickly the feel for it came back, even though I’m consciously taking it slow

>>70985
Bilder fagessen

>>70985
Heh wheel bite is a big one. Went from sub 50m wheels all the way to a 60m and got thrown off within the first 10 seconds. It's a great feeling right? We must be slow and extra cautious these days as we are older and I've learned the hard way that we heal a lot slower now. Also a lot of us are forced to work, hard to juggle it all honestly.

>>70986
I thought that was a Lain skateboard for a second! Cool stuff

>>70986
I also thought it was a lain skateboard. whats the lain thing a poster?

>>70988
>>70989
a shirt

Allday/Street setup
8 1,25
53mm 99a wheels

For Park/vert
7,5
50mm 92a wheels

Im currently looking for a helmet that doesn't look like it's approved for the paralympics

>>70990
Very cool! May I ask why you use a smaller board for park/vert? I'd have done the total opposite, but hey that's one of the cool things. Just do what feels right.

Also same about the helmet. I have one but it fits my head weirdly and looks silly. I want something that looks a little more natural, haven't really skated recently so there hasn't been an urgency to get it done. Ordering online is a bad idea as well, need to actually see it on before I want to commit to spending roughly 100 bucks

>>70990
can you post a pic of that lain shirt please?

>>70991
The smaller board feels a tad faster to spin during flips, though admittedly it’s also a bit harder to catch, the bearings are selected more for acceleration than topspeed.
With the street board, it’s the other way around.

Like you said, if it feels right, you’re already 90% of the way there.

>>70992
Sure

>>70993
your tshirt is cool, where did you bought it?

>>70994
I was just about to say the same haha

>>70994
>>70995
Thanks, guys.

I got it on AliExpress a while back. Surprisingly good quality. The tricky part is picking the right size. This one is 3xl and it fits me well at a height of 1.86m

>>70998
Look i just found this. I liked it so much, probably i'll buy it. I don't wear anime clothes but i like Lain and i might wear it.
What do you think

There's quite alot of SEL shirts (and hoodies) on aliexpress.
The issue with anime shirts is that they're embarrassing to wear in public -_-

>>71000
>The issue with anime shirts is that they're embarrassing to wear in public -_-
No they're not.

>>71000
>they're embarrassing to wear in public -_-
I think so… but I'd try it

>>71003
>My daughter got a white hoodie with this design last year
Has she watched Lain?

>>71004
Four episodes, that concept doesn't really grab kids these days, especially when two out of three anime are isekai anyway.
Plus, the Matrix/we-are-all-connected trope is pretty played out cinematically after 30 years and the internet is ubiquitous rather than mystical.

>>71005
how old is your daughter?

>>71005
>that concept doesn't really grab kids these days
They don't have patience these days, poor them

>>71000
Embarassing? Its the most fashionable shit you could wear. Who told you its embarassing?

>>71010
Come on, the dude is right. It's embarassing even if you are a teenager

>>71011
No it's not. You're just a wigger who is afraid to not be accepted by the other wiggers.

>>71012
It's a bit ridiculous to wear anime clothes, man, that's all. The older you are the more ridiculous it is.
I'd buy an anime tshirt but It'd be hard to wear it in public haha.But I would do it anyway. Maybe at night xd
Do you wear anime clothes?

As for the anime clothing discussion, I suppose it depends where you live. I see a lot of under 40s in anime/temu style shirts/hoodies. Hell you'll even see 60+ grandmas in anime shirts/play station shirts that are clearly their kids lol. Most people don't care unless it's too cringey such as a full on anime robe or those lewder ones.

>>71027
It does not matter if nobody cares about it, it's still ridiculous, they don't stop looking like idiots with those clothes being adults.

>>71028
It's preferable and needed in my opinion. The last thing you want to do is draw attention from normies who want problems. Avoiding anime clothing if there's any debate about it would be the best step, but it's certainly been normalized to the masses over the last few years in the western world. I think anime clothing is fine, it's more characteristic and fun than the other options for the most part.

>>71033
Do you wear those? I keep my opinion on them, but if you wear that, let me know your age and what people say about it. When I see people seeing someone wearing that, an expression is drawn on their faces, as if they just saw something childish and silly.

>>71028
>they don't stop looking like idiots with those clothes being adults.
You are gay! Stop typing!

>>71028
I'll be honest, that was my reaction even coming/going from comic shops… and that's the closest thing to nerd mecca short of going to a convention: it stands out even there.

>>71034
Gotta agree, hobbies are hobbies but target audience is absolutely in play. Like my uncles and their hotrod t-shirts is one thing, but if they pop on a ninja turtles shirt (even as a retro play), people are gonna talk.

skating has a lot of physical benefits that i had no idea about. had i known the positive impact it would have had, i would have done it in my 20s when i was busy doing dumb shit like going to university or working.

fun fact: after skating for a year or two, when you lose your balance while skating and are about to fall, time literally slows down so you can make a good decision in slow-motion and find out how to fall down in the exact way that hurts you the least.

it attracts a lot of unwanted female attention though so that could be a reason for wizards to be careful with it. while being on the skates i can outmaneuver everyone so it is both difficult to come near me and i can change direction way better then any female on foot. it does give my motions off the skates a certain elegance/grace/experience/refinement/maturity so just when i walk down the street unfortunately females are attracted the same way they would be to an experienced dancer.

it does feel amazing though when i just get to skate without females stalking me or an audience forming or photographers being cancerous. with all the unwanted attention i am getting i keep wondering why those people who want to stare don't live themselves a little instead of wanting to watch the other people live a life…

>>71039
Excuse me, this is the anime t shirt discussion thread!

The time slowing down is real. Very crazy thing to describe to someone who has never experienced it. Also have you noticed when you slip during walking for example, you can automatically just rebalance yourself far better and very naturally? I can slip and my upper body remains so still. I could hold a glass of water and not spill a single drop.

One thing I'm quite worried about now is injuries. Now the injury itself is bad enough, but the hospitals in my country are a fuckng joke. My coworker was telling me today his brother broke his arm yesterday and had to wait 11 hours before he was treated. This has honestly dampened my interest in skating for the time being.. I can't do double doses of trauma, give me a broken arm sure but I need to be getting operated on within the hour. All that adrenaline and shock isn't gonna last long. That pain and the anxiety of not knowing when you'll be seen would break my mind

>>71053

>Excuse me, this is the anime t shirt discussion thread!

i haven't even read the thread yet, i just post and turn into a ghost woooOOOOooo

>The time slowing down is real. Very crazy thing to describe to someone who has never experienced it. Also have you noticed when you slip during walking for example, you can automatically just rebalance yourself far better and very naturally?

yeah i did notice this as well. skating as the art and love of movement. just trying to master some of it trickles into everything even slightly physical and improves it: from getting up off chairs better, to balancing unwieldy stuff with ease, to the way you normally walk on foot, to how it sounds when you type the keyboard, to quick reactions to prevent or reduce accidents in traffic even those you aren't even involved in, to being so mindful around careless people that you can anticipate when they fuck up so you are ready to help because you saw it coming so much earlier then everyone else. an incredible life-affirming chain-reaction concentrated care and attention into movement can start. i do believe normies think skating is vanity for lazy stoners but it is deep immersion into practical physics and so many people could benefit from it.

>I can slip and my upper body remains so still. I could hold a glass of water and not spill a single drop.

nice. you might find this interesting after i went running with my 70 year old father he slipped and broke his arm. he recovered and i taught him how to snakeboard after it and now a few weeks ago (8 years later) he slipped and fell again. this time nothing broke, he even said he felt the time slow down and he did manage to fall way better and distribute the energy of the fall without breaking or seriously hurting anything.

>One thing I'm quite worried about now is injuries. Now the injury itself is bad enough, but the hospitals in my country are a fuckng joke. My coworker was telling me today his brother broke his arm yesterday and had to wait 11 hours before he was treated. This has honestly dampened my interest in skating for the time being.. I can't do double doses of trauma, give me a broken arm sure but I need to be getting operated on within the hour. All that adrenaline and shock isn't gonna last long. That pain and the anxiety of not knowing when you'll be seen would break my mind

i spend a lot of time practicing fundamentals, just the same curve over and over or just casual riding around and dancing a bit without doing much dangerous or complicated stuff. i think the most injuries in skating happen because people progress too quickly and not spend enough time repeating fundamentals. after a while you become one with your mode of skating and then you feel everything and as long as you babystep your way towards everything you want to do, there is very little risk of injury. i'd wear helmet, kneepads, ellbowpads and the handthingies whenever you try something you haven't done before or when you go to a new place.

dumb story of me forgetting to wear gear: i once went to a indoor skatepark with high verts on freeskates and ended up slipping on the floor because it was so smooth that i couldn't do anything to avert the fall and fell head first on the slippy concrete. probably because i was wearing something like a beany to slightly dampen the impact nothing happened but a very loud noise of my head hitting the floor which made everyone around really scared that i died … but nothing happened. i think by offering no resistance my head did hit the smooth floor but it did not absorb the complete energy of the fall, it just bounced like a ball lol

Can we go back to anime t-shirt discussion?

>>71060
I've even noticed the way I change direction is based off sliding my feet, it must look like I'm a salsa dancer or something. I am just practicing body varials as it allows me to do 180s and still land in my regular pose! I don't really have much interest in learning switch. That seems way too hard to do. Skating is very high tech and if it weren't for the higher risk of injury it would be good for everyone to get into. It's a full body workout just like swimming.

Your father is very cool and blessed to be so physically and mentally sharp at that age. Very cool.

I think so as well, I mean I've had 15 years skating/bmxing experience over the years and I took most of it really slow. I've had bad falls but it was when I decided to advance to the next level, or it was a freak accident. I just overthink a lot, and see a few bad videos and it torments me. When I was around 18 or so I just didn't care, I remember I was considering killing myself as I was not taking the workplace well. I still remember posting here in the wagey threads in 2015 or whenever that was. God what a shit time, sadly things aren't much better I'm just a little more hardened and accepting of fate.

Heh you gotta be careful on this indoor parks. Smooth concrete and insanely slipperly wooden ramps. I ate shit trying the 5ft halfpipe. Sounds painful man, let us never forget our safety gear !

>>71063
Picture attached is my compromise. I was going to send a more lewd one but I can't seem to find the spoiler button. Hook ups band has some funny and anime lewd designs

>>71065
I don't like lewd stuff, thank God you didn't find anything like that

>>71065
>I've even noticed the way I change direction is based off sliding my feet, it must look like I'm a salsa dancer or something. I am just practicing body varials as it allows me to do 180s and still land in my regular pose!
i am having difficulty of thinking of anything with that wide-ranging of an improvement effect on piloting the human body. i doubt even martial arts come with as many benefits.

>I don't really have much interest in learning switch.
i would do it if i had a place where i could skate every day reliably but as it is now, every time i skate at a place it feels like it might be the last time i am able to skate at that place because the harassment is unbearable. i am happy just to have 5 minutes uninterrupted before some evil spectacle unfolds. disgusting people with their camera/smartphone looking to farm me for content, annoying children swarming me, females bothering, aggressive old people insisting on individual attention, dogowners using their dogs to bark at me. if owned a place where i could skate in peace i would practice hours per day. now i only get a few minutes a few times a week. what really helped this was having a big car where i can drive to different spots and have all my gear always present and also having a place to retreat to when the unfortunates become too toxic or a place where i can rest in peace without someone jumping out of the bushes who has been stalking me because they believe this is how people meet each other.

>Your father is very cool and blessed to be so physically and mentally sharp at that age. Very cool.
yeah. since i live way healthier then he ever has, i am confident there is a high chance i will be able to still skate 40/50 years from now.

>I remember I was considering killing myself as I was not taking the workplace well. I still remember posting here in the wagey threads in 2015 or whenever that was. God what a shit time, sadly things aren't much better I'm just a little more hardened and accepting of fate.

reminds me of a short movie from the screenshot attached 'full time omeleto'. not much has changed since the egyptian days. just one or a few ruthless assholes at the top deciding for everyone while they have an army of violent rapists who will hurt you if you do something the assholes don't like.

>>71066
I find it funny and I would collect them if I had the money to spare. Hard to justify when you can get good boards in my country for 10~30USD

>>71076
Martial arts only seems to improve very specific movements which I guess requires a fight in the first place. Maybe higher level techniques will grant similar benefits to skating, but skating day 1 is improving your fundamental balance which is such a great skill. My mother needs it, she is short and overweight and leans forward when she walks like an anime character, this leads to her falling over once a month or so. She gets seriously injured and I freak the fuck out on her for it. She doesn't learn. Sorry tangent.

>>71076
Goodness I'm so sorry to hear about that. Is there a particular reason people are so awful there? General culture issue, bad area of the country? Some skateparks in my country and listed as no go zones on google reviews with comments stating that youth gangs will harrass you etc.. Hard to catch a break in this modern world.

Wonderful I wish you the best and a healthy life, perhaps I should be more healthy.

Oh god yea life seems to have always been shit one way or another and many tactics have remained the same.

>>71081
>She gets seriously injured and I freak the fuck out on her for it. She doesn't learn. Sorry tangent.

you can teach her by holding both her hands while she tries to balance on the skateboard and pushes and rides. you just walk along holding her hands that way when she falls, she can either catch herself or you can make her land so slowly that there is no injury. i did this with my father.

another thing that i did also works: i threaded a rope through his belt loops so that i can walk behind him holding the rope, that way he can use his arms for balance while i hold him close so when he falls i can decelerate his fall by just pulling the rope backwards.

>Goodness I'm so sorry to hear about that. Is there a particular reason people are so awful there?

when you can do something that is difficult and impressive in public, people have a wide range of needy nonconsensual behaviors that they feel a compulsion to exhibit. they want to meet, they want to stare, they want to ask questions, they want to get to know you, they want to impress you back, they want to have sex, even gay sex, they want to create monetized internet content, sometimes as hidden camera content from in the bushes, they want to follow you home because they want to know where you live, they want, they want, they want.

>that youth gangs will harrass you etc.. Hard to catch a break in this modern world.

i have not encountered many youth gangs here, where i live the young people are drowned in artificial problems and are carefully kept depressed by the compulsory education system. young people who aren't camera-assholes usually don't mess with me, they are too busy recovering from being traumatized.

>Wonderful I wish you the best and a healthy life, perhaps I should be more healthy.

i did it over the course of ~8 years, lots of experimentation with what to eat and what else to keep this body in peak condition. i would try to live a certain way and then go back to my previous lifestyle for the most part and forget how much better i felt. i was missing a good way to deal with information in this overwhelming state of infinite information, which i have recently found.

>Oh god yea life seems to have always been shit one way or another and many tactics have remained the same.
yeah as long as you bother to learn how to prevent the shit finding you, you'll be ok. thinking for yourself, not letting yourself be seduced by the empty promises of groups and constant improvement all life long i believe to be the way out of the shit💪

>>71083
Oh my mother is basically disabled, she could never ride a skateboard. If she falls she will likely break bones due to her weight and 25+ years of being on a medication that weakens her bones (long story).

Ah I see. The typical jealous normie. When I was a kid/teen I got the same treatment, they would run in my way, throw balls at me to try and make me fall. It's all a gimic to provoke me which gives them an excuse to attack me 5v1 or even get their parents involved. Fucking savages. I haven't experienced much of that now but laregly due to local parks being a lot more of a ghost town compared to 15~25 years ago. I'm sure in the main cities it would be worse.

Have you noticed how much more important it is to eat healthy now we are older? I'm only 29 and I feel like shit most of the time. Had some very painful issues that scared me but a better diet fixed those. Pain in abdomen was killing me. Still need to cut out all the beer and junk food :p very dumb of me to consume so much of it.

It's like school, school never ends. a lot of wizards spent most of their energy avoiding all of the bullies whether their were students, teachers, parents, random locals. I'm quite sharp on judging people with bad intentions, it does help they make it so damn obvious