The Little Flatbar.
Good day everyone!!
Learning tricks in your late twenties is not really easy. Having a job and skating only for 2 hours once a week made me almost gave up and accepted the fact that I will not learn new tricks. Until the installation of this little flatbar. "Little" as we call it on the skatepark because it is the smallest thing there. It is approximately 1.5 meters (or shorter) in length and its height is only 15 inches.
This little flatbar gave me chance to learn new tricks. Because of its height, I do not need to spend too much energy popping in, and I do not need to spend too much time on one trick (this is an advantage because of my limited skate hours). I Admit it, my pop is not what it used to be haha, it is a little low now so having something small is an advantage for a guy like me.
Me and my buddy TJ filmed a lot of tricks on this little flatbar. I'll upload the videos soon, just need to edit and it is all on my hard drive so transferring will take a lot of time. So for now here are some of the photographs of the new tricks I have learned here.
Switch backside Boardslide.
I am not really sure what to call this trick but what I did is I pop fakie and then landed like a switch smith grind.
Here is a Smith grind. So much fun when I learned this.
The skateboard breaker if you do not do it right, Front side lip.
One of the first Five-O I did on a flatbar.
And of course, my buddy TJ with his first captured boardslide and Crooked grind on a flatbar.
Just want to add this in, TJ with his stylish filming.
I am in my early thirties now, hopefully I learn more tricks before I cannot skate anymore. Really happy to learn these tricks, all thanks to the Little Flatbar.
Cheers!
@mark0318
I am 27 and I kinda get what you mean man but I found a trick.
The days I am not skating I exercise at home.
No gym and stuff like that.
Just some push ups, some yoga(mostly stretching) and sone weights.You will start feeling stronger in no time and your skating will start improving too.
#SKATEFORLIFE
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Exactly. That's what I need. I do some stretching for warm ups before skating to avoid injuries but doing exercise on a daily basis is what I really need. just need some commitment to do it everyday.
thanks for the insight @knowhow92.
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