Progression

[gorrilaman]

So.. I've been riding scooters for probably already 2.5years. It took me probably 6 months if not a year to land my first tailwhip then I learnt 360s not long later. Now , for more than a year I've been landing only single whips , 360s , barspins and that's about it. I learnt tables a few months ago though. K so I ride badly.

I'm 15 and I see kids much younger than me in videos doing much better stuff and they've been riding for a much lesser time than me. Now , I don't ride everyday anymore. I love going to skateparks but that's only once every few weeks. I feel like an idiot to be honest lol. Why do you guys think I don't land new tricks? I just got to grow some balls?

How often in general do you land new tricks?

 

[bryant_w]

i mean it took me like 6 months to learn a tw when i started and im not great at park considering that i dont have one to ride ...so i just practiced flat, street, and rode kickers... but ya practice and ull learn stuff.. just takes time.

 

[Geordie]

i land a new trick or re learn an old trick almost every time i ride, like today i landed my first bar to 50-50/quarter stall or whatever u want to call it, took sooo many go's and landed on my ass that many times but i got it once and was happy with it

 

[Steve Moore]

I had that problem too, just huck it. Try something that you never even tryed before and then watch the video and see what you're doing wrong, then correct yourself.

 

[Big L]

I use to be all into the cool big tricks, i use to learn new tricks, or combos with my tricks every time i rode.

Then i started biking and began not really caring about many tricks, just going fast and boosting, its way funner, i can still do all those fancy tricks that i use too but i just dont care for them much anymore

 

[GoGzS]

Shangai, China...I guess you ride alone? If yes...that's probablly the answear...
And yeah...the kids that you're talking about have foam pits, resi jumps and what not...

 

[Rob.]

Watch videos, and attempt the tricks you see when you get the chance.

Thats what i do.

 

[Freddy Cacace]

Watch videos, and attempt the tricks you see when you get the chance.

Thats what i do.

 

[MattThomMakesMeWarmInside]

for a long time i only settled for just tailwhips and just riding around, and I regret that. Its a matter of thinking to yourself then wanting to learn, then going to learn. You gotta have the determination to do it.

 

[scootcb]

Go for stuff even if u know you cant do it. It gives you confidence and yeah....i suck at writing this kinda shit....so yeah.....ride scoots?
(Edit: changed sutff to stuff (im queer ;])

 

[Jordan Jasa]

well, obviously some people are just more talented than others...and a lot of it is how much determination you have to progress. sometimes you feel motivated to go out and land something new, sometimes you don't. as long as your having fun doing it, then i wouldn't worry.

 

[ryanscott]

i just try everthing dont really care if something bad happens i mean your not gonna die .
ive been scooting for 6 monts and im ok i guess im not that good but just keep on riding and keep on enjoying it

 

[Adam Arce]

Just keep riding, have fun, and you should progress.

 

[Sshields32]

i recently decided to stop being a pussywillow and man up. and now i learned bar to bars, bar to whips, trucks, almost triples, lipslides, i actually air now, like more then 3 inches above the coping. full cabs.

i dont know why. i just. but yeah. just keep riding. and have fun. and if you wanna learn a new trick, try it.

 

[Graham Todd]

I have that same problem. What I do though I say today all I'm going to work on doubles. And for the whole day I just try them over and over and eventually you will get it. Also video taping and watching them to see what your doing wrong helps alot.

 

[scott a]

i used to have this i was stuck at like single whips and double whips rarely 360s and bars then i started going to skatepark over this summer like every other day and progressed realllllly fast now im doing pretty good stuff and learned it all in like 5 months when before that i scootered for like over a year and learned basically nothing

 

[Kay Are]

I've been riding since january of 08 and can 360 bri 360 dub whip, inward, front bri, dub flat, truck flat, 360 bar to bar, 360 bar late whip, quad whip and many more

 

[dre]

I'm like logan, I never do new tricks anymore, for me I have way more fun just riding around, flowing bowls, idgaf about learning new tricks really until I get everything else I already know consistent, clean, and stylish.

 

[ryankeong]

style and cleaness of tricks is better than number of tricks imo id rather agve all my tricks dialed then have more and have to try 10 times to land them evrytime i learn a trick get it dialed then move on usually

 

[conordavidson]

I'm like logan, I never do new tricks anymore, for me I have way more fun just riding around, flowing bowls, idgaf about learning new tricks really until I get everything else I already know consistent, clean, and stylish.

And that's why Me, Logan, and You need to ride sometime haha.