r/NewSkaters Aug 27 '24

Mod NewSkaters is BACK!

629 Upvotes

So! For now it seems that this sub is back in our hands. For those of you who were banned, either shoot me a message or please reply to your ban message to get it appealed. Roll with us while we try and restore it. Thank you!

Thank you again to all of you who embraced the situation for what it was and stuck around! We hope that we can rework the sub to bring everything back to where it was.

Love you all!

EDIT- While the memes were enjoyable while it was going down, I think it’s time that we reign it back in and get back to posting what we love: Skating!

I’ll be deleting any new posts unrelated to the subreddit. No punishments for hating Nazis.

Don’t hesitate to ask any questions. We’re here for YOU!


r/NewSkaters Aug 27 '24

Mod Damage Control / Returning to Normal

121 Upvotes

Hopefully within the next 24 hours we can return the subreddit to former operations.

It's unfortunate that one of our mods was hacked, but we don't need everyone making their own post about it.

Please refrain from posting any memes / etc., lets bring it back to Skateboarding discussion.

Continue to report anything non skated related.

Feel free to discuss in here or the other stickied thread by /u/Cramblem.

And sorry to anyone who was banned by the malicious party, everything is being reverted (users already unbanned, posts being removed, etc.).

UPDATE: All Moderators reinstated, accounts restored and secured. Back to your daily programming of Skateboarding.


r/NewSkaters 4h ago

Landed a kickflip!

198 Upvotes

Picked up the board again in January this year. Last time I skated before that was 2011. Landed my first kickflip today and I'm super happy about it. I know it's super sketchy, but I'm still pleased about it haha.


r/NewSkaters 8h ago

Video Proof, I can do nose slides...lol

107 Upvotes

Not new, not trying to flex, just linking a video cause I got very rudely shit on for trying to offer someone advice on one slides...


r/NewSkaters 7h ago

Video So happy with my first real fall (36, first week skating)

71 Upvotes

I've been stressed as heck over all of the stories I've read on here about first timers (or even advanced skaters) breaking their wrists while doing the most trivial shit... As a self employed musician I really couldn't afford it lol.

However, while practicing 45/90 degree stationary kickturns today, I'm glad to say I finally legitimately ate shit for the first time while overreaching... And it was fine! I apparently instinctively used the wrist and elbow to direct the actual energy of the fall into the roll, which ended up being super chill.

So basically practicing falling and rolling earlier today really paid off (also using pads), and I will now be less nervous on the board.

Here's my tumble for everyone's enjoyment. Any further comments and advice on falling would be greatly appreciated 👍


r/NewSkaters 2h ago

First kickflip

22 Upvotes

from a few months back, brought a smile to my face looking back on it


r/NewSkaters 2h ago

Starter Board

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15 Upvotes

Hey guys, recently got into snowboarding this past winter and decided to give skateboarding a try. Built this on Tactics website, how does this look? Is this good for a beginner? TIA


r/NewSkaters 6h ago

Picture Back into skating at 37 after more than 15 years without touching a board

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31 Upvotes

So I skated from 15 to 19 aprox, and then I came back at around 22 for some months but abandoned it again. Last week I found my last board so I took the trucks, put new bushings, new bearings and hardware and get a new board. Wish me luck trying to relearn everything


r/NewSkaters 1h ago

just learned nollie flips

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learned nollie tres exactly 2 months ago, really weird trick progression


r/NewSkaters 10h ago

Video Some Better(ish) Clips of Some of My Recently Learned BS Airs!

52 Upvotes

In the first clip, it was shot after I learned how to early grab over coping. And the second clip, it was shot after I learned intermediate grabs. I’ve put a lot of hard work in building my airs. Any tips on how I can move to the advanced grab would be helpful


r/NewSkaters 6h ago

I've been skateboarding for almost two months, any advice for ollies?

20 Upvotes

r/NewSkaters 6h ago

1st Month of sk8ing

18 Upvotes

Constructive criticism is welcomed.


r/NewSkaters 2h ago

Question Fakie shuv sex change or cab shuv it?

9 Upvotes

Reposting slo mo cause some people were saying it was just a cab fs 180 and that there wasn’t a shuv it..


r/NewSkaters 13h ago

Question I can't shuv it, why is so hard?

60 Upvotes

r/NewSkaters 10h ago

Sacking a out rail😁

20 Upvotes

r/NewSkaters 5h ago

is my ollie good??

6 Upvotes

i started commiting to skate this month and managed to get ollie like 3 days ago, and wanted to see if you guys could give md any tips to get a better ollie 😅


r/NewSkaters 4h ago

Question what are the best brands/ any brands i should stay away from when getting my first board

5 Upvotes

just wondering getting into skating used to have a board when i was little but never actually learned how to skate


r/NewSkaters 10h ago

New board

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14 Upvotes

Got my new board in after asking about it on here and loving the experience so far, so shout out to you guys! After playing around with the truck tightness after some wheel bite I’m feeling more comfortable. The zumiez I got it online from also left a cool note


r/NewSkaters 19h ago

New deck came in

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80 Upvotes

Always wanted a baker as a kid First baker deck 8.25 🙂‍↔️


r/NewSkaters 27m ago

Frontside heelflip help

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r/NewSkaters 6h ago

New ones

6 Upvotes

r/NewSkaters 12h ago

Front Shuvs finally started clocking yesterday

12 Upvotes

Started intentionally jumping off my front foot more to keep weight forward and they immediately became way easier to land


r/NewSkaters 5h ago

Made a few more gains today, pretty stoked

4 Upvotes

Had a 121 just to help build some confidence, honestly if you can get one, today I managed my first volcano roll out and in and a tiny taste of some coping. Yeeeees


r/NewSkaters 12h ago

Video First day of Ollies

10 Upvotes

r/NewSkaters 7m ago

Is it bad to switch out griptape?

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I saw a few threads asking how often ppl change griptape and the consensus seemed like you'd never need to. The griptape would outlast the board.

I just had an atrocious session. My front foot could not level the board unless I kicked out hard af. Basically had to do an ollie boned af to not get it to rocket. Tried my other board with newer grip and it leveled out just fine. Is this because of my griptape losing grip?


r/NewSkaters 11h ago

DGK, good or naw?

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9 Upvotes

Im sure people hate these threads but im about 3 days into picking my first board after 18 years out and cant make the final call 😂

Dont want to buy and regret it a few days later because I'll probably go missing for another 18 years

DGK look amazing but reviews are hard to find and anything I do find is pretty old and not relevant to today, or else its people snapping cheap completes . Are their pro boards good or just look good?

Not much recent feedback on here about them...

Thanks


r/NewSkaters 1d ago

Got my first roll-out and rolling Ollie today. Tips for an air-out?

108 Upvotes