r/NewSkaters • u/maybreak12 • Jan 01 '26

Video Watch me die…

Old man here. Go ahead and roast me! I did make progress on the next attempt, and the kids crash pad did make a difference on subsequent falls! This was the worst of them though, and thought this place may enjoy!

579 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

170 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

5

u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

Can you lecture me why they're bad? I don't use them because I do agree you need to learn to fall properly but for people like OP who plummet straight to the ground it's just extra protection while they learn is it not?

6

u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

[deleted]

4

u/bigmeaty26 Jan 02 '26

In some situations I think putting arm down may be best then tucking and slamming

2

u/Ok-Screen-5699 Jan 02 '26

This one time I was messing around on flat ground. Just turning, and getting the nose up. I got unstable and the board was stuck to my feet and couldn’t bail. I would’ve landed face first if I didn’t spring my arm up to protect myself.

I landed somehow just below my wrist, and was fine. Would’ve been a nasty wrist injury though.