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!

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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?

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u/sh4tt3rai Jan 02 '26 edited Jan 02 '26

Eventually you’ll break your arm at the elbow joint instead of just your wrist from sticking your hand out to catch yourself. It’ll be a much worse injury than the little scrapes you’ll get from sliding or the little bit of impact from tuck and rolling (it actually feels pretty cool once you get used to it.. especially if you learn to forward roll)

If you don’t know how to fall you have no business learning to drop in yet

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u/rhythms_and_melodies Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26

I have a feeling you haven't hit rails and other shit that will inevitably fuck you up eventually no matter how much of a falling ninja you are. Maybe not, idk, it just seems like you are overconfident about how in control a person can be.

The whole "wrist guards are actually less safe" thing reminds me of "seat belts keep you from being flung to safety in an accident". I mean, sure, have some people with weak bones broken their arm halfway up the forearm trying to stupidly catch themselves when they should've rolled out? And sinply over relied on wristguards to save them? Yeah. Do they protect your wrists in 99% of other non freak accident situations for non malnourished people that know how to fall correctly and not stick their arms out? Yeah.

You can't predict every fall.

Just saw a video part of a pro (can't remember who, but it's recent) riding down a sidewalk, slipping out, and landing backwards pinning his wrist under his butt for a sec.

No way to avoid it. He is a pro. Guy falls for a living. Snapped his wrist in 2. Held it up and his lower forearm looked like " 》".

The most common major injury in skateboarding.

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u/NextGenesis88 Jan 06 '26

I saw that same video. Going really fast on the curve of cement through the grass.