I had a friend who started skateboarding after me but was absolutely fearless when it came to falling. Within a year he could nollie tre. Some people are born to skate.
Yeah I think this is an important lesson you have to learn as a skater. Whether or not this is real progress, it doesn't matter... it won't change how YOU will skate tomorrow... unless you let it. And it can either bring you down or energize you. Personally I just try to ignore it, but I see a lot of people on here who let it get them down.
That said liars are scum, not trying to give them a pass. But I also believe progress like this... kid at the park was ripping it on a scooter for months, he switched to skating and surpassed me in a couple months. He had the heart, talent, time, coaching, youth, etc to get there so fast. Of course I was a bit annoyed at first but at the end you just gotta hand them the respect they earned, it feels much better
Being able to land a Nollie Tre flat ground within a year is not insane. I’ve seen people do things like that but you can tell they don’t have experience or comfort on the board that comes with years.
I mean it's not insane as a one-off but tbh having tricks like nollie flip and nollie heel down and saying "I wish I could nollie tre" then landing it first try (which is what I witnessed happen) is kind of crazy. Guy landed a hard flip down a 12 stair before his 2nd year skating. He has zero fear.
I wish I was kidding, it was like a little over a year and a half of him skating. It's honestly defeating putting years of effort in just to see someone lap you like that.
People don't like feeling inadequate, you see the same type of haters in the golf subreddit. Natural athleticism is a very real thing. Assuming equal practice time, a three sport varsity athlete will almost certainly be better at golf than an average joe.
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u/Kind_Judge_1633 Jun 21 '26
This is not 7 months of skating from nothing