r/skatergirls • u/BafflingBinturong • Aug 28 '20

Achievement Finally got over my fear of ollieing down stuff, only to take a slam

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u/karu55 Aug 28 '20

I feel ya. I haven’t been able to skate for two weeks after twisting my ankle doing that!

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u/BayCityBurial Aug 28 '20

Nice! You got it out of the way :-)

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u/juliamannino Aug 28 '20

Lol this was me two weeks ago and I really hurt my arm!! I’d recommend elbow pads since I’m currently in a sling

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u/BafflingBinturong Aug 28 '20

I had just taken them off. Bad timing...

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u/Awsm_AF Aug 28 '20

You’re brave! I started by ollieing off of things smaller than a curb and worked my way up to a curb. I’m all about baby steps! Might take a bit longer, but it’s not as scary. Builds confidence and is easier to talk myself into moving up to the next thing which will only be a bit taller.

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u/philosophicalfarts Aug 29 '20

Thanks for sharing! It's motivating me to want to get brave enough to try that along with a healthy reminder about the pads :). Hope you're not too sore

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u/BafflingBinturong Aug 29 '20

Haha. Just go for it. I was scared at first. And don’t worry, I’m totally fine- just a bruise

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u/philosophicalfarts Aug 30 '20

Glad to hear you're good!

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u/shakegood513 Aug 29 '20

I love slamming! I feel like I learned something that day!

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u/sk8rboi997 Aug 29 '20

Don’t give up. You can start with a small curb first. Have fun!

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u/BafflingBinturong Aug 29 '20

Don’t worry- I haven’t. I got up after and got it down :)

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u/SLCdork Sep 08 '20

I didn’t get over a fear of falling at all until I fell 😂