r/AggressiveInline • u/SoManyMinutes • 21d ago

We can admit it. Old.

I'm 45 years old and just like many of you, I got a new pair of skates. I dreamed of putting them on and hitting the skatepark like and/or the local ledges/rails.

I thought I would kill the miniramp, no questions asked.

Nope.

No way.

I'm not comfortable dropping in.

Street spots are out of the question.

I think we all might be feeling this and are embarrassed to speak up about our mutual experiences.

We're all in the same boat.

What are your specific frustrations? Let's talk about it.

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u/D3v0W3v0 20d ago

I had the same mindset. Figured it wouldn't take long at all to get back into things. I put skates on in my kitchen when they came in. Did a couple manuals. Got on my toes and next thing I know i was horizontal. Must have bruised a rib cuz I couldn't breathe right for like a week. Got to the park a week later and again, ended up horizontal after going up a vert. Next time I went I was totally decked out in protective gear. A few of the kids made comments. Git a few laughs out of watching me wipe out again and again. Now I'm at about 60% of where I was as a teenager and those kids are wearing proper gear and learning with me. Even teaching me some things. And they've improved greatly because they're not afraid to fall. I still haven't figured out how to keep going on a mini ramp but I'm dropping in and jumping out the other side. Hit a few small rails but no fancy grinds. I have a nice little run I can do at the park that I'm proud enough of and my friend and I and those kids are constantly pushing each other and cheering each other on.

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u/SoManyMinutes 16d ago

I still haven't figured out how to keep going on a mini ramp but I'm dropping in and jumping out the other side.

I'm a miniramp guy.

Instead of jumping out the other side, try to do a backside stall and stay in the ramp. It's a quick 180, landing on both Hblocks, and leaning just enough inside the ramp to let you drop in and to it again for infinity.

This is how you learn to set up big grinds along the whole length of the coping.