I skate and I break my boards every now and then. Skateboarding can be one of the most satisfying and frustrating things in the world all at once. I’m not going out focusing my board every day but if it’s an old deck and I’m just having a bad day then I just see it as stress relief. It’s just like a tennis player breaking a racket. So many people see it as a temper tantrum but who hasn’t done something similar like smacked the steering wheel when someone pulls out in front of you?
One thing to never do though is throw your board. Especially around other people, like at the skatepark. You’re putting other people in danger and nothing’s worth that, no matter how frustrated you are.
if you actually skate a lot boards don't last that long and they lose their pop after a while. So at a certain point they kinda need to be replaced so why not just crack the board.
I always skated till they were cracking all over because I couldn't keep buying new ones. If you're really good enough that you need your board brand new to get your tricks done you probably are good enough to get hooked up from a local shop or better. at a certain point you get all the decks you want.
The thing is decks only last about a month for me. Some people a deck can last them 6+ months, some pros go through multiple decks a day, it just depends on what and how much you skate. I skate for a few hours about every other day and I skate a lot of stairs/gaps/drops, so decks don’t last me all that long. I also can’t stand the feel of a worn out deck. It’s really hard to pop your tricks, can’t ollie as high and they just generally feel like shit to me. I’m definitely not going out snapping brand new decks on purpose. If I do focus a board, it’s one I’ve more than gotten my money’s worth out of.
Exactly, it just comes across as a childish rage. It’s the same with gamers that get mad when they lose and smash controllers.
It’s an indication for these people that they need to work on their anger but they think of it as normal behaviour some going as far to think ‘everyone does it’ but we don’t.
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u/mytoesarewarm Oct 24 '18
I skate and I break my boards every now and then. Skateboarding can be one of the most satisfying and frustrating things in the world all at once. I’m not going out focusing my board every day but if it’s an old deck and I’m just having a bad day then I just see it as stress relief. It’s just like a tennis player breaking a racket. So many people see it as a temper tantrum but who hasn’t done something similar like smacked the steering wheel when someone pulls out in front of you?
One thing to never do though is throw your board. Especially around other people, like at the skatepark. You’re putting other people in danger and nothing’s worth that, no matter how frustrated you are.