Re-Learning How To Skate Ledges In My 30s!

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  • čas přidán 19. 10. 2020
  • Ever since I had back to back knee injuries about ten years ago, I have lost a lot of my basic tricks as well as my confidence with ollies. Now, being sober and focusing more on my health, my body feels better than ever and today I decided to work on a trick that I have always wanted to learn as well as a few that I’ve done in the past but haven’t felt confident with recently. I’m psyched to keep practicing ledge skating and eventually take these tricks to the streets. If you guys have any tips for skating ledges leave them in the comments below!
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  • @MatheusZumbi
    @MatheusZumbi Před 3 lety +54

    “Re-Learning” proceeds to land Every ledge trick I dream about learning some day 🤣 sick session Chad

    • @gonnyjroh9625
      @gonnyjroh9625 Před 3 lety +2

      Exactly what i thought 😂

    • @Vikanuck
      @Vikanuck Před 9 měsíci

      He kinda seems like me in that I’m 36 now, and skated like crazy when I was a teenager, but could really only do like 7-10 tricks solidly, the 5-0 being one of them, but when I turned like 23-24, life just got in the way, I moved to all kinds of different locations that mostly weren’t at all skate friendly unless I felt like doing nothing but laps in the underground garage of my building lol, and eventually just gave it up altogether. But they recently built a park around the corner from where I live, and I kept driving by it and just wanting so badly to have a reason to go, so I went and got a trick deck again because I’ve still been long boarding and cruising this entire time, and honestly after a few bails and some hard hits to the pavement after getting cocky, I started getting my legs back, and was doing heel flips and board slides literally within like the first couple hours, and by the end of the DAY I was dropping in on the 6 footer haha 😂
      Many guys back then also just gave it up when they realized they’d never get sponsored.
      The ones who are picking it up again are the ones who truly loved what they were doing.

  • @416cyclestyle
    @416cyclestyle Před 3 lety +59

    Love the tutorial vids. I’m a 45 year old Dad picking up skateboarding again after 20 years

  • @Viniskates
    @Viniskates Před 3 lety +27

    Your skating is so buttery smooth, you’re killing it man!

  • @DeafJackRussell
    @DeafJackRussell Před 3 lety +25

    u can tell Chad is living sober doesnt smoke ciggs, eats right, probably stretches, and is in hella good shape, to pull all this off in a 2 hr session, take notes kids, take notes

    • @darrinsiberia
      @darrinsiberia Před 3 lety +1

      tbh I think he still smokes but then again so did Obama and he was president and hit 3 pointers and stuff.

    • @UNDERGROUNDskateco
      @UNDERGROUNDskateco Před 3 lety +1

      @@darrinsiberia lmfao I'd like to Barack in a game of SKATE

    • @_TheDabMan_
      @_TheDabMan_ Před rokem

      I’m 19 can’t even skate past 3 hours without feeling worn down

  • @phraxis4209
    @phraxis4209 Před 3 lety +6

    I love how Chad says he doesn't skate ledges, then proceeds to lay down like 20 different tricks

  • @switchback3638
    @switchback3638 Před 3 lety +12

    Switch back 180 nosegrind is too good

  • @KevinHumble92
    @KevinHumble92 Před 3 lety +1

    My gf and cousin bought me a complete, and im 27 turning 28. Its been about 4-5 years. Im stoked to skate again!

  • @sirvejlancebb
    @sirvejlancebb Před 3 lety +20

    Had almost the same idea as Chad, re-learning grinding ledges BUT in my 40´s, after a 25 year break from skating.. Fractured my Ribs.. But it was worth it, the feeling of landing just a basic 50/50 was awesome.. I´ll be back...in 2 months..

    • @ericd8687
      @ericd8687 Před 3 lety +3

      Bro that's awesome! I mean, not the ribs part that's a bummer.. I'm kinda in the same boat 17 year break an sketched out about popping up there an slipping out just like that..

    • @sirvejlancebb
      @sirvejlancebb Před 3 lety +2

      @@ericd8687 yea it was scary to do it. I started out slow on a curb and worked my way up to higher ledges from there.

    • @416cyclestyle
      @416cyclestyle Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah bro! I’m back on the board cause my son picked it up. He’s 14 i’m 44. No Fear. I have insurance.

    • @sirvejlancebb
      @sirvejlancebb Před 3 lety +1

      @@416cyclestyle Lol, insurance is a must at our age! :) I also skate with my 9yo.

    • @pdru4132
      @pdru4132 Před 3 lety +2

      I'm back into my skating in my 40's too and learning (not re-learning) to skate ledges, because I never learnt to skate them back in the day. Still working on VERY basic stuff like yesterday getting BS 50-50's for the first time ever. So basic but feels amazing. Anyways, I can relate and I hope your ribs are on the mend.

  • @charliekoloms9224
    @charliekoloms9224 Před 3 lety +154

    "Never been in to skating ledges"
    Proceeds to do a sw crook and nollie crook

    • @common_eurotrash
      @common_eurotrash Před 3 lety +7

      this mans just a skate god

    • @mondragonjd752
      @mondragonjd752 Před 3 lety +5

      i thought the same lol, i was expecting to watch only 50-50's

    • @peerlessroger
      @peerlessroger Před 3 lety +3

      I thought the same thing, then he does more ledge tricks and variations than I have ever done. Smh

    • @bussydestroyer5602
      @bussydestroyer5602 Před 3 lety +1

      if you’re as good at transitions as he is, all it takes to translate that to ledges is getting your ollies and ollie variations down, the rest is pretty much a cake walk.

    • @thibautcarpentier2274
      @thibautcarpentier2274 Před 3 lety +2

      That front crook doesn't translate very easyly from transition to street...

  • @DrDizzyMorris
    @DrDizzyMorris Před 3 lety +5

    Love the “oh yeah!” falls, sums up the experience quite well 😂 nice skating!

  • @gustavomelonmesa5622
    @gustavomelonmesa5622 Před 3 lety

    Hey, cheers for the good work and advices. 45 young and surfing for 27 years. Felt always to old to start skating and embarrassed, but since my 9 years old son started skating 3 years ago, I got rid of this negative idea and felt in love with skating. Never too old to feel like a child again. Your work is very inspirational. Cheers from Barcelona:)

  • @damonbolduc137
    @damonbolduc137 Před 3 lety

    I appreciate ur all in attitude toward new moves thats Mark of a warrior

  • @olsinbad6815
    @olsinbad6815 Před 3 lety

    I would appreciate more ledge videos like this, helpin me with the confidence

  • @bakewellspud
    @bakewellspud Před 3 lety +5

    yeah chad. cool to see you learn nollie crook, I learnt it after like 15 years of always wanting to and now it's kinda easy.
    I'm really glad you're doing well on yt and wish you great success in the future dawg x

  • @skateforgirl2099
    @skateforgirl2099 Před 3 lety +4

    When you nollie crook, run parallel to the ledge rather then angling yourself towards it. That way it's easier to get up over it. I went from nollie crooking every once out of 10 tries to like 8 out of 10 using my own advice.

  • @asawolfe_
    @asawolfe_ Před 3 lety

    I was not expecting him to drop so many hammers on that ledge! Keep killing it chad!

  • @darrinsiberia
    @darrinsiberia Před 3 lety

    I feel like this guy should write a book called "getting comfortable with uncomfortability" because he shows that ATTITUDE determines everything. You miss 100% of the tricks you don't try.

  • @josephreidel4408
    @josephreidel4408 Před 3 lety

    You have my favorite skate videos. I love you man, keep it up

  • @c.p.beasley9132
    @c.p.beasley9132 Před 3 lety +1

    Props brother you getting out their gotta put in work. You got my support

  • @adrianvaldez5847
    @adrianvaldez5847 Před 3 lety

    hey man i love your videos I just found you earlier today and I've been binging ur videos and watching u do sick tricks I've been wanting to get down for so long, so glad u have tons of how to videos I love mini ramps and im struggling with ledges, rails and street and stuff but you help alot thanks :)

  • @jessegagnon8256
    @jessegagnon8256 Před 3 lety +1

    love the vid keep up the great work!

  • @tr0ye
    @tr0ye Před 3 lety

    Hey Chad. Love the videos. I’m back in the mini ramp at 30 after not skating since 16, thanks for the motivation.

  • @SamCostello
    @SamCostello Před 3 lety +1

    You're still so good at skating ledges! Great video as always, inspired me to document my return to skating :)

  • @Nuberish1
    @Nuberish1 Před 3 lety

    straight fire bro, keep it up

  • @landit2588
    @landit2588 Před 3 lety

    Awesome! One of my favorite videos u made 👍🏻

  • @joethomas7585
    @joethomas7585 Před 3 lety

    Love it! Great video style

  • @robbie8926
    @robbie8926 Před 3 lety +3

    I’m the same way with nollie crooks. Never gave any effort into doing them. I would land in noseslide all the time. Little trick I noticed while doing them. If you’re regular, shift your shoulders as if you are gonna be looking to your right. Keep your shoulders parallel looking that way. Hope it helps!!

  • @tammowondergem4252
    @tammowondergem4252 Před 3 lety

    This is such a nice angle i love your vids mannn

  • @whitetrashandhellbound6905

    35 years old and relearning how to skate. My kids just got into skateboarding this year, I dusted off my old Element Setup and started skating again. It blows my mind how and extra 50lbs and 15 years can kill your style lol. It's like I never skated before. I can still Ollie and Kickflip, easy stuff is still possible. Ledges though, lost that completely. Back to the drawing board lol. Appreciate the content man, you have helped me progress alot.

  • @ToniLovesSkateboarding
    @ToniLovesSkateboarding Před 3 lety +2

    That ledge looks amazing! You’re killing it, bro! Nollie Crooked is one of my goal tricks also 🤘🏽. Try Half Cab noseslide 270 out. Such a fun trick

  • @cameronlinderman
    @cameronlinderman Před 3 lety

    Killing it!!! You rule.

  • @rickbailey5320
    @rickbailey5320 Před 3 lety

    Good skating mate, some impressive combinations 🙌🏻

  • @sourdiesel9352
    @sourdiesel9352 Před 3 lety

    That 180 nose to fakie was fire

  • @Nick-xt5wi
    @Nick-xt5wi Před 3 lety

    yooo what's good Chad seen you on Hubbards path on my board earlier today was good to see you bro, stay killing it !!!!

  • @Weaverbeats
    @Weaverbeats Před 3 lety +1

    cool beat, strong nujabes vibes

  • @pizzah0t
    @pizzah0t Před 3 lety

    Love your videos amigo

  • @StefanMulderij
    @StefanMulderij Před 3 lety +6

    So good! Chad I really want to learn bs feebles on rails any chance you can do a trick tip? (Since your tricktips are way more detailed then others)

  • @stevezb723
    @stevezb723 Před 3 lety

    My bro killing it !!

  • @Tom-bj7kv
    @Tom-bj7kv Před 3 lety

    Can’t wait for this video

  • @simonseitz6343
    @simonseitz6343 Před 3 lety

    Sooo good!!

  • @shawndesjardins4909
    @shawndesjardins4909 Před 3 lety

    Impressive man! I'm 32 just starting to skate after 15 years off! You're ahead of me for sure but I'm excited to keep improving!

  • @EllieJayden
    @EllieJayden Před 3 lety +2

    I'm 31 and I just started teaching myself how to skate. I just updoaded a progression video and it's not very good but it's a start! Seeing you do this is so inspiring, keep it up! Looking forward to seeing more from you.

    • @siruswatches
      @siruswatches Před rokem

      maybe too late. Tried to find it, but couldn't :(

  • @ericd8687
    @ericd8687 Před 3 lety

    Transition Master tearing up the street too! Woooowee get it Chad! Always killer content!

  • @mariolucena
    @mariolucena Před 3 lety

    You are great my friend🙏🏻🏆❤️ keep it up

  • @andrewarguelles6945
    @andrewarguelles6945 Před 3 lety

    Glad i found and watched this. Age is just a number. Inspired 🤙

  • @Hollafoadolla8610
    @Hollafoadolla8610 Před 3 lety

    This was inspiring 🙏🏼

  • @b.sunnyortiz
    @b.sunnyortiz Před 3 lety

    Nollie K grinds were clean! Very inspiring.. Keep shredding, G

  • @logancrispy9083
    @logancrispy9083 Před 3 lety

    Steezy wit it keep it up 👍

  • @LushiTV
    @LushiTV Před 3 lety

    Key to nollie krook come straight on no angle back foot closer up by the nose for extra pop, more speed. Practice nollie nosemannies. When you lock it in lean back for pop out.

  • @jakedavies2446
    @jakedavies2446 Před 3 lety +6

    How someone skates this well in their 30s is beyond me, you're a legend Chad

    • @SebastienT
      @SebastienT Před 3 lety +7

      Hey Jake, ever heard of my favorite skater for 20 plus years, a 45 years old guy named Daewon Song ? ;-) If not, he is going to blow your mind.

    • @ericd8687
      @ericd8687 Před 3 lety +2

      Or what about Andrew Reynolds? 42..Tony Alva?!

    • @TheQuilava96
      @TheQuilava96 Před 3 lety +5

      @@ericd8687 Tony Alva shows up to my local park at least once a month and he’s still butter. It’s kind of crazy that I didn’t really know who he was when he was skating there as I just got into skating. Just thought he was just some dude who was “pretty good”.

    • @ericd8687
      @ericd8687 Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheQuilava96 Bro I would of lost my $#it! lol that's a real legend broski.. Just to share a sesh with em would be soooo dope..

    • @ericd8687
      @ericd8687 Před 3 lety

      @@TheQuilava96 The grandfather of skateboarding "pretty good" lmao

  • @mrthirty1139
    @mrthirty1139 Před 3 lety

    hell yeah man!

  • @johncab23
    @johncab23 Před 3 lety

    Re learned backside rail slides and learned frontside rail slides on blocks at age 45 after a 25 year layoff lol like riding a bike, minus the hip pointers.

  • @serialskateboards
    @serialskateboards Před 3 lety

    nailed that nollie crook!!

  • @Leosten99
    @Leosten99 Před 3 lety

    awesome vid

  • @jefferson4799
    @jefferson4799 Před 3 lety

    I live in augusta ga and when you said alright hoodies coming off, I felt that xD suckss cold in the morning hot asf rest of the day

  • @AlexNiedt
    @AlexNiedt Před 3 lety +1

    I'm 35 and wish I could call a backside tailslide shove-it, switch nosegrind, and nollie crooked grind basic. 😆 That ledge looks perfect.

  • @scumthekid7978
    @scumthekid7978 Před 3 lety

    yes

  • @AldensAntlers
    @AldensAntlers Před 3 lety

    for someone who doesn't skate ledges you fookin murdered this ledge

  • @sleezer7
    @sleezer7 Před 2 lety

    hell yea 🍃

  • @beemelonhead1
    @beemelonhead1 Před 3 lety

    I don't think you give yourself enough credit of how good you actually are dude

  • @SeanEnuks
    @SeanEnuks Před 3 lety

    Ledges are my favorite 👌

  • @jonkos4816
    @jonkos4816 Před 3 lety +1

    Chad caruso! Such a nice guy

  • @troidberg
    @troidberg Před 3 lety

    bro you're hella buck for 35! and that ledge game is actually good! if you would come to one of the parks where i live you would be by far the best skater and most of the locals are 15-25. but then again im from montreal canada so skate scene is almost non existent

  • @myhousehaswheels
    @myhousehaswheels Před 3 lety +5

    “I don’t know how to skate ledges” proceeds to destroy the ledge. Hey, heck u bro 😂

  • @JoeRansom84
    @JoeRansom84 Před 3 lety +2

    After watching first 2 minutes 17 seconds I'm gonna say Chad oughtta change the title of this video to 'Smashing ledges in my 30s!'

  • @solidbluebrian
    @solidbluebrian Před 3 lety

    Nollie Krook! Let’s go!

  • @ProgressSkateboarding
    @ProgressSkateboarding Před 3 lety

    You make ledge skating look easy... like everything lol

  • @juanpaguerrero613
    @juanpaguerrero613 Před rokem

    Nice style bro

  • @masonsundstad9464
    @masonsundstad9464 Před 3 lety

    That fs 180 sw 5-0 was a dream

  • @misled1664
    @misled1664 Před 3 lety

    Please do more ledge vids!!! That was so sick

  • @marksuchy6714
    @marksuchy6714 Před 3 lety

    Check out groton, westerly, and omf skate parks.

  • @antman619
    @antman619 Před 3 lety

    Im littlerly doing the same shit fml i wish i never stopped im gonna work on small pools with coping i was never good at vert stuff so learing that stuff looks fun

  • @wlacosta
    @wlacosta Před 3 lety

    beast!

  • @familyfun6397
    @familyfun6397 Před 3 lety

    Chad's 'Non-ledge skater' switch game blasts me out of the water skating regular..

  • @coleweinstein688
    @coleweinstein688 Před 3 lety +3

    That place is never empty when I’m there how🤯🤯🤯

  • @OhitsYami
    @OhitsYami Před rokem

    Nice bro

  • @seankalleyart2065
    @seankalleyart2065 Před 3 lety

    Good to see your legs are rolling after the stairs.

  • @backsmithfakie
    @backsmithfakie Před 3 lety

    skating at least 1 solid hour of flatground at least once a week definitely helps keep the street pop muscles in shape

  • @husby25823
    @husby25823 Před 3 lety

    Man @tao30 your sooo good. you totally inspire me. Greets from Northern Germany 🤙🏻 ⬆️ do not understand this disliker... do it better ⬆️

  • @TristenSkatesLI
    @TristenSkatesLI Před 3 lety

    I can’t do nollie crook for my life, I want to soo bad tho. Hell yeahhh

  • @DannyTorres
    @DannyTorres Před 3 lety

    Daddy Chaddy skating the ledge on flatty

  • @NoseBleedrummer
    @NoseBleedrummer Před 3 lety +2

    Damn that ledge sounds like it grinds perfect, just a little chunky.

  • @thierry-cannot-aim
    @thierry-cannot-aim Před 3 lety

    A ledge like that is all i need

  • @bluefletcherfish
    @bluefletcherfish Před 3 lety

    Me every time I think about trying skating a ledge: 3:05

  • @Shannonkellysk81111
    @Shannonkellysk81111 Před 3 lety

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤟🏾

  • @lorduaxrty5022
    @lorduaxrty5022 Před 3 lety

    Can you teach how to no comply tail drop in plz🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

  • @PhatLaugh3
    @PhatLaugh3 Před 3 lety

    Have you tried flipping into a grind on mini ramps?

  • @SirToby24
    @SirToby24 Před 3 lety +4

    Front crook , back tail, warmup.. :/

  • @andrewandrew4446
    @andrewandrew4446 Před 3 lety

    Your idea of not being a ledge skater and my idea of not being ledge skater are two totally different things!

  • @mitch3384
    @mitch3384 Před 3 lety

    You always sell yourself so short man.. that was an impressive session. Jamie Thomas did a recent Stop & Talk with Nine Club, think he talked about his secret to crooks being about the balance point. Check it out!

  • @DanielDixon06
    @DanielDixon06 Před 3 lety

    Am in my 30s and still love ledges

  • @joek1978atyahoo
    @joek1978atyahoo Před 3 lety

    Come to Hampton Bays skate park

  • @DonnieEls
    @DonnieEls Před 3 lety

    I bet u can switch 270 front blunt it

  • @christopherduby5330
    @christopherduby5330 Před 2 lety

    What size wheels do you skate bro?

  • @whopwhop6732
    @whopwhop6732 Před 3 lety

    Which shoes are you using?

  • @darrinsiberia
    @darrinsiberia Před 3 lety

    Front 180 nose blunt

  • @croquemonsieur81
    @croquemonsieur81 Před 3 lety

    Nice vid but how is nollie crook a basic ledge trick?

  • @1thekorn140
    @1thekorn140 Před 3 lety

    2 weeks ago nollie noseslide bought me to hospital.. I had luck just bruised my chest 🤨

  • @noahyeargin5765
    @noahyeargin5765 Před 3 lety

    What kind of boards are those?

  • @iitom95ii2
    @iitom95ii2 Před 2 lety

    I love your Vids lad 👍 I just can't get why all boomer generation of skaters seem to think 30s are hard it's your prime 🤣👏