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Start skating with friends?

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Slush
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Hey guys,

So, to keep it simple, I've recently been wanting to give skating a try. The idea of going to a skate park and being able to shred some of the cool stuff there has always appealed to me. Since scooters are gay, bmx seems like not my thing, and i'm ass at roller blades, I want to skate. Here is my problem

From what I've heard, skating takes a lot of hard work to get the hang of, and I don't really like to be lonely in the things I do, so I came up with an idea.

Since none of my friends skate, I thought it would be the shit if we all learned to skate together. From experience, learning to do new and exciting things with your friends is really awesome and fun. It's like going on an adventure. I think it would be so sick to have my friends as a group to skate around with, where we are all equals in skill level, where we can all play skate together, stuff like that, all helping each other to learn new tricks, techniques, and just progress as a group.
Now for the problem part

My friends are bums. They don't like to do much, and they don't seem to want to commit to anything other than a video game. It's really hard to get them to come mountain biking in the summer, and still difficult to get them to go skiing. I know they would love it if they stuck to the plan, its just that getting them to even spend money on a board would be a feat in itself.
Ways I was thinking of combating this

-Making a video (I know, it sounds cheesy) of all the benefits of us doing this, and how great it would be, addressing pros and cons and stuff.
-Getting the more ambitious ones to jump on the boat first, and drag the others in
-Ease them into the idea of doing something like this


What do you guys think of all this? Tips? Suggestions? Thanks for reading if you make it down here ;D
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Mar 12 2015 9:52PM
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crotchvent
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Find a bunch of sick skate edits have your friends get stoked on them then they will want to skate.
Mar 12 2015 10:07PM
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TBK_ski.co
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Make a powerpoint, maybe loosen them up with a bit of booze beforehand. I have also found wearing a bespoke suit makes your argument more convincing.
Mar 12 2015 10:07PM
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dustygoldflakes
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Im in the same boat, except I have friends who are amazing at skating. But it's pretty hard to get ghood at.
Mar 12 2015 11:42PM
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iFlip
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Just play Avril Lavigne Skater Boi on loop next time you hang out with them. That should do it.
Mar 12 2015 11:52PM
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Slush
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TBK_ski.coMake a powerpoint, maybe loosen them up with a bit of booze beforehand. I have also found wearing a bespoke suit makes your argument more convincing.


Gotchya. I'll get a suit and take some of the liquor from my dad's cabinet. He'll neva know
Mar 13 2015 9:22AM
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Slush
Posts: 1914 - Karma: 12,942
crotchventFind a bunch of sick skate edits have your friends get stoked on them then they will want to skate.


Yea, that's a good idea. Sick edits where people were just out to have fun got me into the idea of skating
Mar 13 2015 9:24AM
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Stadtski
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iFlipJust play Avril Lavigne Skater Boi on loop next time you hang out with them. That should do it.


I second this.
Mar 13 2015 9:41AM
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Slush
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Sorry for like almost a tripple post but could someone with experience list off some pros and cons of skating? In drawing a blank and want some first hand "sources".

Kinda like, why do you guys like to skate an stuff, and what are some problems you run into
Mar 13 2015 11:17AM
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crotchvent
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Major problems I have are just spots to skate where the concrete isn't garbage and super cracked that basically stop your wheels.
Mar 13 2015 12:58PM
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Mr.noodle
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Skating is sick and you can practice a lot of shit in your drive way and a rail off Craig'slist also just go to the skate park and make friends
But try to stay away from the scum
Mar 13 2015 1:02PM
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Slush
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Anyone have any more pros or cons? I'm trying to get more for the presentation
Mar 15 2015 12:10AM
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Squirtle
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TwinipzAnyone have any more pros or cons? I'm trying to get more for the presentation


Pros-
-A lot of fun
-Gives you something to look forward to doing everyday
-Creates a new adventure every day
-There will always be a new challenge to overcome
-Fun community (for the most part)
-Once you get good you will feel sort of super-human like (similar feeling as to doing flips on skis)

Cons-
-Takes a lot of hard work to improve
-You will get hurt a lot
-Similar to skiing you will have to take large risks to improve
-A lot of people have negative bias's towards skateboarders

I don't skateboard much anymore, but these are some of the things that I came up with from my past experiences with it.
Mar 15 2015 4:38AM
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
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I didn't read half the shit you posted but if you're looking for confirmation for doing something from random outsiders you don't want to be good at whatever it is that bad.

Just do you!
Mar 15 2015 4:55AM
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Prof.Pretzel
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Show em a bunch of sick edits with skaters just having fun that's how I got most my friends into skiing
Mar 15 2015 9:09AM
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theabortionator
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TBK_ski.coMake a powerpoint, maybe loosen them up with a bit of booze beforehand. I have also found wearing a bespoke suit makes your argument more convincing.


This.


Or just go to the mountain, the skatepark, or wherever and make new friends. Maybe your friends are totally cool, but you just have different interests. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to go skiing, or skating all the time. Go hang out at the skatepark, talk to people there, make some friends. YOu'll probably suck, but just have fun trying different tricks. Make work on your kickflips, ollies, 180s, shoves or whatever at home as well. Then try to incorporate some of that stuff into the skatepark. If you have a rail for skiing that's not super high or with death feet, skate it. Maybe build a little low ledge box to learn stuff on.

Just talk to people around you and have a good time. These conversations with turn into friendships and you'll have friends to skate with.

Idk, tryng to convince your friends to do stuff they don't want to do doesn't really work out. Maybe I want you to go hang out at the opera with me. I think it's rad so I'm going to play opera whenever youre in the car with me to try and change your mind. Probably wouldn't work would it?

Everyone has different interests. Even with in those interests you can go from 1 time thing, mild hobby, to full on obsession. You're better off trying to make friends with the people skiing in the park, the people at the skatepark, because there's a good chance they're pretty into what they're doing. Some will be cool, some might be douches, some you just won't really mesh with but talk to the people around you.
Mar 15 2015 11:49AM
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Lonely
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TwinipzAnyone have any more pros or cons? I'm trying to get more for the presentation


Honestly just get them to try it. Like others have said show them awesome edits. It really does work, that's what got me into the skiing hype and skiing. I don't know how big of skiers your friends are but I know I skate and it helps me with skiing. It improve balance, coordination and creativity. Also you can do it any where and there are a endless amount of tricks and variations you can learn to do, at a low skill level in your garage. Plus it's cheap as fuck, compared to skiing, and you can continue to do it. Even when your body gets shitty when your older you can transition into longboarding. It gives you something to do over the summer..Idk man hope this helps but good luck
Mar 15 2015 12:08PM
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PoLaRpEaK
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I would just get new friends. I'm in my late 20's and the only people I am friends with are people who share an interest in doing rad shit, or have the same career path, usually go hand in hand though. Once someone stops being rad, I stop hanging out with them. Simple.
Mar 15 2015 2:26PM
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PizzaKid
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I was in the same boat about a year and a half ago. Luckily I met a friend who turned out to be sick at skating. So he got me into it. However, he lives far away so I just rode my board at home, but while cruising or at the skatepark I met some new friends and now I have pretty solid crew to skate with. Also I started just before turning 19 and I'm having a blast every time I skate. So try to get some friends to skate, but you'll definitely make new friends. Skateboarding is fun af, go for it!
Mar 15 2015 7:40PM
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FBGM
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"to keep it simple" lol

but seriously, i'm trying to get into skating as well. fortunately for me, all of my friends skate so i won't have any trouble finding people to teach me/skate with. in your case it seems like maybe instead of putting in the energy trying to convince your friends to do it with you, you could go to a skate park and meet people there. seems like a good place to make friends who skate.
Mar 15 2015 8:32PM
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