DIRTYBUBBLEWhat you’re describing is “safety arms/hands”, which is basically skateboarding’s equivalent of afterbang. I’m still not understanding why hip width would help/hinder you on a board though.
How can safety arms be an equivalent of afterbang? Afterbang is a style, heavy forearms (safety arms) is a physiological trait. Heavy forearms helps with style and afterbang, but its an attribute.
narrow hips is pretty obvious. Just imagine if your hip width was wider than the entire length of a skateboard. You wouldnt even be able to stand on a skateboard without eating shit.
if the heads of your femurs are closer together it simplifies everything and makes your center of mass easier to manipulate and keep in balance.
heres an example of a narrow hipped pro skater whos style is obscenely good.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/970044/Wes-Kremer-2019---Aggressive-Sessions
and here Is a skater with wide hips. He is good but you can sense the uneasyness in his style.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/970045/Tiago-Lemos--Super-Power--Skate-2019if you had extremely narrow hips then when you press down on the board To initiate an ollie or fliptrick Youre hips are going to be pushed towards the center and feel cradled by the /\ angle in your legs.
in stick figures below, which looks more stable and comfy?
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if u still dont get it i could explain more but just look at my 2 stick men and really think about it.
if you had super wide hips, then riding a regular length skateboard would feel like a normal hip width person riding a very short skateboard.
My hips are avg width but i still skate a 34 inch long deck bc i love the feeling of the board letting me let loose and stand naturally.
**This post was edited on Aug 17th 2020 at 6:51:36am
**This post was edited on Aug 17th 2020 at 6:54:49am