What should skaters call me

If you find it too easy, try the next level. After reading, do the exercises to check your understanding. They both love skateboarding. Read this interview with them and find out more about their favourite sport. Carl: In the beginning, skateboarding was popular with surfers. They wanted to practise surfing on land when the ocean was calm or the weather was bad. Monica: There are skate parks in lots of towns and cities. They are special places for skateboarding. You can practise jumps at skate parks and meet other skateboarders.

Carl: You can skateboard in the street too, but you have to look out for the traffic, people, bicycles and dogs. Monica: When I was a child, I liked going rollerskating with my friends. When I was thirteen, one of my friends got a skateboard and I tried it.

I fell several times but I loved it. Two weeks later, I got my first skateboard. I like both sports now. When I was eleven, my dad gave me a skateboard for my birthday and I spent the summer skateboarding at the skate park.

I love the freedom and speed. When I was a child, I rode my bike every day, but I never ride it now. Carl: All skateboarders fall off their boards but fortunately most injuries are minor.

Monica: Yes, there are. They usually take place in skate parks. Skateboarders do jumps or tricks. The skateboarders who do the most difficult jumps or tricks win. But who knows? Maybe, skateboarding will be in the games! In the United States, Europe and Australia, there are competitions, parties and barbecues for skateboarders. Carl: At the moment, the fashion is for skateboarders to wear tight jeans or black trousers and a T-shirt or check shirt.

Baseball caps and hats are popular too. Monica: A lot of skateboarders have long hair too. For me, enjoying the sport is more important than clothes. I have never been that good, but it's always been a constant in my life since ' A few guys would call me "poser" because I couldn't skate as well as them when we were kids.

Nearly 30 years later, I still skate, and they don't. Only because it's "cool" he goes around talking about how he "luvz gettin dem totally chill sheshs bro" when he's never stepped on a board in his life. On the other hand, say, if there's a kid who eats shit every time he steps on a board but he loves it and is in it for the fun then I wouldn't say that's a poseur at all.

We all start somewhere. Nobody's Rodney Mullen the first time they hit the wood. A poser doesn't have to be associated with skating to be a poser. A poser doesn't have to buy a certain product to be a poser. WakeInFright Well said! Skate or Die and , those are some memories! They had a sequel, too. There was the regular skate version and some goofy skiing one.

The sequel also features a young Mike V up to his usual tricks Somebody who says they do it but doesn't, or buys all the stuff to give the false impression that they do.

Also, especially someone who mallgrabs. Total poseur. What about switch mallgrabs?? Those are super sick. A poseur is someone who doesn't pay dues or skate, but wants to front the culture. It's actually pretty rare; it seems like there are more people being unfairly called poseurs because they're just starting, and that sucks, because a bunch of them get pissed off and quit. Study what they do at the skate park. Or do they show up, ride around once, then spend the rest of the time standing around, chatting, smoking cigarettes, texting and getting in the way of actual skaters?

Classic poser moves. Real skaters pay little to no attention to the social gathering going on around them at the skate park. Ask to see them land some tricks. If you have the opportunity, ask them flat out to show you some tricks. You could say, "Hey Paul, show me your ollie! I've been working on my frontside and wouldn't mind seeing how you do it. If they don't have a board on them when you ask, invite them to come skate with you at the park or even offer them your board.

Method 3. Examine them for scrapes and bruises. Even a seasoned skater falls off their board pretty frequently, because attempting a new trick involves a few falls before you land it. Real skaters are always learning new tricks, and that means falling and getting a little banged up.

Inspect their board for wear and quality. Posers often have no or obviously fake scratch marks on their boards, while a real skater will have scratch marks on the middle, nose, and tail of the board, depending on their style and tricks.

Posers often purchase inexpensive, low quality boards from chain department stores like Walmart. Real skaters save up for a good quality setup because they will actually use it.

Look for tattered shoes with flat soles and good grip. Real skaters need flexible shoes with flat soles and lots of grip to keep them on their board while performing tricks. Their shoes never look shiny and new — if you really skate, your shoes are going to get frayed, ripped and beat up from actual use very quickly.

Ollie holes also known as ollie burns are inevitable for anyone who actually skates. A poser, on the other hand, will buy new shoes very frequently. What if I ask some of my friends if they want to learn to skate? Does that make me a poser, them a poser or no one a poser? No one is a poser in that scenario. If none of you are pretending to be a skaters currently, you aren't posers. If you want to learn to skate, this also doesn't make you a poser. Newbies aren't posers, they are just new to skating!

Posers always pretend to be skateboarders without ever trying to learn. Yes No. Not Helpful 13 Helpful Does it matter what you wear as a skater girl? I skate but I might not look like it.

You can wear whatever you like as a skater girl. If you are a girl that skateboards, then you're a skater, regardless of what you're wearing! Skater fashion is actually quite unisex, so styles tend to be about the same, regardless of gender. You can check out everyone at the skate park for style ideas if you want to look more like a skater. Not Helpful 20 Helpful Does it make you a poser if you like the skateboarding culture and watching skateboarders, but you do not skate?

It doesn't make you a poser, per-say, but you aren't a skater. It's perfectly okay to enjoy the skate culture, even if you don't skate, as long as you don't pretend to be an expert on something you don't actually do. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Practice always makes perfect. Start with easier tricks and progress. Not Helpful 3 Helpful