i need a crew

**thatoneblahguy** · 09-02-2009 03:39 PM

hokay, i seriously am getting board of no one i know being able to skate

is there any crew in the tricity area that meets up on a week by week basis?

**thatoneblahguy** · 09-02-2009 05:10 PM

just a bump to clarify. the pasco/richland/kennewick area

**AdmiralButterCrust** · 09-02-2009 05:21 PM

Nobody needs a crew, just go skate.

**thatoneblahguy** · 09-02-2009 11:55 PM

i don't need a crew to have fun longboarding, i do fine with that on my own

its just that when i ride with other people, i tend to push my bounderies a bit more.

**kgalb949** · 09-03-2009 12:47 AM

talk to the guy "bluewoodboarder" he knows whats up

**Spaz1987** · 09-22-2009 11:24 AM

im outta town right now.. but we have a few riders and always looking for more. maybe you can pm me your number and we can ride sometime.

**killerhill72** · 09-29-2009 08:52 PM

u live in washinton? i do

**NW Longboard Crew** · 09-30-2009 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by thatoneblahguy

i don't need a crew to have fun longboarding, i do fine with that on my own

its just that when i ride with other people, i tend to push my bounderies a bit more.

hey man were from pendleton oregon which is like about an hour away but were always in tri on the weekends vistiting our friend weve got a pretty decent sized group of people who like to board and we'd like to ride around in tri cus we heard there are some pretty good hills over so let me know if you wanna ride

**killerhill72** · 09-30-2009 04:34 PM

yea, there are cool hills, i would love to ride

**thatoneblahguy** · 09-30-2009 04:40 PM

are you in the tri city area killerhill?

**killerhill72** · 09-30-2009 05:11 PM

i don't know where that is, iam by tha 5 mile drive area

**killerhill72** · 09-30-2009 05:14 PM

call me at 253 759 9942

**thatoneblahguy** · 09-30-2009 05:32 PM

yeah, your a good hour out man

**killerhill72** · 09-30-2009 07:08 PM

oh

**Cann0n** · 09-30-2009 07:36 PM

I've only ridden with people a hand full of times... in 16 years.

You are right. Progression tends to accelerate when you have friends to critique with.

**killerhill72** · 10-01-2009 07:30 PM

i learned to slide with my friends.

**schmete** · 10-01-2009 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Cann0n

Progression tends to accelerate when you have friends to critique with.

One of the truest things ever. Having people to push you to get better is always a good thing. I wouldn't be close to where I am now if I didn't have a brother to skate with every day. We each take steps ahead of each other, which causes us to catch up with each other. When one of us learns something new, the other picks it up right after. Plus, you feel less stupid when you beef in front of people if you've got a homey around!

**thatoneblahguy** · 10-01-2009 07:52 PM

when i'm DHing on my own, i just think, "wow, i'm going fast" but when i'm DHing with other people, i think, "gotta go faster than him"

**Cann0n** · 10-01-2009 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by schmete

One of the truest things ever. Having people to push you to get better is always a good thing. I wouldn't be close to where I am now if I didn't have a brother to skate with every day. We each take steps ahead of each other, which causes us to catch up with each other. When one of us learns something new, the other picks it up right after. Plus, you feel less stupid when you beef in front of people if you've got a homey around!

So true. It took me so long to learn how to ollie... I mean years. YouTube wasn't around and I didn't have skaters to hang with. I never saw how an ollie was done. Progression for me was pretty slow. I admit I suck when it comes to tricks. I know how to do many tricks, but I lack the technique, muscle memory and skill to land them. I just don't really care for tricks. The only need-to-know maneuvers are manuals, transitions, and shutdown slides. Everything else is just added sugar.

**schmete** · 10-01-2009 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by Cann0n

So true. It took me so long to learn how to ollie... I mean years. YouTube wasn't around and I didn't have skaters to hang with. I never saw how an ollie was done. Progression for me was pretty slow. I admit I suck when it comes to tricks. I know how to do many tricks, but I lack the technique, muscle memory and skill to land them. I just don't really care for tricks. The only need-to-know maneuvers are manuals, transitions, and shutdown slides. Everything else is just added sugar.

FOR SURE. I used to do street skating around 5 years ago. I would go out and skate with my friends and they were all way better than me, so they helped me learn the essentials. I only got as far as ollieing a 4 stair and learning to kickflip before I stopped skating to make time for high school soccer practices.

3 years later, my brother suggests we get some longboards to cruise around on. Two more years and both of us are throwing down standup 180s, stalefish slides, the works. If you've got friends, skate with them.