{"id":1880356,"date":"2026-04-13T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1880356"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:00:55","slug":"50-things-to-do-in-skateboarding-before-you-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1880356","title":{"rendered":"50 THINGS TO DO IN SKATEBOARDING BEFORE YOU QUIT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nFrom dropping in on vert to packing a car 12 deep and hitting the road, there are plenty of meaningful experiences every skateboarder should have before turning their setup into a perma wall board.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To make it easier for you to keep track of some of these experiences and help guarantee you squeeze every last drop out of skateboarding while you can, we created a list of 50 things to do before you quit skating.<\/p>\n

Print it out, hang it on the fridge, and keep a red pen handy.\n<\/p>\n

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1. Sneak Into A Skate Event<\/h2>\n

Max capacity is a state of mind, and you deserve that free Pabst as much as anybody. <\/p>\n

2. Roll Your Ankle<\/h2>\n

It gives you character.<\/p>\n

3. Fix A Spot<\/h2>\n

Give something back to the community and throw some bondo or clear coat on a spot in need. <\/p>\n

4. Break A Board<\/h2>\n

Embrace the glory of rolling away with a snapped tail, or go full Hockey Temper<\/a> and tomahawk it into a street sign. It was soggy anyway. <\/p>\n

5. Skate Through An Airport<\/h2>\n

Moving walkway? No thanks, I brought my own and am about to feel a little self-conscious about throwing a board in the overhead bin. <\/p>\n

6. Create A Homie Brand<\/h2>\n

Turn the hometown hero PRO AF or just use it as an excuse to make funny shirts only you and a dozen locals will understand. <\/p>\n

7. Sign A Petition to get a skatepark built<\/h2>\n

Watch in real time how convoluted and slow our government systems are! <\/p>\n

8. Set up a Christmas complete <\/h2>\n

At least once, everyone should be able to enjoy the pure glee of a Christmas complete. It doesn\u2019t even have to be a holiday.<\/p>\n

9. Skate some Swiss bearings with the shields popped off<\/h2>\n

In the grand scheme of life, what is $60 really? <\/p>\n

10. Quote a skate video <\/h2>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an original Coors.\u201d \u201cNo War for Heavy Metal\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s fucking Friday the fucking tenth!\u201d Have fun with it.<\/p>\n

11. Have a shoebox full of stickers <\/h2>\n

Some stickers are meant for immediate sticking. Some are meant to be cherished in a shoebox as they await the perfect article for placement, which more often than not, never comes.<\/p>\n

12. Film a video part<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s something you can look back on years later and remember some really good times, and a period of your life when your body was capable of much different things.<\/p>\n

13. Drop in on a vert ramp <\/h2>\n

We only live to get vertical. Drop in and take the ride. <\/p>\n

14. Visit a local skate shop while traveling <\/h2>\n

You might not know where to buy good weed in Des Moines, but the yarn beanied clerk at their skate shop definitely will.<\/p>\n

15. Build a box <\/h2>\n

Whether you\u2019re 12 years old or middle aged, you have to learn (or relearn for the fourth time) back tails somewhere. Chances are a front yard box will be the best option. <\/p>\n

16. Go to a video premiere <\/h2>\n

These are becoming harder to come by, but should the opportunity arise, you should go. Hooting and or hollering is not only allowed, but encouraged.<\/p>\n

17. Bomb a hill <\/h2>\n

Pretty much the essence of skateboarding distilled. Big or small, bomb them all.<\/p>\n

18. Have a hard, dumb opinion about an unimportant thing<\/h2>\n

We all have at least one. <\/p>\n

19. Develop a skate set up idiosyncrasy <\/h2>\n

Put the bolts on in a clockwise figure 8, put all the wheel graphics facing inward. Have a little line in your griptape in the same place every time. Get weird with it. <\/p>\n

20. Use a shoelace as a belt <\/h2>\n

What, you think you\u2019re better than me? <\/p>\n

21. Attend a wedding in skate shoes <\/h2>\n

To be cringe is to be free.<\/p>\n

22. Skate under the influence<\/h2>\n

Pick your poison. Most choose weed or alcohol, but pick your poison. Get revved up on cold brew and see what happens.<\/p>\n

23. Sack an obstacle <\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t sack at least once in your life cycle as a skateboarder, you didn\u2019t try hard enough.<\/p>\n

24. Grind some granite<\/h2>\n

The sound and feel of trucks on granite will add years to your life. <\/p>\n

25. Make a Skate Pilgrimage<\/h2>\n

Barcelona, Marseilles, Copenhagen. If you\u2019re on a budget, Tampa. Pick your Holy Land and go.<\/p>\n

26. Hang up a wall board <\/h2>\n

If the dirty dishes and piles of laundry aren\u2019t enough to let someone know you\u2019re a skateboarder, a wall board or two should do it.<\/p>\n

27. Get free product<\/h2>\n

Stickers? Grip? Can I have your board, your shoes, your life? In skateboarding, you probably can, and you definitely will from time to time.<\/p>\n

28. Hear the 411VM intro while rolling up for a trick<\/h2>\n

You can also sub in Black Sabbath\u2019s \u201cSupertzar\u201d if you\u2019re about to go big, or whatever song gets you juiced.<\/p>\n

29. Befriend a spot local<\/h2>\n

Everyone should have a homie you know from skating in the streets who you look out for, and they look out for you. Dap them up accordingly and bring them a sandwich from time to time. <\/span><\/p>\n

30. Focus a board<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s childish, and stupid, but to feel the source of your frustration crumble underneath your rubber sole? That power? Embrace it, but probably don\u2019t make it a habit.<\/p>\n

31. Get a ticket <\/h2>\n

It\u2019s an unfortunate rite of passage, and it\u2019ll probably be for trespassing. God bless you if you never get one.<\/p>\n

32. Live in a Skate House <\/h2>\n

Like running from cops, I\u2019d recommend doing this sooner rather than later. You don\u2019t want to be 45 years old with six roommates, wading through beer cans so you can grab coffee before work.<\/p>\n

33. Hop a fence <\/h2>\n

Skateparks are great, but if we take away the outlaw aspect of skateboarding we might as well be golf. Hop some fences. Keep skateboarding a crime.<\/p>\n

34. Blow out a pair of pants <\/h2>\n

It\u2019s not a matter of if, it\u2019s a matter of when. <\/p>\n

35. Bitch about \u201cthe industry\u201d<\/h2>\n

Your friend got let go from their sponsors. A company quit making your favorite shoe. The skateboarding industry is still an industry, so bitch away. <\/p>\n

36. Tag Something<\/h2>\n

\u201cSlayer\u201d is always a good choice.<\/p>\n

37. Recognize a song from a skate video<\/h2>\n

You may have learned about the Shins from Garden State<\/em><\/a>, but I have hated them since Sight Unseen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

38. Dodge traffic in New York<\/h2>\n

There are thousands and thousands of skateable cities on this planet, but there is only one New York City<\/p>\n

39. Go on a skate road trip<\/h2>\n

Pile 12 deep into a single motel room. Eat leftover taco bell for breakfast. You\u2019re only young for a short while, so get out there before real life gets its chains on you.<\/p>\n

40. Skate in Costume <\/h2>\n

Batman and Robin deserve to get some back to back clips too. <\/p>\n

41. Sleep at a skate spot <\/h2>\n

Catch some z\u2019s while a friend battles a manual clip or wake up in the bottom of a bowl halfway around the world because you got kicked out of the hostel. <\/p>\n

42. Have A Birthday Party at a Skatepark<\/h2>\n

Grom it up even if you\u2019re in your 50s. Pizza and presents and all day at the park. <\/p>\n

43. Slam In Front of a Crowd of People<\/h2>\n

This will haunt you for years to come.<\/p>\n

44. Run from the cops<\/h2>\n

Generally don\u2019t do this, but if you do, try to squeeze it in while you\u2019re young. You\u2019ll be faster, small enough to hide in tight places, and won\u2019t be sent to general population if caught. <\/p>\n

45. Skitch<\/h2>\n

Do so at your own discretion, but hitching a ride from a cab, bus, dirtbike, or friend on a bike is a good time and should be enjoyed at least once. <\/p>\n

46. Get Cool Guyed by A Pro Skater<\/h2>\n

For a community of so-called outcasts, we sure can alienate each other. <\/p>\n

47. Cool Guy a Pro Skater<\/h2>\n

See how they fucking like it for once!<\/p>\n

48. Skate Into A Body of Water<\/h2>\n

In 100 years your rusted out Ace\u2019s will make a beautiful two bedroom one bath home for a happy fish family at the bottom of your local lake. <\/p>\n

49. Skate A Backyard Pool<\/h2>\n

The roots of skateboarding are in backyard pools, and unless you skate one you\u2019ll never fathom how difficult they are to actually skate, let alone rip. <\/p>\n

50. Hit A Stop Rock<\/h2>\n

An unavoidable middle finger from God and geology.<\/p>\n


\nWritten by: Christian Senrud<\/a>
\nIllustrations by: Wilson Lucas<\/a>
\nBrag about how many you\u2019ve done on Facebook<\/a>
\nScroll instead on Instagram<\/a> and Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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