Do you abuse your board?

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Mar 19, 2004 6:49 am Post subject: Do you abuse your board?

Do you treat your board well? Do you care who rides it? I personally dont mind my mates riding my board but when other people do I get a bit pissed.
Lately I have no idea why but I've been getting so pissed off at my skateboard and throw it against the concrete. I have no idea why, but I just do knowing full well that this isn't going ot get me going anywhere.
But my question is. Do you abuse your board?

Jester · Posted: Mar 19, 2004 8:24 am Post subject:

Yeah, I've broken & delaminated many a board in a blind rage. You know those days where you can't even seem to land an ollie? Those days are hazardous to my board, I'll throw it against the ground or if it's old I'll focus it.

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

vip20882000, I think I've hurt myself more than my boards. Laughing

Sometimes I'll bail and run after the board as it rolls along and kick it as hard as I can. Rolling Eyes

Dumb idea... but yeah, if I don't land stuff I get frustrated big time.

WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

The only think I do when I get real furstrated it is get on it and do a "540 flip to the concrete" with it Laughing

Other than that I try not to beat it up too much Razz

SkiSk8er1287 · Newbie Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Posts: 16

when i first get a new deck i'm pretty protective...but after about a week i'm throwin it

Maestro · Posted: Mar 19, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject:

If I spend $90 on it - not unless it's past it's prime. If I get it for free, I'll break it in a week... BS tails on my rail at home not working, stomp time baby...

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Mar 20, 2004 8:26 am Post subject:

Oh good I am not the only one that abuses there board. ANd if its old it gets smashed alot more then if its new.
ontrider, I know what you mean. I've only just escaped some damage to my head by bashing down on the kick of my board.

Another question, how many of you let other people use there board? I let my mates ride it but I dont like other people using it.

Maestro · Posted: Mar 20, 2004 10:47 am Post subject:

Yeah, I don't care who uses it. How much more damage can they do than I can?

One time I was just gonna kickflip up a curb, but right before I was gonna do it I hit a rock. Wasn't going very fast, so the board shot backward and my cheek smashed right into the edge of the curb... that was fun!

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

Or landing on the tail and snapping it into your nuts? Shocked

Rockitboy516 · Outlaw Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 132 City: fT.WaYne

ive never broken a board i bought my third one today. Cool

Maestro · Posted: Mar 20, 2004 5:47 pm Post subject:

ontrider - thankfully I'm tall enough to avoid that now. When I was learning hard flips I had a few wood enemas... those were fun too!

Rockitboy516 - that just means you're not skating hard enough!

DRAGON88 · Posted: Mar 20, 2004 6:20 pm Post subject:

my friend was just doing a normal kickflip and for some reason it snapped up and hit him in the lip, his board cut through the first half of his lip, and his teeth finished the job, i think something like 9 or 12 stiches in his lip. his lip was cut all the way though though... Puppy Eyes

Maestro · Posted: Mar 20, 2004 6:56 pm Post subject:

I have a story that would relate to that as well DRAGON88, but I think I've whined about injuries enough in this thread already Rolling Eyes

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

Maestro, i meant bailing and landing on the tail and having the board snap up. I'm tall enough to avoid the one's you're talking about luckily. Shocked

Rockitboy516 · Outlaw Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 132 City: fT.WaYne

i skate hard i just dont do stupid stuff like ollie of 8 ft. quarter pipes or through my boards around.

WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

Well I came pretty close of getting my board snap my balls 2-3 days ago... Simple ollie that went wrong, landed on the tail and it was like 1cm from my crotch Shocked

Maestro · Posted: Mar 22, 2004 3:18 pm Post subject:

"Stupid" is obviously a relative term

RUSSIAN · Posted: Mar 24, 2004 7:49 pm Post subject:

you don't have to ollie off of 8 ft quarter pipes to snap a deck past it's prime. I've snapped the tail off of a deck the was 3 weeks old, just ollieng over a shopping cart on it's side. it's all physics. A board that was not built well cannot take the pressures of landing wrong Very Happy

twitch88 · Posted: Mar 25, 2004 8:55 am Post subject:

i have stomped two decks in the past but i try not to do that anymore because i get more angry when i find myself at the local skate shop shellin 60 bucks for a new deck. so now i have resorted to throwing. and i agree it def doesn't take an 8 ft drop, i broke one of my boards off a little 3 set just by landin with my foot in the middle of the board

Nephilim · Addict Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 658 City: Ephrata, WA

I personally never throw my board it think it is stupid their is no point to it, and if you break it its not like you have a van full of boards like the pros have.

dubers · Outlaw Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 129 City: Santa Cruz

I hate it when I'm skating a park and some kid is tossing his deck around cause he can't pull trick. It usually sets a bad vibe at the skate spot, and you'll probably be laughed out of most the places I skate.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 10, 2004 5:39 am Post subject:

Yes it is pointless, but so are alot of things. There something to take your temper out on, a temper doll if you will.

dumassonwheels89 · Posted: Apr 10, 2004 7:51 pm Post subject:

I dont get mad unless I do a trick clean a few times then we pull out the vid cam and I cant seem to land it thats when I just go off. I've seen Danny throw his board in like 3 dumpsters in one day. Good thing they weren't full of Garbage muck!

twitch88 · Posted: Apr 11, 2004 8:04 am Post subject:

dubers, i only throw on very rare ocassions and i never start flinging my board around in crowded spots like the skate park. if i threw my deck at the skate park here i say i have a 90 percent chance of seriously injuring someone, so i refrain and usually just drive away so that i can remain free of any manslaughter charges and skate another day.

twitch88 · Posted: Apr 11, 2004 8:06 am Post subject:

vip20882000, i agree the anger has to go somewhere, it is not healthy to bottle up your emotions.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 12, 2004 4:50 pm Post subject:

I have hurt myself abusing my board more times then I have hurt anyone else.

WakeBabe07 · Posted: Apr 12, 2004 4:56 pm Post subject:

I normally try not to but like a few of you said..after awhile if i get frusterated i might throw is or kick it or something like that... and like superx75, had said...he wont fling it at a skate park so no1 gets hurt, the one time my friend got super pissed and flung his board and hit this 5th grader who sliding a rail and it knocked his board to the side and the kid fell off and broke his ankel....not cool!!

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 12, 2004 5:12 pm Post subject:

I aim mine at the ground.

numbfoot · Posted: Apr 13, 2004 4:55 pm Post subject:

i've done it a lot more lately than i used to. probably cuz my deck is so old though.

WakeBabe07 · Posted: Apr 15, 2004 1:16 pm Post subject:

Straight Edge · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 348 City: Muskoka

I hurt myself if I try to hurt my boar
(kick the board it hits back.. )

Bruky · Guest

once i hit a rock going about walking speed before kickflipping up a curb (as mentioned earlier) and i was just pissed, so i got up, threw my board against a tree, and it flung right off that tree and wacked my shin. 23 stitches. Rolling Eyes

moral of the story-throw at things that absorb the impact of the board, aka humans, and not trees.

WakeBabe07 · Posted: May 23, 2004 6:55 am Post subject:

Bruky · Guest

ha...ha... Rolling Eyes

pfflyers · Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 12 City: chicago

DRAGON88, hah i did the same thing except i never had to get stiches, just lucky i guess Laughing