How tall are you?

[cougjunkie]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

You can do a kick flip at 300 pounds? Seriously?

That is impressive at any weight, but at 300, that means you are pretty flexible. You have to be able to squat low, jump as high as possible, kick your leg straight out, and land it all within a matter of a seconds?

If you dont nail it exactly on your bolts, you are looking at a snapped deck.

I saw Ryan Sheckler skate at the Open in HB last summer. that kid is amazing. he did a cool trick called a Beni-Hana finger flip. Would have been cool to catch him when he was around 8 or 9.

I better add a disclaimer that I have not tried in about a year but I used to be able to do one. I think it would come back pretty easily. I also practiced every day in highschool, I didnt really skate, all I wanted to learn was hot to do a kick flip, so I practiced it over and over again.

[K-dog]

Originally Posted by surfah33

I wish I could play more. I miss playing volleyball.

This time of year I wish I could play more. I still get out about 4-6 times a week in the summer, including tournaments.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Flystripper

I still skate a bit as well. No kickflips for me but I can nolly heel flip and toe flip. For some reason I can flip off the nose but not the tail. Ollies and varials are still doable. I can also still wax a curb and do tail slides and nose slides as well as crooked grinds. My 7 year old is finally asking me to teach him to ollie. I am not really a good skater, nor a good teacher but we are working on the mechanics of an ollie. :-)

Oh and I am 6'2" and can't dunk anymore (too out of shape), but I did dunk in several HS games :-).

I learned to ollie on the carpet. I did not hurt when I fell. Some say that it is best to learn on the street so you can also get the feel of the board rolling under you.

One thing for sure...you teach your 7 year old how to ollie...that kid is going to rock by the time he hits his teens. Little kids have no fear.

wax is awesome. I use Sticky Bumps (for board, not skate).

[Surfah]

Originally Posted by K-dog

This time of year I wish I could play more. I still get out about 4-6 times a week in the summer, including tournaments.

Wow. Is this grass, sand, or indoor? That's a lot of volleyball.

[marsupial]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Nope. I've got you by an inch. I'm glad to hear I'm taller than average, though I find that hard to believe.

Archaea said I seemed taller online. I thought that was pretty funny. I guess it's the font.

I thought you looked pretty tall next to that camel.

[Surfah]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I learned to ollie on the carpet. I did not hurt when I fell. Some say that it is best to learn on the street so you can also get the feel of the board rolling under you.

One thing for sure...you teach your 7 year old how to ollie...that kid is going to rock by the time he hits his teens. Little kids have no fear.

wax is awesome. I use Sticky Bumps (for board, not skate).

This is true. I think it's best to learn on the street. It's also true that kids have no fear. I've turned into a pussy in my old age of 29.

[FarrahWaters]

Originally Posted by marsupial

Well, at 5'6" it appears that I am the shortest one on the board.

However, I'd like to note that I am still more than two inches taller than average for a woman. (I looked it up. Average woman in the U.S. is 5'3.8")

Well, I always assumed I was between 5'6'' and 5'7", so I rounded up to 5'7" But, I'm pretty sure I'm not taller than you, so perhaps I should have answered 5'6".

Oh, and I've never attempted to dunk a basketball.

[malapert]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Nope. I've got you by an inch. I'm glad to hear I'm taller than average, though I find that hard to believe.

Archaea said I seemed taller online. I thought that was pretty funny. I guess it's the font.

And, you are much more attractive in person BG.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I'm 5 10.

I wish I were 6 foot because it is cool to say that you are 6 foot tall.

Also, it would increase my odds of ever dunking a ball, which are prety much minimal right now.

Ha! You may be taller (I'm 5'9") but I can no longer dunk because of knees and out of shape issues. (Mostly out of shape issues.)

Add that to seeing the Smiths in NYC and not being a lawyer and I pwn you.

[Solon]

Originally Posted by marsupial

Well, at 5'6" it appears that I am the shortest one on the board.

However, I'd like to note that I am still more than two inches taller than average for a woman. (I looked it up. Average woman in the U.S. is 5'3.8")

I'm also 5'6". My wife was about 5'8" when we got married, and has since grown nearly an inch after having the baby.

I'm pretty short for a guy, and it's a disadvantage. I just work hard to avoid developing little-man-disease.

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