Introduction: How to Be Like a Skater
This will teach you how to be a skater without being a poser.
Step 1: Clothes
Hat (Element, DC, ect.)
T-shirt (with a Element, DC, Vans, Baker, ect. logo) and/or Flannel
Jeans or Gym Shorts
Skate Shoes (DCs, Vans, Enties, Fallens, Nike 6.0, Nike SBs, DVS etc.)
Step 2: Talking
Here is a little skater-speak dictionary.
Only choose 5 or 10 of them. I use poser, chud, armor, beast, skater chick, lid, carving and
perp.
Poser - A wanna-be skater
Armor - pads
Beast - awesome
Acid Drop - a drop used to skate, ollie, kickflip, etc. down
Skater Chick- a girl that skates
Spore- a new skater
Stunt dubz- someone who does the same trick as someone else to show they can do it
Nose- front of deck
Chud- uneven pavement
Lid- helment or hat
Scrape- Rental equipment
Oil check- purposly moving to the side before a trick
Grommet or grom- novice skater
Vannila- no thrills
Skid-lid- helment
carving- skating in an arc or back and forth
Perp- pedestrian
Tweak- pain caused by getting served
Step 3: How Not to Be a Poser
-Don't use the same brand as somebody else just because they used it.
-Don't wear your skater clothes 24/7.
-Don't lie on what you can and can't do.
-Don't Brag
-Don't Suck (practice)
Step 4: Practice
Practice skating, go to the skatepark. Learn all sorts of ways to skate and tricks. Check out my other instructable on Ollies .
14 Comments
11 years ago on Introduction
I see where your trying to go with this but I think being a skater is a state of mind brother. Ive been skating since 1980 and I guess either you are OR are not a skater. I have several friends that are pros now (not naming names) its not what you ride its that you ride. Dont hate on a "poser" instead introduce yourself and show him/her some tricks to learn. When I was growing in the skate world there were us and them. I was picked on by everyone who was NOT a skater. Remember, We are all on the same team.
Good Luck Awesume
Now get off the computer and go skate!
11 years ago on Introduction
This is total bs. Skate, nuff said.
11 years ago on Introduction
I've been skating for... since 1993. I wear a helmet, button up shirts or sleeveless, dickies or board shorts.
Posers are anyone who wants to be something for reasons other than there own.
The only words I use are Nose, Tweak, Skater Chick, and Perp, but we spell it Purp and refer something else...
To be a skater, one just needs to skate. Duh. I skate with a vast array of people. If we were all the same, we'd be sheep follow fads.
12 years ago on Introduction
Your a poser.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
*you're :~)
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Whatever dude I just quickly typed it out.
Yes, I meant you're.
11 years ago on Step 2
Half of these are not accurate.
12 years ago on Step 3
yah same here yo sk8rforlife whats likeyour home park man, mines millz---mellenium
12 years ago on Step 2
haha i think poser is the only one of those i know :) haha
12 years ago on Introduction
who cares what you wear as long as you rip!
12 years ago on Step 3
you can wear your skate clothes any time you want im a skater and all i wear is skate clothes
12 years ago on Introduction
Under step 3 you forgot one...
-Don't write an instructable on how to skate!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
Check the title again bro. It's not "How to Skate" - it's "How to be Like a Skater". Don't know about you, but that equals "poser" in my book.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
I missed that one all together. You make a good point.