contempt chain? Is longboard really not popular with skaters?
People who have never been exposed to skateboards may be surprised. They are also boards, and it seems that there is something inexplicable between skateboarders and longboarders.
The two are very similar on the surface, but in fact they are very different. The two groups of people with skateboards and longboards do not coexist as you think. In order not to misunderstand everyone, I will explain the reasons for this phenomenon. points out the key points, not the advantages and disadvantages, but explains the differences between .
"Reason 1""
First of all, it is a mentality issue. The first factor for many skateboard players to not like longboard players is that it is not difficult to play longboards. The statement
is not absolute, but in most cases it is. For example, if you ask a person who has been playing longboards for many years to do a sharp flip, he may not be able to do it, but if a person who is used to playing skateboards can play longboards immediately, he may be able to use some basic tricks.
Due to human nature, people tend not to give the same degree of respect to things that are easier to do, and skaters are no exception. Of course, you can't compare with the world's top longboard masters, but if you put skateboarders of similar levels together with longboard players, skateboarders are likely to do some more difficult tricks.
"Reason 2"
The core community of longboard is not big
As for skateboarding, it is closely related to the life of skaters. Although some people give up after playing for a while, more people have played since childhood and have become the backbone of the community. They have invested a lot of energy and funds in skateboarding, founded companies, held events, and even helped build skateboarding parks. This is a true love.
For longboard players, longboard is just a hobby that can be easily tried at a certain stage of life. Many people just regard it as a means of transportation and are not worth devoting their lives. There are also people and communities committed to longboarding, but in terms of overall strength, they cannot compare with the skateboarding community for the time being.
"Reason 3"
The third reason why skateboarders don't like longboards is their style. Style is very important to skateboarding. The good things in the eyes of skateboarders are different from those that look like longboarders.
In longboard movement, people will put their hands on the ground to do movements, or just walk around on the longboard, or simply walk down the board, which is not favored in the eyes of skateboarders.
Longboard has innate disadvantages, long and heavy, and it is difficult to make technical moves, which leads to its style being very different from skateboards.
"Reason 4"
Another reason why skateboarders don't like longboard players is that they often get in the way in the board.
Longboards are not common in board games, so many longboard players do not have experience in board games and do not understand board games etiquette. For example, don't follow others, skateboard in a unified order, or don't stand/sit on the ramp.
But this is not a mistake that only longboard players will make. Any newbies who have just arrived at the board will do this, but because of the identity of longboard players, things may be worse.
"Reason 5"
In the eyes of skateboard players, many longboard players like to "pretentiously".
Although longboards also need to be learned, they do not take time like skateboards. The sport of skateboarding is a constant achievement through hard work and practice. The cost of technological progress is accompanied by adventure, and longboard players are usually considered "pseudo-skateboarders" by skateboarders. They dress like skateboarders and try to act like skateboarders without giving the corresponding time and energy to improve their skills.
is easily considered to be very pretending because of its low starting point. Most longboard players may not be like this, but there is indeed such a group of people.
"Reason 6"
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Longboard has a limited number of techniques to learn.
Since the long board does not have a head and tail, it cannot be flipped like a skateboard, and it cannot be used to lower the steps, sniffle poles, etc., so it is subject to more functions.
And one of the most attractive points of skateboards happens to be that they can learn infinitesimal skills, and there are almost no limits.
Spending a lot of time to learn some lower-level skills is really a waste of talent. But it’s nothing bad to like longboards, but it has its limitations after all.
"Reason 7"
The last reason can be summarized as the disgust of skateboard players.
Skateboard originated from street culture that contradicts traditional social values, so some skateboard players are born to dislike many things, whether it is other sports or specific types of clothes, they always hate something. If you happen to be a good player, please try not to take it to your heart. This is not your problem.
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Translation and editing: Xiao L
