I personally don’t even think this is a big deal. This refers to holding your board by the trucks instead of the tail or body of the board. One thing people often mention being a sign that you’re a poser is that you do a mall grab with your skateboard.
#SKATEBOARD POSER HOW TO#
When it comes to how to act and skate, I have no tips. It’s fine to wear skate clothes, but don’t wear Thrasher shirts every day after you’ve been skateboarding for a week. Otherwise, don’t suddenly start only wearing skate company clothes and imitating skater style all at once. Then you are protected from being considered a poser by anyone. Generally, just dress how you feel most comfortable dressing and go skate. They have lives to live, but there are a couple of things you can keep in mind. Most people who skate or don’t skate absolutely don’t care if you are a poser or not. If you want to know how to dress for skating, check out my guide on skate clothes and what is practical and what is just for street fashion. Trust people and don’t look for reasons not to. Who cares how they dress or what they say they do. So there is no reason you should bother trying to figure out if people skate or not. People simply have the idea that skateboarding is childish. Women might even like you less because you skate as an adult. Loads of adults even look down on skateboarding. No one outside of middle school or high school gets cool points for skating. Skateboarding isn’t about who is the most skilled or who is pretending or not. Don’t focus on other people and just do your own thing. If they are simply a beginner or can’t skate often, then the simple fact that they are skating with you shows they are not a poser. If they claim to have skated for years, but can barely stand on a skateboard, then they are a poser. If they skate with you, then you can see them on a skateboard. If you want to tell if someone is a poser or not is to just ask to skate with them. But just in case you do want to bother yourself over nothing, there is a way to do it. You shouldn’t really bother with trying to identify a poser because it just doesn’t matter.
That way you can start to befriend them and also get some help with your skating. Actually, go ask the more experienced skaters for tips. Everyone struggled with learning how to ollie and do even simple kickturns.īe brave and go have fun. People genuinely don’t care and you shouldn’t either.Įvery skateboarder, even Nyjah Hudson, was a beginner at some point. They will just notice that you’re a beginner. If someone sees you skating and you are completely new, they won’t think that you’re a poser. This is also why beginners shouldn’t be shy to go to the skatepark. Skating ability and skill have nothing to do with whether someone is a poser or not. If you put the board on the ground and step on it, then you are not a poser. The difference between a beginner skateboarder and a poser is that a beginner skateboarder actually skateboards. These beginners might also be worried that they might be mistaken as a poser. Some overly self-conscious beginners are worried about whether or not they are dressing correctly or acting correctly at a skate park or anywhere really.
What Is the Difference Between a Beginner and a Poser? If you don’t have any skater friends yet and still want to progress, check out my complete guide to teaching yourself to skateboard. This does happen online particularly from people who try to profit from skateboarding. You can only be a poser if you are actively lying to people that you are a skater. Even if you’re favorite clothing brand is a skating brand.
Street fashion is everywhere and wearing clothes that you like means nothing. Skateboarding is in mainstream culture that tons of people wear Vans shoes casually. It’s kind of silly and you should dress however you want without worrying about this. You really shouldn’t concern yourself with what a poser is or if you are one or not. Many people who liked street fashion would dress like skateboarders while not actually skating themselves. The term became popular once skater became iconic with street fashion.
Poser is thrown around as an insult to question the authenticity of the skater and whether or not they actually skateboard or not.Ī poser is someone who pretends to skateboard or attempts to profit from skateboarding without actually skating themselves. I have never been called a poser outside of once in middle school.īut just for funsies, let’s go over what a poser is and the history behind the name. Luckily, for the rest of us, no one actually cares whether you skate or not and how you dress. Being a poser is the worst insult a middle school skater can possibly hear.
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