Feeding Off Someone Else's Energy

[Snaker]

Does anyone else notice that when one person starts to rip it up, other people around tend to feed off that and start hitting shit, too? Like today, me and my two lifetime bros, Chris and Matt (some old members might remember Chris's old name here, globesk8er) were skating the ditch, our favorite local spot. It's this drainage ditch that is the most perfect mini-ramp halfpipe. Well, Chris starts goin' off, hitting f/s pivot footplants, f/s pivot judo grabs, and shove-it rock 180 outs. Matt suddenly hits a blunt 180 out, which he's never even tried before, and I hit blunt b/s pivot, blunt b/s axle stall, blunt b/s feeble, and blunt b/s smith. After all this, Chris up and hits a sweet-ass kickflip fakie higher then the cope.

Anyone else notice this phenomenon?

[JoeyKovacs]

Happens all the time. I was skating with a much more experienced skater a while ago, at this ledge i never could even ollie off. He kickflipped it, his other friend ollied it, then i ollied it. All in a row. It was sick.

[StevoElSupremo]

yup Ive noticed that to, theres these pros that come to our park, Jordan bandula, shawn mello and Rob piontek, whenever they start shreddin everyoen starts gettin "positive vibes" and starts attempting shit and sometimes landed new stuff, like they get more gutsy :-1: :-41:

[McJesus]

Yeahg it happens when i skate with dudes

[Dookie416]

what about dikes mcjesus?

[McJesus]

dykes are not good at all

[Dookie416]

well it's dudes or dikes, pick one. and no, metro's are not an option. no matter how much you WILL beg, they just aren't.

[McJesus]

i guess dykes are better than dudes BUT dudes can do tricks but dykes can feed off me

[mcwattersm]

Rob piontek
Hes AM, and related to some fat chick I heard... :-4:

I have a friend better than I. He lands things before me, pisses me off. So no it doesn't work for me.

[Sk8 Shorty's]

i guess dykes are better than dudes BUT dudes can do tricks but dykes can feed off me

what do u think about the saying "bro's over ho's" McJesus?

[mcwattersm]

Topic, come on guys.

[WakeBake&Skate]

Yeah ive noticed that everytime i skate with someone better than me or someone just starts rippin it then i start skatin harder n better.

[crazy_dave]

I always have a lot more of a 'want' to do things if i'm skating with friends. I kickflipped a big gap yestarday first go but otherwise, its usually about my 5th go. Just cause my buddies were there i guess.

[360degrees]

I wasn't there... Awwww...

Yeah I get that sometimes but usually just a select few. See Dave is one of my best mates but he's actually one of the ones who doesnt pump me up to skate harder/better. I mean I can skate equally well with him there, er... I skate better with Mark, Dixon and Gaz. (Check the site in my sig to find out who they are)

[Enjoi Flatland]

I skate with this kid who should be AM, but he can't find a sponsor yet so sometimes when he just kills a spot it makes me feel a little bad. He keeps me encouraged though. Personally, I think I skate better when I'm just trying to impress someone a little.

[Hov32]

that happens to me too. Also when some hot girl shows up at the skatepark I attempt stuff i never even thought of trying. Man, I need to stop doing that.

[Dr._Skate]

i was skating down a side walk with my buddies Brad + Chris , + they are tell me there is a big 3 coming up , i was getting setup + i notice there is like 6 chicks from my school (i dont want to look like an idiot) so i pop a good high ollie down it first try , kept rolling and went to the high school to watch chris try a 14 rail


the three is bigger than a 5 + i cant get a 4 ollied

[juggle]

I was always afraid of the better kids at the skatepark you do an ollie manual they do a kickflip manual thats what you gotta do dont scare the kids dont show them up its a real downer.

[just_skate_]

When I skate with Tiger Woods I can nollie lazerflip 18 stairs first try. But only if Michael Jordan does a 360 reverse Tomahawk dunk over my head during it.

[PopwarPerson]

yeah last week.this kid kickflip back board this rail on top of a fun box its sort of steep..like i never tried boardsliding anything on a big angle or anything..like a handrail..its like a foot and a half high and my friend just back boarded it first try and i was like dang i gotta do this..so i got on the rail and slid halfway and it flew out from under me..then next try i landed it...haha

[skaterat]

Jeff does that to me all the time. Like we'll be skating the Kidney Pool in Glendale. Sick pool with a gnarley deathbox. He's always ripping berts over it and it gets me throwing tailslides over it. Then he'll say, "I think Laybacks are possible in here." he starts shredding 'em and it gets me going again. That's what's so cool about skating, a good sesh just gets everybody amped up.

[China Skate]

Yeah, it's like a basketball team's winning streak.

Happens all the time.

[Ramp]