I don't think I got my point across in this video clearly. I'm not saying that there aren't reasons not to mall grab. I get that if you have ground down trucks and you don't want metal splinters then you wouldn't grab your trucks. I'm trying to say that you should do whatever you want and let others do what they want. Skaters hating on skaters is lame.

@kyleskatez304

7 жыл бұрын

VLSkate true

@kocorono5884

7 жыл бұрын

+

@kyleskatez304

7 жыл бұрын

PK Boricua true

@headlight31

7 жыл бұрын

very good points. it doesn't matter how you hold your board, it's about having fun skateboarding.

@headofturtle4305

7 жыл бұрын

VLSkate it's called a 360 flip not a fuckn Tre Flip

Imagine caring so much about how someone holds a skateboard.

@xvhkgreen6297

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly this is a reality.

@aubree7506

3 жыл бұрын

YESSS!!!

@weirdchamp4601

3 жыл бұрын

True

@kiwitoothpick9351

3 жыл бұрын

Omg lol

@AM-we8hj

3 жыл бұрын

Elitism, they feel offended that you don't perform their craft the "only true way" that they chase all their lives. Even if your take on it is just as good maybe even better who knows.

the thing is most skaters these days dont realise theres a line between being a poser and a learner

@noaha8915

6 жыл бұрын

This. 👌

@thef.a.c.e.foundation8316

6 жыл бұрын

ZIGGY This comment should be boosted.

@hectorbang9613

6 жыл бұрын

ZIGGY so true

@christopherkervin

6 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment here, thumbs up from me

@dlower23

5 жыл бұрын

90s skater here: skaters have always been like this

I think that the skating community needs to realize there is a difference between being a poser and trying to be comfortable while walking with your board.

@Theleaver5088

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@Ray-tf5wu

2 жыл бұрын

I'm literally too short to not mall grab. Don't need a bunch off pissbabies who think they're not posers getting offended over... my height

@Ashley-ro4xz

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ray-tf5wu fr

@lildoomsmonarch7666

2 жыл бұрын

100% I think it's comfortable I enjoy it but noooooooooo

@FumblsTheSniper

2 жыл бұрын

99% of rude skaters are shithead teenagers. 100% of skaters were shithead teenagers. The circle of skating.

I was holding a board for a friend while they were at the toilet. I got harassed by boys calling me a poser. I was wearing a knee length wrap dress with boots just below the knee. It was pretty clear I wasn't a skater ,they just wanted to be angry and my mall grab was an easy target

@Theleaver5088

3 жыл бұрын

Thats bad

@random_d00d

3 жыл бұрын

Those boys are such losers for being so bothered by the way you hold your friend's board lol

@Theleaver5088

3 жыл бұрын

@@random_d00d yeah, like imagine caring how much a person holds his/her board

@tommybarn7032

2 жыл бұрын

@@Theleaver5088 You know they messed up when Anakin says you done goofed

@darthkrator9366

2 жыл бұрын

I’m mean cmon

Mall grab is comfortable for some people. End of conversation.

@SoullessEngineer

4 жыл бұрын

@@ok-gg5kp Man, what an elitist dick

@nintee9877

4 жыл бұрын

Soulless Engineer These type of people are the ones who really ruin the community unfortunately.

@SoullessEngineer

4 жыл бұрын

@@ok-gg5kp Yeah I meant you

@SoullessEngineer

4 жыл бұрын

If you knew what the word "elitist" meant, that should have been pretty clear from the context.

@SoullessEngineer

4 жыл бұрын

God you're stupid

People who call out Mall Grabbing are those who really focus on skater image... like posers. Are they closest posers? LOL

@coreywindom2908

4 жыл бұрын

yes.... i think so.

@that1snowyguy251

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Actually... If you really think about it the whole idea of being a poser loops back to the same people who still use that cringe ass word

@samuelshonhart

4 жыл бұрын

I wish everyone could see this comment

@chelsea3652

4 жыл бұрын

I was 420th like (I agree too lol)

@Itsbobbbby

4 жыл бұрын

Rey DeCastro yeah dude it's psychological projection

I miss the 90s when I wasn't judged for how I hold my skateboard.

@salmaabdullahgb

3 жыл бұрын

Literally when it was the worst

@jakestockton4808

3 жыл бұрын

@@salmaabdullahgb Did you even skate in the 90s?

@gotdangelectric5599

3 жыл бұрын

The viva la bam era was the worst for this

@williamd1891

3 жыл бұрын

Kids these days are so judgmental. 😂

@Samnataxsama

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamd1891 it’s not just the kids, it’s adults too. It’s just a bunch of gatekeeping bullshit imo.

Skateboarders: "Don't hold your awkward vehicle by the most handle-shaped part of it! Instead, start smoking cigarettes at age 15!"

@CoffeeD_1

3 жыл бұрын

Also you should worry more about the fabric on the side of your pants that the skin on you fucking elbows. Or the brain in your head for that matter

@AlbertRutter

3 жыл бұрын

@@thechimichanga6969 I am though

@AlbertRutter

3 жыл бұрын

@@thechimichanga6969 I never suggested they were. It's a joke, not a scientific observation.

@AlbertRutter

3 жыл бұрын

@@thechimichanga6969 118 people like my joke

@AlbertRutter

3 жыл бұрын

@@thechimichanga6969 I understand you may have a personal gripe with my joke, but there's no need to make that my problem. You are free to look at something else.

Marty Mcfly grabbed it by the truck. I think we're clear.

@noblewatergod8626

4 жыл бұрын

My man

@1uanna

4 жыл бұрын

im bout to bomb this master hill

@mrenriquez_

4 жыл бұрын

It's pretty much the reason why I do Mall Grab

@PACKERMAN2077

4 жыл бұрын

I mean he invented it so there's obviously something valid to it...

@ferox9217

4 жыл бұрын

Luanna Bear i think u mistaken the wrong mcfly

I actually don't even hold the board at all. I just use all my chakra and energy to lift the board with my third eye. What I'm trying to say is... I'm a Gemini

@5tar.gir111

3 жыл бұрын

Bye

@wdleeson

3 жыл бұрын

What I would do to be a geminmyeye

@thatnikkakris2339

3 жыл бұрын

Gemini gang

@juiice69

3 жыл бұрын

@@5tar.gir111 bye👋🏼where are u going?

@wimberlen

3 жыл бұрын

@@juiice69 Twitter

as a skater for 20 years, i am just now hearing mallgrabbing for the first time. I hold my deck however the hell i decide to.

@theglamthropologist

3 жыл бұрын

same. even though i don't usually hold my board that way i was like holding it to take up less room on a subway platform and some teenager from across the way shouting yo your mall grabbing! and i had to look it up. i have been skating longer than that kid has been alive!

@FumblsTheSniper

2 жыл бұрын

I’m approaching 10 years and honestly have never really skated with other people. I’ve never tried to get into park skating as they are filled with teenagers sitting around posing. Street skating gets you a ticket so it all had to be done at night/very quick. Finally found a home on the hills surrounding lakes here in Wisconsin. They’re good to go almost year-round, hills drain off snow/ice, and the variety is insane as every road was paved separately. Only ever had to worry about what someone thinks of me if they are a drunk soccer mom in her SUV thinking I want to play chicken at 1am.

@jonnypropaganda

2 жыл бұрын

Same! Thank you.

@jonnypropaganda

2 жыл бұрын

Caring about this crap literally IS posing.

@billnye8143

Жыл бұрын

Your opinion matters mr.nobody

Do a video were you go to the skatepark and act like a poser then do hard tricks

@shamiquawilson4403

5 жыл бұрын

Vlog with Devon yesss

@kjxnz

5 жыл бұрын

Devon Devon yess

@jaizu5971

5 жыл бұрын

Devon Devon I’m down, but that woul be so toxic 😂😂😂

@GamerBros110

5 жыл бұрын

yessss. that would be so funny

@TheLadyDelirium

5 жыл бұрын

I'm a 35 year old who's 13 year old daughter has been teaching me to skate. I'd love to get to the point that I could shock people at the skatepark. 😅

Skaters: “screw you’re arbitrary rules designed to persecute our community, man!” Also skaters: “let’s invent some arbitrary rules to persecute our own community.”

@bambina1800

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAH

@lol-od4ip

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@juicedoutjuju5111

2 жыл бұрын

This needs more likes

@br6873

2 жыл бұрын

your and you’re isn’t that hard to get right

@VSPhotfries

Жыл бұрын

Human tribalism knows no boundaries.

Pro tip: if you and a friend are at the mall but only have one board you can both grab a truck and people will think you are both cool skateboarders.

@Knightgil

2 жыл бұрын

Or that you're both taking a walk with your child but he's a skateboard.

For me, my dad skated in the 80s. I’m 20 and just started learning how to skate. Picking up my board by the nose is ripping up the skin on my thumbs, and I’m a professional artist so I can’t really have drawing being uncomfortable for me, so most of the time I do pick the board up by the trucks. I don’t want bloody thumbs! 🤣 Anyway dad said it was fine so I’ll just tell them my dad said it was cool. 😂

@10oner

2 жыл бұрын

If the grip tape is hurting ur thumbs i dont think u have what it takes to be a skater. Concrete covered in glass hurts way worse

@gronk2714

2 жыл бұрын

@@10oner Why is that your takeaway from what they said? Point is meant to be whatever is most comfortable and convenient. Stop gatekeeping skateboarding.

@tissuepaper9962

2 жыл бұрын

@@10oner bruh you ever tried holding a pencil after scraping the tip of your thumb off? The shit ain't comfy. Go CBT yourself if you're such a fearless glutton for pain.

@sniper_militia5476

2 жыл бұрын

@@10oner Sorry but any one with sense would clear up any glass in the area they're skating in. Don't be so quick to impose your stupidity onto others.

@10oner

2 жыл бұрын

@@sniper_militia5476 lol u must be in a real nice neighborhood cuz theres glass everywhere where i skate. Were clearly built different

Didn't know skateboarding had rules

@Aimkirbi

4 жыл бұрын

It's supposed be freedom. Just do what you like

@Timothy1987

4 жыл бұрын

It didnt 15 yrs ago..

@soursnail5450

4 жыл бұрын

PROPAINZERO it doesn’t it’s just people trying too hard

@hewi5659

4 жыл бұрын

same lol. ive heard first time about this. "mall grab" its just pathetic point of view. like.. who fkn cares??? and those ppl bitching oMg MalL GraB GaYY . its this fasion week or wth

@raza9tixx

4 жыл бұрын

Its not rules, its like being a human and you decided you wanna be gay that sort of things

Lmao what world are we living in you get called a poser for picking up a skateboard

@jaimebritton9273

5 жыл бұрын

There was a time in my life were there where a lot of people at my school who pretend to skate because they wanted to be cool. They lied about their abilities and sadly people believed them. The very thought of this pissed me and a lot of other skaters off because at the time skateboarding represented being unique and counter culture and trying to be trendy was the opposite of the skating mentality. Mall grabbing was one of the easy ways to spot these types of people. Skateboarding was and still is very cliquey just kind of like that for some reason. I think at the time a lot of people who chose to skate did so to be different and unique so posers sullied the idea of what skating meant to them. Hence the anger over something stupid.

@user-jw8yh6yq1p

5 жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video?

@panderz_gg

5 жыл бұрын

The thing is I am still baffled that people use the word poser in 2019. I thought we left that behind the 90s

@juicescoo

4 жыл бұрын

Earth.

@kris6682

4 жыл бұрын

Sascha Kleinen the 90’s will never die

I wanna go back to learning but I’m mortified that dudes who’ve been skating for years will judge me for not knowing how to do absolutely anything :’)

@victor.skatess

6 ай бұрын

most skaters dont judge beginners. In my case most of them tried to help me if i did something wrong or gave me advice on how to do a trick easier. There are some who judge but i think they dont know the difference between beginners and posers or something. Just ignore them and go back to skating because its really fun :)

@thezetes

12 күн бұрын

Give us an update! I’m 32 and got called out today after I bombed a bus lane. He didn’t see that, and not important whatsoever. What is important that I was sweaty, and out of breath. Who is the poser? Fuck everyone. Skateboarding has an about free expression. Jee I’m a freestyle skateboarder that likes to dibble dabble in vert these days

and sometimes you are starting something and this whole gatekeeping thing makes people not want to try new things which i think is sad...

REAL SKATERS put the board on their head ;)

@jackfarley1577

5 жыл бұрын

Cynnamo obviously

@gxuze

5 жыл бұрын

Cynnamo fax

@ellioto.7369

5 жыл бұрын

F a c t s

@leah_cactus0997

5 жыл бұрын

Cynnamo WAIT So I’m a real skater😨😂

@kajlaminok590

5 жыл бұрын

Cynnamo definetely

I've been skating since 1987 and honestly if you even think twice about the way you or other skaters carry their boards maybe you should take up tennis rather.

@victorpetrescu6586

5 жыл бұрын

Why do you have to knock tennis muh dude?

@bbqpubmkb4591

5 жыл бұрын

@@victorpetrescu6586 he didn't knock tennis, he just used it as an example for some other sport than skateboarding.

@toomuchbruh251

5 жыл бұрын

Shoot but then what do I do about the tennis balls I popped and put onto my wheels

@Pinky-vp7yt

5 жыл бұрын

I do skating and tennis 😂

@MrSwitchblade327

5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

One of the funniest videos about skating culture I've watched in a while. :D Thanks for making it. I'm over 50 and, like you, couldn't care less what people think about how I hold my board. I'm way past calling people poseurs and worrying about whether or not I look cool enough. I just want to skate, get better at my tricks, and minimize how much damage I do to myself. If it's not about the joy of being on my board and getting better, who cares?

but mall grabbing is so much more comfortable 😭

@domtoretto5887

2 жыл бұрын

You really just can't break your comfort zone can you. GROW UP

@kamz7518

2 жыл бұрын

@@domtoretto5887 is it really that deep?

@domtoretto5887

2 жыл бұрын

@@kamz7518 ig

@Mikelica69

2 жыл бұрын

@@domtoretto5887 ...

@tissuepaper9962

2 жыл бұрын

@@domtoretto5887 solid bait lmao.

Even the god himself, Tony Hawk, did mallgrabbing

@Maneatermissa

3 жыл бұрын

This makes me feel better 😌✨

@AceticTWO

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maneatermissa same

@TM-mc3zn

3 жыл бұрын

AceticTWO that’s good to know :)

@s.a.l.1974

3 жыл бұрын

The grossman mall grabbed rip

@ebykim

3 жыл бұрын

I hope Tony Hawk post video of himself carrying the skateboard by mallgrabbing. Then all those stupid guys will just shut up.

I mall grabbed one time Now I'm *GAY*

@CallsignFlowershop

4 жыл бұрын

Phil Collins Hill welcome to the team bro

@wilvonk9797

4 жыл бұрын

@@dapje2002 that's dark dude

@666mongopawn

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that's amazing

@therealgoogas8700

4 жыл бұрын

Wil Vonk how is sticking a board in your ass dark

@zerlix.4878

4 жыл бұрын

Will Smith But not really cuz when I tried it it was dark

I carry my skateboard at school and I don’t wanna hit anyone with my skateboard while I walk in the crowded hallways. So I just use the mall grab. I’ve never been called a poser or anything but it’s still a fear of mine since I just recently started skating. I find it dumb that people can’t tell the difference between a poser and someone who’s learning. It just makes me scared to go to places like skateparks and stuff. I’m terrified of being judged.

@urm0ther.com420

Жыл бұрын

omg yeah i just started and i keep watching these types of videos and it makes me scared like whys how you hold the board matter

@thezetes

12 күн бұрын

And two years later you still mall grab right? I skate on and off for 20 years and I mall grab whenever the fuck it is convenient Which is actually quite often

@Cecilia-bw2wo

8 күн бұрын

@@thezetes I do indeed still mall grab! It is extremely convenient.

I'm new to skating and expected this to be a video explaining that one of the ways I hold my board was loosening or warping or doing some other bad thing to my trucks. Good to know that I can carry on doing whatever the crap I want.

I wanna go to a skatepark pushing mongo and then go straight for the mall grab wearing a thrasher shirt and see what people say

@oliolioxincrii1730

6 жыл бұрын

Bradly TheRadly literally what i was thinking

@connorwilcox4244

6 жыл бұрын

Well, if people try to bring you down, you are above them.

@ultravioletxyz

6 жыл бұрын

I skate and i personally enjoy thrasher as a brand and their products (mainly shoes)

@PippyPopsSelfHarmMonica

6 жыл бұрын

Bradly TheRadly I want to go to a skatepark and stand still while holding a skateboard in the mall grab position till someone says something.... Then I get to fight!

@GarrisonMagyar

6 жыл бұрын

Epic Bee Reviews thrasher should only be warn by actual skaters so you’re good

“Just go do some tre flips” I’m *trying*

@light.newjeans

4 жыл бұрын

True

@trppstar

4 жыл бұрын

@A Random Set Of Numbers and Letters no

@trppstar

4 жыл бұрын

@A Random Set Of Numbers and Letters joe mama

@muh.fadhilanugrahfasya9581

4 жыл бұрын

keep going

@jonahrangel2013

4 жыл бұрын

Same

Thanks man, this will help me focus more on my skating and less on my anxiety. I used to hold my board like a "book" until I was told that is poser, so I started mall grabbing and was told I was a bad skater.. I just wanted someone to give me tips, but now I'm good with my pace. Thx

This was quite some time ago, but anyway: I'm past 40 and just got my first longboard cruiser this week (a 70 cm deck), and ignorant about any standards or jargon, would carry my board by the trucks, holding it by index and middle finger. Grip tape is just really harsh on my fingers skin. Couldn't care less if this was frowned upon. No-one knows me anyway. I've checked a couple of your videos until now. I like the relaxed attitude and sane advice that you promote. Excellent work!

Imagine if there was a “cool” way to hold a basketball. In the 90s the “right way” to wear a backpack changed every year. People are crazy...

@fosty.

4 жыл бұрын

You're not cool unless the straps are loose and it hangs down to your thighs.

@zane4048

4 жыл бұрын

agentd36 I bet you double strapped your bag in high school dweeb

@camdonrey2076

4 жыл бұрын

@@zane4048 you're definitely one of the idiots who mindlessly follows trends to fit in

@2crowz

4 жыл бұрын

@@zane4048 you cant insult someone and then use the word dweeb in 2020 lmao

@fifdjd314

4 жыл бұрын

Juniper r/woooosh

"Skateboarding is about skateboarding and it's not about fashion" -VLskate

@ynwa1283

6 жыл бұрын

Choco Tops So go do some 3 flips.

@Jamesdavenelson

6 жыл бұрын

why tf does this have so many likes its a quote

@tijj

6 жыл бұрын

Choco Tops exactly

@tijj

6 жыл бұрын

Choco Tops nice quote vlskate

@andreslikesbeans2185

6 жыл бұрын

James Reasons

I'm just here randomly, but I totally support your rational wise thinking, leaving people do what do the way they want without giving a shitty elitist counter argument about why what you do and that "well you should do it that way,". Who cares if it works? as we say "if it looks stupid but works, it ain't stupid"

I know this was posted 3 years ago but I wanted to say I just love how you don't care how one holds their skateboard. I also wanted to say mallgrabbing is the most comfortable way of holding my skateboard or I just hold it on my stomach in front of me.

i really cant imagine caring how someone holds a skateboard

@AmpHibious

7 жыл бұрын

some people are just that petty with their BS

@becarefulwhatyoufish4764

6 жыл бұрын

Neither can I. Laughing maybe if it looks funny, but not caring...

@lapisFarm

6 жыл бұрын

+ultra-violence Well nowadays everyone is always in each others biz so yeah apparently most do care lmao.

@M4dm3n4314

6 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a joke thing. Turns out people actually take it seriously.

@toribunny

6 жыл бұрын

ultra-violence it's all about judgement which is pretty dumb, and if a beginner, say so myself, does this one time, is bashed on and never wants to try again.

For all I care, calling out someone for mall grabbing makes you a bigger poser than the person doing it these days.

@kendama_kraziness3593

6 жыл бұрын

Stanley TheKidd Well said my friend! I've been skating for 18 years and sometimes mall grab

@becarefulwhatyoufish4764

6 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know it was a poser thing till a few minutes ago... Shit's ridiculous.

@KillJoy_Since2017

6 жыл бұрын

Stanley TheKidd Yeah

@isetmfriendsofire

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. People only call Mall-grabbers" out because they think they're supposed to.

@skte2die

6 жыл бұрын

Perfectly said!

I saw in a tiktok that the best way to hold the board is that way (mallgrab) and I've been doing that ever since and it's the most comfortable for me and it's really annoying that people hate on that because of something that happened forever ago

The upload date says May 2017 but this feels like something that should have been on youtube back in the days of MySpace.

I never realized that holding my board a certain way made me a poser. I guess every culture has it’s ignorance.

@gblan

3 жыл бұрын

People who think you have to hold a skateboard a certain way aren't ignorant, they're morons.

@addictiveclips4893

3 жыл бұрын

I seen someone else make a valid point and say that the ones who care are really the posers

@chriscortez3334

3 жыл бұрын

@@addictiveclips4893 all the real skaters have known this for a long time. Look at Andy Anderson, he mall grabs all the time and he's competing in the Olympics this summer

@adamlindeman523

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriscortez3334 Andy Anderson breaking the "poser" barriers with mall grabbing and wearing a helmet. What a legend

@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you

2 жыл бұрын

These toxic skaters have zero logic anyway. Even Tony Hawk does mall grab, so does it mean he's a poser? LOL.

The one rule in skate boarding is not worrying about what others think about you, best to have fun👍🏻

@samyanthacaddy6759

3 жыл бұрын

I wish but my social anxiety said no

@swaggypea3866

3 жыл бұрын

Also don’t snake

@chrismilliabitumba3930

3 жыл бұрын

@@swaggypea3866 what does that mean

@swaggypea3866

3 жыл бұрын

Chrismillia Bitumba it means don’t follow someone really closely. It might freak them out and it can cause crashed/collisions.

@chrismilliabitumba3930

3 жыл бұрын

@@swaggypea3866 thanks

I'm from Brazil, and back in the day my friends and I didn't really care much about a "right way" to pick up a skateboard, but one thing is for sure: since we always worried about getting mugged (yeah, Brazil is kind of a violent place), when we saw ourselves in a possible "fight or flight" situation, we instantly grabbed the skateboard by the truck and stayed alert, since it's a better grip for using it as a blunt tool in case we needed to defend ourselves. Just recently I've found out about that _don't grab your skateboard by the truck_ "rule"...

I have a longboard where there is NO deck space to grab in front of the truck, so yeah, I hold it by the side, or by the front trucks, that and it’s a 41” and it is relatively heavy

“Watch this little move right here” *switches hands*

I read a comment somewhere and it went something like this: "I will hold the board with my teeth"

@childofgod759

4 жыл бұрын

Only REAL skaters hold it with their teeth

@MembersOfHistory

4 жыл бұрын

only real skater boys hold it between the testicles💪🏽

@childofgod759

4 жыл бұрын

Okay @@MembersOfHistory

@teckniqqque

3 жыл бұрын

@@MembersOfHistory da fuck lmao

@s.a.l.1974

3 жыл бұрын

I mall grab when I need to hit people in the head

I never carried it like this when I skated but I used to carry it horizontally with the tape facing my leg and finally figured out that was the cause of the holes in my jeans. I only did it because with the tape facing out my legs would hit the trucks as I walked.

i love your videos this helps me so much :)

People who complain about mall grabbers are clearly the posers because it matters to them how a board is grabbed, a proper skater is all about the skating.

There's something wrong with the skate community if you have to argue over how to grab your board. Grow up and just skate!

@VLSkate

7 жыл бұрын

Harri Mehtälä agreed. I've been thinking about making a video about the whole community as a whole but I'd surely be ousted

@Illjustwait

6 жыл бұрын

I've been "mall grabbing" and holding it the normal way since 08. All this trendy "you're a poser if you do this" shit is ridiculous. Just skate.

@affozeri722

6 жыл бұрын

Näin.

@ChrigiKro

6 жыл бұрын

Dude, you're the one who made a video about it. Shouldn't have done that in the first place. Every normal skater doesn't care. You just seem so childish through this video. Sry but I can't take it seriously.

@inhisglory960

6 жыл бұрын

Matti on Mies mattiboi

I like how you tell the viewers that they don't need to be concerned with how someone else holds their board. It's common for people to warn others about harassers and they should just be themselves, but it isn't often enough someone tells the harassers there's no reason for their concern. I just thought your wording was great. 👍

"That's like me telling you not to ollie because it'll rip your shoes" perfect point.

i hold my board with my eyelids

@bryan7538

3 жыл бұрын

i hold it between my cheeks

@xorophobic

3 жыл бұрын

@@bryan7538 with ones

@venomouskaiju4791

3 жыл бұрын

I hold mine between my left kidney, and lungs so it stretches. It’s comfortable actually.

@iateallyourpancakesandwadd3830

3 жыл бұрын

I hold mine with my eyebrows

@matthewabbott588

3 жыл бұрын

and your full of sh@#

I have a lot of pants empathy. I worry a lot about other peoples pants. Please don't take your pants for granted. Pants have feelings too.

@onewisedre

6 жыл бұрын

Dunna Did It #allpantsmatter

@dessiejames2036

6 жыл бұрын

Wtf

@scarlettg2860

6 жыл бұрын

Well said #allpantsmatter

@jamesfulham5492

6 жыл бұрын

#givepantsachance

@kanakuroh3181

6 жыл бұрын

True ;-; #allpantsmatter

This for sure the most funniest sk8 video "review" i have ever seen ^^^^

Thanks for the explanation! I've often wondered

REAL SKATERS never get off their board.

@jasonbiegel5

4 жыл бұрын

THPS life

@coreywindom2908

4 жыл бұрын

i only get off mine when I have to drive but I always make sure that I have it in the front passenger seat with the seat belt on

@jerryvasquez8798

4 жыл бұрын

*Super glues board to feet calmly.*

@maverickslastoddworld6476

4 жыл бұрын

@@coreywindom2908 like a baby 👶

@SpitsAreTheBest_Mk.IX_61

4 жыл бұрын

mavericks last odd world You step on it

mall grabbed once and now everyone is hating on me 😌✌🏼

@howtotryshow3505

3 жыл бұрын

Im sorry for your loss

@clu3less_

3 жыл бұрын

rip

@joelvillarreal4952

3 жыл бұрын

F in the chat for reputation

@euminkong

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky. People dont even care about what i do.

@someoneontheinternet16

3 жыл бұрын

So? Just do it the way you want it, i found some assholes hating on me because of this, but i feel confortable with it, so tell them to grow up and fuck off

I spent the entirety of my teenage years skating hard in the city, met most of my oldest and best friends that way, and I have literally never heard this term until now.

I used to skate as a method of transportation back in the '80s & I'd skate all over town on my small green plastic board - kinda like the sort of boards Penny Boards do these days. I always used to mall grab, because I guess malls weren't even a thing in the UK in '87. Plastic boards don't have grip tape (or concave, or anything much) so that was never a bother. It was just the most convenient way to hold my board when I wasn't on it.

lmao the dude that said "Mall grab is gay".. that cracked me up

@ToxicChicken69

4 жыл бұрын

it is

@loonahater

4 жыл бұрын

Toxic Chicken and so ru

@Olivia-lp3ie

4 жыл бұрын

takes one to know one

@ivavuletic1202

4 жыл бұрын

And that's why I do it

@vex5839

4 жыл бұрын

well it’s true i mall grab and I am gay soooo...

i don't get why this is such a big deal

@bradlahsheelds

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like most people who talk shit about mall grabbing are just joking and don't really care

@coreywindom2908

4 жыл бұрын

every community is going to have its "elites" . or gate keepers or whatever you want to call them. Anime has the guys that refuse to watch anything but subs because thats the right way and they talk shit about anybody that watches dubs. Gaming has the "Git Gud" and PC Master Race and skating.... we have the idiots that think the fact that they dont grab their trucks makes them real skaters and everybody that grabs trucks is a poser.

@wow-bp6vf

4 жыл бұрын

no one in the skateboard community can ever be satisfied nowadays

@Robotnic25

4 жыл бұрын

I recently just learned this was a thing (been skating for about 10-12 years now)

@howisdeathlike

4 жыл бұрын

Bcuz u poser

"Watch this little move right here." I laughed way too hard at that.

I recently started skateboarding as I need a new hobby because of how mentally draining my last job was, but even I knew Mall grabbing was bad. The thing is though, I never bothered to look it up to see why it was "bad." I legit thought it was because of damaged the trunks and not cause its looked down upon lol.

Idc if I mall grap it's better than your finger getting scratched and if they call me a poser Il kick flip over a trash can

@cheesestabber5785

5 жыл бұрын

So they were the trash cans

@userhdjjd

4 жыл бұрын

I quickscoped a child you can’t even kickflip

@ToxicChicken69

4 жыл бұрын

we all know you cant kickflip

@nvondoom545

4 жыл бұрын

@@userhdjjd kick flips is like and advanced beginner trick bruh fuck is yall on

@coreywindom2908

4 жыл бұрын

kickflip over them

you’re so neutral and non judgmental about every time of skater and i love it

3:26 that’s how I pick up my board... hesitantly ❤️

My brother and I just started skating a day ago and we're both learning together with no one else to help us but videos. We naturally carries our board this way while walking and didn't realise it was looked down upon haha

@jonnypropaganda

2 жыл бұрын

Real skaters don’t care what others think. Source: 35 years skating

are u kidding me!? im 33 imma hold my board how ever i want lolol call me what you want... good vid bro!!

@emilywilson6692

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I tend to mall grab when carrying my board for a long time because as someone on the autism spectrum with sensory sensitivity’s, I hate the feeling of the grip tape on my fingers for a long period of time

@TSHGTheStrawHatGhost

2 жыл бұрын

@@emilywilson6692 i also have it so I can def relate to that. :)

I’m not a skater. Haven’t even been on a board but the thought or idea that grabbing a board by its truck makes you a poser is the dumbest thing I ever heard of.

I recently started longboarding and I like to think I’m catching on quick to the basics, thing is, I don’t have any friends who ride so I don’t know any of the “unwritten rules” of skating. So after watching a few “how not to look like a beginner” videos, I realized I grab my board by the trucks, I still bend down to grab my board (mine doesn’t have the fin), and I run off the board because I don’t know how to slow down. Guess it’s a good thing I don’t have any friends who skate because I’d get made fun of. 😂😂😂

I’m glad you are here, I just started skating and mall grabbing is easily the most comfortable and my friends actually yelled at me and I didn’t even know what I was doing 😂, I don’t care about my pants, and the bottom of my board is cool so kinda meant for people to see 😂, I don’t think mall grabbing gives me the aura that I’m a sick fucking shredder, so no matter how I hold my board I’m a poser because I still can’t fucking skate

"Watch this little move right here." "Yuuup. I just switched hands." Lol

@cranberrycanvas

4 жыл бұрын

he didnt actually switch hands he just switched them back and forth again to get a different grip. kinda weird he didnt realize that

@Crash_Knight

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh, the argument that its hard to throw your board down into a ride from mall grab is stupid, because, get this: Its even harder to do it from the side grab hold.

@missSDW

3 жыл бұрын

The sarcasm 😂

@RepublicOfUs

3 жыл бұрын

@@cranberrycanvas ..............Fuckin' really? "He didn't actually switch hands, he just switched them back and forth--" BITCH, THAT'S WHAT HE MEANT. If that was supposed to be a joke, I'm legitimately sorry, but it was just too convincing at being the dumbest thing I'd ever read.

I think mall grabbing is bad because you're supposed to ask for consent before grabbing a mall

@jaydenl.johnson365

6 жыл бұрын

your fellow neighbor Jesus Christ lmao

@acidride7500

6 жыл бұрын

Gas Pump oh my😂😂😂

@franzkafkayaoi

6 жыл бұрын

Gas Pump Yeah it’s basically kidnapping malls

@dredstonemilestone8518

6 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA!!!!! NICE ONE DUDE

@mangolover6912

6 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

In my opinion I just paid like over a hundred dollars of my OWN money on a board I’ll be damned if someone judges how I grab it

This man deserves a medal 🏅

I used to mall grab. I wasn't a poser

@chlorophyllphile

6 жыл бұрын

So why did you stop?

@scarlettg2860

6 жыл бұрын

Same and I had no reason to stop I just did and I didn't even think about it

@Awnited

6 жыл бұрын

Predator Pinsir because some people can hold it however they want. Its fine if they change it here and there. Do you have a problem with that?

@chlorophyllphile

6 жыл бұрын

MintIsNeeded YT - I have a problem with people feeling forced to change their behaviour because others judge them for no reason. People should do what they want so I think you kind of misinterpreted my comment

@Awnited

6 жыл бұрын

Predator Pinsir i thought you meant something else sorry

I'm a lawyer, and I'm 37. Sometimes I go to court to hand in documents and things like that, so I don't need to suit up. I take either my DB Longboards Mini Cruiser, or my 22" Penny, just because I like parking farther and not paying for a spot. I skateboard to Court. Inside, I mallgrab mostly to occupy the least space possible inside elevators and standing in line, because I already feel self conscious about the looks and comments, although I like the personal space that standing in line with one foot on the board gives me. But the mallgrab to me is a sort of social shrinking mechanism, where I should just be taking up fucking space and fuck whoever minds. But yea, it's more comfortable sometimes. Skate what you got, and grab it however you want to.

@krdiaz8026

3 жыл бұрын

Juan Barroso Looks and comments. Do people think you're a messenger who didn't even graduate college instead of a lawyer?

@konan8353

3 жыл бұрын

I want your life, a lawyer that skates to work, best of both worlds.

@juanbarroso332

3 жыл бұрын

​@@krdiaz8026 Yup. Quite often!

@luuxii

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, also I just change the way I carry the board depending where I dont want the grip to destroy my clothes

@simoneangeliquemaloney3990

2 жыл бұрын

Dude you are the coolest lawyer ever

I've been skating on and off for about 6 months and now properly getting into it and trying to skate at least once a week. I saw a video that was things not to do on a skateboard and mall grabbing was one of them and as I was always mall grabbing I stopped bc I thought there was a legitimite reasoning behind it and started to hold it at the board but it was tiring bc i had to hold it high bc my feet are big and im average hight so it drags behind me- thanks for letting me know that mall grabbing actually is fine! :)

Being called a poser when you are learning to skate is every skaters "Red Badge of Courage" you must pass this initiation. Don't try to avoid it so much. It's likely gonna happen regardless of how hard you try not to let it.

my arms ache from holding a skateboard from the side while ''mall grabbing'' is actually really comfortable and not as tiring

@anythingonmobile2110

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@cloudy7476

4 жыл бұрын

ocBTyga you’re a 60 year old man in his basement aren’t you?

@ocbtyga3238

4 жыл бұрын

@@cloudy7476 18 yo athlete, close one tho

@mickp5558

4 жыл бұрын

ocBTyga "athlete" 😂😂😂

@exetisyy5591

4 жыл бұрын

Damn u must be weak asf 😂😂

I hold my board this way, and when I went to the skatepark couple of people were laughing at me and pointing whenever I grabbed my board. But I'm actually one of the best skaters at that skatepark and after they saw me shred the park they didn't say anything lol. Later on I find this video and now know why that happened

@daphne1073

6 жыл бұрын

It’s so stupid making fun of how someone grabs their board, just do you.

@alexgonzalez-ki7ls

6 жыл бұрын

Annie Cortes Agreed, if only more people thought like you.

@mattiegeronimo6022

6 жыл бұрын

alex gonzalez 👏👏 they shouldn’t have laughed😂

@ghozthouse

6 жыл бұрын

alex gonzalez shuttin down the haters.

@heartofjustice6041

6 жыл бұрын

ill still laugh at you cuz im better

yeah dude i love griptape thumb or fingers from holding it the other way, not to mention its far less balanced so it wobbles all over the place in your hand, sticks out the back and front, all around epic!

I carry my eboard like this. I wanted a deck with a handle cut out but that’s only on the long boards. At work, I also lock up the board that way, padlock around the trucks, and I can still see where the board is at all times. Merry Christmas everyone.

one thing i should have mentioned in the video: don't get me wrong, I'm all for hating on posers, i just mean if you're a real skater you shouldn't worry about people making fun of the way you hold your board

@iblastyou4819

7 жыл бұрын

VLSkate yeah if someone calls you out for mallgrabbing drop your board and pop a trick to show em up ;)

@Liusila

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, I was one of those commenters! 2:54 literally me!

@Mr.Goopman

7 жыл бұрын

I think caring too much about how you pick up your board is one of the most poser things you can do ^^. Like seriously, when someone goes out of their way to hold their board in a way that suposedly says I'm not a poser doesn't it make them that little bit more of a poser. Peeps should be all bam I'm gonna skate! not all hey how should I hold my board I want people to think I'm totally down with it

@MRTN13

6 жыл бұрын

I really like to make fun with other skaters by skating mongo. Getting pretty good at it to

@Zaise_Chsa

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Also there's a difference between a newbie and a poser. I'm a newbie. Only got a board recently at 28 years old, but I practice a couple hours a day after work and I'm getting better. Someone called me a poser for being a newbie, but in the end. I can do basic tricks and get to work on my board. I don't think that makes me a poser.

I'm curious about what your reasons for disliking mall grabs are. Do you have any valid arguments that aren't just "mall grabbing is gay" or "mall grabbing is for posers"?

@NinaBlond007

7 жыл бұрын

just looks stupid

@Tylermilam02

7 жыл бұрын

VLSkate hey please do more 10 ways

@sesh4207

7 жыл бұрын

im a new subscriber

@Tylermilam02

7 жыл бұрын

Sesh 420 hey please sub me

@vrodeii

7 жыл бұрын

VLSkate dude I don't mall grab because I Mall grabbed in a live stream yesterday, and I was called a poser and gay by everyone watching. It really hurt my feelings and I quit the stream. I don't want that to happen again.

I've "mall grabbed" my board since my first board at 6 years old.No "cool kid/trend" is gonna change what I've been doing any time soon!!!

i got my skate board 5 days ago and have been practicing like crazy, i've only mall grabbed once and that exact time someone called me a poser, and i gotta admit it was annoying but you shouldn't let people get you down, if you want to grab your board like that, by all means go ahead, because as long as you're enjoying skateboarding then it doesn't matter that much!

I've recently picked up skateboarding as a 14 y/o girl and I find that mall grabbing is just easier for me... sorry if that throws off other skaters and it if somehow affects their skating lol Plus I learned my first 2 tricks today :)

@geocarter1768

6 жыл бұрын

ChewyWolf Oh! 14 year old girl here! I started yesterday!!

@blubberwolfgang6426

6 жыл бұрын

Chewy Wolf + Geo M.C. I'm a fourteen year old girl and I just got my first board yesterday after watching skating for years. My friend told me I shouldn't mall grab and that made me a poser and it really put me down. Not gonna let it ruin my happiness though. I'm still super motivated to get better.

@PippyPopsSelfHarmMonica

6 жыл бұрын

ChewyWolf my little cousin is a 6 y/o boy and he mall grabs but he can still shred

@KillJoy_Since2017

6 жыл бұрын

ChewyWolf Same

@KillJoy_Since2017

6 жыл бұрын

ChewyWolf But I'm 17

i mall grab occasionally because I get sick of rubbing my fingers against the grip

@yesaeses

6 жыл бұрын

barley lit i dojt have skin on my thumb so now i mall grab lol

@ok-gg5kp

5 жыл бұрын

Just get dkl non abrasive grip

When I started in high school I held my board like this a few times, but stopped none of my skating friends said a thing, jusy enjoyed skating with my best friend who taught me.

The video timing is perfect

I always thought it was called the mall grab because holding it that way would reduce the chance of hitting someone in a crowded area (like the mall). It was more of a consideration to others than a fashion statement for me. I've accidentally hit some kids in the head before on a train holding it the "cool" way so mall grabbing made more sense.

@jf713jf

6 жыл бұрын

Jeremiah Castro yeah exactly, like you can only grab something so tightly with two fingers and in the mall you wanna avoid dropping your board. So it's a term for a move, just like how everything has a proffered term in skateboarding, some with derivative sounding meanings, fake / sex change. Some people understand the slang as applying differently or don't know the true meaning, or other people who do know the meaning and want to apply it or others still who have a certain expectation and desire to shame those who don't skate in the same fashion. I agree that basically a skater is someone who skates, but like anything else with humans, has to relate to fashion and lifestyle, and behavior in general.

@error.418

6 жыл бұрын

It's called a mall grab because kids would hang out at the mall holding it like that instead of actually skating on the damn thing. The whole reason people get made fun of for it is because they're holding the board instead of skating on it. Just skate and don't worry about what others think.

@speake7777777

5 жыл бұрын

How else were they supposed to get to the mall walk? I carry my board around the college campus all the time because the sheriffs employed as campus security are quick to catch you if you for a potential trespassing ticket, but without a car how do you think I get to class, or jack in the box from class?

Mall grabbing is just a more efficient way to hold a board Conversation over

@dm-hz5ux

4 жыл бұрын

It's not more efficient for me but it is for some people Conversation over

That Ollie over the bicycle was clean as hell

Started skateboarding in the mid 80s, and this year I learned about mall grabbing. Some people like wasting time watching what others are doing, analyzing others.

TBH I mall grab when I go on walks with my wife just in case I see something I want to skate. Also I live in an urban area with lots of traffic and rough roads. I never thought people had debates over this because I don't care if you've skated a decade or a day or are "posing." The only thing lamer than being a poser is accusing people of posing. Who cares its your life! Edit: I don't think anyone who gets on a board can or should be considered a poser regardless of their skill level. We include, not divide. Peace.

@sowhatandisaidhi2235

5 жыл бұрын

Fkn mic drop bro

@strawberrywigz1658

5 жыл бұрын

@Your Mums HITACHI grow ur ass up

I mostly just cruise and ollie to get from place to place and for fun, so i dont mind being called "not a real skater". And saying it's "gay" is pretty immature. Makes u think if theyre the posers.

@SleepyFawn

6 жыл бұрын

I bet you'd love a longboard, they're made for cruising and having a smooth riding experience! I'm kinda hoping to have a normal board and a longboard someday soon.

@stefanrusdea1398

6 жыл бұрын

SleepyFawn But you can't ollie that Good with a longboard like a Downhill type

@error.418

6 жыл бұрын

SleepyFawn But shortboards (lelwat, normal skateboards) are also great for cruising. You just have to pick the right wheels for tricks vs cruising.

@paikeakehlani5392

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too, I live on the coast and surf so heaps of my mates skate too. I’m happy just cruising around on a longboard. I don’t worry myself with all the ‘you have to do this, you have to do that, you have to look like this’ bullshit. It’s just easier and fun to get around on and if people are that worried about the way you hold your board that’s their problem.

@wheresmyrooptoff4056

5 жыл бұрын

"immature" you have to be kidding

The reason im watching this is a few friends said that this is not supposed to be a cool way to carry a skateboard (we are all post 30 y/o). I told them that i wont pick an uncomfortable way to carry my deck just because some influencer assholes wanna define whats right or wrong. Cheers for backing us pragmatic skaters up

Ive always held it by the nose/tail with my thumb on the grip tape. It does remove the skin from your thumb eventually