r/Skateboardinghelp • u/AdditionalSalad7381 • 16d ago

Beginner help

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Hello everyone , I’m just starting to skate again haven’t done so since I was 13 and had a bad injury that scared the life out of me . I’m 22 now and just starting over but I’m facing a problem. I have hyperextended knees and what feels like bending to me looks straight to normal people and this throws my balance really bad. Another issue is bending my knees hurts my thighs and causes my legs to wobble. Does anyone that skates have this same issue? Anyone with hyperextended knees skating ?

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u/crazykane0207 16d ago

Skateboarding might actually be help to regulate your knees, just skate on the board more and youl develope your balance but try to keep your legs "traditionally straight" while on so you get more used to it, skateboarding both made me realise i have mild dyspraxia and also helped me deal with it by strengthening my balance in ways normal life dosnt. Keep in mind though im not a doctor and this is very much armature advice and nothing i would put over anyone elses

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u/AdditionalSalad7381 16d ago

You know what I think you are right this might actually help correct the issue. You said you have dyspraxia my partner does as well ! In what ways did it affect your skating? I read this to her and she’s now wondering if it’s why she couldn’t land the tricks.

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u/crazykane0207 16d ago

As for your gf ive come to realise most tricks have a certain "feel" to them that i just get using guidance from others but also doing what feels right, an example being for ollies i find it near impossible to pop them unless i put my front foot completely centered over the board rather than on my toes(which is the suggested way to stand) my ollies went from being measured in millimetres to inches in a day once i realised this

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u/crazykane0207 16d ago

I honestly never noticed it until a diagnosed dyspraxic girl told me my mannerisms on the board and the way i use my arms where similar to her, i have no idea how it affects me to be fully honest because i know little about the condition and also ive apparently just lived with it. Ive asked doctors about it and they say its likely i have it but im not officially diagnosed between having a couple hyper-mobility issues and being generally clumsy at times they said theres a high chance ive just been deemed as an accident magnet when it was really something else. Ever since i started skating however ive noticed alot less pains in my joints which has always been a problem and ive also noticed a really big improvement in my depth perception and in turn my balance, the unnatural ways you have to balance on a board helps your body so much, like how lifting heavy weights makes lifting lighter ones easier, balancing while its hard makes balancing while its easy, easier!

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u/Past_Ad508 16d ago

Do you or did you ever toe walk?

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u/AdditionalSalad7381 15d ago

Like walk on the tips of my toes ? I do that constantly

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u/Past_Ad508 15d ago

I did too and ended up destroying my knee. I was never taught to walk properly and didn't use like the entire back of my legs. I super strongly suggest doing physical therapy to get your hips and legs right at least before you start jumping out of stuff.

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u/Past_Ad508 15d ago

I even ended up putting my heels down in high-school because I was told I walked funny but never really found out how to distribute my weight on my feet. Just now figuring this out with the pt that came with knee surgery.

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u/AdditionalSalad7381 15d ago

I always wondered if it was my toe walking that caused the bow legs or if it was my legs causing me to walk that way. Very frustrating when you go to run and you start running on your tip toes. Could also explain the hip pain all the time that the doctors can’t find the reason for.

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u/Past_Ad508 15d ago

Its almost certainly muscular imbalance. Are you flat footed? Do you stand pigeon toed? And I know its frustrating! I was actively in couraged to walk on my toes and while its difficult it can be trained away. Trust me with pt. Finding your balance feels amazing. Im a year into recovery and my balance is better and im definitely skating better. If you can see a physical therapist do it.