This time on Ask Rad Rat, we talk about
energy drink sponsorships, we talk about
elitism in skateboarding, and we talk
about reverts. Let's get started.
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on Ask Rad Rat. This time, we got a few
for you: the first one is from MFoster717 who asks, "are energy
drinks good for skateboarding?"
We're talking about sponsorships, endorsements,
and all that kind of stuff. So my first
reaction to that was that they kind of
suck. They're not a skateboarding company,
you know let's say Monster, Red Bull,
whoever. That's not a skateboarding
company coming in to do skateboarding
stuff, they're an outside corporate
whatever. But the more I thought about it,
the more I realize that they're actually
doing some good. So they sponsor riders,
they put money out for all kinds of
stuff, not just skateboarding, but BMX and
all that kind of stuff. They help make
events happen, put up money for, you know,
prize money and contests. All kinds of
stuff.
One thing I was thinking of -- I couldn't
think of a skateboarding event off the
top of my head -- but that Felix
Baumgartner guy. The guy who jumped out
of space, did that skydive from outer
space. That was put up by Red Bull, so you
think that they're not just using
skateboarding and all these other things
as tools to make money, they are actually --
I mean that's the main goal -- but they are
actually promoting it and helping make
things happen.
So all things told, I think that they're
generally a good thing. Next question is
from rickg who asks, "Is there a problem
with elitism in skateboarding?" I would
say that there is definitely a huge
problem with elitism in
skateboarding. I always think it's funny
when you see a pro talk about how
skateboarding is this big brotherhood.
You can go anywhere in the world, you'll
be welcomed with open arms.
I have not had that be the experience
for me. Now maybe if I was a pro
skateboarder and I was amazing at street
skateboarding, then people are going to
respect me and all that kind of stuff.
But try to go to a skate park -- here's a
challenge for you -- go to a skate park
where there's a bunch of people there,
and do like a Pogo.
You know, freestyle Pogo, and you know try
some other weird type of stuff. Do a
lot of no complies and a lot of weird
stuff, and see how many people come up
and want to hang out with you. It's
getting better. This used to be like a
big problem way back in the day, but
still, I think that there's a lot of
people who really demand that you fit in
this exact niche. You have to do the
right kind of tricks, and all this kind
of stuff. You have to dress the right way.
Even in my video sometimes, you'll see
people complain about the way I dress. I
have to wear a collar so I have my mic
right here, but still, if I'm wearing a
shirt with a collar or something, people
will complain about it. You have to fit
in the right mold, and if you do, then
it's great. But there isn't that much
acceptance going on, so I do think that
is a big problem, although I have seen to
be getting better in the recent years.
Last question for this time is from
independentart who asked the difference
between pivots and reverts. So this is
kind of a -- it's not really set in stone
the way that these are divided up. So
especially with Tony Hawk 3, you know,
they added in reverts in the game, which
is just spinning when you land in a
quarter pipe, and that's not at all what
the trick generally means. So to me, a
revert is when you land in a rotation.
So if you do like a tre flip, land it in a
nose pivot, then that would be a revert
because you're landing into it. It's
becoming part of the trick. And typically
I would say it's when you change
directions. So you do the 360 flip, catch
it, and go back the other way. That would
be a revert. Although, if you did it and
continued it, I would probably call that
a backside revert anyway. But that's
generally what I would say. And then a
pivot would be something like, if you're
doing a nose manual, you pivot into
switch manual, you know. You're not
landing into the pivot, you're just doing
a pivot as you roll. So for me, that's the
difference, but it's really blurry line
on that one. I don't think it really
matters, the exact technical definition.
But if you guys have a different one for
me, let me know down in the comments. Also,
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