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Could this kid get sponsored longboarding?

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[tk]
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i made this edit for him, does anyone think it will actually work.

Jan 4 2011 10:28PM
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T.DUDE
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ehhh yea.. it's pretty sick..
i'd like to see more though for sure!
Jan 4 2011 10:36PM
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p.hawks
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nodoubt its a sick edit and he has skill, but sponsoring is a way for a company to get low cost advertising (give a board, sell hundreds), and I'm just not sure how big the market is for his style of longboarding. I think that theres a lot more money to be made from racing, and even still, how big is the longboarding scene? I obviously don't know a ton about it, and he's got nothing to lose, but this is just kinda what i'm thinking
Jan 4 2011 10:50PM
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[tk]
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good advice
Jan 4 2011 11:44PM
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FreeBallin
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no...because he can hardly actually long board(such as carving...look at the last clip).

He needs to just skateboard. If he likes big fat boards to do weak flip tricks...just get a wide cruiser. This video just looks awkward.

No hate on you...actually nice edit considering the material you had to film!!!




Jan 8 2011 9:43PM
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.Max.
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That sounds like telling a tele skier who's landing 5's to switch to alpine because he'd have more stability on the landing...

It was a cool edit, I know nothing about long boarding but I was impressed.
Jan 8 2011 10:24PM
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MatRich
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I dont get longboarding.
Jan 8 2011 10:32PM
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SkeeOrDye
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he's gotta get more comfortable on the board, looks out of control most of the time. And don't expect much more than a board, or a discount on a board, there's not a whole lot of money in the sport.
Jan 9 2011 12:11AM
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FreeBallin
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Did you read the title of the thread?
Jan 9 2011 9:40AM
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jason...
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maybe this is a question for a long boarding forum...?
Jan 9 2011 10:14PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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He can flip his board around like an idiot but he can't carve at all.

Wow.
Jan 10 2011 12:22AM
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carbon.pulse
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Not a chance. If he's going to get sponsored for longboarding he'd need to win races or slide like a mother fucker.
Jan 10 2011 2:11AM
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gordie.
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no
Jan 10 2011 2:45AM
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JRyder
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Longboarding is not all about hippy jumps and bear claws and tortouises and whatever u call ur flip tricks (thats what i call some of the ones he was doin) its about carving and racing down a hill. practice that not just flip tricks. and get some slides in there like standup slides and with gloves if you have em. thats better then flip tricks. just critiquen
Jan 10 2011 7:28PM
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lebowski
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nice edit dude but the rider doesnt have enough talent to be sponsored. in order to get sponsored for flatland stuff like he does in this edit you have to be nuts
Jan 10 2011 9:28PM
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starsky_hucks
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dont think so dude...
Jan 11 2011 6:58AM
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niSE7EN
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well im a longboarder myself, i slide, tricks and such. with this he could get sponsored if he keeps pushing his limits. look at the landyatchz crew, theyre sick. the longboard scene is starting up more "freeride", racing with longboards isnt that awesome for me anymore, its the slide scene. but yeah i agree with one of the post stick with skateboarding.
Jan 11 2011 8:39AM
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coloradopow123
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Definitely not, longboards are easy as hell to do that on because they have such a large wheel base. He's just a skateboarder that wasnt good enough to get sponsored so he went to the easier version looking for a scapegoat.
Jan 11 2011 12:48PM
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TWoods
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I wasn't impressed with any of that, honestly. It's cool you made him an edit, but he probably shouldn't bother.
Jan 11 2011 4:14PM
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LongboardZomb13
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Alright so i dont think with what hes got in this vid. he can. Im a free rider and getting sponsored but with that u should'nt so that till after you are sponserd Just cause you go seein Adam Colton and Adam S. doin that kinda thing doesnt mean that that is the way to go. learn to carve HARD and slide like a mofo make sure learning 180's an; 360's and shit. Maybe coffin carving fer surly dancing and peter pan cross stepping . Get some new footage of him doing stuff on a different board and maybe. (fer shit like he's doin' go loaded ceviche or a madrid cruiser)
Apr 4 2011 9:28PM
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*Dos*Planker*
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i agree
Apr 4 2011 11:55PM
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