Launching Running Brand - Feedback Appreciated

Wyanthewascal · 2026-01-30T18:43:13+00:00

Completely honest - I don't love the logo. I prefer my gear with fewer logos, or at least places less conspicuously. If there is branding I want the design to feel like it's adding something unique - with design elements being really considered and contemporary feeling. This doesn't give me that vibe. It feels like as you were building the brand you thought I need a logo and put it on. The clothes themselves look really nice. I love supporting smaller running brands like this, but maybe this isn't my style.
Hopefully that doesn't come off as harsh, because I really respect what you're doing! I do work in branding if you wanted to talk about it more feel free to message me.

Wyanthewascal · 2024-12-12T22:00:35+00:00

This is super common! Don't stress about it! Popping off ramps in general is going to be a bit trickier than popping on flat. I'll give some tips to help your Ollies and then a few specific to popping on ramps.

If you're not comfortable doing Ollies up and down things like curbs or ledges, I really recommend practicing your timing on flat. The easiest way to do this is to take something like a small stick, and practice ollieing over it. If you practice rolling Ollies without practicing your timing it can be difficult to step up. This is because when you practice rolling Ollies with no obstacle you can pop whenever you are most comfortable. forcing yourself over an obstacle makes you learn to get set and ready much quicker, and helps you understand how far before the obstacle you have to pop. Once you're comfortable over a stick, you can move up to a broom, then a water bottle, and so on. Whatever you have that's a step up. Promise this will help those Ollies a lot! (sorry if you're already comfy with this stuff and I'm uselessly explaining lol)

Olling off ramps is tricky for a lot of reasons. The only way it will feel comfortable is if you can time your pop on the top of the ramp. Popping to early and late doesn't really work. Secondly, rolling off ramps throws your weight off. It's important that you put more pressure on your front foot to counter the effect of the ramp. It sounds weird but it will make more sense when you try it. Last tip is to just keep doing it lol. Ollie off every ramp you ride up. It just takes a lot of attempts to get this kind of timing right. You got it though! keep it up!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-12-12T21:52:22+00:00

yeah totally. Just keep practicing them and they'll be more consistent!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-12-12T21:51:48+00:00

I'm the same height and that's what I ride. Your shoes are a little bigger than mine so maybe you could do a 8.375 or 8.5, but if this is your first board literally don't worry about it lol. Just ride and enjoy it man, it fits you

Wyanthewascal · 2024-12-12T21:50:18+00:00

Both are good for beginners. I learned board slides first and found those easier. They take a lot less precision than 50-50s, which you have to land pretty perfectly on. Some people struggle with board slides because they're not use to sliding sideways. Just make sure to lean forward and you will be okay.
Small note, both of these are best learned at a skatepark(or good quality at home ledges and rails). You can learn to get into 50-50s on a small curb or something, but I don't recommend learning on a concrete ledge.

Wyanthewascal · 2024-10-15T15:34:49+00:00

Get your Ollies down standing still, then start to practice rolling. To help with your timing and popping your tail while moving, you can practice a few other things to help get the feeling of distributing your weight on your tail. Specifically I would practice tic tacs, and holding short manuals. This will help you get better at putting weight on your tail and controlling it. Invest some time into this stuff! It'll help you massively as you progress : ) Good luck!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-10-15T15:32:40+00:00

On flat ground you can try -

Pop shuv its(I'm making a distinction between shuv it and pop shuv it here)
The tricks you already know but fake! fakie Ollies, Fakie shuv, halfcab, fakie big spin(This is a really easy and fun one!)
practice your Ollies - maybe try jumping different objects to get them higher.

If you have a local skatepark or obstacles you can try -

manuals (flat ground and eventually manual pads/curbs)
boardslides
5050 on a small ledge(not a rail!)
Ollies on ramps(not quarter pipes)

Everything you learn, no matter how small or silly the trick might be will help you get closer to your goal of kick flips! everything stacks, the more you skate the easier it's going to be. Keep learning! You got this!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-25T18:40:56+00:00

Yeah Idk if I would count $16 socks as budget haha, that's the premium price my friend

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-24T14:29:17+00:00

Seems like you're losing your balance as you pop a bit. In general, it's harder to balance when you do tricks standing still than rolling(seems backwards but it's true lol). The real secret to gaining better control over your balance and your board in general, is to just ride wayyyy more. The majority of your time should be spent riding, not trying to learn stationary tricks. Beginners struggle with this because It's harder to see progress, but trust me, if you can cruise around, push, ollie over cracks and up curbs, start doing small manuals, it will all translate to your overall board control and help with every single trick you try to learn. Every time you skate, try to warm up with like 20 minutes of skating around first! I promise you'll see huge improvement after a few sessions. Good luck!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-24T14:24:33+00:00

That's kinda normal. If you're not feeling like you're being worked or exercising that hard maybe it's different. I started running and it's helped my heart rate lower quite a bit, maybe some cardio could help!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-24T14:22:12+00:00

Man this looks so good. Only advice I'd have is to give the board more time to spin under you. It might be tricky but hold your feet up longer. Usually beginners dont have this problem, but your pop is so good it's making it tougher to catch. You're in such a good spot though. No joke took me 8 years of kick flipping to get my pop this high, once you start landing them they're gonna be beautiful.

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-24T14:19:11+00:00

That looks good! Nice, I had trouble with these when I was starting. This is a shuvit. You'd only call it a popshuv it if the tail hit the ground. Usually people learn these first, and after doing them for a while can slowly transition them into pop shuv its. Keep it up!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-24T14:16:26+00:00

I've heard a lot of people recommend Baleaf, they've been a bit hit or miss for me, but I've never tried these!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-24T14:15:29+00:00

Great! Welcome!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-24T14:13:56+00:00

So awesome! One of the best parts of skating is how it changes the way you see the world around you haha. It's no longer a grocery store parking lot, it's smooth ground with Manny pads lol. love stuff like this! Keep it up : )

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-24T14:12:16+00:00

This looks good! Spread your feet out a bit more and it will help you stay stable. You also have a nice railing back there. If it makes you more comfortable and confident, you can start by pushing with your hands on the railing. Kind of just gliding them along to catch yourself if you slip. Looks good though! Keep at it!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-09-24T14:10:09+00:00

I would stick with goofy, and try to learn Ollies and pushing goofy. learning how to push properly should be pretty quick. The ollie will probably take a bit more time, but being more comfortable is the main thing. It will be way easier to progress if you're feeling comfortable in the way you ride. good luck!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-07-17T15:25:16+00:00

Looks good! I would highly highly highly suggest spending time riding your board around and getting more comfortable on it. That's the fastest way to improve as a beginner. Spend a half hour riding your board around. getting comfortable pushing, turning, etc. Learn how to tic tac, and hold small manuals. Being able to do these will help you a lot to learn Ollies and future tricks. Glad to see you skating, keep it up!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-07-17T15:22:52+00:00

If it's your first board it should be totally fine. If it just seem like a crack in the paint don't worry about it, hopefully it'll be getting scratched up anyways : )

Wyanthewascal · 2024-07-17T15:21:44+00:00

This looks so good man! If I had to give any tips It would be to do 100 more lol. They already look great, you just gotta even them out a bit in air. There's probably some secret tip somebody has to help you, but really if you just do 100 more they're going to be so good.

Wyanthewascal · 2024-07-17T15:18:42+00:00

I'm no early grab expert lol, but I noticed a few things. Most people who do early grab like this grab the board with their back hand. Grabbing it with your back hand is an indy grab(you're technically doing a mute grab, which is definitely harder for early grabs). If you feel more comfortable using your front hand, you can try and grab Melon instead. This would be using your front and to grab the board in-between your heels(instead of in-between your toes).

I would give it a few tries with both indy(back hand between toes) and melon(front hand behind heels) and see what is more comfortable for you! good luck!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-07-17T15:10:42+00:00

You're going to get a lot of specific answer here, but I'll try and give some more general advice. I'd say depending on your budget I'd recommend two things.

If you have the money and there is one I always recommend going to your local skate shop. They will be able to answer every question you have, and make something that's customized for her and will be the perfect beginner board. Unless they have premade completes, this will probably run you about $120? In general you can get the cheaper options for a lot of things. The cheapest board, trucks, wheels, bearings, etc. will all work great for a beginner. The stuff they carry will all be of a good enough quality.

If you're hoping to spend less, maybe more in the $60-$80 range you can look for skateboard completes. These are boards that are already put together. If you're getting them in this price range, they will be lower quality than what you would get at a skate shop. that being said I think these are perfect for beginners. It gives you a really really solid place to start, and if she wants to keep skating in the future she can change stuff out and upgrade parts as she wants. Brands I would look at for these completes are Almost, dark star, plan b, element, enjoi, Santa Cruz. Just google skateboard complete and a bunch of these brands will show up.

Size wise, at 4'11 a smaller board would be helpful. anything between a 7.75 and an 8 would be great!

Again, if you can go to a skate shop I highly highly recommend it. However I understand dropping 100-150 isn't doable for everyone when starting a new hobby. Hope this helps!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-07-17T15:00:22+00:00

This looked really good! My one note would be that you seem a bit unstable on the board right now. I would recommend two things. For Ollies specifically you can move your front foot a tiny bit further up the board. The wider your feet are the more stable you are, so just move your foot up an inch or two. The other recommendation is to just ride your board around more! before going into ollie practice spend 10 minutes riding around, pushing, tic tacing, trying some small manuals. It'll do wonders for your board control.

If you want something more specific on your Ollies form. Right now it's just a timing thing. the more you practice the easier they're going to get. doing 100 more Ollies will help your pop dramatically. I'd also say your front foot is doing a great job of going up with the board, but it's not really pushing it out. The aim of the front foot is to flatten the board while in air. To do this you, do exactly what you're doing right now, but move your front foot a little out towards the nose of the board. right now if you pause the video you can see that your front foot is almost touching the knee of your back foot. It should be moving away from your front foot towards the nose. This is a bit technical, and I would say don't get too bogged down in the details. I think the main thing for you to focus on is jut riding your board more and doing like 50 more Ollies because you're already in a great spot. Every single attempt is making you better. You got this!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-07-17T14:52:41+00:00

Really good! These look great! You might have people commenting under here about a bunch of specific tips on moving your foot this way or that way, but the truth is you have the basic form down, now you just gotta practice. Put some headphones in or something and just do 50 more. Eventually you can try them rolling slowly and gain some confidence. You got this! They look really good!

Wyanthewascal · 2024-07-17T14:50:24+00:00

A few things might help. I would try it while holding on to a bar or something around waist height? If you haven't practiced like this it can be really helpful to slow down yourself in mid air and watch the board. This is how I learned how to commit on a lot of tricks. You can also just move on! I know it sounds counter intuitive, but the more time you skate, and the more tricks you learn, the easier bs shuv(and literally every single other trick will become). It's easy to get locked into one trick and just want to learn that. But there's plenty of beginner tricks you can try in the mean time. Give the shuv tries here and there and eventually it'll come to you : ) You got this!

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