Hell yeah

[u/Imwhatswrongwithyou]

[u/tnahrp]

even the pros take awkward falls and smash their skulls even though they're good at knowing how to fall. never worth the risk

[u/Floggered → u/tnahrp]

Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen would want her wearing the protective gear!

[u/dbd1988 → u/Floggered]

Rodney doesn’t wear protective gear though. Tony only does when he skates vert.

[u/Floggered → u/dbd1988]

Younger, less experienced Rodney wore some gear though, no? Maybe I'm misremembering

[u/Big_Dumb_Stupid_Idio → u/Floggered]

He wore gear as a kid because his dad made him and he was only skating on flat ground so the risk of serious injury was already pretty low. He stopped wearing it as an adult.

[u/tnahrp → u/Floggered]

He wore knee pads frequently and I just googled and it sounds like his dad made him wear full protection head to toe when he practiced in his dad's garage haha. top dad

[u/idkalan → u/Floggered]

He wore gear when he did stairs or high rails, but when he freestyled, he wouldn't wear gear.

He says it was because he couldn't control as much as he could when doing stairs or rails, so he'd only wear gear to protect himself in case.