Do I Need Skate Shoes to Skateboard?
Do I Need Skate Shoes to Skateboard?Answer: There are really two questions here – the first one is, Do I Need to Wear Shoes When I Skate? Yes, you do! Unless you have incredible callouses on the bottoms of your feet, I would recommend wearings shoes. You know what, even if you DO have super tough feet – wear shoes! There is just so much that can go wrong while skateboarding that, without shoes, you are just asking for it. I mean, if you really want to, it’s your deal, but I suggest shoes! This question comes up a lot with longboarders. I have a buddy named Kyle who, in the first week of learning how to longboard, decided to ride wearing flip-flops instead of shoes. Bad idea. His hand looks like hamburger now, and he’s going to have a large nasty scar on his elbow. Plus, as a bonus, his brand new flip-flops are completely destroyed. It’s funny now, but in all seriousness, he could have been hurt badly. Wear shoes. But do I Need “Skate” Shoes? Ah. Here’s where it gets dicey. Technically,
