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[English] IFV #11 (Introduce Fingerboarding Video)

by LAZYPIPE 2024. 5. 19.

Today's fingerboard video to introduce is
John Cowart 's ' whenever,wherever'
 

 
This video is from April 28, 2014.

It features Cowply's CEO, John Cowart.

His fingerboarding style is incredibly smooth.
He maintains a relaxed grip, gliding through fingerboarding as if surfing on waves.

He bears a resemblance to Sam Aronie, whom I introduced in a previous video, but with a different.

He also helped Sam Aronie's brand, Dum1, in the early days. Seeing them both fingerboarding without grip tape but with grip tape during a similar period shows that they share quite a similar fingerboarding style.

John Cowart's early YouTube videos had a different style.

He used to be faster, with more skillful moves, 
but gradually, he made fingerboarding look effortless and easy.

When I first saw John Cowart,
I thought he didn't do particularly difficult tricks, and his style wasn't for me.

However, realizing that he made difficult tricks look easy changed my perspective.

His consistent presence in events like Rendezvous, Cowply, and Park Designs, 
along with his steady activity as a graphic designer, is impressive.

If you haven't watched John Cowart's videos yet,
 I highly recommend them.
 
 
 
 
 

This IFV content is heavily influenced by the author's memories and preferences.