From ZERO To Olympic HERO with Joe Hinson - Brain Drain Show #21

Brain Drain Episode 21 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠Get yourself relaxed as we embark on an epic tale of insane handrail skateboarding from Zero Skateboards & SkateboardGB representative, Joe Hinson!Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video or buy some merch here: https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainIn this episode we discuss.... 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro01:27 - Joining us on the show is the handrail hammer himself, Joe Hinson!3:21 - Growing up in the middle of nowhere and building his own skatepark in his backyard...5:00 - Driving lengths for rails and stair sets all over the U.K., the brilliance of Joe's filmer Charlie Bach & past filmers & shoe chat8:57 - What age/year did Joe Start skateboarding, what got him into skating massive handrails and the process of tackling a huge handrail15:50 - Joe's 16 flat 4 double kinked rail in Nottingham19:41 - AD: Deez Nutz20:44 - Who were some of Hinson's first sponsors, riding for Karma Skateboards and going through a deck & wheels per week...23:26 - Sitting on footage for three upcoming Zero and future truck sponsor parts26:39 - History of early sponsorships, loyalty to Karma Skateboards before eventually riding for Darkstar Skateboards and accepting sponsorships from alternative companies to help pay for fuel & travels...34:50 - The death of Darkstar/Dwindle & meeting Jamie Thomas and riding for Zero Skateboards?43:30 - Getting in the Zero Skateboards van and going on heavy rail sessions...48:00 - AD: Gallery Skateboards(https://galleryskateboards.com)49:07 - Learning more grab tricks to impress Jamie Thomas...50:45 - Did Hinson do a rail in the U.S.A that Milton Martinez REFUSED to do & his huge 13 page interview for The Skateboarders Companion!55:08 - Why is there no sequences in skateboard magazines anymore & convincing Hinson to film things aside from hand rails.58:49 - More information on future parts, what are Hinson's goals for the future of his skateboarding and the gnarliness of Zero Skateboards videos...1:01:52 - Hinson meeting Corey Duffel at the World Skate events, beating Jamie Foy & other top tier pros in contests and having a signature Kickflip Krooked Grind...1:07:09 - The brilliance of SkateboardGB, funding travels, supporting Hinson's olympic skateboarding goals and being labelled as a "contest skateboarder"...1:14:24 - AD: rollersnakes.co.uk1:15:33 - Hinsons opinion of Alex DeCuna on Heeleys & how much would it take for Hinson to ride for Crocks?1:20:00 - More information about SkateboardGB, Joes future with the olympics, restraints during timed competition runs and the strictness of waxing...1:28:03 - Sign offs, goodbyes, farewells and parting words of wisdom...Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesPresenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer🛠️ Need to BUILD a Skateboard?🛠️ Watch This:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxzawhNQv8&t=3s👀Need MORE Skateboarding content?👀 Go to our Socials:TIKTOK 🎵 RollersnakesTV 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@rollersnakestvINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvCheck out this episodes sponsors:Gallery Skateboards www.galleryskateboards.com / @galleryskateboards on instaDeez Nutz Hardwaredeeznutshardware.bigcartel.com / @deeznutz_hardware on instaAvailable at www.rollersnakes.co.uk#skateboarding #podcast #joehinson #braindrainshow #zeroskateboards #jamiethomas #darkstarskateboards