to you it dosent, to me it makes plenty, you seriously count tricks in points, its all about fun?!? all i said was getting the basics is easer. soul grind and 50 50's are considered basics in their respective arenas. before moving on to crooked grinds, 5-0, smith, etc,,,you have to master 50 50s the same way you need to master souls befor moving on to other grinds in rollerblading.