About Dan MacFarlane
A professional skateboarder and coach, Dan MacFarlane has an estimated $300,000 in wealth. In addition to the Back to the Future movie, Dan MacFarlane’s brother John introduced him to skateboarding in 1986. The Bones Brigade and Tony Hawk initially impacted him, followed by H-Street and the original Plan B. The Skatepark of Houston sponsored MacFarlane in 1990, but a few years later a damaged ankle and vert’s rapid decline in prominence prompted MacFarlane to switch to street. With numerous sponsors, MacFarlane experienced a difficult period while concentrating more on his shredding. He currently operates Mentality Skateboards, has the DVD Skateboarding Explained out, and is competing once more.
Dan MacFarlane Interesting Facts:
Dan MacFarlane is trained in mixed martial arts by UFC fighter Yves Edwards! He says that the stuff he learned in MMA helped him become a better skateboarder and instructor.
Dan MacFarlane Basic Bio Information:
- Name: Dan MacFarlane
- Gender: Male
- Height: 5’10”
- Weight: 170 lbs
- Hometown: Houston
- Birthday: December 9th
- Occupation: Pro Skateboarder, Instructor
- Began Skating: 1986
- Started Competing: 1989 as an amateur vert and mini ramp skater. 1993 as a street skater, and 2002 as a street pro
- Turned Pro: 2002
- Favored Discipline: Streetstyle
- Stance: Goofy
- #1 Sponsor: Mentality
- Setup: 7.75 Dan MacFarlane Mentality, 52 mm Mentality wheels, Bones Swiss bearings, Low profile Independent trucks (loose), Shorty’s Silverados bolts, Mentality Grip tape
Dan MacFarlane Skateboarding Style and Strengths
Dan is a versatile shredder who also possesses a good amount of technical ability. His dependability and adaptability, together with a healthy dose of imagination, set him apart (Dan MacFarlane has created some trick variations over the years)
Dan MacFarlane Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks
“Backside 270 to frontside tailslides, Switch varial heelflips, nollie frontside caballerials, Switch 180 to smith grinds, manuals. I recently came up with a new variation to me, I am calling it a Barley stall to 270 out.” Check out the Barley stall to 270 out sequence.
Dan MacFarlane Skateboarding Career Highlights
- 1990 – First sponsored by Skatepark of Houston
- 1993 – Took 4th place in Shut Up and Skate, Street Division, and shown in 411 #3
- 1995 – Began instructing in skateboarding at the Encinitas YMCA (Instructed Shaun White there. He was 8)
- 1996 – First major sponsor, Formula One Skateboards (Omar Hassan’s company)
- 2000 – 8th place Vans Am World Championships
- 2001 – 1st Place Damn Am
- 2002 – Turned pro for Vision
- 2003 – 17th Overall by Vans TripleCrown as a Pro
- 2003 – started Mentality Skateboards
- 2006 – made Skateboarding Explained, the instructional video
- 2015 – made Skateboarding Realms DVD
According to his website, after climbing through the ranks of the skateboard industry, doing well in contests, and his sponsors turning him pro, MacFarlane eventually set off on his own to create Mentality Skateboards in 2003, and the bestselling instructional video “Skateboarding Explained”. He was hired by American Ramp Company after the release of his popular video “Skateboarding Realms” and contributed to the creation of their Pro Ops obstacle series. He signed two of the 14 Pro Ops obstacles, which are being erected in skateparks all over the world. The first-ever virtual reality skateboarding video game, “Hover Skate VR,” now includes Mentality Skateboards, the Skateboarding Realms film trailer, and the Pro Ops ramps.
As of 2023, Dan MacFarlane’s net worth is estimated to be $300 thousand.
“The only limits you have are the limits you set on yourself” – Dan MacFarlane
