skate journal: kickback tailslides (sept 12, 2009)

The TF met at my house on a gloomy and chilly day with rain threatening and we went to the little manny pad by Mike’s Camera.  One of my favorite places ever.  I was sore to start for some reason, but ended up starting to feel good.  Had two nose mannies followed by tre flips in a row.  Got a kickflip manual somewhat quickly.  Came close to a kickflip nose manny, but the rain started coming down and we split to red curbs.As soon as we got to red curbs I wanted to try a line.  Wallie the rock, either nollie or reg 3 flip, manny, kick back tail.  So I was messing around with it and ended up getting two of the best kick back tailslides I’ve ever done.  One was probably a two foot slide.  Sickness.  After getting a couple of those Brian was willing to subject himself to filming me.  I got a sketchy one somewhat quick.  Wallie, 3 flip bad push out, manual sketch, kick back suski.  Doh.  Then I tried to get it clean, but never came through with it.  Got so tired and was having lots of problems with treflips.  Ugh.  I gave up on it, but Brian encouraged to to try the kick back tails, but I never got another good one.  He was following me without the camera.  It was pretty funny.  I pretty much will never land a kick back tail like those two again.  Fun day though.  That was the hardest line I’ve tried to film.