skate journal: saulside and skating better (dec 9, 2016 day 344)
Went to Saul’s after a day off of work and a long walk in the snow with Liz then a nap. Saul took a few runs then had to run his daughter somewhere so I had the bowl to myself for a bit. Then Dave showed. I skated much better. I credit the softer wheels and the regular Venture baseplates instead of the forged ones. They turn a bit tighter. But yeah, I didn’t bail too many axle stalls like last time and I was landing most of my grinds. I was still having problems keeping my speed though. Still gotta figure out how to pump out of tricks. Dave was shredding it. All the tricks above and then some. Saul came back. He did some frontside carves and slashes along with doing his crazy fast grinds even faster. Carleigh showed and only got to skate for a bit, but got in a few runs and started to get a feel for it. It was a fun session. Definitely the best I’ve skated it. Super hyped on this bowl.
(setup 8.38 Null Riley deck, Venture 5.8s, Venom 88a bushing , old 52mm Spitfire F4 99a classic shape wheels, washers outside, swiss bearings, NB# PJ 533 maple/black)