skate journal: fun times on a cool day at spring canyon with rob, carleigh and dave (march 23, 2019)
Rob, Carliegh and I showed up at a mostly empty park around 1 under cloudy skies. Carleigh went off to the dog park with Ella and I had the pleasure of skating with Rob for the first time in a few months. He looked good as always. Seeing that perfect back 180 again was awesome. I felt better than I have in awhile. Got a first try manual which is surprisingly rare. Carleigh joined. We were all having fun. Rob got into his groove with manuals, no comply up the curb, back 180s, manual and nose manual the main pad. Carleigh did a flatground ollie as a warm up and it reminded me of how I never just do flatground ollies. It feels so weird. I should more. She boardslid the little rail easily, axle stall the steep qp. I had done a few ledge tricks. Was hyped back 50 didn’t take me forever. Couldn’t get front nosegrind though. Dave showed around when I was trying a line. Ollie onto a potato chip, front 180 off, fakie 50 the ledge. I think I got it, but came out f/s halfcab instead of to fakie. I tried a few noseslide back 270s out (after that amazing Bobby Worrest part!), but wasn’t close. Couldn’t front 50 it to save my life. Crooks worked at least. I started trying a line that would take me forever. Crooks the bench, kickflip up the curb of the wave, push up the hump because I didn’t do the kickflip fast enough, axle stall. The axle stall took forever. But at least when I finally did it I added a first try kickflip off which felt extra great. Dave had been trying a line too. Back tailslide over the tiny hump thing, front 50 the ledge, fakie nosegrind the ledge. The back tails over the hump hip were incredible though. The best I’ve sen him do. Rob got a sick manual up and round a hump. Carleigh was slamming on frontside wallrides then got a super solid one. Dave was trying halfcab manuals on the top of the volcano near the bowl. I don’t think he got one, but it was super crazy. It inspired me to try a transition line. Frontside ollie the qp, axle stall the steep qp, kickflip on the qp. It took me a long time, but I got it and it was a blast. I almost got a treflip to end it. Dave did a crazy back tail 270 on the hump hip. Then we did some front crooks on the slappy curb and called it a day. So fun! One of the best days I’ve had in awhile.
(setup 8.38 null lazer deck, venture ftc 5.8s, doh dohs bushings (blue 88a barrel boardside one, yellow 92a roadside) no boardside washer, bones stf v1 pj 53mm wheels with all washers on the outside, new balance numeric 379 all black size 12, stock insoles)
(pain level 2/10)