skate journal: flatground friday 10×10 at blue skies (jan 31, 2020)
On a nice day I went to Blue Skies rink for a quick lunch skate. Nate had given me a 10×10 list:
Kickflip
Fakie flip
Heelflip
Switch Heelflip
Fakie Varial Flip
Nollie Varial Flip
Halfcab Flip
F/s Halfcab flip
Varial Heel
Fakie Varial Heel
After some shoves and 180s I started in on it. I expected kickflip and fakie flip, the heelflip came quicker than I thought although I couldn’t get a cleaner one with my remaining tries. I didn’t get close to switch heel at all. Fakie varial flip came pretty quick and I tried to get a faster one with my remaining tries, but didn’t. I got close to a few nollie varial flips, but the make was 10th try and I was soooooo happy about that. I got 3 halfcab flips, the 10th try one being my fav. The f/s halfcab flip came quick too, but I couldn’t get a faster one. I was kinda bummed on not getting closer to varial heel. The guy screaming in the background after the varial heel was so annoying. he was screaming like that every 20 seconds or so. I was tempted to go focus his board for him and put him out of his misery. I wish I had gotten a little closer on fakie varial heel too. I haven’t landed that trick since the 7.5 days. In the end I tried to do a treflip, but couldn’t commit. Partly because my knee started hurting, partly because these darn Adidas have no grip whatsoever and they just slide off the board without flicking it. Oh well, I was pretty happy to get 7/10.
(setup 8.25 null curby deck, venture 5.6 v-hollow trucks, 52mm easy street v5 bones wheels, 3 washers outside each axle, bones medium bushings, jessup ultra grip, adidas city cup shoes size 12 burgundy, stock insoles)
(pain level 6/10)