After work I bolted to dog park/Valmont which to my surprise both were dry so I just went to dog park. Paul was there. I started on 8.75, then went back to the 8.5 setup. I hated my shoes and my setup. Paul and I tried nollie tail up to switch crooks. He would get a couple. I would get a lot closer than I imagined possible. I would get a couple 50s on the curb and lurb, but ended up bashing my foot and really being completely over the Xeros. I did string together a couple tricks I liked though. Front 50 back 180 out the curb then switch noseslide shove the bench and almost fakie 50 after. Oh I had a couple alright crooks too as did Paul who is somehow new to that trick. Robbie had some ultrafast front 5-0 back 180s on the bus station bench. Matt showed up with Teddy and we chatted.

(setup 8.5 null vhs, jessup ultragrip, ace af1 55 low, 53mm bones v1 pj, xero kelso b/w size 12 nike sb and xero insoles)
(pain level 5/10)

Back in the garage on a winter night trying to get primed for Hawaii in a week. Didn’t go so well. I mixed setups but mostly rode an 8.75 with aces and 51mms. Meh. Got several kickfilps in a row, but that was about the only good. Couldn’t get treflip or b/s flip or crooks. Felt good jumping though. Starting to really hate how these shoes feel and having to double up insoles which takes away all the pop and board feel.

(setup 8.75/8.5 nullsssssss)

Out in the garage on a snowy day lunch break. Skated for about 45 minutes. Mostly just stationary since there is so little room in my cluttered garage. Took a bit to get kickflips. Took even longer to get a treflip, but the key is that I did land on one. I put my feet on a few of them. Still amazed at how small 8.5 feels with the Kelsos. Ugh.

(setup 8.5 null vhs, jessup ultragrip, ace af1 55 low, 53mm bones v1 pj, xero kelso b/w size 12 nike sb and xero insoles)
(pain level 3/10)