skate journal: fairgrounds round 2 with dave (sept 10, 2025)

Posted in setup change, Skate Journal on September 10th, 2025 by corpo

After work met Dave at the fairground bank to curb spot. After some initial struggles things worked out pretty good. I went in on some lines. Got kickflip on a bank, noseslide to fakie, kind of a fakie/halfcab flip. Nollie bigspin then alley oop no comply to tail. Varial flip then slappy crook. Slappy crook then b/s flip kind of over a crack. Dave had some bangers. Back 50 to fakie off the front truck, switch slappy crook, slappy crook fakie, really good nollie back tails, front 50s, front 5-0, front tails. Ripping. I tried some treflips on the bank, but never got my feet on one. Still felt to get to the point of trying it at least.

(setup 7/10 null 20 years 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, indy forged hollow 149 with ace bushings, spitfire f4 99a 52mm pink/green classic, new balance numeric 440v2 wide navy size 12 half insole and currex runpro insole)
(pain level 5/10)

skate journal: broomfield again after work with garrett (sept 9, 2025)

Posted in setup change, Skate Journal on September 10th, 2025 by corpo

After dinner on a very nice evening I went to Broomfield and met Garrett. A few others were at the park, but it would clear out and only a couple others. I got there first, warmed up on the on the bank to curb, some quarterpotty, no pop tricks on the lurb. Garrett showed and I tried to back 50 the lurb before he started skating, but I lost. I did get one though and it did feel good. Garrett went straight to ripping. Halfcab nose manual revert, kf manual, kickflip nose manual. Garrett also killed the black ledge. Halfcab crook 180, sw crooks, kickflip 50, pop shove 50, so much. I struggled initially, but would end up getting several front 50s, even several in a row, a shove out, and one followed by a noseslide on the bump to bar. I was happy about that. Justin showed and went demo mode. I managed a very slow front 50 on the ledge into the bank. Garrett had so many good back tails and then a b/s flip out of the happy ledge that was so good. At the end I made myself do 5 flip tricks. I came somewhat close to some harder ones, but ended with the basics: kickflip, fakie flip, halfcab flip, b/s flip, fakie bigflip. Fun night.

(setup 7/10 null 20 years 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, thunder T2 149, spitfire f4 99a 52mm pink/green classic, new balance numeric 440v2 wide navy size 12 half insole and currex runpro insole)
(pain level 4/10)