Finally feeling less sick. Went to dog park after work. There was a couple dudes there that were really nice. One dude doing lots of cool flippers and even nose manual nollie flip out. I was skating okay, feel like it was the first time in a few weeks I actually ollied. Had most of my basics on the curbs/lurbs. Still didn’t get front 50 on the bench or taller ledge. Dave showed right when I landed a first try fakie bigflip. I would also get halfcab flip, b/s flip, fakie flip. No heelflip tricks or treflip though. There was a fun wood thing to wallie. Dave also feeble transferred it. Crooks on the taller wood bench were still fun. After a while Dave and I went in on smith grinds on the lurb. Well, we each landed some before we went to film it then it took a while before we got them again. Dave actually grinded his. I know the smith 180 looks terrible and is just a pivot off the nose, but I still liked it. I got a switch smith to regs kinda quick. Then battled a full switch crook forever and never got one. Dave would get some other bangers like back 50 to slight crook, Franky grind, nollie front nose, front 180 fakie 50 180. Really fun night and it felt good to finally have energy.

(setup 7/10 8.25 null abstract 43, pepper g5, royal 144, spitfire f4 99a tablets 52mm, new balance numeric 306cup with half insoles)
(pain level 5/10 hip flexor wasn’t terrible)

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