skate journal: kickback tailslides (sept 12, 2009)
The TF met at my house on a gloomy and chilly day with rain threatening and we went to the little manny pad by Mike’s Camera. One of my favorite places ever. I was sore to start for some reason, but ended up starting to feel good. Had two nose mannies followed by tre flips in a row. Got a kickflip manual somewhat quickly. Came close to a kickflip nose manny, but the rain started coming down and we split to red curbs.As soon as we got to red curbs I wanted to try a line. Wallie the rock, either nollie or reg 3 flip, manny, kick back tail. So I was messing around with it and ended up getting two of the best kick back tailslides I’ve ever done. One was probably a two foot slide. Sickness. After getting a couple of those Brian was willing to subject himself to filming me. I got a sketchy one somewhat quick. Wallie, 3 flip bad push out, manual sketch, kick back suski. Doh. Then I tried to get it clean, but never came through with it. Got so tired and was having lots of problems with treflips. Ugh. I gave up on it, but Brian encouraged to to try the kick back tails, but I never got another good one. He was following me without the camera. It was pretty funny. I pretty much will never land a kick back tail like those two again. Fun day though. That was the hardest line I’ve tried to film.