❤️😍crooks😍❤️

A photo posted by glen gillinghammer (@corpoglenny) on Oct 9, 2015 at 7:08pm PDT

After getting home from one of the busiest work weeks I’ve ever had I played soccer with Ollie for a bit then headed over to the research ledge. I waxed it up pretty good because last time I went there it was not grinding very good. A few warm up noseslides, a noseslide to fakie, boardslide pop out, first try crooks, second try back 50, 5th try halfcab noseslide had me feeling hyped. Flatground not so much once again. What the heck? I tried crooks to fakie for awhile and failed, then wanted to do back 50 back 180 out. Got close once, but that was it. I had to get going so I tried one last crooks and it was the best feeling crooks in awhile. Locked in and grinded for awhile. It felt amazing. Oh yeah, I had put a little riser on my board to help prevent wheel bite. I liked it.

(setup 8.1 null venture lows 1/16 riser 51mm spitfire f4 nb# pj stratford 533 white/gum)

Fun challenge @boredzinejp! @the_neviathan I struggled going to fakie so had to settle for the @fullertrron approved over 40 defense make. Next trick is front 50 no comply shove out. It's a fun one! #theglenandjosholdfartlongdistanceinstagramtricksuperchallenge #andnate #sirmenacingdoublehoserofslowville

A video posted by glen gillinghammer (@corpoglenny) on Oct 8, 2015 at 8:12pm PDT

Went to Red Curbs with the intention of doing the last trick in the clip above. I thought I would be super tired, but I wasn’t. It took me awhile to get this trick. Like 30 minutes and I was pretty much just going constantly in a loop and worked up a pretty good sweat. Hyped on that trick. Then I went to the nearby parking lot and started a 10×10, but when I bailed fakie tre and halfcab heel once again I stopped and went home.

Fun challenge @boredzinejp! @the_neviathan I struggled going to fakie so had to settle for the @fullertrron approved over 40 defense make. Next trick is front 50 no comply shove out. It's a fun one! #theglenandjosholdfartlongdistanceinstagramtricksuperchallenge #andnate #sirmenacingdoublehoserofslowville

A video posted by glen gillinghammer (@corpoglenny) on Oct 8, 2015 at 8:12pm PDT

On a totally beautiful night I set out to complete my missions for the oldfart game of skate. First stop was the Good Times barrier to complete Josh’s mission. It took me awhile to do a regular wallride actually, but once I did it was on and the one to fakie was pretty easy. This spot is way scarier then a normal barrier to wallride.

Then I met Dave at Valmont. We did our manual warm up routine, however this I got manual right away rather then taking 20 tries. Whew. Dave and I both did lines with manual and nose manual. I got a switch front 180 manual at one point, but failed to back it up with 180 nose manual. Dave waxed up a section of curb next to the manny pad and was trying boardslide 270 to manual. Seriously. Ha. He got somewhat close. I tried some switch boardslides or 50s to manual. Dave was boardsliding really far. Then we kind of hucked for awhile, Dave trying various 180s in or out of manuals. I struggled with kickflips up the curb. I did feel good on my board for awhile at least.

Then we went to the ledge so I could try fakie back tails for Nate’s challenge. I tried on not as low part for awhile, but could barely get into it. I got a few on the low part like in the clip, but none were good. Dave would get one too. I was trying flip tricks between every try and not landing hardly anything. I was getting wheel bite all of the time. Argh. Alight night at least, felt good at times.

(setup 8.1 null venture lows 51mm spitfire f4 nb# pj stratford 533 white/gum)