I got rained out of an earlier skate lunch, so after a long day of work I went out armed with an 11×11 trick list. This time going a little easier on myself. Or so I thought. I was pretty worn out. I did a couple slappies then headed to the side of the school while Ollie and Alex skated the curb. Gotta give Ollie some space. Ha. I did a few kickflips, fakie flips to get warmed up. I wasn’t really liking how my board felt. Ugh, of course. Anyway, here’s how I fared.
halfcab flip – Struggled way too hard on this.
fs halfcab flip – One of the few tricks that’s much easier on a bigger board.
heelflip – Had a couple close ones after the make that were better
fakie heel – 20 tries for the pathetic not moving one I got
backside flip – There will be a miracle sometime that allows me to land this trick cleanly
frontside flip – I’m actually kinda stoked I rotated slightly over 90 before the 4 down late pivot
varial heel – Close but no cigar
treflip – Was very bummed to not get a clean one
fakie tre – Not even close
nollie varial flip – Pretty darn close
switch flip – Felt closer than it looks
I was really tired for the last few tricks. Perhaps if I had more energy I would have gotten one. Or smaller trucks! Ha, the obsession for lows has started again. Hoping to suppress it.

(setup 8.25 null curby deck, venture 5.8 titanium axle with custom hollow cast baseplate, doh dohs 88a boardside bushing no washer minilogo 94a roadside with flat washer, 53mm purple swirl blank wheels, 3 speed washers on the outside of each axle, new balance numeric 288s jack curtain size 11.5, no insoles, incrediwear knee sleeve)
(pain level 4/10 no sharp pains just kinda stiff and sore)

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