skate journal: golden park with jake and paul (july 29, 2023)
Up kind of early trying to beat the heat Paul and I went to Golden park and met up with Jake. We walked up the hill to a popping session. There was some breakfast skate crew with a tent setup with free food, some tunes going. For how many people were there the park never felt crowded. Maybe because most of them stuck to the bowl. We started out at the little plaza area. Paul said the weird runway was hard for him as he rattled off trick after trick on the pad ledge. Jake had some some 180s and halfcabs off the pad along with some tilted manuals. Paul did the quick up onto the bench then front 50 I wanted to do. They both ollied up onto the taller ledge too then bounced to the main park. I was by my self for a bit wanting to do a couple things before moving on. I was able to ollie onto the taller ledge with a little truck tap which I was hyped on. Also a line of halfcab noseslide then crooks. Shortly after that Jake requested the first filming of the day and did his banger line starting with front smith. He got it first try and 4th try because the filmer messed it up the first try :). Then he did the front rock. Paul and I were feeling out some stuff on the ledges and qp. I was enjoying crooks, but struggling with back 50s on the no-deck qp. I did have fun with the line to the noseslide. After that I flimed Paul get both his lines so he’d have something too then I went in and STRUGGLED with treflips until I got something resembling a treflip. I was toast after that. Paul showed up Jake with front noseblunts on the bank and then we bounced for Bluecar.
(setup 3/10 8.3 pmg, jessup ultragrip, thunder 149 hollow no bottom washer, spitfire f4 99a 52mm classic shape washers outside, new balance numeric 306 blue size 12 footprint gameghanger insoles)
(pain level 4/10)