Tell Us About Your Last Skate Session

[nonickname]

Solo mission today after work. Knee has been and still is fucked (recovering from an ACL sprain) but its August and the summer of no skating had me bummed out - so just small ollies and manuals with my balance all out of wack as the knee still felt "wobbly"...so damn frustrating and yet so good for the soul at the same time. Now time for a beer - and a mental note to keep up with my physio.

[moonordie]

Went to Stalin, skated for 10 min, got tendinitis.
I'm blaming the shoes, AS-1 are really flexible on the heel. 0 support.
That's what I got for betraying my beloved 808

[Steely Daniel]

Went out on a solo night street mission. Shed some blood to get a couple basic ledge tricks on the only marble ledge in town while a couple bar kooks were watching and giving out unsolicited trick tips. Those hill type planters that start out average size and get tallish quickly. Good times. Feet are sore as I trudge home but mission accomplished.

[frontsideNECKTIE]

Skated flat ground in front of my infant son while we were killing time before bed.

Landed no-comply FS bigspin like 3rd try, without ever having attempted it before. I know, i know, no complies are low-mids, but the move felt pretty rad. I'm pretty terrible at bigspin maneuvers overall, so I was hyped to land something new.

Made me want to work on the BS version, but I'm currently not Gonz enough for that

[Pbn_jake]

Skated flat ground in front of my infant son while we were killing time before bed.

Landed no-comply FS bigspin like 3rd try, without ever having attempted it before. I know, i know, no complies are low-mids, but the move felt pretty rad. I'm pretty terrible at bigspin maneuvers overall, so I was hyped to land something new.

Made me want to work on the BS version, but I'm currently not Gonz enough for that

Are you wanting to step down heel side or toe side to do the bs big spin ?

[frontsideNECKTIE]

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Skated flat ground in front of my infant son while we were killing time before bed.

Landed no-comply FS bigspin like 3rd try, without ever having attempted it before. I know, i know, no complies are low-mids, but the move felt pretty rad. I'm pretty terrible at bigspin maneuvers overall, so I was hyped to land something new.

Made me want to work on the BS version, but I'm currently not Gonz enough for that

[close]

Are you wanting to step down heel side or toe side to do the bs big spin ?

Toeside. I'm decent at no-comply BS 180's and 3's this way, but my feet and brain get jumbled when I try to bigspin it.

Also haven't put a ton of time into em, so that's a factor

[Justis]

Mostly skate for fun now , got two day jobs

[cky enthusiast]

damn i wanna be like shin sanbongi

[lewisnewton]

Skated flat at the local tennis court. Worked on some manny/ nose manny. Couple pop shuvs, couple frontside 180s. Couple backside 180s which are more difficult for me. Couple half cabs. Need to get back the kick flip and start workin on tres. Beautiful weather had a great time!

[Easy Slider]

I had a few abysmal sessions, can‘t do stuff I usually get every time. My board disintegrates, I‘ll set up a fresh one on Thursday but already dread I will skate even worse as it‘s an ever so slightly different shape (Quasi twin 8.38 vs Ishod twin 8.38)…

[radcunt]

went to a new local park which is kinda sick, good manny pad, big long curb, banks, smooth concrete that sounds sick when you ollie on it.  Got chatting to a dude there my age who was ripping.  Turns out we knew heaps of the same guys and would have skated together a few times in the 90s at some really random, small places.  Skatings a small world, especially so in the mid 90s.  Lovely, wholesome stuff.

[TheLurper]

Skated the local park. I had some random local start a sentence with "I'm not racist, but..." It was not a fun experience.

Re-learned my lesson about why I should never interact with other human beings.

[marcusbutler]

Skated lakeland skatepark in florida. It was 100+degrees(f) out. They have a long flatbar there. Figured out how to sit on front board slides and slid the whole rail.
The worse part was I didn't bring any water and the water fountain was just dribbling water out and was boiling hot so I had to keep buying gatorade out of the vending machines. They somehow didn't have any water stocked in them. And I live on the east coast of florida. The drive was 3 hours and I have no ac in my car. Holy shit was it miserable.

[pizzafliptofakie]

Skated the local park. I had some random local start a sentence with "I'm not racist, but..." It was not a fun experience.

Re-learned my lesson about why I should never interact with other human beings.

I was skating a park by me that's less popular, and there's a regular there who struck up a conversation with me. He was a little off but polite enough until I mentioned the nearby DIY park that I go to more often. His attitude immediately changed and he got on me about how all the locals there are assholes to him. I thought his story was odd until I eventually learned that the one time he went there he kept dropping the n-bomb and eventually got confronted about it.


Sometimes skateboarding can have a lil gatekeeping, as a treat.

[Keep_on_Chooglin]

Skated the new pump track right outside Seattle. Never skated one before but thought they always looked fun. Can now confirm they are quite fun.

[IUTSM]

had a lot of fun skating and chopping it up with someone from an earlier generation whose skating i admire. they left and i some young, 15 or 16 yr old kid comes up to me and is like "is your name-------?" and they said my name. I had no idea who this kid was and they said "i skated with you in x,y,z city last month." I wasn't in that city and haven't been in 2 years! We agreed that he skated with another dude, with my name and many tattoos in x,y,z city.

I then jammed on a low, long triangle curb sort of thing, grinding onto, over, and down. The kid who thought he knew me and his little brother were trying to film with a phone and the little brother is just standing there, static. I went over and asked if I could show them how to try something different and explained angles, framing, and all that shit. it was cool to see them try different filming techniques before i dipped.

[PatrickSkateman]

More plaza skating. Fell in love with a new shape too.

[mfweeno]

Haven't posted here in a little bit, but I have been skating consistently (1-2x a week) despite the absolutely brutal heat.

Went filming with a friend at the park for a couple of hours on Sunday. Didn't feel remotely recovered until late yesterday afternoon. Legs and abs completely toast.

Went to a-frame/QP park this morning and felt pretty uninspired just pushing around, so I decided to try and chuck a backside flip over the a-frame rail to get some excitement pumping. Landed a few shitty ones, then stomped a decent one but realized after I wasn't recording. Broke my board in efforts to reproduce the good make. Somehow landed a board breaker-maker on the very last try I was going to give myself.

I have been pushing myself pretty hard this year to reclaim some of my old tricks and ability to jump over/down shit, but I can tell my body and mind are getting burnt out on trying to progress every session. I am fucking terrible at just having "fun" on my skateboard, and it's starting to bum me out. [/rant]

[Brodie]

Got to the park bout 9 after getting the kids down and sorting the hoose. Gets dark about 10 just now so wasn't planning much. Local Don of the park was just heading off as I turned up. Unlocked the lights for me and said he'd be back later on to shut them down. Got the park all to myself till the back of one. Absolute bliss. Started working on some simple ledge tricks (I'm a ramp kinda guy) and got some nice fast lines in the bowl. Started working on some flat bar shit tae. Smashed my shin. Felt alive. Smoked a joint with the Don when he came back and skated a bit of flat. Mackkers and a smoke in the shed while watching lakais Bubble. Decent but didnt get me as hyped as some other videos that have come out recently. A good good day indeed

[The night listener]

I grabbed my board after a few beers and headed towards a curved curb by my house. Did about three slappies and decided fuck this Texas heat and went back to chill in the AC. Yes I suppose I pussied out but 104 degrees is not ideal for me.

[yghartsyrt]

Skated flat ground in front of my infant son while we were killing time before bed.

Landed no-comply FS bigspin like 3rd try, without ever having attempted it before. I know, i know, no complies are low-mids, but the move felt pretty rad. I'm pretty terrible at bigspin maneuvers overall, so I was hyped to land something new.

Made me want to work on the BS version, but I'm currently not Gonz enough for that

Like this? Instep back on the board too late though

[Denim Pizza]

I grabbed my board after a few beers and headed towards a curved curb by my house. Did about three slappies and decided fuck this Texas heat and went back to chill in the AC. Yes I suppose I pussied out but 104 degrees is not ideal for me.

Skated in 106 yesterday myself, I feel your pain dude. Long day of work and the sesh still made the day better at least

[frontsideNECKTIE]

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Skated flat ground in front of my infant son while we were killing time before bed.

Landed no-comply FS bigspin like 3rd try, without ever having attempted it before. I know, i know, no complies are low-mids, but the move felt pretty rad. I'm pretty terrible at bigspin maneuvers overall, so I was hyped to land something new.

Made me want to work on the BS version, but I'm currently not Gonz enough for that

[close]

Like this? Instep back on the board too late though

100%! Hyped to give these a shot on my next session

I've got an unhealthy obsession with toe-side no complies, fun party trick to show off when the dork tricks come out

[yghartsyrt]

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Skated flat ground in front of my infant son while we were killing time before bed.

Landed no-comply FS bigspin like 3rd try, without ever having attempted it before. I know, i know, no complies are low-mids, but the move felt pretty rad. I'm pretty terrible at bigspin maneuvers overall, so I was hyped to land something new.

Made me want to work on the BS version, but I'm currently not Gonz enough for that

[close]

Like this? Instep back on the board too late though

[close]

100%! Hyped to give these a shot on my next session

I've got an unhealthy obsession with toe-side no complies, fun party trick to show off when the dork tricks come out

I find them easier than the FS version in banks, but harder on flat.

Bs no comply always looks soooo good

[frontsideNECKTIE]

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Skated flat ground in front of my infant son while we were killing time before bed.

Landed no-comply FS bigspin like 3rd try, without ever having attempted it before. I know, i know, no complies are low-mids, but the move felt pretty rad. I'm pretty terrible at bigspin maneuvers overall, so I was hyped to land something new.

Made me want to work on the BS version, but I'm currently not Gonz enough for that

[close]

Like this? Instep back on the board too late though

[close]

100%! Hyped to give these a shot on my next session

I've got an unhealthy obsession with toe-side no complies, fun party trick to show off when the dork tricks come out

[close]

I find them easier than the FS version in banks, but harder on flat.

Bs no comply always looks soooo good

i was goofing around a few days ago and managed to do a no-comply cab on a bank, that was an unexpected one

[yghartsyrt]

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Skated flat ground in front of my infant son while we were killing time before bed.

Landed no-comply FS bigspin like 3rd try, without ever having attempted it before. I know, i know, no complies are low-mids, but the move felt pretty rad. I'm pretty terrible at bigspin maneuvers overall, so I was hyped to land something new.

Made me want to work on the BS version, but I'm currently not Gonz enough for that

[close]

Like this? Instep back on the board too late though

[close]

100%! Hyped to give these a shot on my next session

I've got an unhealthy obsession with toe-side no complies, fun party trick to show off when the dork tricks come out

[close]

I find them easier than the FS version in banks, but harder on flat.

Bs no comply always looks soooo good

[close]

i was goofing around a few days ago and managed to do a no-comply cab on a bank, that was an unexpected one

Hell yes.
Never tried a no comply going fakie. In my mind this screams totally stupid looking slams ahead.

[skippersoldballs]

first session after work yesterday since I dislocated my shoulder a month ago. I just skated the bowled off mini ramp and adjacent quarters and I think it's going to be that way for at least another month. It felt so good to just be rolling around with my friends. I really need to remind myself to keep it chill and not send myself back to square
one

[Easy Slider]

After a week of terrible sessions I have decided to take a break from my daily routine. I have been skating daily or almost for 1.5 years now and fell into a routine, to the point it became more of a burden than a pleasure. Of course, landing tricks, in particular learning new stuff is super gratifying - struggling with the same tricks not making any progress, less so.

I will try and only go out when I really want to and then only do the stuff I really want to. Let's see how that goes but it already feels like a relief just to have taken this decision.

What do you think, lads?

[Keep_on_Chooglin]

After a week of terrible sessions I have decided to take a break from my daily routine. I have been skating daily or almost for 1.5 years now and fell into a routine, to the point it became more of a burden than a pleasure. Of course, landing tricks, in particular learning new stuff is super gratifying - struggling with the same tricks not making any progress, less so.

I will try and only go out when I really want to and then only do the stuff I really want to. Let's see how that goes but it already feels like a relief just to have taken this decision.

What do you think, lads?

I feel this. A lot of my skating these days is just trying to retain stuff. I have noticed that trying something new is always way more fun now when it's spontaneous vs. something premeditated. 

[Pony_Slaystation]

So it was spring of 2004….