COTG Transition Skating Challenge

[matt.]

fs hurricanes are probably the best feeling trick when locked in

front 5-0's

[Gomez]

bets over. kinda turned into a tranny discussion thread.
what's y'all's favorite tricks on tranny? Mine are frontside feebles. They just feel so right. Second place is frontside rocks, which felt the best until I tried front feebles

agreed 100%. i like fs rocks too, but i tend to do them at the end of my runs because it's such a weird trick that i can't always keep my speed with them unless i get it perfectly, so i don't bother doing them in the beginning and blowing my turn. i'd say pivot fakies are my second favorite, since they're easier than front feebles but harder than any other warm up trick, so like when i'll throw one out in my first couple runs, and whenever i land one, i know i'm fully warmed up. that's when i start trying to learn new tricks.

[Tuna]

wheres the cotg tranny footy you guys are talkin about?

[mandibleclaw]

grinding a good 5-0 fakie is probably the best-feeling trick for me.

can i switch to trying a 360 flip noseslide?  that sounds easier--shove it noseslides aren't too bad.

actually, i'll just try both and see how it turns out.  i'm going on a trip up to gainesville for a while, where the smallest ramp is 6 feet, so it may be a little bit before i can try it.  i'll keep you posted.

[Lordata]

wheres the cotg tranny footy you guys are talkin about?

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[Inbred Jed]

Frontside 50-50s and sweepers where you jump and land on the tail and go back in all in one motion

[kevbo999]

I've never in my life had access to a mini, sucks.  Banks probably don't count as tranny, but sliding back tails feels bad ass.  Next time I'm at the park I gotta get one.

[Inbred Jed]

Frontside ollies and lien airs are my best feeling tricks.

Oh yeah, frontside ollies

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fs hurricanes are probably the best feeling trick when locked in

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front 5-0's

i'm finally fucking getting these (after trying forever) and they feel pretty fucking good

fuck

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

Frontside ollies and lien airs are my best feeling tricks.

Do you do real lien airs or those bullshit nosegrab ones?

Frontside 50-50s and sweepers where you jump and land on the tail and go back in all in one motion

Fuck yeah. Not so great at sweepers but I know the ones you are talking about, like the kind where sometimes my back foot isn't even over the tail and I just kinda fall in. Those are super fun to do over spines. Learned them fucking up nosegrab blunt transfers.

[everypennyfedcar]

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fs hurricanes are probably the best feeling trick when locked in

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front 5-0's

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i'm finally fucking getting these (after trying forever) and they feel pretty fucking good

fuck

Agreed.
Also, I really like a nice frontside disaster, nice and quick.

[Monty Burns]

So who won the challenge aka bett . And did somebody get paid ? or is this the feel good thread of the century ?

any new bets going down ?

[Albatross]

So who won the challenge aka bett . And did somebody get paid ? or is this the feel good thread of the century ?

any new bets going down ?

typical internet argument


everybody lost

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

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So who won the challenge aka bett . And did somebody get paid ? or is this the feel good thread of the century ?

any new bets going down ?

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typical internet argument


everybody lost

...but Jeremy ended up a hundred bucks or so

Disasters are definitely one of the most fun tricks. Back D is my go to after rock fakie and axle stall on big shit.

[Lordata]

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So who won the challenge aka bett . And did somebody get paid ? or is this the feel good thread of the century ?

any new bets going down ?

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typical internet argument


everybody lost

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...but Jeremy ended up a hundred bucks or so

Disasters are definitely one of the most fun tricks. Back D is my go to after rock fakie and axle stall on big shit.

I wish I was good at back D's. I have them for a while and then I don't. I really like doing front rocks on big shit just because its fun scaring myself. Front pivots on steep shit or bigger shit with vert is always fun too.
my favorite tranny tricks are probably front rocks, pivot fakies, fs 5-0s, bs 5050s, or front pivots.


and just hauling ass in general.

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Frontside ollies and lien airs are my best feeling tricks.

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Do you do real lien airs or those bullshit nosegrab ones?

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Are those not legit lien airs? I always heard both a backside grab and a nosegrab referred to as a lien.

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and I'm pretty sure truly legit Lein airs are grabbing melon, the frontside nosegrab ones seem to be fairly legit to me too, but backside nosegrabs are definitely not Leins.

[CaptainMorganFreeman]

I've never in my life had access to a mini, sucks.  Banks probably don't count as tranny, but sliding back tails feels bad ass.  Next time I'm at the park I gotta get one.

There's one in the passage and the one at the homegrown bakery.

[Inbred Jed]

back d's come and go for me , too. I can't plan on doing one, I just have to do it spontaneously mid run.

[everypennyfedcar]

Back D's are indeed nice, but one of the many tricks I can't do on transition. I really can't stand seeing people pivot into them; you need the full rotation for the perfect look.
Ahhhhh, I wish I could skate right now, but alas, there's about half a foot of snow on the ground and winter will probably be another month at least.
I am getting that creeping feeling when you don't skate for a while...a far more irritated version of my former self. Not very fun for my galpal I would imagine.

Anyways, anyone else like doing a nice ollie into a frontside 5-0?
Orrrrr, what about alley-oop frontside 180 to switch 50-50/5-0?
Never have I had the pleasure of doing one, but I've come close and boy howdy, they seem fun as anything.

[matt.]

Back D's are indeed nice, but one of the many tricks I can't do on transition. I really can't stand seeing people pivot into them; you need the full rotation for the perfect look.
Ahhhhh, I wish I could skate right now, but alas, there's about half a foot of snow on the ground and winter will probably be another month at least.
I am getting that creeping feeling when you don't skate for a while...a far more irritated version of my former self. Not very fun for my galpal I would imagine.

Anyways, anyone else like doing a nice ollie into a frontside 5-0?Orrrrr, what about alley-oop frontside 180 to switch 50-50/5-0?
Never have I had the pleasure of doing one, but I've come close and boy howdy, they seem fun as anything.

always fun. Or into front smith