Nice & chill session today in Ripponden…
(damn Insta links don’t seem to embed…)
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Somehow ate shit dropping off a curb height ledge today. I’d been messing around with different truck tightness (still can’t get happy on these aces) and had cranked them all the way up, just to see. Think I missed the pop and my foot got stuck on the nose, the trucks didn’t turn, and I got body slammed into the ground.
Humiliating tbh. Loose trucks really do save lives
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oof.
i stalled on a yellow line after tightening my trucks once, ridiculous
Are they 44’s? If you wanna sell them haha
Relearnt feeble grinds on a flat rail. If you think I did that because of that clip of Carroll doing a slappy feeble on Insta yesterday, well, you’re probably right, haha.
I can do those without any real problem but they kinda scare me as I once destroyed my ankle trying one on a rail that was far too waxed and ended being injured for 9 months. Gotta get over those fears I suppose. Felt good.
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My kids have been total shithouses for the entire weekend so no skating for me 
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Went skating did nothing was nice to get out
Make sure she paints chooks on it, it’ll make backtails easier. 
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Out skating tonight after tweaking my back 10 days ago, which isn’t too long really considering. Back still isn’t 100% so it was more of a warm up session and see how things go - 10 ollies, 5 180s each way, 5 pop shuvs, 5 kick flips etc etc. Felt good, no pain just really stiff legs and torso. Happy to take that as a win. Also feels like my shoes (NB 508) are now done so shoe goo applied ready for the next skate…
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Cracking night tonight. Almost fully better. Ended up over staying by 45 minutes so skated a lot. Felt like a teenager late home when I pulled onto my drive at home. No filming, just enjoying the session.
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Skated for over 3 hours last night. Rolled out of bed this morning and felt all heavy like I’d just gotten out of a swimming pool. Did get my phone out but as per the other thread, put it totally in the wrong place so crap. I’ve not self filmed for months and I’ll be able to rattle off what I did without any real problem so can redo.
Landed my first front board on a ledge in many years. I’d just kind of resigned myself to not being able to do them anymore, rather than actually putting some effort in and, well, doing them again. Hardly Gino in Copenhagen but I’ll take the make for confidence.
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Went to the local DIY today. Pretty standard for most, except due to injury, kids, and general old age, I’ve not been on my board for several years. Was starting to think I’d probably not skate again and would just watch from the sidelines but being on this forum and motivated by @BvS and the thought of maybe working on a clip for forum vid I took my old arse to the park and scratched out a few grinds. It felt very good.
Update - now I feel fucked.
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Went for a roll with Keen Dist earlier. Couple of hip tricks.
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Dear diary etc. Woke up in agony with my upper back last night. Managed to get back to sleep and then could barely move this morning. Got myself moving (can’t stop with kids!) with some ibuprofen and paracetamol.
Got to about 7 this evening, pain wasn’t too bad so decided to go skate. Better than sitting in and doing nothing and being bored. Warmed up, got into it and had a good fun session with my mate which ended up almost 2 hours. Back pain gone for now and feeling pretty happy.
Morale of the story? Keep it movin’!
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Should have said mate, would have come down!
(Wasn’t sat at home slightly achey playing UFC5)
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There he is!!!
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