Popped to the skatepark with my boys this morning while it was quiet and Keithbeef popped down to meet us. We both had some half arsed attempts to crook a bank to up ledge in between my kids whizzing around on scooters.
I say this all the time but i’m going to make skating, even if just like that, a more regular thing.
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Second weekend in a row skateboarding which is unheard of. Nearly didn’t get out because of rain this morning but glad I made the effort to go once it was dry.
Things are coming back. It took most of the hour to get rid of my jelly legs, but glad I managed to get something. I tried to balance it like a real G, but the only one I landed was this drag flop off, but I’ll take what I can get. I’ll try and tidy it up next time.
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I have this theory. Tell me if it’s complete bollocks.
In rockets they have a thing called escape velocity. Gravity pulls a rocket down and the engine thrust pushes it up. When the speed generated by the engine is greater than the speed gravity wants to pull it down, the rocket can break free.
When you skate, every time you practice you make small improvements, but meanwhile age, time and the gaps between skates eat away at your skill. It gets worse as you get older.
So if you want to keep on get better at any age you have to skate often enough to achieve some sort of escape velocity that outweighs all the shit making you worse.
Maybe I’m overthinking it.
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Yeah, you’re not wrong to be honest. So many negative things start to go against to as you get older, metabolism for starters. I moan I can’t do what I could but don’t give myself the time to retain it. It’s all there but it’s just I don’t do it enough to hone it and combat the shit that comes with age.
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If most skaters in their forties spent half the time they spend talking about skating being harder as you get older skating, they’d do many more switch crooked grinds.
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Haha, three sessions this last week and no switch crooks from me. Couldn’t even get one regular bs one for TOTM 
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Haha probably true.
One thing I have noticed though is that due to being quite inconsistent and lacking in skill it has always taken me a lot of attempts to land flip tricks. Now that I’m old and unfit I run out of energy before I can land anything.
Had one of my worst slams ever yesterday. Can barely move at the moment.
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Not everyone’s cup of tea but London lacks a vert ramp:
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Went to my nearest shit prefab skatepark tonight. Totally empty when I got there. Was getting into it and then 3 lads with skateboards show up and shortly after a Dad with 3 children on scooters and a dad with a kid on a mountain bike. I stuck to the mini ramp anyway so all good. Then the skaters starting skinning up and the Dad’s started giving me super dirty looks like I was with them. I was drinking a big bottle of Stella at the time tbf. When the lads sparked up I felt so cringe so I bounced. The struggles of being a (nearly) 37 yo skater. The end.
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Fuck them man , it’s life and a public space .
I have no shame in cracking a beer at the local skate plaza and having the odd joint.
Really don’t care what people think at the age of 46 , I’m still doing the thing I love and you should too . They’re of no consequence in your life
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You’re right. I’ve gone soft in my older age!
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90 mins, local indoor with Lizzy. Still knackered from Sunday night so took it easy. And took a slam, so likely I’ll be wearing an elbow pad on my leading elbow for a short while.
Absolutely knackered now.
Lizzy now has drop ins from axle stall (b/s) and backside kickturns pretty solid. Working on frontside kickturns and ollies again now.
I tried one crook and keeping shoulders in worked. Reckon I’ll get them back in no time once I’m rested.
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2 very different skates at the same park last weekend.
Friday: evening sesh, sunny, 29°C, loads of mates, did a nollie flip I was super stoked on first go, barbecue, beers.
Sunday: morning sesh, mad wind, dark sky, me, myself and I, zero food, water, ate shit in front of two MILFs.
Both equally good for the soul.
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4 days in from my widowmaker slam and still in considerable pain
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Oof hope you recover quickly. I had a horrible one a month or so back, I feel your pain.
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Damn. What happened? Hope you heal up quick mate!
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Hung up rolling into a 5 foot bowl straight to flat. Not ideal for a skinny 49 yr old body. The whole of my left side is totalled.
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Oooooft ya bastard. Hope to see you back on it soon pal. 
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oh shit! Hope you feel better soon. I always hated rolling in for some reason.
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