Prod & Zigram synchronised switch tres precision
pls excuse link fail, dropped a stitch etc
Itâs touched on in the comments under this post, but looking at Wigâs pics from MĂźnster (or thinking about something like Slam City Jam), the street course set-ups back then really were mad. Driveways and pyramids were always so steep and gnarly with huge gaps to clear. That box on the driveway is massive!
Itâs interesting too that this emerged after a period of relatively low-impact, tech street skating, rather than, say, something more like how parks/street courses are today.
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Those streets course set-ups were mad indeed, especially in MĂźnster and Vancouver. Some of the vert guys often skated the âstreetâ comp back then, as those set-ups were sometimes as gnarly as vert, in a way, I suppose. You no longer see that these days, street skating and vert skating are two different worlds.
A great thing about the Grand Prix was that the course set-up would be a public skatepark for a week after the contest, so you could skate the obstacles you saw Penny, Koston, Carroll, Rattray, Vallely and everybody ripping on, and know how gnarly everything they did really was.
The 2002 set-up was great too, it included replicas of famous spots like Venice Beach, Hubba Hideout, the ledge with the big drop at MACBA and some others. Koston got to design an obstacle one year (2000) too, and it was well skatable.
If I had Doc Brownâs DeLorean, Iâd travel to Radlands in 96, when Penny did all that mental stuff with the best style.
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Once Radlands (final) blue course appeared, I realised how sick lower courses were. Far more street-like and one step closer to a plaza.
But that said, in terms of skating - Iâm pretty basic but loved a massive bump to ledge or a driveway back then. Those courses were amazing.
Itâs weird - it felt safer in a way, having something so big to pop out of, no matter how high it was. And then a massive bank to land in works too as there is zero impactâŚand you spot your landing a mile off.
Weird mentality. especially when you consider how shit I was/am.
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I watched those SLS prelims, that guy was incredible. Zach Saraceno had the best style, amazing floaty flip tricks but didnât qualify. Also, Felipe Motta was really good too. Worth watching that, Geoff Rowley on commentary too.
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Zach is sick , very penny in his lofty flips .
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Cookie had the best style.
Some nice viewing.
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Was gonna post this. So impressive to me that he can find new lines at a spot like that.
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DVDL getting called out by thesecrettape
https://www.instagram.com/stories/thesecrettape/2633533972682850058/
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Nice to see a bit of effort go into the presentation of a calling out.
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Yeah, that layout really is first class.
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I hate it when people post dumb memes like that, you can tell from his response he doesnât even know what it means. People blasting opinions on things they havenât spent 2 seconds thinking about is so annoying.
Saying that though the way that account responds doesnât really give me the impression theyâre actually interested in helping or raising awareness of anything, they just seem hyped to put someone on blast.
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Out of the loop on this. Whatâs going on here with Daan?
ThisâŚ
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Idiot. Hope BA teaches him a lesson on the next AH trip!
Define âa lessonâ.
Not sure if this was supposed to be funny but it was.
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