trick mix video

francis · Since 07 Jul 2008 46 Posts

can be helpful to watch when learning some freestyle stuff

http://www.vimeo.com/3143522

Wind Slither · Since 04 Mar 2005 2624 Posts The 503 METAL

Nice one!

I definately need to work on my Hasselhoff Grabs this year! Embarassed

forrest · Fri Mar 06, 09 9:39 am

Hahha, I think the same rules for grabbing Tindy apply to the Hasselhoff grab. They're written on the inside of the portalet at the Sandbar. Just like the ten commandments, only different, haha.

Though, if you're ending a frontmobe with it, it's okay.

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Mar 06, 09 9:46 am

man, they make it look so.....doable.

forrest · Fri Mar 06, 09 9:52 am

MonkeyBoy, you'll never know till you try. I'm going to be very disappointed in you if I don't see you trying to throw down this year. How are your raleys going?

Have you tried any unhooked backrolls? Backroll to revert? The back to revert is a super easy, yet very rewarding trick, and it's one step in progression towards a backmobe.

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Mar 06, 09 10:24 am

Ive pretty much got the railey wired. unfortunately they are soo easy it doesn't feel like much of an accomplishment. Did some unhooked backs, pretty fun, and not all that different from hooked in (at least I thought).

been practicing my fronts so that I can start trying to get s-bends. Then I would like to work up to a KGB, that looks like a super fun trick. Hitting the gym every week with chooch and working out to get some handlepass strength.

My tendons are sooo sore today.

chanson · Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Mar 06, 09 11:19 am

Well Jake, if you could keep a beer out of your hand long enough, you could hit the rock gym with us. Shocked

forrest · Fri Mar 06, 09 12:35 pm

Yea, the basic raley gets old after a while. I think you should work on raley to blind and then back to blind as a pre-req for KGBs.

I would love to help you out with the raley to blind. It took me so freaking long to get those dialed, I think I can help just about anyone learn it a lot quicker. I have only landed a few backs to blind, but I can imagine KGBs happening this season.

Joby is full of great advise as well, but ya got to ask him for it.

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Mar 06, 09 1:28 pm

yeah, the railey to blind is on the hit list as well. Tried like 3 or 4 at the end of the season. I slammed down so hard on my back one time I almost bit my freaking tongue off.

chanson · Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey

monkey-touche'

tekko · Since 20 Feb 2006 376 Posts White Salmon Liquid Force

forrest · Fri Mar 06, 09 3:24 pm

With the unhooked backrolls, you want to work at keeping that bar in, close to your lap, and actually getting inverted rather than getting laid out like a raley. That will prepare you for progression into other tricks/grabs, and just makes it look like it was easy. Just remember, straight back and elbows locked in.

Man, I just picked up a copy of Thrasher magazine at the store. Holy crap, the stuff guys are doing these days is absolutely insane. I remember when I was a kid, the stuff we were doing was pinnacle of it's time. Now days, every kid that's been skating for 6 months can do what I could after 6 years.

I can't wait to see what is happening with Kiting in 6 years...

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Mar 06, 09 4:03 pm

I'm all about charging it if I got some bro's around to help push it. I am seriously thinking about wearing a mouth guard sometimes. Seriously, put your chin on your desk, stick out your tongue, and then have somebody slam your head down. That's what it felt like. bloody metallic taste in my mouth and everything. Evil or Very Mad

forrest · Fri Mar 06, 09 8:27 pm

Get a mouth guard and put the concern behind you. They're like 5 dollars at GI Joe's anyway.