right so... we done some skateboarding.... and it was bloody superb, and then its suddenly dawned on me just how superb it was. I think that was the best skateboarding i've done anywhere, anytime.
It was everything I enjoy about this life (it's more than a hobby). Great crowd, great hill, progressing and having a laugh. The hard wheels were whacked out pretty quickly. And I've been reminded of how immense they are. You can work on stuff, like for me just simple 180's, and then half way down a run you can go "oh I wonder what would happen if I tried that" and try some silly grab in a coleman, or over rotating it a little bit, or tweaking something or other a bit. Hard wheel sliding distills skateboarding down to its childish, fun nature. I have no fun doing it at Bopeep, its narrow, steep and a funny surface, but on a hill suitable- its incredible. When you're going down a hill and you've done a few slides, you get this funny feeling:
your feet are in the pockets of the board, you're locked in
your mind is above everything in your life
you gain some feeling from the wheels where you dont really feel they exist as wheels, but little points of contact with the hill that allow you to do whatever you want
It's humbling as well, when you can see what some people can do with techsliding it doesnt allow you to have an ego. Mine is dead when im doing this. Theres just as many runs as you want, the only constraint on anything is yourself and your skill and passion. Tomorrow doesnt exist and yesterday doesnt matter. Theres just this moment, right now, being alive and playing skateboards...
on hard wheels, in the sun.
Im gonna do this for ever.
Will
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