Written by The Montana snow-center slope was filled with freestyle skiers on Wednesday 21st of December. During their training they were even taking over the obstacles, normally only used by the boarders. As a result the setup jumps were kind of ruined and the chances of training the backside 50-50 were slim. As a result Jorg and I had to re-shape [...]
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Training: Aerial awareness put to the test
Last Thursday Marieke and I went to Snowworld in Landgraaf. They had placed the Nike 6.0 Jumping Airbag after a medium kicker. It was ideal to test some of the aerial awareness I’d been training throughout the summer. I only wanted to focus on my 180′s, to be sure I’d be able to land them. [...]
READ MORE »Skateboarding: Boardslide on Double Flat Rail
Wow…it seems like ages I’ve updated some progress on my blog, but that’s what happens when life’s busy I guess; rebuilding the house was the main thing consuming my time. But even though I was rebuilding after working hours, I still managed to attend the lessons at Area 51 Skatepark. The progress sometimes flabbergasts me, [...]
READ MORE »Review: Skate-school – Area 51, Eindhoven NL
Intro You’re never too old to learn something new! Or pick up on an old hobby or sport activity, for that matter. That’s what I’ve experienced over the past few years… That’s why it’s great there are things like a school where you can take skateboarding lessons. Today I’m gonna share a look on the [...]
READ MORE »Skateboarding: Early morning at Kasteellaan
Last Saturday (2011-09-03) it was a perfect day for an early morning skateboarding session at the Kasteellaan, Eindhoven. It was about 8:15 I arrived in Eindhoven and the place was deserted, but the sun was already shining over the skate-park. All-in-all a good morning to practice some of the ollies, flips, axle stalls, etc. I’m [...]
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