Written by I use skateboarding as a training for snowboarding, besides that it’s a hell of a lot of fun to do as well and that’s why I write about it here. It is a blessing to live so close to skatepark Area 51 in Eindhoven, being able to drop by in the early afternoon after work [...]
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Video: Big Kicker 180′s
Yesterday I wrote about the 180′s I had been trying over the big kicker at Montana Snowcenter. This is the video accompanying the post. My own analysis is that the take off is right and winding up is also happening the way it should. But the thing that catches my eye is that when getting [...]
READ MORE »Training: Big Kicker 180′s
Like always in our training sessions one feeds of the other or gets inspired, motivated or pushed to step outside the comfort zone by the other. Last night was a perfect example of this as well… I had been postponing to try a 180 over the big kicker for a while now, but Jorg got [...]
READ MORE »Skateboarding: Rock to Fakie
I had been trying to nail this small lip trick for about half the length of the skate session in Area 51 Skatepark Eindhoven last week. Last Friday the weather was superb and it was time for an outdoor skate session with Jorg at the skatepark Kasteellaan, Eindhoven. The concrete skatepark grounds proved to be [...]
READ MORE »Training: Switch Dedication
The choice of training reminded me of a song they used for a commercial: “Switch baby, switch baby“, so last night’s training I dedicated myself to riding switch. Usually Jorg rides parts of the evening switch and I usually train the stuff for my regular stance only landing stuff switch. When I see him doing [...]
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