Add me to the list... Kick Flip Club

Iamjesse · Posted: Jan 27, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject: Add me to the list... Kick Flip Club

Finally after like 9 months of being able throw and get close, i finally landed a kick flip... I know its not that big a deal, but i have just been trying so hard to land one, and i have come so close soo many times, and i really felt it was impossible for a wile. It was such a huge frustration, its just a huge wieght lifted of my shoulders just to even land one and know that i can do it and that its possible!. i am just super stoked to final land it.... i was just bummed that my camera ran out of battery and i wasnt able to get it on film, along with some other rail stuff.... but i dont even care haha i am just happy i landed it..

tahoe · Posted: Jan 27, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject:

nice dude..

mario c. · Guest

big ups. as soon as this icy hell goes away, im gonna get e'm too.

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

Sick man, I'm shootin for one this season too. Congrats Very Happy

deltarider · Guest

siiiiiikkkkkkkkk, nice jesse......

Poo · Guest

congrats dude, I got soooo close this summer but no cigar Wink

Raven · Posted: Jan 27, 2006 11:42 pm Post subject:

Iamjesse, props..............look out Victor!

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RedXIII · Posted: Jan 27, 2006 11:52 pm Post subject:

nice job

Iamjesse · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 12:00 am Post subject:

thanks yall.... and good luck to every one trying... just dont give up... just keep trying um... its only a matter of time before you ride away.... and i said this and it happened that way... i knew i would land it on the one i least expected to ride away from. And thats exactly what happened, i threw it just to throw it, and leaving the wake i didnt care if i landed it or not, them bam! and as soon as i stood up, i cared Rolling Eyes

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 12:57 am Post subject:

dude congratz, i wanna do one so bad, but im no where close Sad

, hopefully ill get one some day Smile

big congratz, and dont say its not a big deal, cuz it is, if i landed one i would go crazy Smile

wakemitch · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 1:59 am Post subject:

congrats.

TTUFAN24 · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 5:17 am Post subject:

Iamjesse, kiss my a$$ I HATE YOU

sorry that was the jealousy. that's the thing i love about wakeskating. easy on a skateboard, impossible on the water. congrats man. i mean that!!!! i hope i have the same post this season. take it easy,

chris

nick · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 9:30 am Post subject:

It's about time broseph Very Happy

I'm amped to hear that you finally got it. Now we all wait for the video.

Good job

Ilyd

warlock · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1503 City: AC

sounds like the hard work paid off... congrats..

curious, did you practice at all on a tramp??

Iamjesse · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 11:25 am Post subject:

Warlock - um yea, i did, but not very often, only when ever i was at my buddys house in austin... i dont really think it helped, i always would practice on the tramp and try it on the water and never come close, it would almost make me scew up. I have this plastic snow skate that i used to use in my garage wich was slick smooth surface, and i think that helped me alot, esp. on lip tricks, it just span alot like a wakeskate on water. And then it was diff. then a skate board for flip tricks, it was really similiar as well. its just the tramp, you cant really pratice the ollie. You just push down and jump and suck up both feet at the same time then flip the board when its level. and on the water my nose would always riseup then i would flip it and it would level off.... wow this is a long comment..... but thats jsut my opinion, i know tons of poeple where the tramp has helped um out alot...

revolutionconcepts · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject:

congratulations

nick · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject:

**If you do ollies on the tramp instead of pushing with both feet and jumping with the board, it helps UBER much**

warlock · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1503 City: AC

nick can you elaborate on that a little.... i want to try the tramp out and not waste my time/effort doing things wrong and screwing up what little i know... thanks

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

warlock, one fun thing would be to take an old skateboard (deck only) and put two two by fours (cut to the width of the board, of course) where the trucks would be mounted. So you'd have a skate deck, but it's off of the ground a couple of inches. then you can practice true ollies, 720 shuvits, 540 big spins, backflip 180s...and unmobbed kickflips, if that's really your thing. Very Happy

Seriously though, my skate shop has one and it's a blast to play around on when the manager is gone. And again, you really aren't going to develop any "bad" habits because you have to work for it, much like you would on a skateboard (in fact, it's harder to ollie since the deck is so low to the ground). Anyway, I HIGHLY recommend doing this. They're nice for wintertime...

And Iamjesse, congratulations on the new trick!