Riding my new setup: Santa Cruz Tom Knox Discord 9.98″ Deck, OJ Team Rider 61mm, Indy 169. It’s silent, super-fast and a little scary.
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Been caught streaming
I’ve started experimenting with streaming my skateboarding sessions via my Repossessed to Skate channel on Twitch – a streaming platform for game oriented content. Why do this? I was curious how the platform worked, explore streaming as a ‘thing’ (particularly as a streamer with no viewers) and find out how particular communities form and interact with each other and curate and narrate (usually gaming related) content. It was also fun learning how to set up OBS, connect additional services like Twitter, YouTube, Nightbot and Google Maps.
So far, I’ve streamed about eight times, but being a non-turbo user means my broadcasts are saved for 14 days before being deleted. There’s an option to archive on YouTube, which I’ve done.
I’ve noticed the slight disconnect of skating and the narration of it and how it impacts the joy of skating. Perhaps streaming is the antithesis of skateboarding. That is, skateboarding as an activity predicated on being completely focused and immersed in the moment at the exclusion of everything else.
I got to skate yesterday
I got to skate for about one hour, yesterday. In full daylight, and everything. I worked on the slappy-inspired crooked grind, where I slightly lift the front truck and then place it on the edge of the small ledge. The goal is to grind the front truck while the rear of the board flails up in the air. Got some grind action on the front truck, but couldn’t land any of my attempts. It’s taking a long time to land this trick, but I feel like I’m getting much closer to landing it than ever before. Felt much better afterwards.
Trying to work it out
I’m just trying to work the ledges out, bit by bit.
Stomp’N’Stack – January 2018
My submission for January’s Stomp ‘N’ Stack. I’m missing a few from the trick list, but stoked that I was able to submit my measly edit all the same. Looking forward to the next trick list.
Rowan Peter from STOMP’N’STACK SKATEBOARDING on Vimeo.
JANUARY TRICK LIST:
Your team needs to film at least 3 tricks from CATEGORY A), at least 3 tricks from CATEGORY B), at least 1 trick from CATEGORY C) and your team must also complete the CATEGORY D) ‘Must Have’ challenge.
CATEGORY A) FLIP TRICKS (pick at least 3)
Frontside shuvit, backside shuvit, frontside 180, backside 180, acid drop, ollie down something, kickflip, heelflip, nolllie flip, switch flip, nollie heel flip, 360 flip/tre flip, backside flip, frontside flip, 360 ollie, half cab, big spin any way, nollie bigspin any way, fakie bigspin anyway, half cab heel flip
CATEGORY B) GRINDS (pick at least 3)
Frontside 50, backside 50, frontside 5-0, backside 5-0, frontside nose slide, backside nose slide, frontside nose grind, backside nose grind, frontside board slide, backside board slide, frontside lip slide, backside lip slide, crooked grind, frontside nose grind, frontside crooked grind, backside nose grind, frontside tail slide, backside tail slide
CATEGORY C) GETTING TECH (pick at least 1)
Hippie jump, flip in or flip out of a grind, shuv in or shuv out of a grind, 360 ollie, no comply any way, boneless, 180 into or out of a grind
CATEGORY D) MUST HAVE CHALLENGE
‘HUMAN CHALLENGE’ Add a human to any trick. That means, ollie over a human, use a 2nd human to flip your board for you, get two humans riding at once anything goes – let’s see what you’ve got!
Getting to know the ledge edge
Learning to work the edges of the ledges. pic.twitter.com/C1msMXBJ6F
— Rowan Peter (@rowan_peter) December 20, 2017
Pay to play. pic.twitter.com/fGKIU0oeqe
— Rowan Peter (@rowan_peter) December 22, 2017
New kerb. Old car park.
Boards with Bryan
There’s something about boardslides…
Survey the scene – Harris Street, Pyrmont
Board thing.
Cruel concrete
Autumn kerb life
A different way of looking at things
metric and imperial
Kerb rituals
Recommencing kerb abuse and switch rituals with sloth. You’re welcome.
My new favourite spot – Kerb abuse
Early morning skate. Early morning grey.
board on kerb
Sunday (kerb) service
I’ve seen you around
Under lights
slides and nose things
Still not getting it done, but still having fun (Reprise)
Skate again after weeks of poor weather and bad scheduling. Awesome.
Learning a nose thing – Day 6
Learning a nose thing – Day 5
Learning a nose thing with Barnyard – Day 2
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