Skate Life

skateparks....Halfpipe help...

the other day i went to West Covina Skatepark early in the am after i dropped off my gf...i checked out the park before and it didnt look so bad...but what i fail to notice was that right when you go thru the gates... theres a quarter pipe....as in thats the way to get IN-IN.....being the nub i am i had no prblem sitting on the egde and going down like a pansy .... =/... i went at some rails...failed... jumped over some gaps/steps..........but one thing kept buggin me...that fckin 1/4 pipe!!!!!!!! after every series of steps i jumped...i kept goin into the 1/4 with alot of speed...as i got to the top i didnt stay on the pipe....idk how to explain it...but my knee went on top on the 1/4 pipe...n i just sat there...n repeated...

so today in the am i went to go meet up with devan and his friends at vans skate park in orange county today... but i was a tad bit late....btw devan i think i saw you...you were on the 1/2 pipe where the fence was...with another roller...yall were the only 2 right?

so it was my groups turn to go at a session.........skateparks pretty hard...=/ not only was i the only roller there...but the "noob" places were filled with ppl...=/...everyone was nice tho i guess...in my eyes...we took turns bla bla bla....

so yea....in the back on the park there this hidden 1/2 pipe....not a big one....its pretty small....i decided to gather up my cojones...and go for it...i saw how ppl did it thru vids and all that and i attempted it....

im going down and i thought i had it....but when i was at the bottom i completely busted my ass...i fell straight on my ass...i felt my whole upper body shake violently...actually right now...im really fcking sore... and my gf told me that my back was swollen....like on both sides of my spine...

so to all you 1/2 pipe users...any tips?

one thing came good out of this....=]....i can do mizous likes its nottin...

Comment by Serena on December 4, 2008 at 9:55am: Damn man that sux =/. But that's y I don't do vert or skate parks because the parks r too much built for boarders and not us rollers. That's y I stick to street. My advice on the halfpipe is learn how to drop in 1st. Watch more vids. Like watch some of Shawn's vids. He does it really well.

Comment by Ghost King on December 4, 2008 at 10:04am: yea shes right i cant grind for shit but i can do verts but yea learn how to drop. U get it

Comment by Jose on December 4, 2008 at 7:17pm: i can drop on like kickers n shit... but i was pretty close to nailing it... when i hit the bottom....thats when i fucked up =/...but ur right serena...streets for me too =]

Comment by Serena on December 4, 2008 at 7:22pm: I mean I tried parks like twice and they sucked. I'm ok at the halfpipes. Hint, when u drop in, kind of tuck ur body downward to ur knees.

Comment by Jose on December 4, 2008 at 7:25pm: yea lol i did that......but i guess at the bottom i wasnt leaning forward enough.... and my skates flew in front of me...

when are you coming down here woman?!

maybe ill go up there some day

Comment by johnemainord on December 5, 2008 at 9:58am: wow "ariel". do you realize how negative and degrading that comment was. thats not gonna help. you cant expect everyone to be at you level.

Comment by Jose on December 5, 2008 at 11:31am: wtf!? dude wtf did you come from!? johns right....that shit was uncalled for...honestly i wanna punch you right i the fckin nose just for the ignorant ass comment...htf am i a lil bitch...i tried it....theres not that many skateparks here in NYC for me to practice on... your comment wasnt needed here...it doesnt seem like "youre one of us"...from what ive seen no one acts like a douchebag here other than you

Comment by rob c on December 5, 2008 at 9:49pm: Since youre new to it, start in the middle of the half pipe and work your way up going back and forth. It will piss off the people that are using it if you take a long time, but it's the best way to learn.

Comment by Scott Durham on May 30, 2011 at 2:17pm: hey man im telling you, learning to drop in was a bitch ! it was so intimadting with all these what seemed to be pros rolling around ! but the way i learnt, was get up nice and early, have a nice breakfast, and head to the park early, then first of all cherry drop, (off your ass) , then if you confident give it a try, if your not confident get two people to hold your arms either side and run down ramp with you till you are confident (y) !!!!!! let me know how your getting on :) ! ( 5-1/2 years skating experience )