A couple of firsts this week...

[HHI Dave]

I rode on Monday and Wednesday this week.

Today was one of those perfect buttery days....

I attempted my first invert this week, a HS backroll. After roughly 8 or 9 tries, I managed to actually rotate all the way around and land board-first. Of course, the rest of me immediately hit the water as well but I'm getting close. Its coming... That was also the closest yet I've been to coming out of my CT Shanes. I didn't come completely out, but I had to loosen the laces to get my heel back in.

On a more encouraging note, today I landed my first BS ollie 180....twice. This was my first mid-air handle pass and, damn, it felt good!

I realize that these tricks are real basic in the grand scheme, but those of you who still remember what it felt like for the first time can maybe relate.

[Rhawn]

Gratz dude!

[RufioSwashbuckle]

HHI Dave, totally awesome. On top of feeling awesome for landing something for the first time, you can also begin to see it opening up more doors to doing other tricks. Congrats yo!

[J_DOGG]

HHI Dave, I still remember....

For me it was the HS BS 180 - I kept at it, one after another until it just happened.
Landing that first one a few years ago seems like yesterday...


Keep at it! many more tricks for you to master so you can obtain that "Like New" feeling again.

[Punkpenguin]

Dave, After reading your post this morning i was like damn i need to learn BS 180s, and i went out today and stuck my first try, well, to blind, took me a few trys to get the pass down... Also landed a ollie 360, my first day behind boat in like 2 months, i forgot how much better it is than OWC

[HHI Dave]

Thanks guys.

Punkpenguin, I came close to an ollie 3, unintentionally.
Maybe I'll try to get one on purpose next time.

[Epic]

Good job Dave. Hardest part of learning new tricks is getting up the nad to try them. Once you've done it several times and get over the fear, you'll have it in no time.