Awash in “Pretty Sweet” rewatches here, stopping to wonder at Raven Tershy’s backside tailslide shove-it, the apparent re-embrace of Lego-man caps and the number of slams to tricks in this part putting it near Gino/”Hot Chocolate” levels. Also mulling whether or not the last two tricks landed in the proper sequence — ollie in is far gnarlier to me, what about to you all?
Tags: born to love volcanoes, China, Chocolate, ditches, enders, Joey Tershay, magma, Pretty Sweet, Raven Tershy
December 9, 2012 at 10:58 pm |
The ollie in is indeed much heavier, agree. Also thought Olson had a few tricks more ender-worthy than his tailslide impossible. The losi grind (thats what it was right?) on the rail seems slept on, the lipslide over the knobs in NY (crazy), or the longways picnic table ollie.
December 10, 2012 at 7:43 pm |
Yes, the Losi grind on the rail was sick!
December 10, 2012 at 9:38 pm
I always thought that was a “Bag Lady.”
December 13, 2012 at 1:21 am |
That was one of the shittiest tricks in the video. You obviously have no taste.
December 13, 2012 at 11:03 pm
I respectfully disagree. The shittiest tricks in the video INHO could mostly be found in Guys part. I can’t think of ever seeing anyone else ever do a Losi grind on a handrail.
December 16, 2012 at 2:01 am
Here ya go buddy: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1411/1138420899_a0f1cf2703.jpg
And it looks better than olsons too. Chris cole does them as well.
Its a shitty trick and its not an NBD either.
December 16, 2012 at 2:03 am
Honestly tho, this kid does it better and bigger and he did it 5 years ago.
December 10, 2012 at 1:01 am |
Legoman hat!
Yeah, that ollie is way gnarlier.
December 10, 2012 at 1:38 pm |
Olson’s tailslide impossible out was full of style, which I thought made it acceptable as an ender.
December 10, 2012 at 3:32 pm |
The ollie in is more balls out, but he’s horizontal on the ollie to pivot, butt below the board, so I’ll stick with the latter.
December 10, 2012 at 5:43 pm |
agreed. at first glance the ollie may seem gnarlier…but any schralper with ‘balls’ may be able to perform said maneuver.
the pivot requires a certain level of skill that the ordinary schralper would not have…so, I also vote for the pivot
December 10, 2012 at 5:44 pm
also, getting up to the pivot requires ridiculously more effort than allowing gravity to take you down
not to detract from the ollie…
December 10, 2012 at 11:11 pm |
I’m not sure if you all skate vert at all (I assume no one does now), not trying to be jerky about it, but ollieing in not only much scarier than a pivot, but its a lot harder. So much more can go wrong. I’ve been grinding vert for years, would not ollie in from the deck for anything though. Just my take.
December 11, 2012 at 9:49 am
I by no means skate vert, but I have mustered courage to roll in to transition on occassion(yes, not an ollie and yes, on much much much much much much smaller transition) but have yet to manage the pivot maneuver. so that was my perspective.
another angle is that the ollie is BONKERS, but the pivot left me more perplexed, again, because of the speed required to get up there and the shotty plank of wood on the way there
December 11, 2012 at 2:54 pm
I haven’t skated vert in years and when I occasionally dipped in, over a decade ago, I peaked with shaky rock fakies and backside slashers, so my perspective probably is skewed a bit. Perhaps Tershy had to work for the pivot more, or they gave it top billing because it was the movie poster. Either way, both are rad.
December 10, 2012 at 4:41 pm |
that was the first thing i said after his part was over. ollie in is insanely gnarlier.
December 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm |
Yeah the ollie in is insane, the pivot seems like it would be possible to bail on, where the ollie is a one try or die type deal.
Olson’s tailslide impossible was a sick ender, made me remember Dave Mayhews last trick in the storm.
December 15, 2012 at 1:29 am |
the real discussion here is should he not have just skipped an ollie up that little curb to do the truckbash?
December 19, 2012 at 5:02 am |
thank you for mentioning dave mayhew and the storm.
February 13, 2013 at 11:12 am |
I really ponder the reasons why you called this particular blog post,
“Couch Quarterbacking « boil the ocean”. Anyway I really appreciated the blog!
Thanks for the post,Samira