So, when the wife says that she's meeting her mate down the park to walk the dog and push the pram round for a bit, and I was welcome to bring the board and just ride for an hour or so, there seemed no good reason not to.
Darley Park, for those that haven't been is a great place to learn to board. A large open grassy space with a reasonably shallow 100m decent with the occasional tree to slalom should you desire along with the odd undulation here and there. Popular with people to sunbath, fly kites, play football, push the pram or jog.
Now this is fine spot for beginners but a bit boring for anyone who's been on a board more than a couple of times.
This got me thinking about how best to spice up a tame slope or your regular spot that you know far too well....
1: Ride switch! Always a useful skill and another thing that I am totally useless at. Something that I plan to write about in the future under the title: 'Riding Switch - The wii fit method for success!'. Watch this space...
2: Take a ramp! I used to have a nice little ramp that I found one day in the grounds of an abandoned Harry Ramsdens Fish and Chip restaurant. I figured that as the site was recently sealed off, that whoever had left it was unlikely to come back and it was mine for the taking. Donated the ramp to KMC as I was there most weekends and didn't have the space at home at the time. KMC closed and I forgot to take my ramp : ( I might have to build a ramp at some point....
3. Take some cones and set up a slalom course. I saw some mini ones once in a supermarket for sale for kids to dribble a football round. Intended to buy some. Forgot. Admittedly not the best anecdote ever.
4. Ride someone else's board. We did this at Hemlock Stone the other week and I got to ride both Marvins board (Comp 16 with loose trucks with white egg shocks front, green trampa dampas rear IIRC), and Jaspers board (Comp 95 with F2 bindings IIRC) and scared myself silly. Good suggestion Roger!
Erm....Can't think of anything else right now. Feel free to add your comments below on how you spice up your local spot!
So, in conclusion, how did I spice up riding Darley Park yesterday? Did I use this excellent opportunity to become proficient in either regular or goofy stance? Did I bollocks. I did what I always do when there's a crowd of impressionable teenagers at the park - bomb the hill as fast as possible rather than do anything that'll leave me landing on my arse and looking a right wally. Why???? God knows. Still, it's all good exercise and pint afterwards went down lovely - Cheers!
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