I learned frontside slappies recently. That’s right, I’m bragging about a trick I can finally do on a curb. It’s that kind of intro this month, so settle in. Slappies are the first new thing I’ve learned in quite some time. The last trick I figured out how to do before these, I can’t really remember. It’s been a while. My skating, I admit, has hit a bit of a plateau.
Skating has never come easy for me. In my early days, it took me a long time to learn all the basics: ollies, kickflips, pop shoves, heelflips, grinds, grabs, you name it. None of it came naturally, so I just skated with my friends all the time and slowly but surely tricks started showing up. They took a minute,…
