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[The Void]

7 Birds

[shalafi]

7 Birds

Were all the other tricks ok?

[The Void]

Yes, but that's academic, isn't it?

[Jak]

Today I put yesterday's video of me doing a laser stilt flip on YouTube...

[shalafi]

Yes, but that's academic, isn't it?

I usually don't count further once I've failed

[The Void]

So therefore, the further you get through the list, the less practice you've had? Seems sub-optimal.

Edit: You said "count", not "try", so scratch that. :-)

[Jedi_man]

I got around 6 lunar flips today, and 6 yesterday (I'm trying to learn it). And today I got what was likely the most satisfying trick I've gotten so far...
Big cup-Eclipse-Lunar-In! This took me about 50 tries, but when I got it... wow 
I thought Lunar Eclipse was physically impossible until when I was trying to do big cup-lunar, I discovered that the big cup stayed on the ball while in mid-air sometimes! I don't think it was suction.
Someday I'll get the full Lunar Eclipse... unless it is impossible

[shalafi]

So therefore, the further you get through the list, the less practice you've had? Seems sub-optimal.

Edit: You said "count", not "try", so scratch that. :-)

Exactly, in fact I usually retry the failed line and then continue.

[KenSan]

Very nice @Jak I can barely hit a regular stilt 

On an up note to coincide with Stamp it stomp it 6 I found a little consistency today (only a little) with lighthouse flip insta-lighthouse flip.

[The Void]

Nice work Jedi and KenSan. Jak, also very nice, but is that not a Tre? Where did "laser" come from?

Today I had to stop my practice because my knee hurt. Decrepitude annoys.

[The Void]

Today, knee-braced, I continued my practice from yesterday. Failed on the last trick. So it goes.

[Jak]

Haha I've been informed by the American kids on FKC that for a right handed person a flick to the right is a tre and to the left is a laser flip. Not sure if that coincides with skateboarding like a tre does, but whatever. Trick names always confuse me.

What you done to your knee Void? Have I missed that somewhere?

KenSan, looking forward to your  Sisi entry! Which reminds me,  better start preparing for Sunday...

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[The Void]

Ah, so we're adding handedness to trick names now are we? Heh.
I've had a dodgy knee for aeons now. Probably landed on it askew when skating or snowboarding in a previous millenium. Tends to creak and object to overuse, but mostly okay.

[Jak]

Haha no not handedness as such, if it's an outwards flick it's tre (so for a right handed person that'd be to the right) and inwards therefore would be laser. I don't know,  I've not come up with it haha, and as far as I'm aware a barrel roll is still a barrel role rotating either way so it's all rubbish really!

Shame about your knee,  not a good thing to go. I damaged my knee cartilage after years of rollerblading so I fully understand,  still grinds and cracks like mad but exercises and physio have helped a lot.

Today I changed my plan for Sisi 7... after having a play I realised that it was probably harder than my plan for Round 8.

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[KenSan]

I appreciate your faith in my ability @Jak