Bouncing Back (Ep 4) Bigger Boards and Stolen Skateparks

Welcome to Episode 4 of Bouncing Back, where I continue to build on my confidence with 3 mini skate sessions and some exploration!
Thanks to this week's DLST:
‪@CovTown‬
‪@amskateboards‬
‪@simonvidetta1976‬
‪@Sk8Comeback‬
‪@KieranClarkSkates‬
@JamieJesus (insta only)
#skateboarding #skatevlog #dadskater

[@Sk8Comeback]

Ayye! Nice work! Good luck with the new deck 👊 my pal swears by big decks!

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

Thanks! I couldn't believe how high it ollied and how solid it felt. I thought they would be really hard to get off the ground!

[@Sk8Comeback]

@@DadLeisureSkateboarding Ollies and transition you might find easier now. It’s just trying to flip a big deck is hard and really annoying to learn on but you don’t have to flip to have fun 👊

[@CovTown]

Been trying a bigger board myself recently gone up from 7.9 egg shape to 8.5 egg shape and loving it, great video again Scott and thanks for including me in the team edit

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

I can't believe how much I like the 10''. Thought it would be too heavy. I always liked the idea of them but after trying it... wow. Thanks for the comment keep your clips coming, a pleasure having you on the team!

[@Ungracefulmovement]

Incredible conincidence!! great edit dude - seriously loved some of the timing and pacing.

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

Yeah I saw your vid and thought we are weirdly in sync here! Thanks for comment on the edit, I'm trying my best not to bore people 😆 still waiting for you DLST entry 😉 you got some solid clips this week

[@Ungracefulmovement]

@@DadLeisureSkateboarding I guess I'm still just a bit embarassed about my level - but maybe I'll send one from today

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

@@Ungracefulmovement The plan is to show all levels, but naturally the more experienced skaters are the ones that have had the confidence to send in so far. There are deffo things you did in this weeks that stand up but the dream is for subscribers to send in if they just learned to stand on the board for the first time, to show that it's just as big an achievement as all the other clips

[@tomepic]

awesome session I like trhe no skate sign I am still old school skater what I find gives more hight on ollie is the spacebar between truck and deck It gives me a steaper angle when kicking front foot forward to lift the deck during ollies

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

Haha yeah there's a few no skateboarding signs around me so I've been dying to get a clip of me 'breaking the rules' 😄 I agree with the steeper tail, I skate 58mm wheels with risers. it just takes an age to get the pop so can be difficult to time or get a quick snap if you need it

[@tomepic]

@@DadLeisureSkateboarding your one ollie there was super cool

[@OldBrokenSkater]

Great little session! Well except for that crack that almost took you out in the beginning 😂Love the grounds keeper pavilion ollie gap, hoping to one day do some real street skating like this. Mini ramp session looked awesome too, I'd probably stay in that thing alllllll day.

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

Thanks man! That crack just jumped out at me! Pavillion is a weird one, it would be such a great spot if it wasn't for the bumpy tiles but I turned it into a challenge. I was surprised how well my 58mm Dragons rolled over them though! I just ordered a Heroin Egg deck and Ace Trucks so hopefully will be skating them in next weeks video!

[@simonvidetta1976]

Loved the vid dude! Tail stalls on the mini and the Ollie up the block were sweet. You got a meaty pop on that other board! Love being part of something skate related so thanks for doing the team thing 🙏🏻 I’ve hit a KZbin slump at the moment where I’m conscious my edits don’t really stand up to some of the cool uploads I’m following. I’m happy with my skating progress but hate hearing myself on camera 😂

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

Thanks mate! Pleasure having you on the team, keep the clips coming 😬 I love watching your vids they are really chill, the skating is awesome and you have all your home made obstacles which I love to see! I know what you mean though, it's watching the others like @ungracefulmovement and @skateoasis that are top level with the production value thats made me try to raise my game 😄 it's good that we push and inspire each other but you are doing great. glad you enjoyed it 👊

[@simonvidetta1976]

@@DadLeisureSkateboarding, thanks mate, appreciated. I’m sure it’s just a ‘what the hell am I doing’ wobble 🙏🏻

[@KieranClarkSkates]

That pavilion spot looked sweet, good job on that Ollie. How’s you find the bigger board? You got crazy pop on it

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

Pavillion spot would be perfect if it didn't have those bumpy tile things. Yeah I loved the deck I want one

[@YoungPirlo]

Nice Monkeys reference lad 😅

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

Glad somebody got it 😆 You've made my day

[@YoungPirlo]

@@DadLeisureSkateboarding 😅

[@Fenfilms]

Queens gardens and Bank Park. I live round there, I often skate round there. Where is that metal mini?

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

@fenfilms Oh sweet! Yeah I skate there sometimes on a saturday, the curved ledges outside Parr Hall would be awesome for a better skater! I sometimes skate the bit of flat by the bowling green at bank park. We will cross paths at some point 😄

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

Oh and sorry the metal ramp is crow wood park on the way to Widnes. It is un-skateable, even without the rubble there but the brand new pavilion was a nice find just a shame about the accessible tile things they put all around it

[@VintageSk8]

Yes it seems wider is better, well at least for me my 8.5 is very stable compared to the 7.5 I was riding, and your Ollie looked way better on the bigger board!

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

Thanks for checking out the video! I agree, I started on a 7.75 and used to get on OK, have rode 8.25 for a while now but tried the 10 and wow! I just ordered a 9.25 so my next video I should be riding that 😂

[@VintageSk8]

@@DadLeisureSkateboardingNice can’t wait to check it out! Is it a Heroine Board? I know they are famous for their egg shaped boards, they have some sick graphics as well! Anyway can’t wait to check it out!

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

@@VintageSk8 Yeah I went for the Heroin Gold Egg! Almost got gold trucks to match but ended up with black Ace AF1s. Can't wait for them to arrive

[@VintageSk8]

@@DadLeisureSkateboarding Sweet, yeah I do like their graphics, boards are sick I might have to try one, just wasn’t sure about the shape.

[@amskateboards]

Typical that the one day you decide to skate the carpark its got something going on. Your a brave man going for the Ollie off the step were the tic tile paving is. If you'd have landed in one of the divots you'd have been flying.

[@DadLeisureSkateboarding]

I thought the same about those tiles so I tested landing on them and rolling over them a few times, the 58mm Dragons ate them up!