Back barrel? Or is the video just reversed?
Anyone else ever have this happen where u land a trick and you’re staring at the anchor and it feels like it should be clean but the line is just ~spinning~ still? Like if u look at my backup loops theyre wrapping a bunch. It’s like im done rotating but the line is not…
A story told through text message.
I had been intimidated by the Almighty for a long time and for good reason. Working on it felt like I was building this trick from scratch, stitching together completely new body movements and sensations one by one. First i had to figure out how to hook my foot, then how to throw my body, then what direction to throw, how hard to huck, when to start the huck, how to sit back into it and stick it… definitely no freebies here.
A key part of sticking to the grind for me was practicing a delusional sort of optimism. Almost as a joke i was telling everyone around me “isnt it crazy that im gonna get my almighty this year”. Then as I kept chipping away at it, “this year” became “this month”, which turned into “this week”, until finally “today”.
But of course the slack gods request the dues be paid and so i spent a good few weeks turning “today” into “next sesh”…
“next sesh”…
“next sesh”…
I’m glad i kept at it though, because isn’t it crazy that I got my almighty last week? :)
Much love to @mountmini_slacks and @robinsonchen9 for being my favorite people to dream about slacklining with and evil genius @franko_levita for encouraging me to tell more stories.
