I can barely put into words the impact that opening line had on me the first time I saw it. It takes so many special little details to make a clip as magical as this one. The incredibly precise foot placement between both sand pits, the way he properly kicks his front leg out in front of him when he tre flips (almost Josh Kalis-esque) and the slight pause just before the second push are just a few of them. His smooth switch mongo push and fact he does a nollie varial flip rather than a conventional 180 trick to set himself for the switch back tail also add a bit of extra flavour to the line. The section may be slightly short, but I’m sure we can all agree that it’s better to have a 2 minute part with nothing else but footage of this calibre than a 5 minute one filled with average stuff. It’s all about quality not quantity isn’t?

Anyway I hope you enjoy rewatching his this, I know I did. That blazing Californian sun might even take your mind off how grim the weather’s been lately…

People tend to forget that Pontus was on Arcade at one point. I find it quite amusing that he used to skate for the same company as Daniel Haney or Tyrone Olson… It’s over ten years old but I still find it relevant. Plus I don’t think it’s phisically posible to dip a smith any more than the one he does on the gap to ledge in this section.

Maybe it would be a good idea to finish off with something recent. This came out last year and got me hyped for days. That backside 180 nose grind down the rail then quick frontside halfcab flip clip is the best thing ever.

If you don’t want to skate after having watched these clips, then I can’t do anything for you. Your officially hopeless…