I stumbled upon “The Mental Guide To Skateboarding” today and I think it is a REALLY good read for anyone getting into skating or trying to progress in skateboarding.

ACTUALLY, it’s a really good guide for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing and wakeboarding, too. I never got that heavy into skating (I ate shit way too much and pavement really fucking hurts), but I can totally apply these rules to snowboarding and surfing. For example, I’m a pretty good snowboarder, and I have never been serious hurt doing it. Why? Because I always rode at my own level. As soon as I was 99% in control, I was hitting the little jumps, as soon as I landed 99% of those, I was off to the big jumps, as soon as I landed 99% off those, I started 180′s…and so on.

Once you have the ability (which can take years for most, so don’t try and rush it ), the rest is all mental. For example, when I was motivated and competing in snowboarding, I had no problem hitting just about anything…Until I smashed my face on a rail one day…It was a baby rail that I had successfully hit at least 100 times before and I didn’t even get hurt (Luckly I was wearing goggles that took all of the physical damage), but it just scared the shit out of me. I was used to ALWAYS making it and falling on your face on a rail is NO BUENO. Any how, it took me TWO YEARS to hit a rail again, because mentally I blew it…

Any ways, enough about me being mental…I think one of the best quotes from The Mental Guide To Skateboarding is:

“Have Fun:
Skateboarding wasn’t invented to be competitive or to piss off people or to increase the curculation of weed. Skateboarding was invented as a way to get from surfers house to the beach and back. Who cares if someone is better than you or if you cant do a particular trick, if your not enjoying skating, then stop skating.“

That may seem obvious, but I can’t tell you how many people I’ve know that skateboard/snowboard/surf/wakeboard/whatever, for the wrong reasons…

Today I played 18 holes of golf at the Lomas Santa Fe Executive Golf Course with Stefan and my brother. It was a freakin’ BEAUTIFUL San Diego day and we had a great time. I really, reaaaaalllllly like the Lomas Santa Fe Executive Golf Course. It’s actually the 1st course that I learned to golfed on and only after I’ve been to other courses, I realize that it is one of the best executive courses, for sure. I golfed at Goat Hill in Oceanside, CA once and that dump made me realize how awesome Lomas Santa Fe really is.

I havn’t golfed in a couple of months (working way to much, blah), but I fell back into it nicely and did pretty well. I also kicked Shawns ass (although, he does normally beat me, so he wasn’t having such a great game). And, if the beautiful day and good score wasn’t enough, a ridiculously adorable duck and nine ducklings waddled past us on the 17th hole (I followed them and caught the conversation above)…