Today was my second to last jumps lesson with Christopher. After my practice yesterday and my progress of pushing through a big fear with the flip jump, I was feeling pretty confident today.
We went through the checklist of doom once again to make sure I was keeping up with everything he has taught me so far. When it came to the flip jump, I told him of the progress I have made but that I am still two footing the landing. He asked me to try one and, of course, it was again two footed. He gave me some corrections (of which for the life of me I cannot remember now) but whatever he told me seemed to click because I tried another one....AND I LANDED IT!!!! YAAAAASSSSS!!!!!
Mouth agape I looked at him and asked "Did I just land a flip?!" and he said yes and gave me a high five! I turned to Dustin who was watching from the stands and he was clapping! He knew what a big deal this was for me. I've been obsessing over this jump for the past few weeks. Later, Dustin told me that a couple of the skate moms turned to him and said they were rooting for me. I guess the struggle was evident even to those who don't know me. Christopher was just as excited as I was and I guess maybe he wanted to make sure it wasn't a fluke so he asked me to skate it again. AND I LANDED IT A SECOND TIME!!!!!!!
Hells yeah! I feel like I just won the Olympics!
*Achievement Unlocked: Landed Flip Jump on One Foot*
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