Did We Just Get the Daewon Song Darkslide Clip We Never Knew We Needed?

For most of us, the darkslide is more of a video game move than an actual option in our arsenal of tricks. It's iconic nonetheless; one of those tricks that— if you can do them —sort of sets you apart from the rest. But seeing Daewon Song do them with such ease (on transition nonetheless!) is unbelievably satisfying. Check the clip:

"We all fear that first scratch on a new car!" he writes as the caption. Adding, "Skateboarders feel the same way about griptape right? We all start to care less and kids always know best." And then he proceeds to terrorize a variety of different terrain on the wrong side of his board —ha!

For as long as I can remember, I've always been obsessed with darkslides. Have I ever landed one? Absolutely not. Have I tried my fair share of them? Sure. But there's just really nothing simple or logical about this trick. And even if you happen to lock into one, whether on purpose or accidentally, getting out of them is a challenge in itself! They sure do look rad, though.

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Leave it to Daewon to make them look so easy. Are we surprised? Of course not. Doing them on transition is next level, too. In general, the trick makes no sense, but when you take it to a quarter pipe (of any size) and actually slide them...yeah, unreal.

He's sort of teasing us with all those random cuts on ledges, curbs, stairs, that random rock and everything else, but the one he actually shares on that QP is so good. And call me crazy, but the way the top of his board looks at the end of the video is also super satisfying for some reason.

It's just a trick that I don't often see, but when I do, I'm always stoked. Makes me almost want to skate a super flat board! But...nah. I'm good. Maybe one day I'll land one? Maybe you will, too? Until then, I'll just let Daewon do his thing. Fine with me!

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