Post descriptions, directions, and pictures/video of the best spots in Florida. I'm looking for really unique, killer, one of a kind spots that you might see in legit skate videos, not some cool six stair by your house.


Spot: It's called "Mental Gap" by the locals. I think out-of-towners call it the "Swoop" or something.
Description: It's a pretty big loading dock (about 5 feet high) with a gap (about 6 feet long) at the bottom. The landing is a fairly steep downward slope, which then slopes up into a goofy little kicker gap into the road. It's a big scary gap with a sloped landing and a perfect setup.
Location: Ocala, Florida. I'll give directions from downtown. Head West on HWY 40 for about two blocks, then make a right onto 441/Pine Street (headed North). You'll drive over a bridge, then take a right onto 492/NW 10th St. Drive for like three blocks, cross over Magnolia through the traffic light, then it's your next road on the right (NE Osceola Ave). Drive like 200 feet, and the gap will be right there on your left. You can actually Google map it; part of the gap is visible from the satellite image.
Pics/Vid: Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of it, but it's in Fully Flared.
first trick after the intro (nollie heel) http://youtube.com/watch?v=zPQrXw5Igjo
Here's a video of some kid I found on Youtube 180'ing it: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VPOGez43xz8

I think the best trick to be done down this was a switch 3flip by Johnny Layton, though I haven't seen the video. Some guy from the I-Path team switch heels it in the Kayo video, but I don't remember who. It might not look very hard, but I've ollied an eight a few times and I'm still trying to convince myself to just try this thing.

I'd loved to skate this spot it's soo... unique gap to bank than kicker (that curb) gap onto road. un fortunetly i don't leave in thr U.S. :(

This is pretty famous in my area but i dont know if it has been in any videos its 2 block at downtown ft.lauderdale...its the first part where the kid big flips.
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I was pretty wowed when I found out Koston and even others have come to Ocala just for the Mental Gap.

The kid 180ing it in the second vid is Bradley Bauldus "BB". He's at the park a lot and is probably one of the best in Ocala, at least his age group for sure.

I know you said don't post stuff like the local 6 stair etc but Tarpon Spring middle school has a nice loading dock waste high and what we call "white wall" next to it which is about 5 1/2 feet high it is so sick. I have been to chicken to try it but I have done the loading dock. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=260764498&albumID=438511&imageID=7246980 I can' fnd any good pictures of this spot like there used to me but here is the loading dock and the camera man is on "white wall"

The kid 180ing it in the second vid is Bradley Bauldus "BB". He's at the park a lot and is probably one of the best in Ocala, at least his age group for sure.
Yeah I'd say he's definitely best in his age group. All of the old good shredders mostly skate out of town nowadays, but they still rip. My friend Brian stuck a f/s flip down a really long 12 stair at the Cingular Wireless warehouse.


OH there is also a 9 gap 9 set near Ocala. It's seriously soo epic and nobody has ever done it. It's got infinite setup, and plenty of landing. It's so massive; it's probably a bit bigger than El Toro. It's also funny because there are like four of them in this school (Lake Wier Middle). I think there are two 9 gap 9's and two 8 gap 9's. It's really easy to find, too. If you're on HWY 441 a few miles south of Belleview, turn East onto Sunset Harbor Road, go like three or so miles and it'll be on the right. There's also a four stair with a gapable handrail, a weird 2stair up 2stair down manual pad thing, a perfect 6 with a hubba, and lots of hills. Epic spot ftw

It's also funny because there are like four of them in this school (Lake Wier Middle). I think there are two 9 gap 9's and two 8 gap 9's. It's really easy to find, too. If you're on HWY 441 a few miles south of Belleview, turn East onto Sunset Harbor Road, go like three or so miles and it'll be on the right. There's also a four stair with a gapable handrail, a weird 2stair up 2stair down manual pad thing, a perfect 6 with a hubba, and lots of hills. Epic spot ftw

Wait. All of this at just Lake Wier Middle?

Wait. All of this at just Lake Wier Middle?
Yup. The 6 is right out front, the 4 is out back by the basketball courts, the mega-hammers are in the middle of the school near the back, and that weird manny pad is by the 4. I'll get footage of all of it and put it in a montage to post up here.

This is a little late, but I found a half cab flip trick tip video of a pro showing you them, and at the end he coincidentally does one down mental... it was pretty random when I saw it because I had no idea of this and wasn't expecting it at all.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AxXLsSKOMUo&feature=related

I went to Mental for the first time today also, with Matt Garcia who I think you know, and some others. Pretty epic indeed.

is anyone from tampa? downtown here sucks

This makes me want to go try the Mental Gap. It's like an hr away though. Hmm

This makes me want to go try the Mental Gap. It's like an hr away though. Hmm

Go for it, it's pretty intense. A lot more people would do it probably if it weren't for the banked landing that psyches you out... possibly giving it the name Mental? Not to mention it's pretty neat knowing you're standing in the same spot Koston and a bunch of others now once stood. ;]

This makes me want to go try the Mental Gap. It's like an hr away though. Hmm

but you live in ocala and the mental gap is in ocala.

but you live in ocala and the mental gap is in ocala.

Nah, i live in Minneola.

there some spots in deland that arent really famous but there hidden gems......brick 5 psyco 6 ,death gap , 13 set at deland high there some places not named in stetson u just gotta go look for them