Help sliding

[Will]

Hey guys. so i got some new seismics this week for my evo- 85mm 79a.
I'm at the lake for the weekend and just went for a good 3mile cruise
but was trying to get some sliding/drifting in. I'm quite new to
sliding cuz i usually just do downhill. I was having a lot of trouble
breaking the wheels loose. I would lean way out toeside and put a
little more than half my weight on my hands but all id do is turn
instead of slide. Unfortunately i got a little roughed up on a couple
of the turns so now im wondering what im doing wrong. wrong wheels,
wrong board, wrong technique? i have some tunnel Tarantulas 70mm 84a
and Dregs Labeda 76mm as well. any advice?

[illiterate]

wish i could help on the toeside stuff. chances are you're not going
fast enough. when you get back in the atlanta area i'm sure al can
help you out with that.

[Chad Ramsey]

If your using the speedvents in that duro your going to have some problems. They have excellent grip and aren't known for their slides. The tarantulas are also a slalom wheel so not the best to learn slides on.

-Will

[AlG]

Will-
All those wheels look pretty grippy so I'd throw the Tarantulas on
there as there 84a's for starters or the Dregs if they're that hard
and/or broken in more.
Like John said,
try going faster
drop your back knee towards the board
start carving hard
put your rear puck hand on the ground
push your rear leg out to break the rear wheels loose and slide to a
stop
use both hands if you need to
or
grab your board with your front hand in front of your front foot
Initiate a hard carve and put your puck on the ground
you'll feel the wheels start to break and you'll start sliding a 180
(my heelside front wheel has the tendency to pop up at sometimes)
try doing this to a stop first then try it on a steeper hill and try
to swing it back around (pendy)

it's very important that you commit during this because if you try to
stand up during it your gonna highside in a bad way
good luck!

> > and Dregs Labeda 76mm as well.  any advice?- Hide quoted text -
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[Will]

thanks for the advice. yea i tend to get grippy wheels for the
downhills. what would be a good set to get for sliding?

[chad...@gmail.com]

Get some durians on... anything. It will slide. Seriously.

C
-----Original Message-----
From: Will <rollerw...@yahoo.com>

Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:43:02
To: Longboard-Atlanta<longboar...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [Longboard-Atlanta] Re: Help sliding

[illiterate]

from what i've seen anything round-lipped will slide fine. as far as
learning goes the harder the wheel is the better off you'll be. i've
got some really hard round lipped wheels laying around if you're still
having issues when you get back in the atlanta area.

[Will]

Im gunna keep trying all weekend but im probably gunna end up asking
for those cuz most of my wheels arent round lipped.

[Chad Ramsey]

Any wheel can be brokenin for sliding. But those speedvents will take a bit longer...

-Will

[Ian Kalway]

i have durians in the mail... Can't wait to rip them to shreds..


Do keep in mind that it takes time to break wheels in...... HOWEVER,
for sliding, it is much easier with wheels over 81 or so in hardness

[crazy ho!]

push down the hill with your back foot a little. that will break it
away. use the ball of your foot. come session with me. ill teach you
the slide. i aint found nothin yet that i cant slide.

On Jul 4, 9:53 am, Ian Kalway <ian.kal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> i have durians in the mail... Can't wait to rip them to shreds..
>
> Do keep in mind that it takes time to break wheels in...... HOWEVER,
> for sliding, it is much easier with wheels over 81 or so in hardness
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Chad Ramsey<gdu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Any wheel can be brokenin for sliding. But those speedvents will take a bit longer...
>
> > -Will
>

> > On Jul 3, 2009, at 8:52 PM, Will <rollerwill1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Im gunna keep trying all weekend but im probably gunna end up asking
> > for those cuz most of my wheels arent round lipped.
>
> > On Jul 3, 7:24 pm, illiterate <mental...@aol.com> wrote:
> > from what i've seen anything round-lipped will slide fine. as far as
> > learning goes the harder the wheel is the better off you'll be. i've
> > got some really hard round lipped wheels laying around if you're still

> > having issues when you get back in the atlanta area.- Hide quoted text -

[len currie]

I brought my 2 sons to Grant Park a couple of months ago on a friday night. it was fun and they have been asking to go back. I am going to bring my brother in law and nephew this time.

is there anything planned for sunday evening?

len

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[Ian Kalway]

crazy ho- I would very much like to learn how to standup 180 slide...
i get half way around on my slide and highside every time

[crazy ho!]

lets go dude. name a time and place. i aint got a specific board set
up for that right now but i can do that on my street board pretty
easy. i miss my skate van

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[Chadd Hall]

I guess not. Would love to meet and skate with you guys though. What area are you in?

C

[crazy ho!]

you should already know where i be yo

On Jul 6, 6:17 am, Chadd Hall <chaddh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess not. Would love to meet and skate with you guys though. What area
> are you in?
>
> C
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 2:01 PM, len currie <currie...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >  I brought my 2 sons to Grant Park a couple of months ago on a friday
> > night. it was fun and they have been asking to go back. I am going to bring
> > my brother in law and nephew this time.
>
> > is there anything planned for sunday evening?
>
> > len
>

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[len currie]

we are in cumming.

> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:40:08 -0700
> Subject: [Longboard-Atlanta] Re: sunday evening
> From: psychode...@hotmail.com
> To: longboar...@googlegroups.com

[chad...@gmail.com]

Great! I am in Sugar Hill. We need to hook up and skate some.

C

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From: len currie
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:45:31 -0400
To: <longboar...@googlegroups.com>

[illiterate]

didja figure out your slide issues or do you still need those wheels?

[crazy ho!]

dude im johns creek. lets ride!

> > > having issues when you get back in the atlanta area.- Hide quoted text -

[Colonel Forbin]

dude im in johns creek too, lets ride soon, my knee just healed enough
for me to get back on the board

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[crazy ho!]

shit!!! what part? im over off of buice. lets ride dude! i havent been
ridin in the area since johns creek took over.almost got 3 tickets
with multiple charges. and i aint got the money to fight it in court.
theyre a bunch of bitches sometimes. spruil rd is pretty fun if you
start off of the driveway across buice. buice is pretty fun sometimes.
i usually go to roswell or norcross to ride. but mcdaniels is pretty
fun.

On Jul 13, 9:34 pm, Colonel Forbin <ale...@students.kennesaw.edu>
wrote:

[Colonel Forbin]

yeah man, johns creek is so wack. there are over 50 cops assigned to
this small (now nazi-like) town. ive never thought of hitting spruill,
ill try that. Im on the other side of town off of Sargent/Jones
Bridge. if your not doin anything tomorrow im off of work and a couple
friends and I are skating around the area. maybe going to try out
mcdaniels farm park . let me know if your in and we can xchange
numbers. we've got 2 dervishes, a fibreflex pintail, a fibreflex 44"
cruiser, vanguard and a loaded pintail in rotation and you are free to
come and sample

[Marc Martinez]

I'm having longboard withdrawels

Sent from Sgt Martinez's iPhone
I.Y.A.O.Y.A.S.


On Jul 17, 2009, at 12:05, Colonel Forbin

[crazy ho!]

me too dude. i might be goin to hit up mcdaniel farm tomorrow or maybe
some pickneyville with the bungee cord. couple places over there would
be fun. but im gonna start out in lilburn so if anyones down hit me
up. 7703617896. text will yield a faster response

[Marc Martinez]

I wish I could join you, but I'm still stuck in the California
desert. I come back on the 28th soooo that weekend I will be totally
down.

Sent from Sgt Martinez's iPhone
I.Y.A.O.Y.A.S.

On Jul 19, 2009, at 18:51, "crazy ho!" <psychode...@hotmail.com>
wrote: