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On 3/15/1999
alex
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hey bros
i got a probleme i just bought a longboard and i only know
how to go straight ...how can you stop this wonderfuul skate when you are going really fast and there is a poor garnmother just in front of you waching the biutifull sky
and you flought away scratching your face because you didn't know how to skate ,,but dont worry ...nothing happend for the granmother
HELP!!!!??¿¿
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On 3/8/1999
Rich
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ANGELS / CROSS OVERS
Borrowed from longboard surfing. You'll need a highish, mellow and long bank or snake run for this one. With a partner right behind you carve up the bank thus slowing slightly, your mate will go past you, as soon as they are they carve up and you carve down and keep on repeating till you run out of bank !!!
Timing is the only real thing here. We do them on a long , banked cornered BMX track which is like a snake run. Another thing that is way harder to do than it looks if you want to keep it going.
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On 3/7/1999
Zac Heise
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Today I adjusted my style and I think it might help some people new to longboarding. I dont like to straight line big hills but ill carve any hill you put in front of me. Anyways Ive never been able to get my toeside carves as hard as my heelside ones so I always do a quick hard heelside turn and then a long drawn out toe side turn. Today though I discovered if you take you crouch really low grab your heeledge and take your back foot and pivot it almost parrelell with the board without moving the ball of your foot so your foot is almost straight and is on the toeside edge of your board. You can carve your toeside edge alot harder, your chin should be almost resting on your front knee. From here you can easily move into a dropknee heelside carve or slide. One last thing wear gloves when you try this!! My first turn with this style I ended up falling forward off my board because I wasnt expecting the board to turn as quick as it did. Later
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On 3/6/1999
sk8Mecca
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eggman,
Doggies pulling you around on a wheeled device actually has a name-carting. My female rott also digs dragging humans on skateboards for miles on end. Ruins her day, being a "working dog",if she misses out on her chore. Ruins mine if I don't get my free ride (top speed 15-18mph). Knows her left turn from her right and speed up and slow down. Get a proper harness so you don't strangle the pooch.
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On 3/3/1999
Robert
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Hey,
I can't bust out a Coleman slide. Whenever I try all I do is turn 90 degrees and eat crap. I eat it hard to because I get going prety fast. I ride with Krypto's. I am going to use my bones bombers. But the only way i can slide is to grab my front rail and pull out my back end. Please help me. Cliff if your out there E-mail me so you can show my friends and I how to slide sometime.
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On 3/3/1999
Sandy M
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So, I figure it's about time that I learned to "pump" my G&S fiberflex board. I've tried many times, but I don't really get it. Can somebody help me get started?
Cheers
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On 3/1/1999 Laurence, France
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Hello,
I'm a girl who are riding "every time", when i'm not inside,
I would like to create something for us the skateboarder of France, the longskateboarder but we don't have a lot of good street which you know if they have some great street or association in Europe of skateboard? Is it only for boy?!
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On 2/28/1999 Sector Niner
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I dont get this coleman slide...How do you do it and what exactly does it do...If the board is sideways wouldnt it totally stop like when you do a tail slide. (we're not talking about the same thing are we?)
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On 2/25/1999
Bing Dogg
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I ride a cosmic rider usually but recently purchased an olle old school deck. Its about 47+ in. Just wondering what sort of tricks other than noseriding can be done on it. Also, is it capable of hill runs? Thing weights a ton. Happy skating!
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On 2/25/1999 Robert
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It's all about flex guys. Flex = better slides, and a smoother ride.
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On 2/25/1999 DREW
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TOM> IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PULL IS 5-0, A TERM USED BY SHORTBOARDERS.THIS USUALLY WORKS FOR ME ON SHORTBOARDS, WHEN YOU'RE SATISFIED WITH THE LENGTH OF YOUR GRIND, GIVE THE BOARD A LITTLE POP AS IF YOU WERE DOING A SLIGHT OLLIE.WHILE DOING THIS GIVE A SLIGHT TURN AWAY FROM THE CURB.BE SURE YOU ARENT LEANING TOO FAR BACK SO THAT YOUR BOARD DOESNT SLIP FROM UNDER YOU. GOOD LUCK AND HIT THEM HILLS.
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On 2/25/1999 Tom
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I'm trying to do a rear truck only curb grind.
I've been trying to learn how to do this for a couple of
days now but I can't seem to get the back truck off of the
curb when I want to finish the grind. Any advice?
Thanks
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On 2/19/1999 eggman
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I think more needs to be said about "pooch power". We got a harness for the pooch and he pulls whoever around the block. You should see him go crazy when you grab the leash and board. Then he runs super-fast around the block...Three times! It is an awsome way to feel like you are bombing a hill, when there are no hills to be found. You can practice your high speed carves and such. Talk about a fun time! Who else does this? You should start, cuz it is da bomb. Ok,
Later late.
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On 2/14/1999
Devon
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There's this slide that I do,that resembles a powerslide is funner than a powerslide but I've been doing it before I even knew what a powerslide was.It's a backside 180 turn but in the first 90 degrees the board is on 2 wheels and in the last 90 degrees it's sliding on no wheels, just the rail of the board, and then just pop up and ride away at the end. the only problem is that my right butt cheek(ride goofy) drags on the ground in points of time(making dirty and holy) and you have to grip the rail as hard as you can because it will spit across the other end of the road hard and fast if you don't.I suggest you all try, Does anyone know what it's called?
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On 2/11/1999
Sandy M
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Simple question: is there any actual *point* to doing drop-knee turns? (other than Style, that is..) I've been trying to figure them out, and I don't know if I've really got it. What is the hallmark of a good DKT?
ciao
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On 2/11/1999 eggman
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Yikes! I gotta learn to stand up first!
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On 2/10/1999 DREW
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PRETTY COOL SCRUFFY. HEY JASON LEES, YOURE FROM HAWAII HUH?I JUST GOT BACK FROM TANTALUS TODAY THATS SOME CRAZY STUFF.ANYWAY, I NEED A SPONSOR, IM 17, NO JOB, AND MY WHEELS ARE GETTING EATEN DOWN QUICK. I RIDE A SECTOR-9 AND IT MAKES ME SICK TO SEE THEIR GUYS ON VIDEO, DOING LESS THAN ME AND MY FRIENDS WHEN IT COMES TO THE HILL BOMBING.MY POINT IS HOW DO I GET NOTICED WHEN IM STUCK HERE AND NOT WHERE ALL THE COMPANIES ARE ON THE MAINLAND?? MUCH RESPECT TO THE SECTOR-9 RIDERS.
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On 2/10/1999
Cliff Coleman
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Eggman,
Once you get the 360, try a move developed by a guy named Zane Covington. It is called the "Flim Flam". First you do a 360 in one direction and if you have enough speed, after completing the first one you then do one in the other direction. Two 360s in on e slide, each one going different ways. Wheels about 95 durometer make this possible where softer wheels might not.
Cliff Coleman, skating since 1961.
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On 2/10/1999 eggman
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Last year at an NCDSA meet, I saw Scott doing 360 Coleman slides all day. It looked really phat. Yo Scott, are you on-line? Give us the knowledge.
Later late.
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On 2/10/1999
Scruffy the Werewolf Slayer
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DREW. DREW! DREW?
This is the freakiest thing. My name's really Drew too and I've been trying to figure out 360 slides for months. And I've gave up on fakie (switchstance) sliding like a month and a half ago. THAT'S CRAZY!! Well anyway, I've been thinking about 360 slides and figure you have to do it vertical. You can't grab your board and lean. Once you go 180degrees your weight is leaning the opposite way you wanna slide. Think about it. If you lean to the right and then turn around and continue to lean to the right you're really leaning the opposite direction!! So I've been thinking It's gotta be done all with one momentem filled snap. If you've ever tried riding different width trucks you know you get some crazy snap if you have wider trucks in the back than in the front. So what I'm thinking is if you set up your truck wide in the back, narrow in the front and jimmie up some harder wheels in the back, It might be possible. I've seen wheels that are hard on the outside but soft on the middle so it absorbs impact and rides smoother than standard hard wheels. I think they're called "darkstar" or somthing. Well that's my suggestion. I hope it works. If you ever figure out that 360 or you find my idea works before I do, email me.
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On 2/8/1999
Jason M. Lees
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Must learn to fall..... very very important... Once you learn to fall (more or less learning to roll and not slide on your belly , hands and knees,etc) you will feel much safer.. I've seen guys go so fast and then jump off their board and try to run. This can work too but you end up feeling like a nerd. (and it hurts your feet!) I ride in Hawaii where the hills are varied from long and mellow to steep and gnarly!!! There are very smooth roads and very very rough roads. I also like it when my friend Mark pulls me on my Honda moped around town. In Hawaii its so nice to be outside and to sk8 hills with your friend pulling you around when you get to the bottom is unreal!!!He's stoked on it too!!!!
I've hit 30-35mph that I know of, one time I swore I was going to die... I don't know how fast I was going that time but I was scared, holding on and maintaing with everything I had.. Speed wobbles are something you learn to overcome cuz at high speeds even sticking your arm out and giving the shaka to friends messes with aerodynamics!!! Its a combination of looseness and tightness that lets you hit mach 9 and not have your board freak out beneath your feet. One more tip- I like to drop my backfoot and slide it on the ground, kind of grind it down, to slow me down. Once you learn this you can control your speed by braking and releasing however you please. It can be sketchy going fast but its possible...its great when you want to just slow down a little bit or stop at a red light at the bottom of a run. But it will wear your shoes down fast!! Irie!!
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On 2/3/1999
Jim Badger
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I live in South Dakota. Many hills good for riding are in
country. Somtimes guys in big trucks come by and want to start
fights because they don't like what I'm doing. They say
that it's queer.Then they want to fight me. When this happens
my riding technique goes like this: Slide 90 degrees to a quick
stop then quickly pick up skateboard, run into field and hide
among cows.
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On 2/1/1999 ponch and john
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Drew. On a hill, with some speed. No hands, or rail grasbbing. You need a good board too. Try going from fronside to backside.....then slowly try to make it all one motion. Takes some practice. Good luck
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On 1/30/1999 Drew
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180's no problem, but can somebody explain to me a 360????im workin on switchstanced 180's, does that have anything to do with it?i would really like to know..
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On 1/24/1999 Rich
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It's a lot harder to slide with Exkates at the start but when you get used to it you can still do it. Just you don't have to slide as much when you can carve so hard
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