Difficulty with sharing the slide stoke
I need not expound upon the actual and mystical virtues of sliding to those of you on this forum because you are already in the know. I’ve been lurking around the ”fish” for about two years and I embraced this discipline about a year ago.
A few months ago, I left a post on another site inquiring about whom else was interested in sliding. This other site caters mainly to older skaters in my state and old school related disciplines. The three replies I got were sarcastic or firmly disinterested. To add insult to injury the three respondents have all skated pro, one was the site admin, and they are some of the most respected members on that site.
I’m not going to name this other site because other than the above incident. I generally like the site, and the guys that dissed sliding also post regularly on the “fish.” This also has deterred me from even trying post on the regional section of this site.
Anyway, enough of my whining, I do skate with a couple of old friends and they occasionally will participate in slide sessions. I’m not really looking for advice, but I’m curious why I got such a negative repose on that other site? Is there a stigma to sliding that I’m unaware of? Also how big is skateboard sliding in your area? Is it a big scene or are you the only one sliding for miles around or something in between?
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