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Old 04-15-2008, 06:25 PM   #41
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Old 04-16-2008, 11:57 AM   #42
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Another tip, go to the biggest hill in town and walk up a little higher every run weath you are carving, DHing, or sliding. Once you get to the top do it over and over intell it is so easy it is boring. Then find bigger hills
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Another tip, go to the biggest hill in town and walk up a little higher every run weath you are carving, DHing, or sliding. Once you get to the top do it over and over intell it is so easy it is boring. Then find bigger hills
Once you get comfortable, try to tuck a little more or slide a little farther. Try to eek as much speed out of the hill as possible.

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Old 04-17-2008, 11:21 AM   #44
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what I've found is that trying to slide more, is not faster. Maybe I just need to get better at sliding. But on my bigzigs just a couple seconds of sideways kills tons of speed. For me, it is tweaking my line so that I don't drift more than a little bit and exit the fastest.
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what I've found is that trying to slide more, is not faster. Maybe I just need to get better at sliding. But on my bigzigs just a couple seconds of sideways kills tons of speed. For me, it is tweaking my line so that I don't drift more than a little bit and exit the fastest.
I agree, grip is where it's at, you go the fastest and ride the safest when your gripping. one other thing, I was scared of big hills and going "too" fast until I learned like three different stopping techniques. being able stop illiminated alot of fear for me, now I ride a lot harder and a hec of a lot faster.
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Old 04-19-2008, 09:47 PM   #46
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It's good to learn drifts though, never know when your gonna get thrown into a turn tighter than you wanted, make sure on those toe sides you keep that knee in and lean into it to shallow and you'll high side
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For sure you have to learn how to safety slide. I almost ran into a car today and was very lucky today. Footbreaking is neccessary for racing and slowing down, maybe it's just me, but is not as fast at stopping than sliding. In races it's bad because there are people behind you, but if you need to make a sudden stop sliding is the way to go.
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just wondering, where do most of you pit your knee in a toe side
turn? I've been experimenting with my knee on the board and hanging way off the board. What seems to work best?
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my knee pretty much sticks out a ton when i am drifting toe side.

it seems to work better than be more stable.
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When I toeside I keep my back knee as close to my front calf as possible. I find that it gives me more control over my board.
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yeah..everybody is different haha
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For sure you have to learn how to safety slide. I almost ran into a car today and was very lucky today. Footbreaking is neccessary for racing and slowing down, maybe it's just me, but is not as fast at stopping than sliding. In races it's bad because there are people behind you, but if you need to make a sudden stop sliding is the way to go.
footbraking to a stop in the same distance as a slide is possible but difficult. it takes some strength.

if you can drift really accurately it can be faster than footbraking and gripping because you can brake later. the trick is that you have to stick after the apex and not take away too much speed.

it is easier to go faster footbraking and gripping than predrifting because it is easier to take a precise line that is right on the edge of traction. that said the fastes line is only usefull when youre by yourself. sometimes you have to take a bad line to pass someone or to not get taken out by someone. its always faster to stay on your board...
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Your knee definitely needs to be pretty tight in when you corner toeside. Otherwise you're turning your body away from where you're going, and thats just asking to get high sided.
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So lately i've found that i can keep up better with some of the guys i normally skate their still far over my head in some aspects, but i've been having a problem with two things drafting and passing. i can't seem to ever find the draft and i tend to lose the person, and i have absolutely no idea when a good time to pass is any help?
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I've found that they key to drafting/passing is to not get out of the draft too early. Wait until you're right behind them (like about to run into them) to cut out and go for the pass.
If you cut out of the draft too early you will lose all the speed and they will pull away from you. I kind of thing of it like a slingshot or rubberband effect, u want to hop out of the draft when its given u as much acceleration as you can get. Leave it early and your essentially breaking the rubberband.
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yeah like the guy before me said...drafting really isn't that hard all you do is get behind someone...and follow them(gaining speed the whole time) all the way until you are about to run into them..then pass...make sure you stay in your tuck when you pass to keep you speed of course
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In terms of drifting, I would like to emphasize what tsmith said: DO NOT DRIFT PAST THE APEX OF THE CORNER!!!! what you want to do is to drift straight into the apex, then pin it. If you need to scrub lots of speed, start the drift earlier (more distance drifted= more speed reduced), and if you only need a little speed reduction, start later.
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