wants me to teach her how to "Be as good as me" at DH lol I don't know how good that is but I told her I would teach her. What are the main things I should touch on? I think I'm going to teach her how to stop first because that's the most important step in my opinion. She can already longboard so I don't really need to teach her how to stand or push or anything.
After stopping I figure I'll teach her cornering and then work on tucking. What do you guys think? Anything else I should include? Most everything else seems like it just takes practice and doesn't require much guidance.
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wants me to teach her how to "Be as good as me" at DH lol I don't know how good that is but I told her I would teach her. What are the main things I should touch on? I think I'm going to teach her how to stop first because that's the most important step in my opinion. She can already longboard so I don't really need to teach her how to stand or push or anything.
After stopping I figure I'll teach her cornering and then work on tucking. What do you guys think? Anything else I should include? Most everything else seems like it just takes practice and doesn't require much guidance.
what did you learn first? second? third?...thats what you should teach her. hopefully you have 20/20 hindsight to help you along as well. cover the basics, and if she shows any weakness in any area then thats what you work on after the basics are done. it should evolve from there based on what she needs to improve on or learn.
as for other considerations, maybe drifting? drafting? race techniques?
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what did you learn first? second? third?...thats what you should teach her. hopefully you have 20/20 hindsight to help you along as well. cover the basics, and if she shows any weakness in any area then thats what you work on after the basics are done. it should evolve from there based on what she needs to improve on or learn.
as for other considerations, maybe drifting? drafting? race techniques?
Yeah, I figure I'll just start out with stopping and go from there.
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teach her how to make sweet love to you
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Teach her to slide comfortably heelside and toeside at any speed, and in any position. Possibly the most important skill in downhill skateboarding is knowing how to slow down effectively.
wants me to teach her how to "Be as good as me" at DH lol I don't know how good that is but I told her I would teach her. What are the main things I should touch on? I think I'm going to teach her how to stop first because that's the most important step in my opinion. She can already longboard so I don't really need to teach her how to stand or push or anything.
After stopping I figure I'll teach her cornering and then work on tucking. What do you guys think? Anything else I should include? Most everything else seems like it just takes practice and doesn't require much guidance.
chicks are sneaky,i would bet after a few lessons,she tells you she likes you.
you are on the right path
k-rimes beat me to it but yeah knowing how to slow down fast and effectively is the most important part of downhill skateboarding.
i'd go with: footbraking, then shut down slides, then pendy's, then drifting, then tucking, and finally drafting/bump drafting/riding in a pack.
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Teach her to slide comfortably heelside and toeside at any speed, and in any position. Possibly the most important skill in downhill skateboarding is knowing how to slow down effectively.
this is key but in my experience it is also one of the hardest things to teach a chick, the ones i tried to teach just couldnt do it. and if she has a fear of falling try and help her get over it nothing will hold back a rider more than fear
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