newb slider

[Anonymous]

i really need to learn to slide. Im a serious newb and all i know is that u need hard wheels. im riding a land yactz float pintail with abec-11 no schools. any help would me much apreciated

[Civ]

saerch around dude, this is the most commonly asked question in longobarding...there are lots of good answers around., just use the search.

[VA]

Civ said it best...and no, you don't need hard wheels to slide. i learned on an 44" S9 with pivots, abec 3's, and beat up nineballs... and NOBODY had to teach me, didn't even have to read around or anything...it takes time, patience, and practice. that's it...yes it's that easy.

[Anonymous]

Civ said it best...and no, you don't need hard wheels to slide. i learned on an 44" S9 with pivots, abec 3's, and beat up nineballs... and NOBODY had to teach me, didn't even have to read around or anything...it takes time, patience, and practice. that's it...yes it's that easy.

The whole patience thing isnt my strong point such as trying to bomb a huge hill with trafic the second day i had my board.(i bailed, got some sweet road rash though) I need some tips on getting my board swung around.

[Michael Billings]

Just start the slide like a crouched turn. Then grab the rail/nose and rip that sucker around. I find that I put no weight on the back foot and kinda spin the board under my front foot.

[Anonymous]

Just start the slide like a crouched turn. Then grab the rail/nose and rip that sucker around. I find that I put no weight on the back foot and kinda spin the board under my front foot.

Thanks thats what i needed to know so if youll exuse me i have to remove some skin from my body

[RustyBurrito55]

lean as far as you can over the ground and go fast.grab the board and pull. i learned colemans by laying my left arm down and grabbing the toeside rail with my right hand so i was pretty much laying on the ground. then you dont really need to push f your going fast enough. the board with just slide

[Andyrew]

don't grab the rail man!! BAd habits! Try just left arm down on the ground, right arm up in the air. Swing the right arm to help you slide in a direction you want to drift towards instead of bustin a gut hanging onto the rail hoping you don't hit the kerb!!

Grabbing the rail will feel safer now, but then when you wanna start doing some proper sliding, all you'll be able to do is 180's!! I wish i had never been told to grab the rail as it took me much longer to figure backside pendulums and 360's out!

[Disraeli Gears]

don't grab the rail man!! BAd habits! Try just left arm down on the ground, right arm up in the air. Swing the right arm to help you slide in a direction you want to drift towards instead of bustin a gut hanging onto the rail hoping you don't hit the kerb!!

Grabbing the rail will feel safer now, but then when you wanna start doing some proper sliding, all you'll be able to do is 180's!! I wish i had never been told to grab the rail as it took me much longer to figure backside pendulums and 360's out!

Agreed. When I first started learning, I could pull off Colemans maybe 25% of the time, without grabbing the rail. I found that buy grabbing the rail, my percentage went up to probobly 75%. I'm trying to get out of the habit now. Cold turkey.

[Civ]

I have much more control sliding without grabbing, the free arm can move up and down to help keep balance as you drift though a turn. Grabbing the rail results in the board going up on 2 wheels and you butt being sanded flat. I do like the feeling of grabbing sometimes tho, depends on the situation. I like the free arm so I can whip it around and do 360`s.

[Daze]

just watch videos of people sliding over and over then go do it...

or think about it in class.....


thats how i usually learn ****....just think in class what exact movements are required.....and i can usually figure them out after that

[Andyrew]

I do like the feeling of grabbing sometimes tho, depends on the situation

of course, tail grabs and melon grabs etc whilst sliding add that extra bit of style!! love 'em!