Why Can't I Slide?

[bemmis]

i actually can slide a bit, but i am finding it really hard to get back into the position to stand back up.

when i toeside, i swing alot, usually a full 180. by that time i have lost so much speed that i cant slide back into the proper position. colemans are the same way, a bit better, i dnt have quite as much swing but i end up stopped almost once i get to 90 degrees.

i do all of my slides at 15-20mph

[jmasta]

you must be broken

[MJKam11]

Because you suck.............jk.

Without video all I can say are the generic stuff, go faster and practice. Practicing will get you to learn where you need to move to get everything going.

[DELETED]

More speed and unweight the board more. I've found that the lower you get your legs in a coleman, the easier it is to initiate, slide and pendy back.

[bemmis]

ill try to get a video eventually.

after reading my first post again i realize that i did not emphasize enough how much i swing in toesides. i swing across the width of the street if it is good, otherwise i stop at 90 degrees because i slowed down so much.

i dont know i guess ill try some bigger hills.

[MJKam11]

I think your problem is that you aren't going fast enough. You also have to learn how to use your shoulders, legs and arms in conjunction to control those slides. Soon you'll be doing some nice tight pendy toeslides going half the width of the street. I cannot emphasize how much practice helps.

[Jat.]

Try not to force the slide to happen. When sliding the technique is often to just get in position and let the slide happen by itself. I play around with how much weight I have to put on one hand to slide toe-side, and the only thing I have to do is lean forward and slightly brush the ground, before I know it I've passed 90 degrees and all I need to do is give it a touch more weight of the board to get myself back on the board.

So try not to force it. Good luck getting the hang of it. It was frustrating as hell for me, but it payed off big time.

[RothToAnExtent]

Cause you were born with syndromes.

>:P


Hahaha jk, it's pretty hard to coleman going 15-20, when you're just starting. I can still only pendy on heelside when going at higher speed. That's when it's most useful. I can toeside pendy my slide deck going 15-20, but that's just cause I practiced it a lot. Don't be afraid to slide when you're going faster.

[bombsies]

Your trucks or wheels must be broken. Go buy some more

[xbjoker]

I haven't been sliding in a long time. I was learning to slide from bombsies, my problem was not enough speed. I still don't have it down but more speed helps. I'm not used to the speed, still scares me a bit. Good luck, peace.

[Whoa.there.tiger.]

because you touch yourself at night

[rkd350z]

yeah,

you should commit the slide at higher speed like xbjoker said.

I'm scared of busting a slide at the speed where I'm not comfortable with, but the speed helps. Gotta grow some balls.

[bemmis]

ok. on much bigger hill i slid at 25-30mph at it was a lot better. i still swung alot but it was nearnly as bad, another couple degrees and ill be able to hop right back up.

now the problem is colemans. i can do coleman 180s pretty consistantly, but i havent beed able to pull off a normal one yet. i just swing into 180 then start rolling again no matter what. its still fun though so im satisfied for the time being.

[fl rider]

true story actually, me and my friend were goin through this tunnel and he was carving, and there were a bunch of bats in the cracks... turns out bat crap it perfect lube for your wheels!
you can always try that if you are that desperate lol