WTF is wrong with me?!

**Mr Ganker** · 06-26-2009 07:57 AM

Hey hey

Just looking for a reason i cant slide my striker (66mm, 84a). I try and try and they just dont go where i want them! I can do colmens and pendys on them but they require so much speed its getting on my tits. Stand-ups are a no go, they just dont seem to break lose.
This would be fine, practice practice and all, but i can slide my 78a gummys and 80a 4prez like a dream. The strikers are broken in like a bitch so i just dont know whats going on. Even on my friends boards i can get lipped wheels out so so so much easier then rounded. Is this just my sliding technique being shitty or have others had this problem.
I only ask as im tired of shredding my nice soft wheels and i feel like the money for the strikers was a waste.

Anyone? Help?!

**killerzombie163** · 06-26-2009 09:05 AM

Maybe its the way they made the wheels? Different wheels have different reactions. Just throwing out my guess

**pandorlax33** · 06-26-2009 08:39 PM

perhaps just doing an assload of pendys would break em in a bit.

also, what kindof setup are they on?

**thebassman** · 06-26-2009 08:43 PM

Put less weight over the board

**howdyrowdy** · 06-27-2009 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by thebassman

Put less weight over the board

That technique totally worked for me.

I've been working on sliding for about 2 months now, and i found it all to be about weight distribution. Put less weight over the part of the board that moves the most during the slide.

**Mr Ganker** · 06-27-2009 03:59 PM

Set up is a flex 2 loaded pintail with 150 randals (lose as hell). Not the best for sliding as tere is little room to get your back foot where i want it... without encountering the wheels. Lame. I will deffinatly try the weight changes, really get over the front truck and swing that baby.... I will let you know how it goes.