Is this considered just a crummy drift or a really crummy slide?

[Oh Em Ge]

Pretty sure it's just a crummy drift...

Either way how can I improve and pull off a coleman slide so I'm moving downhill rather than just making a drastic turn?

[sterlingc]

uh what?

go faster , put more weight on your hand

pratice

[Oh Em Ge]

Haha sorry my V key sticks sometimes...

YouTube - Slide Attemp I

[sterlingc]

you need to get going way faster
get a helmet and kneepads so when you hit the street you can get back up and keep practicing

this isnt the best coleman video I could find but watch it , then watch what you are doing and figure out the difference

YouTube - Deadman coleman slide

by the time you are done with your half rotation you are basically stopped, you scrubbed all your speed,

[Cann0n]

Here is my lame slide... Hills aren't abundant here. Flat parking lots only allow for so much momentum.

YouTube- Front Slide

It helps if you pull your pants up too.

[snozzboarder55]

you are over rotating your head/shoulders and not unweighting the board enough. the combination of those two problems results in over rotation and more grip meaning you turn rather than slide.

like everyone said, more speed! weight your hand more and keep your head looking in the direction of travel while rotating your shoulders. also drop that back knee, it will distribute your weight more evenly across the board rather than directly on top of the truck.

[rayzor tattoos]

my experience.....do it on a hill and "let it happen"...stay looking downhill
wear pads for WHEN u get chucked
not that hard really
and way fun

[Oh Em Ge]

It's actually on a mediocre hill, the camera is just leaning back against a light pole giving the impression it's flat, I can get up to ~15mph if I tuck and continue down the parking lot more. Also my pants aren't sagging so much just the under armor rides up on me lol.

Thanks for the tips I'll have to go out and try to focus more on leaning on my hand and try and find another hill, the cops have chased me out of all my previous areas and can't find any others. ;_;

[sterlingc]

also I know most people say dont grab rail but it helps sometimes to exaggerate the motion

[killdozer]

also I know most people say dont grab rail but it helps sometimes to exaggerate the motion

Grabbing rail is fine. People are talking more about grabbing between your legs "stingkbug" Vs. behind your leg, which is more stable and considered the proper way to do it.

[Delta]

When I say don't grab rail, i mean don't do it at all. Going with a hand in the air is just way more natural for me.

[Cann0n]

Kick your back leg out more.

I LOVE two handed slides. That's how I shutdown my rides. It's mad easy, looks steezy, and make mom weezy.

Sliding isn't turning hard, it's turning the board hard. Don't look at is as a whole. The object is to break the board free and keep your momentum.

[stringtheory]

Grabbing rail is fine. People are talking more about grabbing between your legs "stingkbug" Vs. behind your leg, which is more stable and considered the proper way to do it.

Even grabing rail the "right" way limits your head and shoulder rotation. If you are looking to do big steezy coleman pendys, don't grab rail. If you are looking to limit the slide for speedboarding/drifting/pre-drifting grab rail.

[Cann0n]

Even grabing rail the "right" way limits your head and shoulder rotation. If you are looking to do big steezy coleman pendys, don't grab rail. If you are looking to limit the slide for speedboarding/drifting/pre-drifting grab rail.

Agreed. Grabbing limits motion greatly. I'm 6' 2" 190 lbs. I feel way better with my hands free, though I do occasionally grab a rail out of habit. Depends on what I'm doing and how fast I go.

[Camel]

you need to get going way faster
get a helmet and kneepads so when you hit the street you can get back up and keep practicing

this isnt the best coleman video I could find but watch it , then watch what you are doing and figure out the difference

YouTube - Deadman coleman slide

by the time you are done with your half rotation you are basically stopped, you scrubbed all your speed,

This is one of the sickest pendy's I have seen in a LONG time! Thanks for that.

[Cann0n]

This is one of the sickest pendy's I have seen in a LONG time! Thanks for that.

Yeah... I agree. very very very sexy. That guy should have no problem getting laid. I bet he makes his momma cry everytime she sees him touch a skateboard.


I rarely use this word... but that bro got steeze.

[Oh Em Ge]

Sliding isn't turning hard, it's turning the board hard. Don't look at is as a whole. The object is to break the board free and keep your momentum.

Great way to put it, thanks.

[Cann0n]

Great way to put it, thanks.

No problem. Hope that helped you out. It also helps if you keep your eyes down the direction you are looking.

[urbanasultvehicleuav]

Kick your back leg out more.

I LOVE two handed slides. That's how I shutdown my rides. It's mad easy, looks steezy, and make mom weezy.

Sliding isn't turning hard, it's turning the board hard. Don't look at is as a whole. The object is to break the board free and keep your momentum.

cann0n you have just been siged

[luftywaffles]

When I say don't grab rail, i mean don't do it at all. Going with a hand in the air is just way more natural for me.

also I know most people say dont grab rail but it helps sometimes to exaggerate the motion

Even grabing rail the "right" way limits your head and shoulder rotation. If you are looking to do big steezy coleman pendys, don't grab rail. If you are looking to limit the slide for speedboarding/drifting/pre-drifting grab rail.

YES!!!

Grabbing rail restricts your shoulder's rotation (as String said), which means your body can't rotate, and it makes it that hard to break out into a slide, and to control it.

Learn not to grab rail; it's a bit "scary" at first, but you learn to love it.