finally got it!

[sharcsplean]

Well, like many people, I have been trying to slide for a while. I could break into a coleman and stop, but could never recover and ride away. More Speed! people told me, tighten your truck, harder wheels, watch the video - I never got it.

After MCGF - Pierre and Ian preally got me excited to start trying again. The stand up guys are rock starts. If yo met Rick Kludy, he just gets people excited to skate - no matter what type of gear you are on.

So, I am out on my caftan and commited to learning. I go into the heel side turn, sing the arm out and the wheels stop barking and stat sliding. My knees are floded and pointing fowards. I pull my training arm back and lo and behold - it all came back together - and I rode way, standing up. the villagers rejoyced! And I could do it again and again. Now all I need is a toe side slide!

For all the cafen deck basher out there - It is a great deck, you can keeep you evos. if you want a drooped deck, the less bends, the stronger it will be - simple manufacturing rules. So for now, my caften with randal dh's and flashback 92's rocks. Maybe I will try standup at Bainbridge... got a month to practice....

moral of the story - dont give up - and wear you brain bucket!

[sepsis]

woo yeah