How to Coleman Slide Article Survey -- Please Participate

[surfinsmiley]

1. 1. 38 yo.
2. 28 years on and off
3. advanced, in some areas
4. no. Already learnt it.
5. 2 hrs
6. yes. More advanced level slide articles. I don`t have anybody to skate with so the only way I learn about new stuff is from reading the fish.

[Crazy G.]

Great article man, Glad Kai and I could help. WillJ said your BE40 was shipped out yesterday so expect it any time on your doorstep.

1) 20
2) 2
3) intermmediate
4) I learned before hand
5) About 3 months for it to really sink in
6) How to make slide gloves

[McPhenius]

1) What is your age?

38

2) How many years have you been skating?

7 months (skated 30 years ago as kid, but got out of it)

3) What is your percieved level of skating expertise, beginner/intermediate/advanced?

beginner

4) Did you learn how to do the Coleman slide after reading the article?

Just read article, looking forward to practicing

5) If you learned this slide, how long did it take? How many hours or attempts.

N/A

6) Do you wish to see further skateboard related technical articles posted on the fish? Examples are How to make slide gloves, How to pump a skateboard, How to footbrake, etc. If so submit a brief list of your requests.

Sure!

Really enjoyed the article!

[xrayvzn]

Keep the survey responses coming please.

For those of you who are still struggling with the Coleman slide, keep practicing those drop knee turns and it will happen.

You may require more speed once you are comfortable doing heelside carves in this drop knee position. Also the harder your wheels (ex 99a), the easier it is to slide.

[Holden]

1) 19
2) Nearly 4
3) Advanced in my own sort of way (Oh, save the modesty!)
4) Already knew
5) When i learned (nearly 4 years ago) there was no guides or tutorials, just a few crummy videos - took me a month to figure out all the tricks to getting a perfect pendulum.
6) Articles are good but i've taught about 20 people this year how to coleman and with adapting the way you teach the slide to the individual is all part of the teaching. It looks like you need to address a few of the problems like: getting down into the coleman position - Everybody finds that hard initially and some get discouraged: balance in the slide - not letting the board skip out from under you: keeping your hand in the right position - not letting it too far behind: trying to pendulum but never being able to do it - because most people dont let the board roll 180 before pulling it back... lots and lots of problems!

[Dino00235]

1) 34 years old
2) 4 years
3) Beginner ++
4) No, but I will... (as soon as I purchase a suitable board)
5)
6) Yes. How to stylishly go up and down curbs.

[jetkin]

I second Dino's 6) ^^^

[goofy-foot]

Great Article! Hope to see more like it!
1) 42 yold
2) maybe 28...
3) Advanced once, begginer now
4) Will try...
5) ---
6) Yes!!!! I would like to seee more technical articles, with videos! Pumping would be nice.

[07spacker]

1. 17
2. 13
3. intermediate
4. already could do them, but learned some new techniques
5. probably two weeks off an on.
6. yeah i'm all about how-to's!

[rattled]

1) What is your age?
17 years old
2) How many years have you been skating?
around 2 years
3) What is your percieved level of skating expertise, beginner/intermediate/advanced?
intermediate
4) Did you learn how to do the Coleman slide after reading the article? Yes or No
kind of
5) If you learned this slide, how long did it take? How many hours or attempts.
a few hours at first, but then it clicked and i was doing them after only a few attempts
6) Do you wish to see further skateboard related technical articles posted on the fish?
hells yes, different slides, tricks, etc

[Pyroshtface]

1) 16 years old
2) About one year skating
3)intermediate
4)Knew how to slide, not Coleman though
5) Did the coleman on my first try. Have yet to try it on a hill.
6)definitely, 360 slides, ect.

[Maxtreme307]

1) What is your age? 16

2) How many years have you been skating? about 8 months

3) What is your percieved level of skating expertise, beginner/intermediate/advanced? beginner

4) Did you learn how to do the Coleman slide after reading the article? already knew it

5) If you learned this slide, how long did it take? about 10 tries

6) Do you wish to see further skateboard related technical articles posted on the fish? yes, alot more sliding articles and videos, kind of like faltown's slide school.

[zippy]

1) What is your age? 16

2) How many years have you been skating? Like 5 years off and on

3) What is your percieved level of skating expertise, beginner/intermediate/advanced? intermediate

4) Did you learn how to do the Coleman slide after reading the article? knew it

5) If you learned this slide, how long did it take? a few, around 3-5

6) Do you wish to see further skateboard related technical articles posted on the fish? yeah, 360s/pendys etc. unrelated --> LESS EVO vs. DH threads too!!

[juan pablo valenzuela]

1) What is your age?

16

2) How many years have you been skating?

shortboard a year when I was like 12, been longboarding for 1 year and 6 months.

3) What is your percieved level of skating expertise, beginner/intermediate/advanced?

Intermediate slider.

4) Did you learn how to do the Coleman slide after reading the article?

No, I already knew it.

5)If you learned this slide, how long did it take?

One sesion.

6)Do you wish to see further skateboard related technical articles posted on the fish?

yes.

[vortex surfer]

Sorry about the off topic, but the article link seems to be broken. Would really like to read it!

[xrayvzn]

Sorry about the off topic, but the article link seems to be broken. Would really like to read it!

I fixed the link in the first post in this thread.

You can find the Coleman Slide tutorial article under the "Longboard 101" section on the lower left hand side of the Silverfish Home page.

Here is the direct link: http://silverfishlongboarding.com/ar...man-slide.html

[THROMBACK]

1) 17 yrs old
2) 4 yrs of skating
3) advanced
4 no
5) 2 hours to learn it about a month to use it correctly
6) I would like to see more articles on pumping because most people I know and videos I have seen nobody pumps. I feel that pumping is the most important technique for a freestyle longboarder because without speed you cannot perform any tricks.

[jessicacorchia]

1) What is your age?
24
2) How many years have you been skating?
3
3) What is your percieved level of skating expertise, beginner/intermediate/advanced? intermediate
4) Did you learn how to do the Coleman slide after reading the article? Yes or No
no already knew it
5) If you learned this slide, how long did it take? How many hours or attempts.
well, i got it in a day but i was still grabbing the board. last month i learned it by keeping my hand in the air to guide what direction i am going.
6) Do you wish to see further skateboard related technical articles posted on the fish? Examples are How to make slide gloves, How to pump a skateboard, How to footbrake, etc. If so submit a brief list of your requests.
yes. love learning new ideas and techniques.

[Oslodunc]

1:36
2:2
3:Beginner/intermediate
4:No.
5:Got it with a grab after a few attempts.Had Good help from some friends.Still practising to get it to a level that feels good enough to rely on.
6:Always learning more.essential to get more info.No-one ever knows everything.

[mc99david]

1) What is your age?
26
2) How many years have you been skating?
1
3) What is your percieved level of skating expertise, beginner/intermediate/advanced?
intermediate
4) Did you learn how to do the Coleman slide after reading the article?
no
5) If you learned this slide, how long did it take? How many hours or attempts.
3 attempts
6) Do you wish to see further skateboard related technical articles posted on the fish?
yeah, sounds good
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