Technical sliding thread

[New Brian]

So how often do you guys change grip? I've had the same slide deck/griptape for 7 months now, thinkin its time to change.

Last session I was loosing my footing all over the place during standup 360s, think I might have torn something in my knee even because of it.

I put 60 grit floor sander paper on my slide deck over a year ago and it hasn't quit yet. It costs about ten bucks (american) to grip and it tears up your shoes untill you get it broken in but I'm never going to use anything else for my slide setups.

[Daniel M.]

I put 60 grit floor sander paper on my slide deck over a year ago and it hasn't quit yet. It costs about ten bucks (american) to grip and it tears up your shoes untill you get it broken in but I'm never going to use anything else for my slide setups.

Nice I've used 3m tape before but that stuff is expensive. I have a roll of Wooster Ultragrip that really sticks that I got a little while ago, good stuff. Does the stuff you used come with adhesive on?

[Anton Milioti]

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[New Brian]

Nice I've used 3m tape before but that stuff is expensive. I have a roll of Wooster Ultragrip that really sticks that I got a little while ago, good stuff. Does the stuff you used come with adhesive on?

Yeah, bro. It comes with serious adhesive and in 12" x 18" sheets. It costs about five bucks a sheet out here in Brooklyn.

Stuff's so gnar it eats through files when trying to cut the edge. It sanded a groove in one of my tool edges as well. (Aluminum Oxide)

[jmasta]

So how often do you guys change grip? I've had the same slide deck/griptape for 7 months now, thinkin its time to change.

Last session I was loosing my footing all over the place during standup 360s, think I might have torn something in my knee even because of it.

yeah man new grip makes a huuuge difference. when your feet start sliding off all the time, it's definitely time for some new grip

I use Edger which comes in 4 - 8"x10" sheets, or something like that. I always setup my slide decks so that there's a sheet kinda centered around the bolts.... so when you have to replace the grip, you can just swap out those two sheets, and leave the center and tails intact. makes the edger last longer, and is really easy and painless to replace

but for $5, I want to try some off that sandpaper Brian is talking about. that's hella cheap compared to Edger

[MJKam11]

I've had the pleasure of riding New Brian's boards and I ride Edger on my own slide deck, and the stuff he uses is goood stuff. Not quite as nuts as Edger, but its good enough, edger KILLS shoes.

[jmasta]

I've had the pleasure of riding New Brian's boards and I ride Edger on my own slide deck, and the stuff he uses is goood stuff. Not quite as nuts as Edger, but its good enough, edger KILLS shoes.

yeah no joke, i kinda regret putting edger on my demonseed because I use it for commuting so much

I wear out my front sole faster than my footbreaking sole

still love the stuff though!



you guys try out Viscous grip yet? i wonder how it compares?

[TotsO'Thrash]

you guys try out Viscous grip yet? i wonder how it compares?

It's sick.
really difficult to file/cut though.
i dream of one day living in a world where it's the only griptape.
along with the grip with the chick with the ji boobies.

[Shimotakimas]

i dream of one day living in a world where it's the only griptape.

That would suck. Then there would be no variety and Vicious would have a huge monopoly on griptape. And then all the kickflippers would cry.

[Daniel M.]

i dream of one day living in a world where it's the only griptape.
along with the grip with the chick with the ji boobies.

COMMUNIST!

[TotsO'Thrash]

That would suck. Then there would be no variety and Vicious would have a huge monopoly on griptape. And then all the kickflippers would cry.

the monopoly part doesnt sound bad.
but the kickflippers, nice.

[RothToAnExtent]

I'm stoked! After months of trying, I finally got toeside 360's nailed. And the ONLY thing I needed to do was move my front foot like 2 inches inwards and it solved my problems. My front foot kept sliding off and moving it inwards two inches allowed me to dig into the concave and not slide right off the board

[Bloodstain]

I'm stoked! After months of trying, I finally got toeside 360's nailed. And the ONLY thing I needed to do was move my front foot like 2 inches inwards and it solved my problems. My front foot kept sliding off and moving it inwards two inches allowed me to dig into the concave and not slide right off the board

Congratz man

I managed to pull off a few powerslides the other day, had a spring in my step since

[x-tra]

question: on one handed heelside 360s with the right hand on ground (goofy-foot), is there any advantage to sliding the board out before putting the hand down? it helps me rotate more on toeside 360s, but if i try sliding out before i put my hand down on heelsides, i mess up. in an instructional video i saw the dude slid out before putting his hand down and i was wondering if it was just for sexy steeze or somethin else.

[kjc6]

It's kinda just preference. Planting your hand first gives you something solid to rotate about from the get-go, but starting it off with no hands down is lots of fun. If you don't do many standups, that's probably a nice, safe way to start getting used to the sensation of a stander, as your hand is already on its way down to catch you if you mess up.

[TotsO'Thrash]

i can finally do all the slides i normally do, but switch.

[TotsO'Thrash]

excuse my double post but why isn't this a sticky??

[Daniel M.]

All the hardcore sliders know where to find it... ha

So got em all down switch eh? And which slides are those? I'd love to see some video.

[TotsO'Thrash]

pendies colemans pressure spins and laybacks.
those are pretty much the only ones that come to mind.
and right now we're in the process of editing.

[Bloodstain]

excuse my double post but why isn't this a sticky??

Only the greatest of Gurus know.