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On 8/23/2003 dreads
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Jonno,
i agree with keith johnson, who has a great page up dedicated to cruising and surf style longboard skating listed in the links section. The varieties seem to be endless. I personally try to mix "surf styles" like walking tricks and standing slides with "old school" street moves, boneless ones, ollies etc- and i sometimes like to carve or bomb a hill with speed. on the gravity longboard page
(www.gravityboard.com) you can find a bunch of videos of park and street action, for downhill sliding styles check the supaflex site. Be sure to see their vid "real downhill"-
it's pretty stokin'...
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On 8/23/2003
Keith Johnson
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Jonno
Longboarding has a lot of variety. That's what's so great about it. You can do a downhill style, cruising style, surf style, or street. It's more creative than shortboard skating, in my opinion. You can skate to the sound of your own drum, rather than following the latest tricks in mags or videos.
KJ
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On 8/23/2003 samantha
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Who is the other sam in here besides me?
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On 8/23/2003 Jonno
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Hey y'all - just getting into the idea that skating is more than transport... Doing kickturns, etc, on ramps, working on my slides, but I have never seen anybody else doing anything other than carve on a longboard. I never even knew you mob existed until today - so where can I see longboarders on video, in the flesh, etc... I want to get better but the body cannot achieve what the mind cannot concieve...
So from a displaced NZer in New York City
Kia Kaha - Stay Strong
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On 8/22/2003
sam
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LOL, no, mt name is acatually Samantha, and i have been skating for like 2years, i bought a board of my own rhater than borrowing my friends like 3 months ago. I skate coz when ever my parents are fighting, i can just take off and ride to get my mind out off of it! Got a problem with that?
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On 8/21/2003 scumbag
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is this the same sam that started skating a month ago?....and now you want to get sponsored!!?!??!??! Is that why people start skating now-a-days?
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On 8/20/2003
sam
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Hey guys, i am hoping to get some of my skating on film, when i do, where should i send it, i want to get some sponsers and etc??
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On 8/19/2003 R.ene
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I forgot to say,
I like the movie. It's not mind blowing in showcasing the Loftin tekneek, but a great choice of soundtrack and also really good editing/pacing and rhythm. I like the black out pauses.
Skate video makers take note!
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On 8/19/2003
Bob Loftin
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haha -- OK.
I've been trying to get some new stuff filmed for the site lately, so some new stuff will be up in the next month. 'Course, I always say that. haha.
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On 8/19/2003 R.ene
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Sarah--and any others--
I discovered bob's secret stash at
http://cloud.prohosting.com/bobackup/
hope that's okay, bob.
check out the ditch/bank moves, especially the advice given for "backside carve." That will help you with compression/decompressing and pumping transition. Some of the rest are up at the very seldomly updated but still good
www.texaslongboarder.com They will give you more ideas of what to do. the 360 layback by clark walker is pretty stokin'.
Bob! whatsamatta! share the love, baby.
More vert/tranny tricks!
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On 8/19/2003
Bob Loftin
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Sarah,
If you have a fast connection or lots of time to download, I have just posted a "mini-movie" on my site bonelessone.com -- under "features".
Toward the end, there is some bank skating. Not sure if watching it will help, but it might. You can email me directly at rloftin@bonelessone.com
Bob
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On 8/17/2003
Keith Johnson
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Sarah
I agree with Rene. Sounds like you're heading up the bank and kind of run out of gas.
You could try turning before your speed runs out, like lower on the bank. If you can carve low on the bank, then try to get more speed and take it a little higher.
There's three basic things I do on a bank. I go up at an angle and carve, with only a turn. It's like a top turn in surfing. Or, I go up it at a sharper angle and eventually kick turn. Or three, I go up with my weight forward and slide the tail out into the top turn.
Those three things, frontside and backside, will keep you busy for a long time.
Of course, if there's coping at the top of your bank or ditch, that's a whole other world of tricks.
KJ
www.surfacemotion.com
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On 8/14/2003
R.ene
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hey Sarah!
well, I'm tired of seeing my posts take up room here, and since nobody else seems to be pitching in, I'll just invite you to email me direct and I'll try to give you advice to the best of my very meager abilities. skating is pretty hard to describe in words, though. I think your best bet would probably be to rent a video to see what folks are doing and ask friends or locals at the skatepark to show you what's up, like hc said. and, also, skate skate skate!
I think with your traverse stalling problem, that's the indication that it's time to kickturn or carve back down the transition.
Cheers! and like I always say, women (or girls) + skate = f'ing A.
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On 8/13/2003 Sarah
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Thanks for the tips!I have a question concerning riding banks or traversing up the sides of ramps from the flats. When I do this either the board feels like it wants to stall out or I feel like I'm going to fall in the direction down the ramp. Do you have to stay low and crouched during side traverses? Thanks
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On 8/13/2003
Scott
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For some chillin pictures of sliding in Nova Scotia check my site.
www.nsboardco.tk
Any questions about longboarding in Nova Scotia email me
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On 8/11/2003 R.ene
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johnboy--what exactly are you having a problem with? Have you tried doing a search in riding techs. for "coleman"? Have you looked at the cliff coleman article on gravityboard.com? both those things might clear up some issues for ya.
sarah--like I said, there is no magic bullet--and there are no magic settings. Definitely, people ride their trucks tighter on half-pipes. Personally, really tight trucks suck for me, but you might really like them. Are loose/tight trucks the way to go? who knows? it's what feels good for you that counts, and screw what people say (although keep an open mind). So...tighten your trucks down and see how it feels! Play around and you'll eventually get to something that you'll like.
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On 8/10/2003 Sarah
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I have been riding at the park a little bit more and have some more questions. Concerning the kickturn again, is it best to keep your rear truck as tight as possible? I notice that if I have my rear truck too loose it tilits or pivots which causes me to loose my balance off to the side. Also concerning truck tightness;when learning to ride back and forth(regular up and fakie back)on a small quarter pipe is it easiest to learn this with both trucks cranked tight? Thanks again, Sarah
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On 8/6/2003 johnboy
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hey people, I'm a skater from the uk and can't do a heelside(regular) coleman/bertleman turn HELP ME!!!!
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On 8/5/2003 sam
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Alright, i know you guys are gonna think this is weak sauce, but i finally figured out what the hell a rail grab was, and i can acutally do that! Lol, sorry, its not even really a big thing, but for someone who just picked up a board a month ago, i was pretty stoked.
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On 7/31/2003
joseph
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okay my pendulums are fine but what is the trick to coming out of a pendulum while still maintaning speed? i tend to get thrown forward.
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On 7/31/2003
hc
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i gotta promote my site again ;-)
www.geocities.com/sk8sanjose
(links galore, pumping, sliding, etc)
if you have a hard time at the parks, don't hesitate to ask you local skaters, most skaters i met have been more than helpful. And it feels great when you get to help other newbies out.
Was at sunnyvale park yesterday, me and justin pulled out our longboards in the parking lot, lots of postive interest, showed them pumping and sliding, very cool.
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On 7/31/2003 Scott
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Samm - have you ever tried just using one hand on the ground... just like backside (heelside)?
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On 7/31/2003 Sam
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This is a great forum! Intelligent questions and intelligent answers. Nice to read.
Well, today after trying for ages and getting quite frustrated, I finally learnt to slide frontside (toeside, face down, both hands down). It's quite a hard thing to crack isn't it? But once you've got the technique it feels smooth and easy!
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On 7/30/2003 R.ene
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bob's is www.bobstricktips.com
www.texaslongboarder.com is also good, but never updated.
You can save yourself some money and build your own tail block easily by tracing the outline of your tail onto a cutting board or piece of wood, cutting it out with a jig saw or hacksaw and either screwing or glueing it on your tail. for glue, rough up both surfaces, and I recommend the "Goop" line of contact cement products,i.e.: "household goop." I've made a whole bunch of them this way.
Sarah--in a pool situation, personally, I like to run my trucks looser to carve it up. I'd say run what feels comfortable and stable, especially if you're learning kickturning in vert terrain, and then monkey around with the trucks, especially on the loosening end. Kickturning can be done with super tight trucks. I'd say that's why a lot of newschoolers do it in bowls, cause their trucks are too tight to carve a turn. Try learning heelside kickturns on banks/smaller tranny and work your way up to bigger bowls and vert.
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On 7/30/2003 Espie
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I'm a beginner myself, but I can at least help you find some tail/nose protection. Check out http://www.eastbilt.com/accessories.htm at the bottom of the page is a tail skid I got a "tail skin" from Z Flex www.zprod.com which has been a great help. Eventually anything will wear down, but it helps.
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