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On 3/13/2002 lexx
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and whats the adress of this site?
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On 3/12/2002
tasos/ILSA
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I'm getting a lot of interest for having High Jump in the longboard slalom championships-thanks for spreading the word. Terry-yes that's little old me in 1978 jumping in the newspaper ad on our site. i hope i can still jump atleast that high again come june!
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On 3/10/2002
tasos/ILSA
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thanks claude. anyone have any cool high jump pictures from the 70's that i could use on my site? i have some, but too ripped up to use. looking forward to getting some skaters back into high jump. we tried it at the park today and quite a few little kids got into it riding my board. i cleared only about 3' for now-watch me improve!
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On 3/10/2002
Claude
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Tasos - High Jump World Record is around 52' or 5'3 as I recall. The last time I know of a High Jump being held was at the worlds in 86 but I'm sure there were others held in europe if not N.A.
You would want to use a flat deck, Most of the top guys were using a very tall wheel and even had risers to give them extra height advantage.
As far as jumping technique try to jump as straight up as you can in order to keep the board moving forward. If you go find some Bamboo(don't know what they cost Nowadays) they are light and were available at home and garden store they use 'em for gardening stakes for plants. You may want a 6' minimum in lenght so you don't hit the uprights with your arms.
Tasos - Good luck with your event and I will try to make it.
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On 3/10/2002 lexx
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That sounds fun..
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On 3/9/2002
tasos/ILSA
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Jeremy and any others that might get into HIGH JUMP:
All you do is buy two wooden poles and nail them into a base of some sort. You can use a flat piece of wood and put a round weight over each one to hold it down. Then, you put screws every inch from anywhere you want. Maybe start at 2' and skip a few inches until you get to 3'. Mark the heights with a marker. Go to about 6' (maybe you'll be a world champion if you can clear that). Get a light flexy plastic pole that lightly rests on whatever height you set it at. Use a longboard (47" is best)that has no kick or camber/concave with sticky wheels (78A) and a wide body. Make sure the deck is stiff too. Now you can get a little speed going and start jumping at 2', then raise it up as you get better and more confident. Before you know it, you'll be hitting close to 4'. Wear pads and helmet and you'll improve faster. It's a lot of fun. As for my High Jump set up, I will use a super nicely designed contraption. Get into it and let me know how you improve.
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On 3/9/2002
jeremy cooper
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what would be thr perfect board for high jumping? also, how did you get/build a jumping set up?
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On 3/9/2002
tasos
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I've had a few people e mail me lately about our High Jump & Freestyle events at the 2002 World Longboard Slalom Championships, and I needed to ask if anyone knows what the current world record for high jump is? When was the last contest to have this type of event? Russ Howell-e mail me.
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On 3/9/2002 lexx
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i cant stop doing: walk the dog, bs shove it, bs endover, walk the dog, as many 360s as i can pull... Thats my fave combo at the moment, not hard, its fun and looks good:)hehe.. U really got me thinking about the whole no shoe thing.. Can u do ollie variations without shoes on? id like to see ur little toe after a kickflip..lol
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On 3/8/2002
jeremy cooper
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i think they are. it's just cool to come out of a couple of endovers and just go stright into space walks, then even start doin some 360's and stuff, it just looks like all one big motion or trick. or maybe i'm just a dork and enjoy the tricks too much...
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On 3/8/2002
Bob
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I don't host the site out of my house. I've always used hosting companies. Just easier for me, as I can bitch at them if something breaks down, rather than having to fix it myself.
All that being said, I have a dedicated server at rackshack.net . Runs Linux, big ass hard drive, t-1 connection, and best of all 300 gigs of bandwidth per month! I run bobstricktips and texaslongboarder off the machine. $99 a month, after a $300 setup fee. The best bandwidth deal I've seen from a hosting company.
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On 3/8/2002 lexx
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They are fun, but i end up waving my arms around like an idiot and i look like im doing some new dance fresh from the trendy clubs or some thing! And as bob says, its not how fast u do a trick, its about how the trick flows that counts, so i avoid them:( may be if i practiced i wouldnt look so stupid, but then i guess id have to look stupid a whole lot more in the proces... hmmmm, do u think its worth it??? Are they that much fun?
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On 3/7/2002
jeremy cooper
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i just started riding bare-footed like a month ago, i like it better, you can really feel your board. a ty slide is a powerslide; you just roll forward, slide, and roll fakie. right know i'm trying to get really good a space walks, they're so fun.
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On 3/7/2002
Ben
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Bob, wouldn't it be worth trying a cable modem and setting up a server with that?
If you do that you could update everything very easily. I don't know what your current setup is..
What do you use Bob? What speed line, and how do you connect to it?
My point was the pepsi commercial that the dude had just asked about... the link may still be there.. and he could... i dont know, think about the good 'ole days
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On 3/7/2002
Bob Loftin
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haha,
The site will never be complete. I'll always be adding stuff.
As far as rebuilding the archive, I'm doing it slowly, day by day, keeping an eye on my bandwidth use compared to my income stream. Not going to let it get out of hand again, but now I have a lot more bandwidth to play with.
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On 3/7/2002
lexx
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ben, ur point is? lol...
bob, FINALY! When will it be complete? the site that is?
jeremy, i rode bare foot once, but never again... Any news on ty slide???
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On 3/7/2002
Bob Loftin
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Endovers -- there was a question a while back about the difference between endovers and walk the dog.
Both are on my site now...
Bob
http://www.bobstricktips.com
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On 3/6/2002
Ben
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Dude, someone just recently made a post on F-Flatland Freestyle Skateboarding Magazine, about that pepsi commercial!
they had it uploaded and everything, it was awesome
also, someone just talked about gorilla jumps and grips, some guy was talking about how he rides barefoot!
woh!
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On 3/5/2002
John O'Shei
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Kurt Lundgrin was the king of the spacewalk. He could spin a dozen 360's and go right into a full machete space walk. The other guy who ripped at that time was Steve ship. Both of those guys were protoges of Ed Nadalin who may be the smoothest flatland skater ever. Anybody remember the Gorilla grip? How about the California Pro team that did the Pepsi commercial at Carlsbad? How about the Torger Johnson pepsi spot, pierouite at speed?
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On 3/4/2002
Ben
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http://graphics.ignatius.edu/bdomzalski/freestyle/
Right now I have the basic design of what is going to be the History of Freestyle skateboarding!
If any of you guys could e-mail me and send me some info such as:
-World Championship placements from when they started to 1999
-When certain tricks came into being
-When certain records were broken
-Any other useful information you think would help other understand freestyle better
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On 3/4/2002 lexx
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not me sorry, lol.... Y did i even bother to say that i couldnt help???
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On 3/3/2002
jeremy cooper
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can anyone explain to me what a ty slide is?
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On 3/3/2002
lexx
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A space walk is exactly the same as tik tacing but u dont put the front wheels down. Just swing the nose back and forth in mid air. Looks kind of funny when i do it, so i try and avoid them. Ive never heard of a moonwalk:S..hehe
skate forever:quit never..
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On 3/2/2002
jeremy cooper
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so a moon walk and a space walk are the same thing?
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On 3/2/2002
Cliff Coleman
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Jeremy,
I'm not sure, but I think the correct term is Space Walk. It is very similar to Kick Turns except the front wheels don't touch the ground. Place your feet in the position you would to do Kick Turns. While turning the board from left to right let your front foot pivot on the ball of the foot like it would if you were putting out a cigarette with your foot. Keep the front wheels off of the ground when you do this. It works best if you have a slight uphill slope. If done correctly it will propell you the same way that Kick Turns do. I believe Torger Johnson was credited with inventing this trick.
Good Luck!
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