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On 7/18/2003
Hamm
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Mike Maysey sez:
"Okay, now I'd like to try something a little different for this sectoin. Each week, I want to throw out a topic like...wheels, hardness, trimming, wear, trucks, risers, decks, construction, camber, flex, bushings, grip tape....basically breaking down all the elements of slalom to small digestible parts that can be combined into a meaningful discussion that anyone who happens into this section will be able to contribute. My vision is to have an open discussion where everyone can pitch in with their ideas and input. I think this will help lively up this section of the site."
Now your talking Mike! Let get some constructive conversation going here. Rememeber a while back when we were talking Flex vs TS & GS. That was good stuff. Lets get back to that.
Hey, looking forward to skating w/you this weekend! Cya tomorrow
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Me and PD
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On 7/18/2003
mike maysey
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Sorry TK, I just can't agree with you on this no matter how hard I try or how much I watch the DVD. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the comparison however...I simply don't think we skate as mirror images. Don't get me wrong...after all who wouldn't want to be compared to a slalom skater like PD? He is, without arguement, one of the best slalom skaters in the world. I simply don't see the similarities you bring up.
On that note, anyone else care to chime on on this? Got an opinion?
Okay, now I'd like to try something a little different for this sectoin. Each week, I want to throw out a topic like...wheels, hardness, trimming, wear, trucks, risers, decks, construction, camber, flex, bushings, grip tape....basically breaking down all the elements of slalom to small digestible parts that can be combined into a meaningful discussion that anyone who happens into this section will be able to contribute. My vision is to have an open discussion where everyone can pitch in with their ideas and input. I think this will help lively up this section of the site.
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mmm Racing again
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On 7/17/2003
mike maysey
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just a few more days to race in SoCal again...I can't wait.
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Mistake.....Yeow!
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On 7/16/2003
Rene' "Cannonball" Carrasco.
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Whoops - it's suppose to be "web page" on that post!
my mistake...
........................-Rene' C.
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Bicknell Hill.........
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On 7/15/2003
Rene' "Cannonball" Carrasco
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Mike -
here's a link to a wepage I made for your readers to check out photo's of Bicknell Hill if they wanted to see what it
looks like........
go to -
http://www.geocities.com/renecarrasco/Bicknell_Hill.html
.......................hope it helps.........
...... - Rene' "Cannonball" Carrasco.
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Santa Cruz Photo sesh...
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On 7/14/2003
Steve Sherman-LaCosta Boys Racing
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Yo M.M.,
Photos came out killer...Slow shutter made for great motion Gave a prime image to Buddy.Possible Tracker ad in Works.You and P.D. shot is Classic!!!Not sure what to do with it.Turner-Habu ad?Concrete Wave?
Let's Talk at JPL,
Sherm Tank
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Mike and Paul
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On 7/14/2003 TK
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Sunday at Morro. Look and see. TK
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Look Closer TK
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On 7/14/2003
mike maysey
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I don't think PD and I look at all alike. Start with our feet and work your way up...maybe I'm wrong, I was once...only once though!!
Hey Moondoggie, the spacing will be no tighter than 6' and no larger that 60'...bring your GS board and bring your TS board and you'll be set. Also, bring soft wheels as the surface is quite rough.
Sherm, yeah foot placement can be duped. BTW, how did the pouch session photos come out? Any covers?
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MM & PD
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On 7/14/2003 Hamm
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TK, thats pretty easy to believe. My most recent image of the 2 of them is from Elsinore, which definently was not the advertised TS. MM just seems like his knees are closer and more bent, like he's using more of his lower body than PD who seems like he gains his leverage from his upper body.
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Back foot Drive!!!
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On 7/14/2003
Steve Sherman-LaCosta Boys Racing
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Maysey,
Great Post..I agree that style can't be duplicated,but techniqe can.After racing again over the last year I came to a point where I just couldn't get to the next level of speed.So I started to notice that all of the guys I couldn't beat had there back foot farther back than mine,(Ransome,Chicken, Mollica,and Yourself)and raised their heel when they went around toe cones.So I trained with my back foot 3 inches back and worked on lifting my foot around the cone.HUGE DIFFERANCE!!!
Breckenridge was my first race after the adjustment and I got a 3RD. And a 5th!!!It showed me never be close minded when it comes to techniqe.Now if I could just race like Slater surfs, I'd be unbeatable...Gotta Dream..Sherm Tank
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WLAC Cone Spacing
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On 7/14/2003
MoonDoggie
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Hey Guys Does anybody know what the cone spacing for WLAC is going to be, so I can Practice and How fast is that hill so I practice on a appropiate hill in Ventura County?
Peace
MoonDoggie
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Protege of Dunn
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On 7/13/2003 TK
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Hamm, I have a vid of Masey Racing Dunn in TS and it looks like a mirror image in the next lane. In GS I agree Mike has a different style. As far as power goes speed IS power. Look at Luca that guy is hammering. T
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yur style
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On 7/13/2003 Hamm
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Mike, you musta figured that out right quick cause I've never thought your stlye resembled PD's or Jack's.
PD is pure finesse, Jack's style is kinda hard to put in words except to say he is very stylish, and Mike Maysey has been all about power.
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SUPALUCA
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On 7/12/2003 TK
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Great post Mike.
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pumping
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On 7/12/2003
mike maysey
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m - If you're making cones doing what you're doing, I wouldn't change a thing. Here's what both Jack and Paul taught me...make the course clean, build speed. This will develop your style as well.
To me, style is all YOU...well and me. We all have our own style. It's about how you position your body, where you put your hands, how you hold your arms, all that...angulation of your rear leg, where's your back knee go on toe-side turns. That's your style. That's why you recognize little twitch someone has. When I was into the surf scene, I could watch...literally, 5 seconds of many top pro surfers and know instantly who it was based on their style. They had totally recognizable style. Style cannot be duplicated.
Case in point...when I recently viewed the Luca footage, I thought it was on fast forward. I was like, "okay, let's see it at normal speed...whaat do you mean that was regular....holy ----" I was amazed......amazed I say. Anyway, I saw that guy and decided I wanted to be able to skate that fast and I thought the only way to do it was to skate just like that. Copy his style. Remember what I said earlier? I threw unconsciously threw that out the window. After all, I figured, if it worked for him there must be something to it. It MUST work for me, right? I went out, set up the board, messed with foot position, messed with arm position, turned my shoulders, blah, blah.
You know what I learned...I'M NOT LUCA, d-oh, HELLO. Learning experience #58693, don't copy...here's howI did it before and now after. For some reason, I thought...for a second...that the rules had vanished. Anyway, as I was saying, I like to barrow ideas, movements and theories and make them my own. I watched and skated right along side of Jack Smith and Paul Dunn when I was learning. I tried to copy, but all I could do was barrow their ideas and theories and translate them to myself, creating my own style.
I don't know exactly where or why that just came out, I just hope it isn't too far off the subject. I just wanted to share that little tid bit with any interested parties.
Peace Out
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JPL/WLAC
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On 7/12/2003
mike maysey
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Sup BB - yeah I saw that too! Can't wait to see that guy, it's been a while. Reminds me, I gotta call him up. He called me a few days/week or so ago and I keep forgetting to return the favor. See you soon sukas!
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pumping
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On 7/10/2003
m
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working on my pumping.watched some video of well known racers and my upper body doesnt seem to gyrate like other racers but i still make my cones.im just training new again after a twenty year layoff.
Thanks for any input,m
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JPL
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On 7/10/2003 Richy C
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Hey Maysey did you see the contest calendar -- MDP is signed up for the Double threat weekend in LA and is yoked and angry! Rumor has it he has been weight training like a madman!
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Check your email bombsquad and midtown
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On 7/9/2003 John Kim
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Hey,
Bombsquad, Mike, and friends check your email please. Looking for Cliff and a few other Nor Cal riders. Hoping you can contact them.
John
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Perfumo Cyn , SLO - 7/26
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On 7/8/2003
hg
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Looks like a go. We'll use Cambria as a backup in case we get booted. Terry or I will post details in coming days.
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7/26
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On 7/8/2003
mike maysey
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hg-sounds goot...other than Lauren losing skin that is!
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Perfumo
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On 7/6/2003
hg
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Just back from checking the condition of Perfumo. There's now a locked chain link gate across the entrance to the riding area with a "absolutely no mountain bikes" sign (nothing about skateboards). However, there's no new construction, so we could get the road into rideable shape with a gas powered blower and some brooms. Without a cleanup, it's a bit like ice skating - Lauren slide out on her first run and left some skin.
Let me check with Jack, PD, Terry, et al, to see if they want to help support this.
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Central Coast Race
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On 7/5/2003
mike maysey
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Perfumo Canyon huh? I skated a good portion of Perfumo Canyon about a year ago. There's certianly some good sections that would be great for racing. Looking forward to it. Is your clan gonna make the JPL/WLAC weekend?
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location
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On 7/5/2003
hg
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At the moment, our leading candidate is Perfumo Cyn, which is wide enough for 2 lanes. The Avila bike path would be a great location, but we've generated some complaints from locals with less than 10 skaters in practice in a single lane, so I don't think we would get away with a race there. Don't know about Cambria - I'll ask Jack. In any case, I think it's better than 50/50 we will be able to organize a local race, most likely on Saturday, June 26.
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Location Location Location
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On 7/5/2003
mike maysey
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HG, is the Cambria hill an option? Or maybe a single lane race at "the path." Or how about some hill in a new development around the county. Like that one we got thrown off of in Arroyo Grande or one of the ones out in Paso. Just throwin' ideas out cause I wanna come down and race.
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