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| Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts)
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pushing around the first cone
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On 8/9/2003
mike maysey
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hmmm, push, push, push...pick your foot up and set it down on the board........I go in toe-side because I can get one last push in before picking up my foot and setting it down. It's easy for me since I'm not a mongo pusher, allows me to get one last push before getting into the course...not to mention I don't have to worry about knocking a cone over as I turn around the first cone.
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Cyber Slalom
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On 8/9/2003
mike maysey
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I think it's great you guys are running cyberslalom. Me...I've been spending 10-12 hours a day for the past week working.
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Cyber Slalom
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On 8/8/2003 Julius
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Mike,
Ran some informal cyber practice last night @ Camp Holl.
Youre in trouble. Gary is running low 8.
Im Getting better at the start, anytips on how to push around
the first cone ( regular ) . Im running in the low 9's.
See you on the 17th. Bring your park board for a session
@ Sunnyvale skatepark after the Midtown event.
J.
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oooops...
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On 8/8/2003 mike maysey
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I meant BEACH, not BEST....whatever, ya drunk!!
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hey george
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On 8/8/2003
mike maysey
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I didn't get home until late tonite...Clayton's bachelor send off was tonite. Picture this, a bunch of Bay Area skaters and some other close friends gathered around a pallet fire on the best drinking beer and talking story.
Good times...anyway, George...I'll have time to get to your question more specifically tomorrow night. I've been working this new job lately where I'm putting in 10-12 hour days, so I haven't had as much time as usual to answer.
Tomorrow........
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George's backside
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On 8/7/2003 Ravitch
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Well I would tell you one thing - to drive your weight down through the trucks onto the wheels - consciously thinking about/doing that requires being closer to the stance that is right over the trucks. Other than that, I would try to lean back a little more cuz you are sliding our from the rear wheels - you got lbs. for traction so use them, baby!
Ravitch
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Govinator
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On 8/7/2003 the Cone HUSTLER
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Flindt has forgotten more about government than Arnold will ever know
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Gov Mike Maysey
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On 8/7/2003 Julius
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Mike, you still have time to run for Gov.
You could make all those killer slalom spots legal
on Sundays. Just think, charge $1.00 to each rider,
we could balance the budget! I think there's something like
200 billion slalom riders in California on Sundays.
I would vote for Mollica, but he left California years ago,
"Nature Boy Gov " Looks like the Terminator will be my vote. Gary Coleman? Larry Flint ?
Shoreline tonight, Camp Holl.
J.
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racin' & stuff
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On 8/7/2003 george g.
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Yea Dave, you were looking good at Loretta. figure that there were only a few open class guys there, the rest are pros.. anyways it was a great hill and good time in spite of the bruising!
Gary Coleman for guvner! go California. raight naow your choices are Arnold, Gallager, Coleman, Flint it's all good.
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George
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On 8/7/2003 Hamm
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George, scroll back a page or 2. I had a similar ? for Mike a week or 2 ago and he gave some real good tips. I suck and I'm slow, but I do know that since widening my stance I've been able to put more downforce on the rear and increase traction.
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backside ugh!
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On 8/7/2003 george g.
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usually in the upper part of the course too. first 3-8 cones. i cannot think of any other variables.
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backside ugh!
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On 8/7/2003 george g.
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O.K John, here goes, sliding out at offsets. no wheel bite ever as far as I can tell. always backside offsets and the whole board seems to go away from under me. I can usually bring in a rear wheel slide or drift. it feels like grease in under the 4 wheels. I may not be looking over my left shoulder far enough. I am regular foot. I am trying to look at video to check it. Maria C is just getting to the Elsinore video.
I was thinking about a longer wheelbase for big courses. I rode a borrowed 35" Ick from Rick in the G/S at WLAC and shaved almost 2 seconds. I was looking for more speed and probably could have run Avilas in 75a or 72a if i had em. I ran basically the same course with the shorter board and had it go away from me. (30 inch deck, 20 inch inner to inner) I weigh in at right around 205 now and have size 13 feet on a six foot frame. and maybe I just need to practice big speed offset more??? loosen my trucks to help the turn? I'll try anything.
John, I am happy for you and Adissa and new mutt too. See ya at Morro Bay.
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road rash
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On 8/6/2003 Ravitch
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George,
Glad to hear you're out there racing - I think Mike and the rest of us could use a little more info to diagnose the situation. Are you sliding out, bottoming out with wheel bite, is it happening higher on the course or at the bottom. Does it happen when you go around stingers, offsets?
Adisa said to say hi to you and Kim. She leaves Hopi and AZ tomorrow to return to the bay area with our new puppy, walpi.
Sirie rocks - I think she should start giving some skating pointers and come to think of it, I would back her as a gubernatorial candidate. Move over, Arnold.
Ravitch
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back side ouch!
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On 8/6/2003
george g.
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Hi Mike, for the second time, in the last two races I beefed hard on a backside turn. these are on a G/S course once on the WLAC hill and now Loretta. it seems as though my board just gives away, and i am landing on my ass/side. at Loretta St. i hit hard enough to hurt my day and for that matter my week, I'm still hurting. Currently running a Cross fat ass or an Ick Carrera (same basic 20 inch inner hole to inner hole) tracker offset r, both wedged. both times on Avalons. both on the 80a's.
you have any thoughts? these boards are super stable at speed. I have been to some of the bigger hills this year, Elsinore, WLAC and now Loretta. no problems with the speed just those darn backside offsets! thanks.
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grip
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On 8/6/2003
Sirie
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hey julius -
would love to post a pic but my computer and camera don't seem to be on speaking terms at the moment. i will get one up as soon as i can figure out a remedy. can you post pics on these boards? finishing a board this week too so i will put them all up.
thanks for the interest - i can get a trace of your board at the next race if you are there. fyi raising 10 to a power indicates an exponent not multiplication , however, given your unique IQ, you achieve the same result either way.
;)
sirie
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More griptape
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On 8/6/2003 Julio
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Sirie,
can you post a picture of Mikes board for all to see
the quality of your work. Very nice work indeed!
Thanks for all your help at the local events.
Lets see, my IQ ( 1 ) x $10.00hr
still = $10.00 !
What a deal!
Hope to see you @ the next Midtown Race.
Cheers,
Julio.
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Griptape for the Ladies and Gentlemen
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On 8/6/2003
Sirie
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thanks for the interest mike has been passing on to me about the griptape jobs i have done for his boards. i am happy to do boards for all! the price he quoted earlier was actually what i had given in response to an inquiry about a large quatity of work - hence the by the hour rate. for individual boards i can do it anywhere from 50 to 100 bucks a board, depending on size, intricacy of design etc. except for you gary - thanks for the PR dollface - your board is on the house. feel free to email me at the above email or just talk to mah man. grip with style makes you fly! ;)
happy skating...
sirie
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Griptape
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On 8/6/2003
Sirie
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Hey Julius-
Sorry to hear you have to pay for women, but I only do griptape - not kooks. However, I will more than happy to make you and extra special offer JUST FOR YOU: take the quote Mike gave you and raise it to the power of your I.Q. and you will have my rate per picosecond to do some tape for you. Given the demonstration of your intellect thus far it's probably a pretty killer deal.
Sirie
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Loretta Street Race.........
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On 8/6/2003
Rene' "Cannonball" Carrasco
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Mike -
.....I have photo's from the Loretta Street Race for your readers to see .........go to these -
http://www.geocities.com/renecarrasco/Loretta.html
http://www.geocities.com/renecarrasco/Loretta2.html
That hill was a trip !
Mike, have you ever ridden it ? What did you think?
See you at WLAC on Aug. 17 - G.S. - - - - -
............-Rene' "Cannonball" Carrasco.
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griptape
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On 8/5/2003
mike maysey
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Julius, you mean you have a career in comedy?
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beginner
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On 8/5/2003
mike maysey
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Gary in VA, yeah dude, go for the shorter of the two if you want to get into tight slalom...
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Banks/Ditches
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On 8/5/2003 Gary H.
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Mike, check this out:
http://homepage.mac.com/garyholl/PhotoAlbum22.html
fun little ditch.
Julius, yes Mike is signed up and so are about 15 others.
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GRIP TAPE
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On 8/5/2003 JULIUS
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YO, MIKE
YOU MEAN I CAN HAVE YOUR GIRLFRIEND FOR ONLY $10.00
AN HOUR? WHAT A DEAL!
DID YOU SIGN UP FOR THE MIDTOWN CYBER EVENT?
GARY SAYS YOU SHOULD FILL IN THE 2ND OR 3RD FASTEST TIME.
RIDING BANKS AND DITCHES LATELLY, YOU SHOULD COME ON OUT
AND SKATE WITH US FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
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Beginner's Question
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On 8/4/2003
Gary in VA
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As stated earlier I'm looking into getting into slalom. I see two sizes of boards. 30-32 inch boards and 36 inch boards. I'd guess that the shorter boards are for tight slalom and the longer for giant slalom? Is that right? I'm looking to start with TS as soon as I decide on a board.
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Slalom
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On 8/3/2003 John Kim
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Tight/Hybrid slalom session this morning with Ravitch, Gary, and Julius. Ravitch and Holl fast as usual. Julius making clean run after clean run on a fairly technical course. Upcoming spoiler in the tight slalom if it gets really tight in Morro Bay.
Had fun... Will scope out potential spots for other Midtown events with Gary and Julius.
Later
John
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