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| Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts)
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bruised your heel while hopping on rocks?
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On 8/19/2003 Gary H.
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What?
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Leo...get on it and go
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On 8/18/2003
mike maysey
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Hey Leo, get on your board and go. Oh wait...hold on a sec. When you get on your baord, give it a little time and you'll have it back shortly. Start slowly, get your body position back and build up speed slowly......do not go out and try to shatter your fastest times from when you were skating all the time...right away. If you bring it back slowly, I bet you'll be end up going faster than you were before you quit, or at least feeling that way. Sometimes for me, I take some time off and once I come back I feel like I'm going faster. Taking time off helps, I think, because I usually spend time thinking about skating, what some would call conceptualizing/visualizing. Then you get on your board and your body already knows what to do and you just go. Maybe you'll loosen up your trucks a little to get it back but before long you'll be rippin' it up like you were when you were skating all the time.
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Sorry Gary......et al.
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On 8/18/2003
mike maysey
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I didn't make it yesterday because I bruised my heel hopping on rocks while trout fishing on the San Lorenzo River. It hurts really bad. I hope I heal in time for the Worlds!!!
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stopping
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On 8/18/2003
mike maysey
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Tyler, learn to footbrake. Start off slow and simply take your foot off that you push with and put it on the ground. Apply pressure and come to a stop. You'll blow through some shoes, but it'll stop you. Or learn to pendulum slide, it might be cheaper that blowing through a set of Etnies. I personally don't know how to slide very well on my wheels so I just use footbraking to stop on steep hills. I'm going to learn soon how to Coleman Slide which will make another method to stop.
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Midtown Series
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On 8/17/2003 John Kim
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Hey Gary,
Gosh darn it... thought I had the trophy in the bag, till Ravitch showed up and laid down some awesome times. Maybe next year after he stops sandbagging and turns pro. You to Miko!!!!
I had a great time today. Thanks Gary, Julius, Victoria, and Ayako for organizing the race and running the timer.
See ya,
John
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Midtown Super Cyber Slalom
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On 8/17/2003 gary h.
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Mike, why didn't you show up?
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return to the deck
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On 8/16/2003
Leo
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Hey Mike, i havent skated since may, what do u recommend for returning back to my last condition slaloming?
i need to train and get rid of this belly first i know, but i want any advice for training.
Leo
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Midtown Hardware
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On 8/16/2003 gary h.
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Miko, I got it...really i did.
see you in the AM.
Who will win the Open Midtown Series World Champion Cup?
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Big?????
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On 8/16/2003
Miko
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Satire is so hard these days...
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Midtown World Champion
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On 8/16/2003 gary h.
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Miko, the board is a 31" roe Unlimited...that should give you an idea on the size of the trophy's....they aren't big but they aren't small. It's all 'bout the bragging rights anyway.
See you Sunday.
-g-
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Pre-race voodoo diet...
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On 8/16/2003
Miko
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Day two, 3:30am. Dinner after coming home late from work and a little Capitola night riding.
Salmon filet with dill, mashed potatoes, side of toast, Super Bock beer, toast and jam, more beer and another slice of toast to really put me over the top. The voodoo is working. You're all toast at the cyber-jam sunday am!
Going out for a bit of free-carving tomorrow on my new, beautiful ICK Carerra, (nicknamed the Golden Goose by Rick Howell). Every time I ride it I like it even more... the color is growing on me, and sure enough, I'm falling in love with this deck!
Anyone who wants to cruise slalom or longboards mid-day in Santa Cruz, give me a call! (Don't call before 10:30am!) We'll do 2 hour hill tour... 831.588.8162
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Spoils...
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On 8/15/2003
Miko
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But that could be a tiny Roe or a giant one as well! Photos just aren't as reliable as they used to be. I'll bet they're HUGE!!! That's a 57" Roe Downhill Gun isn't it?
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Midtown Trophy's
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On 8/15/2003 gh
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Miko and others...go here:
http://homepage.mac.com/garyholl/Events52.html
to see the trophy's..they aren't as small as "tiny army men"...in the photo I put them on my Roe so you can get an idea of their size.
See you Sunday. Check your e-mail for the new location of this event.
-g-
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Loosa, loosa...
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On 8/15/2003
Miko`
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Ok... I've had my traditional pre-race training diet of sardines on toast, beer, more toast and jam, clam fettucine and more toast, and about 1000mg of ibuprofen. I'm freakin' ready. No Loosa for me. You guys are all toast! (Cause that's what I've been eatin')
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Bottle of Loosa
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On 8/14/2003 John Kim
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Hey Miko,
Don't bring the bottle of Loosa unless you plan on drinking it yourself. heh heh... Also, don't count out HC, he's looking really really fast.
See ya,
John :p
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Cyber Death Rattle...
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On 8/14/2003
Miko
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I have my NEW ICK Carrera and it is total dope... you are all lunchmeat!!! (Or not depending on who brings the bottle of Loosa...)
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WHERE'S MIKE?
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On 8/14/2003 jULIUS
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WHERE ARE YOU MIKE?
Did you turn off the lights on the East Coast today?
Maybe you are skating @ your secret cyber slalom location
gearing up for Sunday. The Trophy's for the Midtown series
are way cool. It's up for grabs in the open class,
Ravitch, Miko, John Kim and even Myself have a chance of
taking the whole series in points.
JP.
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Midtown WORLDS!!!
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On 8/14/2003
Miko
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Ok guys... things are getting really SERIOUS now that Gary has sent out the .jpg files of the trophies for the Midtown Cyber race as well as the overall series trophies. NO ONE TOLD ME THER'ED BE TROPHYS! I've been practicing myself to near lameness in anticipation of my chance to compete for one of these babies! Ravitch! Kim! WATCH OUT!!!
(Y'know with pictures it's possible that they're really tiny or maybe REALLY HUGE! Gary? Which is it? These things aren't the size of little tiny army men are they?)
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stopping
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On 8/14/2003 tyler
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im 40 and have been scateboarding most of my life,lately ive been going to hills alone.i control my speed by going side to side like a snowboard.when i go too fast straight how do i slow down or stop?
i have heard of a slide,but with the wheels i have in my standard bareback longboard skateboard that doesnt seem possible.or is it?
how else can i stop?
thanks
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Cyber
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On 8/11/2003 Julius
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Thank's Mike,
I knew pushing was the part I missed, getting better.
Watch out for HC, he laid down a great time yesterday
at the proposed cyber location. John and Myself struggled
yesterday, and Gary simulated Mr. Dongs time by extending
the start box from 3 ft to 12ft. Man, It's gonna be hard
to break the low 8. Your a maniac Mr Dong, or you don't have a life outside cyber slalom HA HA.
Hope to see you Sunday!
JP.
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cyber
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On 8/11/2003 gary h.
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Julius, Shoreline times don't count...it's downhill. To break MD's time I'd have to practice for months and learn to enter the course on the right (one more push). I'd be lucky to get a 9 second time..
Miko, we rode Saturday at the usual SC spot. We started pretty early 7:30AM.
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Cyber-Julius...
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On 8/10/2003
Miko
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Every dog has his day... I'll be there at least until 9:30 or 10am, at which point I'll have done whatever damage there is to do! Then it's off to work!
Did you guys session this am? (sunday) I was too trashed and didn't get up until near 10am. Late work schedule is killing me. I'm riding somewhere tomorrow early evening though... maybe I'll do some cyber!
The new ICK Carrrera is set up and ready to go. Stiffer, meaner, and ready to rock. Watch out!
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Cyber Slalom
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On 8/9/2003
john kim
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Hey Miko,
Better practice for the cyber slalom. Its all about the start and Julius really has it down. He's laying down some good times. Its anyones game for the open class. ugh...
See ya there.
John
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Board Stability and Adjustment...
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On 8/9/2003
Miko
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Just a few more cents worth on this George... I've got a Retro-Flattie and a Carrera, ax2ax on the Flattie is about 26", Carrera ax2ax is 23.75"
I've found softer bushings to be a huge help in getting firmness in my setup, while still having enough give to get it to turn. Medium Tracker Stims in the rear and Soft Stims in front have been working great for me.
The Flattie is so stiff that it seems to have the torsional ridgidity to turn very sharp despite it's long w/b. The Carrera is more all-around and seems able to handle the big, fast courses, but I'm now finding that I like to set it up for a more nimble medium sort of course... semi-tight to bit hybrid. I now use the Flattie for the really big stuff and it rocks.
I've begun riding with my bushings a bit more snug like Mike related as well. (But I've been riding my setups really squirrely loose, so it would seem that I'm evolving to a more precise and stable setup.)
Lastly, on my Carrera and more so on the Flattie, for traction, I manage my rear foot placement, pulling it slightly forward for tighter, less-offset cones, and rearward over the rear truck for big offsets and high-speed arcs. You can still raise your heel for faster offsets that far back, but it takes more work with your arms and a more vigorous movement of the arms and body to get the fast response.
Charlie Ransom is a classic example of the lifted heel down-and-driving GS turning style.
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Hey George...
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On 8/9/2003
mike maysey
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Sup George?
The longer board will help immensely. I always like to tell a story to explain, so here goes.
I had a tough time with shorter wheelbase boards (20" inner to inner) like the GS/Hydrid in bigger courses. I had to tighten my trucks a lot. I wanted to avoid wobbs. Who wants to crash at 20 mph because they didn't set up their board properly? Problem was, avoiding wobbs compromised turning agility and consequently, traction. When I first started slalom, I had my trucks pretty tight. I used the stock Indy bushings which are hard as a rock. I loosened them and ran better. I still had trouble on big offsets because the board just wouldn't turn enough when I really needed it to. I changed bushings to something softer and was able to do tight and offset equally well. As I progressed, I thought I needed to run my trucks tigher because in my minds eye, I saw myself gaining velocity if I could not only push off of my board, but off of my bushings. I tried the hard bushings again and skated some very technincal courses and would blow out almost every run. I got rid of the stock bushings, got some Trackers and now run Bones yellows and blues. I use harder one in the back (truck turns less) and soft ones in the front (truck turns more). I also wedge both trucks forward on my hybrid and GS boards so that the front is loose and is turning a lot while the rear is wedged forward and tight...not turning much at all.
These days, I've gotten to the point where I know as soon as I roll into a course, if I should tighten or loosen my trucks, or I thought I did until a couple weeks ago. At WLAC, I won the GS. I got some crucial tips...one of them was to tighten my trucks a hair. The day before at WLAC, I rode that board on a much more technical course. Bulky told me to tighten my trucks, said I looked sketchy around the last major offset coming in toward the finish line. I took the advice and put about a half turn on front and rear and won the race on the next run. I think the longer wheelbases also allow you to avoid wobbs just because the trucks are so far spaced apart...but I'm not physicist.
Conclusion, get a longer board 34-36" total length and 23-25" inner hole measurement, also get it very stiff. If I were you, you mentied ICK, get a flattie or wait a little bit because I know Turner is getting ready to release some production boards. with the longer board you'll be able to loosen your trucks, carry more speed and avoid wobbs with the long wheelbase.
L8SK8er
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