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| Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts)
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3 pushes
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On 3/31/2003 Gary H.
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I still remember my 1st slalom race at GGP...Henry Hester was amazed that I got three pushes in as most riders only got two. The way I do it is one small push followed by two bigger ones. The key is making sure you get that rear foot in place right when you plant it...if you don't you are late for the next few gates and you'll DQ. I think the night before that GGP contest I practiced something like 50 starts...it must of helped because I took 3rd behind Cross and PD.
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gary's pushing it.
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On 3/31/2003
john airey
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sgt. holl, the idea occurred to me after watching
you get three pushes in. I didn't watch where you
stopped pushing, I'm sure it was behind the line
but I probably assumed it was not and reasoned from there.
you are right your foot wasn't back on the deck
until the second cone.
Listen? no, I don't do much of that I'm afraid. Too much
school for me, I used up all my listening abilities way
back when. At least I was quiet and pretending to listen,
that's more than a lot of people trying to tell me
things get.
still seems like criddling the second cone might be a
win... I wonder if somebody will try it next time.
Mike what happened to you at elsinore? qualified third
then gone, I assume you DQ'ed or fell or something?
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SAS Midtown#1
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On 3/31/2003 Gary H.
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No pushing was allowed past the 1st cone (did you guys listen to the racers meeting? We explained that...or I should say I explained that multiple times)...this means you could be passing the 1st cone with only one foot on your board.... but you had better be sure you could have it placed in the right spot by the second cone or you would DQ...that's what I did on one of the qualifying runs.
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SAS 3 CONE DQ
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On 3/28/2003 JULIUS
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YO MIKE AND JOHN AIREY.
THE SAS WAS UNLIMITED PUSH TO THE FIRST CONE ONLY!
iF YOU WERE TO ENTER ON THE LEFT ( WHICH YU WERE SUPPOSED TO ) CRIDDLE THE 2ND CONE AND HAVE A STRAIGHTER LINE TO THE 3RD, YOU WOULD BE PUSHING PAST THE FIRST CONE ( I THINK ) .
If you entered on the right side of the 1st cone
= D.Q. ( even if you criddled it ) .
Almost everyone had 1 D.Q run including Gary and
Mike Maysey. The 3 cone D.Q was decided upon to encourage a higher level of riding, and to improve all of our riding skills. John, you did well on the 1st round ! Congrats.
Stay tuned for the next race.
Good luck Mike @ Elsinore !
Oh yeah, this is a Q&A forum,
Q. When will you be sporting the Mohawk or Moe cut again?
J.
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Good Point John
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On 3/28/2003
Mike Maysey
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...I'll try that out at GGP for the next race.
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another question for mike...
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On 3/28/2003
john airey
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Since we had a three cone DQ rule, no penalty, did you
consider criddling the second cone to get a longer
push?
how about this scenario:
You could have gone left of the first cone, pushed
right through the second cone then entered the
course on the left of the
third cone with about 7 pushes
leaving you two more free cones for the remainder of the
course...
I think you would have beat gary if you did that.
It occurred to me, but it seemed like cheating in spirit
if not in letter.
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Kenny's PINKIE...
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On 3/27/2003
Miko
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My *point* exactly Wesley... Kenny's scared enough small animals and children already. We don't want his castaway boards haunting us.
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What hasn't already been mentioned ad nauseum?
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On 3/27/2003
Wesley Tucker
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Which of Kenny's parts is unmentionable? Christ, who in the Western Hemisphere hasn't seen them, discussed them freely over pizza and offered some advice on how Nature Boy could improve upon the situation?
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ICK...
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On 3/27/2003
Miko
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Oh yeah... I didn't paint my Catalina Blue Carrera. It was Kenny Mollica's custom PINK jobber... It just reminded me too much of Kenny's unmentionable parts. (Nothing personal Kenny!)
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Black, black, black...
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On 3/27/2003
Miko
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Hey there Mr. Henry J.
My mini is black cause it makes my sponsor's logos AND the huge ICK I stenciled on it look awesome. It's also facing downwards all the time anyway. All our decks have BLACK grip tape on them anyway, with the sun beating down on them all day. My mini is doing just fine, thank you! Can't wait to get my FLATTIE!
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Retro Flattie
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On 3/27/2003
Hamm
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Mike Gormans Retro Flattie is one of the most beautiful skateboard decks I have EVER seen
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BLACK ICK!?
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On 3/27/2003 Henry J
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Miko-
Did you paint your ICK black?????
what are you THINKING?
actually, what are you SMOKING?
Not only is black boring, it is functionally the worst color for a composite skateboard... black absorbs the most heat. This could be slightly detrimental to the ride over a long period of time.
Glenn's Retro is a beast! Big flat and fat. Those wheels roll like the giant ball in Indiana Jones.
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Crack? What Crack???
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On 3/27/2003
Miko
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Looks like marks of some sort... It's Glenn Shotwell's ride, not mine. Probably just road tar or solar flares or sumpin'. Those wheels are so big the just roll over houses anyway...
Kenny! I'm still riding Pinky-the-mini and she rips (she's now Blackie though)... I learn more about her every day. She's just like you... quick to respond and sometimes impetuous. You are now getting sleepy... Return to the fold wayward brother... buy a Retro-Flattie!!! Call Rick now... Hope to see you at Paso!
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Cracks?
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On 3/27/2003 Nima
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Hey Miko:
Are those cracks on the rear wheels on that Ick?
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Ick
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On 3/27/2003 Mollica
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That is one bad-ass looking Ick.
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Quiver me timbers...
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On 3/27/2003
Miko
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Hey John...
Practice means go out and carve all your *favorite* hills on the board you want to get wired.
I was out today running a series of hills around Capitola and Soquel with my ICK Carrera, just enjoying fast pumping, gs carves, change-ups, pushing some carves hard enough to drift toe and heelside... It's all good and makes you more secure at any speed.
Plus you get to ride all over the place and not worry about cones and getting kicked off the road etc. Recreational free riding is probably the most fun riding I do.
I'm on both Mike and Gary's team besides riding for team ICK! I loved the Carrera the moment I tried one... I'm still totally stoked on it, and want a backup in case I lose or break it.
I also have a Mini-Carrera, and I've been putting a little extra time in on it, so I'm more used to a slightly shorter w/b board for the tight stuff.
Finally... Rick Howell is making me one of his Retro-Flatties, which is what Charlie Ransom rode to 1st place on in the GS at Morro Bay.
It's 34.5" long and will have roughly a 25.5" axle to axle w/b. It's a BIG hill board... Can't wait to go out on my rounds in Capitola on that baby!
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John's Boards
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On 3/26/2003
Mike Maysey
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Hey John,
Out of those selections, you probably would have been better off on the whitebird. That board is best suited for that type of course. If I had brought one of my hybrids, I would have ridden that because it is slightly longer than my fullnose. I also wanted to have my red fullnose to ride as well as the white one I rode. The red one is fast but I thought the white one would be faster since it's stiffer. Trouble was, it was a push start and a very low speed start after picking up the push foot.
You reasoning sounds good, however you have to give yourself a chance to learn how to ride that hybrid because on tighter courses that are pumpers, you'll be glad you did.
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HairDo
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On 3/26/2003
Mike Maysey
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I'm planning some alternative hair style for this weekend. It'll probably gel tomorrow sometime.
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You'd have to work hard to make skateboard practice hard.
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On 3/26/2003
Wesley Tucker
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Just remember, John, that even when you "practice" at slalom, you're still riding a skateboard. By calling it "practice," it's just an excuse to ride your skateboard A LOT.
Work? Not hardly.
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practice?!?
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On 3/26/2003
john airey
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practice?!? nobody told me about that... sounds
suspiciously like work to me. also, proven==boring,
but perhaps I will spend some more time on the hybrid.
Miko, I hear you have quite the quiver. Are you on
gary's team or mike's team?, :-).
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Slalom board for slalom...
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On 3/26/2003
Miko
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Hi John...
I'd say put away the birch board and put some hard practice time into the Fatboy and Hybrid. Maybe just the Hybrid so you'll really get it wired. You'll finally start feeling comfortable and getting up to greater speeds. It will then become apparent if you need to migrate to another specific type of deck (possibly shorter or longer w/b, stiffness etc.) The hybrid is a proven deck which once you gotten it wired, will help you determine where you want to go next (if anywhere).
Looking forward to meeting you at one of the Midtown gatherings or races!
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payment for moving mikes cones...
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On 3/26/2003
john airey
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gary, when do I get my $10 for "adjusting" those key cones
in maysey's lane on my walk back up?
(a joke!).
seemed like a lot of turner hybrids that day.
some grassroots team competitions could be fun.
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Grade
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On 3/26/2003 gary h.
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Mike and I are on only one team: Turner ...oh wait...and Etnies & ProDesigned.
If there was one perfect board we would have all used it at Shoreline.
Of the boards you had....
I would have used your Hybrid.
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grade my homework
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On 3/25/2003
john airey
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Mike, I have some questions for you.
This flatland race we had on sunday was my first
slalom race in about 26 years. great fun.
I had 3 setups available:
1. fatboy (your old one).
2. whitebird proto (the softer one you didn't ride)
3. a short stiff birch ply/carbon deck
David Eye of CO rescued
from his own board building research and sent me.
(thanks david!)
(used decks have more character!)
the almost flat course had that little downhill to start, that slight uphill and then the flat part to the finish.
There were a lot of 6' cones I think?
I choose setup 3 because in some quick testing I could
get it through the 6' cones easily because it was short
and it feels secure and predictable due to the
stiffness and the full shape. I tested I could pump it
uphill as well so I figured I was set to hopefully
spoil somebody rather than just be cannon fodder.
But Sully, J. Kim, and Bill Evans killed me on the
uphill part even tho I felt I did okay on the downhill
part against them. They fully motored by me on that
section. Two had whitebirds and sully had a flexible
deck too.
So later I tested my decks again and the whitebird is
the fastest for going up a slight hill, I guess I
should have ridden that one. Maybe I will use that for
flatland in the future.
But the most flexible and fastest whitebird is also the
one that feels the least secure in the sense that if I
pump too hard I can get bucked and slide coming out of
the turn. I didn't want to fall or DQ in the excitement
of the event.
The fatboy is the most secure but it has the least
margin for error if there are 6' cones so I ruled it
out.
For GGP (that hill seems fairly steep to me) it seems I
don't want a deck that is super pumpable since it is
downhill. I want a stable secure deck I can get through
all the cones without struggling.
The last course you had there had a few tight ones
so I think I will chose the little birch deck for GGP.
What do you think of that reasoning?
Also, how about a Maysey team and a Holl team for these
local events? SJ/penninsula vs SF? This could be
the start of a beautiful rivalry, :-).
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Maysey's Mohawk......
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On 3/25/2003
Rene' Carrasco
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Mike -
Did you mention at the end of the last racing season -
{on NCDSA} that you would be "sporting" a Mohawk haircut for the NEW 2003 FCR RACING SEASON ? hmmmmmmmm.
That would be rad. TAXI DRIVER MEETS ELSINORE.
See you at the Lake - "Skates Up !"
................-Rene'- "Cannonball" Carrasco.
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