one missed pothole and you're a vegetable for life, or early onset dementia, or just dead on the spot. exactly like you said, one small mistake can have big consequences
The video is nice, and the music goes well with it. Personally, I feel that street cruising is more difficult than freeriding. There are too many unexpected variables, and the videos of Landyachtz and Loaded are just ideals. They're aliens on another level.🙃
Nice man, I love seeing people progress! 👌 One of my best tips that I can provide Is to keep cruising and commuting on your board a couple hours a day or when you can. (Not just pulling up to a spot and start skating). I know it sounds simple but becoming super familiar and comfortable with your board to the point it feels like 2nd nature is super important, especially when learning stand up slides 👌
Great progress all around-jealous. 🤩 I have same bad habit issue of back leg not being tucked down, but volume repetition will slowly take it away. I’d be cautious about about not wearing gear-I wiped out other week with Kevlar sleeves-and burned through it fast (going about 30 kmh; got about a 10 cm x 6 cm long road rash on my underside forearm-fortunately didn’t damage my tattoo. First slide attempt on Orangatang 73 mm beefcake-icy slippery, but got it under control next go.
I believe that great sliding begins with natural carving accompanied by the up and down movement of the body, and as expected, you seem to be learning it very quickly. I am enjoying the video and I support you.
Your toeside form is strong. On your heel side two things to check out. Your bag leg is straight up. You want to break at the ankle and try and lay your knee on the board. This will give you more control of the slide as you use the inside of the back foot like a rudder. Secondly you are hitting 90 degrees in the slide, and you are going to flat spot your wheels. Aim for a bit under 90 for more of a check or over 90 for more of a pendy. A steeper hill will help you on this as well. Good progress man
Your technique is careful and totally solid. You look like your making the board come back under yourself through your feet. And that is totally a skill you'll employ any time you will it so. There's one thing you could change to help that step though, and for most situations it's gonna be up to you how you hook it up. When going for the glove down, you can place a slightly lesser amount of weight on your glove down hand, and try placing it further ahead or besides you while also making a larger set up carve. This should feel like it's more of a speed check, but can help you with quick steer inputs in situations where more weight on board is needed in order to control how much slow down is applied.
i too started with tesseract and snakes. its a winning formula. You might want to start trying 180s. Makes your brain and body do something different, makes going back to checks easy. Good shit bro!!
Just discovered your channel. Subbed! 🎉 amazing skills considering you are holding the stick and camera around. I do raw long distance videos and sliding is my next goal. Keep it up ❤ saludos from Spain 🇪🇸
Nice progression and glad you’re happy - self motivated to continue, which is most important. As you get onto hills, you’re going to need to adjust your timing (reaction time) to the steepness. I struggle with really steep hills, but am decent with moderate ones. Currently can do 25 mph Coleman and 35 mph push up slide, but no stand ups or foot stops at that speed. I’ve yet to bring the Coleman around to continue downhill, but have come close at 25 mph, but not consistent. Keep practicing and it’ll all come together when it’s time. 🤘
You are really coming along nicely! I continue to be impressed. I think a good next step would be more speed. Making sure you can throw out a pendy/shut down slide is as important as taking a corner well especially on an open road. Which would be my next tip. Doing predrifts into a corner will feel a lot better. In time you should also aim to have your back foot more in line with the board when doing toesides, the goal is being able to pretty much transition from tuck to slide without moving your feet. For heelsides you still have to fold the back foot down ofc 👍
Good to see uk has such a nice surface road I been to MU and RG, no such condition when you do your crouching during toe side, try lean a bit forward knee to near/under your nipple look where you going, your rear toe better can touch the rail as well. try gear up first, the faster you play you must need gear up, but when you gear up, you less flexible. you better get familiar with full gear during initial stage
I found that a hill that is steep enough to require harder carving to control your speed really helped me ease into learning stand ups. That and really focusing on shoulder rotation when entering the slide.
