Wait are you the Foot breaker guy hahahaha :) the video ( Slides are to mainstream so we started foot breaks. Before i core wheels now i core shoes hahaha .
its great to see tutorials that actually talk about UPPER body. many skate/snowboard/similar type tutorials dont think about this or just get it plain wrong. if you want to come out regular, throw your torso/arms opposite to legs. if you want to come out switch, throw same direction. pause both the 180 slide and the regular slide mid way through, the arms and upper body are in totally different positions. (he says something slightly different in the video, but its pretty much spot on). good tut!
Kyle, this video is fantastic. It should used as the template on how to teach the fundamentals of sliding. Your instructions and comments are clear and make perfect sense. Great job! Please do one on the Coleman.
hoy I thought you were pilipino Kyle! It doesnt even matter just wanna let you know that you are a very good teacher. The way you explain and breakdown this maneuver is simple, clear, and effective. Thanks to all that were involved in this video production.
That's not a fail. At least they didn't say 'oh you're not riding a loaded deck in this video so we are not gonna let you post it.' It's more about the sport than anything else. Also loaded makes a killing so they don't need to advertise their decks anymore
This video is from 2009. Loaded didn't have any downhill/freeride boards at the time (lineup was Dervish, Dancer, Ceviche, Vanguard, Pintail) so all there riders rode boards from other companies for freeride/DH. Noob
This is definitely something you just have to get a feel for. No one can tell you how to balance yourself. Just gotta use your instincts and good sense.
The 2009 Rayne Avenger, They released a newer one without the little hole at the back, that bit used to shatter if you curbed it hard. They now use a different type of concave too, fatter towards the middle and it filters out to the edges, keeps it nice and light. Check out the description in most longboard videos and you usually find the stuff that the rider's using. Skate safe man
Heyoh, I've been trying to stick these for two days so far and what i just noticed is that you have to keep your left arm (for regulars) sort of across your torso when you go into the slide so your shoulders don't turn and you don't end up doing a 180. I know Kyle mentions it but, since he's already so good at all this, i don't think he emphasised it enough.
@z3nx10 try hanging your heels slightly off the rail, and like beanie said keep pressure on your heels. as for sliding all four wheels, go faster, and try to consciously push out the front right after you feel the back end release. i find that it makes the slide much easier to hold out, and easier to control too.
@Equation4Life it's all about making sure your wheels remain spinning. if you ever watch slow motion at the wheels, they don't just stop spinning and grind away. they still keep spinning as they slide.
Does being sponsored by loaded make you do a lot of crazy things and make a lot of crazy bets? because kyle chin and adam colton rock some funky hair styles in alot of videos!
you can slide with any hardness wheels usually, its just gets harder the softer the wheel, i use 84a zombie freeride wheels, butter smooth slides. when u pull it back in take the weight off your back leg slightly and this will allow the wheels to grip and pull the back end towards you, once your weight is slightly off then just pull your body back and the board should pop under you
@earlycrabs To a certain extent you're right but there are some things that will help you learn standups. Mainly loose trucks and slidey wheels, if you don't have slidey wheels get some slide gloves and bust out huge pendys. You should deffs have slide gloves when learning standies if you don't wanna shred your hands.
i agree, going into the 180 motion makes the slide start alot smoother and it keeps my balance perfectly for doing 40 footers (thats my longest haha) when i try to kick it out quick into a big speedcheck i feel its kind of hard to find my balance so i usually slide out after alittle. i just have to work on it.
Yeah dude in most of the Loaded videos they don't ride Loaded boards, but they use Orangatang wheels, which is Loaded's wheel franchise. That's why at the end he just talked about his wheels and had so much O-Tang merch on like his shirt and helmet stickers haha.
For people that want to learn to slide get a Baffle 37, Loaded tesseract, or arbiter 36 KT. But you can learn to slide on pretty much any board. I learned it on my Loaded Kanthaka, and learned all the basic slides on it, now i can finally get creative and really develop my own style. Btw i would also recommend 86a O'tangs wheels, they last long, slide easily.
@samueltennis- you might be either leaning to far backward or expecting to fall backwards. try to keep your feet spread evenly and your upper body centered between the trucks.
You can execute any slide with any duro wheel. Anything is possible with enough skill and precision. Its all about practice guys. Go try it. a harder duro will just help you glide longer and smoother through your slides.
Flatspots only happen when your board is exactly perpendicular the the direction you are sliding. While his holdout is close to 90 degrees, he is not sliding directly straight down the run; he is weighting his front foot a little more and allow the board to drift left (or right if you're goofy). This way, even though the board is 90, it is not perpendicular to the direction his board is moving. Hope this helps.
@EntertainmentFuel Im pretty sure that s9 stock wheels arent the best for this unless their race forms. But, if you new to this, and you just bought a sector 9 as you first, buy new wheels. The board probobly came stock with 9 balls, which are crusing wheels. I would suggest you go with mabye a 83a stim, but better yet, some 81a abec 11 freerides. If you just starting, go with softer duros so you can feel how much it takes for a softer wheel to slide, so harder ones feel ridiculously easy.
@The50carter Throw arms in the opposite direction of your slide when you initiate it. This takes a little practice to get the timing right but it will allow you to slide straight and easily bring the slide back.
@MrBrick241 I does kinda mess up your wheels, but a very small amount, after time they will become kinda cone shaped and some wheels you can just flip around, and others you can't. It does slow you down quite a bit, it is a pretty good way to slow down, your not going to stop, but you can control speed.
@Darknights7 You don't actually pull it back, the ground is always pushing it back for you. You just release the pressure off your back foot and push out with your front foot.
@z3nx10 this always happens when starting off. for some people you could be pitching foward off so much to the point you get so pissed off and almost give up ..but don't. Keep at it it's okay. Lean back but tilt your body forward and keep your heels down. You can always use your hand(s) for backup incase you fall back.
It's all about personal preference man, It really depends on what you like doing, The Cloud freerides, from memory, have square lips, that means that it won't be as easy to break out into slides until you break them in a bit and wear down the edges. Go with what you feel you want, look at news and reviews, and you'll progress as a longboarder as you learn about the sport. Plus riding different gear means you develop your own style and keep your riding fresh. Have fun dude
@nolan4017 I agree. But not with one thing, the DropSpeed actually does allow big standies, that is the board that i pulled my biggest standie on (49 feet). But other than that, the Dervish sucks for big standies.
@earlycrabs yeah but if you think about it, it makes it much easier if you have a good set of wheels and a decent board. what youre saying is that you can basically powerslide with a damn skateboard, as long as you have skills+balls+steez+practice.
@earlycrabs no the setup has a big part i can now do big 10 foot standies on my killswitch with paris 180 and 80 4prez. i could never do this on a dervish, or on a dropspeed. the board has a huge impact on how you slide. not saying killswitches are the best, but the boards are important. P.S. THE MAIN THING THAT HELPED ME: getting protective gear - pads helmet and gloves, good ones, made me confident to do fast ones, otherwise i was too scared of crashing so i normally did.
@beast3425 get a set of bearing spacers. stops the chatter noise... and takes away the wheel slop on the axle. it will sound like psssssst when you slide.
@KIMEREECHI Go faster or use slidier wheels. For best results, do both. I prefer grippier wheels though because I can feel the edge of traction easier than slidier wheels.
i'm still working on getting slides going at all, let alone longer! hehe... we've been practicing in a flat garage park, and i'm not sure we're getting enough speed to put all the pieces together. we found that hopping up slightly as we kicked the board out helped break traction, but after flying forward off my board on this one slide, it occurred to me that i've gotta dig in more once the board flies out sideways. but in the flats i don't think there was enough speed. thoughts?
@Yalokin006 i have the 86 stims too. its been about three weeks and its still sticking a little bit. give it some time, lay out some slides, and break em in more.
@GIRLLongboarders they well slide for sure but they might not be the smoothest. are they round or square lipped? just keep breaking them on doing hard carves and speed checks on dry pavement and they will get smoother.
@Yalokin006 Either you need to ride them in a bit more or tighten the bolt on the wheel so it doesn't move side to side, but not so much until your wheel can't spin.
I don't know about the board, but, especially if youve got really grippy wheels, its really hard to do slides at first until you wear down the wheels a good bit, but once your wheels lose their sliding virginity they'll be pretty easy to slide on, and the harder the durometer of your wheels the better they are for sliding. Also make sure your trucks are pretty loose, that way all you have to do to slide is carve super hard and kick out one side of the board just a bit and youll be sliding
