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Thank you. Yes, my friend, Hector learned Coleman in one session and wetness definitely helped. He did better applying areas I fell short on better: 1) press front foot, 2) lead with your front truck, 3) weight on front foot and wait for timing (don’t force the board), 4) traction will break.

Thank you and much appreciated. I enjoy the process of learning, but when you share & teach other people-you actually learn more. Looking forward to your videos. 🤘

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Thanks. Oddly, I’m about upload my first misty/wet session with my buddy and he got his first Coleman with no rail.

Awesome info and quality comment-thank you. Yes, agree on warming up as we age and it was a reminder that warming is first then training. Makes perfect sense of the weight shifting and hand dropping first. Still takes so much conscious effort to focus, but building muscle memory/instinct takes hundreds if not thousands of specific skill training. Still stoked and thank for encouragement. 🤘

Thank you. Makes sense and can build muscle memory with confidence; still uncertain and not consistent, but that’s what practicing is for.

Thank you. Putting in the work. Every session goal now is to get at least 1 quality slide. Will add one good carving, too at some point.

Thank you. Going to be practicing that today. Out here now setting up with rear trucks moved back 2 inches on Comet board. 🤙

@@cantskate5535 Morgans aren't the slidiest of wheels, tbh. They're pretty grippy for round-lipped wheels.

I kind of thought that, but didn’t think I knew better. Thanks for validating. Uh, session sucked, but worked through it…haha. Posting later - a lot of footage to edit.

Thanks. Forgot about longer wheelbase-haha. 95a will be in on Tuesday. Thank you for the suggestion. 🙇🏻‍♂️

Whoa that’s really cool to get to an event and congrats. Bummer about hills in North Carolina, but glad you’re stoked to drive. I may have same situation in a few months-may have to relocate for $2B bridge construction project in Mobile, AL. Appreciate the marathon and I’m good with it. Thanks for the 🤙 and good luck in your marathon, too. 🤘

Thank you. I understand what needs to happen, but doesn’t make sense yet because I don’t fully understand the movement. Surely the repetition will get me there and looking forward to more practice.

@@cantskate5535 dial in the movement of stopping. Then up the speed and pull off the full pendy

Thanks. Any recommendations? Vans hurt my heels and if I have to run off-I feel flat footed and hurts.

@@cantskate5535 FP insoles. Skate shoes almost intolerable for walking and hiking, but for skating they are the tops. Adidas Busenitz.

@@santacruisin thanks. Give them a whirl.

Thank you. Yes, Bailey is a really great coach and friend. Grateful he found me on one of the you tube recommendations. Feeling better each practice session and goal is to have at least one truly good one Coleman slide. Like the idea of even stopping and continuing down hill-never done that. Thanks.

Ah cool on the term - thanks. My buddy Bailey gave me a sticker that said “thane is cool”. Will need to put it on my Comet board since it’s now my fav.

@@cantskate5535 Does your new kingpin have play inside the baseplate hole? Cuz if it does, some epoxy will fix that for ya. Having play in the kingpin can result in wobbles, loss of turning, and unpredictable loss of grip.

Thank you and yes, read it and will practice it.

Awesome details and thank you. Will be practicing over Memorial Day weekend.

i mean, he goin hard but... i imagine this dude jumps into bushes walking down sidewalks when cars drive by....

Uh yeah…you’re right-I shouldn’t have done it. Obviously didn’t understand the real risks and have been lucky.

Haha…well, not walking, but I almost did when I couldn’t foot brake first time cruising on sidewalk. Now doing actual training to build up skill and backing off speed.

@@cantskate5535 Didn't want to sound mean in any way. The dedication you're putting into this is really impressive. Just stay safe out there and have fun!

Excellent and thanks. Yes, definitely will put those to action. Will be doing some more testing current configuration to see if I can tell the difference. 🤘

​@@cantskate5535Definitely follow what @AroniDeliquint said. But I think even with a shim, you should still run a boardside washer for standard-height bushings to maintain the geometry of Caliber 3's.

​@@cantskate5535 To stay in-line with @AroniDeliquint's suggestions, use a flat boardside washer in the front truck (between the red shim and the boardside bushing).

Thanks for commenting and no, but learning quickly - thanks to comments like yours. Did start cruising a few weeks ago and been practicing on Carver board & separate trucks, etc. Been dialing it back on speed to work on basic fundamentals-yes, agree and thanks again.

@@cantskate5535 so, let me teach you how to fall fam. i can go 40mph and slide out without hurtting myself. 1. get low. 2. put back hand to the front of the board, sorta by your front foot toes. really just behing the half way point of the board . 3. put weight on front foot 4. lean back till you feel your back arm tugging. enough pressure leaning back you think you will fal 5. lean behnd you whild holding onto the board and not letting go. then you can use your front hand and butt to slide on t he ground pretty safe. the front hand/glove is what should be sliding nad holding most your weight. you need to learn how to properlly stop going more than 20 mph before you continue.

@@beatstreat-gy4qd thank you and tremendously descriptive which is awesome. This is definitely a much better than a sloppy Superman push up slide another person had mentioned in comments. Will practice at low speed to develop instinct so I don’t have to think.

Thank you, and yes that’s the eventual goal to transition to other stops that allow me to continue downhill. For now-making sure I can stop-which I just learned about 3 months ago. Scratching the surface on so many skills to yet to learn and be confident in, but having fun practicing.

yes, this type of slide really only works with non skid gloves. or just having man hands and smoth crete. if you cant create friction, yoou cant control. i put paper in my back pockets so when they pocket gets eaten. i can just replaced papersin the pockets to keep my bm bum from being removed. but also use my but to steer with my hands.

@@beatstreat-gy4qd darn good idea on paper. 🙏

@@cantskate5535 yeh, 50k hours on a skateboard, should know what im talking about

Thanks. Only doing it for excessive pollen at this time and truthfully blocking sun-I don’t wear sun block.

Apologies

Thank you. I’m just starting to learn the basics of carving and slowly increasing speed with control. This speed run or stuff like it is a mental test. I’ve been using the Carver board & trucks to help me get fear of loose trucks less, body movements, balance and did some large carving last night on my new Comet board with non-symmetrical set-up. Agree, I could have swerved and with more practice-it can happen.

@@cantskate5535 That Comet setup is a beast. Stable AND turney. You can carve down this same hill in this vid and count the number of carves you did to get to the bottom. Then, each time you want to go faster try to reduce the number of carves by like 10% each successive round of carving. For example, if you carve down the first time with 40 carves, the second time, you should aim for no more than 36 carves, and keep decreasing it until you can only carve in the single digits.

@@nickamarit wicked cool. Have not passed 2 carves yet - hahaha, but will slowly chip away at it and with deliberate control & confidence. Uploading my 2 carve vid now. 😆

@@cantskate5535 The more number of carves and the deeper the carves, the more the speed is reduced. Especially if you use softer, wider wheels with grabby lips, they will slow you down a whole lot just from carving alone.

Been learning quickly on so many basic skills last few months and appreciate your commenting. 🙏

Thank you. Just having fun living life instead of watching it go by. Upgraded my Comet Orbiter to non-symmetrical trucks and feels great. New video literally in next hour. Thanks again for cheers and support. 🤘🙇🏻‍♂️

Thank you. All good and surely you can get there, too. 🤘Have fun. 🤙

Man SHADDAP, this man is using lots of high-end safety equipment that most people don’t bother with until they’re at a way more advanced level. Worst-case Wendall over here.

@@alexandrefurneribeiro3265you have no idea what you’re talking about. There is no good reason at all to be going 30+ on an open road with no ability to stop that is an obvious recipe for disaster.

Agree with this for sure. Keep skating dude it's awesome that you're learning! Learn the fundamentals though, you're a bad accident waiting to happen, seriously.

Thanks for being honest and I will be dialing back on speed to focus on confident stopping. Initially it was about speed, but enjoying the fun in learning - properly - with controlled stops.

Thank you for your support and appreciate the honesty.

Thanks and been on Carver for a little over 1 week, so have not been doing a pre-carve. Still not entirely smooth, but yes-pre carve is my focus to break properly instead of forcing it.

Yes. For excessive pollen and truthfully to block sun-I don’t wear sun block.

Awesome and thanks. Good luck. There are many options as I just discovered surf skate, too in last week. It’s an experience to move / carve by your own movement.

@@cantskate5535 I’ve been looking into that as well, I skated in the 90’s and I don’t remember as many options as there is now lol.

Haha cool-thanks. Name was for idea and goal that I couldn’t skate 55 mph; it was a few months (last year) before my 55th bday soon to be 56 in August.

Thank you. Very astute. I was actually working on going up hill carving and this happened. Great practice and thank for the advice as always. That’s the intent. Make it purposeful for down hill. Funny that I had drastically loosen my dh trucks and my fear of looser trucks is almost gone.

Wicked cool. Great to hear you’re active & crazy, too 😆🤙

Thank you and kind of figured on sneaker selection. I may transition back to flat shoes - maybe - when I get better control? It may be a phase idk.

Thank you for that core tightening and weight distribution- makes sense. I honestly have minimal confidence in foot braking-more like a drag - for now. Emergency stops - working on it - but feel comfy with sloppy push up slide.

Will definitely be practicing more with this specific technique. The front of my Becker sole came loose because I inadvertently did a quick toe first vs heel. Thank you for commenting.

Awesome pointers and thank you-will pay closer attention to the details. I do have the Becker soles on my vans, but switched shoes because the back of heels were painful. Will look to see if there is something else that still allows me to run off board?

Congrats. Are you practicing to go higher or you good with it?

@@cantskate5535 um potentially wouldn't mind going higher. I don't feel speed in a straight line has much of a limit for me but been trying to learn slides a bit more lately. Been getting out with pro skater, So Tanaka from Japan and he makes it look very very easy haha. You kind of just need to do it and fall with a much protection as you can... Seems to be the best way to learn. Got a motorcycle jacket and big knee pads

@@cantskate5535 also a fun fact. 58km/h compared to 62km/h might seem small but legit feels like 30km/h difference.... I'm still not sure whether or not to believe my GPS.... Felt like 90kmh

@@MarkMash17 wicked cool to be with pro. Yeah, pros make everything look effortless & easy. Same feel about sliding skill precise-need to do more. On the new crew training hill, one of the guys said he knows people that can go to 60 mph/96 kmh and don’t know how to slide? 😳 Agree on plenty pads & leathers to practice falling. Keep up the positive mindset. 🤘

@@MarkMash17 every speed increase seems huge and glad you keep trying. Perceptually, I’m oblivious to speed, which can be scary, however, control or lack there of it is my issue. That’s why I’ve been focusing on learning from my new buddy Bailey & highly skilled crew. Keep at it, repetition breeds skill confidence. Good luck & skill practice. 🤙

Awesome and congrats on starting your journey. My buddy/coach, Bailey, suggested going to an event to learn, observe and practice-so looking for one. Makes sense. Hype is always good to continue your journey. Good you’re wearing pads and moto jacket: got to keep yourself from injury. Good luck. Next video will be on foot breaking (sloppy & slow), but a start.

@@cantskate5535 awesome, looking forward to it.

Funny you mention that-and I started learning foot brake last week-very sloppy/slow speed. Obviously not instinct yet. It’s actually my next video.

Thank you. I do like milk shake wheel, but don’t have enough experience to know better. Actually switching to the banana peels to see if I can get slide easier. First session with peels were really slippery - like a peel.

@@cantskate5535 Yeah cool, Milk Shakes will thane more and like you said Peels are more slidey! But peels are a big wheels and you will build up a lot of speed on hills, I find when you're learning it's better to ride a smaller wheel to control your speed. I'm learning slides myself and I've been skating the Purple 83a Skiffs, they're a small wheel but super easy to slide and the slides are predictable, you could also try Powell Peralta Snakes! Enjoy your skating man!

@Renclif cool and thanks. I have a set of the Snakes and will try them, too. Might bring a few other wheels to try since I’m not going for speed, but skill in truck carving, and balance.

@@cantskate5535 Sounds awesome, have fun!