Post by Boy Ipoh on May 3, 2010 18:08:42 GMT 8
Slide bebeh
Sliding is the most effective braking technique for downhill skateboarders. It allows a skater to reduce his speed much more quickly than footbraking, but requires a wider area depending on his ability to control the slide. It has also evolved into its own discipline of skateboarding, with riders performing various tricks and rotations while sliding. Slides can be done standing upright or with one or two hands placed on the ground to allow the rider to execute technical slides in any number of positions. When performing hands-down slides, protective slide gloves must be worn. These gloves can be purchased or made at home. They are usually leather gloves with sliding pucks made of hard, low-friction plastics such as UHMWPE, Corian, or Delrin attached by velcro or glue. You can also buy the gloves online or at your local skate shop. Some gloves from companies such as Sector 9, Landyachtz, and Loaded are most popular with pro longboarders. Slides can also be performed on banks and transitions in a skate park. When a skater slides to a complete stop, it is called a shutdown slide. A drift that reduces the rider's speed without bringing him to a complete stop is called a speed check. When the board rotates more than 90 degrees and then returns to its original position over the course of the slide it is called a pendulum. There are myriad more technical and challenging slides that can be done such as laybacks, pressure spins, 5-0 slides, and stand-up rotations. One of the most popular slide and most basic hands-down slide is called the Coleman. The Coleman slide is the most popular slide used to come to a complete stop, as you do a complete 180 degree turn with one hand on the ground. It was made popular by a man named Cliff Coleman.
Sliding is the most effective braking technique for downhill skateboarders. It allows a skater to reduce his speed much more quickly than footbraking, but requires a wider area depending on his ability to control the slide. It has also evolved into its own discipline of skateboarding, with riders performing various tricks and rotations while sliding. Slides can be done standing upright or with one or two hands placed on the ground to allow the rider to execute technical slides in any number of positions. When performing hands-down slides, protective slide gloves must be worn. These gloves can be purchased or made at home. They are usually leather gloves with sliding pucks made of hard, low-friction plastics such as UHMWPE, Corian, or Delrin attached by velcro or glue. You can also buy the gloves online or at your local skate shop. Some gloves from companies such as Sector 9, Landyachtz, and Loaded are most popular with pro longboarders. Slides can also be performed on banks and transitions in a skate park. When a skater slides to a complete stop, it is called a shutdown slide. A drift that reduces the rider's speed without bringing him to a complete stop is called a speed check. When the board rotates more than 90 degrees and then returns to its original position over the course of the slide it is called a pendulum. There are myriad more technical and challenging slides that can be done such as laybacks, pressure spins, 5-0 slides, and stand-up rotations. One of the most popular slide and most basic hands-down slide is called the Coleman. The Coleman slide is the most popular slide used to come to a complete stop, as you do a complete 180 degree turn with one hand on the ground. It was made popular by a man named Cliff Coleman.
