06-07-2011, 10:37 PM
Quote:Alright so hills aren't my specialty lol. One day I'll get them down but for now my trucks are so loose I catch the speed wobbles and it wrecks me. The best way to slow down when going fast down a hill, although it takes some practice, is to power slide. It's hard to explain but basically you turn the board horizontal in front of you and lean back which causes you to slide on your wheels and it slows you down. You should check out some youtube videos for it because it would give you a better idea of what to do. The other thing is to learn to carve, if you have ever snowboarded you'll know what I mean, it helps because you aren't going straight down the hill which causes a lot of momentum. The last thing you can do is just hang your back foot's toes off the board and let them drag, it'll slow you down a little but this is really only good for preventing yourself from going too fast, once you are going really fast it's not really a good idea to drag anything on the ground lol.
I think you have the basic idea for turning. Heels and toes, it's all about leaning and moving your weight from one side to the other. Turning on a skateboard is pretty natural, so you probably already know what to do. The other thing is the tightness of your trucks affects your turning. Loose trucks let you carve a lot easier and turn, tight trucks are a little harder to turn with, but they offer more stability for a beginner. It's all preference really, I prefer loose trucks because I like the freedom. If you are having problems turning I'd say loosen em up a bit to what feels comfortable.
I powerslid once and nearly killed myself lol, I am still learning though. Do you go to skateparks? Cracks in the road and sidewalk send my flying everytime I go over one. I am able to drag my foot a bit, but my balance isn't the greatest yet. Any exercise that helped you in the past?
Ha, yeah I tried using the back of the board as a braking system, the bottom of my board was torn up!
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