[*MURDOC*]

Once you have more skill, powersliding is a good way, other than that, you can drop the tail to the pavement and skid to a stop (I don't recommend it though) or you can learn the all-important "foot-brake".

When you're ready to slow down or stop, find your balance on one foot and lower the other foot to the ground, make sure your foot that will contact the pavement is relatively flat with the pavement, but with your heel slightly lower than the rest of your foot.
Once your heel starts sliding, apply pressure to the rest of your foot to slow down, down use too much pressure or you'll trip.

To learn better braking technique, start slow and work your way up to higher speeds.

But remember, the most important part of foot-braking is staying balanced.

Good luck!

[LCstuntman]

QUOTE (.Lycosa @ Sunday, Sep 11 2011, 16:27)

*snip*

Holy sh*t, awesome

Meanwhile I managed to break my foot/toe trying to backside 180 an 8 stair and am forced to sit on my ass for a couple weeks

[*MURDOC*]

Damn, that's beat, heal quickly homie.

[LCstuntman]

Thanks man, I'm tryin

[*MURDOC*]

QUOTE (LCstuntman @ Friday, Nov 4 2011, 00:42)

Thanks man, I'm tryin

Just don't get too impatient, make sure it fully heals and everything, permanent damage blows.

[LCstuntman]

Yeah, def. Even when it feels better I'll stick to some easy stuff for a while before I start jumpin down sh*t again haha.

[LCstuntman]

Jesus this thread is dead

Here's Heath Kirchart's hidden part from Stay Gold. Instant classic, song is awesome too. Everyone should post their favorite skate part



On a different note, does anyone have any tips for hardflips? Theyre a trick Ive wanted to learn for a while now and tomorrow Im finally gonna try my best to get em

[*MURDOC*]

Keep your legs up and apart after you kick or the board will hit you every time.

Wear a cup.

WEAR A CUP!

[LCstuntman]

Haha, def need to be careful down there

Now I know why its called the hardflip... I can flip it and land with one foot but my other foot is just bein a lazy asshole and refusing to do anything haha. I'll try more tomorrow, thanks for the tips.

[*MURDOC*]

Yeah, hardflips are definitely, well... hard.

It's just so awkward to get your feet back in the position they need to be in to land, you'll end up landing the trick a million times one-footed, it's frustrating, sometimes it helps to really stomp your foot down to catch the board quick enough, but you have to be careful with that technique.

I've seen a few slight variations on how to do them, so experiment a bit to see what's best for you, plus it can't hurt to check out some video clips to get inspired and see how others' styles differ.

For one reason or another, learning hardflips seems to end up in impacts to the groin area for a lot of people, so like I said before, protect yo' nuts!


But most of all, have fun!

[LCstuntman]

Such an awkward trick! Either I wrap it around my foot or I do an accidental kickflip For the 1 in 5 tries I actually do flip it right, its getting closer... eh, practice makes perfect

However, I did learn ollie late front shuvs in about 15 min, fun ass trick. Excuse the sh*tty landing in that video, it was the first one I landed

How long have you been skating Murdoc?

[*MURDOC*]

I've probably been skating like 22-23 years now altogether.
I started out just rolling around and sh*t when I was 4 and got hooked.

lol, deja-vu.

[Sasukex]

Edited

[*MURDOC*]

QUOTE (Sasukex @ Saturday, Jan 21 2012, 09:17)

Good to you, you have full skateboard, and i only have wheels :|

Good to you, you are spambot.

[King Mystery]

Anyone know of any good (as in durable) skateboard brands? I've heard Zero is pretty good, but are there any other?

[*MURDOC*]

Tons.

You mean decks, right?

Most blanks are just as well-made and durable as brand-name decks and half the price or less.

Unless you're going for a specialty board like fibre-lams or something like that, you're better off with a nice quality blank.

But if you tend to break well-made decks or are a bigger dude, check out boards with extra wood like Darkstars 9-ply boards, two extra plies add to the toughness.

[LCstuntman]

Damn, 22 years Hope I get to skate that long... Would be cool teaching my kid how to skate haha.

Also, I learned frontside flips so hardflips are probably next

And King, I like to stick with the regular 7-ply's. The high tech sh*t doesnt help at all (for me) and I think it is a waste of money. Pretty much all brands including skate shop decks and blanks (like murdoc said) will be very similar. The only thing to look out for it the concave and width, width mattering the most. Concave is just a little personal preference that you'll have once you've been skating for a long time, or you might never care about concave.

For the sizes, I have a size 9.5-10 shoe, depending on the shoe, and I ride an 8.25. But everyone has different preferences, I'd recommend standing on different sizes to see which feels right. Smaller boards flip faster, but bigger boards have more stability. I don't know your shoe size but I'd start at an 7.8-8 if I were you. Smaller boards are good for learning as well; once you learn basic tricks you can always step it up.

As for the actual company, its more of a preference because like I said they are all basically the same. I like Toy Machine the most, mainly because Ed Templeton's art is awesome and the team is sick The boards are tight too. Also Krooked makes good, cheap boards.

[King Mystery]

QUOTE (*MURDOC* @ Sunday, Jan 22 2012, 11:16)

Tons. You mean decks, right? Most blanks are just as well-made and durable as brand-name decks and half the price or less. Unless you're going for a specialty board like fibre-lams or something like that, you're better off with a nice quality blank. But if you tend to break well-made decks or are a bigger dude, check out boards with extra wood like Darkstars 9-ply boards, two extra plies add to the toughness.

Actually, I was thinking of completes. I don't feel like adding all my own wheels and sh*t to a deck, it's much easier to just buy the whole thing, lol.

[LCstuntman]

QUOTE (King Mystery @ Thursday, Jan 26 2012, 14:17)

QUOTE (*MURDOC* @ Sunday, Jan 22 2012, 11:16) Tons. You mean decks, right? Most blanks are just as well-made and durable as brand-name decks and half the price or less. Unless you're going for a specialty board like fibre-lams or something like that, you're better off with a nice quality blank. But if you tend to break well-made decks or are a bigger dude, check out boards with extra wood like Darkstars 9-ply boards, two extra plies add to the toughness. Actually, I was thinking of completes. I don't feel like adding all my own wheels and sh*t to a deck, it's much easier to just buy the whole thing, lol.

If you're getting a complete make sure it's a good one. Most completes aren't too great... A lot of them use parts all by the same company, which means, for example, trucks and wheels made by a deck company that doesnt specialize in making trucks or wheels, which makes for sh*tty quality.

Are you ordering a board online or going to a skateshop?

[King Mystery]

QUOTE (LCstuntman @ Sunday, Jan 29 2012, 02:14)

QUOTE (King Mystery @ Thursday, Jan 26 2012, 14:17) QUOTE (*MURDOC* @ Sunday, Jan 22 2012, 11:16) Tons. You mean decks, right? Most blanks are just as well-made and durable as brand-name decks and half the price or less. Unless you're going for a specialty board like fibre-lams or something like that, you're better off with a nice quality blank. But if you tend to break well-made decks or are a bigger dude, check out boards with extra wood like Darkstars 9-ply boards, two extra plies add to the toughness. Actually, I was thinking of completes. I don't feel like adding all my own wheels and sh*t to a deck, it's much easier to just buy the whole thing, lol. If you're getting a complete make sure it's a good one. Most completes aren't too great... A lot of them use parts all by the same company, which means, for example, trucks and wheels made by a deck company that doesnt specialize in making trucks or wheels, which makes for sh*tty quality. Are you ordering a board online or going to a skateshop?

I don't know of any skate shops nearby, so I'm probably just gonna stick with my loyal interwebs.