Street Skatboarding Practice 12/17/07

[MrSmalltwnsk8r]

how exactly old r u

[punksk8rdude1]

u get on the rail perfectly but when ur bs boardsliding u need to lean forward keep ur weight balanced in the middle and when ur coming off just twist off, ur kickflips r awesome though, jsut jump higher and briong ur arms up and suck up to add more style

[Xenomorph144]

Bring the rail outside

[GREGKARASS69]

wow your not bad at all. im just getting back into skating and i can barley ollie these days, very impressive.

[sk8ter159951]

when you boardslide u wanna ride parrell to the rail then ollie and len forward because if u len back even a little bit your ass will hit the rail it happened to me 7 times

[tominator775]

dont go up to the rail at that angle. try approching the rail parralell to it.

[xxstuddedxx]

My friend Douglas was bragging that he could do a boardslide and we said do it then so we grabed my rail and let him try it. he fell on his ass and shoved the rail up his ass!!!!

[sk8aChick92]

still cant get it i nearly got 1 but yeah.. my backfoots still doiin the same thing... ill keep tryin it and if i get it ill let u no

[sk8erINtraining]

its sk8aChick92 i forgot my bro didnt sign out

[sk8erINtraining]

yeah your the 1st person thats said something like that ill try it and let ya no how i do THANKS

[sk8aChick92]

hey can u help me with kickflips i can flip the board and everything but my backfoot always lands behind me or beside me ive tried to bend it up ive nearly landed em but im still havin trouble :( help?

[egotway]

a lot of that is probably committment, but try jumping straight up over the top of the board. When I learned them i would have to focus directly at the center of the board and really think hard about jumping straight up. Once I did this I started landing them. If you put a sticker or mark in the center of your board it may help to so you have a visual to look at. Hope that helps and good luck!

[zanpato]

those pants show off your ass

[PMJustinY]

we are focusing on her skating here..cmon now

[crapsickle]

try f/s boardslide

it might b easier

it was 4 me

[bam2123]

at 55 i thought u were gonna hardflip

[egotway]

haha I wish :) That'd be pretty cool. haven't learned those yet

[ZER0SKATERxx]

If you can't yet do boardslides, then you should just try taking it outside where you've got more room, and try getting more speed. That can sometimes help. What I try is to boardslide, and if I land it, try it again only further back to improve the distance I go. Also, don't be afraid to fall! If you're afraid to fall, then skateboarding isn't what you should do.

[TYLERBIGBOY4544]

Try Fs.

[cumbubble23]

whoa cool rail did u buy it or like just had it or found it??

PS if u bought from a retailer can u tell me which 1?

[egotway]

I got it for my b-day and it came from Dick's Sport goods, but they have them at Sports Authority too.

[ImPaulpants]

Your squeaky bushings were annoying..

[enzosayshi]

I have a trciktip for you. Instad of heading straight on the rail. Go like parallel with it and pop and turn 90%.

[egotway]

yeah I need to try it some other ways but space is limited in my garage. Once the weather gets nice I'll take the rail outside and have more room. But thanks!

[MuckDogBrad711]

hey i have to ask a question =)

im a pretty decent skater

i can tre flip hardflip triple kickflip

but im sooooooo scared to do any grinds

how do u get on the rail

i tried i fell back cause i leaned back to much and i smacked my head now im to scared

please help mee..

[egotway]

ooooh that's what I am afraid of when I try grinds... I really don't know. I just kind of went for it and I haven't gotten hurt doing them yet so my confidence keeps building. Biggest thing I'd say is just to tell yourself to lean forward. I don't think you can get hurt quite as bad by doing that. If you're leaning too far forward and can't get a slide, then just gradually try leaning a little further back until you find the right spot. Or... wear a helmet and lots of pads and go for it!

[MuckDogBrad711]

lol ok thank you?

also where do you buy your freestyle skateboards?

online?

[ssupersslayer]

HAHA, you can't land a boardslide on a 2" rail, i landed on a 4", but im not so good at freestyle, could u share some more freestyle trick tips? please....

[redbullscream]

listen its funny ur so fat u weigh the whole rail down, ur board creeks and u wear pads lol!!! it is

[PMJustinY]

Is that scratchy noise your bushings

[sk8girlmom]

haha yeah. They're REALLY squeaky

[heartagram3200]

listen its funny ur so fat u weigh the whole rail down, ur board creeks and u wear pads lol!!!

[MRoXxi]

You'll get boardslides, take the rail outside and dont be afraid to get speed. Good job on the kickflips (fakie?) kinda sketchy but not bad

[skittleskatr]

nice skating, with the boardslides it looked like you were coming out in fakie

[egotway]

haha yeah I don't have much control over them yet. :)

[skittleskatr]

thats all good me was the same for a while but one i figured what i had to do i got front and front to fakie in about ten minutes

[rightmuscle]

o ok thank i need them my palm r realy startin to hurt thanks.

=)

[rightmuscle]

what r u wearing on ur hands and wear can i get some

[egotway]

They're wrist guards to help brace the wrist and protect the palm of the hand for falls. You can order them online off ebay or skate websites. Or local sporting good stores or even walmart or target should have them.

[alexhagendorfskate]

are u a mother?

[egotway]

oh no... not yet and probably not for a few more years. :)

[drawingmaster]

haha you dont even need tight pants since girls alwready wears them

nice tho

[geoffreygonzales]

kickflip feels nice. . . hands in pocket ;+]

[tannerskates123]

YOUR SOOOOOO GOOOD

[alpimpzar]

wOw, i think you're better than me. lol

I know this is off topic but how long have you been skating?

[egotway]

Thanks! I've been skating since the end of july so right at 5 months. Although I had learned to ollie back when I was like 11 or 12 so that helped some when I started.

[egotway]

because if I didn't I'd probably have two broken wrists by now. When I fall I immediately put my hands out and my wrists/palms take a lot of abuse. So I do what I can to protect them.

[Nietsro]

Because they are cool

[egotway]

haha exactly! :)

[Nietsro]

Keep ur body bend forward, straighten up ur spine and bend ur knees alittle. that should do the job :D

[egotway]

thank you. I think I'm going to give it another shot again today!

[HazzaDaShiz]

You may be leaning back a bit. Try leaning forward more.

[egotway]

thanks. I KNOW I lean back. :) I just have a really hard time telling my body to lean forward. Then when I do lean forward I sometimes don't get a very good pop. Viscous cycle. :) Just need more practice!

[HazzaDaShiz]

Try bring your front foot up higher when you slide your foot up. That should keep your body up straight. But then again, I may be completely wrong.

I think I may have said the exact same thing in the SC thread. Lol.

[egotway]

hmm I'll have to try that. Makes sense. :)

[SnappyC]

careful wit your heelflips/kickflips, you can break your board real easily when you land on the tail

[egotway]

yeah I still haven't perfected them yet, but I've skated that deck for probably 3 months now and still haven't broken it so I'm not too worried right now. I do want to get them down on bolts though. :)

[SnappyC]

i think skating on rougher (not so rough you cant skate) concrette (sp?) you'll have more control over the board, also i watched one of your freestyle videos, your pretty good! im definetly going to subscribe

[egotway]

I know! It sucks though because my garage is TOO slick and my driveway is TOO rough and then the parking lot I like to skate in isn't available because of the weather. Oh well. Just gotta make it through winter. Thanks for subscribing too!

[sephy44]

just another tip

keep your feet on the tail and nose for the boardslide

and dont grind so long until you get them down

[egotway]

okay thanks. I'll try that too. :)

[chrispyblair]

hope u get boardslides soon ;)

[Galactica113]

niiiice do you have to ollie high for a kickflip?

[egotway]

I don't think you have to ollie too high but I'd recommend being real confident and consistant with your ollies.

[zxdragonstylexox]

go faster on the boardslide and come more straight on,

hope you get them soon

[egotway]

hmm thanks. I'll have to try that. :)

[andreaw13olf]

nice flip tricks! grind are always hard when you first learn them, i bet you will have them in no time though :)