How do longboarders slow down when going fast?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Decided to revist and revamp an old video I did.
I've highlighted the main ways on how to stop on your longboard and shave off a considerable amount of speed. They all take time to learn but are pretty fun to do once you get them down.
Might decide to do weekly videos every wednesday instead. Been busy over the day to commit enough time to making the video.
To shave off tiny amounts of speed you could also airbrake and carve. They might just be what you need to make it round a corner or safely down a hill.
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I was longboarding today and I didn’t know how to slow down.... I jumped of my longboard and fell... 🙃
That happens sometimes. Don't go faster than you know how to stop haha
Same
I did the same, first day i got my longboard decided to bomb a hill and had to eat dirt. Trying to learn slides now
Same 🤣😂
Same
I just rode my longboard for the first time. Ever. Didn't realize how downhill my block was. I promptly wiped out at the end of the block SCREAMING THE ENTIRE WAY. Most fun I've had in a long time. Totally worth. (safety pads & helmet saved my ass)
Glad you're good and happy you wore protective gear! Hope you're better prepared for the next time
I did the same thing, sans the screaming. I bailed and missed a tree by inches 😅
I love that you represent longboarding in Africa :)
Brother, I am 34 and used to skate. I just got in from a near catastrophic midnight skate. I went down a decent bendy road near my home, and was like "Woo! No sweat. No need to panic. I totally avoided that construction sign in the intersection."
Then, around that curve....was a bigger hill and I realized I was now barreling down it gaining speed. I literally just started longboarding today after not really skating for 16 years. My brain was like, JUMP. So I jumped off and had to do the fullest sprint I have ever done since high school... Then, my next problem...
Chasing the board as fast as I could as it shot down the road along the curb. I quickly caught up, but couldn't get down to grab it so I kicked it swiftly and luckily is flipped on to its back.
You don't truly know yourself until you see how you react in pure adrenaline moments.
It was thrilling. But I am definitely scoping my roads out beforehand next time AND bring helmet and protective gear. I easily could have taken a hospital grade beating.
You should do a video of a close up on where the feet should be on the board during the transition between riding to sliding. it would help beginners learn where the weight should be put down on more.!
Thats more a thing of personal preference. You gotta figure out what works for you.
Personally, I like having my back foot closer to the back truck for sliding, but closer to the centre of the board for tucking ..
Some people don't like moving their feet at all and can tuck, heelside, and toeside all from the same positon
Damn, footbraking is the easiest one, and it's the one I fell with, I think in doing it wrong
It can be very hard squatting down while speeding down a hill first time I fell too
same i fell n got a lot of cuts i was going down hill
Its pretty hard to do it at high speeds since you basically need to balance yourself on one foot. Practicing skating on one foot goes a long way. Youll feel where your board is most stable. Start braking at low speeds and gradually build up your maximum speed that you feel comfortable braking with.
Hey make sure you're braking with your back foot and not your front foot. I found out the hard way it works a little better to break with the back foot
grab rail - improves your stability heaps (TH-cam "footbrake power" for an example) *edit* shows examples in the vid - this way is infinitely more stable
I love your channel bro thanks for the tips. Best longboarding channel in my opinion.
I appreciate that! Glad you enjoy the channel
I started practicing the puck slow downs very helpful
Made the horrible decision to go down a hill without knowing how to stop and without protection. Ate dirt and now I got sliding gloves, knee pads and gonna learn how to stop
Was curious if you were able to get this down, I just ate dirt twice going downhill, second time because a cat crossed in front of me and I fell trying to stop 🤣
Every single time I've fallen has been trying to stop, I did it the right way so many times and then these two falls happened, was kind of a letdown 😔
Don't forget the helmet dude
@@RebornNW I’ve learned how to put my foot down and come to a stop. Still trying to slide but I’ve become more wary of the hills I want to go down
How did it go?
I long boarded down a STEEP hill. Hit a rock, panicked, jumped off, front flipped, landed on my face, and hit my knee. It was FUN ASF😃😃😃
Those methods are better than mine. I get scared and roll off into the grass at which point I go a flying. Lol
Your videos are required viewing my friend, I appreciate them all!
Thats where I'm going wrong, when I go low and start getting into the apex I never think to grab the board and use my foot to brake and end up trying to slow down with my gloves and dying lmao gonna practice that and see how it goes
friend got lucky going hella fast down a hill, jumped off and ran like i swear hella fast
Same thing happened to me the other day. I tackled a down hilI street i thought would incline near the bottom, boy was I wrong. I no idea how to brake, so I hopped off with my left foot first and ran with the momentum. Never doing that again, at least until I learn how to brake properly.
@@yanglers6219 dam bro at least ur not dead lol
I want to learn to standup slide. I know how to slide with gloves. But my wheels are 75a I think they're too soft for standups😞
What wheels are they?
There are some good wheels you can stand up slide at 75a, but not all are designed to be able to do that. Some are designed for more grip so its hard to standup slide them
@@downhill254skate I don't know the brand but they are 70mm 75a and I believe they are sharp lipped. They are really grippy but perform well. I'm starting to blame the fact that maybe I'm just not commiting enough to the slide itself.
@@Tjejify Sharped lipped wheels are bad for standup slides. You should get something like Powell Peralta snakes with teh radiused lips. You'll have a much easier time standup sliding.
@@downhill254skate hmm, I am slowly upgrading my skateboard but took a break to get some safety equipment. I will look into the wheels. I thought I saw that sharp lipped wheels were better for slides? Thanks for the feedback. I am really suprised you don't have more subs.
@@Tjejify Sharp lipped wheels are good for gripping in corners and slowing you down as much as possible.
Haha, all in due time man. But I don't think longboarding is as popular as it once was. Don't think I'll have tons of subs
Awesome video and song!
I longboard to commute to work in a city. There are small hills on my way and the streets are not smooth so I wobble and wobble. Cant board with 1 foot that long in this situation and foot breaking is hard. but im still learning and trying
I was long boarding today and didn’t know how to stop. I’m in the ER rn😎
Hi! Im not sure if youre still answering questions, but both my boards are pretty large cruiser longboards, could i still slide on them? Ive tried it but it's too heavy that it doesn't turn like that unless i kick the back up like a skateboard. I've boarded for a few years but footbraking is getting a bit annoying haha, is there any other method used for cruiser boards? Or do they just not have one
To specify: a pintail cruiser
Sounds like a pretty heavy board. You can slide anything with effort, but someboards will be harder to slide than others, yours doesn't sound like they'd be good for it
The problem for me is actually shifting my weight correctly enough to slide. I'm really lightweight and 5 "4 . I'm still figuring out how to do more things as a beginner. I can ride just fine I just don't know how to slide. I have a shorter board but still.
Whats your board setup?
@@downhill254skate I have a landyachtz atv crane
@@camille-ok3pp You can slide on that type of board, but bigger boards will make it easier to learn how to do that
I didnt feel comfortable at high speeds coming from regular skating so i couldnt foot brake and i bailled at ~30mph no pads or anything
Went down a hill jumped off but luckily was able to keep running and it was my first time riding a long board lol
Learn how to stop!
I just started awhile ago I got one short video and how to record more
There is a third way called air breaking that uses wind resistance to slow down
Yup
I love the amount of POC boarders there are in this video. I love skateboarding but the community can be incredibly toxic especially to POCs
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I just carve as hard as I can, works great for me. Dont know why it isn’t mentioned in the video..
Not always effective is why I skipped it. I do use it too
@@downhill254skate no it’s effective. And doesn’t wear out your wheels and shoes.
@@KandiKlover go down a tight path or try only that before a tight corner and see how useful it is
What is this song? Dope af
Longboarders:GAS GAS GAS
My wheels are super grippy and im afraid of trying that the board will just grab on to the sidewalk instead of sliding
You can slide any wheel bro. Sounds like you should pick up some super slidey wheels though
Don't know why I haven't seen that earlier and why it popped up on my feed just now but...
I must strongly disagree that foot-braking is the easiest and safest way to slow down. In my case it's actually quite opposite. Even at speeds around 60km/h which is not even that fast, I have big problems to take one foot off the board. I'm losing stability and I feel very uncomfortable. Grabbing the board and taking the foot off is even harder for me and I can't do that even at very low speeds and even if it eventually happens, I can't put it back on board afterwards. I do agree that it's the most controllable way to slow down if you're doing it properly. I'm goofy by the way, push with my back foot but my dominant foot is the right (front) foot so maybe that has something to do with it.
I meant, it is the easiest method as it doesn't take very long to get good enough to use it. I do think having a fairly strong front leg is important too.
I've taught people to use the swiss footbrake within a session and they've been confident with it, enough to do it down runs. but yeahm, these things need practice.
I'd say 60kph is too fast for the normal footbrake. If you go that fast, you should know how to slide at least or the swiss footbrake
60kph is over 35mph which is quite fast. Definitely too fast to take your foot off the board
@@joshbelt6866 speed is relative. For someone 85km/h is slow and for someone else 55km/h is way too fast. I was talking about by personal sense of speed
@@hubi84pl yeah I totally agree (for me I've never even reached 35 yet) but I still believe that despite who you are, footbreaking when you're going 60kph might be dangerous
My longboard looks like a mini surfboard and the wheels doesn't seem slid-able so I struggle with stopping. It resulted in me landing hard....Wonder if my wheels are the issue
Going down a slope . Picked up speed way fast, it was a now of fall harder later. i stepped off and ran and failed.
I learned the FASTEST I can sprint is 13 mph. I could barely keep my legs moving! Thank God I didn't fall face first.
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Damn this looks sick, lol the hills by me aren’t nearly this big but I still have a few. Are there specialty gloves you have I’m assuming?
Just slide gloves
@@downhill254skate wow that was quick, Thankyou!!!
i got orangatang fat frees 80a a while ago but i still can't standup slide 😞
I've been doing downhill for like 8 years and still have never learned how to slide lmao. I always wear a sweatshirt or jacket with a zipper and open it up like a parachute to slow down if I get going to fast. My top speed so far is 57 mph
Dude ... That's crazy. How did you measure your speed? What's your setup?
Where can I buy a skate board
i footbraked probably did it wrong but i did it n flew off n got sooo many cuts
I always go for longboarding in the evening behind my college, and it's downhill. I don't know how to stop, i jump from longboard 😁😂😂
please leearn to stop before bombing hills
@@downhill254skate
Thanks. I'm learning from youtube.
i go to longboard every evening....but still jump, hehe
got my fist longboard today. got my first crash going downhill as well. Guys... Don't drive a car if you don't know how to break.
I only now realized you’re not supposed to do this on the sidewalk
How does the lip shape & durometer profile of the wheels are affected on sliding?
That's a whole video altogether. In short, hard wheels slide easier but have a sharper hookup (or definition between sliding and gripping). Softer wheels are hrder to slide but will feel more buttery and have a soft hookup.
Sharp lips want to grip the road and resist sliding whilst round lips will breakout easier and not grip as much.
If you're a beginner and wanna do downhill skating I highly recommend a sharp lipped wheel in 80a duro. It will grip and hold a line but still will be able to slip
Unaweka footbrake unaacha mguu kwa lami
I allways feel like when sliding with no hands on the floor, the forward momentum is gonna throw me off the board.
You either have a setup that isn't good for stand up slides, or you don't have coarse enough grip. Technique might be an issue too ... it's several things you see ..
@@downhill254skate i think fear stops me in the middle of the shoulder motion, therefore board stops at weird angles in stead of rolling out. Must overcome myself, is what skateing means.
The thumbnail is so trippy cause it looks like he’s going up hill but it also looks like he’s going downhill. Weird
Don't be like these people and please wear a helmet, you can save your life and a trip to the er
After eating shit at roughly 30 mph I am here...
What's the song's name?
Common - I want you Kyatranada remix
I find foot braking extremely difficult
Read this: downhill254.com/skateboarding-basics-balance-push/#How_to_footbrake
@@downhill254skate that website doesn't say Jack shit lmao I have to get a subscription just to read some random ass shit lmao fuck that wall street journal news esque type of bullshit
@@zyoh4311 step on: click link
step two: read article
hope this helps
you not alone when comes to high speed.