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The Coleman Slide - Skateboard Stopping and Sliding Instructions

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The Coleman Slide Technique: Standing and Starting
The Coleman Slide - Skateboard Stopping and Sliding Instructions

The Coleman Slide - Skateboard Stopping and Sliding Instructions

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The key to the Coleman slide is to center your weight on the board and let the momentum of your body in the crouched drop knee position carry your board into the slide.

1) You should stand on the board with your feet at shoulders length with the back foot toes pointed at 1' o'clock and the front toes pointed at the 11' o'clock position if you are regular foot. Position the back foot toes at 11' o'clock and the front foot toes pointed at the o'clock if you are goofy foot.

2) Let the heels of both your feet hang a little bit over the heelside edge of the board to help you do your heel side carve while you are crouched on the board.

3) Start off with your back foot at the junction of the kicktail and flat part of the board or on the rearmost mounting screws of the back truck.

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