The Coleman Slide - Skateboard Stopping and Sliding Instructions

From Tushar Patel & Malakai Kingston

Try to move and time the speed of your swing arm at the roughly same speed as your heelside carve. The faster your carve, the faster the motion of your swing arm. Since early on you should try wide long drawn out carves, the speed of your swing arm will not be that quick.

Try to put the pavement slide glove somewhat close to the forward portion of the board where it is comfortable enough to put your weight on this hand. This position varies by rider and you need to experiment with hand placement for yourself. This is usually intuitive. If you put your hand too far away from the edge of the board your balance will be off and the slide will be harder or you may fall.

Also during your heelside carve and slide, don't look at the ground. Keep your head up, your back foot flat on the board, and your front knee pointing up.

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• The Coleman Slide - Skateboard Stopping and Sliding Instructions
• The Coleman Slide: a 180 degree heelside slide
• Sliding Deck Requirements
• The Coleman Slide Technique: Standing and Starting
• The Coleman Slide Technique: Riding and Crouching
• The Coleman Slide Technique: Slope and Hands
• The Coleman Slide Technique: Hand Sliding and Placement
• Final Thoughts and Advice

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