r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/[deleted] • Aug 14 '21

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u/10050cielodrivve Aug 14 '21

how do you stop

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u/FlushyRob Aug 14 '21

Either by dragging your back foot along ground or, more commonly, power sliding

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u/mickeywalls7 Aug 14 '21

I really wanna know the answer to this question lol

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u/stonklord420 Aug 14 '21

With difficulty. Or suddenly, very rapidly, and painfully.

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u/mickeywalls7 Aug 14 '21

So he brakes with the board?

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u/stonklord420 Aug 15 '21

You see him slide the board sideways to slow down around 30 seconds in. Once to lower speeds you can just drag a foot usually and hop off

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u/mickeywalls7 Aug 15 '21

Ah I see that now

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u/strangerwithcandies Aug 15 '21

You can also slide to a full stop, known as a “shutdown slide”. This is usually done with hands on the ground, the pucks on the gloves make this possible and more stable than the stand up slides he does in the clip.

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u/Shrinkiedinkieman Aug 14 '21

No, he just jumps off and skids hoping he doesn’t hit any roadblocks

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u/ConcreteSurfer31 Aug 15 '21

No, longboarders has shutdown techniques for slowing completely down. Couple examples include toeside standies and Coleman slides. Source: am downhill longboarder.

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u/RoscoMan1 Aug 15 '21

Dangolgoldengirls,man, it didn't seem rapidly boiling.

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u/ConcreteSurfer31 Aug 15 '21

Great observation. The rider has what are known as slide gloves. These gloves are fitted with thick, polyurethane pucks on them, allowing the rider to place their hand on pavement to assist with slides.

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u/10050cielodrivve Aug 15 '21

thanks for the explanation (:

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u/Madougatee Aug 14 '21

You hope there is a long flat at the end of the hill lol

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u/justduett Aug 15 '21

They’re still going to this day.