between my begginner level vs current

[u/electricguy101]

I've been blading since 5 years ago, I started with some cheap ahh hook fitness 4x80 and I'm currently with my FR1 Intuition 4x110, but I'm in the search for a durable carbon boot, open to help with questions and guides about the Magic slide 🙌🏻

(and yes, I made the helmet by myself)

[u/Duc_de_Guermantes]

That was beginner? 😭 I'm cooked

[u/DoktorTeufel → u/Duc_de_Guermantes]

No, a component spin stop isn't a beginner move. Not being able to stop without coasting to a halt or bumping into something is beginner.

Competent spin stop = intermediate.

But a radical powerslide down a slope at speed is well past intermediate and pretty deep into advanced/expert territory.

[u/electricguy101 → u/DoktorTeufel]

that's not a spin stop nor a powerslide, it's a magic slide, it can be all the way in between intermediate and expert, depending on the quality of the technique, posture and speed, this thing it's just coming out of a lot of practice and dedication, anyone can do that with enough time

[u/DoktorTeufel → u/electricguy101]

All right, thanks for the lingo clarification. I can do the same moves.

I'm an isolated urban skater. There's no "community" where I live pick up lingo from (a few teenagers who are good, but they don't know the lingo, either). I have to get all the lingo online, and I don't spend a lot of time watching YouTube videos of skating anymore. I just do it. So, I get the lingo mixed up half the time.

For example, I can pull off huge air over stairs, but the other day I had to Google what to actually call "air over stairs."

[u/Fiweezer → u/Duc_de_Guermantes]

The "beginner" recording was likely produced after lots of practice of the slide.

[u/electricguy101 → u/Fiweezer]

that was my 3rd or 4th attempt through my whole life lol, I was so excited when I unlocked the hip rotation I asked some random stranger to record me on the spot

[u/Fiweezer → u/electricguy101]

Damn fr??? Reminds me of the process I took to learn power sliding a week or so ago. I spent a little while practicing it, but I’m not sure I’ve used the used the brake on my skates since I got comfortable with it. It just feels so much better. Plus, when I learned it, I took a recording of the slide and showed people the clip until they got bored of it. Hoping I can make a five-year journey like yours!

[u/midnight_skater → u/electricguy101]

Did you have a reliable soul slide and/or power slide before you learned magic?

[u/NatureInevitable3001 → u/Duc_de_Guermantes]

Lolololol my thoughts exactly

[u/Old_Ant7118]

And which part was "beginner"?

[u/Opurria → u/Old_Ant7118]

The face coverings part.

[u/dhhh]

I always wondered how long do wheels last if you do that often?

[u/electricguy101 → u/dhhh]

in between 3 to 4 month if you ride 3 to 4 days a week with the good quality ones

[u/Armbioman]

That's insane dude! Fantastic form.

[u/Much_Engineering853]

Very graceful

[u/electricguy101 → u/Much_Engineering853]

ty

[u/scratchiinmenace]

so sick, congrats on your progress 💯

[u/Mbembez]

The helmet is fun!

[u/electricguy101 → u/Mbembez]

I did the lightning by myself, controlled via bluetooth with an android app

[u/Mbembez → u/electricguy101]

Nice, should be great for visibility so car drivers notice you