Slide perfect torque block | awesome!
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- Hi. What an amazing first session with @SlidePerfect torque block. Thanks to @AdrienPaynel for the video that was so helpful. I made some minor adjustments, but it was so awesome!
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Semper Fi & Ductus Exemplo-
Jon
Another fun session! ❤❤❤❤❤
Right on dude.
looking good. A bit of advice that really helped me is, while working from home ( i have for a long time) at my standup office desk, I stay in tuck while working almost 6 of the 8 hours per day. It solidified my muscle memory & that is no small thing when over 40 . I also do squats and pistol squats on a bosu ball in between working on my setup, lol. It sounds like I am being sarcastic tho I am not. Keep at it, the information will come if you seek out other DH skaters to make runs with. I tried to start learning with a torque block on my DH setup but , honestly, I found that hitting events with it not having any features added except a footstop really fed me what I needed as far a board shaping contour features. When I tried before I understood the whole premise of gripping a hill at 40mph and maintaining tuck as long as possible thruout, looking back i feel the torque block was too much/too soon and got in my way. That is the best I can explain it. But, after a few seasons of progression & learning the hard way , I by that time then knew why and where I needed a torque block (and even a small front toe piece of TB) .
My point is, I think me trying to use these prior to actually getting the board to boogie ( getting more solid fundamentals down) was contradictory to my learning .
I finally added a TB to my setup this season when I got a custom Zenit that was almost just a flat topmount. Having my stance and foot/weight/real-estate management figured out better fromk a couple of years of running with a crew has permitted me the use of the TB . I do not know that what I am trying to say is beingtranslated to this comment well but I tried.
DH setups are one of the most subjective personal things I have ever dealt with.
I heard you guys saying in previous comments about how being new to DH reveals a dearth of useful ,detailed , in depth info that lends you a hand with " The Setup " you must have but I think it is because everyone goes thru where you are and you more or less will find what you need versus what you think you will benefit from at the beginning of your endeavor into DH.
Said another way, i think you will come to understand the hardware you need after you come to be capable of getting on anything & exhibiting sound skating . This is so imperitive in all skating but especially DH where you are running very fast , often open road with traffic and all while railing on the edge can get to be enough as a new DH skater. At burly-man, aero helmet speeds, you wanna make darn certain that the way you have things configured is going to lend a hand towards stability & keeping you alive. It is no joke. What happens if you don't build like this is you'll find yourself booling on some run and realize you're over your head and sh*t's not working like the IG post said = if you make it thru the experience, it winds-up revealing your real skill limitations so , get on whatever you have & know it like you know your pillow ; that is what is going to permit you to continue growing skills which is what counts as you start out.
It is wise to not believe the constant product hype always. What we are trying to achieve is crazy difficult but - at its essence , kind of "simply" boils down to the management of Speed and Timing . Handle your Speed vs Timing and then manage them both -combined - well & you'll experience your progress almost falling into place , nearly as easily as that Torqueblock velcroed to your board. ( * a tip on what helped me pocket my Colemans was finally getting my back knee to stay tucked tight into my front calf and be prone lying on the board instead of having my back foot's sole still contacting the grip; lay it flat so side of back inner shoe arch is flat against deck top ; this drives all your weight further forward, and that is a good thing ; Do not try to reply with ,' I tried and that position is hard for me to get into ' ....I am over 50 ; get that yoga goin if you cant get your limbs tucked effectively or none of this other stuff will matter. 😉) - has good shreds🤙🏻
So grateful for all the great pieces of information and really appreciate your time. Simple “speed and timing” makes so much sense and really liked the aspects of muscle memory, foot/weight mgt, etc. - holy cow that is wicked awesome - for me to visualize and basic understanding. Barely getting muscle memory of Coleman, but definitely need to practice tuck because I’m so unstable and nervous-hence a lot of the time my back knee/leg hangs out. Subjective rider preferences makes sense, and truthfully I’m just testing various boards, trucks, etc on my own (without influence of marketing, etc). Thank you, again, so much for the details and will be back for more to re-read. 🙇🏻♂️🤘
Man you getting them colemans 🤙 just more speed.
Thank you. Feeling more comfy with Coleman and plan to start increasing speed to bring around consistently.
Slant the torque block so that the toeside is leading the heelside by about 2.5 inches. This forces you to have good form in slides and tucks.
edit: Also slant that front footstop so that your front foot is basically around 45° to the deck. You may need to move the footstop backwards to the inner bolt for this.
edit 2: Basically the front and back feet should be angled semi-parallel to each other at all times - governed by the footstop and the torque block. This will help to improve your form, while also making sure that your feet are completely locked down in a slide-ready position at all times.
Thank you as always. Most definitely making those small refinements. Truly felt for the first time in control in stand up and squat position. Friggin feels like it’s starting to all make sense. 😆
@@cantskate5535 For downhill and freeride, the ideal situation is where you don't move your feet at all, except raising the back heel for toesides.
Your whole front foot and the front of back foot stays glued to the deck. And now that you have a torque block, you can torque the torque block by pushing into the torque block in the backwards direction as you torque/push into the footstop in the forward direction with your front foot. The result of the 2 torquing motions will help lock you in place.
@@cantskate5535Ooh, one more thing. With a torque block, you can skip the ride height rake (lower front, taller rear). You can run the trucks at similar ride heights but just keep your back foot semi up on the torque block.
@@nickamarit yes, that makes sense. It’ll take a lot more practice to get that absolute confidence, but looking forward to it.
@@nickamarit that’s good to know. I’m enjoying the split truck set up and have experienced zero wobble so far. When I get more skills-may look at going back to conventional.
I am very interested in all the personalized modifications downhill riders make to their setups.
It is interesting. I have gotten a few things from Owen Campbell like under the grip molds to try.
I need to spend the 4th of July weekend on the downhill board.
Good luck on getting on your dh board. I saw your last set up video which was cool. Had to google Owen Campbell, so thanks for additional resource for dh. I think there is a huge information gap from pros/experts, but not sure why? I’ve had privilege to connect with some really non-pro, but would say a few experts in dh and with pro Adrien Paynel-whom I met in San Diego prior to his going to Europe to race. In the end, I think it’s going to be what feels best for each person? Idk-I’m too new to know any better, and still clueless. Just trying anything, practicing and having fun.
@@cantskate5535 exactly, that was I was trying to say in my one video on learning slides. There are professional downhill channels but very few beginner channels and a handful of intermediate channels. Owen Campbell and Downhill254 explain things the best. They helped me set my board up. You are right it is up to the individual. However, the setups are very different from my other skateboards, I needed their help to get a start point.
I have a video from Ashville I need to edit. What I learned up there was that I set my board up between a freeride and a downhill board. So I am adjusting that board to be downhill and I am setting up another to be crazy hybrid freeride board.
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding Downhill254 was the one that helped me the most to set up downhill, too. 🤘 Truthfully, not interested in free ride - for now, but enjoying knowledge bases of all skating methods. Look forward to your video. 👍
@@cantskate5535 honestly, I am not sure I will ever edit the Ashville video. It was an amazing trip and I learned a lot. However, not sure it would translate well to video. Downhill is definitely challenging with a tripod. I need to make a downhill homie.