slappy/curb discussion thread

[Pippen]

but is it really a slappy if you don't hit your front wheels?

[SatanicPanic]

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weird question but can anyone slappy straight into a 5/0?

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Depending on the curb, I can do them backside. There's not much too it other than shifting your weight to the back foot quickly as you get up on the curb. IME you need to be carrying a decent amount of speed to get any grind out of it, but it's easier than it looks

I always tend to lean too hard on my heel side wheel and it doesn’t stay on. Maybe I’m putting too much pressure on it

[BigPants]

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My goal for this summer is to learn slappies. Moving in about a month so I’m gonna search out a suitable curb and prep it all nice.

Advice for either would be appreciated.

They look fun as fuck.

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rub brick - dust off - clear coat

watch surfing videos

go faster

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The key, IMO.

I started doing slappies more and more last winter and I feel like it has breathed new life into skating for me. Pretty much all I do these days.

Weather permitting I skate the curbs at Target every day on my lunch break and at the church from Rocky II on evenings and weekends. The former has long square curbs and the latter has parking blocks. Prefer the longer squared curbs, but it's fun/challenging to try stuff on the blocks.

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As in the south Philly target curbs? Because I also skate there all the time haha

Love that spot, I need to skate there more often. I usually just kick it at Rizzo but that can get kind of stale.

[Síota]

but is it really a slappy if you don't hit your front wheels?

No.
Edit: but who fucking cares. I didn't start skating to obey rules. Just enjoy it. Life's too short

[manysnakes]

but is it really a slappy if you don't hit your front wheels?

Front wheels hit first, and then the weight gets shifted quickly backwards. It’s not dramatically different than pinching a 5-0 on coping, except you use less tail to get started.

[DaleSr]

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but is it really a slappy if you don't hit your front wheels?

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Front wheels hit first, and then the weight gets shifted quickly backwards. It’s not dramatically different than pinching a 5-0 on coping, except you use less tail to get started.

That's pretty much it

[culdesac]

Anyone done or seen any fs slappy salads? && was kinda close to backside in his clip.

[Plan9Customs]

Anyone done or seen any fs slappy salads? && was kinda close to backside in his clip.

Dressen has done them before and I’ve seen some on insta somewhat recently. Can’t recall who it was. No pro, just an average joe.

[donkey]

bumping this hoe so i can show you guys this new curb trick i learned. it was profoundly therapeutic to roll away from this and it only took me like 30 minutes

[fs1/2cab]

bumping this hoe so i can show you guys this new curb trick i learned. it was profoundly therapeutic to roll away from this and it only took me like 30 minutes

Woah, shuv it out mid curb is crazy. You made that look way to easy. Props 🍺

[Frank]

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bumping this hoe so i can show you guys this new curb trick i learned. it was profoundly therapeutic to roll away from this and it only took me like 30 minutes

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Woah, shuv it out mid curb is crazy. You made that look way to easy. Props 🍺

yeah that was tight.

[SatanicPanic]

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bumping this hoe so i can show you guys this new curb trick i learned. it was profoundly therapeutic to roll away from this and it only took me like 30 minutes

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Woah, shuv it out mid curb is crazy. You made that look way to easy. Props 🍺

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yeah that was tight.

That was rad, want to try it myself

[TastyBurrito]

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bumping this hoe so i can show you guys this new curb trick i learned. it was profoundly therapeutic to roll away from this and it only took me like 30 minutes

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Woah, shuv it out mid curb is crazy. You made that look way to easy. Props 🍺

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yeah that was tight.

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That was rad, want to try it myself

Same. I'm probably gonna hurt myself, but I'm gonna try that shit.

[manysnakes]

Anyone done or seen any fs slappy salads? && was kinda close to backside in his clip.

Done backside accidentally when trying to bluntslide. Nothing lasting more than a second, but if you can confidently bluntslide you can probably twist it into a salad grind.

[MichaelJacksonsGhost]

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Ladies and gentlemen, &&

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I was skating here a bunch this winter, and I feel like every proper 5-0 I got into just slipped me right to my back. Pinched on the corner was okay, but up on that wax was another story...

I've seen someone 5-0 these curbs, getting right on top proper crazy.

[culdesac]

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Anyone done or seen any fs slappy salads? && was kinda close to backside in his clip.

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Done backside accidentally when trying to bluntslide. Nothing lasting more than a second, but if you can confidently bluntslide you can probably twist it into a salad grind.

Nice! In terms of blunts, any tips on getting on? Do you unweight as you roll in? A little scared to try it, but I think I understand the movement of it.

[DaleSr]

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Anyone done or seen any fs slappy salads? && was kinda close to backside in his clip.

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Done backside accidentally when trying to bluntslide. Nothing lasting more than a second, but if you can confidently bluntslide you can probably twist it into a salad grind.

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Nice! In terms of blunts, any tips on getting on? Do you unweight as you roll in? A little scared to try it, but I think I understand the movement of it.

You have to super lean into the "transition" of the curb, which is very frightening to learn. You kind of just have to go for it

[EvenStevieNicks]

I was skating here a bunch this winter, and I feel like every proper 5-0 I got into just slipped me right to my back. Pinched on the corner was okay, but up on that wax was another story...

I've seen someone 5-0 these curbs, getting right on top proper crazy.
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I managed to learn bs 5-0 last year and after some fuckery involving slipping out like crazy and whizzing my board across the parking lot a bunch, I just kept pushing down harder and harder with my back heel. Eventually that had me staying over the board and nicely on top of the curb, and was 5-0 grinding for feet rather than inches.

Edit: sorry for the formatting. I'm new and I just wanted to specifically speak to dudes comment on 5-0s.

[Dwyck]

my favorite curb rn is two board lengths of enamel and wax into a curb cut. i bs slappy for a second and then 'drop in'

[Frank]

had a weird accident today, was foing for fs slappie, kind of grinded fs nosegrind for about a foot, then slipped over into a front board, disengaged to fakie and then revert like gazelle but the other way round.

i also got in on some bs 5-0s like && did, not that hard to get into, but kind of gnarly to hold without a groove to help you stay locked. getting out like him tho not sure if i could do that.

[Esmith5488]

Finally learned frontside slappys today, did it on a setup I put together specially for curbs so I’m pretty pumped on that.

[Plan9Customs]

So is their a dedicated slappy/curb thread that I’ve missed? As in people posting theirs and or others? Admittedly my search fu sucks but have come across any.
Always looking to see some new and interesting variations. Or just people posting their new learns or anything.

[Lloyd Braun]

So is their a dedicated slappy/curb thread that I’ve missed? As in people posting theirs and or others? Admittedly my search fu sucks but have come across any.
Always looking to see some new and interesting variations. Or just people posting their new learns or anything.

Here’s one

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=104974.0

[Lou Strux]

Got to the Rockridge Breaks and had the beach AND the sweet waves all to myself for most of the session.
Nothing special to speak of on film, but fuck it... Feeling cute, might delete later.

[Plan9Customs]

Got to the Rockridge Breaks and had the beach AND the sweet waves all to myself for most of the session.
Nothing special to speak of on film, but fuck it... Feeling cute, might delete later.

Looks like they were breaking perfectly. Good stuff.
I guess I’ll just start sticking slaps in this until I get yelled at.
If you’ve got some minutes to spare this is worth a watch if you haven’t seen it.

[Plan9Customs]

bumping this hoe so i can show you guys this new curb trick i learned. it was profoundly therapeutic to roll away from this and it only took me like 30 minutes

Rad and keep them coming.

[DaleSr]

I'm feeling inspired by everyone posting clips, this is an old clip at a random curb in Phoenix

[cucktard]

Learning switch bs ones today, managed to rub a few out

[Jory4]

Just learnt these.

Fantasise about skating a proper double sided red curb more than is probably healthy

[TastyBurrito]

Does anyone else basically ride almost perpendicular to the curb and carving into it when doing a backside slappy? I've seen a lot of people basically ride in at a mellower angle, but it seems almost more difficult for me that way.