Author Topic: slappy/curb discussion thread (Read 88208 times)

DaleSr · « **Reply #90 on:** April 13, 2021, 06:33:18 PM »

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Curious what size/shape wheels you guys prefer for your slaps?
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56mm is around where i hang out since I'm a stereotype of socal pool and curb dudes. I just got those oj 56mm mini combo shape wheels and I'm super stoked to try em out
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The Dressens? I love that wheel.

Yeah same shape but they made a team version on this new nhs drop. Glad to hear some good feedback on it

yourbreakfsat · « **Reply #91 on:** April 13, 2021, 06:45:05 PM »

Anyone have tips for layback slappys? (I get how general that question is) I can never seem to get it because it makes you shift weight away from the curb which is the opposite way of doing a slappy.

Jason Adams does one here: https://youtu.be/COi5dUTbYpM?t=117

It's also done in this video: https://youtu.be/HmJvGhIeMOY?t=1662

(Both links timestamped)

radcunt · « **Reply #92 on:** April 14, 2021, 05:09:44 AM »

Have core muscles.

cky enthusiast · « **Reply #93 on:** April 16, 2021, 11:18:35 AM »

bump cause the front page rn is soooooo negative

FrozenIndustries · « **Reply #94 on:** April 16, 2021, 12:46:17 PM »

Favorite slappy pic, Thomas Morgan skating in Doylestown, PA. Been meaning to hit this dude up for a print, has some other great ones of Thomas and Barker Barrett from this session.

boi-cuzudo · « **Reply #95 on:** April 16, 2021, 01:08:51 PM »

Quote from: yourbreakfsat on April 13, 2021, 06:45:05 PM

Anyone have tips for layback slappys? (I get how general that question is) I can never seem to get it because it makes you shift weight away from the curb which is the opposite way of doing a slappy.

Jason Adams does one here: https://youtu.be/COi5dUTbYpM?t=117

It's also done in this video: https://youtu.be/HmJvGhIeMOY?t=1662

(Both links timestamped)

Approach the curb as you would normally for a slappy grind
once you are locked on the curb and you are comfortably grinding then squat low and grab the curb with your back hand,
then rotate your shoulders parallel with the board initiating a tail slide while shifting your weight to the tail

in love w/ fs shuvs · « **Reply #96 on:** April 16, 2021, 01:40:17 PM »

finally got a rub brick like 2 weeks ago. shits gas.

manysnakes · « **Reply #97 on:** April 18, 2021, 11:23:11 AM »

Quote from: in love w/ fs shuvs on April 16, 2021, 01:40:17 PM

finally got a rub brick like 2 weeks ago. shits gas.

I've rubbed-bricked and lacquered a few spots. It was a real treat during much of Covid to have effectively "private" curbs and ledges, especially during the winter when the handful of local *dry* garages can get pretty crowded.

ColorWheelsGraphicsOut · « **Reply #98 on:** April 18, 2021, 11:43:08 AM »

Rails or nah?

Dorje Drolo · « **Reply #99 on:** April 18, 2021, 12:01:09 PM »

Quote from: ColorWheelsGraphicsOut on April 18, 2021, 11:43:08 AM

Rails or nah?

Both, gotta build that quiver with different options.

Dorje Drolo · « **Reply #100 on:** April 18, 2021, 12:02:52 PM »

Quote from: FrozenIndustries on April 16, 2021, 12:46:17 PM

Favorite slappy pic, Thomas Morgan skating in Doylestown, PA. Been meaning to hit this dude up for a print, has some other great ones of Thomas and Barker Barrett from this session.

Super dope pic! Is that Thomas Morgan from Alien? He was such a ripper, full ATV.

DaleSr · « **Reply #101 on:** April 18, 2021, 12:44:18 PM »

Definitely rails, makes everything smoother and you get more clearance making it easier to pivot out of a boardslide

yourbreakfsat · « **Reply #102 on:** April 18, 2021, 01:07:37 PM »

Quote from: boi-cuzudo on April 16, 2021, 01:08:51 PM

Quote from: yourbreakfsat on April 13, 2021, 06:45:05 PM
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Anyone have tips for layback slappys? (I get how general that question is) I can never seem to get it because it makes you shift weight away from the curb which is the opposite way of doing a slappy.

Jason Adams does one here: https://youtu.be/COi5dUTbYpM?t=117

It's also done in this video: https://youtu.be/HmJvGhIeMOY?t=1662

(Both links timestamped)
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Approach the curb as you would normally for a slappy grind
once you are locked on the curb and you are comfortably grinding then squat low and grab the curb with your back hand,
then rotate your shoulders parallel with the board initiating a tail slide while shifting your weight to the tail

THANK YOU

Got some good ones, still far from perfect but I'll take em! Your tips helped out a lot

boi-cuzudo · « **Reply #103 on:** April 18, 2021, 02:59:47 PM »

Quote from: yourbreakfsat on April 18, 2021, 01:07:37 PM

Quote from: boi-cuzudo on April 16, 2021, 01:08:51 PM
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Quote from: yourbreakfsat on April 13, 2021, 06:45:05 PM
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Anyone have tips for layback slappys? (I get how general that question is) I can never seem to get it because it makes you shift weight away from the curb which is the opposite way of doing a slappy.

Jason Adams does one here: https://youtu.be/COi5dUTbYpM?t=117

It's also done in this video: https://youtu.be/HmJvGhIeMOY?t=1662

(Both links timestamped)
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Approach the curb as you would normally for a slappy grind
once you are locked on the curb and you are comfortably grinding then squat low and grab the curb with your back hand,
then rotate your shoulders parallel with the board initiating a tail slide while shifting your weight to the tail
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THANK YOU

Got some good ones, still far from perfect but I'll take em! Your tips helped out a lot

hellyeah!!

0:18 is so beautfiul,
can you call it a slappy?

itsyourdad · « **Reply #104 on:** April 18, 2021, 07:23:01 PM »

just started skating very regularly again after a three year ordeal with my knee. outside of the coffee shop i work at is the best curbs in chicago so my everyday has become skating on my lunch and skating for an hour after work. a month ago i couldn’t slappy a curb to save my life but now i’m fairly decent at fs and bs grinds and now i’m trying to get a lil’ tech with it. can’t begin to describe how much my mental health has improved this month being back on the board. if anyone in the thread is chicago based and hits the kimball / bloomingdale curbs you know i’m there and y’already know coffees on me.

FrozenIndustries · « **Reply #105 on:** April 19, 2021, 06:42:25 AM »

Quote from: Dorje Drolo on April 18, 2021, 12:02:52 PM

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Favorite slappy pic, Thomas Morgan skating in Doylestown, PA. Been meaning to hit this dude up for a print, has some other great ones of Thomas and Barker Barrett from this session.

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Super dope pic! Is that Thomas Morgan from Alien? He was such a ripper, full ATV.

Yeah, T-Bird himself. Apparently he used to come down from Toronto to PA all the time to skate the ramp at Cheapskates.

hairdo · « **Reply #106 on:** April 19, 2021, 06:59:25 AM »

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

cucktard · « **Reply #107 on:** April 19, 2021, 07:06:03 AM »

It’s definitely possible. I was getting into them by accident when I was trying bs smiths.

hairdo · « **Reply #108 on:** April 19, 2021, 07:12:33 AM »

Quote from: cucktard on April 19, 2021, 07:06:03 AM

It’s definitely possible. I was getting into them by accident when I was trying bs smiths.

im trying to learn it on a parking block , it seems theoretically possible but not having much success. I tried to find an example of someone doing it on video but haven't found one. but I guess I can smash into a feeble maybe I just need to unweight and get on top of it

cky enthusiast · « **Reply #109 on:** April 19, 2021, 07:16:25 AM »

Quote from: hairdo on April 19, 2021, 06:59:25 AM

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

i can

you just toss er on there like a normal backside grind but with your front foot slid back a little and then give it an extra little lean back and it’ll just kinda do the rest for you

the first few times you are going to loop out or accidentally take it to fakie but once you find the spot it’s there

j....soy..... · « **Reply #110 on:** April 19, 2021, 07:44:35 AM »

Frontside I've seen people do the front truck carve in entry to the immediate lean back 5-0. I do the backside, in on your back toe, straight to back heel 5-0...may not involve the front truck like a true slappy but there is no Ollie....it's primarily scrape....a scrappy.....

EvenStevieNicks · « **Reply #111 on:** April 19, 2021, 07:50:59 AM »

Quote from: j....soy..... on April 19, 2021, 07:44:35 AM

Frontside I've seen people do the front truck carve in entry to the immediate lean back 5-0. I do the backside, in on your back toe, straight to back heel 5-0...may not involve the front truck like a true slappy but there is no Ollie....it's primarily scrape....a scrappy.....

I'm after frontside slaps this year, and leanin' back into a fs 5-0 would be a wicked thing to aim for too!

Jean-Ralphio Zaperstein · « **Reply #112 on:** April 19, 2021, 07:52:21 AM »

If the curb is angled a bit, then it's just like a transition 5-0

DaleSr · « **Reply #113 on:** April 19, 2021, 08:01:58 AM »

Backside 50 slap is very possible. I've done it many times, learned it after i saw Josh Brolin's stunt double roll into one in Thrashin

FrozenIndustries · « **Reply #114 on:** April 21, 2021, 07:56:25 AM »

Another one form the same set as that Thomas Morgan. Barker Barrett, king of the curbs, this time. These pics get me wildly psyched for some summer night skating. Big Shalom to the photog for documenting these and putting them up on Insta.

culdesac · « **Reply #115 on:** April 21, 2021, 08:09:52 AM »

Quote from: hairdo on April 19, 2021, 06:59:25 AM

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

Second trick...

cucktard · « **Reply #116 on:** April 21, 2021, 08:15:02 AM »

Ladies and gentlemen, &&

Xen · « **Reply #117 on:** April 21, 2021, 10:07:07 AM »

Quote from: cucktard on April 21, 2021, 08:15:02 AM

Ladies and gentlemen, &&

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

brokenarm · « **Reply #118 on:** April 21, 2021, 05:09:32 PM »

Quote from: hairdo on April 19, 2021, 06:59:25 AM

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

Chris Pastras did that in Rubbish Heap, he did a b/s slappy 5-0 back 180 out

manysnakes · « **Reply #119 on:** April 21, 2021, 05:23:48 PM »

Quote from: hairdo on April 19, 2021, 06:59:25 AM

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

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

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